One might wonder if ODOT's opposition to the relocation of McKenzie-Willamette Hospital to this site was not driven by PeaceHealth and their zealous rep on the Oregon Transportation Commission, Randy Pape.

As a community, we spent two-generations-worth of state and federal transportation dollars wildly, extravagantly improving the I-5/Beltline to accommodate relocating Sacred Wallet to Riverbend - while failing to fix the county's worst congestion/accident nightmare - the Delta Highway/Belt Line interchange and Belt Line-Willamette River bridges.

Had our dollars been spent wisely, the impact of this housing development would be minimal.