COMMENTARY
Amazon Housing must be rebuilt
A
in.
s a resident of Amazon
Sludt: in Family Housing
and an olfk. r uf ite Am.i
( ommunilv ! enants ( mm
I .1111 yerv i oni erned about
bund money-a!I... ated u>re
build our units We as resi
denis, and vmi as taspay ers
and students. should demand
the monel he spent nm arid
m the fashion it was approved
These units are dilapidated
and urisafe The IhiiV'ersilv
populous looks at lour < omples
as ari .eve-sore Most people
is i aider What those shanties
are north ol South Kugene
High Si hoof When UHI tell
.people. "We In e in Allla/Oll,
the repis is either. (Ill tool1
or a sheepish. "(ill
U ell, lhe\ are our homes W e
are proud, as a mu-joritv. to live
in these bohemian domiciles
Mv -.site and 1 have fixed our
unit tip quite nicely, and over
all. we feel fortunate to live
there
Ai tu.illv. we pulled out our
roots from the other side ol the
lountrs, and decided to study
in hugetie based on tin- afford
ability ol student-family hous
ing As a financially indepen
dent married 1 ouple, the ! '11 i
versity's loss’ rent has made ed
u. ation alfordahli' lor us
Bui we are in a ipiandars
l ilts IS where Shangri la meets
realits (’.ranted, our rents are
loss, lull aren't they indeed too
Iovs ' And. ol, yes. vse gel yvh.it
we pay lor in these tu 11ky .
very’ lingerie ' apartments
Our low reiil situation li.is us
lungmira W'« lire to a posi*
inj:i wii.'ii- it vw i!I in- vitv iiiIII
1 ill! Ill .ill.list III .1 riMlistit s 11 i |
.itmn As rei ipients of .1 true
bargain vvi‘ i:.iimnl n.'ii ion
Mill-! p.ivdng twiii- m tr 11jii■ tin1
rent fur decent or even brand
spunking now units Hut. tpitii
pro till<> ts not .in ncuitpluble
condition fur Amazon residents
mi thi- whole
In ri'spuiisi- to housing sur
vi-% s ii ui.ijuntv .-I Amazon res
iiii nts. in f.u t. (inf not approve
o! .1 ri-pl.H I'nicnl to the corn•
plus Hut the l ;rm i-rstts I foils
1 m; ri'siiicnis ol tii- W stm n
fund Complex .ind lint Hast
Campus bouses responded 111
I,ivor ol (ii-molitiiin
111 realitv we live in fit) ve.ir
old structures built .is tempo
If the University is
to provide housing,
it should be safe. If
the only impetus to
complete this
project is the
modern-day fear of
countless lawsuits
— then so be it.
r.ir% post war housing uni!'
These limber and libetboard
struetlires whic h stand mi fan I
!v foundations have minimal
or no utMil.iUon These allolet
!ru units .1 rt* etjuipprii with
cine v\ .ill hr.itrr orv ,1 wall far
lilt's! from I lie roof, drafty bed
rooms These bedrooms espe
t ialI\ in Jami.1 r\. i'k to ho
heated In in .iddition.il sourt e
ifiost' littlf tih't Irit units that
i .111 st* tilf. hiitlonw iti>•
;! f iinti[|iiiitnd t-lt-t Irit oil sys
ten;, with its s[!.irse placement
of tilet lrit .il oullets and l.it k of
grounded outlets, causes over
io.iti (imlileuis in tot).is s ajjpli
.1 n < e a n d e I eet r ti n i c ■ I .id en
homes Our fiherhttart! i filings
.10(1 vs ills .ire .nil lent building
materials that burn at an alarm
nig rate of speed In most units.
