Atiyeh tells lawmakers its the ‘last chance’
Tax and land use systems need revamping
SALEM (AP) - Gov Vic Atiyeh today
warned the Legislature that it faces its
"last chance" to revamp the state's tax
and land use planning systems.
The Republican governor, in his in
augural adress to the 90 lawmakers at
the beginning of his second term,
referred to the narrow voter defeat last
November of two measures.
One would have sharply limited
property taxes, and the other would
have abolished statewide land use
planning.
"Instead of devastating the founda
tions of local government and discard
ing the land use achievements of a
decade, Oregonians — in an historic
vote — have given us another chance,"
Atiyeh said
holds with up to $30,000 annual income
would qualify for relief. That program
now is limited to households with less
than $17,500 yearly income.
“Without action to limit the appalling
growth of property taxes, Measure 3
will be back,” Atiyeh said in reference
to the defeated ballot measure to limit
property taxes. “And next time it will
pass."
The governor also proposes to
streamline and speed up the process
under which city and county land use
plans get state approval as conforming
to statewide planning goals
Atiyeh said he has supported
statewide land use planning from the
beginning but that “we all have felt the
heat of anger and resentment that the
“But make no
mistake: this is our
last chance,” the
Republican gover
nor said in his "state
of the state"
address marking the
beginning of his
second four-year
term.
“We must make
meaningful and
lasting reforms in
our runaway system
of property taxation
Atiyeh says the
$3.2 billion
general fund
budget is
dependent upon
a tax increase.
process nas some
times created
The measures
before you will make
the system better,
faster and less
abrasive
Atiyeh noted that
his proposed $3,2
billion general fund
budget for the two
year period starting
July 1 is dependent
upon his tax
increases
We must preserve our priceless
achievements in statewide land use
planning by improving the system "
The governor has proposed a $346
million income tax increase and a limit
on local property taxes
He would eliminate the program
under which the state pays about 30
percent of homeowner taxes But he
would expand the separate homeowner
and renter relief program so house
The recommendations are carefully
crafted interwoven and inter
dependent.'' he said "They must stand
or fall as a total package
He also urged the lawmakers to make
economic development and aid to
higher education and the timber in
dustry high priorities
Atiyeh called for beefed-up state
police efforts fight narcotics trafficking,
expanded jail space and additional
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Atiyeh urged the lawmakers to make economic development and aid to higher
education a high priority.
state help for district attorneys.
He also urged state action to protect
the Columbia River Gorge
I believe that the people of the state
not only want to restore Oregon's
economic health — they want with
equal fervor to preserve and defend the
special qualities that make our state
unique, because Oregon is unique,"
Atiyeh said.
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reports praised the new leader
as a hero of Communism and
the future silencer of the
"aggressor" (Soviet jargon for
America).
About two weeks later, the
Moscow news program "Time"
lashed out at America for a
half-hour, stating that the Uni
ted States is producing nuclear
weapons at an alarming rate
Russian friends were upset by
the broadcast, stating that the
news program characteristically
discusses Soviet agricultural
production for the first half
hour They felt that the
departure from the usual format
rnay indicate that Andropov was
attempting to establish a hard
line image on American arms
production, which the Soviet
broadcaster called
"unacceptable and warlike on
the part of the Pentagon ”
In private, Muscovites stated
in their typical "laughter
through tears" humor, that they
they did not view Andropov's
succession as “. . the opening
up of new and more glorious
paths to Socialism" but as an
opportunity to see more meat,
fresh fruit and vegetables in the
stores They also expressed a
strong hope that there would be
no war with America
Members of the intelligentsia
felt that relations with America
would be smoother because
they were told that, “.. An
dropov was the sole member of
the Politburo who opposed the
invasion of Afghanistan . . . "
They also insisted that under
Andropov's leadership, the KGB
was," . . the mildest it has ever
been in our history, hardly the
organization of terror that it was
in Stalin's time "
Therefore, the fact that
Andropov was former head of
the KGB and was now appoint
ing old KGB cronies to high
government posts shed no
pessimistic light on their hopes
for peace in the future
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Babcock voted post on RHGC
By Denise Waldron
Ot th« Emwakf
Fred Babcock, assistant
director ot University housing
and food service, has been
appointed the new Housing
Department representative to
the Residence Hall Governance
Committee.
Babcock assumed the duties
of former representative Dick
Romm, who has taken a leave of
absence until August, at
Monday’s RHGC meeting
Babcock will continue as direc
tor of the food services
department, a position he has
held three years, in addition to
his representative appointment
by Housing Director Dan Wil
liams.
Two other committee posi
tions need to be filled, Babcock
said. ASUO and Walton
complex president s council are
appointing replacements to
their vacant representative po
sitions, he said. The
representatives should be
appointed by next meeting
when a new RHGC secretary
will be selected from among
committee members, Babcock
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In committee business,
Babcock presented two options
of a new 19-meal, food-service
proposal to be implemented
next year The RHGC is
scheduled to give its option
recommendation at the next
meeting
The first option would allow
residents to eat brunch and
dinner on Saturday and Sunday
and would save $12,000,
Babcock said. The other plan
would retain the current meal
plan with three meals on
Saturday and brunch and din
ner on Sunday, resulting in an
increase of $11 per term per
student next year, he said.
The Housing department is
trying not to raise the price of
residence halls and favors the
first option, Babcock said.
In other announcements, the
RHGC will meet next Monday
night for a special goal-setting
session in Bean West
conference room The group is
scheduled to discuss goals for
the next two terms in areas of
alcohol policy, student
government structure, extra
student revenues — money
collected through such sources
as vending machines — and an
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The committee will discuss
possible recommendations to
improve ASUO structure, said
Mark Baker, RHGC member.
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