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Jan Wilson <br /> Attorney at Law <br /> Environmental & Land Use <br /> 1260 President St. (541) 341 -1380 <br /> Eugene, OR 97401 jswilson @efn.org <br /> To: Eugene City Council and Mayor <br /> Date: June 1, 2005 (for June 8, 2005 worksession) <br /> Regarding: East Fork Amazon Headwaters - Dillard property; <br /> acquisition possibilities <br /> 41i) <br /> As you know, a number of Eugene residents have long been <br /> concerned with protecting the few remaining parcels of land that encompass <br /> the headwaters of Amazon Creek. This particular parcel, of course, was <br /> previously the subject of a city purchase offer for exactly that purpose. <br /> Since the property owner has not yet received development approval - in <br /> fact, has not yet submitted a development application - a number of options <br /> are still available, and city staff should be directed to continue to look for <br /> opportunities to effectuate the protection of this unique property. <br /> The opportunities available include: <br /> Purchase of some or all of the property by the city; <br /> Exercise of eminent domain powers, via condemnation proceedings, for some <br /> or all of the property; <br /> Trade of some piece of publicly owned property more suitable for <br />