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JANISCH Amy C Subject: FW: March 8 meeting From: dodson7487@comcast.net [mailto:dodson7487@comcast.net] Sent: Sunday, March 05, 2017 6:37 PM To: GIOELLO Nick R <Nick.R.Gioello@cLeugene.or.us> Subject: March 8 meeting Nick Gioello, Associate Planner Dear Sir, I am unable to attend the March 8 hearing due to a work commitment in Portland that cannot be changed. It's frustrating not to be able to go, to get accurate information. Nonetheless, I will send this email explaining some of my questions and concerns. First, I wish that the notice had been longer, so that I could have made different work arrangements. I live at 2285 East 29th Avenue, just to the north of the Obsidians Lodge. As I understand it, there is a driveway easement coming off the Furtick property that would enter Central Blvd just a few feet from my property. Naturally I have some concerns about the amount of traffic that might be added to the present, as Spring Blvd is already quite a challenge at times, full of potholes and very narrow. A driver regularly must stop ahead of a narrow spot to allow for oncoming traffic to pass, especially when there is a large vehicle such as delivery or garbage truck, home maintenance vehicle with trailer, school bus or other large vehicle. (The street is infamous among my visitors.) In addition to the car traffic, Spring Blvd is a designated bicycle route all the way from Fairmount Blvd, up the path to the west of the starred property to 30th Avenue. That bicycle traffic also makes driving more challenging, and I believe that there was a small accident earlier this year. In addition to vehicular traffic, Spring Blvd. seems to be a main access to the Ribbon Trail. Though it was stated as "local traffic only," that term seems to be quite broad, and people don't seem to recognize that there is parking at the 30th Ave trailhead. It is virtually impossible to drive along Spring without encountering someone who is walking a dog or running toward or from the trail.