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Comments and Responses, September 27, 2000 Public Hearing in. Springfield <br />T27 Dennis Shine, Game Farm <br />Neighborhood Association <br />After the issuance of the draft EIS, <br />the Gateway site alternative <br />(Alternative 3) was deemed <br />impractical and has been eliminated <br />from further consideration. <br />Alternative site 3 was eliminated <br />from further consideration because <br />it lies within the 500-Year <br />Floodplain for the McKenzie River, <br />has inadequate public <br />transportation, and suffers from a <br />significant shortage of public <br />parking. <br />T27.1-See response to comment <br />15.1 above. The draft EIS <br />describes the roadway inadequacies <br />of the area around the Gateway site. <br />Traneeript 2 <br />as <br />T26.1 1 bpringfieltl have no federal pro,Secte? <br />eonti. 2 i know we've Co1Da a long way since that question <br />a was ortginnlly posed. Ono of the gonla of our chmitler to to <br />4 hole t:0 encourage and bring about the positive changes to our <br />5 community. <br />8 Ons of those changes which we've haartl a lot <br />7 about totlny is to help Lo revitalize our downtown. I don't <br />8 want to repeat all Cho comments Chet havo boon made tonight. <br />9 but I'd like to say that the federal courthouse cominp to site <br />10 1 would help to give ua the economic boost that we Hood to <br />ll really got Chia process going. Ana it could also help to bring <br />12 1n n diverse mix of businesses that would also fielp to enhance <br />13 that process. <br />14 80 on behalf Of the directors of the Springfleltl <br />15 Chambor of Compares. we Mould ltko to encourage you to select <br />78 s1Le 1. Thank you. <br />17 MR. NEER8CNEIOT: Dennis Shine. <br />18 MR. 9l1INE: Oood evening. Ny name to Oennla Shine. <br />19 O-E-N-H-I-B 8fitno, as in sunshine, B-N-I-N-E, which wa had aomo <br />20 today. I'n a moebor of Lho 6ae0 Farn Neighborhoo0 AssOCtation. <br />21 And the Oame Fare nstphborhood Is adjacent Lo atte number 3. <br />T27.1 22 Antl the atrost on which I live, Gasa Farm <br />23 Btreot, is elroady overburdened with a grant deal of traffic. <br />24 Originally that street was, at Cho real estate spent told ee <br />25 when I bought the house, esemi-bucolic neighborhood. <br />', <br />Final EIS 264 New Federal Courthouse <br />