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Comments and Responses, September 27, 2000 Public Hearing in Springfield <br />T14 Sid Leiken, Mayor, <br />Springfield, Oregon <br />T14.1---Comment acknowledged <br />T14.2-The GSA acknowledges <br />the city council's efforts to <br />redevelop the area around the <br />River&ont site. <br />T14.3-The Federal Courts <br />Improvement Act of 2000 <br />authorizes the GSA to locate the <br />proposed facility in the <br />Eugene/Springfield area. <br />Tranactipt 2 <br />6 <br />i NR. LEVINE: Different face. <br />2 NR. LEIKEN: Different Paco, different pander. But <br />3 first of all, I Just want 1:0 thank GSA fOr th18 tonight antl <br />4 tralcame t0 8orinpfield. And as you know and-,ae we hnve tacked <br />5 to you 1n Lhp peat, the council has a very long-term vision for <br />6 downtown end downtown revitalization. <br />T1d.1 ~ The fetlornl courthouse would servo as a focal <br />8 point for that project and Lha OnpOinp prOJgcta fn that vision <br />9 that xe have for downtown. The council is unaniaously <br />10 9000OfL1ve Of Lh1a prOJgCL. Continlle6 t0 Dq. <br />71 In fact, this was a discussion we had really at <br />12 our work session wo hatl Monday night. But once again, just <br />i3 polling the nwmbere Of Lhe COUIICI7: Vary, vary aUppOrLlvq. <br />14 And especially aupportlvq, of course, of tno federal <br />16 courthousq, as you togntioned site alternative 1 that's <br />1t! downtown. <br />T143 1T Teem Springfield, which is Lhe other <br />tB jurisdiction of our povgrnmgnt, also gxtreroely supportive of <br />19 this project and continuo to be. The council haq cotweittgtl Lo <br />20 a rodgv6loWtnnt and a rgdsvglOpnwnt atljacgnt to the tits antl <br />2t 1a really currontty working with a developer right now. <br />T`14.3 22 council, we rocently tlirectgtl staff to exotoro <br />23 the formation of en urbnn rengxal dfatrict and to facilitate <br />24 thet dgvolopment and whatever happens fn the onpOtnp future. <br />2S On Pago 19. Lha EI8 states that public law aunt bo reviced in <br />New FederaCCourthouse 235 Final EIS <br />