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The current letter used has proven very effective in gaining compliance with <br />the vegetation codes without further involvement of the City. This year to <br />date, we have sent 566 notice letters. Of this number only 140 required the <br />City to take the further step of abatement posting. This roughly equates to <br />75% of the people contacted responding to our initial notice. We wish the <br />number was higher but to gain a high percentage an even firmer notice letter <br />would likely be necessary. <br />Concerning the existing notice letter, you are not the only citizen who has <br />objected to the tone of the letter. However, the number of people telling us <br />that they find the letter objectionable is very small. While we have had <br />perhaps a half dozen people comment over the phone that the letter seems too <br />strong, you are the only citizen in the past year who has taken the time to <br />write a letter voicing this concern. We do appreciate this time taken on your <br />part. Without comments from citizens like yourself we have no way of knowing <br />how one of our programs may be affecting the individual property owner. <br />I hope this letter of explanation has been helpful in explaining why we feel a <br />firm but courteous notice letter is necessary for this program. The City of <br />Eugene does not wish to be in the vegetation management business upon devel- <br />oped properties like yours, and only does so when the concerns of other <br />citizens are expressed through the vegetation complaints they file. I would <br />welcome you to talk again with Johnny Medlin or Jack Long of my staff if you <br />would be interested in obtaining any further information upon our vegetation <br />management program. <br />Very truly yours, <br />Bob Hammitt <br />Maintenance Director <br />cc: Freeman Holmer <br />Johnny R. Medlin <br />