Neighbors condemn company removing trees to build apartments Neighbors jeered and screamed at construction crews Thursday morning as they removed multiple large trees to make way for a future apartment complex off River Road. Posted: May 13, 2021 11:14 AM Updated: May 13, 2021 11:28 AM Posted By: Jacob Roberts EUGENE, Ore. – Neighbors jeered and screamed at construction crews Thursday morning as they removed multiple large trees to make way for a future apartment complex off River Road. Seattle-based Evergreen Housing Development Group has developed plans for a 93-unit apartment complex called the Lombard Apartments north of Lombard Lane and northwest of Maurie Jacobs Park. Miaya Sustaita, a member of Greenway Guardians, a grassroots organization opposed to the project, said her main objection is the type of housing that will be built.