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I) ' : St.Paul Dis.atch Tues.,Dec, 11,'79
<br /> harter bothersfoes,�
<br /> JIM NAGEL i , n L . ley,an opponent of the charter,
<br /> ff Writer Mounds Vie 3 ,.;` f '" said:"We all would have liked a
<br /> — k ' clear cut answer,one way or the
<br /> 'he city charter vote in ahead of us,"Mayor Duane''t • l a other."
<br /> Inds View last week disap- McCarty told the Dispatch after' �� e`e, City Administrator Jeff Nel-
<br /> ited both proponents and op- the election. > see, 4 son said voter turnout in the
<br /> eats in one respect.
<br /> He said the council now has 90 law ,, election was pretty good for an
<br /> veryone involved for or '' p,,,,,i,,, u- off-year election.That's positive.
<br /> days to prepare an ordinance on a, E1d� But everyone was a little disap-
<br /> aesinst the charter wished the x •
<br /> 'decision had been more how public improvement assess- 7¢
<br /> men will be levied,appealed or e e etstali`�' 'k`� pointed that it was close.It was
<br /> a,cut' deferred."Then the charter will. x �' no mandate.That'll make it hard
<br /> y"` for the council.
<br /> HE CHARTER was ap be complete,"McCarty said."I Bowley
<br /> red by 1,031"yes"votes to don't see it as an insurmountable for)Initiative or referendum.If "Now the big thing for the city
<br /> "no"votes,a difference of job.". that's what the public wants, is what we do to get back on
<br /> 46 votes. The mayor said no charter ad- they've got it." track,get moving.In order to do
<br /> at actual passage was even dresses everything that city gov- His concern is that the charter
<br /> that we'll have unddeeo sitdown t
<br /> th
<br /> er than the vote totals indi- eminent involves.In areas not might take away the authority of the charter and urstand it."
<br /> .State law requires a 51 per- addressed by the charter,statu- the city administrator.He said Here are the results of the
<br /> majority for charter tory law will apply. the requirement that depart- charter election by precinct:
<br /> royal.There were only three "I was a little bit disappointed meat heads report directly to the
<br /> e yes votes than neededPPo Precinct'1,Red Oak School,
<br /> f= in the turnout,"McCartysaid. my mindil leaves some t the tin
<br /> 155 yes,201 no;
<br /> Vie' "But roughly 30 percent turnout my exactly what the role
<br /> of the administrator will be.I Precinct 2,Messiah Lutheran
<br /> JE CLOSENESS of the vote isn't bad compared to some ,y hope I'm wrong and nothing Church parishall,, 141 yes,93
<br /> yd the the possibility of a re- other city votes on charters. changes." no,
<br /> :t or a challenge of seven OF THE ALMOST even vote, Willard Doty,chairman of the
<br /> :ed ballots.If the spoiled bal- Councilman Gordon Ziebarth,an Y precinct 3,Messiah Lutheran
<br /> Charter Commission,said he Church 210 yes, 191 no;
<br /> were added to the total, opponent of the charter,said:"I „
<br /> ,"votes might have fallen think it pretty well spells out the washed more people had voted.
<br /> t of the 51 percent majority, problem in Mounds View.Those ta impression people from personally Precinct yes,4, 202n Edgewood Middle
<br /> concerned about the cit are talking to was that the School,51 202 no;
<br /> charter was favorable.Maybe a
<br /> ut,barring such a challenge, split right down the middle.Un- Precinct 5,Pinewood School,
<br /> lot of people got that impression
<br /> Inds View is on its way to tel something changes that hal- 125 yes,98 no;
<br /> y and didn't vote.But I'm glad it
<br /> -ter government.State law ance,we're going to have some
<br /> went through.Now the charter Precinet 6,City Hall,156 yes,
<br /> the new charter takes effect problems."
<br /> will have it's chance.I think the 107 no;
<br /> ays after voter approval. Ziebarth said he"doesn't have charter will prove itself."
<br /> Precinct VE'VE GOT A LOT of work trouble with(charter provisions COUNCILWOMAN Judy Row- Church, 1937 yes,93 ne Methodist
<br /> o.
<br /> ?harter:
<br /> BéioBallots will face court test
<br /> fined 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 might
<br /> 3M ROWLEY,an ACTION ing mechanism.
<br /> "There's no way to find out not be that easy to erase.
<br /> iber,told the Dispatch: "It's The challenge petition,Row- what a voter intended if two "Well,"said McCarty,"to
<br /> air to the people who voted ley said,asks that the seven holes are punched or if the punch those that are still nitpicking,
<br /> lot to challenge the election disqualified ballots be counted as is in the wrong place,"Doty said. grinding political axes,we'll
<br /> 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 /> e of the concerns,Rowley court might do is open to question That's why the canvassing board that.'The large majority of
<br /> is the cost involved.A$250 THE JUDGE could simply re- didn't count those ballots." Mounds View people are great.
<br /> 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 /> aistrict Court for the chal- counted as part of the total vote. election,charter proponents plan dication of the kind of people in
<br /> and there will be legal Or he could attempt to deter- to move forward with the new the city.The differences of opin-
<br /> mine how the voter intended to form of city government. ion have come from people ac-
<br /> vote and then change the final MAYOR Duane McCartytive around city hall,the old
<br /> "yes"and"no"totals. . said •
<br /> vote system,punch cardshe sees the charter"as a tool to establishment.It's not indicative
<br /> were either punched more If the ballots are counted they work together and move for- of the city as a whole.
<br /> 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 /> 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 /> ii rather than a votingthe charter.
<br /> you get them working with you, those who refuse to work with
<br /> s)or were not punched at Bill Doty,chairman of the how can you have problems.?I us,we'll have to say,'I'm sorry.
<br /> ;fight not be counted.Other Charter Commission,said a chal- see the charter as a welding We have to go on'."
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