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<br />Comments and Responses, September 27, 2000 Public Hearing in Springfield <br />T17.3-T'he GSA acknowledges <br />that development in Glenwood, <br />across the Willamette River from <br />the Riverfront site, could <br />complement development of the <br />)Ziverfront site. <br />T17.4-The GSA would make <br />every reasonable attempt to work <br />with the host city to ensure that <br />potentially historic structures are <br />preserved, relocated, or chronicled <br />prior to construction of the <br />proposed federal facility. <br />T17.5=--The GSA notes the <br />opportunity to provide a visual <br />corridor through the Riverfront <br />site linking the downtown to the <br />Willamette River. <br />Transcript 2 <br />17 <br />T172 1 to Mork with the design arcitech to make sure that Lha <br />cond. <br />2 courthouse fits into Lhe urban fabric of our downtoMn and <br />3 D4COmec a eptrited part of the commuM tY. <br />T17.3 4 Development Contemplated on tho west bank of the <br />15 rlvor In Glenwood could bo made tc reflect the stele of <br />8 development that Mould occur at the courthouso attn. The EI8 <br />T1TA 7 etntee that there nro three buildings on the cite that nra <br />8 eligiblo for ticttna on the national register and we heard a <br />s tittle D1t about Lh1s from an enrller soenker. <br />10 Springfield has many fine examples of Morkfng <br />tt in partne rshtp wt th our Neri Lege Community -- OUr Arece rvnitOn <br />12 community. excuse ms, to preserve our heritage resources to <br />13 relocation rather than by brinping 1n the Mrocking ball. In <br />14 fact, there's many examples of communities that eucceaafully <br />ib blend preservation of hart tape resources Mtth nsM conatructton. <br />10 Santa Fe, Nerr Nextco, wawa to mind. Portland. <br />17 Orogon. Ie anotMr good example.' Tho heritage resources to <br />18 proximity Lo the river front site are nseete to the Bpringfisltl <br />19 community and offer an opportunity LO create a unicue regional <br />20 lnndmark facility that looks to Lha future Kh11e hl9hlighting <br />2t O/ Dreeerving Lhe pact. <br />T17b 22 Construction of the fetlerai courthouse et tho <br />23 dOMnLOMn river front site Creatna M Opportunity to link <br />24 downtown to the river by providing a vlaunl oorrldor to the <br />25 site that doesn't currently exist. <br />Final EIS 246 New Federal Courthouse <br />