Comments and Responses, September 26, 2000 Public Hearing in Eugene <br />T4.3-Comment acknowledged. <br />The Gateway site has been <br />eliminated from further <br />consideration, because it is <br />situated within the 500-Year <br />Floodplain for the McKenzie <br />River, has inadequate public <br />transit, and lacks public parking in <br />the area. <br />T4.4-Comment acknowledged. <br />T4.5-Comment acknowledged. <br />Trtutseript 1 <br />12 <br />T4.2 t You ne careful with your use of the land, that you keep the <br />Conti. 2 footprint of the courthouse es ereall es you Can functlonnlly <br />S and possibly do that. <br />4 A vertical elebent in that location of our <br />d downtown. as you know, would be a very appropriate use Lo mark <br />6 Lhet place to the evolving Downtown. I would discourage you <br />T4.3 <br />7 from further consideration of the Springfield site, Lhat to <br />8 actually a suburban site. <br />9 I Deltev0 one Of your ma~Or teaks le to provide <br />10 a facility that enhances that urban fabric, that enriches the <br />it downtown. no matter which one 1t ia, and I think that suburban <br />i2 alto does neither of those and should be ellminntetl. <br />Td.4 i3 ThB surfacing of the mill race fe another issue <br />14 that's going to Ds wntinually Drought forxard. I think it's <br />ib vary important. I ask that you 9o back and look nt some of Lhs <br />la former stu0los that vrore done Hers in Eugene. Ths rewrn to <br />77 Lhe river study that looked at that whole area and was very <br />i8 cautious of preserving and baking good use of that particular <br />19 Droperty. <br />T1.6I20 Antl again maintaining the ltnited historic <br />27 resources along 8th and being very respectful of our linitetl <br />22 urban wstAr front. Thank you. <br />23 NR. MEERSCHEIOT: Thank you. Nancy Nathanson. <br />24 NS. HATHANSON: Hello. Ny Hams is Hnncr Nathanson. <br />ZS N-A-t-N-A-N-S-O-N. I'm s Eugene City council Webber an0 ns <br />Final EIS 212 New Federal Courthouse ~ <br />