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2 Thursday, September 28,1995 MK* Town Council Candidate Profiles ELEtHK ] lita Chapel Hill will elect four new council members Nov. 7. Today, The Daily Tar Heel profiles the last three of the nine candidates seeking to lead the town as it sets new priorities for growth, development and relations with the University. Wjr' **■.'**?* jML ■ Town and University Should Improve Relations If he is re-elected to the Chapel Hill Town Council in November, UNC gradu ate Mark Chilton plans to focus on improv ing University-town relations. “The University has not been open to the interest of the public in the past, ” Chilton said. “I am hopeful our new chancellor will be more responsive to student issues and development issues. Things are get ting better.” Besides improving town-gown relations, Chilton has other issues to tackle if elected to another term. “The council needs to stand firm on widening South Columbia Street, ” Chilton said. “We’re against it. The power plant also needs to come into compliance with their special-use permit.” Chilton said that he also wanted to work on making othertown programs more open to public concern and debate. "I’m hopeful if I’m re-elected that the programs (like the Landfill Owners Group) will be more democratic,” he said. “We need to be more responsive to public con cerns on public waste too.” Chilton said he feels his past experience on the council will help him work more effectively in the future on important is sues in the town. “Having served on these various committees obviously gives you a lot of background,” he said. CHIEF FROM PAGE 1 mission and its goals with input from the entire community,” Elfland said. He said he planned to continue working on effective community policing, one of several projects implemented while he was interim chief. “I think a challenge is fully developing community policing, ” Gold said. “We will need the help of the University. 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Now3 ENROLL NOW! ✓ the most hours ✓ the best instructors ✓ the best materials ✓ the best results ✓ the lowest cost UNC's Intensive MCAT Prep Course! Mark Chilton Age: 25 Home Address: 709 North Columbia St Position Seeking: Chapel Hill Town Council Previous Experience: Chapel HiH Town Council; Landfill Owners Group Occupation: Second-year law student at NC-Central Children: None Length of Tune in Commu nity: Seven years College Attended: UNC-CH, class of 1993 Currently, Chilton is on the joint Or ange County Community Action Agency, which deals with social programs, and is the alternate delegate for the Transporta tion Advisory Committee Chilton is also chair of the Mayor’s Committee on Water and Sewer Issues. Chilton said his campaign would em phasize “environmentally-sensitive devel opment and carefully planned growth,” issues that he focused on during his previ ous campaign. “I ran on a platform that stressed envi ronmental issues, and I felt I really lived up to this, but I want to complete my goals, which is the reason I am running for re election,” he said. Chilton said issues in mass transit would also be a focus of his campaign. In the past, Chilton said that he has been concerned with controlling the cost of mass transit for the riders. “I’ve succeeded holding off increasing bus fares and worked hard for the last two years for people who use the buses,” he said. Chilton said he was pleased with how the Town Council has dealt with the criti cal issues facing them. “I’m real pleased and hope to continue this in the future.” PROFILE COMPILED BY SUZANNE WOOD “ “I think a challenge is fully developing community policing .” DONALD GOLD New University Police Chief looks at the whole community, because it may not be just a law enforcement issue.” 1-800-300-PREP 'M'W* M • j W ; $ I ■ Town Should Provide More Affordable Housing Scott Radway is running for election to the Chapel Hill Town Council on a plat form of visible leadership working to pro vide affordable housing, preserving the environment and improving town-gown relations. “Chapel Hill is a terrific place to live, but it could have been better," Radway said. “Too many times, the steps have been taken toward specific goals but they have not been reinforced by other decisions. Someone has to get in there and talk out loud about what we have not done. Radway expressed the opinion that Chapel Hill is in dire need of fresh leaders who can appreciate a wide variety of out looks. “Unless you are capable ofbeing fair enough to respect other people’s view points, you cannot have good communica tion. That’s better than