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e 7~ w II II I e I . I e I e 30 31 32 SECT. 222.520 ANNEXATION OF LESS THAN ENTIRE DISTRICT; ASSUMPTION OF LIABILITIES BY CITY OPTIONAL. WHENEVER A PART LESS THAN THE ENTJRE AREA OF ,A RURAL FIRE PROTECTION DISTRICT, A WATER DISTRICT OR A SANITARY DISTRICT BECOMES INCORPORATED IN OR ANNEXED TO A CITY IN ACCORDANCE WITH LAW, THAT PART SHALL, FROM THE EFFECTIVE DATE Of THE INCORPORATION OR ANNEXATION, BE SEPARATED AND WITHDRAWN FROM THE DISTRICT. THE PART THUS WITHDRAWN SHALL NOT mHEREBY'BE RELIEVED FROM LIABILITIES AND INDEBTEDNESS PREVIOUSLY CONTRACTED BY THE DISTRICT. FOR THE PURPOSES OF PAYING SUCH LIABILITIES AND INDEBTEDNESS OF THE DISTRICT, PROPERTY IN THE AREA INCORPORATED OR ANNEXED SHALL CONTINUE TO BE SUBJECT TO ASSESSMENT AND TAXATION UNIFORMLY WITH PROPERTY IN THE AREA REMAINING IN THE DISTRICT. THE ~ITY OF WHICH IT BECOMES A PART MAY, HOWEViR, IN THE SOUND DISCRETION OF ITS GOVERNING BODY, ASSUME SUCH OBLIGATIONS IF THE OBLIGATIONS ASSUMED DO NOT BRING THE TOTAL OF THE CITY'S OBLIGATIONS ABOVE ANY APPLICABLE LIMITATIONS PRESCRIBED BY LAW OR ITS CHARTER. WHEN THE CITY ASSUMES SUCH OBLI- GATIONS IT SHALL BE LIABLE TO THE DISTRICT fOR THE AMOUNT OF TAXES WHICH OTHER- WISE WOULD BE EXTENDED EACH YEAR THEREFOR AGAINST THE INCORPORATED OR ANNEXED PROPERTY. IT SEEMS REASONABLE AND FAIR FOR THE CITY OF EUGENE THROUGH ITS E.W.E.B. TO ASSUME THE PROPORTIONATE SHARE OF T~E BONDED INDEBTEDNESS OF A PART OF A WATER DISTRICT, SUCH AS THE FRIENDLY STREET AREA UPON ANNEXATION TO THE CITY. IN THIS WAY, PEOPLE LIVING ON THE fRINGE OF THE CITY MAY ANNEX TO ~VAIL THEMSELVES OF ESSENTIAL URBAN SERVICES WITHOUT SUBJECTING THEMSELVES TO DOUBLE TAXATION FOR A SINGLE SERVICE OR WAITING UNTIL AN ENTIRE WATER DISTRICT DEVELOPS URBAN PROBLEMS. YOUR EUGENE CITY PLANNING COMMISSION RECOMMENDS THAT THE COUNCIL AND THE E.W.E.B. ADOPT A POLICY OF ASSUMING THE OBLIGATIONS Of A PORTION OF A WATER DISTRICT U~ON ANNEXATI~N TO THE CITY AND THAT STEPS BE TAKEN TO RELIEVE PORTIONS Of THE COLLEGE CREST WATER DISTRICT AND THE GLENWOOD WATER DISTRICT NOW ANNEXED TO THE CITY, FROM FUTURE TAXATION BY THEIR RESPECTIVE WATER DISTRICTS." IT WAS MOVED BY CRUMBAKER, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE REFERRED TO THE JUDICIARY AND PUBLIC WORKS COMMITTEE. MOTION CARRIED. COMMUNICATJON FROM THE WESTMORELAND IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION - RE: REQUEST TO GO ON RECORD AS BEING IN FAVOR OF PLACING A SCHOOL SOUTH OF 13TH AVENUE BETWEEN POLK AND CHAMBERS STREET WAS SU~MITTED AND READ~ IT WAS MOVED BY BOOTH, SECONDED BY KOPPE THAT THE COMMUNICATION BE RECEIVED AND PLACED ON fiLE. MOTION CARRIED. COMMUNICATION FROM CLYDE BEATTY CIRCUS - RE: REQUEST TO HOLD TWO P~~FORMANCES OF CIRCUS AT LANE COUNTY FAIRGROUNDS ON MAY 27TH WAS SUBMITTED. Ii WAS MOVED BY KOPPE, SECONDED BY BOOTH THAT THIS REQUEST BE GRANTED AND THAT THE CIRCUS OFFICIALS BE NOTIFIED THAT THEY WILL BE EXPECTED TO SHOW PROMPTLY AT SCHEDULED TIME AND OTHERWISE MEET ALL CITY REQUIREMENTS. MOTION CARRIED., COMMUNICATION FROM THE LEAGUE OF WOMEN VOTERS OF EUGENE - RE: CITy'COUNCIL-REGISTER- GUARD CONTROVERSY ON ZONING WAS SUBMITTED AND READ AS FOLLOWS: "THE LEAGUE OF WOME. VOTERS WOULD LIKE TO PRESENT TO THE CITY COUNCIL A STATE- MENT IN REGARD TO THE RECENT COUNCIL-REGISTER-GUARD CONTROVERSY. WE BELIEVE SOME MEMBERS OF THE COUNCIL HAVE MISUNDERSTOOD WHY THE LEAGUE HAS TAKEN THE STANDS IT HAS OVER V~RIOUS ZONING QUESTI~NS. WE FEEL IT IS TO THE LEAGUE'S INTEREST TO EXPLAIN FURTHER. THE LEAGUE Of WOMEN VOTERS BEGAN ~N 1920 AS A NON-PARTISAN ORGANIZATION TO ENCOURAGE CITIZEN PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT IN THE FIRM BELIEF THAT A DEMOCRACY DEPENDS FOR ITS STRENGTH ON MEN AND WOMEN ASSUMING POLITICAL RESPONSIBILITY THROUGH INFORMED AND ACTIVE PARTICIPATION IN GOVERNMENT. THE LEAGUE, THROUGHOUT ITS HISTORY, HAS SUPPORTED THOSE MOVES AIMED AT INCREASING THE NUMBER OF CITIZENS WHO TAKE A PART IN GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITY AT THE LOCAL, STATE OR NATIONAL LEVEL. BECAUSE OF THIS BELIEf, THE LEAGUE GAVE ITS STRONG APPROVAL TO THE SETTING UP OF CITIZENS COMMITTEES IN EUGENE TO AID THE COUNCIL IN SOLVING THE VARIOUS MUNICIPAL PROBLEMS FROM CROSSTOWN . . STREETS, PARK AND RECREATION DEVELOPMENT, STREET LIGHTING, PLANNING AND ZONING, ETC. ,REGARDLESS OF HOW ABLE ARE THE MEN WHO SERVE AS COUNciLMEN, AND EUGENE HAS BEEN EXTREMELY FORTUNATE IN HAVING MEN OF INTELLIGENCE AND INTEGRITY SERVE ON ITS COUNCILS, THE PROBLEMS OF THE CITY ARE BETTER SOLVED IF THEY ARE AIDED BY A WIDE GROUP Ot INTERESTED CITIZENS WHO ACTIVELY PARTICIPATE IN THE SOLUTION OF THESE PROBLEMS. .'r - I i i I ~