TWO PLTS REPORT ON THE ARPT AUTHORITY RULINGS ON ARPT SECURITY MEASURES THAT CREATED A VEHICULAR/ACFT CONFLICT PROBLEM IN THE RAMP/TXWY AREAS AT EUG; OR.

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THE EUGENE OREGON ARPT AUTHORITY HAS IMPLEMENTED SINGLE POINT ACCESS TO THE FLT LINE AND PVT HANGARS PER FAA DIRECTIVES. THE PROBLEM! ACCESS POINTS; AS THEY ARE NEW DESIGNED; REQUIRE CARS; TRUCKS; AND PEDESTRIANS TO DRIVE THROUGH THE FBO OPS AREA; ONTO TXWYS; AND AROUND ACFT THAT ARE READY TO TAXI. THE POTENTIAL FOR A HORRIBLE ACCIDENT IS TREMENDOUS. IT IS THE WORST POSSIBLE SIT FOR GND OP. MOVING VEHICLES AROUND MOVING ACFT; ITS NOT IF; BUT ONLY WHEN THE ACCIDENT WILL HAPPEN. THIS NEEDS IMMEDIATE REVIEW AND CORRECTION. THE RAMP IS MUCH MORE SUBJECT OT DISASTER NOW THAN BEFORE. SUPPLEMENTAL INFO FROM CAN 527395: THERE ARE GATES ON THE ARPT THAT WOULD ALLOW TFC WITHOUT GOING THROUGH HE OPS AREA OF THE FBO'S. SECURITY WOULD NOT BE AN ISSUE AT THE OTHER GATE'S. CALLBACK CONVERSATION WITH RPTR REVEALED THE FOLLOWING INFO: THE PLT STATED THAT HE LCL FSDO WAS NOT CALLED ON THIS AS THEY ARE UP IN PDX AND HAD NOT RESPONDED TO PREVIOUS REQUESTS FOR INVESTIGATION INTO LCL MATTERS AT EUG. PLTS DEALT WITH THE ARPT AUTHORITY WITH THEIR APPEALS FOR RECONSIDERATION OF THE RULINGS. WITHIN A MONTH OF THE FIRST RULING; THE PROCS WERE CHANGES SO AS TO PROVIDE ACCESS THROUGH 6 OR 7 GATES; EACH GATE HAVING GUARDS CHECKING ID'S PRIOR TO A CARD ACCESS BEING USED ON THE GATES.