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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (June 22, 1995)
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Oregon, 97402 Unlimited LTD bus service optional student tee That means refunds are available Keep in mind, howe ver that your student 10 now enables you to ride the bus any time anyv,here ah term1 Also temember that by supporting unlimited bus service you re helping alleviate traffic congestion reduce air-polluhon ease the campus parking problem and provide transportation tor thousands of students But d you still want a relund. come to the EMU Mam Desk during normal business hours June 19-23. or the l TO Customer Service Center during normal business hours June 19 28 I For mote information call 687-5555 (Voice) or 687-4265 (TTY) WayI,Go/ AMAZON Continued from Page 1 versify slid hopes to meet its original goal — to com plete demolition by the* end of August About 12 more buildings remain to be razed The University intends to hove 280 new apart ments completed by fall l't'tft The students, who will remain In the complex until th** end of March, must leant to survive with out some of the resources they previously had used — including a local offi< e and laundry facil ities "Taking the laundromat is a major Inconve nience for those without a car." said (enema But ler, a resident of Amazon But Shine wanted to remind everyone of the University's stated reason for getting rid of Ama zon — safety Creating safe housing for families and their chil dren is the number one concern. .Shine add Although safety is an issue for University staff, affordable housing is still a big issue for some of the residents who live in the complex "(The University) is destroying low-income stu dent housing." said Aimer Millman, a member of the Amazon Tenants' Count il ' They are tearing down housing that could have hewn renovated, and they don't hive a good plan to replace it," Millman said he wonders how many families are living in the new apartments that were built on Jfith Avenue and Agate Street "{The University! has built housing only a cer tain segment of the population an afford." he said “They |ust want to see this plat e torn down, and something new in its plat »> regardless of the tjonsoqueiu es " Zupan believes that the University now has an opportunity to show themselves as a good neigh Imr. even though they have refused to compromise with the i oalition in the past "Phase One of the demolition is almost done." he said “One way the University can send a good message to the community is to allow the rest of the buildings to lie rw.yi led HYUNDAI Continued from Page 1 plans to hire most of its employee* — between 90 and J00 per< ent -- from the liugene-.Springfield area. "as long as we earn identify quali fied people locally " In another new announce men! Mike Su II i \ ,tn . projis ! manager lor the.City of Eugene, said tin* number of employees at the fat torv could reach 2,500 if the company expands to full capacity The plant plans to open with atiout 800 employees The city prop* ts lh.it about HO percent of the traffic created by employees of the factory will !«• fcm.used on Willow Creek Road ami West llihA venue — which will troth he improved with money from ifie county road fund father than West 18th Citizens at the Tuesday meet ing, which drew a crowd of more than 'fill people, were divided into SO groups that gathered around taolus to form questions to ask n panel of local government of fit ials A large portion of the que* Hons focused on environmental issues including the use. trans portation and disposal of toxic chemicals Hyundai must follow all federal, state and local regu lations for environmental safety, said Steve Greenwood, regional administrator for the Depart ment of (environmental Quality Shyn affirmed that idea, saying that the company will c ommit to environmental protection At this point, however, it is not clear what c.hemit aU the company will use or how it plans to dispose of them Many citizens said they attended the meeting because they were interested in getting more information; others want ed to voice their opinions. Randall Klein, a Eugene resi dent, said he attended the forum bi»<-Buse he doesn't want this area to turn into another San Francisco. He came here from the Bay Area eight years ago. looking for a quieter lifestyle "I don’t want the area to !*•< ome a large business center." he said "We don't need the jobs that bad. that we are going to tol erate that action from a compa ny that is irresponsible ” Some citizens came to the forum to show their approval of the proposed plant Cretchen Pierre, a Eugene res ident, went to support the Hyundai protect because she said Eugene needs the jobs. She also said she was interested in finding out what other people have on their minds While those attending the Tuesday forum were somewhat evenly divided between sup porters and opponents of the plant, the crowd was not so equally balanced at the town hall meeting on Monday Most who spoke were opposed to the Hyundai project. More than 300 people packed Harris Hull, near the Lane Coun ty Courthouse, Monday night at a town hail meeting to give their opinions about the Hyundai plan, lame County Commission er jerry Rust said the forum was the largest he had ever seen in Harris Halt. People were stand ing and Hitting in the aisles and hallways to try to hear the speakers. Rust began the forum by sav ing that there is a "feeling that the plan happened without a lot of public discussion." He said the $.12 million in tax credits — given to Hyundai as an incen tive for building in Eugene — was as much of a surprise as the project itself, when it was announced three weeks ago l'he group that sponsored the forum. Citizens for Public Accountability, ret orded ques tions the public had concerning the negotiations and the pro posed plan. Representatives from the group said they will publish answers to the questions and send them to interested par ties. Paul Engeiking,‘a chemistry professor at the University, demonstrated the etching process used to make computer chips on microscope slides, warning that the chemicals used in the manufacturing of comput er chips are poisonous, Mary O'Brien. an environ mental consultant, concurred, saying most of the gases and i hemu als are dangerous to peo ple and to wildlife She said most companies treat their employees as free waste deposi tories when they are required to work with hazardous chemicals. She tailed for a covenant with Hyundai that would ask the i ompany to pledge to reach a "zero discharge" of pollutants, guarantee joti protection to whistle blowers and work with a citizens' committee in monitor ing the company's environmen tal impact Most citizens at the forum voiced concerns about environ mental impacts and low wages at the factory. 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