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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 18, 1978)
Wood stove industry gives city heat By KEVIN HARDEN Of the Emerald Claiming the wood stove industry in the Eugene-Springfield area has been sub jected to “unreasonable and capricious ac tion,” five members of that industry have called for an investigation of the city’s mechanical inspection division of the Public Works Department. The members, Mike Duval of J & J Enter prises, Ken Hussey of Mannan Building Supplies, Thomas Lichty of the Oregon Woodstove Company, John Orlando of Oregon Steel Fabricating and G.M. McCormack of McCormack Consulting En gineers, will present their own findings of a conflict of interest by one of the division’s inspectors at a news conference today. According to a letter sent to the Eugene City Council last Wednesday, the group claimed that elements in city government "have actively discouraged the (wood stove) industry by irresponsible, unreasona ble and inconsistent actions and have caused substantial monetary losses (in the industry).” Citing several documented incidents of irregularities in the mechanical inspection division’s handling of wood stove inspec tions, the group said one division employee was attempting to “force local businessmen out of business by threats and malicious statements.” That employee, Lyle Lamont, a mechani cal inspector for the public works depart ment, is under investigation by the city manager's office, Keith Martin, assistant city manager, said Monday. Although it is uncertain how long the in vestigation will take, Martin said, the wood stove manufacturer’s charges are being studied in depth. "The charges they presented to us in our meeting were pretty broad,” Martin said. “But the investigation is checking into each of the items individually.” According to the Public Works Depart ment, Lamont is on vacation and cannot be reached for comment. Among the charges, the group claims that misleading statements made my Lam ont might have discouraged potential cus tomers from buying wood stoves. "Misleading statements have been made by the mechanical inspector that installa tions of certain stoves will result in cancella tion of homeowner’s insurance,” the group’s letter said. “Such statements are false and have been pointed out to the in spector in the past.” The statements continued, the group said, and sales were lost because of reluc tance to buy wood stoves under those cir cumstances. While the Eugene-Springfield wood stove industry is important to the local economy, the alleged activity of govern ment officials may damage both industry image and sales, the group said. ... of environmental concern By KATHLEEN MONJE Of the Emerald A court decision on herbicide spraying in the Siuslaw National Forest, which will affect chemical use on public lands statewide, was again delayed Friday. Federal Judge Otto Skopil of the U.S. District Court in Portland Tom McCall will speak tonight on the “Future of the Environmen tal Movement in Oregon,” part of Wilderness Day during Earth Week at the University. McCall, a candidate for gover nor, will lecture in Room 167 of the Erb Memorial Union. Also on the agenda are Alaskan wilderness films and slide shows, to be repeated throughout the day. From 10 to 11 a.m. “Alaska: postponed his decision on the use of the herbicides 2,4,5-T and Sil vex, both of which contain the highly controversial chemical Dioxin. Citizens Against Toxic Sprays had filed a request with Skopil for a temporary restraining order against use of the herbicides in national forests. Skopil, who last year banned use of the two chemicals in the Siuslaw National Forest until completion of the Forest Service’s environmental impact statement, says he will study further the en vironmental statement. ********** Oregon meteorites will be the Today’s events Land in the Balance” and “Admir alty: Fortress of the Bears” will be shown. The films will be repeated at 2 p.m. Slide shows of the Misty Fjords and Stikine-LeConte wilderness areas in Alaska will be shown from 11 a.m. until noon; they will be shown again at 2 p.m. The films and slide shows will be presented in the EMU down stairs lobby, in front of the Survival Center, Suite One. ESTHER PHILLIPS FRI. & SAT. APR 21 & 22 2 Shows 8:30 & 1 I 30 Tickets: 4" advance - *5* day of show COMING ATTRACTION! ★ SEA LEVEL formerly of the Allman Bros. Thurs. 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The lecture will be held in Rm. 123 in the Uni versity Science Bldg. ********** The Pacific Northwest energy debate continued in Portland Saturday, with Senators Mark Hatfield, R-Ore. and Henry Jack son, D-Wash., urging regional partisans not to let hydropower al location become a “battle be tween our states.” Jackson, who chairs the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources, was in Portland for one of four meetings to hear tes timony cn the region’s energy problems. Opponents of the bill proposed by the Pacific Northwest Utilities Conference Committee (PNUCC) dominated the hearing. Gov. Bob Straub and Portland Mayor Neil Goldschmidt told the Senate committee they could not support any proposal that would not guarantee a larger share of low-cost hydropower for Oregon residents. The PNUCC bill would continue to give priority for the federal hydropower produced by the Bonneville Power Administration to customers served by public utilities. 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