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TO THE EDITOR
Eugene), development occurred along these
corridors. Later when automobiles became
the major mode of transit, development
occurred along major streets. And today, as
rapid transit systems have been put in place,
development has occurred along these
corridors, Portland is a good example. The
EmX will encourage development along its
corridors and bring more jobs to Eugene
and Springfi eld. It will also encourage the
development of multi-family housing along
its corridors. This will bring us closer to
our goal of reducing sprawl and increasing
housing in the cities.
The west Eugene EmX will be an
extension of the Franklin and Gateway
EmX systems. Students living in west
Eugene will be able to take the EmX to
the UO, residents will be able to go to
downtown Eugene or Springfi eld, or travel
to RiverBend without having to transfer
buses. We need to build the West 11th
segment of the EmX system.
Edward Winter
Crow
APOLOGY IN ORDER
I’m confused. When I was a Metropolitan
Wastewater Management commissioner I
remember that public meetings law applied
when a quorum was present. Since a
quorum was not present I don’t understand
the verbal attacks as well as legal challenge
when our Commissioners Pete Sorenson
and Rob Handy discussed issues of
importance to the county.
Isn’t it important to get as much
information as possible before an issue
is introduced so everyone has a better
understanding? Should we just allow
staff to take care of county business
and forget our elected offi cials and their
responsibility to the voters?
I think an apology is in order! I know
how hard the commissioners have worked
to represent us on issues such as health
care, air and water pollution, and criminal
justice.
Ruth Duemler
Eugene
ALIEN JUDGMENT
I was impressed by the intelligence
and compassion evident in Betty Taylor’s
Feb. 3 letter about the crazy ruling against
Commissioners Pete Sorenson and Rob
Handy. By contrast the judge seems to
be an incompetent fool from outer space
writing bizarre and worthless dogma that
deviates from the intent of the law.
Bob Saxton
Eugene
TRAVESTY TRAIL
Eugene is the city of the arts and the
outdoors. That’s great because I love the
arts and the outdoors. So much so, that
yesterday I decided to hike the Ridgeline
Trail off of Blanton Road. I hadn’t been
there in many years. I was so shocked to
discover that instead of a beautiful trail
passing through a contiguous ecosystem
of Douglas fi rs, Oregon grape and ferns,
it’s really more like a trail passing through
housing developments where you can hear
lawnmowers, yapping dogs and human
voices throughout your hike.
Who is responsible for this kind of
zoning that would allow huge houses to
be built adjacent to, or perhaps, within
Eugene’s open space? It felt like a double
travesty: houses invading and breaking up
the open space, and the sheer obscenity of
the sizes of those houses. I can’t help but
think about the huge amount of resources
(including trees) that go into building
those monstrosities for what-two or three
people to live in?
I know I sound judgmental, but all you
have to do is go look at Google Earth to
see the critical level of deforestation that
is occurring around the world — much of
which supplies the housing and furnishing
markets. I would love to see Eugene make
a stronger commitment to preserving
complete ecosystems and large tracts of
open space. People need nature.
Dana Vion
Springfi eld
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