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4 | O REGON D AILY E MERALD | Monday, January 9, 2006 B E D OR FREE RY VE DEL I Renelle DENMAN $ 1 9 9 Double frame and mattress. Cover not included Renelle GIBSON $ 1 7 9 Double frame and mattress. Cover not included FREE RY VE DEL I F U T O N twin mattresses $49 twin set $69 full set $79 queen set $109 king set $179 Buy Factory Direct & Save • 4075 W. 11th • 343-2690 10024 Open Mon. -Fri. 9 a. m. - 6 p. m. , Sat, 9 a. m. -6 p. m. , Sun 11 a. m. -5 p. m. Mayor Piercy shares goals in State of the City address Sustainable development was among the key topics in the mayor’s speech BY RYAN KNUTSON NEWS REPORTER Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy stressed environmental protection while maintaining economic success as a city goal for 2006 in her second State of the City address Thursday. “ Economic success and preserva- tion of our natural resources have been pitted against each other,” she said. “ (They) can, and should, go hand in hand.” Addressing the standing-room- only crowd in the Hult Center’s lob- by, Piercy dubbed this concept “ sus- Eugene Mayor Kitty Piercy gave her State tainable development,” and she said Thursday afternoon. it is “ the cornerstone to my commit- communicate their views.” ment” to the community. Piercy also The audience at the speech gave pressed for the development of a hos- two standing ovations and seemed pital in Eugene’s central core to con- enthusiastically supportive of the clude discussion on the renovation of mayor’s goals. the City Hall complex and address David Kelly, Eugene city councilor parking issues in downtown Eugene for the University area, said he too was and traffic problems in West Eugene. optimistic for the upcoming year, She also said which will be his last on she hoped to gain SLIDE SHOW ONLINE the council. He an- congressional sup- nounced in November For a multimedia presentation, port for building that he would not seek see www.dailyemerald.com an environmental re-election. education center “ I think the climate is in the West Eugene wetlands, to put an right for us to make major strides this independent auditor in place to review year on the priority issues and on the Eugene Police Department and to other areas as well.” develop a city council position to solve Kelly also said he hoped to resolve racial issues and homelessness. traffic issues and stressed the impor- “ Most of these priorities will re- tance of reaching a conclusion on the quire continued commitment on the West Eugene Parkway. part of our city council and staff to “All of the other issues continue to make real changes for the people of be front and center for all of us,” he our community,” Piercy said. said. “ There is a lot more work need- Piercy also applauded the citizens ed on all of them.” for their engagement in civic Kelly said while all of the mayor’s affairs, some of which have been goals affect University students in highly debated. some way, the police department “ High level of civic engagement is reforms may affect University stu- our asset not our detriment,” she dents the most because of students’ said. “ I am proud of the thousands frequent encounters with the law. Kelly also commented on the of citizens that take the time to H ASANG C HEON | P HOTOGRAPHER of the City address at the Hult Center on priority to solve racial issues. “ With the UO student body, more diverse than the city as a whole, I certainly think anything we can do would impact the student body,” he said. Piercy also recapped the past year during her speech. “ We’ve had no lack of major civic issues to address,” she said. “ I have thoroughly enjoyed being your mayor.” The mayor also touched on the city’s achievements and the progress of her eight priorities established last year, which included re-staffing Fire Station 9, passing a measure to en- able police department review and creating a city identity by adopting the new motto, “ World’ s Greatest City for the Arts and Outdoors.” She also touted the Launch Neighborhood Initiative to strength- en the city’s ties to neighborhoods as a continuing achievement and sin- gled out Staples, King Estates Winery, Organically Grown Co., Forrest Paint Co. and Lane Community College for their dedication to “community sustainability.” Contact the city, state politics reporter at rknutson@ dailyemerald.com S P IR IT U AL P R O G R A M S D I R E C T O R Y every Friday in the Emerald.
