In the past the Eugene community used a highly functional, productive approach to planning that was true to the State's Goal 1 mandate for citizen involvement in planning. The statutory process that our State legislators defined for this purpose is called the "Refinement Plan" process. To see a list of the past Eugene refinement plans produced with the participation of your fellow Eugene residents, click this link:
http://cts.vresp.com/c/?CollingeandAssociate/f6cdc51827/TEST/7715c0b0e1
Mysteriously, at some point in recent years, City staff abandoned this fruitful and effective community-driven approach to use a new, "expert-driven" approach, the results of which we now see with the SWAZ debacle. I hope the Mayor and  City Councillors will have the courage to acknowledge this was a wrong turn. Please respect Eugene residents' rightful role in planning our community. Let us use the approach that is tried and true -- the refinement plan.