Residents suggest ways
for county to lure dollars
By MARIAN GREEN
Of ttw Emaraid
Lane county citizens got a chance to voice
their ideas for economic diversification and im
provement at a meeting sponsored by the United
Lane Forum Wednesday night
The United Lane Forum, an organization
open to the public that works to promote positive
economic growth anu diversification in Lane
County, is composed of citizens, government
officials and labor/business officials
‘ You're here to speak to the record which
will be distributed to the decision-makers in this
community," forum organizer Tom Moreland told
the more than 300 audience members at the Lane
County Fairgrounds
For the next 1'/? hours of the meeting, Mo
reland got what he asked for — citizen participa
tion
■ All of this (economic diversification plan
ning) is of no avail if we don't have access to a lot
of creativity — that's what this meeting is about."
he said
The forum, entitled "A Healthy Economy —
Why Is It Important7," included preliminary
remarks by Eugene City Council member Gret
chen Miller and Oregon AFL-CIO Chairman Irv
Fletcher and others
Citizens tossed out ideas calling for more
positive emphasis on the community by the
media, increased support for local small busin
esses, expanded agricultural exportation and less
reliance on outside forces for community survival
Other suggestions included advertising Lane
County as an ideal industry location in national
magazines and newspapers, borrowing other
cities' strategies for economic development and
broadening the provincial image of Oregon and
Lane County to lure more industry
Richard Hersh, University associate provost
for graduate research, 6aid the University is a
powerful magnet" for attracting industry — such
as research organizations — that although labor
intensive, do not require special land sites or
zoning
Furthermore, for years prior to the county's
economic downturning, University scientists and
researchers have talked with out-of-state organ
izations at conventions and seminars Those
organizations have expressed interest in locating
in Eugene
Outside the state, we re acknowledged as
one of the best research universities in the
country," Hersh said, noting that many industries
want to locate near universities with schools of
business, science, and law
Hersh proposed an on-campus organization
to contact those types of industry
Audience member Scott Foster received a
round of applause for his plan to promote cleaner
air by banning cars one Sunday a month from
Lane County and to encourage self-sufficiency by
growing more organic foods
' People will travel from all over to see what
we re doing here," which would bring in more
outside money, Foster said In addition,
automobile ban violators would be fined $100
(except for medical emergencies), adding even
more dollars for the community
Eugene resident B J Jones said he and a
friend called ABC's 20-20 and Nightline programs
to tell them of Lane County's economic problems
and were awaiting a reply
Jones said he wouldn't give up "I'm from
Burns, and I'm not going back I'm staying here no
matter what happens." he said enthusiastically
The Lane Economic Forum will hold its next
forum on diversification Nov 11
Approval is unanimous
Law clinic gets faculty OK
The faculty of the University
law school voted in favor of a
resolution supporting the Envir
onmental Law Clinic Wednes
day
An hour's worth of discussion
brought suggestions that, if
there is no outside funding for
the Pacific Northwest Re
sources Center, the school
would be "cannibalizing Itself
by recommending that funds be
found regardless of extenuating
circumstances
After a "straw vote," in which
two amendment proposals and
several variations of the
amendments were considered,
the faculty decided unanimous
ly in favor of a proposal that
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Dissention arose on the use of
University funds for the clinic
and a suggestion to "carry
over" funds from two vacant
faculty positions
Law school dean Derrick Bei,
should go to Johnson Hail and
get University funds out of
Olum, said law prof Fred Merrill
Merrill was a sponsor of one of
the amendments
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