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• ~ • ~ <br /> Amazon °Creek Priority Planning Corridor Responses <br /> Respondents were given the choice of providing input specific to Amazon Creek, Cedar Creek, or another specified <br /> waterway. The following responses are from those who selected Amazon Creek. <br /> 1. How familiar are you with the waterways in the Eugene-Springfield Metro area? Are you: very familiar, <br /> somewhat familiar, not very familiar, or not at all familiar with these waterways? <br /> 54 Very familiar 49 Not at all familiar 4 Somewhat familiar 1 Don't know 0 Not very familiar <br /> 2. Do you rent or own property near any of these waterways? <br /> 41 No (if no, go to 3) 84 Yes (if yes, go to 2a) <br /> 2a. Have you had any problems with this property that you think are attributable to the <br /> waterway? <br /> No (if no, go to 3) 2,, Yes; if yes, go to 2b. <br /> 2b. What sort of problems have you hadT <br /> • Three things along the Amazon Bikeway : 1) the chambers underpass floods occasionally . <br /> 2) at the next underpass west of chambers, the soil bank beside the bridge appears to have <br /> eroded away, although the underside of the footing may not yet be exposed, 3) the west 11th <br /> underpass is a muddy mess every winter <br /> • Indigents camping on or near the creek which includes my property is a source of some <br /> concern but more importantly, the trash and pollution, and grocery carts are unsightly and <br /> broken glass in the creek (AMAZON) is a problem for kids and animals that get into it. <br /> Finally, I have not understood why the city persists in mowing the grass almost down to the <br /> waterline rather than to leave at least the banks to grow full flora to provide natural habitat. <br /> • Odors in the vicinity of 15'h and Lawrence <br /> • Too much urban impact as a result of not enough adequate protection programs <br /> • I think the Tugman Park is an old dump where the city allowed toxic materials to be buried. I <br /> am afraid it might impacting groundwater, where we have agarden -has there ever been any <br /> water quality testing done, to assure citizens that the new creek that cuts thru the park isn't <br /> exposing us to old toxics in the aquatic environment? <br /> <br /> 10 Metro Waterways Study =Citizen Involvement Summary Report -March 2005 <br /> <br />