DOS PATOS
Mexican Food
Bring in this coupon for a
FREE Small Soft Drink
miftt c« ced j? 00'
◄1219 Alders
Oregon Ifoil\ _ _
Emerald
Classifieds
Community
4-J seeks new tax base
By Stephanie Mencimer
On 1 ui’sdiiv . I’nivnrsitv stu
(ii-nls will have lht" ( li.mi <• to
help lii'tiTimni' thr fate of Ku
fi ne’s 4 | si Inm>I ilislrii t
li.illot mitasurc .’ll 08 .isks
vnti-r.s to npprovi- .i new t.i\
ll.lsr (of tin- si In >l il lilstrill lli.il
CITY ELECTIONS
Vote!
v
1990
would raise Kugene property
taxes .m average of $M.t for .1
Son.00(1 home
An on 1 i'iim 1 in the tax l).isi‘
will h.ilani e 4 | s 1000 01 gen
er.il budget liiiul ol $07 0 mil
lion
Il.ivtd Mandelblatt. president
of the Kugene Kdu< ation Asso
i i.ition. said il the ballot meas
ure does not pass, the school
if 1 stru t w ill lose about 50
teat hers and may fall into the
state safety net to prevent shut
ting dow n the distru t entirely
for l.n k of funding
The tax base would restore
programs i lit last year, sui h as
$150,000 m programs for at
risk students and provide for
additional textbooks equip
ment classroom furniture and
building improvement
According to a a I employee
newsletter, more than l>5 per
cent of die district school
buildings are between 21 and
40 years old. and 1 1 pen out are
more than til years old Ac
i circling to the newsletter, many
of these .ire in need of renova
tion and repairs over tfie next
two years for which the m
i reased tax base would help
provide
Mandelblatt said the problem
\\ itti s< bool finatu e needs to be
solved by the legislature trying
to find another wav to fund
puhhi education rather than
through tiie controversial prop
erty tax
However, he said because the
legislature only meets every
two years, tile district needs to
raise the tax tiase now to con
tinue providing quality educa
turn for Kugeiie students
Mandelblatt encouraged I in
versitv students to support the
ballot measure
At some point when you're
retired, today's kindergartners
will lie paving for your soc ial
security.'' he said "Today's
high sc bool students will be
your colleagues, and you want
them to be c ompetent
A loss of 50 teac hers would
mean a major increase in class
si/.e Mandelblatt said, as well
.is a negative effect on other
programs such as the budget
proposal for a teai her reeogni
lion incentive to help set goals
toward improving instrui lion
I’ropertv taxes .in' the major
source of school revenue, mak
ing up 70 !) percent of district
revenue The state places a (>
pen out limitation on the
si liool tax base, requiring am
additional funding needed by
the district to he approved by
the voters
The tax base requested in
measure 20 OH would be
$4,475,000 above the (i percent
limit, and would lie in effei I for
at least two years
If the measure does not pass.
Mandelblatt said the district
will have to ask voters for a
one wear tax lew next month to
supply the additional funding.
The district is also develop
ing a plan to reduce the si liool
budget hv $TH million if a
funding measure is not ap
proved by the voters I bis year,
the district balanced its budget
In eliminating 11*7 staff posi
tions and support services The
employee newsletter suggests
that if no funding measure is
approved for the 1990-91
si bool year, it will be necessary
to reduce about the same
amount of the budget as was re
dui ed this year
Ballot asks for downtown tax
Kugene voters are being
asked to approve a ballot meas
lire dealing w ith ilovvnlown tie
V elopmellt
Measure .‘(I II I asks voters
whether the < 11\ should lav
owners ol properH ill the
Downtown DevelnptntMit Ills
trit t to i oiitinue providing (or
marketing parking and liusi
ness rei rilitinent (01 the area
I he tax. w as 01 iginalh t le
aled in 19 ' i m lieu dow ntow n
businesses asked the i ity tin
help in stu\ ing i ouipetilive
with suburban shopping malls
I'lle businesses esseiltiall\
asked lur permission to tax
themselves to i reate a pool of
funds to provide free parking
within the business district, .is
well .is to pa\ for marketing
.old holiday events tli.it would
draw people dyw ntovvn
1 he proi eeds from the dis
trit t tax i ontiihute to a fund of
which fit) percent goes to
downtown parking
\uother 2f> |iereent is used
fo! downtown management
sin h as mall securitv . puhlli
information. rei ruitment of
new businesses and administra
tive i osls 1'he remaining 1 a
percent pays inr downtown
marketing ami promotion.
ferry ('.ill, a development an
alyst with the taigene Planning
Department, said most husi
nesses are supportive of the
tax
The tax requested in JIMH is
the same as the rate approved
last year
l.il! said some businesses on
lltli Avenue between Willam
ette and Pearl Streets are proha
bly less satisfied with the ser
vices provided by the tax be
i ause quite a bit of the money
is centered around mull events
UO School of Music presents
Carmina
by Carl Orff
featuring
University Symphony
and University Singers
Wayne Bennett, conductor
cd
C
&
>
>
SOLOISTS:
Marie I andreth
sopra no
James .Miller
tenor
Neil v\ ilson
baritone
May 16 & 17 8:00 p.m.
BEALL CONCERT HALL
$fo() C .eneral Admission $ Vf>0 students 'seniors
Available in advance at I lult Center,
or at the door on concert night
MULTIPLE CHOICE
,\^V7
k
7 V i*
k\\ \ i ■■.fc3\E
HINT: Find the answer
at SunShower!
COMING SOON:
SUMMERTIME!
SHORTS!!
BODY LANGUAGE!!!
Bring ,n ths ad and recerve '
2 F RE i him or
a FREE movie ticket1
‘(With minimum purchase of 10 tanj
not void with any other coupon
otter) E*p»f«May31 1 WO
SunShower
874 E. 13th
(By Kinko s) 485-2323
U'fl’ut Pwe#»«Kg K
A U’Uufi’ Mote
Large Experienced Staff
COMPLETE COPY CENTER
Graduate School Approved
IBM Mat -lit. h Apple - CP M
344-4510
605 E. 13th
A Wholistic Approach To Healing
Chiropractic Care
10% Student Discount
■ Preventive-Oriented Care
■ Individualized Treatment
■ Gentle Adjustments
■ Therapeutic Massage
■ Therapeutic Stretching
Offlca Hear*. M-W-F «-6pm
T-Tk 2 7pm
Craig Balter D.C.
342-4520
The Chiropractic Healing Center
1872 Willamette - Parking In rear