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WISTEC will remain open ■ The science museum will be compensated by the University for lost revenue By Lindsay Buchele Oregon Daily Emerald After more than a year of debate and negotiations, the Willamette Science and Industry Technology Center and the University Athletic Department agreed Thursday on a contract that would compensate WISTEC over the next four years for their loss of the use of the Autzen Stadium parking lot. The Eugene City Council decid ed last January to allow the Univer sity to build a transit station on the Autzen Stadium parking lot as part of the University’s stadium expan sion plans, a decision WISTEC ex ecutive director Meg Trendler once claimed would shut the doors of the children’s museum for good. The University had been allow ing WISTEC to sell parking spaces in the lot during football games and other events in order for the non profit museum to generate revenue. The University originally offered WISTEC $201,000 in compensation through 2007, when WISTEC’s con tract for use of the lot would have ended. WISTEC officials originally refused the amount because it did not meet their projected revenue of $300,000. However, both parties settled on the amount of $206,191, which is slightly higher than the original offer. “Some of the original assessments on the revenue WISTEC would have made were incorrect,” said Dan Williams, vice president of adminis tration for the University. “We decid ed to change the amount.” Trendler said although the amount is not as high as the muse um would have liked, it is still enough to keep WISTEC alive. R. Ashley Smith Emerald Bryan Kyllingstad of Corvallis looks at the closed doors id WISTEC on Sunday afternoon. Kyllingstad stopped at WISTEC to show his kids the science center. “We are pleased that we have final ly made an agreement,” Trendler said. Dave Williford, the assistant ath letic director of media services, said the amount of compensation of fered to WISTEC is the only thing that changed in the negotiations. Williford said when WISTEC offi cials originally said $300,000 was the only amount that would keep the museum running, it was not the University’s intent to shut WISTEC down. Eugene City Councilor David Kel ly said he’s sorry the agreement took so much work after the city coun cil’s decision, but he’s pleased WIS TEC got what it needed to stay open. “The University continued to lis ten to WISTEC’s need to reach an agreement,” Kelly said. “For all the complexities, it seems like a straightforward agreement.” Trendler said WISTEC has suf fered a little in the meantime, but should be able to progress with its usual programs and events for kids during the summer. “We didn’t want to spend the money on an exhibit when we weren’t clear on our future, and it’s better to provide the programs and serve the kids if that’s what we can afford,” Trendler said. Overall, University officials are pleased that WISTEC accepted their offer. “Whatever changed their minds [about the amount of compensation offered], we’re happy they were able to take our agreement,” Williford said. 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