Public service ratings high
Springfield city residents generally feel good
about their level of city services, according to a
recent public opinion survey conducted by an in
dependent research company.
The survey, released at a city council work
session meeting last week, showed one out of
every three publicly provided services is rated
good or superior.
Springfield citizens rated services with a
more direct impact on personal situations as more
important than those with a community-based
benefit. Pothole patching, animal control, and
nuisance ordinances enforment all received
higher priority than energy conservation, com
munity growth planning, industrial and commer
cial property development, or social services.
Although a high priority was also put on
economic development, only a few respondents
placed as much priority on industrial land
development or professional development
services.
“This leads to the conclusion that while the
average Springfield resident thinks economic
development is important to community growth,
there is as yet no common definition of what must
be done to pursue this goal,” said Chris Pryor,
marketing director at Mar%Stat Market Research
and Analysis, a Eugene-based national research
company.
The response rate to the mailed questionnaires
surpassed the minimum required to declare the
results statistically valid, according to a
spokesperson at the company.
“The reason the city did the survey was to
find out what priorities the community has. The
city is in the process of cutting back its budget $1
million. The entire budget is about $10 million,
so we’re talking about cutting 10 percent of the
budget,” said Steve Roth, economic development
coordinator.
However, more than half of the respondents
think city services should not be cut before
reviewing other tax options to increase revenues.
“This does not imply that residents are will
ing to add additional taxes or fees out of hand,”
Chris Pryor said. “But they’re willing to be open
minded and weigh the issues."
Among respondents willing to review tax op
tions, implementing a sales tax was the most
popular, with a 39 percent favorable response.
User and business license fees rated second and
third.
In addition, 14 percent of the respondents in
dicated they would consider an increase in pro
perty taxes, while 10 percent would consider in
come tax increases.
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IFC
On Wednesday, the Inciden
tal Fee Committee approved a
request by the ASUO for
$14,000 needed to cover past
and future costs of the South
African divestiture lawsuit, for
which an appeal will be filed
within 30 days.
Of that money, approximately
$12,000 will go to cover costs
incurred from the suit, and
$2,000 will be set aside to pay
for transcripts of the trial, said
ASUO President Julie Davis.
The IFC has backed the
ASUO’s position as plaintiff
from the lawsuit’s beginning,
and committee member Lori
Lieberman said it would be un
fair to now demand that they be
responsible for carrying the
financial burden. Without the
full support of the IFC. the
ASUO would be forced to spend
too much time on fund-raising
activities, she said.
“I think there are two issues
here: whether or not we should
invest in companies working in
South Africa and whether
students should have control
over where their funds are
spent,” said Bob Mead, the new
IFC chair.
Although the ASUU says tney
plan to appeal the judicial deci
sion, no funds for the future ap
peal were requested except the
$2,000 for the trial transcripts.
Any funds for the future appeal
will need further IFC approval.
The IFC also approved a re
quest of $670.50 from Bill Kit
tredge, director of the Office of
Student Advocacy. The money
is needed to pay a University
law school student who worked
on the divestiture suit, Kit
tredge said.
SUAB
The Student University Af
fairs Board formed a task force
committee to research further
the possibility of a new coffee
shop in the EMU at its meeting
Thursday evening.
The committee had previous
ly investigated the addition of a
student tavern to the EMU, but
response from University ad
ministrators prompted members
of SUAB and other group
representatives involved to
change the proposal to a coffee
shop and cafe.
SUAB Chair Sara Tenney
says, however, that there are
some committee members who
believe SUAB, as well as the
ASUO, Incidental Fee Commit
tee and EMU Board members
who serve on the new task
force, still should pursue in
stalling a tavern.
The committee also discussed
opening student evaluations,
although Tenney says no
specific progress was made at
the meeting. Another task force
committee, which is made up of
three faculty members and two
SUAB members, will continue
to look into this issue.
There are four positions now
open on SUAB; two in the
business/economics depart
ment, one from humanities and
one from dance/physical educa
tion/recreation. Applications
will be taken until Wednesday
at 5 p.m. See SUAB members in
Suite 3, EMU, or call 686-3720
for more information.
SUAB will hold its next
meeting Thursday at 7 p.m. in
Room 337, EMU.
OSPIRG
Members of the Oregon Stu
dent Public Interest Research
Group discussed the progress of
interns and a testimony given at
a Salem hearing Thursday in
OSPIRG’s meeting Friday.
Carol Benedick, state chair,
said the presentation by
OSPIRG Executive Director
Tom Novick oh the issue of
checkholding by banks, receiv
ed “generally positive”
response from consumer of
ficials at the capitol hearing.
OSPIRG also reviewed the
work of two interns, one concer
ning the “inadequate” marking
of new telephones. Benedick
said a statewide survey by in
tern Ann Frenkel shows that
product information on
telephones made by companies
other than AT&T, is often miss
ing or incomplete. Another in
tern, Ann Wright, is also taking
a statewide survey on toxics in
art supplies.
There will be a legislative
training workshop on Jan. 26
and 27 in Salem conducted by
OSPIRG, Benedick added. Par
ticipants will learn effective
techniques in lobbying, letter
writing campaigns and influen
cing legislators, she said. The
training is free and carpooling
will be arranged. See an
OSPIRG member in Suite 1,
EMU, or call 686-4377 for more
information.
Busses leave daily from in
front of the EMU.
Call EMU Main Desk for more
information
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