Eugene mall second of its kind in country
Newcomers to Eugene will im
mediately notice the pedestrian
mall which graces the downtown
area.
The second of its kind in the
country, it offers a chance for
shoppers to do business without
fighting traffic, and can give the
feeling of the town squares found
in older cities.
The mall is the work of the
Eugene Renewal Agency (ERA)
which, with the help of federal
funds from the Department of
Housing and Urban Development,
purchased downtown sites and of
fered them for sale to developers.
Plans for the construction had to
be approved by ERA and the
Eugene Planning Commission —
the same process used today for
the few remaining downtown
sites.
‘‘We're 85 per cent finished,”
says ERA Administrative Assis
tant Bev Delaney. “And we expect
to finish the remaining 15 per cent
of the work in three to five years.”
The proposed transit terminal at
Eighth and Willamette streets is
already under construction. It will
offer a variety of shops and park
ing space, as well as a transfer
point for Lane Transit District
buses.
Other sites include office space
for local businesses and a prop
osed Sheraton Hotel at Sixth and
Willamette streets. A preliminary
plan to finance the project fell
through earlier this year, but ERA
says that a survey of prospective
developers shows there is still in
terest in building a hotel on the
site. The hotel, planners say, will
compliment the mall business.
Just what kind of businesses
Pet restrictions range wide
Animal restrictions for house
hold pets in Lane County range
from extremely tight with severe
punishments to extremely lenient.
The lenient cases are mainly
cats. Of course some landlords
and zoning restrictions will bar
both cats and dogs from places,
but cats still remain relatively free
to roam wherever they wish. As
Everett McVicker, director of the
Lane Humane Society, puts it:
'There’s no such thing as a stray
cat." Cats are not licensed in Lane
County
Dogs are an entirely different
story. Dogs in Lane County at j
required to be on leashes or under
leash command, even in parks
Dogs are not allowed in any build
ings (including dorms) except for
seeing-eye dogs.
Lane County requires dog
owners to get licenses by the dog's
fifth month birthday, or 30 days
after the owner gets the dog or 30
days after the owner and the dog
move into Lane County.
Licenses are available at the
Lane County Courthouse, 125 E.
8th Ave. Room 20 in the base
ment. Licenses are $9.50 a year
or $4.75 a year for spayed or neu
tered dogs To get a license, the
owner must present a rabies cer
tificate (a rabies shot is required
every three years.) A spay or neu
ter certificate is required for the
discount. Dog owners wanting
more information can call
687-4155.
Should Rover be wandering
loose and get picked up by the
Dog Control, the reclaiming pro
cess is both “hectic and expen
sive," according to McVicker.
The owner must go out to the
Humane Society on Greenhill
Road (which is the current “dog
pound”) to locate the pet and pay
$3 to $3.50 a day in boarding fees
And before the dog is released,
the owner must go down to the
county courthouse to pay a $20
fine, show proof of a rabies shot
and buy a license if the dog does
not have one.
McVicker urges dog owners to
reclaim their pets if they disap
pear. Only one-third of the total
stray dogs brought into the society
are ever reclaimed by their former
owners. And after the 73rd hour of
the holding period, stray dogs can
either be put up for adoption or
“humanely destroyed."
by Anne Kern
are on the mall? Just about every
kind in the 150 stores found there.
There are restaurants, clothing
stores, jewelers, sporting goods,
book stores, "five and dimes,” as
well as playgrounds, telephones,
a “mini-post office” and rest room
facilities. There are also over 300
covered parking spaces in the
overpark, and Lane Transit Dis
trict offers regular bus service.
by Rick Bella
For fresh, cheap food
residents work, shop
at Grower’s Market
Eugene residents with a fetish for fresh, inexpensive foods
frequently shop at Grower's Market, located downtown at 4th and
Willamette streets. The market features fresh fruits and vegeta
bles, plus flours and grains, beans, fish, nuts, cheese and dried
fruits, all sold at approximately 10 per cent above wholesale cost.
To purchase food at the market, simply turn in an order form
on Wednesday before 7:30 p.m. The food is purchased early
Thursday morning from local wholesalers and delivered to the
market, where it is sorted into individual order boxes. Orders
may be picked up on Thursday between 4:30 and 7:30 p.m.
Grower’s Market is operated entirely by volunteers. One
hour of work is required for each order, and volunteers are
needed all day Wednesday and Thursday and on Friday
mornings.
Another food co-op where an hour of work can shrink your
food bill is the Willamette People’s Co-op, 22nd and Emerald
streets. It is open Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.
The University has its own food co-op, designed specifically
for fraternities, sororities and living co-ops, as well as the indi
vidual buyer. It is open Monday through Friday, 10:30 a.m. to 5
p.m. In most cases, buyers place their orders two or three days in
advance and pick them up at 1535 Agate St.
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