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<br /> HEARING AND SPEAK IN OPPOS.lTION ,TO THE ,INCLUSION OF _THE CITY Of E_UGENE IN SUCH A i I
<br /> DISTRI,CT, AND FURTHER THAT THE, CITY ATTORNEY BE_ INSTRUCTED TO PREPARE A RESOL.U:" I
<br /> TION STRONGLY OPP,OSING THE,LNCL~USION .OF THE CITY, IN SUCH PROPOSED, CEMETERY, DISTRI,CT. \
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<br /> ] IT WAS MOVED BY MR. HARTMAN SECONDED, BY MR. SHISLER THAT ITEM I OF THE REPORT OF THE
<br /> COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE BE APPROVED:' -MOTION CARRIED. \
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<br />I' STATEMENT OF H. :L. EDMUNDS WAS, PRESENTED AND READ AS FOLLOW_S: I
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<br /> I 'MOST OF THE GENERAL IMPLICATIONS OF. THE PROPOSED LANE COUNTY CEMETERX DISTRICT 1
<br /> I HAVE. BEEN PRESENTED., THE I:N....U.ST I,CE OF PROCEDURE AND THE ENORMOVS SUMS. OF .TAX MONEY I
<br /> I WHICH. CAN BE: AND ULTIMATE.LY WIL.L BE C.OLLECTED FOR THE SUPPORT: OF THIS DISTRICT: HAVE
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<br /> I BEEN POINTED OUT.,. SOME ASPECTS Of THE IMP,LICAT.IONS O.F :THE CREATION OF THIS DISTRICT
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<br /> I fOR THE C IT.Y OF EUGENE HAVE BEEN PRESE,NTED,...,'
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<br /> 1 I WANT TO TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO PRESENT SOME FURTHER INFORMATION WHICH I I
<br /> FEEL IS IMPORTANT TO,OUR :CONSIDERATIO,N Or."THE ,SIGNJFlCANCE OF, THE ESTABLlS.HMENT OF
<br /> TH I S CEMETERY, ,0 I STR I CT.. .I .PRESEN.TTH I.S INFORMATION AS .A TAXPAyER, AS. A CITI'ZEN.,OF
<br /> EUGENE WI TH ,SOME PR I DE I N THE ,WELL. BEJ.N,G ,AND DEVELOPMENT OF THEC.! TY', 'IT.SElF, AND I
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<br /> 1 AS AN I,ND I V I DUAL WHO IS MAK I NG A PERSONAL EFFORT ,T.O C_ORRECT SOME OF OUR LO_CAL PRO.- !
<br /> BLEMS CONNECTED WITH OLD CEMETERIES. INH1HE, CIT,Y O,F EUGENE. , . . . .. -
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<br /> I . TH I S PRESENT MOVE TO CREATE .A ,CEMET.ER,Y 0.1 STR I CT OF LANE COUNTY WAS. OR I G.'I- 1
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<br /> I ~ NALLY :INSTIGATEDTO:,HEAD, OFF MOVES WHICH. ARE: NO,W ,UNDER, WAY BY THE PIONEER t
<br /> I MEMOR I,AL PARK Assoc I.AT ION, A, CORPORAT I ON .OF WH I CH .1. .AMA MEMBER; HAMEL Y, I
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<br /> I MOVES TO REORGANI ZE' T.HE OLD ODD', tELLOWSCEME.TERY, LYING WITHI.N THE C/TYOF !
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<br /> EUGENE. TH I S CORPORAT ION HAS TW,O PR I NC I P.AL, .PURPOSES .1 N. ,M I NO .I'N T:H I S REOR- i
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<br /> I GANIZATION OF.'THE,CEMETERY:. - I
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<br /> I A. To REORGANIZE IT I N SUCH A MANNER AS TO PL:ACE..EVERY BUR I AL IN IT !
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<br /> I IN A SITUATION WHERE IT WOULD HAVE PERMANENT CARE, EITHER IN ONE 10
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<br /> I OF THE LOCAL PERMANENT, ,CARE CEMETERI.ES :OR I,N :A REOR.GAN I ZED SMAL:LER , !I
<br /> I PORTION ,O~ I,TS PR~SENT AREA, AND.,
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<br />II B. To THEREBY CLEAR THE PRESENT CEMETERY PROPERTY O~THE REMAINING I'
<br /> PORTION OF ITS PRESENT AND PAST VERY UNDESIRABLE APPEARANCE AND
<br /> I FEATURES WHICH ARE :ALLTHE. MORE IMPO.RTANT BECAUSE OF IT,S LOC,AT ION . , I
<br /> t AD....ACENT TO WELL KEPT HOME AREAS, WELL CARED f'OR ATHLET I C .1':1 ELDS . I
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<br /> I AND WELL CARED FOR UNIVERSITY CAMPUS AREAS. I
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<br /> 2. THE PROPOSED CEMETERY DISTRiCT - . - - - . I
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<br />j OF. ....UST SUCH A PLAN :WH I CH 'S. UNDER ;WAY ,NOW. IH IS REORGANI Z,UiJ(!li)AND :PL,AC I NG' I
<br /> i UNDER PERPETUAL CARE CAN.BE.DONE AND WU.:L, BE ,DONE,WITHOUT,.TAX LEV.lES. SOME
<br /> PEOPLE HAVING RELATIVES BURIED IN THE CEMETERY OB....ECT STRENUOUSLy TO SUCH, , I
<br /> A SOLUTION BECAUSE I T WOULD MEAN THE REMOVAL OF .BOD IES ,f'ROM ONE LOCAT I ON ..
