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MAR 2 3 1992 <br /> CHARLES O. PORTER <br /> ATTORNEY AT LAW <br /> 1 31 EAST BROADWAY, SUITE 314 <br /> EUGENE, OREGON 97401 <br /> (503) 687-2111 <br /> FAX(503)345-8184 <br /> March 19, 1992 <br /> Mr. Robert Schutz, Director <br /> Parks, Recreation and Cultural Services <br /> City of Eugene <br /> 22 W. 7th <br /> Eugene, OR 97401 <br /> Dear Mr. Schutz: <br /> It is likely that you are informed about the circumstances under <br /> which the City of Eugene received ownership of the Wayne Morse <br /> Ranch. <br /> You probably know that Mrs. Morse reduced her price because it was <br /> her understanding that the City of Eugene had agreed to accept the <br /> Ranch as an historic park and monument for her husband, as stated <br /> exactly in Resolution No. 2368, dated February 10, 1975, which <br /> explicitly supports "the concept of acquisition by the state of <br /> Oregon of the Wayne L. Morse Ranch in Eugene for preservation as <br /> an historic park and monument to Wayne L. Morse." <br /> As you know, the City of Eugene accepted the property, not the <br /> State of Oregon. The State of Oregon, through HB 2609 <br /> appropriated $100,000 to apply on the purchase. The express <br /> reason for doing so was "the agreement of the City of Eugene, <br /> acting through its Common Council, to maintain perpetually the <br /> Wayne Morse Ranch as a public historical and recreational <br /> facility." <br /> The Congress of the United States, at the instigation of Senators <br /> Jackson, Magnuson, Hatfield and Packwood, provided for federal <br /> funds for the balance of the purchase price. The title of that <br /> legislation was "Resolution on the Wayne Morse Historic Site." It <br /> won unanimous approval in both houses of Congress. <br /> Senator Jackson told the Senate at the time of its passage: <br /> "Preservation of the wooded groves of oak and fir, the <br /> quiet pastures, and the 26 -acre ranch itself will be a <br /> fitting tribute to a man remembered for his deep and <br />