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‘No’ on tax levies might stop sheriff By Michele Matassa Of th* Emerald Lane County taxpayers must decide to day how much their pocketbooks will affect their votes as they respond to a request for $2.9 million in property taxes for county law enforcement purposes. If voters hold their wallets too tightly, they may jeopardize their own safety, accor ding to county officials. The sheriff’s office will have to cut police patrol and criminal investigations if the $2.9 million “A" ballot fails today, says Bob McManus, a lieutenant with the sheriff’s office. That means if the office gets a call from someone in county jurisdiction — areas not covered by Eugene or Springfield police departments — “then we can’t send anybody," McManus says. Those calls would have to be switched to the state police, he says. Included in the area patrolled by the sheriff’s office are Marcola, River Road and the Hayden Bridge area. Also on the ballot are separate levies for sheriff’s office prisoner transport ($842,697), district attorney's office ($386,517), juvenile department ($151,686), assessment and tax ation ($505,618), rat and mosquito control ($168,5389. These measures, on the "B” and “C" ballots, cannot pass if the "A’’ ballot fails. This provision results from state legislation enacted about four years ago, McManus says. "If the (“A") levy does not pass we will be doing the best job we can," he says. But citizens will not be as safe “because there will not be enough police officers on the street." “What are criminals going to do? Go out into the country — into the easy-pickin’ area — and commit crimes,” McManus says. “There are people out there who are cer tainly subject to criminal activity such as burglary,” he says. If measure two fails, only six people will be available to extradite prisoners and to transport them to court, the state peniten tiary, and mental institutions, McManus says. “They will not be able to effectively han dle that. And then there would be no one to augment that section because there will be no patrol section," he says. The sheriff’s office alone will have to lay off 50 to 60 employees if the levies fail, he says. The jail is already 20 people understaff ed so failure of the measures would extend this shortfall, McManus says. And if the levy is a success, the sheriff’s office would “by no means" be brought up to standard. The office would simply “operate at maintenance levels,” he says. If all the measures do pass, county pro perty tax would increase by $21.60 for tax payers owning $60,000 homes. The increase equals about 36 cents per $1,000 in property value, McManus says. Citizens for Effective Law Enforcement and Advocates for Lane County have endors ed the law enforcement levy, McManus says. When asked to predict the success or failure of today’s levy, McManus says he can’t objectively forecast the outcome of the election becuase he is “so hopeful" it will pass. “How do you ask (that of) someone whose career decides on whether the “A” ballot passes?” FRESH STRAWBERRY ICE CREAM 99 Hot Fudge Sundae Every Tuesday rnincE rtiaaim Downtown. 861 Willamette Mon.-Fri. 10-9 Sat. & Sun. Moon-9 Campus. 13th Be Hllyard Sun.-Thurs. open til I I p.m. Fri. Ct Sat. til midnight 3-HOUR PHOTO FINISHING Films in before 10 a.m. Ready by 1 p.m. No limit * Develop & Print C-41 only 12 Exp....s2.29 24 Exp....s3.99 36 Exp....s5.99 Coupon must accompany order OREGON PHOTO LAB • 1231 Alder “Across from Sacred Heart Hospital" 683-2500 Have You Found Arnold’s Hideaway Yet? Summer Specials: Monday Nights: Buy a pitcher at regular price and get the second one for V2 price. Wednesday Nights: Receive a small plate of nachos with every pitcher. Friday Nights: Bottled beer 20% off regular price. Mon.-Fri. 4-7 p.m.: Wine specially priced at 80c a glass Specials effective through August 15, 1983 A great atmosphere with a superb sandwich menu. Budweiser & Henry's on tap. Inside and outside seating available. Summer Hours Mon.-Thur. 4-10 p.m., Fri. & Sat. 4-11 p.m., Sunday 2-9 p.m. Come and discover Arnold’s Hideaway 146P/2 E. 19th Between the Hairloft & the Big Dipper 4 CMC TAPES Maxell UDXLII C-90 our price $2,75 reg. $7.25 TDK SA90 our price s2.49 reg. $5.89 n &4 TTERIES AA Four-pack reg $2 99 NOW $2.17/pack C TwO-pack reg $1 98 D Two-pack reg $1 98 9v single reg. $1.98 Your Choice $ 1.46 / pack EN&&ZER ON SALE! uo BOOKSTORE 13th & Kincaid Mon Fri 7:30-5:30 Sat 10:00 3:00 Supplies 686*4331 Great thinkers— come check out our Philosophy section. One of the greats the University Bookstore. In the Book Dept. 686-3510 Tape duplication instant cassette copies! Quality«stereo or monaural duplication. Check the prices today at your . Bookstore.
