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Comments and Responses-Letter 2 <br />2. Christine Curran, Oregon <br />Parks and Recreation <br />Department, Historic <br />Preservation Office <br />2.1-The information presented in <br />the draft EIS and the Archaeological <br />and Historical Resources <br />Assessment (Appendix A) is in <br />concurrence with these comments. <br />2.2-The GSA plans on building on <br />Western portion of Chiquita <br />property. <br />~etter2 <br />regOn Padra and Recreation Department <br />~~ ~ `~~ State Htaeerie Ptextvatlnn extee <br />'t °~ ~~ 71]5 Cornmetcial St. NE <br />Juhn.4 tt+va.h . xU_owe+nnr Satetty OR 97307-1(172 <br />~R~ <br />(503)37&4168 <br />FAX (503y 378~6a~t7 <br />~ut~ IZ• 2000 Filc Code: Lane <br />fohn 1.. Metescheidt <br />Htvtem Environmrntal Consultants <br />2200 Sixth Avrnue Suite 401 <br />5eaale WA 96!21 <br />RG Fedeml Courlhouac, Eugene or Springfield <br />Isnc Coutdy, taregon <br />lker Mr. Meerscheidt: <br />Thank you for giving us the opportunity to conmtmt on the [katl EIS for the New Federal C'otathottse <br />being proposed in Eugenie or Springfield. Lute caatty. Oregon. This information was wbmitted in <br />compliarroc xith the Natimul Historic PrcurvaOon Act of 1964 (i4 I1.S.C. 470(), Stx:tion 104, and <br />rcvitwed under txilttia and pttx:edutts outliud in 34 CFR Port 800. Further consuliuion std comnxnt <br />wax also wlieited from appropriate SHPO staff. <br />2.1 I Slte 1, Rlverhoa[ Site, Spriogtkld: It appears tint thic attanative would adversely affect three <br />potmtialiy eligible Historic propenics by demolition. Anhaeological resntvices could be presem <br />at Uric site. givrn itt proximity to the \Yiliomeae River, and such deposits could be etmsidetcd <br />eligbte fur their potential to yit:id information about the residential end txlmmerciat development <br />of Ute area. <br />2.2 Site Z, Agripac Site, Ettgaae: Thin alternative wwld advesely alfai srovrnl potmrialty historio <br />properues through alteration oftheir setting and viva) qualitirs. This effect could be mitigated <br />thratgb thoughtful std sataiuve design of the new building b wke into recount the aechittxuoal <br />and associative aigniricatwe of the buildings within the APE, porticuhuly time associated with <br />Agripac. Awtdanet of the hiabric sites rnuld be accomplished by ttGliziog the aesflem portion <br />of the Agripac site, patentialty minimizing efFeetx to the historic eotnponentt in the castttn <br />section of the APE, <br />This site also hoe a high prolwbiliry otextent historical arohacologieal rrtateriol tint nny yieM <br />information about induttriet elcvelttprrtrat in the CSry of Eugene. Such dcposiu tray be <br />considtted eligible Cor liaiittg in the Natiomi Register. <br />rxnwem <br />Final. ElS 170 New Federal Courthouse <br />