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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (May 13, 1987)
Extension service faces uncertain future in county By Rosanne Roberts Of the Emerald The lane County Extension Service probably will be forced to leave Lane County unless the City of Eugene approves a special tax district. Eugene city councillors decide today at noon whether to support the proposed lane Ex tension Service district, which would allow the people of lane County to vote on a tax base to support the existing service. The extension service wants to restore positions cut during the past several years, including agents who answer questions and participate in urban hor ticulture, home economics. 4-H clubs and livestock programs. last week the lane County Board of Commissioners told the extension service they world not be able to support the service through its general fund. The commissioners told the extension supporters to go back to the cities of Eugene and Springfield and ask again for their support, since the county’s money may be available only if the extension service continues its attempt to form a special tax district. Money for the extension ser vice usually comes from the lame County commissioners general fund. Because the coun ty lacks money duo to the drop in revenue from federal timl)er sales, the county can no longer afford to support the service. ‘‘For three-and-a-half years I have opposed the idea of a special district because I thought the money should come from the basic budget.” said Bill Rogers. l-ane County Board of Commissioners chairman. Rogers said he now supports the special district because he realizes the county will not be able to finance the e .tension service. Rogers also said the majority of commissioners believe the service district is the only way the extension service will get their money. ‘‘There’s no other way for the extension service to remain satisfactory.” Rogers said. However. Rogers added that the need for additional sheriffs deputies and contingency funds was much greater than for the extension service. In tU81 laine County con tributed $145,000 to support ex tension, but In 1 **H2 the county’s financial support dropped close to zero More recently, support holds steady at $50,000 per year and use of their building The creation of a new district and passage of a serial levy would assure con tinued funding free from the restraints of Lane County’s general fund. "At our level of staffing the county should be paying $:UX).000 a year." senior exten sion agent Steve Woodward said. The idea to create a sj>eeial district, with ihe Ijane County commissioners as its board of directors, could levy a property tax of possibly $560,000 to pay for clerks, aides and office ren tal. The tax rate would la* eight cents per $1000 of assessed pro perty value, or $4 for the owner of a $50,000 home. Volunteers for Extension is circulating petitions calling for formation of the district. Before Et al. MEETINGS The Literary Society present* "Between the Eyes.” a poetry reading by graduate students in the creative writing department tonight at 8 at the Beanery. 790 E. 14th Ave. The UO/UES Sister Universi ty Project will meet today at 4::U) in Century Room A. EMU. “Study in Spain" — an infor mational meeting to discuss the 1988 Seville Study Program will be held today at 4 in 360 Oregon Hall. Call 888-3208 for further information. Interested in doing something worthwhile? Come to an Alpha Phi Omega organizational meeting tonight at 7 in the Staple Room of the EMU. LECTURES Neuroscience Seminar: janis C. Weeks of the University of California at Berkeley, will speak on ‘'Hormonally Mediated Change in Neuronal Structure and Function during Insect Metamorphosis" today at 3:30 in 331 Science II. c 0 p 1 E S 3* All Day Every Day Mon.-Fii. 8:304:00pm Sat. 10-6pm Print America 519 E. 13th 495-1940 I.aurinda Dixon. <i Syracuse University art historian, will speak on "Bosch's Carden of l) o I i g h t s Triptych Alchemical Imagery” tonight at 7:110 in 107 Lawrence. Dixon is widely published in the field of Northern Renaissance art. alchemy and occult science. Sponsored by the art history department. Center for the Study of Women in Society and the EMU Cultural Forum. MISCELLANEOUS "Citizen Action toward Pesticide Reform” — A video and discussion tonight at It in Studio K of the Instructional Media Center. "Applying to l.aw School" is the workshop sponsored by Academic Advising and Stu dent Services today at 3:30 in 104 Oregon Mall. Applications for Peer Health Advising positions and Prac tlcum Student Internships for Fall Term 1*1H7 now are being accepted. Application forms are available at the Health Educa tion ('enter located in the Stu dent Health Center. For further information, call tiHti-M.lt> or 080-440 I The University Outdoor Pro gram is sponsoring the video "Winds of Everest” today at 12:.it) in the Outdoor Program room in the basement of the EMU. Join the l*iH4 American Ohina-Everest team as they once again attempt the North Pace, this time successfully placing one member on the summit. The University Outdoor Pro gram is sponsoring a windsurf ing and whitewater equipment swap today at 5:30 at Orchard Point. Fern Kidge Reservoir. A variety of used equipment will he available including sail boards, sails, kayaks, rafts and canoes. For mure information, call 080-4305. Deadline for submitting Et als to the Emerald front desk. 300 EMU. is noon the day before publication. Et als are run only once. Events with a donation or admission charge will not tie considered Events oc< erring nearest the publication dale and campus events will t>e given priority. Waterpipe Sale 2 Q Qp off any P‘PC or waterpipe a**0 ^ Ct^ off any poster with this ad. (Good thru 5/29/07) It's high time you hit Lazar's Bazar for the best waterpipe selection in town. Over 100 different styles to choose from. 57 W. Broadway, Downtown 687-8591 the measure uiii go to the voters next November, every Incor porated city in the county must pass a resolution approving the district All the cities in the county have done so, except Kugene and Springfield, The Springfield city council will discuss the issue on Monday. If Eugene doesn't go along with the special district pro posal. Woodward said. "The ci ty is vetoing the right to let peo ple vote on it." Woodward expects "gobs of people*' to show support for the extension service at today's city council meeting at the Kugene Council Chamber, 777 Pearl St. "It would la* great if university students came down," Wood ward said The extension service receives 25 percent of its funds from federal money. SO percent from the state, 17 percent from Turn to Extension, Page tO Take Advantage of Your Summer •Pick up a needed course or sequence •Look for classes to fit your individual time-span and vacation plans—you’ll find affordable three week, four week, five week, eight-week and eleven week sessions. Call for the new, expanded summer school schedule. Available May 20. Cay 1-800-634-7999. f * Make Portland Community College Your Summer Choice PHOTO FINISHING • One Day Service • C41 • Lowest Prices Guaranteed tJWl A KtncMI Mf I 30 4 30 SAT 10 00 4 00 <*6 4331 [DRINKING AND DRIVING CAN KILL A FRIENDSHIP
