There were many people who were very vocal in wanting the
former City Hall to be kept and updated if necessary but it was torn 
down over very strong objections from Eugene residents.  Now we 
have an empty lot... for how long?

It would be interesting to find out how much it cost to raze the 
site and the total charges to rent office space all this time and until 
the building is finally rebuilt.   Why would a City Hall be demolished
without a very clear plan of costs being finalized...with a logical and 
timely re-building schedule to soon follow. 

Corvallis, Albany, Springfield, Junction City, Cottage Grove, etc.
all still have their City Halls.  Eugene's former one seemed much
newer than any that I've seen in other cities.