E U G E N E <br />Parks and <br />Qpen space <br />a division ofPubGc Works <br />1820 Roosevelt tiivd. <br />Eugene, Oregon 97402 <br />(541) 682-aeon <br />(541) 682-4882 Fax <br />u~waa.eugene.oruslpvvlparks <br />Parks and Open <br />Space Planning <br />Parks Maintenance <br />Urban Forestry <br />Wetlands and Open <br />Watenivays <br />='l <br />EtiGE ~/ <br />~'u1y 2, 2003 <br />Zane & Elaine Cornett <br />5209 Canyon Drive <br />Eugene, OR 97405 <br />Dear Mr. & Mrs. Cornett: <br />This letter is in reply to your a-mail of June 17, 2003, to staff in the Public Works <br />and Planning departments regarding the future trail construction adjacent to your <br />property on Canyon Drive. <br />In 1999, the City purchased the 13-acre Amazon Headwaters Parcel in part to <br />provide a trail corridor to replace the old Bridle Trail easement. Since that time, city <br />staff has endeavored to provide neighborhood and community residents relevant <br />information about the trail plan. Specific outreach efforts have included the <br />~~. - __ <br />following: <br />• Informed all residents within a radius of approximately 500 feet of the <br />trailhead by letter in August'2002; <br />• Provided information to interested parties, including you and your neighbor, <br />Teresa O'Caer, at several junctures in the planning process; <br />• Various staff have discussed issues with you via multiple phone calls and e- <br />mails; <br />• Attended a meeting of the Southeast Neighbors (SEN) boazd in August of last <br />year; <br />• Prt;sented trail planning progress at the SEN general meeting this past April; <br />• Conducted two special meetings at your request, one last summer at your <br />residence and one this spring at the City; <br />• Facilitated afollow-up site visit this spring through the proposed alternate <br />route with our trail consultant Larry Wilson. <br />Through discussions with you, other adjacent neighbors and the SEN neighborhood <br />representatives, we were made aware of concerns about parking, trai~c, natural <br />resource impacts, and privacy loss. City staff understands these concerns, and the <br />project has been designed to minimize these kinds of neighborhood impacts as much <br />as possible. In addition, we thoroughly evaluated the proposed alternate route to the <br />west, which is already in use. Unfortunately, as we have explained, this proposal <br />was seriously deficient in a number of critical areas. Although the trail is not <br />adequate to serve as the sole, official route to the ridgeline system, we support the <br />continued use and improvement of that route. ,This information was provided to the <br />neighborhood as part of our presentation at last April's SEN general meeting. <br />