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Emerald
Tii«*scla\ May 19«‘
Kiigene. Oregon
Volume *)(). Number 1 »>n
Opponents speak out against parking structure
By Denise Clifton
Emerald Reporter
The controversial proposed parking
structure on Alder Street between 16th
and 17th Avenues was one of the pro
jects presented at the University Plan
ning Office's open house Monday after
noon in the EMU Fir Room.
The tentative plan for the parking ga
rage indicates that it will house f>BTi
parking spaces, and all construction
costs will be covered by user fees, ac
cording to Campus Planning Committee
(diair Michael Ellis
"It is visiting on the auto-users the
true cost of bringing them (cars) to cam
pus." Ellis said. "They will be paying
for the entire costs of the structure
Ellis said traffic studies show that Al
der Street is the most suitable campus
site for such a large parking structure.
“The amount of traffic is not going to
overload the neighborhood ns some peo
ple think, ‘ Kills said
"If we do it right, it will create a very
pleasant environment in that area
However, many Alder Street area resi
dents believe the plan is "one of the
worst solutions to parking needs as t.ir
as safely for pedestrians and hic:vc lists
m the area are com erned." arc ording to
West t niversitv Neighborhood Assoc ia
tion Chairman Brad Perkins
"I don't want to have it happen that
the thing is tmdt now and tind out later
it was an in< redihle saletv hazard Per
kins said
Kills said the planning office must
consider other people besides pedestri
ans and bicyclists If you make it pe
destrian friendly you lire not making it
auto-user friendly, and auto-users have
Turn to Parking, Page S
((Mirimt *u|>hi.
The aim*#• pro/NMcrf parkin# strut litre on Alder Street between tilth and 17th
Avenues has ret eived mut h heat from opponents.
'Fraidy cat
Guatama, a 10-week-old kitten, seems unsure of the safety ot l 'Diversity sopho
more Andy Hell’s shoulder. Bell bought thecal at the Willamette Willey folk best
Photo by lames Marks
Leaders support offshore drilling ban
By Don Peters
Emerald Associate Editor
House and Senate Majority Leaders David
Dix (D-Eugene) and Bill Bradbury (D-Bandon) an
nounced Monday morning at a Capitol news con
ference a plan to ban offshore oil and gas drilling
within three miles of the Oregon coast
Legislative
Update
The plan was included in a series of amend
ments to Senate Hill 1152. which passed 2‘i-D on
the Senate floor May 8 and hud its first hearing in
front of the House Environment and Energy Com
mittee Monday.
The panel gave the amended bill a "do pass'
recommendation, and it will now appear on the
House floor sometime within the next two weeks
Originally, SH1152 required certain state
agencies to coordinate ocean research with other
states. Now, the bill will include the three-mile
limit on offshore drilling
The amendments have already rn rived sop
port from high places, including C’.ov Neil (add
Schmidt and Rep. Ron Cease (D-Portland), chair
man of the House Environment Committee
Dix, who also sits on the environment panel,
said the negatives of offshore drilling far out
weigh any possible gains
“ The fishing industry is a $240 million in
dustry in this state," he said. "All the oil depos
its off the Oregon and Washington coasts would
only provide the country with about three days
worth of oil. It just isn't worth it
Goldschmidt, who attended the press confer
ence. said protection of the state's living
resources was a "top priority
"We have invested lar too much in the tour
ist industry to have oil platforms off our coast
llix added
Dix went on to sav the state might tr\ to in
crease its jurisdiction to 12 miles off the coast
Current law givers states only a three-mile piris
diction, but an executive; order from former 1’re‘si
Turn to Drilling, Page 9
Citizens and board
battle EWEB future
Bv Hon Walker
[ merald Reporter
lltditv board members and
lot al residents debated the lu
tun* id the Kugene Water and
I lr< tin Hoard's energs i.miser
valuer program at a crowded
public meeting held at the
KWKB headi|uarters on Monclav
night
The Bonneville Power Ad
ministration will he redui mg
funding for KWKH's conserve
lion programs in 1‘t'iti Sim e
i'lH'J the 111'A lias I overed
costs of most programs, includ
ing w eat hen /.a t ion of local
huihlings
I hiring that lime, I.WI.B has
helped wealherize more Ilian
J^.OOlt area homes, .it an tinnu
al savings of $:! million in low
er healing costs for the corninu
nit\ said KWKH Conservation
Manager Mat Nnrthwav
Most customers expressed
support for continuing the con
servation programs, even if it
were to mean higher utility
rates
'll we prepare now. we'll he
in a better position later," said
Brian Hoop, director of the So
lar Knergv (.'enter at the l niver
sity "U of () students, as mem
hers of the Kllgene oommunitv.
are concerned about our long
range future. Our students are
willing to pay more now."
Hoop said, tn keep utility rates
low through up< uming years
Mike White, coordinator tor
tin* l.ovv Income Knergv Assis
lance program. said tfi.it
weatherization would provide
long-term benefits for local res
idents. especially those* at
lower ei.onoinit levels lie rec
ommended that the board
adopt the most aggressive con
Nervation plan proposed
KW KB is i onsidering six con
servation program levels, the
most aggressive of which
would maintain the i urrent
conservation level but would
result in a I H peri ent elec tru i
tv rate ini reuse The legal mini
mum |>l.in i <ini<i iijnT.iti- u illiin
the ( urriMit l-AVKH budget but
would rrsult in ii ciitbai k in
i oiisitv.iI mil plans
According to Norlhwav.
KWKH rei oinnumds .1 plan in
vvliii h rail's would on reuse li
pen fill or about $ I -a a
month for <111 average 1 ustoiner
This option, however would
reduce the amount ol assistant e
tm home wealheri/.alion while
ottering other conservation al
ternat rves
I.UIdi (.lien! Marian 1 rank
pra'iseil llie hoard s t ommit
iiient lo 1 onsei v al ion programs,
anil said ll would be unwise
to i lit support for
wealheri/.alion. espei lallv
when Honneville wants lo cut
support
University architecture pro
fessor and former I UKH coin
niissioner John Reynolds
agreed, saving "bet's have the
courage and the foresight now
to raise rates a little to ensure
future energy resources
(Conservation efforts provide
jobs and greatly benefit the lo
cal economy, said Susan faka
hoskv president of the \\ ilium
ette Valley Solar Energy As
sociation
"We encourage the hoard to
go beyond conservation and
consider renewable (energy)
sources such as solar energy."
she said
Not everyone al the meeting,
however, agreed that rates
should be raised to continue
conservation efforts.
William Eaton of Eugene
blasted the board saying:
"Your thinking slinks It's
pure. unadulterated sot ial
ism '
I le said that w idle he did not
quarrel with the goal of con
serving energy, it was unfair to
impose a rale hike on all utility
1 limits regardless ol their
needs
The meeting drew about HO
1 (immunity members