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City continued from page 1 added that he would have fared better if more student-age voters participated in the election. “If students turned out in larger numbers, I would have won this in a landslide,” he said. Mayor Jim Torrey agreed, stating that not enough University stu dents vote in Eugene elections. “It’s unfortunate that the stu dents at the University don’t real ize how much voting power they have in this community if they would just exercise it,” he said. Nonetheless, Torrey said he was pleased with the results of the four city council races, which he said would tip city council votes to fa vor more vigorous business devel opment in the city. Torrey said the elections of George Poling to Ward 4, Gary Pape to Ward 5 and Jennifer Solomon to Ward 6 would support pro-business proposals, which were previously stalled at times by more liberal councilors. Ward 1 Councilor Bonny Bettman, who often joins Kelly and Ward 2 Councilor Betty Taylor to oppose proposals supported by Torrey, said she was happy to see Kelly re-elected. After early returns indicated that Kelly was winning, Bettman smiled and said, “Amen.” Ward 3 is bordered to the north by the Willamette River and to the south by East 30th Avenue. The eastern boundary of the ward snakes along East High Street, Willamette Street and Amazon Parkway. Interstate 5 draws the western border of the ward. The University lies at the heart of the ward, which also includes an area west of campus with a dense population of University students, a region south of campus with an older population and a swath of downtown. E-mail community editor Darren Freeman atdarrenfreeman@dailyemerald.com. E-mail reporter Brad Schmidt at bradshmidt@dailyemerald.com. Measures continued from page 1 Either way, the outcome could be close. As of midnight Tuesday, Lane County Elections showed funding for a new fire station was narrowly winning by 31 votes. The library levy looked to be approved, with 53.8 percent in favor and 46.2 opposed. “When it’s tied like this, my guess is that it will win,” Eugene Mayor Jim Torrey said. “People who come out at the end are tradi tionally ‘yes’ voters.” Torrey criticized the fire union for spending its time and money opposing city councilors, all of whom won their respective wards. If the union had spent time raising voter awareness and spent money on campaigning, Torrey said the measure would have been easily approved. Connie Bennett, Eugene library services director, said she knew the results of Measure 20-57 would be close. She said the measure was “just barely” ahead after the 10 p.m. results were released. Today’s crossword solution “I have a feeling I’m going to be here until midnight,” Bennett said. Anette Spickard, a member of the Eugene School District’s school board, ran to the group’s table just after 10 p.m., jumping and screaming with news of the school levy’s passage. “It’s definitely been worth it,” Spickard said. “I knew Eugene wouldn’t let us down. It was just nerve-racking.” School board vice chairwoman Beth Gerot was congratulated by City Councilor Scott Meisner as news of the passage spread. Gerot called the measure “imperative” to maintaining schools in Eugene, and added she was worried about the outcome until the announcement. Tuesday’s voter turnout was higher than past primary elections. According to Oregon Elections Di vision records, the last time statewide turnout in a non-presi dential primary exceeded 50 per cent was 1970. The passage of Measure 20-56 will allocate $116 million in prop erty taxes to the school district to provide better instructional facili ties and replace aging buildings. The funding also will allow for re modeling and additions at several schools, major repairs to teaching facilities and improvements to dis trict-wide safety and security sys tems. The average property own er’s tax bill will increase by about $124 annually. Measure 20-57 could issue al most $8.7 million of property taxes to build a new downtown fire sta tion to replace the existing City Hall fire station and a live-fire training facility. The levy would allocate $7.8 million toward construction of the new fire station and $900,000 to the live-fire training facility. The levy would increase taxes for a property assessed at $143,000 by about $16 per year. Measure 20-58 will devote $19.6 million in property taxes to fund operational costs, facility expenses and continued service improve ments. The original library levy, passed in 1998, expires June 30, 2003. The passage of the measure will increase the average property tax bill by about $80 per year. 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