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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 9, 1981)
Butte debate continues; council, EWEB set meet LOW COST SPAY & NEUTER CLINIC, P.C. at Eugene Animal Hospital, P.C. 1399 Franklin, across from the University Call 342-1178 for appointments and information Charges: $12.50 Male Cat & $25.00 Male Dog; $25.00 Female Cat & $35.00 Female Dog (6-7 mo. old & up to 40 lbs.; Bigger or older call for estimate) Price includes a complete exam by a veterinarian, general anesthetic, sterile surgery, and suture removal and one night of hospitalization for females. Member American Animal Hospital Association By RICHARD WAGONER Of the Emerald The controversy over the sale of Gillespie Butte has turned into a full-scale reappraisal of the relationship between the Eugene City Council and the Eugene Water and Electric Board. And to help solve the problem, the council and EWEB will meet in the next two weeks to discuss the working relationship between the two government bodies. Meanwhile, the city council voted Wednes day to allow EWEB to sell Gillespie Butte at market value for private development. The city orginally wanted to purchase the five-acre butte for a possible park. But that sale may be stalled again. City councilors learned Wednesday that a group working to preserve the butte as a park is now circulating a petition to put the question of the butte’s use on the ballot. The Gillespie Butte controversy erupted months ago when EWEB decided it no longer needed the parcel of land. EWEB purchased it in 1952 for a reservoir that was never built. The utility said last year it needed to sell the land at "fair market value" — about $500,000 — to bail itself out of a growing cash-flow problem. The city wanted to purchase the butte for a park, but officials agreed it could not afford EWEB’s price. The two public bodies exchanged offers and counter-offers for weeks, but no agreement could be reached. The council has dropped its efforts to pur chase the butte, but now it is calling for clarifica tion of which government body has authority to sell public-owned land. Council members are considering an ordin ance that would affirm their exclusive right to sell property held by EWEB, but only upon EWEB's recommendation. A public hearing on the ordin ance will held at the council’s April 27 meeting at 7:30 p.m. EWEB representatives attending Wednes day's meeting had no quarrel with the proposed ordinance, but EWEB board president John Tif fany urqed the council to allow the sale of the butte. "Our cash-flow position hasn't changed any," Tiffany said. “It hasn’t gotten any better and, in fact, it gets worse every day. We’d like to go ahead and find a buyer." Council members authorized EWEB to sell the land, but urged the board members to delay selling the butte until a petition drive by park proposal supporters succeeds or fails. In other business, the council contracted with the Lane Regional Air Pollution Authority for a study of downtown-area air quality. The city received an $18,500 federal grant to help fund the study, which will be used in making downtown parking and traffic-circulation deci sions. Psychology department offers ‘real-world’ work experience Students who want work ex perience in business and in dustry may be interested in fhe psychology department’s Ap plied Psychology Masters Program. The 3-year-old program is open to all students with ba chelor’s degrees, says program director Harold Hawkins. “A student doesn’t have to be a psychology major — probably people with backgrounds in business or economics would be in as good a shape as psy chology graduates,” Hawkins says. "We'd love to see people coming from the other side of campus as well as the psy chology department.” Hawkins says the program is unique because it emphasizes practical experience. “The value of the program is that students get experience they can put on a resume so employers can see that students have had experience in the real world.” The program will graduate about 10 of its 25 students this spring, leaving 10 to 15 fall-term openings. Applications are due May 15. The program involves two years of graduate study, but Hawkins says prior academic work may be credited toward the program’s requirements. They include 45 hours of course work and completion of four projects outside the University, such as work experience. “Students will work off cam pus in organizational settings, including human service agen cies and private industry,” Hawkins explains. Agencies involved in the pro gram in the past included the City of Eugene, Sacred Heart General Hospital, Pape Brothers (a tractor repair com pany), Champion Building, and smaller businesses such as Eugene Print and Pacifies Sys tems Group computer firm. For more information, students can contact the psy chology department's graduate secretary at 686-5060 or Haw kins at 686-4933. HOW TO PAY FOR MEDICAL SCHOOL (A) Get yourself accept ed by an accredited Medical or Osteopathic school. (B) Call Larry DuFrain in Portland Collect (503) 221-3041 for interview. (C) Make your appoint ment to see if you qualify for a Naval Commission. (D) After qualifying, go to Med school with tui tion and fees, books and supplies, plus a little spending mon ey ($485 per month). (E) For more information go to step (B). LET US PAY YOUR WAY! -emu Cultural Forum Invites applications for the following positions: Folk Music Concerts Film and Literature Performing Arts Contemporary Issues If you have the least amount of interest, stop by the office and learn more about the rewarding experience of working on the Cultural Forum. These are volunteer student positions offering intense practical experience coordinating major events. Applications and job descriptions are now available in Suite 2, EMU. Deadline for applying is Friday, April 17. O mi I Craft Center EMU CRAFT CENTER WORKSHOPS There are still openings in: Ceramics. Jewelry. Photography. Stained Glass. Wood Lathe. Welding. Drawing. Bookbinding. Watercolor. Origami. Storytelling. Darts. Basketry. Quiltmaking. Batik. Silkscreen. Children's Batik & Children s Ceramic Sculpture. Bike Maintenance. Art Prep courses & more " v\ „ /%n rSi 1 Registration is now open to alumni & general community Register at the EMU Craft Center during regular hours. 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