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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 13, 1989)
Library Continued from Page 1 knowledge that more library space is needed. Carol Hilderbrnnd. the assis tant to the librarian, said that the proposed location would ef fectively serve the new library's needs. If the measure is reject ed by voters "that would put the library on the back burner." Hilderbrand said. And that is something Ku gene City Library officials hope to avoid. “I can tell you. we're not going to roll over and play dead” if the measure fails to pass, said Martha Kite, library board chairwoman Council members said that if the measure is rejected, it is doubtful that the new library project will lie completed "It will be ten years or more" be fore the library effort would be renewed, Holmersaid. However, at Wednesday's meeting, the council told Pankow officials to continue planning construction of the building as if the library were definitely included If the Eighth Avenue and Willamette Street location is not approved by Eugene voters, the city will reimburse Pankow up to $100,000 to cover the ex penses of designing the library. "It has given us a clear man date.” said Pankow Develop ment Director Mark Pemiconi said of the council's decision. "At least now we know some thing.” Pemiconi said that regardless of the city's decision to build a new library. Panknw's plans to construct an office building in downtown Eugene will not change. Friday The 13th Special You’ll Have Great Luck And Even Better W Pizza When You Call PIZZA ANSWER Pizza Answer starts serving at 11:00 AM FEAST for 4 Buy a 16” - 3 Item Pizza and 3 Quarts of Pepsi for Reg. $13.00 Save $3.05 only $9.95 Nam*_ Address. 687-8600 One Coupon Per Pizza Expires 1/15/89 Looking for a good deal?? Read the Oregon Daily Emerald Classifieds. r s ! I (iHirlMV f.raphi< This illustration of Pankow's plan gives Eugene residents an idea of what a new library could look like if voters approve its development on March 23. The current proposal places the li brary on the first and second floors of the office building. History Continued from Page 1 Obie, City Development and Planning Director Abe Parkas and City Manager Mike Glea son came up with the idea of putting the library in the Pankow structure over break fast one morning, according to Obie. Pankow expressed interest in the Idea and the developers went to the drawing board A committee called P'uture of Our Library formed in early 1085 to explore community needs and desires concerning the Eugene Public Library. Committee Chairman Fred Kinsman, also a member of the citizens' group Friends of the Library, concludes that al though the City Council has ex a mi nod tho concerns of Eu gene's citizens, he isn't sure that the community knows what is best for it. "1 don’t know if they know where they want to head," he said. Hut public hearings late last year revealed substantial com munity opposition to a plan to finance operating costs for the new facility, estimated at $600,000 per year. The financ ing plan would have meant a 1 percent tax on utility consump tion bills for cable television, electricity, natural gas, water, steam, sewer use and the local service portion of telephone bills. Eugene Water and Electric Board (EWEB) Governmental Affairs Director Laurie Power said the tax plan was legally unacceptable without an amendment to the Eugene City Charter, which regulates the manner in which EWEB can collect money. Power said that the hearings focused on the fi nancial issue and neglected to look at the issues of location and fundamental need. Kinsman however, said "I don’t know how (the communi ty consultation process) could have been more thorough.” The library committee leader still supports the development of a site on Charnelton Street, but said, “we have a lot of good ideas, but they cost a lot of money.” Correction An article about a bill pro posed by the Oregon Student Public Interest Research Group (OSP1RG) to reduce toxics in the state that ap peared in the Emerald on jun. 10 contained the following er rors: • The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality esti mates major Oregon indus tries will generate more than t) million pounds of toxic waste this year, not 6 billion. as the article stated. • The toxics use reduction bill, if passed, would be fund ed in part by an assessment fee levied against users of the toxics. This fee is not a tax, as the article stated. • The version of the bill that will be presented to the Legis lature does not include a pro vision identified in the article that would allow a group of 10 peuple to sue toxics users in civil court without proving damages and allow the group to inspect the hazardous sub stances inventory of toxics-us ing facilities. • Gratten Kerens (D-Eugene) is a state senator, not a state representative. Also, Kerans is not the sponsor of the bill at this time. Representatives of OSPIRG said Tuesday the group had not yet decided on a sponsor. The Emerald apologizes for any confusion that may have resulted from the errors. ' lute feopif He£+ 0 -fl'Pj 3**
