The Eugene Planning Commission will hold a public hearing today at 6 p.m. in the Sloat Room of the Atrium Building, located at 99 W. 10th Avenue. The commission will discuss the appeal of hearing
official Virginia Gustafson’s decision in favor of the construction of the University’s proposed East Campus Children’s Center.
The commission is planning to
decide the fate of the permit on
Nov. 4; however, they may make their deliberation sooner or later than the scheduled meeting.
The University needs the permit
in order to begin building on the
site, which is located on the northeast corner of East 17th Avenue and Moss Street.
Toby Grant and Jeff Osanka
filed the original appeal against
the University’s conditional use
permit on Sept. 30. The two say they appealed because although they support having a child care center, they think the planned structure would not mesh with the medium-density residential-style housing in the area, and building a child care center would generate too much traffic.
The University has already begun to prepare the site for construction by removing houses and trees, but a permit is required to proceed with building during the project’s second phase.
— Jillian Daley