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e will not satisfy those with an extreme position. He said the local employment level is important, and said the council should adopt option B. Edward McNichol, 1668 High Street, said he voted on May 17, 1988, to continue a Nuclear Free Zone that has not yet begun. He urged the council to adopt the MRV. Willy Gibboney, 820 West 25th Street, said the City Council should listen to what the voters have approved twice. He said the council should adopt the MRV. R. Joseph Fowler, 357-1/2 North 16th Street, Springfield, said he is a Vietnam veteran who fought for the democratic process that the City Council seems to be ignoring. He said the glitter of high technology businesses is often a flash in the pan. He said the Nuclear Free Zone should be adopted as originally stated. Randall Hledik, 2677 Chad Drive, said he cannot argue with those who are sincerely interested in ridding the world of nuclear weapons. However, he said the council cannot ignore the negative economic impact that adoption of the ordinance is projected to have. He suggested that the council invite its counterparts in Eugene's Soviet Sister City, Irkutsk, to join Eugene in adopting a Nuclear Free Zone. Harold Lidbom, 1377 Arthur Street, said he is angered that the Mayor and City Council, with the exception of Ms. Ehrman and Ms. Wooten, have subverted the e will of the people. He said the additional expenses to study the Nuclear Free Zone issue were brought on by the City, not the voters. Dennis Todd, 84550 Laughlin Road, said he is chairman of the University of Oregon's Arms Control Forum, and an assistant professor at the University.s biology department. He said he supports the MRV and urged the council to stop dragging its feet and to adopt the MRV. Judith Eisen, 2425 Jefferson Street, said the right to vote is the most cherished aspect of our way of life. She said she is outraged that the City Council thinks it can change what the voters approved. Betsy Brown, 665 West 5th Avenue, said she supports the strongest possible version of a Nuclear Free Zone. She said the nuclear arms bUild-up fuels the climate of fear and paranoia of men against women. She said she read the ballot and knew what she was voting on when she voted in favor of the Nuclear Free Zone. She said the sponsors of the original measure made efforts to make the ordinance clear to the public. Benjamin Sturgill, 59 West 18th Avenue, said the issue is no longer a nuclear free issue; it is now a democratic issue. He said he supports the MRV and is distressed that the council refuses to implement what the people voted in. John Stewart, 675-0 Conger Street, said people seem to think that economic development only comes from large companies. He said a significant amount of e MINUTES--Eugene City Council June 13, 1988 Page 8