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li <br /> 1/11/2005 <br /> E U G E N E <br /> Parks and . <br /> Open Space • <br /> Oregon Parks and Recreation Department <br /> a division ofPubikWaks Marilyn Lippencott <br /> 1820 Roosevelt Blvd. Senior Grants Project Coordinator <br /> Eugene, Oregon 97402 725 Summer Street NE • <br /> (541) 682 4800 Salem, Oregon 97301 <br /> (541) 682-4882 Fax <br /> www.a.eugene.ocus/pw/parics Subject: East Fork Amazon Headwaters Acquisition Grant (LGP 0148) <br /> Dear Marilyn, <br /> With great regret, this letter is to inform you that the property owner for the <br /> land subject to this grant has declined our offer to purchase his property. <br /> His refusal is based on the property failing to appraise at the value the owner <br /> desired from the sale. This came as a surprise to all parties involved because <br /> early information indicated an appraisal would support a $600,000 acquisition. <br /> Unfortunately, the appraisal instead came in at $430,000. <br /> Parks and Open <br /> Space Planning We do have other properties with similar characteristics to the parcel <br /> Parks Maintenance described in the grant that we are negotiating to purchase along Eugene's <br /> South Hills Ridgeline. However, none of these were included in our original <br /> Urban Forestry grant request. If there is a possibility to reallocate this grant to other lands, we <br /> Wetlands and Open could certainly explore with you the suitability of applying the grant to the <br /> Waterways purchase of one of these other properties. However, if reallocation is not a <br /> possibility, we must regretfully decline the grant. Please call me at (541) 682- <br /> 4930 if you have any questions. <br /> Sincerely, <br /> 1 <br /> Johnny . Medlin <br /> Director <br /> Cc: Andrea Riner <br /> Russ Royer <br /> Scott Duckett <br /> Philip Richardson <br /> • <br />