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3238 )l(16'b Street
Springfi~ld, OR 97477
October 12, 2005
RECEfVED
OCT 1 3 2005 .
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City of Springfield
Urban Planning Division
225 5'b Street
Springfield, OR 97477
Mr. Jim Donovan,
We would like to bring to your attention some issues concerning the proposed 20
lot residential subdivision known as Legacy Estates. Because the west side of this
proposed subdivision property adjoins the east side of our property, and also
because the property dividing line was in dispute for 3 years, we are enclosing with
this letter evidence of the judgment which should show legally the established
property line.
Issue 1:
Is there legal access off of 16tb Street? We dOi;1't believe there is with only 14 ft.
from the curb to our property line. There couldn't possibly be enough footage for a
two way street.
Issue 2:
Safety---Access off of 16tb Street would mean for us that we would .not only be
meeting traffic head on as we approach our driveway, but that we would have to
swing across in front of traffic to enter our property---verv danl!erous.
Issue 3:
We have a well within a few feet of the property line dividing our property and
the proposed subdivision property where the street would access off of 16th Street.
This well has been used since 1938 to irrigate gardens, orchards and yards. We eat
the produce watered by this well. We are extremely concerned that building a street
or any structures close to this well could cave it in as it is only 25 ft. deep and was
hand dug, and would contaminate the water. We question whether anything can be
legally developed within hundreds of feet of our well that would not contaminate it.
Issue 4:
2 things concerning flooding:
1.) Orchards have been planted in the fields below the embankment ofthe
proposed subdivisions in more recent years (Harold Rice's, Joe procJfn's, McElheny
and Wortenbee---developers of Grand View Estates.) They, along with:
2.) Joe prod)in and McElheny and Wartenbee filling in the canal that once let
flood water flow through their two adjoining properties both have contributed to
flood water backing up and flooding subdivions and other properties for the first
time in 60 years that used to never be flooded upriver a mile and further from us.
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We believe someone needs to responsibly be accountable for protecting people who
would have a home buiIll"talong this flood plain in this particular area.
In closing we would like to comment on the shortness of time we were given to
respond on this matter. We were out oftown and could not get an attorney at such
short notice with only a few days to get this letter in, so we do protest that it seems
very unfair to us.
Arlen and Marceil Kopperud
RECRTVED
OCT 1 3 Z005
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