April 27,2017 <br />To: Althea Sullivan, Assistant Planner <br />RE: Wendall Canyon Subdivision(ST 17-4) North of East 43rd. Ave. <br />As a property owner and interested party I would like to submit an observation and comment for your <br />consideration. We own property at 1880 E. 43rd. Ave. and have resided here for 11 years after building <br />our home on the site. When we were in the application process with the city we were required to allow <br />the city to come and measure the circumference of any trees that were to be removed from the site for <br />the afore mentioned home. After the measurements were made we were required to plant a certain <br />number of trees on our property to replace those that had been removed. In keeping with the policy of <br />the city I would like to point out an observation of ours that occurred on the Wendall Canyon site. <br />The property that is directly East of the Wendall Canyon site was recently subdivided as your records will <br />show. After the access road and utilities were put in for this subdivision we noticed that within a year of <br />this activity many of the Douglas Firs on the Wendall Canyon property were dead. We don't know if it <br />was due to the disruption caused by the road or if it was due to water being diverted onto the property <br />and rotting the roots of the trees. Nevertheless, we are asking that the city measure these dead trees in <br />your calculations to determine how many trees should be planted on the Wendall Canyon site as a <br />requirement of any approval. <br />Thank you for your time and consideration, <br />0 <br />Kri tin Okray <br />1880 E. 43rd. Ave., Eugene, OR. 97405 <br />Phone: 541-342-8587 <br />