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September 17, 1999 <br /> Nathan Duke, Neighborhood Transportation Planner <br /> Public Works, Transportation Division <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 858 Pearl Street <br /> Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> Dear Mr. Duke: <br /> Our home is located at 2320 Jeppesen Acres Road. This location is about 200 feet west of the intersection <br /> of Jeppesen Acres Rd. and Providence Street. <br /> It is ironic that residents should be forced to pay for parking permits on our own street. Until the fall of <br /> 1998, there were no parking problems on Jeppesen Acres Road. When Sheldon High School parking <br /> facilities could no longer contain all the high school students' cars, Sheldon started selling parking <br /> permits to the Senior and Junior High students. The students who did not get a permit, because they were <br /> sold out, but still drive to school have nowhere else to park but in the residential streets. Being closest to <br /> Sheldon High School, parking on Jeppesen Acres Road became the street of choice. During the summer <br /> of 1999 the parking problem on Jeppesen Acres went away. The problem is that Sheldon no longer has <br /> sufficient parking spaces for the students that drive. <br /> The problem is only going to get worse because student enrollment will increase and a multi -use athletic <br /> field plus Parks and Open Spaces are going to be constructed on the Sheldon Fields. To solve the problem <br /> for the school and the near residences will require adding parking spaces at Sheldon High School before <br /> they construct the multi -use athletic field and the Parks and Open Space facilities. This construction will <br /> increase parking and traffic concerns. <br /> In July 1998, Branch Engineering prepared a "TRAFFIC OPERATIONS ANALYSIS FOR SHELDON <br /> HIGH SCHOOL" (see enclosure). They proposed increasing the parking spaces from 386 to 481. This <br /> increase will solve the Jeppesen Acres Road parking problem. <br /> Sincerely, I concur, <br /> Geraldine and Arnold L. Hult rg S via Gillings <br /> 2320 Jeppesen Acres Road 2270 Jeppesen Acres Road <br /> Eugene, OR 97401 -7461 Eugene, OR 97401 - <br /> phone (541) 686 -9883 phone (541) 343 -7505 <br /> Enclosure <br /> cc: <br /> Jim Torrey, Mayor, City of Eugene <br /> Gary A. McNeel, Traffic Engineering Operations Supervisor <br /> Gary Ludeke, Traffic Engineer <br /> Christine Anderson, City Public Works Director <br /> Jeff Lankston, City Public Works Maintenance Division Manager <br /> David Kelly, Eugene City Councilman for Ward 4 <br /> Gary Pape', Eugene City Councilman for Ward 5 <br /> Mr. George Russell, Eugene School District 4J Superintendent <br /> David Piercy, Eugene School District 4J Assistant Superintendent <br /> Bill Hirsh, Eugene School District 4J Director of Facilities <br /> Dick Beers, Cal Young Neighborhood Association Chair Person <br /> Doug Smith, Eugene School District 4J, Sheldon High School Principle <br /> Arbrelle Luvert, Eugene School District 4J, Sheldon High School Assistant Principle <br /> All Board Members, Eugene School District 4J <br />