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'See dealer tor details On most vehicles. ’' See us for guarantee details 2020 Franklin Blvd., Eugene • 465-3588 • Open Mon-Fri 7:30-5:30 FIND THING) IN ODE CLASSIFIED) (ROOMMATES, TICKETS, STUFF YOU LOST, BICYCLES, CARS, JOBS, ON-CAMPUS OPPORTUNITIES) Wetlands’ future topic of meeting ■ West Eugene business owners and Eugene residents take their ongoing disputes about plans for the sensitive lands to local governing bodies for resolution By Sara Lieberth Oregon Daily Emerald A public hearing before a joint meeting of the Eugene City Council and the Lane County Board of Commissioners Wednesday evening pitted resi dents against west Eugene busi ness owners — including repre sentatives of Hyundai — over proposed amendments to the city’s wetlands plan. At issue are three ordinances, each requiring separate action from the council and the board, which would forbid the semi conductor plant from further development on its 205-acre site near Willow Creek because the city’s planning and develop ment department has called for restoration and protection of the wetlands on the site. A vote on the amendments is scheduled for the June 1 coun cil session and the June 28 com missioners meeting. Hyundai could appeal an unfavorable de cision to the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, which has the fi nal determination under federal wetlands protection laws. “This is corporate bigotry,” Bethel resident Eric Hall said in support of Hyundai. “I urge you to find creative steps toward a solution. Anything less is no way to treat a valuable member of our communi ty. “Hyundai is not a citizen, the peo ple who work there are,” argued Jan Spencer of Eu gene. “I think the integrity of this process is on the line with miscon ceptions like that.” When Hyundai negotiated the property purchase before breaking ground in 1995, it was intimated that they would not need to expand into the al ready-designated wetlands area. Now, however, the corporate headquarters has said it wants to expand and build two more plants at the west Eugene site. Hyundai spokesman John Lively was on hand with sever al maps outlining the two auxil iary plants the company wants to build to the south of its cur rent plant location. “What we’re talking about is an additional eight acres mov ing southward from the existing site,” he said. “We are concen trating our development to the north as much as possible.” But local residents want the land protected instead, and they made their point clear en masse at Wednesday’s forum. “The environmental unique ness of this area requires our stewardship,” said Debra Michaels. “This needs not to be framed as anti-business or pro environment, but as the inheri tance we’ll pass on to our chil dren.” Retired University biology professor Bayard McConnaugh ey said 99 percent of the i C This needs not to be framed as anti-business or pro-environment, but as the inheritance we’ll pass on to our children. Debra Michaels ^ ^ Eugene resident // Willamette Valley’s wetlands have already been lost to popu lation growth and development and that the remaining 1 per cent must be preserved. “Wetlands-species animals require continuous land to suc cessfully survive,” he said. “The wildlife area they propose to keep is totally inadequate.” After several years of struggle between com munity mem bers, environ mental groups and the South Korean-based manufacturer — as Wednesday’s forum exempli fied — the com pany has recent ly suggested it may no longer be feasible to con tinue operations at the 830-em ployee Eugene plant. In response to this, Edward Aster, owner of Westech Rigging on West 11th Avenue, said the company’s presence here is crucial in at tracting more businesses to the area. “It acts as an important mag net for others to settle here,” he said, noting that five national companies are looking at west Eugene sites for expansion. “It was big business that helped build this city,” he con tinued. “Let’s not shoot our selves in the foot on this. I im plore you to look very, very hard at the future of job oppor tunity and growth for the fami lies in Eugene.” P.O.Box 3159. Hugene OR 97403 The Oregon Daily Emerald is published daily Mon day through Friday during the school year and Tuesday and Thursday during the summer by the Oregon Daily Emerald Publishing Co. Inc., at the University of Oregon, Eugene, Oregon. A member of the Associated Press, the Emerald operates inde pendently of the University with offices in Suite 300 of the Erb Memorial Union. The Emerald is private property. 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