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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Jan. 27, 1995)
ugene Historic Review board approved the UofO’a application to demolish the Amazon Housing complex 80'$ PANCE F RI DAY, JANUARY 9:OOpm 1 OOam CARSON DINING MALI ADMISSION: $Xoo — poppr/— _y4na.4olla. 'Th« Land €ast" Traditional *> Gf*tk b Indian food TICKETS AT POOR FREE REFRESHMENTS! (DJs, Junior Fish And Bun Shark) CO SPONSORED BY l 6 B A AND lunch Monday through Saturday Dinner 7 Nights a Week 992 Willamette Eugene. Or 9740) 343-9661 i free Health Education Workshops s, making Cessation A four-week educational support group for the-c wanting to quit smoking and those who have already quit I mphasis will be placed on recent findings and overcoming perceived frarners Mondays 2:30-3: 30 p.m. - Jan. 30-1 eb. 20 cSr Ihursdays 4:00-3:00 p.m. - Jan 2(>-f eb. l(> Medical l ibrary. 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The hoard's decision to approve (he application is now elfw tive unless it is appealed to the City Council Daniel Stotter. an attorney rep resenting the Save Amazon (x«it tion. said an appeal to the City Couni il is the next step for the group and that the appeal will tie issued immediately "It's far from over,'' Stutter said "I think we re going to see further action by the Save Amazon Coah lion and other organizations to protect this property both for low income housing and its historic value ” Stotter said the only way he Iwlieves the complex can tie jin* served is to have an outside non profit organization buy the site at fair market value, an offer he claims I Jni versify offi< tats art- not willing to ai t ept "Amazon Community Housing Inc. has put in n hid to buy the property at fair market value, they 've demonstrated funding opportunities and they've demonstrated that they have the (ability) to run a cooperative that would preserve low-income housing and historic values,” Stotter said, "yet the University will not work with this organi zation They've shown no yvill mgnexs to Is* a good neighbor and work with the community on this issue Despite tint narrow 3-2 vote, Mike f \ster. dirti tor of lInivar sit\ Housing. »nid the board's dei ision Thursday was in the f»'st interest of students and the University. "This was absolutely the right decision for the board to make." Eyster said "It has been our goal sint e last September to replace the site with safer, affordable. long-lasting housing and the hoard made a der ision that allow s u* to continue to move in that dins tion " Several supporters in favor of preserving Amazon have qu.-s tinned this goal because of the high rates University housing officials plan to charge for the new units According to University hous ing reports, two-bed room units would rent for around $400 per month if the first phase of con struction is completed by fall 1096 Currently, two-bedroom apartments at Amazon rent for $185 In efforts to maintain these low rates, three separate parties are trying to work out a plan to move the units to another site instead of demolishing them. Ihe city of Kugene, Terry Mi Donald. Direr tor of St Vin cent and an anonymous third party are now looking at the pos sibility of preserving the units by placing them at another lor a tion Eyster said Thursday that the way the University's demolition contract vs ill lie written, demoli tion contractors can < lear the site in any legal manner desired "If clearing the site by the con tractors involves moving the buildings, then that is perfectly acceptable to us," Eyster said "We re working with the citv and hopefully we can come to an agreement on a way to at least move some of the buildings to the city site." All appeals to the hoard's decision Thursday must he made within the next 10 days Afterward, the City Council must conduct a public hearing within (>() days of the date the appeal was filed to determine whether further delay of the demolition is needed. 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