EWEB seats up for grabs
Tv\ o sc,it*, on the Kugene \\ ,i
ter ,tnd Kleetric Hoard ,ire up
fur grabs in lorla\ -s t 11\ eiei
tion
Kunuitig tut U arils lout and
l iv e are )e< h I )el,i\ ,i torniet
Kugene ( ii\ ( ouih ilin.m .um
ini nmbent Dennis Selin
One ,it-!arge seat is beini
contested 11\ |;u:k (a,tig. .1 tor
mer FUKH commissioner Su
sir Smith, .tail mi umbont Kim
d.ill "Randy I'hw ing
Solin and Thu ing have lirrn
tin targets of a rrt rnt rri all
campaign hri ausr of thru part
m the tiring of former IAVFH
general manager lean Reeder
I'he rei all will he on a spin ial
lime ballot and it sin i esstul
will end the current terms of
liming and Solin before the
natural expiration in December
Applications, are also being
in copied until Friday tor our
othei I U KB seat due to the
death of board member Rif hard
Freeman flic position will Ire
appointed by file I \\ I it board
rather than through an etei tion
Idle board has ‘Hi days ho®
Freeman's death to till the pose
tion
Oil, gas exploration
receives little support
PORTLAND tAt1) A ti-U.-r
at proposal to allow offshore oil
and gas exploration in (hr I'a
i ilu. Northwest has few sup
porters outside the oil industry
ai cording to test i mom at a
congressional subcommittee
heat ilig
I lie I louse Interior and Insu
la 1 Allans subcommittee on
water, power and offshore mint
g\ resources was also told that
state off it lals are joining eiivi
runnient.il, fishing and tribal
leaders in support ol proposed
bans on offshore drilling
The subcommittee, which
met Friday in Seattle held its
set mid Northwest hearing Sal
unlay in Portland on two hills
that would biiu oil leases on the
outer continental shelf
One hill, the National Oi ean
Protection Act. would ban oil
and gas drilling in l S waters
outside the (ml! oi Mexico and
hm bai k leases off the Honda
keys and in Hnstol Hay Alas
ka Lite other would ball drill
ing off Oregon and Washing
toil
President Hush and Interior
Set retarv Manual Lujan sup
port ilomestii oil exploration as
a way to reverse the nation's in
i leasing reliant e on foreign
sources
Lujan had planned to offei
Northwest oil leases lor sale in
1992, hut is now considering a
delay until 1998 so that envi
ronmental studies can proceed
first
I low evei Rep Denny Smith.
K Ore said the Northwest
t oast should he pel manently
off-limits to oil exploration.
Ue don't think there's any
upside potential to justify the
downside risk " Smith said at
the hearing in Portland
Kep Peter Uela/.iu, HOre
sponsoi ol thi‘ lull to ban drill
ing utt the Northwest l oast.
..ml tho Interior I Joparl meat
ami oil companies arc ignoring
cm ironnientallv sound altci na
lives to oil development
I he i hoice isu t between
offshore drilling ot more im
ported oil be said. bet's
build real I v eitu lent i ars
(tail \i hterman. natural re
sources advisei to (Im Ned
(loklst hlllidt told the panel
that a pmbibilion on drilling is
mends one step toward propel
management ol oi earl re
sources
( it i/eiis all across the i nun
tiv are alarmed with tin- visible
degradation ol the ot cans and
mat me lile, she said
Oregon is developing a tom
prrhensive approai ti to ot can
issue-. A stale task lorce has
louiul that Oregon needs to
protect resources sin h as lish
before considering anv oil tie
velopment
Lilian is reviewing a (dan de
vised In a Northwest regional
tasl force that would give the
governors and Indian tribes
veto rights over drilling pro
posals I at (iassidy. deputy til
rector ot the I ’ S Minerals
Management Seiv k e. an arm ol
the I liter it »i Department said
the proposal i oulil have tar
ic,ichmg implii alums imperil
ing the nation's oftshore oil
leasing program
"Oregon and Washington are
in a vrrv strong bargaining po
silion. said Kep (leorge Mill
el II I all! . i hairman ol the
suht oinmittee II (licit guv er
ours are opposetl. I suspei t
well follow the Stains quo
which is a moratorium."
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Sales tax among host of state
ballot measures in elections
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(|,n ■ rle< lion .in’ .1 set "I t ill1 li.illui mias
uii— one ol wlm h asks voters it lliev umilil
support .1 s.ilr’s las as a wav In Imam e prim us
mil -i’i niularv schools
i iva* st*i 1 mils nt Measure s an’ idvisntv
\ Hies that will l» referred In tin' si.it* l.r ;isla
tori’
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III”, i’ tlif current svstt’ITI nl si linn! Imam mi;
slinolit in- < to mut’d
Oregon schools gel about pernml n!
their niomn front Imul pinpeltv IiISi S About
id percent nl school operatin'” > ns! < fiinc ■ Unit’
llic la’iii’ial I mol wltoll i.nun’s man U Imlli
Measure ill asks vvhothl’l \nltrs wmii.i
support a personal income las mi rease that
would reduce si hooI npoi mug proper! \ tav
\ lull- Measure >1 ask - whclt” i Him w'm 1 ;
support an income las ini re I Si lli.it w- ’ill
i’ll im.ilt the 1 to ail propciH lav
It voters approve \feasuit* >1) it would
the* I isLitnr<* a statement of support of
i I pun a*nt salt's lux to reduce school opur.it
UK proper* v taxes Measure d> is .m advisory
vote lor support of i '» percent sates t.i\ I«»
eliminate the sc hoof property t»iv
I jin'** other state miMsurrs art* oh toil.is s
ballot
If Measure I ipassed. tfit* stale mstilu
Mon would be amended !•> allow . nt\ otris
I » authorize motor vehicle fax rcvoiums tor
mass transit tai «!tf ins ami vehicles
Mr.ismt1 * asks whether flu- slate < oustitu
turn should authorize I lit* use of pnlhitum and
waste (■ oftl.roI brand prot rods lor related .a Ijvi
ties ut addition to using the pita eed > to h
il.Hti r tat Hit ins
Mtasim* t ask • whether the statu Lcgisfa
tun' should incut annually instead of biennial
|\ rhu nit emre would bruit dm length »t
situi to 15. days in odd number veais and r.
days in even number veers
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