AMAZON Continued from Page 1 Improvements." he said Gaddim said some systems such ns water and sewer service need improvements, and there nre some structural problems such as walls separating from ceilings and failing foundations. "We are the stewards respon sible for the safety and well being of residents" in Amazon. Gaddini said Residents nre proposing a plan to repair and preserve the current Amazon complex with out demolition. The plan. Zupan said, would ho cheaper than demolition and repairs could l* completed within three years. A demolition permit for some Amazon indoor fixtures was issued late last week, said Mike Eystor. director of University Mousing. The permit will enable University Mousing to remove reusable fixtures such as toilets and water heaters for use in a new huilding. However, a demolition permit cannot lie issued until Nov. 2 — 90 days after the building was put on the market. The delay is required before the building can be destroyed. Eyster said. Me said that a demolition per mit would he sought soon after the Nov. 2 deadline. IT---! Money offered to offset moving costs i many oumu Oregon O&ty t hi an effort to i reate a larger buffer /one between a proposed demolition /one and resi dem es within the Amazon Housing complex. University Housing has offered several resi dents S250 to relocate to another apartment and will waive the space change fee of 52S According to a letter from Ron Tendick, direc tor of business affairs and familv housing, to residents of building 22t)0. residents have until Oct. .10 to accept the offer. Of the fifteen OCCUpM units, .til but four have accepted the offer. a< cording to Tendii k Keiko Tabata. a graduate student, has opted not to move. "I don't like moving in the middle of the term and if 1 accept the offer 1 have to move out immediately." she said She said that she looked at an apartment on Hast Campus, hut wasn't impressed "So I don't think I'll move out 1 think I'll stav here one more veer," she said Tabata said she doesn't foresee a big problem with the noise because she spends her days on campus and doesn't think that demolition wdl occur on the weekends Residents are laung given the option to move, utMwvvu iiuw iinu »iu. miu npannutnis m Westmoreland, Fast Campus or further within tin* m i upied area of Amazon The S250 is to help with moving expenses. according to Ton tin k Quinta Sauerwein, who lias lived in her apartment for four years, has decided to take the offer and is moving her family of four to an Hast Campus apartment next week "They could have said you have to days to get out. hut they've been very helpful in finding a plat e." she said “We thought the offer was quite reasonable A driveway separates the inhabited apart ments and the replat emunl zone where the pro posed demolition is set to occur Tentlit k stressed (tint the offer is not meant to forcibly remove people from their apartments, but to give them options, understanding that they could potentially be living 25 feet away from a demolition zone On Sept 2. University President Dave Frohn miner announced that he would like to see Amazon Housing rebuilt Phase one includes demolishing and rebuilding buildings current ly vacant, according to a letter to family hous ing residents from Mike Fyster. director of family housing Zupati said the Save Amazon Coalition would nc.tividv oppose thti demolition of Amazon and would use the application process for the demolition per mit as a "leverage point" to stop the efforts of the University "l! makes good sense to pre serve Amazon,' said Michelle Sommers-Thompson, an Ama zon Community Tenants mem ber and resident of Amazon These 2-t-t units i an he pri se rved." Sommers-Thompson said Amazon residents wanted their proposal to repair and preserve Amazon lo be s< rut im zed by the put)li< "We hope for an honest dismission on the proposal." she said. OUCH BUCK* ...Coming Soon! ODE Display Advertising 346-3712 BACK TO SCHOOL FUTON SALE /. RIVIERA Full Size Frame All Cotton Futon $199 HOURS: MON -FRI I 1 to 6 SAT ! 1 to 5 SUN Noon to 4 CALGARY Full Size Frame All Colton Futon $229 ROCK SOFT FUTON I ■ STUDIO SLKKPKR Pine Frame Colton Futon Twin Si/e I $129 CAMPUS AREA 1231 ALDER ST. 686-5069 * MOVIES * DINING * BBOKS * REVIEWS COMING FRIDAY IN THE EMEU AID_