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;udders concerned Learn from David As a Eugene native and a university etu We here in Eugene have an opportunity to lit, I was appalled to read Don Bishoff's col- learn from the scalping of Mount David in Cot - on in the Sept. 20 paper regarding the pro - tee Grove. This beautiful, tree-covered hill, a sect tree preservation code. He must have part of the visual boundaries of Cottage Grove, tended a different meeting was denuded — changed forever in a matter of hours by a developer who couldn't care less • Contrary to popular belief, the home build- about residents' concerns and values. And it s in this area do not *ant a sprawling,.tcee- was done within existing law. ss metropolis. With regard to the proposed At present, the planning commission of m preservation code, and the public testimo- t heard both for and against it Tuesday night, Lane County, working with the planning com- pt. 18, I- am worried that some key argu- mission of Eugene, is struggling to develop a nits were misinterpreted. Even some propo- tree ordinance that would cover the area be- nts of the proposed code agreed that it was tween the city limits and the urban growth acceptable as written. boundary, also called : the urbanizing area, slated for annexation. The builders did not reject the proposed Without a change in the law, we here in de solely on the basis that it would make listing homes more difficult. I recognize that Eugene will see and perhaps hear what can ere Is a need for some regulation within the happen to the tree-covered area in the south ban growth boundary. however, the existing hills that we take for granted as being a part of de within the dty limits already effectively Eugene's ongoing history and tie to the place abets tree cutting. Second, any added costs that we call home. the building process because of the proposed Those who choose to become involved may de (Le., surveying lots to map every tree, do so by contacting members of the Lane Conn- icing off "preserved" trees, possible 60day ty Board of Commissioners and Eugene City lays in the permit process, etc.) are added Council Remember, when you hear the chain sts to the property owner, not necessarily the saws this winter or next spring, it will be too ilder. _ late to save our tree-covered south hills. MARY BENTSEN In defense of the home builders' "straight- 950 W. 16th Ave. ed" mention of worsening homelessness, the Eugene / p `9 t7 ded costs have a trickle-down effect They xe probably straight-faced because afford - le, housing is a serious issue, and the provi- ∎n cf It is the responsibility of the dty; county d the public, not Just the home' builders in area. When new -home costs increase, so es the cost of used homes, rentals, apart- - mts — and low -income homing. - HEATHER McK INNON Eugene ..�012 •