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Residents urge pause and more study of proposed Amazon distribution center; concerns about traffic, air quality and local jobs
Summary
Multiple speakers during public comment urged the council to pause permitting or require further review for an Amazon distribution center, citing traffic, air pollution, climate goals and threat to unionized postal jobs; speakers asked for stronger local review and public engagement before the project proceeds.
During a 90-minute public comment period Dec. 8, dozens of Eugene residents urged the City Council to pause or block the proposed Amazon distribution center, asking for additional environmental and traffic review and more public engagement.
Speakers raised a range of concerns: Deborah McGee and others questioned how the distribution center aligns with the Climate Recovery Ordinance’s goal to reduce citywide fossil-fuel emissions 50% by 2030 and asked whether staff have quantified the project’s emissions effects.…
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