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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (April 30, 1996)
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"Hviti students end } Hjm m il dssskists will plessantly surprised this snurt. dignified, snd user friendly new 11) Kt ).W edit ion ofMstheth'' lUrprt 't «Ui44/ *!<»€*«** Demo these tml many other titles for troth Mae A Windows at the Microcomputer Support Center 202 Computing Confer • 3464402 Monday - fridoy * 9:00am - 5:00r* gmgit: mppj oregon • Mtpy/mpp UQfgon.odu Make a better world RECYCLE! _ I City leaders tour West University area ■ SAFETY: The group wit) present neighborhood resxSents' concerns to the Eugene City Courted BytMtaMUMin Cuwwwwy awwww Kugene City lewder* looked at home ownership. deterioration of housing facllmw* and area* of criminal activity, alt of which affect tha quality of lif* in tha Want University Neighborhood. by taking a walking tour of tha are* Monday afternoon.. Mayor Ruth Raaum. Kogan# San lor Planner Tarawa Bisnow and Kogan# Pidti* U. Barky I tan • aon war# jum mm of tha appro* imataly 20 people who attend* ad the tom They began their walk at the Watt I nlvemity Neighborhood Center. totaled at IMh Avenue and Perry Street Prom there they walked over to Mill Street and talked to local homeowner Thom ( hctmhli** "Th»» it the hem neighborhood in town during the summer.* ChambUt* said “Outing the nun mar. it'* quiet and peaceful * tin ante there are so many peo ple hem during the winter, crime increase* in the area, he *a)d Yean ago. manly homeowner* lived in the erne, but now rental* occupy tha majority of the neigh borhood.. "Without a kit of ownership in the neighborhood, it i* hard to keen it dean." Chambliss said The group walked on. mopping •very to often in look at alley*, nature and deterioration in the area The group al*o stopped at the West University Neighborhood Park, which ha* been doted «to« November tw:auw of heavy criminal activity in the area. In IW#, the park wa* built with a small basketball court, a water faucet, a gajtebo and bush #*• About three year* ago. the WATHm STFttCK«*<MM Eugene C«y tenders toured th# West Untvergtty arm on Monday to gat a drat hand took at the community a strengths and weaknesses. < (immunity atked that the water faucet and gazabo be taken out and the brush tw cut down because of win* illegal activity in the park, which w an'd re*t dent* The criminal activity •lowed down but returned |a*( July So the city closed the park Local resident Christina Roaa, an environmental tludtrt and biology major, it angry that the city rJoaod the jtari She tab) that •» a retident. tha would like to onioy the park “Thom t* a definite breakdown of dead head* and drug dealer* in the area." R<»»» «aid "That i* an unfortunate part of living in Kugene If that * the problem, then they need to foctia on that, but let people enjoy the park.* When the group came to the West University Public Safety Station. U Hanson said the sta tion has had a positive impact in the area She also said the police department has become more selective in its enforcement by cracking down on drug dealing. Businesses such as Sacred Heart Medical Center and Excel »u>r Cafe are seeing an effect on the quality of life in the area. too. Sained Heart has experienced theft in its parking garage, and some people are afraid to walk to their cars alone at night. Excel sior Cafe customers have also expressed safety cuncrrus and are asking for escorts to walk to their cars at night Community Relations Manager Rosie Pryor said these issues will he brought to the City Council. COHRJCTfON in* article titled "1X3 bom* of country * find gay fraternity' in the Monday. April 29. 1996 edition of the tmvrald itaisd that Delta lambda Phi fmtnrnl ty’» May 4 dam:# will kick off Gay fMda VVm.1 To clarify. th* k»<A~ofi to* liwfeMn, Gay, Biao* o*l AiUanca Pnd« Wm4 evaota i$ « rw option and to* party on Sundav, May $. 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