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Greg Williams Noti THE RESERVOIR IS WORTH IT Sunrise www.sunriseasianfood.com M-Sat. 9 to 7 and Sun 10 to 6 70 W. 29th Ave. Eugene • 541-343-3295 Regarding the controversy about EWEB’s plan for two new large water reservoirs on its 11 acre property in the Eugene south hills known as Patterson Hill: Opposition is mainly from neigh- boring residents, which is understand- able, as they have long enjoyed a beau- tiful park in their backyards virtually unknown to the general public. We endured the construction of a new water reservoir EWEB and their contrac- tors built several years ago about 200 feet from our front door. We can con- firm that it is not pleasant to live next to a large construction project with heavy equipment, traffic, noise, dust and gen- eral disruption. It would be better for the Patterson Hill neighbors to endure this disruption over two to three years only once, build both reservoirs and be done, rather than two to three years now, then another two to three years within the next decade. The cost savings from building both at once will benefit the entire community of ratepayers, so it seems a win-win for both the Patterson Hill neighbors and the community. In our case, we thought it only fair for us to endure a couple of years of turmoil for the privilege of having one of the best municipal water supplies in the world. It would seem the height of selfishness to try to deny the entire community the benefit of a safe, plentiful and reliable wa- ter supply so you can have your own free quiet backyard parkland in perpetuity. Alexandre Lockfeld Joanne Carlson Eugene DAILY DEALS EVERY MONDAY: EVERY THURSDAY: 20% OFF MERAKI GARDENS 10% OFF PARAPHERNALIA 20% OFF MANA EXTRACTS 10% OFF EDIBLES EVERY TUESDAY: EVERY FRIDAY: 10% OFF CARTRIDGES 10% OFF PREROLLS EVERY WEDNESDAY: EVERY SATURDAY: 20% OFF SUGARTOP BUDDERY 10% OFF TOPICALS 10% OFF EXTRACTS DEATH FROM A THOUSAND CUTS The board of the Southwest Hills Neighborhood Association, SHiNA, voted (7-0) July 6 to oppose EWEB’s proposed 40th and Patterson water project until and only if EWEB can better demonstrate need: need to build two massive reservoirs rather than one, need to clear cut more than two acres mature Eugene forest. But the front page Register-Guard story 7/18 and an EW letter 7/22 have disparaged close-by neighbors as “NIMBYs” who oppose the larger pub- lic good. Our SHiNA neighborhood, I point out, is more than a mile from the proposed project. The site is not in our visual backyard, traffic backyard, etc. The emerald city Eugene, however, is suffering death from a thousand cuts to backyard forests. The grove of large conifer trees in question, about 60 percent water by weight, sequesters carbon and counters climate change. The grove helps cool all of Eugene on hot days, helps clean the air of pollutants, retards the fast spread of wild- fire, as well as contributing other civic val- ues including aesthetic value and wildlife habitat, notably for Monarch butterflies. The Eugene Climate Ordinance and Climate Action Plan — CAP2.0 — calls for 30 percent minimum forest canopy. But Eugene is less than 21 percent, going backward as one small woodlot after an- other is cut for housing, roads, utilities, better living room views. Councilor Emily Semple and Council- or Matt Keating have proposed a stron- ger Eugene tree protection ordinance, an important step to protect our trees. Ralph McDonald SHiNA Co-Chair Eugene EWEB HAS PLANNED FOR THE FUTURE EWEB is the best provider of any service that I’ve ever had. I’ve been a customer since 1974. One hundred per- cent of the time when I turn on the fau- cet, good, safe water comes out. Not one interruption of service in all of these years! Electric service is nearly as reli- MOOD Fine Cannabis able, despite a few outages that were the result of acts of nature. EWEB is a public agency run by an elected board of volunteers. They have earned our trust. If they think we need new water reservoirs in south Eugene, where I live, I will take their word for it. EWEB purchased a site decades ago for this purpose. They planned for the fu- ture. The future is now. Thanks, EWEB! Richie Weinman Eugene TIME TO TALK ABOUT URBAN FIRE RISKS If the last few years, especially 2020, have taught us anything, it is that we need to start having serious conversa- tions about the risks our community faces from a major urban fire. On July 10, 2021, the Eugene/Springfield Fire Department was called to put out three separate fires on the south side of Skin- ner’s Butte. It took them 45 minutes and two trees were a total loss. What if it hadn’t gone quite so well? That fire didn’t just burn some grass and trees. It heightened my alarm at the potential loss of Eugene’s first Historic District that is situated mere feet from the edge of that fire. The Campbell House (c 1892), the Mims House (c 1870), and Shel- ton McMurphey Johnson House (1888) are just a few of those historic buildings that could be lost if a fire got out of control in the heart of downtown Eugene. Eugene has spent a lot of time work- ing on keeping the potential fire haz- ards at bay, including banning fireworks in certain parts of town. However, I be- lieve it’s time to start talking to all of our neighbors about what they can do to help with this effort. How can urban homeowners work on their defensible space around their property? This is not just a rural issue. We all need to work in our own backyards. I encourage you to call your city coun- selor or neighborhood association. Ask if they know how we can work on defen- sible space in Eugene. 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