City
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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
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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.
E-mail reporter Brad Schmidt
at bradschmidt@dailyemerald.com.
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