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the economy to flourish them,"
Brink said "Pisopl® like to dri
ve their ter* by the pieces they
went to shop of eat; they want
to fee! like they > an park near
by — it's the culture,'' Brink
said
Many business owners were
in favor of the plan, which is
similar to one en.u tod to reopen
Olive Street in Sopternlx-r l‘K)2
Plans to only open Olive
Street were made after the city 's
S t 2 million plan to jointly
reopen Willamette Street. Olive
Street and hast Broadway was
defeated by tint voters in 1 '101
Reopening Olive Street cost
$700,000 and was the joint effort
of the I a no (anility roads fund
and the urban renewal fund
Acc ording to Boh Mih&chman.
urban servit e >.e< turn manager,
reopening Willamette Street
would he more expensive due
to the moll fountain, the balcony
on East Broadway and the
sunken terrace.
Since reopening Olive Street
in Septemberl992. many new
businesses, in< hiding four
restaurants, have opened and
existing businesses have expe
rienced an increase in activity
"There is a more alive and
inviting feeling on Olive Street
since they reopened." he said.
"People seem to have a sense of
safety and vitality "
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The Eugene City Council may demolish the giant concrete fountain
and reopen the vacant streets of the downtown mall to cars again
Keren West. manager of Hook
mark. said that her business
notheeblj innutdaime()iiw
Street reopened.
There has definitely been a
rise in customers since they
reopened [Olive Street!." West
said "People have commented
that it is mm h easier to get to
the store now and its easier to
get around."
The success of Olive Street
shows what will happen if they
reopen Willamette Street, Drink
said
James West. u>-o wrier of Wi<sl
Bros B.iHhkm> and Mona l.i/za
Pasta. Pool and Pizza, also sup
ports thi* plan to reopen
Willamette Street
“You don't have to he a rt* k
et m iimtist to know that m retail,
traffli and visibility are i rui oil
I for businessl. |ames West said
Ed Aster, owner of the Aster
and the Wool worth buildings
and one of the main contribu
tors him king the reopening of
Willamette Street in ill‘tt also
supports the plan
Council discusses
panhandling law
Ben McH'bujs and
Suzanne Marta
The Eugene City Council and
the Human Highly Commission
held a joint public: hearing last
night to disc lets the aggressive
panhandling ordinate »\ whk h
addresses offensive pin seal
contac t and bloc king pedestrian
t raff it
t he t ounc d plans to vote on
the ordinance after a work
session Wednesday
The ordinanc e was drafted in
response to several complaints
from business owners and
i itl/ens who said they were
f nesting threatened by
intimidating panhandlers
lames Antonint. owner of
Atiyeh s Dry-Cleaning on East
t ith Street emphasized the
need for the ordinance
"There is an aggressive spirit
Ion 1 ith Street) from a small
group of people who are
aggressive, threatening and
intimidating," he said
Hob Lee, owner of I'm e the
Music also supported the
ordinance
A panhandler has the right
to ask for money Lee said
Hut 1 have the right to say no
and i ontinun walking dawn the
street without feeling
threatened
Richard Croon. owner of the
Rainbow Opth s on hast 1 llh
Street. said panhandling is the
worst he Isas seen it in five
\ isirs
"I see people harassing others
outside rtn business .»!! the
time." tie said.
t.rei'ii also sit id there is open
Milling of drugs on the streets by
Ins business
“I know people who have
Iss’u upprnui had seven times in
the spm v of one hits k by others
offering drugs,” he said
Sgt I W Mi ( arthv said that
the onliuaiu e was targeted to
the West University business
district, but would not lie
limited to that area
Many citizens said the
ordinance's language is sague
“Aggressive panhandling is
open to interpretation," said
I’eggv Thomas in her publit
testimony Would asking for
money twice he considered
aggressive'"
Thomas and others were also
( mu erued about guidelines on
police enforcement of the
ordinance
"[The ordinance! leaves on
open door for more poin o
harassment.'' Thomas said ' It's
aimed directly at poor people
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slate legislature
"The efficiency ac t says we'll
relieve higher edu< ation of the
administrative process that the
state requires and allow them to
do it in a more effective wav,'"
said Weldon Ihrig, vice chain el
lor for finance and administra
tion for OSSt IK
The bill is the result of a
request by the state legislature to
propose a more cost effet live
way of running Oregon's system
of higher education
But the legislation has
evolved from its original form.
Previously. OSSHE took the
idea to state legislators hut
received opposition hw ause it
wanted to change its name to
that of a public corporation.
"The word publn corporation
just misleads legislators to
believe we would he u private
sector corporation." said Bobbie
Lee. state board member and
University student.
The public corporation idea
has since undergone a name
change and been separated into
two separate bills. Under Senate
Bill 275, Oregon Health and Sci
ences University would no
longer operate as a state agency
"The hospital felt that they
needed more to I hi further nvvav
from the state than we were
proposing.” Ihrig said
The new two hill proposal has
been endorsed by Governor John
kit/hulier and has received sup
port from legislators The state
hoard's goal is to see the hills
passed during this session of the
legislature
"This is a very complex pro
posal It's difficult to under
stand. So what we're doing is
going out and meeting with
every state legislator to make
JJ—
This is a very corn
pits proposal It's
difficult to understand
So what we re doing is
going out and meeting
with every state legista
tor to make sure they
understand
- BOSSY LEE
OSSHE board member
-ff
sure they understand," fee said
The proposed legislation
comes in the Wilke of Measure 5.
Oregon's property tax limitation
of 1990, Ihrig said OSSIIF is
looking for ways to streamline
the process and not have to cut
from academic programs
In the 1993-95 biennium,
OSSIIf cut $30 million out of
their annual budget Since the
passage of Measure 5 the state
hoard has increased in-state
tuition by fib percent and out-of
state tuition by 88 percent In
the same time period 81 pro
grams have been cut.
"For the past four years, we've
been streamlining our process so
we didn't have to cut academe
programs as a part of Measure
5.” Ihrig said
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