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KARP Gary
From LouC [LouC@UA290 org]
Sent Wednesday, April 04, 20074 38 PM
To KARP Gary
Cc lohne, lynelle4
Subject Public Hearing Testimony
Re Case Numbers LRP2006-o0027 and ZON 2006-00054
To the City of Springfield Planning CommissIon and City Council
My name IS Lou Chrlsllan I am a Business Agent for Plumbers and Steamfitters Local 290, with a total membership
of over 4,000 dedicated men and women In the plumbing and plpefittlng Industry We vehemently oppose the zOning
change for the 56 acres directly across from our union hall and training center The current zoning, campus industrial,
IS a benefit for all those CItizens who live and work In thiS area
The proposal to change to community commercial for the benefit of a Lowe's Home Improvement IS an extremely bad
Idea Just check their record They are a bad neIghbor and gained a very poor reputation when they recently
constructed their Lebanon, Oregon regional dIstribution center They don't value Oregon wages or working
conditions Their Idea of Improving the local community was to bring In out-of-state workers and out-of-state
contractors with no ties to the local economy
We strongly recommend retaining the Campus Industrial deSignation
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Thank you for your conSideration
Lou Christian
BUSiness Agent Local 290
2861 Pierce Pkwy
Springfield, OR
4/26/2007