County Commissioner Pos.No. 1
Skaggs:
Sees no need for correction facility,
favors local land-use planning
There is no need for a true
corrections facility in Lane
County, according to Joe
Skaggs, Republican candi
date for Lane County Com
missioner Position Number 1
Skaggs would like to see th<
present county jail upgradec
so it can remain in adequate
service until a new “reasona
bly priced” facility can be plan
ned.
Skaggs, a real estate broke
in Vida and president of th<
McKenzie River Land Owners’
Association, cites statistics
that show 60 to 70 per cent of
county prisoners are being
held for trial. The average in
mate stays in the jail 17 days,
says Skaggs, and most con
> victed inmates are transported
I to state facilities within 48
hours for conviction. So
there’s really no need for more
than a holding facility, he
reasons.
r Like the other two Republi
> can commissioner candidates
for Position Number 1, Skaggs
favors more local control of
land-use planning. He wants
“sub-areas” of the county
created as constituency dis
tricts. Citizens from these
sub-areas would serve on reg
ional planning commissions
serving areas such as the
coast, the mountains and cen
tral metropolitan Lane County.
Also like his opponents,
Skaggs wants Lane County
run with the efficiency of a big
business. He wants frugal
spending, reduction of payroll
wherever possible, assistance
to the business community to
increase county prosperity
and public relations campaign
ing to recruit new, "preferred”
industry.
Editor's Note: the Emerald
did not arrange an interview
with Skaggs before press
time. The information in this
profile was condensed from
campaign literature and
statements and public letters
released by Skaggs.
Reilldl ■ Wants five commissioners elected from constituency districts
Ed Reindl
By PHIL WALDSTEIN
Of the Emerald
There aren’t enough Lane
County Commissioners, ac
cording to Ed Reindl, Republi
can candidate for Position
Number 1 on the Board of
Commissioners. And even if
there were enough, electing
them on a county-wide vote is
the wrong way to select them,
he says.
Currently there are three
commissioners elected by the
county as a whole. Reindl
would like to see five commis
sioners elected from consti
tuency districts. This would
provide better local represen
tation and prevent the met
ropolitan areas from dominat
ing county decisions, he says.
Reindl, a Florence nursery
man and member of the West
Lane Planning Commission,
would also like to see three
planning commissions for the
same reason he wants more
commissioners: more local
control. Reindl says the three
commissions could use the
same staff presently used by
the two commissions. It would
take longer but such a system
would cost no more and would
be more responsive to local
control.
Reindl wants to abolish the
state Land Conservation and
Development Commission
(LCDC) which he calls an
appointed commission with
dictatorial power. To that end
he is backing an initiative to put
repeal of the law that created
LCDC on the ballot. Reindl is
quick to point out that he isn't
opposed to planning done by
LCDC, just the fact that it is
done at state level without
local control.
Reindl is confident the $11.7
million bond issue for a new
county jail will be defeated. He
believes a good jail can be built
for about $7.5 million which
would provide less space for
prisoners. “The armory site is
the logical site for the jail,”
says Reindl. "I think it’s too
late, but that's my opinion.”
Reindl favors a county lib
rary system, but he says the
public should be "told the
whole story” on the continuing
cost of such a program. He
thinks the public won't fund a
library when it knows the cost.
Reindl sees no need for in
vesting in a recycling plant to
solve Lane County’s solid
waste disposal problem. He
says there is enough acreage
in the quarry pits by Valley
River Center to last the county
20 years.
If you can’t get excited about
Reindl's positions on land-use,
solid waste disposal or the jail,
try his stand on public nudity.
Reindl wants to reverse the
current law that makes nudity
legal on public land except for
designated areas. His version
would ban public nudity except
in specified places.
Parkhurst:
Five commissioners would mean cumbersome county government
By PHIL WALDSTEIN
Of the Emerald
Having five Lane County
Commissioners rather than
the present three would mean
five aides, five secretaries, five
offices and five cars. The re
sult would be needless county
expenses and a more cum
bersome, less responsive
county government, says John
Parkhurst, Republican candi
date for Lane County Com
missioners Position Number 1.
Parkhurst, a property tax
consultant in Eugene and
past-Lane County assessor,
believes three at-large com
missioners is still the best sys
tem for county government.
Parkhurst agrees basically
with the current plan for a new
county jail and sees the need
for an individual-cell holding
plan. But he would like to save
the current jail building for a
work-release and education
facility instead of tearing it
down. This would save $1.5
million, Parkhurst says.
Like his Republican oppo
nents for commissioner,
Parkhurst wants more
localized control of land-use
planning. He would like to see
the state Land Conservation
and Development Commis
sion abolished in favor of local
planning.
“Communities like the Long
Tom (River) group and Loraine
should decide what they want
to live with,” Parkhurst says.
“The broad guidelines should
be decided by counties and
the state together."
Parkhurst would like to see
private industry doing things
that the county is currently un
dertaking. Things like a solid
waste recycling plant and
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county bridge and road build
ing.
Parkhurst recalls the con
stant search by the county for
a place to dump its garbage.
He believes a solid waste re
cycler is the best solution. The
northwest industrial section of
Eugene would be the logical
place for such a plant, Park
hurst says, since there would
be a good market there for the
steam produced. But instead
of the county paying for it, “We
should go into recycling on a
private basis.”
The candidate says the
county could save money by
letting private contractors take
care of major road and bridge
construction, rather than main
taining a standing construction
force.
He also sees a savings pos
sibility in combining some
county departments that cover
the same ground like the build
ing inspection department and
the assessor’s office.
When he was county asses
sor, Parkhurst recalls having
to call Manpower Inc. on occa
sion when, he says, other de
partments had people that
weren’t busy. A pool of per
sonnel would be more efficient
and save money for the
county, Parkhurst points out.
John Parfchurst
Another area where Park
hurst would like to save
money comes closer to the
average student’s interest
than, say, land-use planning
on the Long Tom.
“We’ve kind of gone over
board on bike paths,’’ Park
hurst says. The bicycle is a
good method of transporta
tion, he admits, and is easier to
park and maneuver with inside
the city. But, “I saw the city
plan for proposed bike paths
and it looks like we’re getting
carried away.’’