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Message Page 1 of 2 <br /> MEDLIN Johnny R <br /> From: COREY Kurt A <br /> Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 8:55 AM <br /> To: MEDLIN Johnny R <br /> Subject: FW: Neighborhood Problem <br /> Follow Up Flag: Follow up <br /> Flag Status: Flagged <br /> Well, it finally rose to the top would you please provide Dennis with the background on this and the reasons <br /> we are skeptical of the possibility of a win -win? Thanks -- -Kurt <br /> Original Message <br /> From: TAYLOR Dennis M <br /> Sent: Monday, October 04, 2004 8:32 AM <br /> To: COYLE Tom G; COREY Kurt A <br /> Cc: MILLER Dawna A <br /> Subject: FW: Neighborhood Problem <br /> Can you give me some insight into this issue? Thanks. - -DMT <br /> Original Message <br /> From: David G. Hinkley [mailto:dhinkley @efn.org] <br /> Sent: Sunday, October 03, 2004 12:00 AM <br /> To: Dennis.M.Taylor @ci.eugene.or.us <br /> Cc: Jefferson @efn.org; Westside @efn.org; Neighbors @efn.org; Executive @efn.org; Board @efn.org; <br /> Bonny.S.Bettman @ci.eugene.or.us; GinnyO @ori.org <br /> Subject: Neighborhood Problem <br /> Mr. Taylor <br /> As the Co -chair of the Jefferson Westside Neighbors a situation has come to my attention that I feel you <br /> should be aware of. The situation has developed involving several city departments the neighborhood, a <br /> property owner and his neighbors.. Before I can explain the problem I need to provide you with some <br /> background. <br /> The Jefferson Westside Neighbors and the Lane County Board have been working together for over <br /> eight years on a plan to develop the area south of the Amazon channel into a park. Working together we <br /> have developed a conceptual plan for the Jefferson Amazon Greenway (JAG) that was approved several <br /> years ago by both the Fair Board and the Neighborhood. When completed this park would be a joint <br /> City- County operation made up of the City owned old Jefferson Pool site and all of the fairgrounds <br /> property south of the channel. As a part of this project the Amazon channel would be reconfigured from <br /> the current trapezoidal ditch to a more natural configuration. It was believed that the project would be <br /> developed with a mixture of funding sources including money from Stormwater fees, County Road <br /> Fund, Transient Room Taxes, Fairgrounds, Lane County, Corps of Engineers, Parks SDCs, and City of <br /> Eugene. <br /> The Fairgrounds agreed to take the lead on the project and paid for the services of a firm of local <br /> landscape architects to work with the neighborhood to develop a plan acceptable to both. <br /> Representatives of the Neighborhood presented this plan to then City Manager Jim Johnson as well as <br /> City Parks staff. The plan was also presented to other stakeholder groups such as O'Hara School, the <br /> 3/8/2005 <br />