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Eugene to fight Measure 7 ■The Eugene City Council hopes to file a lawsuit against the passed ballot measure before it takes effect By Lindsay Buchele Oregon Daily Emerald The City of Eugene plans to file a lawsuit by Dec. 7 challenging the newly passed Oregon Ballot Mea sure 7. The Eugene City Council voted unanimously Monday in an execu tive session to join other Oregon governments and counties in op posing the measure, which will re quire local governments to com pensate landowners if the government enacts or enforces a regulation that lowers the value of an owner’s property. State officials are estimating that the measure will cost more than $3.5 billion a year, with costs in Eu gene and Lane County reaching into the millions of dollars when the measure is enacted. City Councilman David Kelly said the city joined the suit against the measure for two reasons, one being philosophical and one being legal. “Measure 7 did not pass in Eu gene or in Lane County and would devastate the city’s ability to handle land-use planning and zoning,” Kelly said. “It has also appeared to good legal minds from around the state that this measure does not fol low how an amendment should work. “There is a broad spectrum of folks lined up against this meas / ure.” Jerry Lidz, who is one of the city attorneys working on the case, said the measure was not properly adopted because it is not a single amendment but instead attempts to revise several sections of the Ore gon Constitution.Lidz said the city hopes to file its suit by Dec. 7, which is when the measure will go into effect. Landowners can begin filing claims under Measure 7 as soon as it goes into effect, and from there, city governments have 90 { { Measure 7 did not pass in Eugene or Lane County and would devastate the city's ability to handle land-use planning and zoning It has a Iso appeared to good legal minds from around the state that this measure does not follow how an amendment should work. David Kelly city councilman days to decide how to handle the claims. “If we can get this suit filed be fore the measure is enacted, there’s a possibility the measure would not cost Oregon governments as much money,” Lidz said. -rflOOCtV STUDENTS • FACULTY • STAFF Flu Vaccination Influenza vaccinations will be given at the University Center for faculty and staff every Wednesday, Thursday and Friday from 8:00a.m. to 9a.m. and for students Monday - Friday 9:00a.m. to 4:00p.m. Beginning Thursday, November 30, 2000. Students $4.00 Faculty & Staff provided by PEBB Annual flu immunizations are recommended for the following: / Healthy persons 50 years and older. / Persons with long-term heart or lung problems. / Persons with any of the following: kidney disease, cystic fibrosis, diabetes, anemia, severe asthma and conditions which compromise immune mechanism. Influenza vaccine may be given to persons wishing to reduce their chances of catching the flu, persons who provide essential community services and students or others in schools or colleges. For more information, call the University Health Center at 346-4444. The city hopes to have the law suit resolved before the first 90-day period ends. In the meantime, the council has taken some action to prepare for the enactment of the measure — the council passed an ordinance Mon day that will further clarify how the claims will be processed. The ordinance will create a re view and compensation process that will help the city determine whether a landowner’s claim falls within the scope of Measure 7 and, if so, whether the city can afford to pay the claim. Another concern of the city is how the measure will affect zoning and environmental regulations. Measure 7 could cause local gov ernments to drop environmental and zoning regulations to avoid ex pensive compensations, said Eu gene Planning Director Jan Childs. “It’s really too soon to tell at this point exactly what effect the meas ure will have on the city,” Childs said. “We’ll have to wait and see af ter the measure has been in effect fora while.” But councilors say they don’t want to wait to see the effects of the measure, but would rather head it off. “If this measure is enacted as planned, property values will plummet,” Councilwoman Bonny Bettman said. 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