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<br />commercial or industrial use of hazardous materials, household hazardous waste <br />collection, market development for recycled products, other toxic site cleanup and the <br />sewer safety net. Adequate funding for DEQ to carry out its water quality programs is <br />extremely important for local governments. <br /> <br />6. DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCES <br /> <br />Further reductions in services to at-risk youth, families, the homeless, unemployed <br />persons and persons with mental disabilities can create situations requiring police <br />response. Cuts in these areas also would reduce referral opportunities, resulting in <br />reduced ability to resolve problems outside the criminal justice system. <br /> <br />The City of Eugene is opposed to State service reductions that will remove key survival <br />services to persons unable to obtain those services elsewhere. Such reductions not only <br />are a direct threat to the health and welfare of thousands of Oregonians, but also present <br />the potential for additional burdens to local social service programs as well as the local <br />criminal justice system. <br /> <br />7. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND COMMUNITY SERVICES <br /> <br />The City strongly supports continued State funding for low-income housing programs, <br />including the Oregon Housing Fund, grants to community development corporations and <br />funding for emergency housing services. The Emergency Housing Account has <br />supported programs such as the shelter at Centro Latino Americano and the Interfaith <br />Emergency Shelter Program. The account is mostly depleted and needs to be <br />replenished. <br /> <br /> <br />IV. T <br />RANSPORTATION <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />A. FUNDING FOR STREETS, HIGHWAYS AND TRANSIT <br /> <br /> <br />Funding needs for maintenance and preservation of the City’s existing transportation system <br />remain in a critical stage. Inflation is eroding the buying power of current funding, yet the City’s <br />City of Eugene Legislative Policies, 2007 Session <br />With IGR Mtg 10/17 and 10/26 Amendments C:\Documents and Settings\ceexelf\Local Settings\Temporary Internet <br />Files\OLK10B\LegPol2007Sesxx1.doc <br />Updated on: 11/6/2006 By: Last saved by ceexmfw <br /> 27 <br /> <br />