My wife Anne made the front page this morning: 5" x 7"
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
Eugene, Oregon
December 27, 2016 10:37am CST
No, she did not commit a crime or have an accident, nor was she interviewed about her art quilts. She was one of over 100 neighbors of two existing subdivisions who wrote city planners to protest the potential approval of a new development of 192 new homes replacing a very nearby nine hole golf course. It's not the golf course we are all concerned about but the traffic.
A two lane road accesses out manufactured home community. There is already heavy traffic on this road for the many homes here and those east and north of us. A gravel quarry is to the east as well and dump trucks speed down the road at all hours of the day and (sometimes) the night. No new signals or traffic changes, including speed limits are being required yet.
The proposed new homes will range in size from 1800 to 4000 square feet. New homes in the Eugene area are selling for an average of $184 per square foot, so what the developers call "moderately" priced homes don't sound moderate to me.
The newspaper photographer who called Anne after her letter to the editor came over on a cold rainy day. Anne grabbed my gloves to go out to the gate with him, so her hands look pretty funny in the photo.
It looks as if there will be a fight over this development with the city. Link to the photo is below.
Eugene’s largest new subdivision in more than a decade is moving through the city’s planning process, alarming neighbors who are wary about its size and the amount of traffic it will draw. Last month, more than 100 neighbors wrote city planners about The N
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
27 Dec 16
I admire people who stand and fight for what they think is right so congratz to your wife Anne.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
27 Dec 16
Thanks! She is one of many involved in this little battle, which will grow.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
27 Dec 16
@JamesHxstatic really wish you luck James and I pray you guys win this one.
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@RichardMeister (5328)
• Otis Orchards, Washington
27 Dec 16
Something similar happened on the north side of Spokane this last summer except they wanted to build a huge apartment complex. People did not like it and sent letters. The project was stopped.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Dec 16
Glad to hear that. I am hoping we can stop this one somehow.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Dec 16
@RichardMeister Willy-nilly would be the name for it too. Sounds like the Jetsons.
@RichardMeister (5328)
• Otis Orchards, Washington
28 Dec 16
@JamesHxstatic There were other developments that were not stopped though. Speaking of developments, I read about a development somewhere here in the Spokane area that was built sometime in the 50s. It was designed for flying cars. I guess at the time there was a lot of talk of flying cars being in everyone's garage. There were a few of these cars built back then but as you can tell they were not very successful. Can you imagine what it would be like in the skies if cars were flying around up there willy-nilly?
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
28 Dec 16
Good for her- these developments are endless and cause traffic and people jams as far as I'm concerned.
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@MarymargII (12422)
• Toronto, Ontario
2 Jan 17
@JamesHxstatic Hope things work out better for you!
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
28 Dec 16
Residents of 192 new homes would indeed add up to your existing traffic problem in the area. City planners may have failed along the way.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Dec 16
It seems like a bad idea to us.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Dec 16
@sunrisefan No doub it will. 192 homes might generate 500 more cars/trucks.
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@sunrisefan (28524)
• Philippines
28 Dec 16
@JamesHxstatic It will add to the inconvenience residents in your area are suffering.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
29 Nov 17
Yes, but it was useless, as I feared. The planners rubber-stamped the project. Developers run the world it seems.
@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
29 Nov 17
@JamesHxstatic
So so sad James but the good news is she tried and made the front page.
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@celticeagle (190011)
• Boise, Idaho
27 Dec 16
It's to hear that people are actively writing about there opposition of this change. Hope it is of help.
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@celticeagle (190011)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Dec 16
@JamesHxstatic ........I hope it works.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Dec 16
I am hoping that the article in the paper stirs things up.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17245)
• China
28 Dec 16
By the way,What does 5" x 7" refer to?
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17245)
• China
29 Dec 16
@JamesHxstatic Oh,I see.Thank you !
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Dec 16
It was (roughly) the size of the photo on the front page in inches.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (17245)
• China
28 Dec 16
Wow! Good for Anne,She hit the headline!She does the right thing.Hope the city planners will change their mind !
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
16 Mar 17
They did not see things our way and the construction will go ahead.
@RasmaSandra (98127)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Dec 16
Well more power to her. Who needs to live in a really heavy traffic area. Our main road here was bad enough and then they built a bridge and extension really close-by. Now during rush hours you can hardly get across the street the traffic is that heavy. I always say to my hubby that we are taking our life into our hands every time. So hope those house go but the golf course stays. Instead if the golf course isn't needed perhaps a lovely park can be built.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
27 Dec 16
The nine hole course and an eighteen hole adjacent are privately owned, so no park is likely. I think that the golf course developers who live on that property, were land speculators from the outset. They were thwarted some years back from getting a hospital to relocate on their property. The proposed development would mean several hundred more vehicles per day on this road.
@RasmaSandra (98127)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
27 Dec 16
@JamesHxstatic then you would also have the problem of not being able to get about too well. It was so much better for us too before that bridge came along.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
16 Mar 17
Thanks, but no chance. The construction will go ahead.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
27 Dec 16
and the city probably doesn't care the neighbors are upset, they are only thinking about the added revenue.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
27 Dec 16
That remains to be seen. Eugene is sometimes pretty reasonable, but will get major pushback from both sides on this proposed development.
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@fishtiger58 (29819)
• Momence, Illinois
28 Dec 16
@JamesHxstatic Good luck I hope it all turns out well for you
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@snowy22315 (209193)
• United States
28 Dec 16
Well I hope you get your way, and the development is rethought.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Dec 16
That is what would be best for this community and its neighbors who are also concerned. Thanks!
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Dec 16
The latter would be the least we hope for. Thanks for adding your hope.
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@PatZAnthony (14749)
• Charlotte, North Carolina
28 Dec 16
Hope you get what you want so you don't have the increase in traffic!
Good thing there are people like your wife who speak up!
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Dec 16
There will be more as time goes on. This article in the paper will generate more letters to the editor and the Planning Dept.
@Morleyhunt (21741)
• Canada
27 Dec 16
Locals are rarely consulted in plans for major changes in the community.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Dec 16
A public hearing requirement was waived, of course.
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@JudyEv (382658)
• Rockingham, Australia
28 Dec 16
That would be a worry. I hate how you're going along nicely and suddenly a great big spanner is thrown in the works. I do hope your community will be able to make the developers see sense. And well done Anne for writing to the city planners. There is some established fact that for every person who actually puts pen to paper there is another x (is it 6 or 8 perhaps? I've completely forgotten), that think the same but haven't written. Good luck with stopping this. I think you might need it.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
16 Mar 17
Yes, we attended a hearing, with many others, but to no avail. It will happen anyway.
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@responsiveme (22923)
• India
28 Dec 16
Good for Anne to have stood up...whatever is the outcome we need to put in ourviews. Those glovesare atad too big but they make the point 
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
28 Dec 16
Yes, they look pretty funny, but it was veruy cold that day.
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