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Voters make final decisions as candidates make one last push.

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Make Eugene safer community

Eugene is in need of a facility that helps victims of crimes and domestic violence to get what they need quickly in a local area. Voting yes on Measure 20-88 would solve this problem and others by funding a civic center vision project and adding a crime victim's resource center to a new police station.

Eugene voters should vote yes on Measure 20-88. If the $6.8 million is added to the city's $29 million for building projects, we could see some major changes to downtown Eugene, which is what we need. The resource center could be a wonderful addition to our city's growing help for crime victims. A new police station would also be a fantastic treat.

We need to take action now. If this does not pass, Measure 20-88 will be brought up again in 2006. The police station could be started right now, but if we wait, the cost will rise. Interest rates and cost of building material will go up in the next two years, making it more expensive.

So why wait? Vote yes on Measure 20-88 and make Eugene an even safer community.

THEO SEIDMON

Eugene

Measure 34 costs excessive

A vote in favor of Measure 34 is a vote in favor of bad policy. It requires active management of the Tillamook and Clatsop state forests, balancing sustainable timber production against resource conservation, and providing protection for water, wildlife and forest. Though authored with good intentions, passing this measure will significantly and negatively affect state and local revenues.

Whereas the benefits of this measure protect the environment and guarantee existing levels of educational funding, this measure is poorly written, being insensitive to the financial needs of public services like emergency medical services and law enforcement. Just where do we intend to get the projected $17 million revenue loss that accompanies this measure?

As much as we all want to protect and appreciate the natural assets of our beautiful state, the cost of passing this measure is too great. I implore you to vote...

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