<br /> , TO ANOTHER, FROM AN~ UNKEMPT .AND AT BEST; PART.I,ALL Y. OR ,TOKEN CARED FOR_AREA I I
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<br /> 'I TO ONE OF PERMANENT. .CARE WHICH :NOT. ONL Y WOULD :SHOW GREATER ,RESPECT AND I
<br />I HONOR fOR THE DEAD BUT WOULD BE _A SOURCE OF .COMMUNITY PRIDE. . I
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<br />,I 3. THE. HI S.TORY Of' THEQDD fELLOWS CEME1:ERYSHOWSTI1AT EHORTS AT I.T,S. CA~E IN - . I
<br /> THE PAST HAVE BEEN ONLY SPORAPIC~ T~E CEMETERy' WAS ,OWNED.AND OPERAlEDBY (I
<br /> i THE SPENCER BUTTE LODGE, I.O.:O.,r. ~ IT. WAS-,ABANPO~ED:BY lH,E L~D~E .A~l!T. ,I
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<br /> 1923 BECAUSE I T COULD. NOT BE ~EPT ':N PR~~ER CO~D I T I ON. AaOUT 19_99. A~' ' II
<br />! :ASSOC I AT ION KNOWN .AS THE ODD ,FELI.,.O\o!S CEME:rER~ As~oC I:AT ION WAS CREAT:ED, 1/ e
<br />, OSTENS IBL Y . T.O CARE fOR EFF~RTS.WERE TI1EN M~DE :TO:
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<br />j A. TURN IT OVER TO tHE CITY TO,aE CARED, f'OR ~ND TO :1
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<br /> I :~. TUR~ IT OVER TO THE,UNIVERS!TY O~ QREGQN TQ,BE.CAREp ,f'OR.
<br />I EXISTING DOCUMENTS ATTEST THESE f'ACTS. I
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<br />I THIS ODD tELLOWS CEMETERY ASSOCIATION, ABOUT
<br />I 1930, THEN HA~ IT REPLA~TED I
<br />I TO PROV I.DE : I ~OO NEW GRAVES ..Wti I CH ,C~UL[? BE;. SQLD TO RA I SE Fl!NDS, TO'- CAR~' f"0~ . . I
<br /> _ THE, CEMETERY., I)URI~G .tt:l.E NEXT.TWE:iif1:Y"YEARS~ ~~PROXIt1A'rE:i..Y-TWE~TY L,QTS -- ~ I
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<br /> tROM ABOUT 1930 UNTI.L.1954 'THE ODD,tELLOWS CEMETERY ASSOc;lATION DI.ILNOT
<br />! HOLD ANNUAL-:ELECTIONS TO ELECT OFFICERS, DID NOT ESlABLISH A,ME~BERSHIP
<br />! OR_COLLECT DUES, ALL Of' WHICt:l \o!E~E PROV~SI~NS,IN ITS ART I,CLESOr ASSOC,I A- . I
<br />i TION. :THE CEMETERY LAY UNCARED FOR AND THERE WAS~O Ef'f'ORTAT ADMINISTER- II
<br />1 I.NG I T ~ EXC.EPT IN ONE INSTANCE AS FOLLOWS:'
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<br />I THE EUGENE REGISTER-GUARD, THROUGH WILLIAM TUGMAN, TOOK THE NEXT STEP IN :
<br /> THE CEMETERY'S HISTORy. IN 1~46 A PUBLI.C .~EETI~GWAS ,C,ALLED, ~EW 0f'F1-
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<br />, q:RS ELECTED, VOLU~TEER WORK WAS ~Ol, I G I T.ED' ANp TI1E. CE;"'~'TERY WAS CLEA~ED_ .. J
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<br />I THE ASSOCIATION',WAS.SUPPOSED TO H~VE BEE,N GIVE"" A;~,E;WSTART. How~::; ,_, ,
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<br />\ EVER, EVERYTHING QUIETED DOWN AGAIN, NO MEETINGS Of' THE ASSOCIATION OR Of' i
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