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Comments and Responses, September 27, 2000 Public Hearing in Springfield <br />T18.4-Comment acknowledged. <br />T18.5--The availability of public <br />transportation at the Riverfront <br />site is discussed in the draft EIS <br />and the accompanying Traffic <br />Impact Analysis (Appendix A). <br />T18.6-Comment acknowledged. <br />T18.7-The draft EIS addresses <br />the potential for disruption at each <br />of the alternative sites. The GSA <br />acknowledges that commercial <br />space may become available or be <br />developed near the McKenzie- <br />Willamette Hospital in the <br />Mohawk neighborhood of <br />Springfield to house the medical <br />and dental offices displaced if the <br />Riverfront site is developed. <br />Tranacrlpt 2 <br />21 <br />T18.S 1 benefit. <br />oonti. <br />T18A 2 Antl it will be ea acceaalble to attorneys to <br />3 this part of the stets nntl both communities at Lha river front <br />4 aiW as it will be at any of the other sites. It's etao clear <br />6 that a choice of the river front site -- and other speakers <br />0 will any this Hoch more eloquently than I can, but 1t will be <br />T a catyliat for the revitali2ntion of tlowniown Springfield. <br />T18.5 8 IL seems to ne fron my Derticipetlon in other <br />8 committees end public forums thnt it will also fit very wait <br />10 with future public transportation issues. <br />ii One of the things that I do in my spare time is <br />i2 L'm a member of the bus rapltl transit steering coiwittes that's <br />13 currently looking at the math kfntl of tlowntown to tlarrntown <br />14 routs, which will Como within a couple blocks of the new -- the <br />i5 river front site here in Springfield antl Lhe BRT station would <br />16 ba reasonably clogs, provitling gootl access 1n a corridor from <br />iT Eupono to Springfield and vico veroa for the courthouso. <br />T18.6 lS Tharo'a no question that LFw Aver front Bite <br />19 would provitlo Lho federal government with good Value. YOU get <br />20 a beautiful location and you got land avnilabtlity ate lower <br />2t cost. <br />Tyg,7 22 It seams tf mo, having looked through Lhe EIS <br />23 and been Ground the oommunfty for n long Limo, that there will <br />24 ba a rotative minimum of tllaruption or dielocatlon atwntlant <br />2S with Lha aolection of Lhat site. <br />Final EIS 250 New Federal Courthouse <br />