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wwHN?wiimwii???iwiimwi?iiiiHmiwuiiMuiuiininiiinn?immmtmtmtMmwmnnnm"H"'HHm? Black campaign staffers n From Page A1 ilMttttMllltlHItltillllillltltlMlllllilttttillllttlllttllltlllllltlllllUtttMiliMMllMHtMIIMUtMttMtlltfttltllltMltlllltlM Jesse Jackson state campaign coordinator) Rex Harrison and (Durham educator) Dr. Lavonia Allison are not window-dressers. I can assure you that our input is heard. My role is not just dealing with minorities." Not only do the blacks in the various campaigns affect the stands a candidate takes while he is running for office, but they also have an influence on what that candidate does if he wins the election, ! J saia Ben Kuttin, special assistant for minority affairs to Gov. Jim Hunt who also serves as a statewide coordinator in Hunt's senatorial campaign. "We have to make sure they meet those issues they addressed during the campaign," said Ruffin. "When Hunt campaigned, he said he wanted more black (state) Supreme Court judges, and he has addressed that concern." Clarence Lightner, former mayor of Raleigh and a statewide coordinator for the Mondale campaign, agrees. "The candidate has to be accountable for what he promises while he is running," said Lightner. "And we have to make sure he is." "This whole thing of accountablity has become a very important issue," said Joe Jenkins, who works with John Brooks' campaign for labor commissioner. "(When they) promise and deliver to a particular candidate some votes, then blacks expect to see some results from that. We have got to a point where nQjthing can be taken for granted." . Robinson said it's unwise for a candidate to forget his workers after he is elected to an office. "If the candidate is elected, it behooves the individual to listen to the people who worked for him in the field," said Robinson. "Failure to do so will cause a lot of problems for the individual next time around." When the election is over, Lynch said, she doesn't intend to go back to Mecklenburg County without having some input into the decisions Edmisten makes if he wins. "The team of people across the state that are minorities, meaning women and Indians (as well as blacks), ... intend to be his conscience," said Lynch. "I don't intend to return to Mecklenburg County and not have some innut on what'c onino r?n *? -- ---i ? - ev*"? w" ?" But accountablity apparently doesn't stop with the candidate. Although not running for political office themselves, the blacks in the various campaigns say they also have to be accountable. "We are an extension of the candidate,said Stith. "If I didn't believe in the candidate, then I wouldn't work for him. But I tell hocal developers defendpi From Page A1 tk neighborhood. asset to offer planned growth in <Jthe people we 'have '"Bfceri - the area?' smaffsegmeSfof til? 1 Iff iBPPbneighborhood," Kennedy said, ject is unfounded. One of those adding that he hasn't met anyone complaints -- that the complex who actually knew where the pro- would significantly increase trafperty is located. fic on Carver School Road - isn't A prime factor in the dispute, true, they say. They say much of Trollinger said, is the outright the traffic would flow onto Lansopposition to any form of multi- ing Drive and Highway 52. family housing in the area by Monticello Park residents. They also say that Carver The residents of the well-kept, Scho?' has become a hi?h sch??' middle-class neighborhood that there won'1 be that many associate multi-family housing children walking to school along u,;?h imu-r.nl Carver School Road- which ha* mui lUTT-ivui iii/uauig t ' Trollinger said. And, despite the no sidewalks. In anY case, they fact that the apartments will rent say? ^arver School Road is wide for $275 to $300 per month, enou8h t0 accommodate students Trollinger thinks the residents are walking to school without posing afraid the project will pave the any hazards, way for other multi-family hous- Concerning complaints that ing projects that may be less the project would lead to an indesirable than his. crease in crime, Trollinger said The city's Northeast Ward is V the only section of town without multi-family housing, he said. "The statement they made that an they (the opponents) didn't want any multi-family housing in the <g area is unrealistic," Trollinger C%X said. "It is inevitable that this is X\-rXlX 'V*X. going to happen.'' CtVTI' - The developers have designed^ ?the^Oak I4tH prefect-with young ~ """" professional people in mind, they Elegance is afforda say - people who can afford to choQse frQm hJ j. live in si.igle-family houses, but c 1 r r*ifdon't want to worry about Select from our Ch.pp. maintenance and yard work. pedestal bowl bonbon Most of the 825- to 850-square- wine coaster. Each pru foot apartments would contain Best of all, when two bedrooms and all would include washer and dryer hook-ups . and, eventually, cable