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Group seeks to improve area
Planners created the Task
Force to help tackle West
University area issues
By A. Sho Ikeda
Senior News Reporter
The West University Task Force met
with the Eugene City Council in early
June to propose strategies aimed at im
proving conditions in the area, and stu
dents can expect changes within a year.
The Task force's long-term plan sug
gests that the University should revise
the Student Conduct Code, educate stu
dents about housing, increase police ac
tivity and add more lighting to the area.
Situated between the University
and downtown, the West University
Neighborhood has been the scene of
several cases of arson, robbery and ri
oting over the past few years. Other
problems that face the district include
aggressive panhandling, vandalism
and public drinking. lire Task Force
created the presented goals to reduce
the number of crimes and enhance
the quality of life in the community.
"Our focus was on day-to-day,
month-to-month and year-to-year
livability," said Jan Oliver, University
associate vice president of institu
tional affairs. She stated that the
Task Force did not want to focus
solely on riots and parties.
Oliver said she hopes the Universi
ty can create a partnership with the
city that will result in a safer and
cleaner West University community.
"We want to turn the neighbor
r~....
hood around and make it a better
place to live," Oliver said.
Specifically, changes to the conduct
code could include taking punitive
measures against students for com
mitting serious off-campus crimes,
such as rioting.
Because many freshmen move to
the West University area seeking low
cost housing, the University hopes to
conduct an orientation for freshmen at
the end of the school year, which
would include lessons on basic tenant
rights and responsibilities, off-campus
behavioral issues and legal culpability.
Beginning Aug. 1, a police officer be
gan patrolling the neighborhood by
foot to build a police presence in the
area. Assistant City Manager Jim Carl
son said the University and the City of
Eugene will split the cost of the officer.
Until the longer-term goals can be
implemented, however, the Task Force
proposed a variety of short-term initia
tives. Most notably, the Task Force sug
gested notifying landlords when police
respond to one of their properties due
to a noise complaint or a party.
The Eugene Police Department
will also continue its "knock-and
talks," where officers obtain and visit
a list of residences where kegs of beer
will be consumed to discuss the par
ty host's responsibilities.
The Task Force strongly believes
that the city needs to implement ba
sic housing standards to improve liv
ing conditions of living spaces in the
whole city, and particularly in the
Turn to TASK FORCE, page 18A
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