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Measure could hike tuition
■ Opposing sides disagree
over the potential fallout
from Measure 7
By Anna Seeley
For the Emerald
Many local officials are disap
pointed about the passage of Mea
sure 7 and are worried about the
outcome, though it is still unclear
what the outcome will be.
The measure requires the state
and local governments to pay prop
erty owners when a government
regulation or law reduces a proper
ty’s value. This would cost the state
an estimated $5.4 billion.
The passing of this measure has the
potential to cut University funding,
which could lead to a raise in tuition.
“I am unsure of what the impact
will be on higher education,” said
Bob Bruce, spokesman for the Ore
gon University System. “It is just
too early to tell.”
In 1990, Measure 5 — a property
tax limitation law-reduced funding
for the University and raised tuition
for in-state residents by 66 percent
and 88 percent for nonresidents.
State Rep. Vicki Walker, D-Eugene,
said the wording of the measure is
ambiguous and has left “everyone
wondering where we go from here. ”
“Measure 7 left a lot of questions
unanswered, and has raised a lot of
questions, “ Walker said “It will be
a long time before anything will
happen.”
Opponents of the measure said its
cost will be extremely high and will
harm government-funded programs
as a result. They also said the meas
ure will be challenged in the courts,
and that legislation will be needed
to clear up the vague wording.
Supporters of the measure dis
agree with the estimated cost, and
don’t think the legislature will need
to intervene. But they agreed that
some test cases will probably end
up in court.
State Rep. Al King, D-Springfield,
said the financial consequences are
uncertain, but the estimated cost is
equal to half the state’s budget. He
said this would take away money
from government-funded programs,
such as police and higher education.
“We will be left with two choic
es,” King said. “Either the public
pays the bill or parts of the govern
ment would have to be shut down
to cover the costs.”
Another concern shared by oppo
nents of the measure is that local
counties might be inhibited from
enforcing environmental laws if it
means draining the state budget to
pay property owners for zoning
changes.
But Glen Stonebrink, a supporter
of the measure and executive direc
tor of Oregon Cattlemen’s Associa
tion, said the $5.4 billion estimate
is only the worst-case scenario.
“That number is absolutely ridicu
lous,” Stonebrink said. “This won’t
cost anything because if you don’t
take people’s property or reduce the
value of it, you don’t have to pay. ”
King, however, said the measure
puts the government in a no-win sit
uation. For example, if a developer
wants to change his land from being
used for agricultural purposes to a
residential subdivision, Measure 7
would allow him to make huge
profits from the change. The neigh
bors of the subdivision could then
potentially say the change lowers
property value and would also be
eligible for compensation. The gov
ernment would have to pay both
parties for opposite reasons.
“I didn’t support this measure be
cause it is notemanageable,” King
said.
A supported)*' the measure, Bill
Moshofsky of the property rights
group Oregonians in Action, said
supporters are working right now to
provide guidelines for the measure.
He said the measure is slightly
retroactive, but only to landowners
that purchased their land before
land was zoned.
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