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Summary of Impacts <br />Mitigation measures that would be undertaken for any of the action alternatives likely would <br />preclude all significant adverse impacts that could result from contaminated soil and ground <br />water. Required mitigation would not be determined until the extent of contamination has been <br />delineated at Norm's Auto Repair for Alternative 1, option A, or until a site inspection is <br />completed at the AutoCraft facility for Alternative 2, options A and B. <br />Socioeconomics <br />During construction, some increase in population and housing demand would be expected under <br />any of the alternatives, although sufficient housing appears to be available in Eugene or <br />Springfield to meet this temporary demand. Construction activity would also temporarily <br />increase economic activity in the Eugene/Springfield area. <br />No long-term effects on population, housing, demographics, employment, or income are <br />anticipated under either of the alternatives. Selection of any of the action alternatives would not <br />affect neighborhood quality or community cohesion. Environmental consequences affecting <br />low-income or minority people, as well as all others living in the area, are expected to be minor <br />and could be mitigated through literature distributed to minority communities. <br />Selection of Alternative 1, option B for the federal courthouse would reduce the number of <br />businesses to be relocated and minimize direct socioeconomics impacts in the area. However, if <br />Alternative 1, option B is selected, it is likely that the presence of the new federal courthouse <br />would induce other development in the surrounding area, and existing businesses may be <br />indirectly displaced by more lucrative enterprises. Under this scenario, property owners could <br />sell and enjoy the economic benefits. Businesses that lease space may be forced to find <br />alternative space, if the owners sell or raise rents in response to increasing property values. <br />After the issuance of the draft EIS it became apparent that the Alternative 2 site would not <br />.provide an adequate distance between the federal courthouse and the AutoCraft shop to meet the <br />safety and security requirements of the federal courthouse. In order to meet these requirements, <br />the boundaries of the Chiquita (formerly Agripac) site were clarified to include the AutoCraft <br />property. Potential impacts on the AutoCraft business were considered in the draft EIS as part of <br />the site 5 alternative (Alternative 5 in the draft EIS). The socioeconomic analysis of the <br />Broadway site concluded that adequate space exists in Eugene to relocate the displaced <br />businesses, including AutoCraft, and that there would be no significant adverse impact. <br />Land Use <br />Development of the courthouse would not conflict with zoning regulations on the Springfield site <br />without variances or conditional use permits. The current Springfield Renaissance Development <br />Corporation conceptual plan recommends that the Riverfront site (Alternative 1) be rezoned to a <br />mixed-use designation. The courthouse would comply with amixed-use zone. Selection of <br />Alternative 1, option B would result in a more intense site development, but this would be offset <br />__, <br />i <br />Final EIS 12 New Federal Courthouse <br />