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One city council race more visible than others By Rebecca Merritt Ottgcn Oa'iy fmor/Wtf Four Eugene City Council so.'its aw up for re-election, hut unless an extraordinary write-in ( ampaign tilts the ballots, only two races will be decided by Tuesday's vote Ward 6 councilor Bobby Green and Ward 5 resident Jim Toney are running unopposed for their respet tive seats Green served as council president in 1003 and has gained a diverse range of community support Torrev put his name in for election after he was approat hod by Kaye Robinette, the current Ward 5 count ilor But the other two races aren’t ns simple In Ward 4. which includes neighborhoods east of Agate Street and Coburg Road, Peter Wot ton and Laurie Swanson-Gribskov have vigorously campaigned for the vat ant seat Both candidates have close ties to the University Swan son-Gribskov, 40, completed her masters degree here and is now working on her doctorate, while Wot ton. 73, shares his home with University students Wotton says he has a strong commitment to the envi ronment. He advocates the ozone protection measure and opposed the expansion of the Ferry Street Bridge to six lanes Swanson-C.rtbskov emphasizes building < naiilions between business and government, supports the six-lane bridge and ts opposed to the ozone protection measure t**i ause of expensive implementation costs VVotton. who produces the program Elderberry IVirieon said the council needs the experience and wisdom of a senior citizen. "It's about time we had an elderly statesman." he said lbs op|H>nent says she would be an important von e on the council l localise she is a mother and a student "I'm « mom with a couple of kids 1 believe in the val uo of education." However, both candidates agree on several city issues im hiding their support of community policing, the gen eral obligation bond that would open a new library, the need for low-income housing and the importance of a four-minute emergency response time Both candidates favor the amendment of the city's human rights code to extend rights to gays, lesbians and other minorities, and Wotton is a moodier of the Human Rights Commission. Thu opponents in the rui o for the Ward 1 seat haven’t been as visible as Wotton and Svvanson-Gribskov Ward J includes areas of Southwest Eugene tint ween West 22nd and -tilth avenue Tim 1-aue. a business consultant, and kiki Met/.ler. an "alternative-minded" artist, are vying for the seat vacat ed by Handy Mai Donald, who has endorsed Ernie Mel zler said she is not a political person and relies on her intuition when making dm isions Giuo says the i itv i an reach its goals through long-range public policy Moth candidates said they have a strong commitment to the environment and favor the ozone measure Everyone ai knowledges that depletion of the ozone is a problem," Lane said "Some of the press the measure has gotten from the opposition has linen unfavorable " Me/tler said she is the unoffu ial spokeswoman for the measure We re near a no return point in our liv es bei ause of the loss of the ozone, she stud. Doth candidates also identified publii safety and the homes tis priorities District candidates for state representative share few similarities By Meg Dedolph Oregon Daily Emerald All five of the candidates for the Oregon House of Represen tatives in District -40 agree on one thing, regardless of political par ty. No matter what else is accom plished in the next legislative session, the state needs to allot more money for education. Tht! similarities between the candidates stop there. Although all of them agree some sort of tax is needed to adequately fund education, the type of tax favored differs from candidate to candidate George Boehnke, the sole Republican in the rat e, said the amount of property tax money collected isn't the issue; rather, the state should redistribute that money so more of it goes to pub lic schools. In the interim, he suggested a "bridge tax," preferably an income tax. to help schools. Democrat John Albrecht's plan also includes adjusting the mi.uim: lax 10 lumi sellouts; however, ho would also like to expand the property tax to cover personal vehicles like cars, plea sure boats and airplanes. He sug gested increasing corporate income tax because he said the corporations benefited unduly from Measure 5. Like Albrecht, Democratic candidates Mike Sherlock and Marty Henner are also concerned that, out of the total amount of property tax paid, businesses are paying a smaller percentage than homeowners. Both of them, like Albrecht, would like to equalize the per centage of property tax paid by businesses with that paid by homeowners, but Henner and Sherlock suggest a split-roll property tax, which would tax the two groups at different rates. Democrat Floyd Prozanski sup ports a gross receipts tax, which would tax business profits and which he hopes would equalize the tax burden between busi nesses and individuals. Despite Springfield’s success ful recruitment of Sony, a largo manufacturing plant that expect ed to bring more new jobs to the area, none of the candidates is advm dting that the state devote large c ompanies to relocate to Oregon ut the neglect of existing ones Boehnke said states should not resort to what he c ulled ‘‘bribery’' to recruit businesses, citing