Mail Tribune News - Manor plan remains open for comment Manor plan remains open for comment Medford council hears concerns about congested traffic, fate of mobile home park By Jessica Smith Residents who asked city leaders to delay a decision on whether to approve the Rogue Valley Manor s expansion plans got part of their wish Thursday night. Written public comment will be accepted until 5 p.m. Feb. 8. The council is expected to take up the issue again at its March 1 meeting. Residents who spoke to the council Thursday, including many from a mobile home park that would fall if the Manor s project moves forward, were hoping for a bit more time. The state expects to identify a preferred alternative for the interchange this spring.
Tentative plans are to move it farther south.
The Manor already has approval to build a hotel and a smaller office building. State transportation rules and widespread concern over traffic congestion at the Barnett interchange has prevented the Manor project, and other southeast Medford development, from moving ahead. But recent changes to the state s guidelines for congestion at the interchange seem to open the door to some growth. The state Land Use Board of Appeals sent the Manor project back to the council, after finding the city incorrectly denied the application. The council, however, agreed to hold a public hearing on the matter rather than submit legal findings to support its earlier decision.