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Comments and Responses, September 26, 2000 Public Hearing in Eugene <br />T4 John Lawless <br />T4.1-The historic and <br />archaeological resources of the <br />area around the three Eugene sites <br />are addressed in the draft EIS. <br />T4.2-The design of the proposed <br />federal courthouse must meet the <br />operational requirements of the <br />courts and other tenants who <br />occupy the building, and these <br />needs place some limitations on <br />the size and shape of the building <br />footprint. In addition, reducing <br />the footprint could affect the <br />visual impact of the structure on <br />the surrounding areas. <br />Transcript 1 <br />11 <br />T3.fi 1 be a real asset to downtown Eugene visually. <br />COflti. <br /> 2 And 80 I mink AVen that he6 MOrKetl out in Lh18 <br /> 3 interim year that vro've all boon working on this. Thank you. <br /> 4 MR. MEERSCHEIDT: Thank You. John Lawieaa. <br /> 5 MR. LAMLE88: Thank you. I'm John Lswleaa. <br /> 0 L-A-W-L-E-8-8. I'm a board siember of the Oowntown Eugene. <br /> 7 incorporatatl. I am the pnsL preaitlent of the 8outhwaatern <br /> 8 Oregon Chapter American institute of Architects. T am the <br /> 9 chair of the Eugene local affairs committee of that <br /> 10 organizntion end I'm a downtown business owner and architect. <br />T4.1 11 A feM oomuent6. khan you are looking at the <br /> 12 Impact of the courthouse 1n any setting. particularly in <br /> 13 downtown Eugene. pleaa~ be vary cognizant of the fact that we <br /> 14 have limited historic resources. 1te have an abundance of <br /> 15 DotenLi41 Unearthed resources in the -- particularly Lh0 <br /> 16 Agrtpac site and the 8th 8Lreet ails of our downtown. <br />T4.2 17 Ae Hugh Pritchard aeitl. visioning and the <br /> 18 dlroetton Chat LhB c1LY 18 LnKing 1n Wrma of trying to <br /> 19 generate a core of energy and activity and potential for en <br /> 20 enr-ched environment in Lhoae cress that have been highly <br /> 2i underutilizetl for ao long is really at your threshold Lo make <br /> 22 Lhe moat advantage of that. <br /> 23 The remaining DroDerttea that w111 cores of the <br /> 24 investment in the courthouaa w111 Do prima propertlea. Thoy <br /> 25 will ba incredible assets to tFre City of Eugane, ao we oak that <br />New Federal Courthouse 211 Final EIS <br />