EDITORIAL A piece of history benefiting everyone Amazon family housing residents have recently filed a request to preserve their community as a historic land mark. The University has plans to tear down the build ings this summer and continue with its rebuilding of the low-income housing. Returning to squaro one of the project, the original intent of the University was to demolish the existing Amazon hous ing and replace it with new buildings. Howev er. as problems escalat ed. the project snow balled into a disaster that culminated in the firing of the architect Wednesday. The contract between the architect and the Historic preservation will benefit both the University and, not only the current residents, but future tenants. university nogonerateu into an unworkable relationship. The intended plans and climbing construction costs were sending the new housing into a rent district that would bo out of reai h of students requiring low-income housing. The people of Amazon have developed a very per sonable living environment. In an attempt to keep the environment intact and avoid the demolition of their homes, they have proposed the idea of a historic, land mark. If it passes, the low-income Amazon housing will remain standing, estimated to be livable until 199fi. The buildings, when first moved to their present loca tion in 1047. were intended for use for five to 10 years. They are now going on f>0. Obviously, they will be tinlivablo soon and must lie refurbished if kept intact. The current residents may have found a way to preserve their environment at least until they are finished here. The real issue does not seem to stem from the fact that the buildings are a historical landmark. Instead, the his torical landmark is a way to prevent the demolition of tin* buildings. liven if the buildings are found to be of historic sig nificance. the University will be left with 50-year-old buildings that are still occupied today. Second, the peo ple who are living there now have a community that will stay intact. This sounds like the University is the loser and the tenants come away with a win. However, this could work to the benefit of both. If approached appropriately, this idea of historic preservation will benefit both the University and. not only the current residents, but future tenants. Amazon has been functioning well for quite some time. If the buildings wore refurbished rather than demolished, the University and the students would positively benefit. If refurbished in an economical way. then the Uni versity will provide low-income housing for future use. the tenants will continue to exist in the same environ ment, and future low-income students will have an enjoyable environment to live in. However, this would have to be done in a way that administers to the restraints involved in the demands of a historical sight. 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