University Daily Kansan / Friday, March 27, 1987
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Candidates debate city's future
By TODD COHEN
Staff writer
Lawrence city commission candidates tried, at a debate last night, to avoid discussing the merits of a proposed downtown mall, but did end up arguing about the clarity of a mail referendum.
The candidates clashed on how to interpret the wording of the questions that will appear on the April 7 general election ballot.
About 70 people attended the debate at the Lawrence Public Library, 700 Vermont St. The League of Women Clubs sponsored the debate.
Former commissioner Bob Schumm complained that Questions No. 2 and 3 were poorly worded. He said many residents were unsure of how to vote for downtown development and oppose the current mall plan at the same time.
It was insulting that the commission would put such confusing questions on board.
Question No. 2 asks whether the
city "shall spend public funds . . . for the purpose of assisting in the building of an enclosed shopping mail." Question No. 3 asks whether the city should ban street closings for a mall.
"I'll try to gleen what I can," he said.
Mike Rundle agreed with Schumm.
He said Question No. 2 was awkwardly phrased. "That reflects poorly on the current commission," he said.
But Commissioner Ernest Angino defended the questions and said it was Schumm's statements that were insulting.
"The public does know what is going on." Angino said.
On other issues, candidates Dennis Constance, Commissioner Howard Hill, Schumm and Angino opposed changing from the current city manager-commission form of government to a strong mayor-council form in which commissioners were elected by district.
"Under no circumstances would I vote for ward politics," Angino said. Constance said the current form
was beneficial because commissioners had to adopt a citywide perspective.
But Ellis Hayden said the mayor council form would help solve neighborhood problems. And Rundle said he would support a study of the proposal.
All the candidates said that they supported local efforts to save the old railroad depot in North Lawrence from demolition, but that the city couldn't afford to contribute financially.
Hill said the city should work to attract businesses that were willing to contribute to social service needs. He also suggested help solve such problems, he said.
Constance and Rundle said the city should hire a director of social services to coordinate efforts of volunteer agencies and to improve social services in Lawrence.
Hayden said, "Enough money has been spent on the mall in the last 10 years to make a dent in social services."
On the Record
dent's car as she turned on her headlights about 7:30 p.m. Wednesday in an apartment complex in the 1300 block of Louisiana Street and masturbated until she backed out of the parking space and drove away.
Fourteen cassette tapes, valued at $126, were taken from a graduate student's car early yesterday morning in the 2100 block of Heatherwood Drive, Lawrence police reported. A man walked in front of a stu-
Lawrence police reported.
An unknown person or persons Tuesday night placed a fishing line, sinkers and a treble fishing hook into the night deposit box of a bank in the 400 block of Ninth Street, Lawrence police reported.
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