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Transients Continued from Page 1 merit, according to Scarpelli. “Most of them (transients) aren't allowed in the store for various reasons, so consequent ly they don't bother to come around here as often as they us ed to,” Scarpelli said. The ones that do "watch their p's and q's. because they want the privilege of coming in here." he said. As for the University Bookstore, transients are a minor annoyance — an "in convenience," according to Bob Spencer, the bookstore's mer chandising manager "We spend a lot of time and effort on keeping a high-profile professional image for the store and having the transients urinate on the benches outside certainly doesn’t help any." Spencer said Other store owners haven't seen any change in the intensity of the problem. The transients scare away customers, engage in annoying panhandling, and intimidate employees. The tran sient problem is not moving on. in fact, it's growing roots in the lucrative business district "It is unquestionably more severe now than it’s ever been, there is no comparison, the pre sent and the past have little in common in that respect.” said Bob Lee, who owns Face the Music on Hast 13th Avenue In the five years he has operated his business. Lee said the transient situation has never been worse. Disorderly, ''belligerent’' transients must be forcibly removed from the store at least once a week, accor ding to Lee. However, there are transients, and then there are transients. Lee stressed that many tran sients mind thier own business and do not get out of control. "They have a right to be here in the world," Lee said. "I don't think they have a right to harass anyone, it's one thing to ask somebody for change, it's another thing to follow them down the street and threaten them." The owner of Rainbow Op tical, Richard Greene. considers the problem much less worse than in years past, hut would like to see the police establish a walking beat in the Fast 13th Avenue area to further discourage panhandling. The transients drive away customers, even though he perceives their numbers have diminished People feel uncom fortable in the area knowing they will get panhandled, or see "somebody irrationally scream ing obscenities, waving around a whisky bottle or whatever." Greene said A police officer walking the beat on 13th Avenue would I>e a "neat idea." Hansen said, but the understaffed EPD cannot af ford to have an officer on foot patrol. Some store owners want an "anti-panhandling" ordinance directed at the more aggressive transients. Portland has already put such a law into effect. Open 24 Hours kinko's Great copies Creat people 860 E 15th 304 7890 Portland’s "Aggressive Begging Ordinance" prohibits interfer ing with free passage on the street and offensive physical contact or threatened contact It does not ban begging specifical ly, but attempts to make the in Ori U)N \V| si EARLYBIRD TANNING $2 a session 6 am - noon. Coupon ooo<J o I 31 iff’ 4*S 1*24 timidating tactics of some panhandlers punishable by law. according to Boh Tilley, a crime-prevention officer with the Portland Police Department. 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