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e the will of the people who approved the ordinance. She said she would hesitate to rely heavily on a survey that had only 58 out of 300 responses. She pointed out the phrase "primary intended purpose" has been adopted by the City in other ordinances. She said the people in this community were speaking on more than a symbolic level when they voted in favor of a Nuclear Free Zone. Eugene Emge, 2181 Washington Street, said he works as a certified public accountant and has several business clients who chose to locate in Eugene because of the social environment. Mr. Emge offered a demonstration to illustrate the falsity of the "security blanket of nuclear weapons." He dropped a single bb into a bucket to demonstrate the total destructive power of weapons used during World War II. Then, he spent approximately 90 seconds pouring bb's into a bucket to illustrate the destructive power of the worldls current nuclear arsenal. Gretchen Miller, no address given, said it would be a mistake to have the Nuclear Free Zone locked into the City Charter. However, she said the council should also remember that the Nuclear Free Zone has been passed twice by voters. She suggested the council proceed gently with the argument that the voters did not know what they were voting on when they approved the Nuclear Free Zone. Bill Lioio, 3676 Sisters View Avenue, said it is a terrible thing for the City to make it illegal for a citizen to engage in what has been established as the bipartisan national defense policy. He said Congress should make e those types of decisions. He said the Nuclear Free Zone is an idealistic goal that dishonors people who have worn armed service uniforms. Robert Rounsley, 476 East Broadway, said the council should take note of all the people in the audience who support a strong nuclear free zone. He said the council should not be afraid to give peace a chance. Peter alDay, 2425 Jefferson, said he is a scientist who works with statistics every day. He said 59 percent of the businesses responding to the Chamber of Commerce's survey indicated they would not move to Eugene if nuclear power was outlawed. He said nuclear power is already outlawed in Eugene and those results should have been thrown out of the survey. He said the survey shows that 70 percent of the respondents would settle in Eugene despite a Nuclear Free Zone, while 30 percent said they would not care. He said the City Council should disregard the information contained in the survey since both the president and vice-president of the Chamber of Commerce have admitted the survey is not valid. Cynthia Muntwyler, 131 North Grand Street, said she supports a broad Nuclear Free Zone. She said she is angry that she has had to vote twice on the issue, She said she is appalled at the narrow scope of the businesses that responded to the Chamber of Commerce's survey. By approving the Nuclear Free Zone, she said the citizens of Eugene showed that their first priority is e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 13, 1988 Page 6