Comments and Responses, September 27, 2000 Public Hearing in Springfield <br />T27.3-See response to comment <br />15.1 above. <br />T27.4-Comment acknowledged. <br />T27.5--The Federal Courts <br />Improvement Act of 2000 (PL <br />106-581) authorizes the GSA to <br />locate the proposed facility in the <br />Eugene/Springfield area. <br />Trtutsedpt 2 <br />37 <br />T2T~ t How, apecificnlly, I xant 1:0 rofer to Page 14 <br />2 about the traffic flow here. Tho ataLOmant says that Lhe <br />3 development would not affect traffic flow significantly through <br />d tho your 2003. That's ny main Concern. because the <br />b neighborhood concern is the traffic flow. <br />~_d a 8o that's why I'm opposed to site number 3. Tha <br />T advantages to the Ctty of 6pringfleld of having the thing here <br />8 and having it downtown make sa favor atLernntiva number t. <br />T27b 9 And I havo one other cosrnent. I noticod in thin <br />70 document that iL enya that unleae Lhe federal law is changed <br />71 Chia felt, that theca ait.aa, two Springfield sites, xould be <br />72 eliminatod. I'm not aware whether that's atilt tho ease or <br />73 not. <br />14 gut It Is etitl the case that Congrsaamen <br />tb DeFazio chooses to live in Springfield and not Eu9one and I <br />15 believe Lhat OeFazio would bo very interested to seeing what <br />t7 he could do about making the rweeaaery chMges in the law. <br />18 Thank you for your Lima. <br />79 MR. MEERSCHEIOT: Thank you. LOOke like Shawn Boies <br />20 signed uD again to epoak. <br />21 AUDIENCE MEMBER: He'a Bons. <br />22. MR. MEER8CHEIDT: Okay. Joe Leahy. <br />23 NR. LEAHY: I gueae I don't havo n Lttlo to -- <br />24 MR. NEERSCNEIDT: Vour nerve, olaaas. <br />25 NR. LEAHY: I'ii use hooofutly with Tom Oreggoo and <br />Final ElS 266 New Federal Courthouse <br />