Councilors shift toward using seized drug cash for treatment.Byline: DIANE DIETZ The Register-Guard The Eugene City Council may do an about-face on plans for spending drug forfeiture money after hearing from a Lane County Circuit Court judge. Judge Darryl Larson told the council Tuesday that assets seized in drug raids should go to drug treatment instead of supporting other city programs because that's what voters intended with a ballot measure passed last November. "Those of us in high positions of authority should listen to the voters," said Larson, who oversees the Drug Court. "They're pretty wise about these things "These Things" is an EP by She Wants Revenge, released in 2005 by Perfect Kiss, a subsidiary of Geffen Records. Music Video The music video stars Shirley Manson, lead singer of the band Garbage. Track Listing 1. "These Things [Radio Edit]" - 3:17 2. ." The ballot measure specified that money seized in drug raids should be used for rehabilitating drug abusers. But the measure added, "unless another disposition is specifically provided by law." The measure expressly prohibited using the money for law enforcement activities, which had been the most common use throughout the state. Through three meetings this fall, the council appeared headed toward passing a law that put the seized assets - about $200,000 a year - into the city's general fund, where it would be used for city services The examples and perspective in this article or section may represent an unduly geographically limited view of the subject. Please [ improve this article] or discuss the issue on the talk page. such as firefighting, planning and the library. But after the judge spoke, most councilors said they were interested in drug treatment. They tabled the matter until their Dec. 10 meeting. "It's going to take some balancing to carry it out, but we need to make a stand here," Councilor coun·cil·or also coun·cil·lor n. A member of a council, as one convened to advise a governor. See Usage Note at council. coun David Kelly  This article or section needs copy editing for grammar, style, cohesion, tone and/or spelling.You can assist by [ editing it] now. said. Councilor Bonny Bonny (bŏn`ē), town, SE Nigeria, in the Niger River delta, on the Bight of Biafra. In the 18th and 19th cent., Bonny was the center of a powerful trading state, and in the 19th cent. it became the leading site for slave exportation in W Africa. Bettman said, "For me this isn't a tough issue. It's a choice between treatment beds and jail beds." Councilor Nancy Nathanson: "I need to pay a lot of attention to what the voters have said." But Mayor Jim Torrey and Councilor Scott Meisner warned that other desirable programs will vie for the money come budget time. "Where do I cut $200,000, from the library or recreation?" Meisner said. "I don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. how to earmark earmark taking a piece out of the edge or center of the ear with a punch as an identification mark. The shape of the mark may be registerable under local legislation. this and protect everything else." |
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