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rlanner MEM '26 May 2008
Molly Markanan
City of SprIngfield
225 Fifty Street
SprIngfield, Oregon
Dear Molly,
We are wntmg to protest the proposed development of the parcel ofland at 5560
Hlghbanks Road
My wife and I now lIve here by ourselves, but prIor to that we raised two sons who are
now grown and have left the nest When and If the trees are cut down and the four (4)
additIOnal residences bwlt, we wIll not have the peace and qwte that we now have and
have enjoyed for more than thirty-five (35) years There needs to be some resolutIOn to
thiS, even though It IS probably not part of the CrIterIa that the permits are based on It IS
of great Importance to us and the other neighbors 10 the area
There should be more CrIterIa mvolved other than strictly usmg all the aVaIlable space to
put up more houses and crammmg people together When I spoke to you on the phone on
FrIday afternoon about 1630 hours I got the ImpreSSIOn from you that It was the City of
Spnngfield's goal to bwld on every piece, of vacant land aVailable I was hopmg that tIus
conclUSIOn was mcorrect, but the longer that we talked the more you held to thiS deep-
rooted value ThiS only adds to the congestIOn that we already are experIencmg The
deCISIOn should be based on somethmg more than people Just mak10g money Tills WIll
significantly deterIorate our qualIty of lIfe by hav10g four addlhonal familIes IIv10g
adjacent to us
When we first moved 10 the residence at 5520 Hlghbanks Road there was a workIng
Filbert Orchard as there shillS I understand that the proposal IS to remove all but a few
of the filbert trees on the parcel at 5560 Hlghbanks Road ThIs IS not a good Idea as the
few trees left Will stIlI need to be mamtamed WIth spray and prunmg so that the filbert
blIght and filbert moths WIll not contammate the half acre of remammg trees that my WIfe
and I have on our land They need to cut all the filbert trees or leave all of them and
mamtaln them as they are supposed to be
If the trees do get cut as marked, then we are requestmg that the setback from the
property Ime be extended to more than five (5) feet There are several large and tall
filbert trees that mtertwme over the property lme separatmg the 5560 parcel and our
parcel at 5520 Hlghbanks Road The trees that WIll be remalmng on our property WIll
hang over the property l10e and drop filberts 10 the fall of the year over the property l10e
to the east '
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Planner: MEM ._' .....
The Idea ofputtmg four (4) addItIOnal bUlldmg lots on t/us parcel seems to be a bIt of
overkIll It IS not a good Idea to cram people together In such a confined space The
dnveway Into and out for the four (4) addItIOnal houses WIll be qUite congested In
addItion to the fact there WIll be several more vehIcles entenng and leaVIng HIghbanks
Road at thIS locatIOn
When does the CIty take mto consIderatIOn the unpact on the Infrastructure of the CIty,
Streets, Sewer, Water, m fact, all utilIties? When does the City take Into consIderatIOn the
addItional burden on the schools m the area?
If the penrut IS approved we are requestmg that the proposal be reduced slgruficantly
from the four (4) additional buIldmg lots to pOSSIble one or two additIonal bUlldmg lots,
do not cram people and bUlldmgs together, thIS only leads to a multitude of problems It
IS a fact, that the more you cram people together, the more problems you tend to generate
To our knowledge there are NO multiDLe reSidences on smgle parcels on the North SIde
of Hlghbanks Road as BIll Dwyer/Eureka Development IS proposmg
QuestIOns that we would lIke to have addressed are as follows,
Please address them and forward you responses to,
PhyllIS and Gene HIghfill
5520 HIghbanks Road
Spnngfield, Oregon 97478
At least four days pnor to the deadlIne of June the 6th 2008
I Do you have the results of the study for Sewer, water, electnclty, sanitary sewer
and storm water management facIlIties and streets and traffic safety controls, If so
could I please have copy?
2 TIns area behInd the current reSidence 5560 Hlghbanks flooded m the 1996 flood
and there was water runnIng behmd the reSIdence that IS m the low area, Wlt/un
the proposed development Will thIS area be elevated to a pomt that WIll prevent
floodmg to the reSIdence, and what If any WIll the Impact on our property and
other properties be due to the fill that WIll be reqUired to bnng t/us pIece of
ground above flood plaIn level?
3 SectIOn 5 12-125 mdlcates"areas WIth susceptibilIty to floodIng shall be
protected", what IS bemg done m regard to protectIng thIS area accordmg to t/us
Code or m Slate or Federal law?
