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Citizens critical of LTD proposal
By Stephanie Sisson
Oregon Ua> y [met m3
The proposed McDonald site
for the new Eugene Ml) Hus Sta
tion will eliminate downtown
parking spaces already in
demand, said Lane Community
College students, staff and admin
istration and downtown business
owners at a public hearing
Wednesday night.
At the hearing, which was
called to illic it comments about
the Draft Environmental Impact
Statement prior to making a
dec ision about changing the site,
25 of the 2H people who gave
testimony expressed concerns
about the availability of parking
if the proposed 17fi parking
spaces near the Me Donald
Theater .ire eliminated by moving
the Eugene Station to the
McDonald site
"Why do so many people in
this city want to eliminate the
most-used city parking lot?"
asked Darryl Ram. owner of Dar
ryl's Custom Framing and Por
trait Studio, located near ltltli
and Willamette He anticipates a
50 to HO percent loss in sales if
the parking lot is closed
"I’ll |ust he one more entre
preneur who took his chances on
downtown Eugene and is reward
ed with financial ruin.'' Ram said
to applause from the 65-member
audience.
Two alternative sites to the cur
rent LTD station are proposed in
the DEIS — the Mi.Donald Site,
which would he the block sur
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Olive Plata residents Lillian Slarr (right) and Trudy Demarchl show
their concern about the exhaust from the L TD buses.
rounded by 10th Ave.. Olive St .
1 lth Avu and Willamette St., ami
the 1 HOI* site. which would be
surrounded b\ High St., nth Ave..
E Broadway and the offramp of
Ferry St. Bridge.
Several students of the LCC
downtown c enter testified that
lack of easy, a< cessible parking
would force them to reconsider
continuing their education
because of the difficulty in
arranging work and class sched
ules around a bus schedule.
Residents and staff members of
the Olive Plaza retirement center
also expressed concerns about
parking availability for them
selves and their visitors II the
LTD Hoard of Directors chooses
the McDonald site for the new
Eugene Station, it will not only
limit parking spat es near tint ten
ter, but increase the level of
exhaust and noise in the area.
"Please consider letting the
Olive Plaza residents know how
you're going to handle air pol
lution, the noise anti the safety
issues," saitl Margie Smith. Pres
ident of the Olive Plaza Board, to
the hoard of directors. "They are
very concerned and they feel you
have not been listening "
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