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Comments and Responses-Letter 11 <br />11.14-Comment acknowledged. <br />The draft EIS does not estimate the <br />cost to acquire the AutoCraft <br />property or relocate the business. <br />11.15--Any business relocated as <br />a result of the proposed project <br />would receive compensation for <br />the property at fair market value. <br />11.16-See response to comment <br />11.12 above. <br />City of Eugea Officiab <br />Angus[ 17, 2000 <br />Page 2 <br />{Letter 11) <br />11.13 are ~o~ of the'a perspective as you decide whether to attempt to fora them to sell their <br />cond. ProPetlY• Their hope is that yon wiU recogn've that this. wwld tat be a good decision and thu <br />you will matte that a Lml derision soon to end the eAasitletable hvdship befog auaed by the <br />nneertaimy. <br />11.14 <br />First, it appears there may be a grow underestimate otthe attwuttt of cotrq~ation rxxessary for <br />the AutoCnft property. The real property atom is wastb in excess vt S3 Million. to addition. <br />our clients lava a tremendous imestrnem in equipment and f»autes that will be extremely <br />sxpemive to trove. They m getting a tremendously high keel of usage out of the building. <br />Many features, fixtures, egttiptnettt, etc. of the building were specifically designed tar that <br />building. sad are not relocanbie because they will be futtctlotwlly obsolete anywhere else. Even <br />more anpornntly, [he AtdoCraft business is eaGrcly depetdera on the crrrteM sik. T'be traffic <br />count dimctiy uo front of AotoC[aft is ova 75,000 vehicles daily, with an additional visual traffic <br />count an (eery Stress Htidge. Broadway std 7's Street of approxittquly 165,000 vehicles daily, <br />for a total of approxitmuely ?40.000 vehicles daily. This is the setxmd highest tratl"x count its <br />isne Ctwrxy. This visibility avear ~ together with ~roximiry to signitlaot euatamrnn <br />~~~ r,:«,,., ~. ~ <br />such as Rotttania and the '`~evar¢~aata cYnkts e. Aiterwtive sites in west <br />Eogeneatdelsewberedott~eome tod pupli~,ih~csue~busiaesscarmotbettloated <br />and in effect will be lost iflf-e pro taken: 't~e value of the business is estimated to be in <br />dre range of S2 Million. '~ -~- -~-~ <br />11.1fi Our dieots' coocems ate not just abort mosey. AutoGYaft {s a family business that hat taken <br />10hn ilyd Brcat WOOdrich tOany years to build. The business mpas Netydting (a them. 1116 Vary <br />suxessfW. Over the past 12 yea» AuwCraft hes made aver 51,600,000 in improventeras to the <br />property sM Ixnimss. It bas renovned a viratally tmusabk building std site ttxo a rery <br />pretKmable std highly «tcttoobgical btuiaeas lot:atioa. M example is the St40.000 down-draft <br />paint spray bodh rotxrWy built on the ire. The exterar of the building bu been rertovated a~ <br />Iwdsaping has hem added m the site. AutoCraft is a gtrn example of urban renewal without <br />govertuoem assistance. City offxiat: have expressed great apptetiuion for what the Woodricltea <br />have done u the site. <br />11.16 AumCnft employs 31 people. Tltese are family wage jobs, not minimum wwge jobs. The atmwl <br />Wage for these jobs is SSS,000, and wags tango from 532,000 to 597.000 {salarks ro owtrets arc <br />at the lower etd of this range). I'heae wages m possible otdy because of the volume of bus~ops <br />dime at this unique lontion. AutoCraft pays over 5145,000 in loot taxes. and has • payroll of <br />51.5 Million with aeromparq~ing benefit [o the comnatdty. AutoCraft has bees a loyal std <br />vahta6k rttember of the etmtintmity. T1ut arninly shouts carry significant weigh in this issue. <br />Final EIS 192. New Federal Courthouse <br />