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<br /> (N) • St,Paul Dis•atch Tues.,Dec. 11,'
<br /> 1440 harter tfriends
<br /> y JIM NAGEL 1 " ' 1 eve t k ley,an opponent of the charter,
<br /> 'afff Writer Mounds View �' £ ; said"We all would have liked a
<br /> 5 a , ' ; � ? clear cut answer,one way or th
<br /> The city charter vote in ahead of us,"Mayor Duane `� " k '` ,/ other.
<br /> ounds View last week disaP- McCarty told the Dispatch atter i` , _ `:g'f $k City Administrator Jeff Nel-
<br /> unted both proponents and op- the election.' r
<br /> >nents in one respect. � son said voter turnout in the
<br /> �' x s ,h election was prettygood for an
<br /> He said the council now has 90 s .�x a r
<br /> Everyone involved for or days to prepare an ordinance on �� A off-year election.That's positiv
<br /> ;miner the charter wished the L, k " But everyone was a little disap-
<br /> how ublic improvement assess- .' . i x • <A,heke� pointed that it was close.It was
<br /> Iters'decision had been more t6:f
<br /> ear cut. men will be levied,appealed or , • O no mandate.That'll make it haz
<br /> deferred."Then the charter will. ,u f e '` L.
<br /> THE CHARTER was ap- be complete"McCarty said."I .rty Rowley for the council.
<br /> 'wed by 1,031"yes"votes to don't see it as an insurmountable for)initiative or referendum.If "Now the big thing for the cit
<br /> 15"no"votes,a difference of job." that's what the public wants, is what we do to get back on
<br /> dy 46 votes. The mayor said no charter ad- they've got it." track,get moving.In order to d
<br /> But actual a was even dresses everything that city gov- His concern is that the charter that we'll have to sit down with
<br /> P8 the charter and understand it."
<br /> aser than the vote totals indi- ernment involves.In areas not might take away the authority of
<br /> '.te.State law requires a 51 per- addressed by the charter,statu- the city administrator.He said Here are the results of the
<br /> lit majority for charter tory law will apply. the requirement that depart- charter election by precinct:
<br /> aproval.There were only three "I was a little bit disappointed meat heads report directly to the Precinct 1,Red Oak School,
<br /> ore"yes"votes than needed council leaves some doubt in
<br /> � g in the turnout,"McCarty said. my mind exactly what the role 155 yes,201 no;
<br /> r e. "But roughly 30 percent turnout of the administrator will be.I
<br /> THE CLOSENESS of the vote isn't bad compared to some hopeI'm moron and nothingPrecinct 2,Messiah Lutheran
<br /> other city votes on charters. g Church parish hall,141 yes,93
<br /> ised the the possibility of a re- changes. no;
<br /> unt or a challenge of seven OF THE ALMOST even vote, Willard Doty,chairman of the Precinct 3,Messiah Lutheran
<br /> oiled ballots.If the spoiled bal- Councilman Gordon Ziebarth,an Charter Commission,said he
<br /> s were added to the total, opponent of the charter,said:"I .=wished more people had voted. Church,210 yes,191 no;
<br /> es"votes might have fallen think it pretty well spells out the My impression from personally Precinct 4,Edgewood Middle
<br /> art of the 51 percent majority. problem in Mounds View.Those talking to people was that the School,51 yes,202 no;
<br /> concerned about the city are charter was favorable.Maybe a
<br /> But,barring such a challenge, ' split right down the middle.Un- lot of people got that impression Precinct 5,Pinewood School,
<br /> minds View is on its wayto til something changes that hal- 125 yes,98 no;
<br /> encs,we'regoingto have some and didn't vote.But I'm glad it
<br /> atter government.State law e went through.Now the charter precinet 6,City Hall,156 yes,
<br /> ys the new charter takes effect problems. will have it's chance.I think the 107 no;
<br /> days after voter approval. Ziebarth said he"doesn't have charter will prove itself."
<br /> "WE'VE GOT A LOT of work trouble with(charter provisions Prch,nc
<br /> 19 7,Sunrise Methodist
<br /> COUNCILWOMAN Judy Row- Church, 193 yes,93 no.
<br /> Tharter: B willface court tee t
<br /> ntinued from Page 1(N) errors could occur when the card lenge"would be a way of block- factor.
<br /> is not properly placed in the vot- ing things for a time." But political differences mig
<br /> IOA1 ROWLEY,an ACTION ing mechanism. "There's no way to find out not be that easy to erase.
<br /> 1mber,told the Dispatch: "It's The challenge petition,Row- what a voter intended if two "Well,"said McCarty,"to
<br /> fair to the people who voted ley said,asks that the seven holes are punched or if the punch those that are still nitpicking,
<br /> )'not to challenge the election disqualified ballots be counted as is in the wrong place,"Doty said. grinding political axes,we'll
<br /> er the three votes." part of the total vote. What the "It has to be a countable vote. have to say'We're sorry about
<br /> Jne of the concerns,Rowley court might do is open to question That's why the canvassing board that.'The large majority of
<br /> d,is the cost involved.A$250 THE JUDGE could simply re- didn't count those ballots." Mounds View people are great.
<br /> id must be posted with Ram- quire that the spoiled ballots be In spite of the closeness of the "This(nitpicking)is not an in
<br /> /District Court for the dial- :. : counted as part of the total vote. election,charter proponents plan dication of the kind of people in
<br /> ;ge and there will be legal Or he could attempt to deter- to move forward with the new the city.The differences of opir
<br /> its. mine how the voter intended to form of city government. , ion have come from people ac-
<br /> vote and then change the final tive around city hall,the old
<br /> 'ith Mounds View's computer " a MAYOR Duane McCartysaid
<br /> -d vote system,punch cards yes and"no"totals.
<br /> Y he sees the charter"as a tool to establishment.It's not indicativ
<br /> it were either punched more If the ballots are counted they work together and move for- of the city as a whole.
<br /> In once or in the wrong place could reduce the yes vote to ward.The council will have to "We'll come together,you'll
<br /> in the wrong manner(with a less than 51 percent,defeating work with the people.And when see that.It's going to work.To
<br /> acil rather than a voting the charter, you get them working with you, those who refuse to work with
<br /> ins)or were not punched at Bill Doty,chairman of the how can you have problems.?I us,we'll have to say,'I'm sort:
<br /> might not be counted.Other Charter Commission,said a chal- see the charter as a welding We have to go on'."
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