16 September 1965 Greenbelt News Review
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lrttnhtlt Candidates for City Council Discuss Issues Before Public by Virginia. Bea.achamp Speaking to a crowd of interested citizens that completely filled the Council chamber in the Municipal Building, eight can Jltws ltt"itw didates in next Tuesday's City Council election expressed theit .AN INDEPENDN NEWSPAPER_ views concerning the future of Greenbelt and fielded some sharp questions. Candidate William Hoff had been called out of Volume 29, Number 44 GREENBELT, MARYLAND Thursday, September 16, 1965 town on business and could not attend the meeting. Continuing a long tradition in Greenbelt, the program was arranged and conducted line Candidates to Compete Sept 21 F.D.R.S. Win Awards by the Lions Club. As was to be expected, incum At County Convention bent candidates looked to the re did in effect constitute a form of a cord of this last council in expand plan. He noted, however, that the In Biennial City Council Elections Greenibelt's Fire Department and ing parks and playground improve MNCPPC had requested council to About 1,300 Greenbelters are expected to trek to the polls Rescue Squad was well represented ments. 'l'lhey dwelt pai,ticularly hold in abeyance its own aoton on at the annual Prince Georges Coun 'next Tuesday, Sept. 21, to cast their votes _for the five city council on their success tn resisting the a plan until base maps the MNC ty Fireman's Association Conven men who will head the city's government for the next two years. Area 13 Plan proposed by the Ma PPC was preparing were comple tion held on Sept. 9, 10, and 11 at The balloting will be at the Center School and the polls will be ryland-National Capital Park and ted. The city was .aroused to the Seat Pleasant, Md. open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Planning Commission and on their planning issue, he noted, after the Fire Chief Walter (Vince) Dut Nine candidates will compete for the five vacancies. Four of active opposition to zoning chang Area 13 plan appeared. Geller, who ton was named Fireman of the the five incumbents - Mayor Edgar Smith, David Champion, es brought forward by developers-. had served on the APB during Yeair in Prince Georges County. this time, disagreed with White's William Hoff, and Clifford Simonson - are running for reelection. All were explicitly or · implicitily in AwaUiazy Vice President Ethel favor of the bond issue referen version of the story. Geller said The fifth incumbent - Lewis Bernstein - declined td run. (Cleo) Dutt.on, a former local past dum to acquire further parkland. that the earlier council he.d not p,o The challengers are Francis president, was elected president of The question of coping with lit vided funds tor a map for the APB White, Riohard Pilski, Harvey Gel the County I.ladies Auxiliary. to use and kad asked the APB not ler, Lloyd and Robert Foley. ter and debris left by builders of Moore, GHI FINANCES The brand new 1965 Cadillac am to send any proposal to the M:NO White and Pilski are former coun subdivisions in the city was brought bulance, just bought by Greenbelt up by Richard Pilsk!, Robert Fo PPC. Accordling to Geller, no ac cilmen who were defeated in the and put inta service Friday night, tion was taken until the present 1963 council election. Geller BOUght IN GOOD SHAPE ley, and Harvey Geller. Geller par by Al Skolnik won the award in Saturday's pa ticularly felt that a city ordinance council took office. council office in 1961 but was un rade as the Best Appearing Ambu A timely hike in monthly charges should be passed to cope with th1s In answer to the second question successfuJ. For Moore and Fo1ey, lance in the county. The trophy .beginning last January helped problem. er, Marge Bergemann, both WhJte thb is their first attempt. for the Best Appearing. P_umper Greenbelt Homes, Irie. to finish th~ ' Former mayor Francis White pre and Pllski indicated that they Biographies of the candidates and Ambulance combination In the a.ppea.r on the inside pages. In last first six months of 1965 in one of sented a group of four fresh pro would welcome audiences "such u county ~ also awarded Green its best operating positions in years. to posals for future action: develop this present tonight" at any ,budget week's News Review, the candi belt. ment of an attractive entrance to hearings. dates replied to questions asked by Aocor<ling to the fiscal report pre Two local members have just the city at Greenbelt Rd. and the pa.per. pared by GHI comiptroller Don