City council sees tax as
legislature’s ’83 ‘theme’
By David Brown
Of the Emerald
The implementation of a sales tax may become a "theme" of
the 1983 Oregon Legislature
The tax proposal accompanies other "themes" on a list
compiled by the Eugene and Springfield city councils for the 1983
State Legislature
A delegation of seven or eight state legislators representing the
Lane County area will discuss those themes with the two city
councils during a dinner meeting at 7:30 tonight.
"I would be very surprised if the (1983 Oregon) Legislature
adjourned without some kind of discussion of a sales tax," says
Betty Smith, a member of the Eugene City Council
But the proposal remains a concept only, he says
"Our council, frankly, is not 100 percent on the bandwagon"
she says.
We re at our limit with property taxes," says council member
Mark Lindberg. an assistant University professor of planning, public
policy and management But the council still is soliciting public
response to the proposal, he says
A sales tax should not include food, pharmaceuticals and
housing-related goods. Lower-income people spend a greater
portion of their earnings on those goods than wealthier people, he
says
Even though the state would collect the tax, Lindberg says he
would want to ensure that the greater portion of revenues be turned
over to municipal governments
The two cities also will suggest that the state remove laws
requiring local governments to hold elections for tax levies in
excess of 6 percent
Oregon cities frequently must place tax-base proposals on the
ballot whether or not the locally elected councilors judge that
making such a request of the voters ts a responsible action, given
the state of the economy and the ability of the taxpayers to make
long-range commitments to municipal services." reads a statement
from the Eugene council
The recommendations stress the promotion of economic
resources such as reasearch by area institutions and Universities,
tourism and capital investments
A social will precede the dinner at 6:30 p m The meeting takes
place in the Wilder Room of the Eugene Conference Center in the li
Hilton Hotel
hee cards are replaced
by new registration form
When students register for
winter term classes they will
discover a new form in their
registration packet
Larry Tergesen. accounting
supervisor in the business of
fice, says the new form replaces
the fee card, certificate of paid
tuition and student health in
surance card
If students owe money to the
University, those debts will
show up on the new form
"Students will be looking at
something completely differ
ent," Tergesen says
The form concentrates all the
computer cards into one easily
handled form, he says
Tergesen says next term the
form might contain financial aid
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information for the upcoming
term, with the exception of
loans handled through the
banks.
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