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Officer Bev Mason sboivs off the neiv Eugene police substation in the Sacred Heart parking lot.
Police: New building should
give officers more privacy
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because we feel it’s important the community has a
police presence,” hospital spokeswoman Beverly
Mayhew said. “We feel this will benefit the neigh
borhood and Sacred Heart.”
Mayhew cited a case from before the substation
temporary placement in which a hospital employee
was assaulted in the 7-Eleven parking lot during
broad daylight as proof of the station’s necessity.
“The site across the street is one of a series of reme
dies that have really made a big difference,” Mayhew
said.
The substation is part of a group of measures taken
by police in response to increasing complaints from
West University residents and business owners in
the past few years.
Another more publicized reaction to the com
plaints was the implementation in 1996 of a dog
and skateboard ban along 13th Avenue near the
University.
“One of the most unpopular things that came up
was the high number of injuries due to dogs and
skateboards,” Mason said of the complaints. “We
haven’t had a single complaint since its been imple
mented."
Mason also noted the decrease in drug traffic after
the ban was initiated, but stopped short of calling
one the result of the other.
“And we still have a ways to go, i.e. bike theft,
thefts from vehicles, criminal mischief and graffiti,”
she said.
While the station was built on what Mayhew call a
“semi-permanent” foundation, the lease signed be
tween the city and the hospital is a 5-year agreement.
“‘Permanent’ carries a lot of weight,” she said.
“The city may decide to change its plans and move
out of the area, and Peace-Health may want to devel
op the land.”
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