Commission Candidates Confront Traffic Troubles
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Most UF students have shared the unpleasant experience of sitting in a traffic jam along a major Gainesville thorough- fare during rush hour, sweating and cursing The six candidates vying for two seats on the city com- mission have had that experience, too. and five of them say they know how to alleviate the problem Retred telephone technician W E "Mac" McEachern, a candidate for the District 3 seat, believes that part (i the solution is better university-city relations. UF officials should talk to city planners about the campus City commission candidates are concemed with solving local traffic problems. building program to determine the program's possible Buses would be a more attractive impact on off-campus traffic, McEachern said. transportation alterna- commibsioiers plans to [lte .ca'N nuure lanypOrldhOn tive if they ran more frequently "Traffic is a problem due to poor planning," said McE- and later into the night, needs Murphy said achern, who served on the city commission from 1981 until Hedgecock believes that his exiro a with the M IP0 "If we had a more reliable bus system, morepeople would 1987 "The university will have to start coordinating its would make it easier for himr (it etturt slit' iind Iedeial use it," said Murphy, who building program with proper planning , serves as a non-voting member grants for road inprovemremn on the Regional Transit System Advisory Realtor Tom McKnew, another candidate for the District Board "'I t ould lid lihe zcrnd 'uluning in [raeoiri Murphy and Mayor-Commissioner Cynthia 3 seat, reasons that fewer students would be driving on city it inn, Hedget , said Chestnut, who's running for the District streets if they lived closer to campus. 2 seat One tandidit, retired i I iiHuit prolesor sbay more people should be encouraged to ride William Howard, lilv adminitlis hat he <l-uei McKnew, a former member of the city's planning board, bicycles said he would encourage developers to build more aparp- have Nolutons cIt he iv raili' prOblemis 'Onewayto reduce traffic isto get morepeople Howard, .a lorc c ment complexes between campus and Archer Road iv touiniisJmr ad to ride bicycles," Chestnut said 'he city uses (hesmct's lone iponti Those apartments even could be linked into UF's com- iin Distrii i 2 has bhit the traffic engineering department to dissemmate fOLcusing his tampiugn Oil one issue - he puter system sometime in the future, allowing student information about bike trails" tenants to register and referece library materials electron- MARC H 13 problems he sees with the city's pension plan ically, McKnew said. Engineer and part-time UF professor Craig "I really believe that tralt Nhould flow mourt Hedgecock, the fourth candidate "We need to be more politically imaginative," McKnew for the District 3 seat, freely, Howard said h1a s not all isue Nobody has any believes that the city might ease the said "That's an area where the city and the university need traffic flow by making new ideas about traffic " improvements to heavily traveled intersections to work together." Voters in District 2. which includes northern Gainesville UFstudent Michael Murphy, also running for the District Hedgecock serves on a citizen's advisory committee for and the Student hetto, and District 3, which includes 3 seat, says the city's bus system could use some improve- the Metropolitan Transportation Planning Organization southwest Cainesville and the arek inC where students men t. The MITPO, which is composed of city and Alachua County living on campus may vote, go to (he polls today Arizona administrator Voters to decide local issues today joins provost finalists O For mom on today's election issues, Although students traditionally don't see page 7 t An administrator from the University of An- The city, the county vote lit large numbers, Swanson said this zona has been added to a list of four finalists By BLAKE FOENIMAY and the school board all election might be different competing for UF's vacant provost position, a Allgator writer Provost Search Committee member said Mon- have something on the The Lact that ir junior Michael Mur- For local candidates and political ac- phy is running lor the District seat may day. tivists, today is crunch day After weeks ballot this time." increase turnout. he said Kenneth R. Smith, dean of the University of of knocking on doors, shaking hands and soliciting Arizona's College of Busmess and Public Admin- campaign contributions, - J.K. "Buddy" Irby 'It should be higher than normal - istration, was scheduled to arrive in Gainesville today is the day when the candidates will Alachua County but that's not saying much," Swansoun Monday night, student search committee mem- find out if their efforts have paid off said her David Winialski said. It's also one of the few days of the year Elections Supervisor The Provost Search Committee is expected to that citizens will have an opportunity to All of the county's 46 voting precincts finish interviewing the finalists this week and offer direct input into their local govern. percent of the county's 72.481 registered will be open from 7 a.m. until 7 p m. recommend a second group of finalists to UF ments voters will make it to the polls today today. Only citizens who have previously President John lombardi. who will choose the Voters living in two of the City's dis- *I think that it's going to be a little registered are eligible to vote, and only provost. tricts will select someone to represent higher than it usually is for a local elec- residents of District 2 or Distrct 3 may The other four finalists are UF Interim Provost their interests on the Gainesville City tion," Irby said. "The city, the cou nty and vote on the city commission candidates Gene Hemp; Andrew Sorenson, The Johns Hop.- Commission, and voters throughout Al- the school board all have something on kins University academic affairs associate dean achua County will decide two referen- the ballot this time." Workers at the Alachua County Super- with the School of Hygiene and Public Health, dum items - one that would increase UF political science professor Bert visor of Elections office will assist citi- Michael Baer, College of Arts and Sciences dean the sales tax by one cent and another Swanson said a 25 percent turnout esti- zens who have questions about voting. at the University of Kentucky: and Shirley Clark, that would authorize the local school mate might be "on the low side." Their office number is 374-5252. board to issue $100 million in bonds for interim provost at the University of Minnesota's People tend to vote in greater num- correction Twin Cities campus. construction projects. bers when issues involving their own - MIKE BRUSCELL JK "Buddy" Irby. the county's elec- money - such as the sales tax - are Paul Shaffer was misidentified in a tions supervisor, predicted that about 25 on the ballot. Swanson said. photo caption on this page Monday. 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