I just have to correct the labeling of the options. The "original plan" was to build the new Distrct Courthouse on the Butterfly Lot parcel, not the City of Eugene proposed land swap that separated the courthouse from the existing county buildings. 

The story also failed to cover the reason why we need to replace the courthouse and the 1981 legislative action that mandates that county governments provide adequate facilities for the district courts while the State provides the operational funding for them. 

It also did not cover the values the Commissioners adopted for the project of accountability, transparency, collaboration and stewardship. As part of the request for a joint elected officials meeting, the Board asked that there be public comment and that the meeting take place in the evening to provide the maximum access for the public. 

I would recommend that folks actually watch the Board meeting on line: http://apps.lanecounty.org/WebCast/Play5.aspx?mid=1199