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By KAREN HAYWOOD
Dill Maff Writer
Jim White has announced his candidacy
for a seat on the Carrboro Board of Alder
men, saying that the town needs to be more
fiscally responsible. ; .
White said he was looking far-ways to
hold Carrboro's tax rate at the current level.
To White, three ways to do this, are bet-'
ter budget planning and control? greater co
operation between Carrboro, Chapel Hill
and Orange County, and volunteers pro
viding some of the services now provided
by the town.
It would be possible for Chapel Hill and
Carrboro to provide recreational or social
services jointly, saving on 'adminstrative
costs, White said.
He said he was also concerned that the
present board was not responsive to
citizens.
The board is "not sensitive to citizens of
this community as a whole and is respon
sible for creating a polarization between
various segments "of our community.
Carrboro also needs a comprehensive
community plan, he said. "Carrboro is
primarily a bedroom community ... we
don't even have a doctor out here right
now." .
Carrboro should become a balanced
community, he said, citing the downtown
area as one for careful attention. The town
needs to make use of empty space and
land, he said.
White said that bus service, especially in
the early morning and late afternoon hours,
was vital to Carrboro. It is possible that
service in other than peak hours may have
to be cut, he said.
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White is pastor of Carrboro United
Methodist Church and past president ot
the Carrboro Lions Club. He is a member
and director of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro
Chamber of Commerce.
By MICHELLE CHRISTENBURY
DTH Staff Writer
Saying that students and apartment
dwellers are unrepresented on the Chapel
Hill Town Council, Lightning Brown an
nouced Tuesday his candidacy for the .
council in the Nov. 3. .
"Because there's not a single apartment
dweller on the council, the priority of
issues like illegal condominium conversion
is lower on the current council's agenda
than it ought to be," Brown said.- -
Brown said that Brookside Apartments
were scheduled to be converted to condo
miniums on Oct. 10, but that the manage
ment had not gained a special use permit
modification that is legally necessary for
such a conversion to take place. ,
Brown also said there was not enough
rental space in Chapel Hill.
"No new apartments have been con
structed in Chapel Hill since 1974," Brown
said. "In an active search for ways to pro
vide new apartment construction, the zon
ing ordinance should allow incentives for.
building to occur closer to the center of,
town. ' .
- "It would be cheaper to provide services
by the town to people living in a compre
hensive area near campus." '
"A great deal of energy, time and skill'
have been put into the comprehensive plan
and the revised zoning ordinance," Brown
said. "They are excellent documents and
. will contribute much to developing the real
beauties of this area." j
Brown favors the development of hiking
and biking trails as a transportation net
work free from automobiles.
"I would like to see a permanent, public
farmers' market in Chapel Hill," Brown
said. "It would increase the attractiveness
of the downtown area to go shopping and
could be used for outdoor social gather
ings and civic groups." . - V
Brown is a research assistant for dis-
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Brown
semination and publicity for the UNC
School of Medicine's programs for autistic
children. He is a member of the National
Organization for Women and is former
community education coordinator for the
Carolina Gay Association.
GOP platform discussed
Students attend Republican assemblage
By TAMMY DAVIS
DTH Starf Writer
Members of the UNC College Republicans attended a
state GOP convention in Charlotte over the weekend
and played instrumental roles in sponsoring resolutions
on public school prayer and supported Department of
thejlnterior Secretary James Watt.
Steve Long, president of the UNC-CH College Repub
licans, said delegates from 12 colleges and universities
throughout the state met to discuss Republican issues af
fecting the state and national governments. The delega
tions meet twice a year, Long said. UNC-CH had the
largest delegation at this fall's convention with 1 1 mem
bers in attendance, Cong said.
"The purpose of the the convention is to get together
with other college groups, and form a platform," Long
said. "It's real interesting to talk to different people with
different views and become aware of what other campus
clubs are doing."
Phillip Painter of the UNC-CH chapter was one of
those who proposed many resolutions which were passed
at the convention, including GOP support of Secretary
Watt.
Painter proposed a return 'of voluntary prayer in
public schools as well, and another major resolution was
made by the UNC delegation in favor of condemning the
political information group organized by former Sen.
George McGovern Americans for Common Sense.
'(ACS) is very critical of the program of (President
Ronald) Reagan and two. North Carolina senators,"
Painter said.
UNC junior Robert Eades, state executive vice
chairman of the College Republicans, said the platform
discussed issues such as government spending, the Equal
Rights Amendment, busing and the extension of the
Voting Rights Apt. ,
"It exposes us to other clubs' different philosophies
and opinions," Eades said. "Also, it allows the College
Republicans to become aware of what's going on within
the national party."
Eades said the platform adopted at the convention
was similar to the conservative national platform of the
Republican National Party.
Long said he thought it was good for the UNC chapter
to debate and confront issues.
State Rep. Harold J. Brtibaker, R-Randolph, was
guest speaker for the group. "Brubaker was good,"
Eades said. "There was a good crowd and good fellow
ship." . - ' . '
Bike registration to
day
The best way to avoid having a bike
stolen on campus is to register it,
Security Services Officer Ned Comar
said.
The campus police and the Student
Government Transportation Committee
are sponsoring bike registration in the
Pit from 1-5 p.m. today.
Comar said that of the 124 bikes sto
len on campus last year only one was
registered. He said this was because'
thieves seeing a registration sticker,
know a bike is traceable.
Students should bring their bikes,
their driver's license numbers and their
bike serial numbers to the registration.
A registration number will be im
printed on the bottom of the bike. The
number will be cross-referenced with
the owner's driver's license number and
the serial number of the bike, so that if
the bike is lost or stolen it can be traced.
During a similar registration session
two weeks ago 205 bikes were registered.
Comar said the police hoped to do as
many this time, but students should
come early in case lines are long.
Manager applications reviewed
The Chapel Hill Town Council began
going over applications for the position of
town manager Monday afternoon at a spe
cial executive session called by Mayor Joe
Nassif.
The purpose of the meeting, which
lasted a little over an hour, was to review
the approximately 150 applications for the
jpb, select a number of applicants from
those and obtain references from them.
The position is currently filled on an
interim basis by recreation director Ronald
Secrist, who took the job when Gene Ship
man left the office at the end of last June.
Shipman became an assistant city mana- "
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Secrist said that he has not applied for
the Chapel Hill manager's job, and will
leave the office as soon as the council has
appointed a new manager.
Council member Jonathan Howes said
that yesterday's meeting was the first op
portunity the council has had to look at the
applications. The council will select nine or
ten applicants at the next executive meeting,
he said, and will decide from that list who
will fill the job.
Howes declined to name any prospective
choices, saying that most of them are now
employed in other municipalities.
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