the property tax breaks Sony received as an example Albrecht and Protean ski would both like to see more state sup port for small businesses, includ ing money for small businesses that are just starting up On the other hand, while Man ner said supporting business is important, he would prefer the legislature resolve the budgetary problems in the next session before addressing business con cerns musi oi me candidates also have strong environmental posi tions on topics including timber issues and air pollution Prozanski believes that t utting the old-growth forests must stop and that the state should look into using alternative fibers, such as hemp, for paper produc tion. Henner said he is concerned about transportation issues and suit! he strongly supports alter native transportation, particular ly a high-speed rail corridor ser\ mg Eugene Me also supports a ban on exporting raw logs. Albrei ht, .1 former vice presi dent of the regional chapter of the Sierra Club, said state forests should not tie obligated to max imize tiinlier harvests but should be managed for the best use not only by the timber industry but by recreational users and wildlife. None of the candidates. Republican or Democrat, sup port stricter prison sentences or crime laws Sherlock and Albrecht both believe better schools and edu cation for people are key to pre venting crime and will lie more helpful than building more pris ons. Albrecht also said programs that do not involve incarceration are better because society now has the knowledge to change behavior. He also supports more law enforcement personnel working on the streets. Alternative programs like mil itary-style boot camps received substantial support from other candidates as well, including ' I cu: MAY PRIMARY District 40 BACKGROUND JOHN ALBRECHT Democrat OCC UP AT 10 H Rtt<Wniw EOUC/mOftBS*^ W«!wn War..ngion 1955 M S University c» Of^or 1966 EXPfRttUCt Nortftwes! tfflBer Compromise Mvawy Board A lament Hjtonat I :.r«t (Wand person. t*4 MARTY HENNER Democrat OCCUPATION A/Wdtcx. OfSQOr Qrtqcn Suit protest* EDUCATION li* degree in-d cc<" pitted jaduite SOdi *ort (timing EXPERIENCE Her "gs ;f’;et !sx act omv FLOYD PROZANSKI Democrat OCCUPATION Lane County aslant 4flnct inomty EDUCATION TtcUMUtmti Souttt Texts College o(U* EXPERIENCE OregonstudtrK son duct twartngs offic*. prscnet cornmire* pefvsn BiM Wfi&er u* idvtsoey Soitd MIKE SHERLOCK Democrat OCCUPATION Sr'il Business owe*. former U S Air force DUO! EDUCATION OSm Busness Administration from Oregon M S from Aonene Christian University EXPERIENCE Soongfietr! GEORGE BOEHNKE Republican OCCUPATION CAtrtns advocate tomet owner of Beenm* Printing Co EDUCATION B S Oregon Business School. Army counter intelli gence school EXPERIENCE Vice president of Eugene Downtown Assoc EDUCATION Warns to compen sate tot revenues tost to Measure 5 by increasing ta»es on large corpora Irons and the wealthy Advocates permitting voters to let total school districts override Measure 5 tan limits Wants to increase education spend mg by taamg busi ness receipts Says schools are m a crisis Supports a split-roll tu to balance effects ol Measuie 5 Says University should receive all tuition money Suggests redistribut ing property tax money collected so more goes to edu cation Says state could collect a bridge tax to dear up effects of Measure 5 ECONOMY Wants to continue diversification of tamify wage (Obs By helping es!ab hsn and expand businesses Ooesn t believe state should spend as much time on eco nomic develop ment as on the budget Sees stow steady develop ment of region because of reloca tion ol manufactur ing industries Advocates more sup ped for small busi ness and a state subsidized youth apprenticeship program Says we need to maintain a balance between recruiting new businesses and recognising existing business es Says states should not resort to bribery to bring in large companies, such as the prop erly tax breaks received by Sony QUOTABLE Our system ol pub lie higher educa lion is becoming more and more tike Ivy League schools They re not tnere yet but they re getting closer My commitment to civil liberties and social justice is part and parcel ot growing up Jewish in a New York Jewish, socialist, progressive com munrty We need to nave more autonomy within the schools and the universi ties to allow them a little more choice m decision making based on what tney have available to them" It seems like fund ing that has been going to the UO is being sucked away slowly but surely, up to Portland Slate l don t like dedicai mg funds because it gets very touchy camps but only in combination with educational programs, job training and drug and alcohol counseling. Prozan&kJ said the criminal jus tice system needs to be revamped because the state is spending a lot of money on corrections and COMPILED MEG Dt D<X PM AND Kf BE CCA Ml ORffT GRAPHIC 0Y JEM PASLAY* results. Both ho and Honnor say the actual number of violent crimi nals who should Ihi incarcerated is relatively small and that non violent criminals should not necessarily be in prison. Manner, who describes1 - If people (flange as winy age and what people do at a young ago is not necessarily indicotive of what they will tie like when they nr« older. Longer prison sentences, or more lifetime prison sentences, would result in a "warehousing