public hearings,” he said. Rad way criticized current council mem bers for appealing to public input only when they thought what the public was going to say would benefit them. “We do need more effective citizen in put,” he said. “But I think we could get that With fewer public hearings.” Radway said that he thought the coun cil had made a concerted effort to be re sponsive to public concerns in the past two years but that “there are some huge holes JOHNSTON FROM PAGE 1 overlooked. “We didn’t do a good job on stories concerning sexual harassment and the budget,” he said. Despite access to less critical media such as local television and radio, Perdue still relies on Betts and Christensen for positive coverage, especially as she plans to run for statewide office eventually. “The press has become the focal point of what people believe,” she said. “You really do want people to think you’re doing the right thing.” Legislators are careful about what they say, N.C. Sen. Henry McKoy, R-Wake, said. “They’ll use you, and I’ll use them,” he said. But any comment made to the media can be damaging, McKoy said. Whether you call it work or play... Triangle SportsPlex has it all. • Public Ice Skating • Figure Skating ®l§L • Adult/Youth Hockey . • Swim Lessons^^JjjjjjjjS|^ • Aquatic Exercise • Private Rentals \\ A Triangle SportsPlex 10 minutes from Chapel Hill North on Airport RdJHwy. 86 US 70-A in Hillsborough 644-0339 CITY Scott Radway Age: 49 Home Address: 147 Lake Ellen Dr. Position Seeking: Chapel Hill Town Council Previous Experience: Chapel Hill Planning Board; planning management consultant Occupation: City planning, John R. McAdams Cos. Children: One Length of Time in Commu nity: Seven years College Attended: Under graduate, University of Cincinnati; Graduate, Michigan State in some areas. ” He said affordable housing was Chapel Hill’s immediate concern. “There must be greater coordination and cooperation if we are to provide places in close proximity to the University for its many students and employees,” Radway said. “Because it is unlikely that Chapel Hill can solve that with the land it has, the town must work closely on this issue with the town of Carrboro.” Radway said he believed a thorough study of town-gown relations was a neces sity if there ever were to be clarity between the two entities. “The question of whether the town subsidizes the University or vice versa has created a significant amount of tension,” he said. While Radway advocates a more diver sified tax base, his goal is social harmony rather than monetary gain. “We need des perately to be a balanced community, but a diversified tax base should not be our primary goal,” he said. Radway also said that too often in the past town leaders had attempted to move toward specific goals but had not taken the followed through. Radway said that Chapel Hill was not inherently an excellent community but that “what makes Chapel Hill a good place to live is the time and commitment previous generations have put forth to make it good. ” PROFILE COMPILED BY JENNIFER ZAHREN Johnston Scholars Issues Forum Today: Carolina Union Film Auditorium, 3 p.m. Film; The Panama Deception' Carolina Union Film Auditorium, 4:30 p.m. Barbara Trent speaks on 'The Search for Truth: the Responsibil ity of the Media, the Government and the American People" Carolina Union Film Auditorium, 8 p.m. 'Lights, Camera, Influence! Shaping Opinion in the Film Industry." With panelists Martin Clark, Paul Edwards and Barbara Trent ■ Chapel Hill Needs to Expand Current Tax Base A love for Chapel Hill, a balanced atti tude toward issues, knowledge of town politics and availability are the traits that make Herschel Slater well-suited for a seat on the Chapel Hill Town Council, he said. Slater, a retired meteorologist, has never held an elected position, though he has been involved in the periphery of town government for several years. “I’ve been flirting around the edges for 10 to 15 years now, and I’d kind of like to be in the middle,” Slater said. “I feel like I can really contribute.” Slater, who describes himself as well informed, said his balanced attitude would prove to be an asset on the council. “Single-issue people are not very pro ductive,” he said. “They just make people mad.” “I have seen more than a lot of people have, so I can weigh things better than others.” One of Slater’s main areas of concentra tion is expanding Chapel Hill’s tax base. “If we increase our tax rate, we force less affluent members of (the) community out of town,” he said. “If we increase the tax base, the same tax rate will increase our revenue.” Slater said the best way to increase the tax base is by inviting more commercial properties into the town. Campus Calendar THURSDAY 12:30 p.m. SENIOR CLASS and UNIVER SITY CAREER SERVICES will sponsor the Caro lina Career Fair in Great Hall till 5 p.m. 3 p.m. JOHNSTON SCHOLARS ISSUES FO RUM will have a presentation and show a film, "The Panama Deception,’’ in the Union Auditorium UNIVERSITY COUNSELING CENTER will have a “Psychology of Academic Success Work shop” in Nash Hall. Call 962-2175 to pre-register. 