Mc completed a week's training at the Present Comteil. Queried ., Ginn, total income for the first six Southway; the annexation of NASA .In addition to electing a new Fire Exltension Service of Maryland The present council was not ex council, the electorate will vote on months of $589,400 abnost matched into the city, and closer relations University. Victor Fisher comple with NASA by inviting their par ern,pted ,however, from inquiries a proposal to float a $250,000 bond t.otal operating e,cpenses of $593,400. ted the short course in Firehouse ticipation through a representative concerning past omissions. To the issue to acquire land for parks a nd The coi:,poratlon's six-month deficit Management and Maurice Palmer on the Advisory Planning Board; question of why council had not for a MuRici,pal Service Building, of $4,000 was the lowest since the ton completed the short course early hi·story of the housing co-op. a housing ordinance to encourage set aside a reserve fund to cover with the amount spent for il}ark in Fire Ground management. the half-year tax assessment ad land to be matched by Federal Becaiuse of seasonal heating costs, the development of individually owned homes; and a new entrance ded on this year when the state funds. None of the candidates run the fiscal statements for the first changed from an annual to a fl.seal ning opposes the bond issue. six months of the year always show WHAT GOES ON and exit for the industrial section Fri., Sept. 1'7, 10 Hearing at the west of Greenbelt onto the year, Mayor Smith noted that Election Procedures a deficit. The half-,year deficit last a.m. Ca.pita Beltsway, providing ~e,ss council had in fact conducted an All councilmen are elected at year was $33,100 and in 1963 and on Greenbelt Zoning Petitions, also for Springhlill Lake. inquiry of the citizens concerning large. In order for a candidate to 1962, the deficits were $11,400 and County Service Building, Hy attsville tJheir desire to set aside mob a. re be elected, he must receive an ab $32,400, respectively. Question Period serve fund. Those that answered Tues., Sept. 21, '7 R.DL • '7 p.m. solute majority of the votes cast. Income City Elections, Center Scbool In an amicable but lively ques- the survey, he said, indicated their ~n fiv" n ili dl'!-• re- 'l1bP. otl>l ine<>me o"' GFJI wn 'Z :60 p.m.' TO ~ Meeting, ~outh 11.:: •• pnrioo that !ol!cwro, two g,,p desire to wait until n•)W 'in th<:' be ceive such a majority, a run-off up $46,800 from the ft'rst six months Center arate questioners apparently sought lief that the tax rate would have election wiH be held one week later of last year; $27,700 was due to the Thurs., Sept. 23, 8 p.m. Slide to embarrass former mayor White been lowered by a broadened tax on Tuesday, Sept. 28. average 4 percent rise in monthly Lecture on Art, Municipal about the accomplishments of the base and that they might no long In the run-off election, the ballot charges, the balance to income Building council he headed in 1961-63 and er be residents of Greenbelt in from sources dliher tJhan monthly will consist of those unsuccessful "J :45 p.m. G.H.I. Board Meet albout positions taken by himself 1965. c!harges. P.redominant among the candidates receiving the highest ing, Hamilton Pl. and Pilski at that time in favor of A request by Simon Pristoop number of votes, up ,to twice as latter were sales department fees executive sessions for budget hear brought a lighter moment to the many names as there are positions which yielded $4,100 more in 1965 ings. questioning when :tie asked ea,.ih to be filled. Candidates polling the than in 1964. Also included in the ,Nursery School Planning The first of these questioners, candidate to pledge that he would greatest number of votes, whether 1965 fiscal statement was a $5,000 The Long Range Planning Com Bernard Fritz, queried White on not resign his office to seek elec a majority or a plurality, are de GDC dividend, whfoh was not re mittee of the G.reeooelt Nursery why the former council had not tfton in some other political office. clared winners in the run-off elec corded in the fiscal statement of School, Inc., will meet on Thursday, been able to come up with a Mas All willingly submitted to h'is re tion. similar periods for previous years. Sept. 23, at 8:30 p,m. at 39-F Ridge ter Plan for Greenbelt, as had this quest. But later on Cyril Koval Each voter is entitled to vote for Otiher items which showed increa~- Rd. Anyone interested in the fu last council. White stated that chik, stepping up to the micro five candidates.