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City ignored appeal <br /> The Eugene Planning Commission held a <br /> public hearing on April 16. It was consider- <br /> ing an appeal of a permit that was granted to <br /> build an indoor soccer field on the Willam- <br /> ette Greenway at Rasor Park. <br /> With the lone exception of the architects <br /> on the project, everyone spoke against locat- <br /> ing it on the greenway. Many documents <br /> were submitted as well. The commission <br /> promised a careful consideration and re- <br /> view, <br /> with a final decison on April 23. <br /> Scott Meisner and his thoughtful crew <br /> proceeded to rubber -stamp the original deci- <br /> sion and deny the appeal. I received the full <br /> packet with the decision, typed and printed <br /> and sent out with an April 23 date on it in <br /> my mailbox three days later, on April 20. <br /> As compelling as the arguments against <br /> this permit were and as nonsensical as the <br /> original decision was, this is clearly another <br /> case of "let the masses have their say and <br /> we'll do what we're going to do anyway." <br /> This is happening all too often in Eugene . <br /> these days. We are letting the people with <br /> the least imagination and greatest special <br /> interests ruin the environment we will be <br /> living in. <br /> JOHN KIELAS 2 /-zi. -7 6 <br /> Eugene <br />