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The Daily Tar HeelThursday, August 31, 19899A 4 announce, candidacy for 3 -Carrboro alderman positions By TRACY LAWSON Staff Writer ! Four candidates threw their hats into the Carrboro political arena this summer when they announced their plans to run for three seats on the Carrboro Board of Aldermen. I Hillard Caldwell, Jacquelyn Gist, Tom Gurganus and Michael Nelson have filed with the Orange County Board of Elections and are competing for three spots which will be vacated in the fall. ; Caldwell, senior member of the board and mayor pro-tempore of Carrboro, is vying for his third term. ' The appointment of a city manager and the increased security of town employees, as well as the board's suc cess at holding down the tax rate while increasing the tax base are achievements Caldwell hopes will secure the votes of Carrboro resi dents. ; Caldwell said students are an important part of the Carrboro com munity and the town's economy is dependent on them. "Even though this is a bedroom community, if they (the students) were to leave, the economy would go down the drain," he said. ; Caldwell also said he would like to see a student liaison who would serve as a non-voting member. "I often hear the argument that students don't pay taxes; however, they do contribute greatly to the economy of Carrboro, and their views and concerns should be heard. Gist, who is running for her first term on the board, feels she is quali fied for the position because of her experience as a social worker and with solving problems. In addition she is the vice chairman of the Board of Adjustment, a Carrboro representive on the PublicPrivate Partnership low income housing task force, and a member of the steering committee for the Orange County low-income hous ing corporation. One of the issues Gist plans to con centrate on is the safety of Carrboro residents. "Everyone feels less safe today than they did 10 years ago. This, however, is not the fault of the Carrboro police force. The communi ty is already safe, but I would like to see it safer. Not only would I like to encourage community watch pro grams but I would also encourage udget from page 1 said. The debt will be paid through funds the libraries receive this semester, which will result in the pur chase of far fewer newly published books, he said. Student Body President Brien Lewis said he thought there was an under-reaction to last year's budget problems. "State legislators have very little concept of how the University .actually operates. Although their intentions may be good as in they're not trying to slaughter us they're unaware of the severe impact of their actions. . "Student government backs Chancellor Hardin's call for University control and autonomy over the budget." Senior Dean Batten said: "Students are often last on everyone's priority list, particularly the adminis tration's. It would seem that since students are the reason for this uni versity's existence that this would not be the case. Funds which are crucial to their academic endeavors should not be diverted for any reason what soever." : The University receives money in quarterly allotments from the state, O'Connor said. Funds were frozen last semester in non-personnel areas, which hurt supplies, he said. , Wayne Jones, associate vice chan cellor of finance, said the amount of money allocated to the University varied from quarter to quarter. Projected increases in enrollment result in additional money, he said. This August, September and October, the University was given little addi tional money because the projected enrollment increase is low, he said. J "We didn't get the increases we hoped for," Jones said. Last year's budget problems will not reoccur if projected state rev enues are realized, Jones said. Budget officials are still working to appropriate money. The UNC bud get should be finalized by mid September, O'Connor said. I Although alumni have been gener ous with contributions, donations are not enough to cover the budget cut, O'Connor said. "The funds give the University the capacity to take the extra step. They give us the margin of excellence." Send The BTTH home o Mom osncl Pad. Call 9&2 1163 Coir details watching out for all the fotks in Carrboro." Another issue of importance that Gist hopes to resolve is the problem of declining parking space in down town Carrboro. "There should be one place for people who work in downtown Carrboro to park and other lots with two-hour parking limits for down town patrons," she said. "Other than the park-and-ride lots, Carrboro should not be a parking lot for the campus." Also campaigning for a board seat is incumbent Tom Gurganus, a mem ber of the solid waste task force, who believes one of the biggest issues of the upcoming elections is the environ ment. "I would like to encourage recy cling as well as finding creative alter natives to dumping such as incin eration. Also I hope to help the town find a location for a new landfill, " he said. Gurganus said he hoped students take an interest in town government because the issues discussed and voted on involve them directly. "The town plans to put bike paths and sidewalks on the two biggest streets in Carrboro, which would ben efit students who ride bikes," he said. "In addition I hope students will take an interest in recycling so they can help in the effort to keep the landfills from filling too quickly." Projects started over the past four years should continue, Gurganus said. "I would continue to support the plans to ease the downtown traffic conges tion. I would like to review sugges tions made by the traffic advisory board and adopt part of the plan and begin implementing the plan within the next few months." Nelson, a vice chairman of the Orange County Democratic party, is running for his first term on the board and hopes his active participation in area politics will aid him in his elec tion bid. An active member of the commu nity Democratic party for a number of years, Nelson has also worked on dis trict Democratic projects and was appointed by the Board of Aldermen to serve on the Orange County Human Relations commission. Other issues Nelson is interested in include working to reduce the amount of traffic congestion in downtown and encouraging the economic develop ment and revitalization of Carrboro. Nelson agrees with Gurganus that the most important issue of the elec tion is the environment and he also believes the town should act to improve the parking problems in the Chapel Hill-Carrboro area. "I would like to increase the number of park-and-ride lots so students can park at the outskirts of town and ride the buses to campus." 1BD X7QD GJSDOQ M MSB QDK5 Case Sale! 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