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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
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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. A few supported
the computer chip plant, saying
that it would bring jobs to
Eugene
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