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Article: Losing steam.(City/Region)
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- The Register Guard (Eugene, OR)
- Article date:
- November 2, 2009
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Byline: Greg Bolt The Register-Guard
Last winter, some visitors to the DIVA gallery in downtown Eugene didn't seem to spend much time lingering over the art.
The issue wasn't what was on display; it was the lack of heat.
DIVA - the Downtown Initiative for the Visual Arts - is one of many small businesses and organizations downtown feeling a cold squeeze as the Eugene Water & Electric Board phases out its aging steam heat system. Bills are rising faster than the vapor from a manhole cover as businesses upgrade to new heating systems, leaving fewer people on the steam lines.
Because EWEB has large fixed costs to provide the steam, every ...