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Legislators plan for Measure 47 ■ MEETING: Children are the main focus of Oregon law makers’ efforts this season By Ryan Maughn Community Reporter In a public meeting at the Hil yard Community Center Senator Susan Castillo, State Representa tives Floyd Prozanski and Kitty Piercy, and City Manager Vicki Elmer spoke in an open forum to explain the legislation with which they are presently involved and hear the public’s opinions on Measure 47 and other issues. Senator Castillo, the newest senator to be appointed, discussed a news conference she participat ed in recently in which she un veiled a plan that would com pletely fund schools if businesses would be willing to not take the full tax break they would get un der Measure 47. The senate presi dent responded to the proposal, according to Castillo, by saying it was a "wish list.” Castillo re sponded by saying, “Yes, it’s a wish list. It’s a wish list on every kid’s list.” Floyd Prozanski addressed the effects of Measure 11 on juveniles , who commit crimes which fall un der the measure. Many of these are first-time offenders but are being punished as though they were re peat offenders, he said. These punishments are severe for the na ture of most of the crimes and are contributing to an overcrowding problem in our prisons. “Right now, the state is in the process of building seven prisons that will cost $1 billion... That is coming out of the general rev enue,” Prozanski said. That mon r I utrYBODser QfWrathiQ Budget $14!? rniUf (Zvnerat Fund 'V nufU Poverty Taxvx 4f> naif Hrdticv bv $12 >'n.»-7 t$*> M tfhvu N M arffrxti MICHAEL CRISP/Emerald Eugene City Manager Vicki Elmer discusses Measure 47 Wednesday night at the Hilyard Community Center. ey can be going towards educa tion, he said. “As a state we are going in the wrong direction,” Prozanski said. He labeled the focus on prisons a reactionary tactic and said Oregon should be focusing on education. Kitty Elmer, who titles herself the “bleeding heart legislator,” said her main concern is the fami ly and children in the communi ty. She plans to pressure each community to develop compre hensive runaway and homeless plans to help the 35,ooo kids in Oregon that are homeless. Elmer said Oregon is one of only six states that have no regu lations governing child care, which means there aren’t even rules that ensure a child will have accessible running water and clean waste disposal. She said this is her main issue, and has six bills in the works to try to establish these basic parameters for chil dren in Oregon. Each of the speakers, as well as the public, showed great concern towards education reforms. Rep resenting the South Eugene high school student body was Adriane Myers, the student body vice pres ident, who presented the speakers with a petition with over 500 hun dred signatures which demon strated the concern for education cuts the students and teachers have. duarter Flounder** Available only at McDonald’s® 659 E. Broadway (off Franklin) For a limited time. *weight before cooking: 4 oz. (1 13.4 grams) ©1997 McDonald’s Corporation Editor-in-Chief OREGON DAILY EMERALD The Oregon Daily Emerald, the independent student newspaper at the University of Oregon, is accepting applications for the position of Editor for the 1997-98 academic year. 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