Parkway
continued from page 1
Eugene voters approved a route
previously selected by the council
for a freeway.
“The measure [in 1986] did not
ask voters whether or not they want
ed the highway to be built or if they
wanted to spend the money,” said
Bettman, “only if they approved the
route selected by council.”
{ { There are millions of
dollars that have already
been invested, and it
would be very unfortunate
to bring that to a halt
Terry Connolly
director of governmental
affairs,
Eugene Chamber
of Commerce 77
Approving the parkway project
would make impossible a long list
of other projects prioritized for that
same funding, Bettman said, in
cluding some safety improvements
in West Eugene.
“[City Council] was pushed to put
all of the future road-building mon
ey for the 20 years into one project,”
Taylor said. “That would take just
about all of the money for this area.”
However, supporters of the plan ar
gue that abandoning a project of this
size will hurt Eugene in several ways.
“There are millions of dollars
that have already been invested,
and it would be very unfortunate
to bring that to a halt,” said Terry
Connolly, director of governmen
I '" ""1 1
Laura Smit Emerald
Drivers on West 11th Avenue encounter the traffic congestion that is common on the road during rush hour.
tal affairs for the Eugene Chamber
of Commerce. “Aside from not
improving traffic, the biggest
repercussion [of killing the plan]
will be Eugene’s reputation. The
ability to secure funding for trans
portation for future needs will be
significantly diminished.”
Connolly said the city’s decision
to back away from the parkway
project could jeopardize relation
ships with government planning
agencies.
“This will put Eugene at a disad
vantage for years to come,” he said.
With Eugene’s reputation in
mind, Torrey said he is working to
bring back the project.
“I am going to do everything I
can to convince the council to
place this issue in front of the vot
ers,” Torrey said. “ I want this
parkway to be built. It’s in the best
interest of the voters.”
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