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<br />. <br /> <br />(businesses would operate outside Eugene), the administrative diffi- <br />culties, the policing difficulties, and the problems with taxation and <br />determining if sales volume determines the profit of a company. <br /> <br />Nancy Nurenburg, 2565 Portland, was concerned that business tax would <br />force the businesses out of Eugene. <br /> <br />Dick Vanberg, 2565 Chaucer Court, administrator of Eugene Hospital <br />and Clinic, favored putting the measures on the ballot but explained <br />the effect of the business tax on patients that pay their own bills <br />would be substantial, since all such costs are passed on to the <br />patient. <br /> <br />Larry Hughes, 2580 East 10th, dentist, felt the property tax was <br />visible and understandable. The business tax was devious, inefficient, <br />and inflationary. He urged a Council vote against placing it on the <br />ballot. <br /> <br />John Boyer, 1185 Fairfield, Association of General Contractors, <br />illustrated the cost of both these taxes to the contractor of a <br />$200,000 restaurant would be $7,545 (omitting fees, permits, and <br />interest). For a $1.6 million school, the total taxes would be <br />$41,700. This would be paid by the consumer. He asked the Council <br />to defeat the tax measures. <br /> <br />- <br /> <br />Richard Hansen, Eugene Chamber of Commerce, was concerned with the <br />haste with which this matter came before the Council. He noted that <br />Chamber had opposed it in 1976 (business tax). He questioned why the <br />taxing rate had gone from 12 percent in 1976 to 33 percent in 1979. <br />He felt the transfer tax would be difficult for older and younger <br />citizens. He urged defeat of both measures. <br /> <br />Harry Sheppard, 1465 West 7th, said the gross receipts tax is regres- <br />sive and difficult to administer and will cause businesses to leave <br />the city. It will deter new businesses from coming to Eugene. <br /> <br />Joe Romania, 2150 Stone Crest Drive, noted that these taxes could be <br />raised at any time without a vote of the people. He said eggs were <br />cheaper in the country because taxes were less. He asked that both <br />measures be defeated. <br /> <br />Jeff Johnson, 65 Centennial Loop, felt the tax was inequitable, <br />inflationary, and hard to administer. He urged defeat of the measures. <br /> <br />Dr. Schuster, Lane County Dental Society, said the business receipts <br />tax was unacceptable because the businesses are already overtaxed. He <br />urged defeat of the business receipts tax. <br /> <br />~ <br /> <br />5/21/79--5 <br /> <br />2~ <br />