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Comments and Responses-Letter 11 <br />11.11--Comment acknowledged. <br />The letter to the Eugene City <br />Council is incorporated into the <br />project record. <br />(letter 11) <br />11.12-The EIS describes the Mr. John L. Meaacheidt <br /> <br />potential impacts on the various October 18, 200D <br />page < <br />elements of the environment, <br />including the society and <br />economy of the surroundin area. <br />g 11'10 °ep'~1C `business of sionilar value, ~ is wotlt production and abk to provide employmem <br /> <br />As previously stated, a significant eonti. with the tugbest wages in the bcal industry. we belkve tLat the removal of AutoCnft's bosi"eu <br />w aocamnodue the development of the courthouse will requi,e the federal gnverturtent m <br />impact on a particulaz individual °"~°fe AutoCraft'a property aM ita bwineas. AetoCtaft ~ rwt weently, witting eelkr, <br />or business is unlikely to result in 11.11 AtttMJred to this letter is our ktter, dated August 17, 2000, addressed to the rwgeae city Coutril. <br />a significant impact on the society "~h "'C1°eO1pO1~ ~ ~ ~O °~ CO~'• That ktter provides deta[I on the <br />' <br /> <br />or economy of the surrounding unique mluto of AuwCCraafl <br />s hiuirress at its present lomtiem sad ptavidts as indication of dre <br />mlNnrwn coat to the federal govermnart i" titre evttn u ekct: to remove AatoCnB from mat <br />community. The community is 1OQ°"0"• Ttie1~'1i0p''O11dDSa°rv":rrau°a°rmefig~fr~a~i~tww,ua~t~nr>~a <br /> <br />the appropriate level of analysis nanl-ing from tt"anployment a"d underemploytoent ht the evem that Autol;raR is umbk to <br />contitme Its ta <br />si <br />i <br />l <br />3 <br /> r <br />tteas at <br />ts presort <br />opr <br />on and at ira curreK production level. <br />for assessing social or economic <br /> <br />impacts governed by NEPA. The 11.14 wembmitttntmeimpectonaaignifx~rta"d <br />wldr dte substamial <br />m <br />f <br />l <br />d <br />m <br />trc <br />~ <br />~,~ <br />on <br />`~ <br />o~ « <br />~ <br />lO <br />d <br />environmental documentation rnst to <br />e <br />e <br />era <br />gova <br />iu <br />, <br />;,, <br />i <br />, <br />a <br />, <br />~o <br />„e <br />A"~~'a bvci~ rr°m ~+ loeauwr. Tht:roforc, ae request that the tkSA modify its <br />rocess does not re uire <br />p q e°"n°~Of°' "°r'eL "~°'~ >o more aoauately de`e"~e ",a e°'>:'der `be i~li`~°°"` °f a <br />decision {me sekaion of the Alterrmtive 5 site) that would renwve AtuoCreR from its present <br />addressing potential impacts on loeaton. ~~~.~t~+tt~GSAGmeraeleeta:ir"matdnatwt;,,eh,deor;~et <br />specific businesses or individuals, Aubens or exchafe AutoG}a(t boor `°°':ire aekped `°d acquired for me federal courthouse. <br />nor does NEPA intend that this <br />level of individual analysis be ~"'~y ~'t®1110~' <br />conducted. ~~~ <br />If the AutoCraft <br />ro <br />erty is to be srl:va CORNACCEnA <br />p <br />p <br />acquired for the proposed federal PSC:pm <br />courthouse, the GSA assumes the ~0f1"e <br />cost of property acquisition and ~ tom, ~~. <br />business relocation, as prescribed vs. sensor Icon wyden <br />by the Uniform Relocation Act u.s. senator cordon smim <br /> <br />and GSA policy. The cost of U.S. Representative Peoer DePazio <br />Mirlnel n, tsvirc ~csA> <br />relocating business owners is a ~`°` c"r ~'' <br /> <br />transfer of resources. from the Mayor !ho Torrey <br />Jim Johnson <br />federal government to displaced M''0C ~''"'"`" <br />property owners and would not <br />result in a significant economic <br />impact on the community. Given <br />the availability of alternative commercial properties <br />in the vicinity and the limited number of businesses <br />requiring relocation, it is unlikely that there would be <br />more than a moderate impact on relocated businesses <br />or their employees. <br />Final ElS 190. New Federal Courthouse ,- -, <br />j <br />~i <br />