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said volunteers from 22 Eugene
neighborhood organizations have
been responsible for numerous
services, from planting tree and
picking up trash to providing fo
rums for political candidates and
city issues.
“As the city works its way
through this process and cuts ser
vices, more will have to be done
by volunteers,” Towe said.
“Where are they going to come
from? The neighborhoods.”
Councilors were also looking
for input on “doing things differ
ent,” which for Eugene resident
Charles Grey meant finding new
revenue sources through a pro
gressive income tax and a luxury
tax.
“If the rich insist on building
palaces, then they should be
taxed so that no one in Eugene
has to sleep in the street,” Grey
said.
Although these specific mea
sures were not what Mayor Tor
rey had in mind, in a Wednesday
afternoon council work session
Torrey introduced his plan for a
three-year serial levy that would
replace the anticipated revenue
losses of Measure 47 and not re
quire homeowners who make
less than the median Eugene in
come to pay the extra tax .
The levy, which would be on
the May 20 ballot, would have to
be approved by 50 percent of Eu
gene voters before it could be
used. The council will have to
decide to go ahead with the levy
by March 19.
A public hearing on the levy
will be held on March 17, during
the regular council meeting.
Torrey, who has been on hand
at every one of the five Town
Hall sessions, said he felt the
public was telling city officials
they don’t want their services
cut.
“We’ve had five meetings in
this community, and the over
whelming sentiment, I’m talking
98 percent, is don’t cut and re
duce the quality of this commu
nity,” Torrey said.
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