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CO1~~;NII7fiEE'`STAT`ENIENTS o <br /> j <br /> This committee will give the elected officials a proposal from the River Road/Santa Clara group. I hope <br /> <br /> they will use this information to make progress out in this area as per the proposal. Hopefully they will <br /> listen to what the overall proposal has to say. I hope they will act on the proposal for future decision <br /> <br /> making in this area. Please (elected officials), listen closely to what the group has to say. Also, when <br /> <br /> they make decisions for the future, think of the long term effect to the area. Think of what the impact <br /> might be to the adjoining property owners in this area. Many of them have lived in this area for many <br /> years. Please don't go by your (elected officials) own thoughts for the area that you represent. <br /> Remember you are elected officials and might be here after the next election. <br /> My husband and I bought our first home in River Road in 1990. We thought of it as our "starter home" <br /> and figured we'd move in five years or so. Much to our realtor's dismay, we haven't moved an inch. I <br /> love tending my big garden, teaching my kids to rollerblade the quiet streets, and biking to the park and <br /> pool just two blocks from my house. My neighborhood has changed in the twelve years I have lived ' <br /> here: more young families, more traffic, more housing I wonder what will it look like in twenty <br /> years. <br /> I consider myself a Eugenean and I care about the future of downtown, the courthouse, and the hospital. <br /> I look forward to some day casting my vote for City Council. I realize that many residents do not <br /> feel this way - perhaps I am a bit warped by graduate training in urban and regional planning. Lam <br /> concerned because the only organized political voice in River Road/Santa Clara is a vocal minority of <br /> residents who are unwilling to fund essential public services such as libraries and parks. Residents must <br /> come together to create a new vision for River Road Santa Clara based on positive, forward-looking <br /> ideas. The first step is to formulate a plan representing the diversity of our community, and the second <br /> step is to advocate for our plan in Eugene City government. Political representation is the key to change. <br /> I do have reservations about Eugene City government, particularly in relation to planning and develop- <br /> ment issues. A common outcry by area residents is: "We don't like the City, and we don't want to <br /> look like Bethel-Danebo." I am dismayed by the strip commercial development, uninspired housing <br /> complexes, and lack of pedestrian access in Bethel. Can I trust the City to take a different path with <br /> River Road/Santa Clara? <br /> 50 <br /> <br />