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Comments and Responses, September 27, 2000 Public Hearing in Springfield <br />T16 Dan Egan <br />T16.1-The GSA must design and <br />construct federal facilities in a way <br />that allows the tenants (i.e., other <br />government agencies) to conduct <br />business in an efficient and <br />effective manner while minimizing <br />adverse environmental impacts. <br />The GSA also attempts to place <br />federal facilities where these <br />facilities would provide a positive <br />benefit to the local community. <br />T16.2-Comment acknowledged; <br />the GSA is aware of the potential <br />for the proposed federal <br />courthouse to induce economic <br />development in the host <br />community. <br />Transerfpt 2 <br />14 <br />T16.1 1 organizationc. <br />2 Antl my capacity tonight is just to rDOak as <br />3 sonwone who has bean involved in this process. I reatl Lho EI8 <br />~ draft statement. A good docuaent. talketl about tnpacts end <br />b unlike Jack, I'm not going to speak cpoclffcaliy to each of <br />b those Droperties or any one part of it. <br />7 Tho ono thing I will talk about as far as <br />8 Impacts would be OBA's awn policy, if I'n not mistaken, about <br />9 how that aolicy roads to try to put projects and buildings. in <br />10 tF1ia case, this federal building, in cammunlties nntl pincea 1n <br />11 tho communittea where they'll have the best potential to have <br />12 a positive, long-lasting impact. <br />18 I'd like Lo apoak to that issue for just e <br />ti second. i think this is wordy criteria to have. And as a <br />15 taxpayer, let sw say thank you for trying to aiako dotlarc <br />16 stretch and actually aiultipiy out there in the comnwnltfea <br />17 where these projects happen ncross the nation. <br />IB Intl I hope Lhat the criteria has sans teeth when <br />19 it canes down Lo the prOC9ea here in Eugene antl 8Drfngflold. <br />20 It really 1a a wise choice to Lry to find a place, Lho beat <br />21 Optimum place, where you're going to have Lhe Dotentinl, egafn, <br />22 Lo impact a comrunltY. <br />T162 23 Now we era trying to revlLeltze our downtown. <br />24 there's no secret Lhoro. Last week there was a tolovislon <br />26 reporter who characterized the siting prososc between the two <br />New Federal Courthouse 243 Final EIS <br />