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-- Boundary (ID e35IJXfssNEd4Z4csE8Q1g) <br /> Content -type: TEXT /PLAIN; CHARSET = US -ASCII <br /> Johnny, thanks for your reply. It appears that the discussions that have <br /> taken place up until now have been based on the assumption that the <br /> Somerset parcel is developable. I do not know the long term feasibility <br /> of developing it (unstable land and hydrology issues being paramount, and <br /> subject to serious challenge by residents immediately down slope). Jean <br /> Hahn has contacted me to arrange some time to brief me on project status ... <br /> On behalf of the Churchill Area Neighbors (official neighborhood <br /> organization), and following a meeting with the organization's co- chairs <br /> just last week, 1 pose the following questions. <br /> 1. If the Somerset parcel, or a significant part of it (say, a few acres <br /> facing Wilshire) is not feasible for residential development, could it be <br /> purchased with SDC $ currently going into the SDFund from projects <br /> elsewhere in the Churchill area (for example, the new homes on Park <br /> Forest). <br /> 2. How much SDC $ is available at this time for southwest Eugene? <br /> 3. There's a 5 -acre parcel south of 18th, west of Bertelsen, that has been <br /> identified for management by Nature Conservancy as part of the wetlands -- <br /> has it been "deducted" from the inventory of neighborhood parks available <br /> for southwest Eugene so that we're looking for a site to replace it? <br /> 4. Is Melvin Miller park one that truly is or will be publicly accessible <br /> for general neighborhood use? Does it has some other important <br /> characteristic that makes it important, such as being part of the <br /> ridgeline trail? Or,is it primarily land- locked or otherwise unsuitable <br /> for general use If the answer is more like the latter, would adjacent <br /> residents be interested in purchasing it cooperatively or purchasing <br /> pieces of it to add to their own parcel, then use the $ for either <br /> developing Hawkins park or purchasing part of the Somerset parcel? Do we <br /> have any precedents for this kind of negotiation? <br /> 5. Has someone contacted the constituent who offered to help coordinate <br /> private fund - raising for open space /park acquisition? (1 forwarded the <br /> name a few weeks ago) <br /> 6. Trading properties: It would seem premature to assume that a <br /> developer would require a 1:1 trade for a similarly sized and shaped <br /> parcel. Several small parcels may be traded for a larger one, or a <br /> combination of land and money could be considered. Seems like some months <br /> ago the city traded land plus $ with a developer for neighborhood parks in <br /> north Eugene. <br /> As you mull over these points, please keep in mind that I'm asking for <br /> information only at this time, and relating some options and observations. <br /> 1 would prefer that the C.A.N. organization be contacted and invited to <br /> participate in discussion or have an opportunity to provide comment before <br /> a particular course of action is pursued. <br /> Cordially, <br /> Nancy N. <br /> * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** Original Message * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ** <br /> On Tue, 15 Nov 1994, MEDLIN <br /> Page 3 <br />