4 Would you please proVIde me WIth the mformatlOn that the traffic engIneers have
done WIth regard to sectIOn 5 12-125 F
5 SectIOn 519-125 also mdlcates that there shall be consIderatIOn gIven to
envlronmenlallmpacts nearby trees and WIndbreaks, WIldlIfe, surface runoff and
water qualIty of streams and scemc qualIty We belIeve that there WIll be
slgruficant Impact on Robms, Jays, Crows, SqUirrels and other birds and WildlIfe
If the number of trees IS reduced as proposed We also belIeve that there WIll be a
great amount of drlUnage to Cedar Creek and eventually the McKenzie RIver due
to the tremendous buIld up of asphalt, concrete and other Impermeable surfaces
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6 SectIOn 5 19-125 D states that natural dramage ways and water areas shall be
retamed to preserve nparlan habitat and to mlmmlze erosIOn We do not beheve
that thiS IS bemg done under the current proposed development
7 Section 519-125 D 2 States that Wooded area that wIiII1kely provide attractive
on-site views to occupants of future development shall be retamed Is thiS sectIOn
of the code bemg addressed and adhered to?
8 SectIOn 5 19-125 D 4 States that wooded areas along property hnes shall be
retamed so serve as buffers from adjacent properties We beheve that cuttmg all
of the trees on tlns parcellS m VIOLATION of thiS part of the Spnngfield
Development Code They should be reqUired to leave one row of trees to serve
as buffers
9 SectIOn 5 19-125 E Indicates that the apphcant shall have a plan for replantmg of
new trees or vegetatIOn that IS an adequate substitute for the trees bemg felled
What IS the plan and Will the trees number the same, or do the same, for the buds
and other Wildlife and the neighborhood?
10 SectIOn 5 19-125 H Says that the tree fellmg shall be accomplished Without a
major disturbance to nearby reSidences What IS a major disturbance?
II SectIOn 5 19- 130 A Says that the time the work shall be completed shall be
specified on the penmt When Will the work be completed?
12 Section 5 19-130 says that the Director of Pubhc Works may reqwre a surety
bond, please do ask for thiS
13 In our phone conversatIOn on the 23 of May m the afternoon you stated that the
Spnngfield School Dlstnct has mdlcated that they have adequate capacity to
handle the anticipated mcrease of students commg from tlns area Would you
please proVide us With the mformatlOn from Spnngfield School Dlstnct # 19?
If there are other cntena that we are not aware of that we can bnng forth, please do not
heSitate to mform us at your earliest convemence As you can see and from our phone
conversatIOn we are very concerned about thiS proposed development
Thank you for your consideration
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Gene and Ph;S ~I;r U \ ~
'3520 ijl,rh 'Bttnr-5 RnuJ
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Molly Markanan
CIty ofSpnngfield
Urban Planmng DIvIsIOn
225 FIfth Street
Spnngfield, Oregon 97477
Date Received-
Planner: MEM
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Dear Ms Markanan
I lIve directly opposIte the proposed development at 5560 HIgh Banks Road, 10
Spnngfield Assessor's Map No 17-02-28-00, Tax Lot(s) 303 I am opposed to allowlOg
SaId development
The proposed homes would not be 10 keeplOg WIth the rest of the homes on the street
because they would not face the street, rather they would be three deep WIth the SIdes of
the homes facmg the street Tlus would be lIke so many hodge-podge developments on
MalO Street-{)ut of place If any homes are allowed to be bUIlt, then only deSIgns where
the homes could be one deep and facmg the street IS 10 keepmg wIth the style of thIS
neIghborhood
As for the trees, I would prefer that they be left alone, as they are fully producl1ve and are
also esthel1cally pleasmg A smaller-scale development would allow for most of the trees
to ~eJ11aIn That land has always been farm land, and to destroy It for an ugly, crowded,
out-of-place deSIgn IS mesponslble
Moreover, the way the sale took place IS also somethlOg I object to It seems that perhaps
Mr Dwyer was able to buy the property, WIthout haVIng a local agent lIst the property,
and wIthout the property hlttlOg the MultIple LlstlOg Service ThiS has the au of a
conflIct of lOterest, gIven Ius pOSitIOn as a County CommiSSIOner I have lIved 10 my
house for 3 I years and my two daughters grew up here One of my daughters, and her
husband, were mterested 10 movlOg lOto the eXlstmg home on the proposed Site, but It
was not lIsted I feel the site should have been offered first to those lOterested 10
preservlOg It as It IS BeSides that, the other Dwyer development, at the end of E Street,
whIle also "smgle famIly" homes, has become more of an apartment feel because of the
high denSIty I object to the pOSSibilIty of the same tlung happenIng acros~ the street
from me
Please do not allow the proposed changes to the orchard property to lOcIude multiple
homes crowded m Preserve the orchard and the mtegnty of the neighborhood and allow
only two homes, or none
~ank you,
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Pamela K, Hartman
,
5547 High Banks Road
Spnngfield, Oregon, 97478