Ah, so you drink (or do you serve) the "WE CAN" Kool-Aid!

Were you involved in developing the "pillars"? I was. In fact, I was the one who first introduced the concept of "pillars," and organized a letter that was signed by 65 neighborhood leaders and formally endorsed by 15 chartered neighborhood organizations, including FAN, Crest (now SHiNA), SEN and Amazon, and the Neighborhood Leaders Council. The letter supported the following statement:

_"Protecting, repairing and enhancing neighborhood livability is a central pillar of the community’s vision for Eugene."_

It also provided a detailed foundation in _Metro Plan_ policies and Eugene's adopted Growth Management Policies.

This pillar establishes a constraint ("protect") and two aspirations ("repair" and "enhance").

You are dead wrong in claiming "protection" has to be compromised in some cases. The community has spoken load and clear, and some tiny little band of zealots is out of line trying to undermine it.

(cont. ...)