WATCH
Thefts and recoveries
The Department of Public Safety received six stolen
bike reports, nine larceny reports and two found-prop
erty reports.
Thursday, Oct. 9, 10:54 p.m.: DPS received a report of a
theft in progress at the EMU.
Friday, Oct. 10, 10:27 a.m.: DPS received a report of a
stolen vacuum cleaner from 1 lamilton Complex.
Monday, Oct. 13, 5:58 a.m.: DPS received a report of
an officer securing a backpack at Friendly 1 lall
Disorderly conduct
DPS received one report of disorderly conduct, one re
port of public indecency, one report of an arrest, three re
ports of vandalism, four reports of suspicious subjects
and five reports of suspicious conditions.
Wednesday, Oct. 8, 9:49 a.m.: DPS received a report of
an individual publicly exposing his or her genitals be
tween East 13th and 18th Avenues on University Street.
Ibursday, Oct. 9, 8:19 p.m.: DPS received a report of
an individual slashing tires on a vehicle in the Alder
Street parking lot.
Monday, Oct. 13, 12:44 a.m.: DPS received a report of
marijuana odor coming from I lamilton Complex.
Alcohol and drugs
DPS received four liquor law reports and four drug
law reports.
Sunday, Oct. 12, 2:49 a.m.: DPS received a report of
two subjects running out of Sweetser Hall, located in the
Walton Complex, with liquor.
Miscellaneous
DPS received six alarm phone reports and seven bike
impound reports.
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City will finalize
cell phone tower
decision shortly
Citizens should find out soon
whether Sprint PCS can
build a 120-foot ‘monopole’
close to Hayward Field
By A. Sho Ikeda
Senior News Reporter
The city of Eugene is nearing a de
cision on plans for a proposed cell
phone tower near Hayward Field.
After a 14-day public comment pe
riod ended on August 25, during
which residents and other concerned
citizens voiced their concerns on the
proposed cell phone tower, city offi
cials have reviewed the plans and may
announce a decision within the next
couple of weeks, Associate City Plan
ner Kent Kullby said.
Kullby said he is preparing the pro
posal for a decision by Tom Coyle, ex
ecutive director of Eugene's Planning
and Development Department.
Sprint PCS is seeking permission
from the city to construct a 120-foot
tower near the southwestern comer of
Hayward Field. Included in the plan
is an adjoining 23-by-44 foot build
ing that will house communication
equipment and act as a ticket office.
The tower will be a single galvanized
steel pole called a "monopole." Unlike
other cell phone towers, the monopole
will have no external antennae or guide
wires, which will allow it to blend in
with light poles south of the west
grandstand at Hayward Field, accord
ing to a Sprint PCS spokesman.
Earlier this year, city officials esti
mated that a decision on the cell
phone tower would be made by Sept.
15. Sprint PCS, however, asked for an
extension to provide more informa
tion in response to public concerns.
There has been some opposition to
the tower since Sprint PCS sent the
proposal to the city for review. Kullby
said one of the main issues commu
nity members raised regarded the
possible health problems associated
with radiation emitted by the tower.
Kullby said the city couldn't take ra
diation concerns into consideration
because it would violate the Telecom
munications Act of 1996. The federal
act prohibits local governments from
regulating radio waves and other
telecommunications activity.
Dave Barta, associate director of
business affairs for Telecom Services,
said another issue concerned the fast,
high-flying swifts that live in the
chimney of Agate Hall.
Barta said some people were con
cerned that the birds could hit the cell
tower and hurt themselves. He said
many of the elements that could cause
bird impacts — such as guide wires, ex
ternal antennae and lights — were not
part of the cell phone tower's structure.
He added that Sprint PCS sent a bird
expert to examine the proposed site
"The birds were certainly one of the
more interesting and unusual of the
issues," Barta said.
Barta said the University and Sprint
PCS were almost done with contract
negotiations regarding payment from
the wireless provider to the University
for providing the land. Including
Sprint PCS, the tower could support
two additional wireless providers.
Sprint PCS would pay the University
$900 a month to operate the tower;
AT&T Wireless has signed up to pay
$400; and a third potential wireless
provider would pay $350.
Community activist Zachary Vis
hanoffsaid he believes it will be "tricky"
for the city to approve the cell phone
tower proposal, citing the recent debate
over the location of the new basketball
arena that is now set to be built at Howe
Field. Residents of the South University
neighborhood have expressed concerns
about the proposed arena.
"Trying to put both things up will
be difficult because there is so much
chaos," Vishanoff said.
Contact the city/state politics reporter
at shoikeda@dailyemerald.com.
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While OSPIRG cannot offer any
legal advice, they can point students
toward people who are qualified to
dispense recommendations, John
son said.
But the relationship between stu
dents and landlords isn't always filled
with strife — some property manage
ment companies are interested in en
suring that students know their
rights. In fact, Amanda Tuski, a co
owner of Bell Real Estate Inc., said she
approves of the new hotline.
"I think it's a fantastic idea," Tuski
said. "Often, tenants don't know the
obligations that they have."
But Johnson said the ignorance
can run both ways.
"There are a lot of landlords in the
area who don't know that they have
to provide services to renters by law,"
he said.
More help may be on the horizon.
Although Eugene currently lacks a
housing code, one could be imple
mented soon, according to Reader.
"It's highly likely that the City
Council will pass housing standards
that everyone will have to adhere to,"
Reader said, adding that he hopes for
some kind of proposal by spring.
Contact the campus/
federal politics reporter
at chuckslothower@dailyemerald.com.
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