Citizens, legislators
volley tax proposals
By Michele Matassa
Of the Emerald
Local elected officials, state
legislators and the general
public exchanged proposals,
inquiries and criticisms Tues
day night in a tax reform hear
ing at Harris Hall.
Businessmen, farmers and
landlords — among others —
volleyed tax reform ideas for
hours, providing a spectrum of
options and opinions on the
matter.
But with all the disagree
ment, the speakers agreed on
one thing: Oregon property
and income taxpayers deserve
a break.
Rep. Carl Hosticka, D
Eugene, predicted this con
cern during an opening
statement.
He called property tax relief
the number-two issue facing
the legislature, listing budget
balancing as the top priority.
He said the revenue com
mittee wanted to respond to
voter concerns expressed dur
ing the November vote on
Measure 3, a property tax
limitation proposal.
“Something needs to be
done but we're not sure what.
That’s why we’re here, to hear
your ideas about how to struc
ture Oregon’s tax system,”
Hosticka said.
Seventy-five people signed
up to testify in front of the
House Revenue and School
Finance Committee, in a rous
ing display of citizen interest
in the issues of revenue and
tax reform.
Lane County Commissioner
Jerry Rust called property tax
relief imperative, suggesting
i
the revenue committee not on
ly put relief measures on the
ballot but endorse them as
well.
He suggested developing
an alternative tax plan, not an
additional one, and said the
present tax structure should
not be changed with regard to
one’s ability to pay.
Rust expressed an urgent
need for revenue at the local
government level.
“We do not have enough
revenue... in Lane County to
meet the state mandates that
the legislators laid upon coun
ty governments,” Rust said.
One county resident pro
posed a flat-rate income tax
because it would raise more
revenue than a cluster of in
direct taxes such as cigarette
taxes.
A small businessman
underscored the relevance of
property and income tax relief
to economic diversification.
"If you want to rebuild the
economy, rebuild it with what
built it — small business.”
Current tax rates are not on
ly killing present businesses,
they are scaring away new
business, he said.
"Don't look to tax us more,
but to eliminate some of the
taxes. Eliminate some of the
duplication in agencies,” he
suggested.
After IV2 hours of
testimony, the score favored a
sales tax, with six speakers
supporting it and only one ac
tively opposing it. Some
speakers said they would
rather see other revenue
means, but aren’t completely
closed to the idea.
Chem prof will direct
OHSU’s new institute
A University chemistry professor will direct the newly
approved Institute for Advanced Biomedical Research at
the Oregon Health Sciences University in Portland, OHSU
Pres. Leonard Laster announced Tuesday.
Edward Herbert, who has been with the University
since 1963, was chosen from about 150 candidates, said
Tom Cruse of the OHSU relations office.
Herbert, an associate member of the University’s
molecular biology institute, will continue his research here
for another two years while the OHSU institute building is
constructed, Cruse said.
The State Board of Higher Education approved the
$21-million research institute in March and construction is
expected to begin this summer.
Construction will be funded by grants from the U.S.
Health and Human Services Department, Cruse said.
Meanwhile, Herbert will begin immediately as a con
sultant during building construction and will interview
faculty members for 10 to 15 research posts at the
institute.
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