5 p.m. UNIVERSITY CAREER SERVICES will sponsor Job Hunt 101 in 210 Hanes Hall. 6 p.m. GENERAL COLLEGE will have a Pre- Law information session in 108 Hanes Hall. 7 p.m. EXECUTIVE BRANCH STUDENT AFFAIRS COMMUTE!-: will meer in 108 Bingham Hall. SARR will meet in the basement of the Campus N.C. FELLOWS AND LEADERSHIP DE VELOPMENT will have a workshop, “ Take the Lead, Be Assertive,” in Union 205. CAROLINA INDIAN CIRCLE wifi meet in Union 210. 8:00 p.m. JOHNSTON SCHOLARS ISSUES FORUM will show “Lights, Camera, Influence! Shaping Opinion in the Film Industry” in the Union Auditorium. HII.I.EL will sponsor ”A Time for Change in the Middle East” live via satellite! Shimon Peres, For 7 SESSIONS 7 DAYS 7 DOLLARS! 942-7177 Hr ExpiresSept.3o,l99s v£Y. | %M w‘%o#n “New Hot Bulbs!” m j <7/ •J - 3 miles from campus, 15-501 S. & I Smith Level Road at Star Point | "rain or shine " Jk “good for 7 days after purchase with student ID. I Bud&EbAs BarandGrillji syl I I Looking for a regular simply regular food. □ Looking for different and exotic dishes.l I] Looking for the best quality in food. IXI All of the above I! A PLACE WHERE YOU CAN FIND EVERYTHING FROM AMERICAN TO ORIENTAL STYLE SANDWICHES!! YOU COTTA TRY IT!!! Located at Timberlyne Shopping Center Weaver Dairy Rd. • Chapel Hill Call 942-6624 for takeouts o!jp Sailtj alar Hppl Herschel Slater Age: 77 Home Address: 1310 Widow Dr. Position Seeking: Chapel Hid Town Council Previous Experience: Parks and Recreation Commission, two years as chair; Design Review Board; Arts Committee. Occupation: Retired; former meteorologist for Environmental Protection Agency; retired Air Force Officer. Chicken: Four daughters Length of Time in Commu nity: 26 years “We need to increase the commercial and retail portion of our tax base,” Slater said. “In so doing, we will receive greater revenues, because the service costs are not as great on commercial as on residential properties." Slater said he also would like to see more cooperation among Chapel Hill and its neighbors. More specifically, he said this involves town cooperation with enti ties such as Orange County government, the University, and Durham, Chatham and Wake Counties. “Everything we do affects them, and everything they do af fects us,” he said. Slater said he believed the council had a good record of being responsive to the public when dealing with particular issues. Slater also said he believes too many public hearings do more harm than good and that elected officials ideally already have the voice of the public behind them. “Of course we need public hearings, but there have been too many of them that have not been particularly useful,” he said. “I’m convinced Chapel Hill is a well run, well-managed town, but like any or ganization, it’s not without its soft spots,” Slater said. “The town is served by a dedi cated council, and I’d like to have a shot at it.” PROFILE COMPILED BY ANGELA MOORE eign Minister of Israel in 08 Peabody Hall. ITEMS OF INTEREST HELLENIC ASSOCIATION is announcing the beginning of Greek dance classes. Classes will be held Wednesdays from 7 to 8 p.m. and Saturday from 1 to 2 p.m. in Studio A in Woollen Gym. ORIENTATION LEADER Applications are due at 5 p.m. in 311 Catr Building. PRESENTATION BY DELOITTE & TOU CHE Thursday at 6 p.m. in the Carolina Club in the Hill Alumni Center. The presentation is open to all interested students. PRESENTATK)NBYEQUISat6p.m.Thinsday in 210 Hanes Hall. The presentation is open to all interested students. JOB HUNT 101, an orientation workshop on how to use UCS, will be held at 5 p.m. in 210 Hanes Hall on Thursday for seniors and graduate students. The workshop is mandatory for seniors participating in on-campus recruiting. Job Hunt 102: BASICS FOR CONSTRUCT ING A PROFESSIONAL RESUME will be held at 6 p.m. Thursday 210 Hanes Hall for seniots and graduate students. PRESENTATION BY EASTMAN CHEMI CAL COMPANY at 7 p.m. Monday in 210 Hanes Hall for graduate students in chemistry. RESUME WRITING FOR INTERNSHIPS will be held at 4:15 p.m. Monday in 209 Hanes Hall Learn how to write an effective resume.
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