television, the developers say. Ff^k The brick apartments will have if'J !. _ i_ 1 , e 1-? * masonue gaoies, ij parking g f f spaces per apartment, air condi- . Ifj J tioning, a refrigerator, wall-to- i/ '"ft wall carpeting, a playground and nature trail, they say. | JCf will add between $1.5 and $2 million to the city and county tax base when the complex is completed within the next five years. They also note that there is a '"Steinjpir^ii shortage of available housing in the area. Of the approximately 1,400 available housing units in D the area, the latest census data in- " dicate that only 3.5 percent of it was vacant at any given time. ? . "Basically, we just want to of- anes fer people a choice," Kennedy Use one of our conver said. "We feel it would be an mmrnmmmmmmmmmmmmmmimmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmimmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm j ot window dressing p everybody there are some things I agree with him on and others where I disagree. "The black masses look to the black campaign worker to be a < key representative. In anv ramnainn tham ->? . ? ... ?..j vwitipuigu uiviw ?i t uui mm many dijicks and the blacks look to those few for accountability." Accountability is a given, Jenkins said. "That (being accountable>kinda goes with the territory if you are but there for (the candidate)," he said. "People feel they have a right to call on you." Said Ruffin: "I'm on the line and I should be." And Robinson: "You're definitely more a public figure than the other private citizens." But sometimes people can expect too much from a campaign worker or volunteer, said Robinson. For example, hundreds of black voters across the state campaigned for former Charlotte Mayor Eddie Knox in his bid to become the Democratic nominee for governor. But, since Knox lost a bitter primary runoff to Rufus Edmisten. he and members of his family have openly endorsed Republican candidates - his wife and brother endorsing Martin and Helms, and Knox himself endorsing President Reagan. Black Knox supporters, including Charlotte Mayor Harvey Gantt, have weathered their share of criticism for Knox's controversial about-face. * "I don't think that's fair," said Ruffin. "You are dealing with an atypical situation now. People took a chance and based it on Eddie's record. "You take a chance, but you take a chance when you marry. But that shouldn't stop you." or Said Robinson: "If Eddie Knox didn't let his key field people know what was going down, that was inappropriate. But it's also inappropriate to hold those people accountable for the mistakes a candidate makes." Gantt said he made the decision to support Knox based on Knox's record as mayor of Charlotte. "His record on progressive issues reflect those of Hunt ?nH th#? New South," said Gantt. "In my own way, I'm a little disturbed because my credibility was on the line." Despite the risks, the campaign workers say politics is too important to risk having no sayso at all. "We are able to use the system more to help the masses of black people," said Ruffin. "We are moving ahead." "It's not the best situation, but it's the best we can deal with now," said Stith. "Without that, you don't have anything." roposed apartments ? the developers will hire a respon- rezoning request. sible company to manage the pro-' "We're not trying to ram i _a ? L- ? - - jwi r- 4ig,one. wiu pc* anyming aown anybody's Allowed to rent an apartment if" throat," Kennedy said. "We he or she isn't gainfully want to stay friends with these employed. And, since the apart- people. ments will rent for more than the "We want to work with the rent-houses directly across^he people in the developments to street, Trollinger said it is unlike- change the project in a way that ly that the apartments will attract would be acceptable, in terms of persons with a tendency to com- density." mit crimes. The three men said they're try- And, according to Trollinger, ing to arrange a public meeting at "We feel there could be a good Carver School to explain the pro- economic marriage between ject to area residents before the single-family housing and multiNov. 5 public hearing on the family housing in the area " America's first regular newspaper ? the Boston News Letter?was started in 1704 by Postmaster John Campbell. lailey's gives me loices in silver at one al price ? s2< each!* ble when you choose fine silverplate from us, you'll al collection. receive the same expert service and rndale tray, guarantee of satisfaction we've given i/mint dish or our customers for generations. ~ed at $25 'n s,^verP^ate: ^ Chtppendale tray, pedestal bowl, honbonlmmt dish or wine coaster. $25 each. you ailey Banks &Biddle World Renowned Jewelers Since 1832 Aall (919) 765-1764. Also Charlotte and Durham. ' fit charge plant or American Express, VISA, or MasterCard The Chronicle, Thursday. 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