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Page 2A - THE CHARLOTTE POST - Thursday, October 20, 1988 w Mayor Sue Myrick (2nd from left) recently toured Dilworth Food Market, 100 W Park Avenue, in observance of National Small and Retail Grocers Week. Dilworth Food Market is family owned Photo/CALVIN FERGUSON and operated. Pictured above left to right: Rita Shayeghi, Mayor Myrick, Hamid Habibifard and Fred Habibifard. Burke: Blacks, Indians Unite Opposition To Bonds Building Continued From Page lA anything for granted, vowing to continue to work for passage. "I never count chickens," she said, "but the majority of people I've heard from say the bonds will pass.” Although southeast roads need Improvements, the referen dum could put Charlotte's bond rating In Jeopardy without a fu ture tax Increase, McCain said. "It's not prudent. It's not fiscal ly sound," he said. "Once people understand this referendum boxes us In—all of us-—they'll have a different opinion. What are you going to tell the people in northeast Charlotte when they want new roads In the next two years? What are you going to tell the people further out In the southeast when they want roads In the next two years?" Myrick, who successfully cam paigned last year on a platform of Improving roads, said the vote isn't a referendum on her perfor mance. ' "This isn't Sue Myrick's Issue. It isn't a something that's a per sonal thing for me," she said. "It's based on what's good for the en tire community." The bonds, Myrick maintains, won't deplete revenues or force immediate tax increases. The city has sizable cash reserves for unforeseen situations and the bonds would be paid off gradually, which lessens the chance of hurting the city's AAA rating should the tax base shrink. "It's not like we're using our last dollar," she said. Former city council member Ron Leeper said westslders are more likely to support a referen dum that Includes their needs. Including Improvements along the Beatties Ford Road and Wil kinson Boulevard corridors. 'We would support a responsi ble bond referendum," he said. "If we have an opportunity, we would welcome It" Traffic Is going to be a problem ICMA Meet Continued From Page lA manager of a large city in the United States It should be Rich ard Knight." "He Is capable of separating politics from reality," said Foust. Knight, 41, was quoted In this week's Jet Magazine after be coming the first black member of the formerly all white Sales manship Club in Dallas. Knight said, " I welcome the opportunity to be a change agent If It ■will provide an oppor tunity for stronger relations be tween the races. I don't mind being the first, but I don't Intend to be the only or the last." In addition to the pre conference forum, the Civic League has planned several other activities for NFBPA members. On Saturday, October 22, fium 5 p.m. until 8 p.m. there will be a Black Arts Preservation Society Exhibit on display at the YWCA 3420 Park Road. Throughout the conference NFBPA mem bers will also visit black owned establishments. Racial Justice Forum The Mecklenburg County Chapter of the North Carolina Association of Black Lawyers along with the American Civil Liberties Union and the local chapter of Amnesty interna tional will co-sponsor a forum on the Racial Justice Act. The aim Is to educate the public on Issues related to legislation ! pending before congress re garding the Racial Justice Act. The forum will be held on ■ Thursday, October 27, 7 p.m., at the Belmont Regional Center, 700 Parkwood Avenue. The public is Invited to attend free of charge. in growing cities, Leeper said, and as Charlotte attracts more people, the problem will never be completely solved. "Look at Atlanta, Los Angeles, Houston and New York. Where In this country do they not have traffic problems,?" he asked. "And they throw a lot more mon ey at It than we do." Myrick Insists that without im proved roads, Charlotte will lose businesses and Industry. With out them, the tax burden will shift to citizens. 'What people don't realize Is that If we don't attract new busi ness and Industry, you and I will pay more taxes," she said. Instead of pouring money al most into southeast roads, more should be done to spur growth In underdeveloped parts of the city, Leeper said. Companies are more Interested In economics than location. 'The first question a business asks is how financially sound a city Is and how high are the tax es," he said. McCain said Charlotte could wait until early next year for a proposed state road bond refe rendum. If passed, that money could be used to solve traffic problems, but McCain charges the city Is going off on its own without cooperating with legis lators for help. "Charlotte Is again guilty of be ing the 51st state In Jumping the gun ahead of the state," he said." The General Assembly, for the most part, looks at Mecklenburg as a separate part of the state, with the resources available to build whatever it wants ■without state help, McCain said. More could be done If city and county officials worked together to lob by Raleigh for more funding. "They look at us as the state of Mecklenburg," he said. "They say we've got the money for this bond referendum and can afford to pay for the outber belt...so let them pay for It. What we need to do is go to Raleigh and be friendly once In a while." Although there are only three weeks to go before election day, McCain Insists the referendum can be defeated. "There are people who don't understand what the bonds will do," he said. "But once we edu cate them, there's no way a lev el-headed person...can vote yes." Myrick thinks differently, but no one will know for sure until election day. "If the people feel the need for the bonds, they'll vote for them. If they don't, they'll vote against It," she said. "We'll find out on election day." Foster Moves To Cityfair Continued From Page lA After assessing the seriousness of the proposed, things moved fest according to Foster. "They gave me all of the details about the expenses and their ex pectations. Then 1 contacted Randy Freeman, a black busi ness consultant, at their sugges tion. "I went to Randy," Foster con tinued, "and asked him to help me set it (the business) up. We discussed the design of my busi ness. Then we went to Harvey Gantt, at Gantt-Huberman. I was really surprised because we went through this process veiy quick ly." According to Foster, Gantt was able to come up with a veiy effi cient plan In ho time. With fi nancial backing from Mechan ics and Farmers Bank the deal SigMET Are You Protecting Your Small Business's Most Valuable Asset? Your employees are the backbone of your small business. 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A political alliance between African Americans and native Americans Is about "power- plain and simple power," says Burke. "We see no threat from the black community towards na tive Americans, as we see com ing from the four rich, white, candidates for president." As far as Burke Is concerned African Americans and native Americans find themselves In the same sinking boat of Ameri can politics. "We are ignored," she says. "The native American vote is not even courted and the black vote Is taken for granted." This fact Is Ironic to Burke, who concludes that Democratic Presidential candidate Michael Dukakis can't win without the black vote. Meanwhile, the concensus among political observers Is that Fulani, who was excluded from the presidential debates, can't ■win — period. But that's not an Issue to Burke who claims the independent candidate Is after larger gains. "A vote for Fulani is a state ment that our votes cannot be taken for granted and we can pick our own candidates," says Burke. If the Fulani independent po litical movement among "excluded" Americans continues to build, Burke assures that by 1992 there will be more balance In political representation In this country. And, concludes Burke, 'We're reacly for a candidate of color." was struck. "I'm looking forward to being here for some time In the future," says Foster. The Idea for Cityfair like com plexes Is not new. There have been a number of similar under takings In Richmond and Nor folk, VA, New Orleans, La., Bal timore, Md. and New York. All seem to be doing very well and local observers are hopeful that the same type of success will be achieved here. Dr. Foster shares those senti ments. 'We foresee conventions and the new hotel facilities provid ing a host of opportunities In this project. 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