(Insets don't have doors and
bedroom doors < an t he fully
i losed
This .t!l (mates .1 nightmarish
i mil mi 1 Is ,11 si a res mu to
death A horrilii vv inlcr time
fire where young adults vimng
I il • hi ten I III I III'! j) less I).lilies
|ii : h is sin 11 king .Uni III! set
tling lll'ivs Bui We .ire sol ill
i-.is.- u itii 1,1 plethora ot lire
VS liming 1 i ■ ■ v !! I'S, sllil iko llotl'i
tors amt hr.it sensors Seif-ach
V .ill’ll sl.lirvve! 1 .(l.irilis at e ! .•! 11
ntli'.i m .ill units l uitoi tun.ite
h tiie\ are a cheap attempt .it
1 meting up thii te.il problem
We live III I proverill.il III; ter
bus
it tills safety uilirem doesn't
upset our mstitution.il bureaii
( [.its. tile presum e ul asbestos
,1(1(1 le.nl based paint does
W ill'll VV e Ilfs! 111. e. e, ! into these
bulky apartments we started
on tin- task ot repainting our
entire unit The trade-oil Is ap
patent, low rent 11. esi h.tnge
for a self determined taste
eleven gallons and mans coats
ol paint later, we leil at ease
vv ith tile lead ilased paint issue
The paint chipping m the
( omiuon stairwell makes us
‘ 11 j :: it . r
is dfibjffttiUng U> the \i
hariivvnoil floors h. . \ i- i.i:,;r
i; i p > in lun'ii Hu !;«irin• irds
some big i i >r 11»ti<•
1.: 1 . 1 w :
flu Iomiii s, hiiying hurt’ ion
orutii floors .in<! ,m h.in • inierior
iighlVrii; with 1111J i sitings liultl
i.si . k v- ; ■. i r i I.i ill ! i\lu:i In
l llillr rnnimsi . III ui tiiii g.i
r.ifjrs .iiiii iliisU I>.i-.i'I!u ii!s lit.it
.ir«• common iitivi’itilli s m cviifv
unit
(ouhtn.r tup's .imi linoli-uin
floors art* (irifd out .mil i m. k
mg baring oh!. rniislv wood
i hr naps mill i'-r.il ks ibrough
11vlt mlr homes lot.os know
who is l.dking !u uh.im in
lln- park.!!).; Ini w ill:.nil h.n ::u;
lo look on! our windou -.
Hill our .itiilu.ii hem is one
of ronlimliru'iii Our ,m a ofTh e
is pirrson.lhhi .mil i.irntg, m.im
tunanci; is lop rule. .mii mosi
people know l it Si olhi-r oil .i
tirs! name basis 1 in- ; oinmum
I \ Is a War i! il Oil ill t i \ r .ini
most ti-i-l a truir sriw- o! lion!!'
Thu bond tnonoy has In i ii
approvod A {jr<11nij!«-nl m hi
lei tural firm with mtin o\
per loni os u uli our i.ainpio- md
our umquo 11fi• lvI«• tins . mu
plotod its tlf.ign, tirui tin- ' u
vitmI\ A • iwn ('.I'lilrr !<-r Hi -
mg Inundation' has horns t .m
sullfd fur uppropn.ilf appl: .1
11 oils in tins prun i I W I1.1t
giv«r*?
Ur III ii '•I rt'hll 1 I ! A 111-1/ ■ M
1 von 11 .1 roll! im riMso is no ■■
sury Lot us site ritii u this so our
chiliiron will h.ivo .1 satr .ml
allord.tblo plijt.o ' 1 live when
thoy ohooso to p-.irsm- thou * 1!
ui atton Lots not bo so short
sighted and thu 1 v:S.T
: that wilt
impross gonoratiuits Lot's not
soo this moiiry vs> to anything
cn . | a ! *.: -.vli.it ii.-. : ntomloi!
an-1 tor yv horn it is h-idly m od
rd. hot aviso ys o in.1 >, nut ha v o
anolhor similar opportunity lor
.1 long tune
Tho opportunity is now II
tho Univorsity is to provido
housing. It should ho satr II tllo
only liuputus to 1 umploto this
projot ! is tho mu.!- ri. .lay h ,,i
of I UUfl! loss l.o.s salts llioll i •
ho it stop turning . ir inT
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