Rezoning the large bare acreages inside the proposed UGB expansion from farm land to industrial land is a major property value windfall for the owners. I briefly scanned some random larger unimproved ownerships within the proposed UGB area and came up a number of recent LLC's, many City of Eugene ownerships, Bethel school district, and Stewart Family Trust. Some of these large bare acreage parcels are directly adjacent to already developed industrial sites.

Was there intention by some entities to buy up comparatively cheap farmland acreages in this area then maneuver them into the proposed UGB so they could be rezoned industrial?

I'm not saying that's the story, but further property research along with dates of acquisition and identity searches of LLC's might paint parts of this proposed UGB a different color. It would be an interesting investigative reporting piece for one of our community newspapers.