Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012, July 10, 1990, Page 6, Image 6

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    ECONOMY
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I‘hc solution i•> to ultintify on
vironnutnlal problems ami turn
them iiilu assets. Burkin said
Oni.1 r y a in pie of this a | > •
prom ii relies on the giant leatl)
erhai k turtle 1 lie species is en
Hungered and is endangering
populations that live alongside
it. Hurkin said
It’s a dynamii downward
spiral, he said
I iovvevei the spei ies is .1 po
tent ial smiri e of grow I Ii lot
Meyir o il it Is priitei ted
Biologists lead groups of
tourists through Meyiro s turtle
reserve to let them observe the
turtles' wintei egg halt long pe
nod Batkin said l ie local
population provides tourist set
\ i( es
Biologists are also Using to
do most 11 ate the 1 a pture ol
iguana meat and eggs which
are threatened bv Mevien's de
tolest.it Ion
Biologists would also like to
bring tourists to set the igua
uas migratory patterns Burkin
said local people have started
prnter ting the iguana
The kev Id (mating a st,ti>1 *■
environment in Mexico, hr
saiii, is Id develop in a slxle
agreeable with Mexh o's pro
plr
Rural Mexil o does not want
another Mexico Hity. or S.ili
nas t .dil Haikm said The
people in rural Mexii o do not
want paved streets
These people want then (.hit
dren to have minimum imlri
tional standards and to have
longer life rxpei tanr les
lliev want running water
and ele< ti n it v but 11ndo not
want to be removed from their
region, Markin said
"The problem n not with
finding a better wav to turn gar
bage into gold. he said,' hut
the problem is finding a system
that avoids production ot gar
bage m the first plat e
Markin w ho lives m Morelia,
Mexico, has written a book !i
tied. Distorted Development
\lr\itu s entry into the world
ei.onnniv It will be published
in September
The I niversilv s Summer Irt
stitute lor the Sludv ot Mexican
l.iterature and History spun
sored Markin's let true
New OMSI site broken
I’OKTl.WI) (AI’l \bmit I.MKl people attended ground
breaking i eremi uiies Monday lor I hr* lieu S i I million Oregon Mu
srutlli ol Si ii'iu r and Industry i (implex oil tin* east hank of the \\ d
lami'lli* River
The 11«*v\ 1111.0(1(1 sijii.irr* loot rmnpli'x is r-\pt*t ted to open in
Ihc summer ol 1‘Kll? on an HI . ai re silt* donated h\ Portland (am
oral KI<•< Iri< i in
I'llt* i oinplex w ill house a wave machine. .1 wind tunnel, an
Omnimax theater. .1 planetarium, exhibits meeting moms an at11
uni and restaurants
The strut.ture on the riverbank will he "conspicuous. 10111
mantling." said its anhitet t. Robert I ruse a "Buildings become
landmarks not only bet ause ot I lit* 1 r architecture, but because el
then meaning, plai e and purpose
The 1 eremomes featured more than .1 dozen speakers, induct
mg Portland Mayor Bud l dark and both gubernatorial candidates
Demoirat Barbara Roberts .mil Republican Dave I rotirimaver
I be dignitaries used gold painted shovels to dig sand .it the site
near the Martpiaill Bridge
t he new complex is being built bin ause the current structure
neat \\ ashmglon Park /.on is overcrow tied Built In 1 ‘ 1 T»H to handle
Hill,0(11) \ isitors a veal. ( )MSI attr.it led tilH).(Mlt) people last year
I i It- photo
I’nlii r .irrrsli-il nine proplr u\ rr Ihr » I't'krntl hit i .impinu .it thr ()pportimit\ Shrltrr.
HOMELESS
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Tlic tirsl demand til I In* protesters is t li.tt
lilt't it\ and t ountv agent it's t nntinue to pur
silt' mure affordable housing lot the 1.11
gene Springfield area
rht‘\ ,iit' also asking the i.itv t omit il to re
st ind the han on t .imping within the < itv Iiin
its
lilt' third goal the protesters are working
for is to get the t its and countv to set up a
t ampground it it it sanitarv bathroom and t ook
mg hit 11 it ifs I his t ampground would spet di
t allv serve the needs of single women with
t hildrt'i)
lilt' protesters are also seeking to get the
county to replat e the -ill lied spaces that were
lost when the Opportlinitv Shelter w as t lust'd
f inally the protesters aie asking lor am
nesty (or all those who were issued t itations 01
arrested in relation to the protests
County Commissioner )at k Rolrerts and
i ity council memhers Shawn Holes and Rob
Hennett met w ith a i rowtl of about 111 support
eis and shelter protesters in an informal intor
illation gathering meeting in order to find a
s.itislv mg end to the protests
"Ur didn't want to dost* our oars to any
possible ideas, Roberts said
One tiling that (.ante out of that meeting
was the promise In Holes and Hennett that
they would take the idea of rescinding the
( amping ban and tr\ to get it on the i it\ c oun
< il agenda The pair of count ilmen also said
the\ would take the idea of establishing a
campground to the oitr i ouncil
Havden said the camping ban is partic :u
larl\ a problem because there is i urrentlr not
enough room in area shelters to provide .1
plai e to sleep for all homeless people
"That idea unites Iron) the belief that all
people have the right to have a place to
sleep 1 he said "It would onlv he humane to
lilt the i amping ban
Roberts said the demand to replace the
lost bed spar e In Thanksgiving is not realistic:
considering the available resources He added
that there are some tilings that could he done
presently
Roberts said using resources to rehabili
tate the Family Shelter would add ,111 addition
al si\ spaces lor next w inter and up to 12 for
next r ear The poor sanitary condition of the
Family Shelter is one of the issues that the pro
testers were hoping to bring attention to
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