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considered.
In a follow-up interview Tues
day. Vice-President for Admin
istration Dan Williams said that
the scope of the new study will
address the renovation issue and
that since various firms will
compete to do the study it will
he "professional and indepen
dent."
Housing Director Mike Kvster
said the study will give full con
sideration to renovation and
costs of continued operation of
the complex, and that the Uni
versity will conduct a cost-bene
fit analysis based on the new
engineering information.
“If it turns out we have to
raise the rent to $300 or $325 on
the existing buildings and keep
a 50-year old complex designed
to operate ten years, and operate
it another ten years after renova
tion. then we have consider the
benefits of rebuilding as well,”
Eyster said.
A Tuesday press release from
the Save Amazon Low-Cost
Housing Coalition criticized the
latest announcements saying
that "hiring out a study to verify
your decision to demolish is an
insult to all parties involved.”
The group also announced a
“Short March for Justice" as a
tie-in with National Homeless
Awareness Week that will take
place Friday. Members of the
Oregon State Public Interest
Research Group, Amazon Com
munity tenants. Homeless
Action Coalition and Eugene
Citizens for Low-Cost Housing
will march behind n casket from
the Krb Memorial Union to )ohn
son Hall and hack, where mem
bers of the group intend to
address the State Hoard of High
er Education
Another major change
announced Monday was the cre
ation of n Design Advisory
group that will increase the
input of students on oi tual ques
tions relating to the design of a
new facility This "Design Advi
sory Committee" will differ
from the "user's groups" that
were facilitated by CES/T&E. the
architecture firm that was fired
from the project two weeks ago.
because they will address ques
tions relevant to the physical
design of the buildings
"We want input from the stu
dents on such things as where
the child care facility will go.
and where the parking lots will
be. These issues are specific to
the tenants, so its important for
us to have focused student
input.” Eyster said.
Officials also said they plan to
convene a task force to study the
impact of higher rental rates on
residents. Currently. Amazon
residents pay $175 a month for a
two-bedroom unit. Rent projec
tions for the new units are run
ning around $400.
Further, they plan to search
University archives for all possi
ble documentation relating to
the historical significance of the
buildings that are under consid
eration for historical preserva
tion by the city.
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Student* will have a chance to comment on the proposal
and suggest changes themselves at a series of open forums
starting the first week of winter term. Students can also sub
mit written statements starting this term.
Bowen hopes to have the final draft of the proposal finished
in February.
If student groups cannot agree on the basic draft of the pro
posal by the end of January, though, Bowen said he would
invite Jacqueline Gibson, director of ASIJO Mediation, to help
the groups come to a decision.
The February deadline was set to ensure that any proposed
changes to the ASIJO Constitution are presented to students
for a vote.
Exact details of the plan are uncertain at this time because
the discussion period hasn't started. Bowen said.
"I'm being purposely vague right now." ho said. "1 would
hate to mislead students that there is a plan right now when
there will be no discussion until the beginning of winter
term.”
Bowen also cautioned that the proposal currently Iming con
sidered for discussion might not represent the actual draft in
February, emphasizing that the end product will be created by
the consensus of the student government and student input.
But Bowen emphasized there will be one overseeing body ns
part of the final draft.
The proposed changes represent a victory for the ASUO as
a University proposal would have split the incidental few
money between the current IFC and EMI J board, Bowen said.
Bowen rallied student groups and gained unanimous sup
port against the plan before entering the first mooting with the
administration.
At the Nov H meeting, the administration voluntarily
promised it would not implement its plan until the ASUO
could come up with one of its own. Student groups and the
administration agreed to an April deadline for changes.
Bowen noted that if students fail to devise and implement a
plan this school year, the administration's proposal would
automatical I v go into effect.
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