T H E L a W R E N T I a N Law Rence Key in a P Ril 6 Election

T H E LAWRENTIAN VOL. XCVII NO. 13 LAWRENCE UNIVERSITY. APPLETON, WISCONSIN 54911 FRIDAY. APRIL 2. 1982 Lawrence key in A pril 6 election by Ted Franti too many voters, others too Utschig, Swanson says Holmes have ‘‘slight impact on the tax ‘‘ludricrous.” Jan Holmes, former Social few. Consequently, the Alder is ‘‘completely wrong”. Swan rate; not more than 30 dollars Says 4th Ward Alderman Studies teacher at Appleton man is suing the county and ci son says that all necessary pro per year. Running added that Dan Balliet, ‘‘there’s a power East High School and daughter ty in an effort to change the cedures for redistricting were payments from residents would group against Tony”. He says of two Lawrence graduates, is districting that the City Coun followed. last only for the first few years that Holmes is closely running for alderman in <5ur 2 nd cil and County Board enacted. The main proposal for of the program schedule. Runn associated with the City Hall. Ward. She says that downtown Of the redistricting, Holmes downtown redevelopment that ing says that increased tax He favors unaffiliated issues helped her decide to run. said, “I can live with it.” has been before the City Coun Anthony Utschig, presently Mr. Utschig offered three cil in the last two years is the conflicting plans for redistric the 11th Ward Alderman, is issue of tax incremental financ “Students rarely have the opportunity to make a difference ting to the County Board, City ing. (While the City is suing to running against Holmes for the in their institution while they are in it Holmes says the elec 2nd Ward seat. Utschig says Council and local courts. He prevent the construction of a tion of April 6th is the chance for Lawrence students to do that he is a proponent of a calls for the 11th Ward to be Grand Chute shopping mall, it their institutions a favor. Lawrence is the key to this elec strong downtown. kept much as it presently is. does not vote on whether the mall will be built.) This proposal tion. ” involves selling City bonds to finance projects to make the revenues from new businesses aldermen. downtown more attractive to would eventually allow residen Jan Holmes explained her new businesses. The plan was tial taxes to go down. Said Run view on Lawrence student sup adopted last April; $9 million is ning, “The program will pay for port: “Students rarely have the being used to clear land and itself.” opportunity to make a dif build a municipal parking Though Utschig voted ference in their institution ramp. Thus far, a large hotel, against TIF, he says that he is a while they’re in it. Because and an office building are being strong supporter of the even though you’re keeping the planned for the TIF district, downtown’s redevelopment. institution alive by going there, and an insurance company has “ I ’m more for the downtown you’re not holding the pursestr- been proposed. than Jan Holmes is.” ings.” She says the election of Jan Holmes says she sup Says Alderman Swanson, April 6 is the chance for ports the accepted TIF plan for “ To help the small Lawrence students to do their redeveloping the downtown. businessman, you have to help institution a favor. While Utschig opposes the pre the large businessman.’’ ‘‘Lawrence is the key to this sent TIF plan, he supports TIF Utschig, he says, has con election,” she says. She conced The redistricting that was a and says that county and local ‘‘in theory”. He says the plan is sistently opposed the TIF pro ed the strength of Utschig in result of the 1980 census puts districting should be in flawed. He notes that the 9 gram. Swanson says that TIF what had been his 11th Ward the Lawrence campus in the congruous, unlike they are plan million dollar proposed budget will not only bring new but she expects some support same ward as almost the entire ned. will be repayed with 16 million business to Appleton, but help there. She says that 300 votes downtown as well as residential Mr. Robert Swanson, 12th dollars due to interest over the strengthen the entire business from the Lawrence community district south of the Fox River. Ward Alderman and head of the ten years of the project. He has district. Swanson says that to could give her or Utschig the The Lawrence community Save the Downtown Commit published pamphlets stating say that Utschig supports the election. Three Lawrence makes up one-third of the that the TIF program will cost tee, calls the redistricting plan downtown would be continued page 2 ward's voters. approved by the Citizens Com a middle-income homeowner up Mr. Utschig says that this mittee on Redistricting, the Ci to 800 dollars over the length of redistricting violates the con ty Council and the County the program. stitutional principle of “one Board, “completely Raymond Running, Financial man, one vote”. He says that legitimate”. On the question of Director of the City of Ap Three net W atsons some districts have been given unconstitutionality posed by pleton, says the TIF would by Kathy Doyle in recognition of Mr. and Mrs. and Hugh Dellios Watson’s long-standing in Three Lawrence University terest in education and world seniors received Thomas J. affairs, the Watson’s children Watson fellowships to engage decided that the fellowship pro LUCC: in a year of independent study gram should constitute the ma- by Paul Bergen ing of student concerns” and in happen to live next door to and Kathy Doyle giving ‘‘people the opportunity him.” Another student remark As a representative of the to hear issues publicly ed, ‘‘I really couldn't tell you Lawrence community, comman debated,” Roeber lamented what LUCC has done. They ding a budget of over $35,000that, ‘‘it needs more attention.” just don’t seem to have an ac and serving as an easily accessi Current vice-president of the tive role in my life here.” Other ble forum for student and facul Council Paul Smith, who sees student remarks ranged from ty concerns, the Lawrence Roeber as one of the few pro not knowing where and when University Community Council fessors committed to LUCC, LUCC meetings are held, to not stands as a potentially useful concurred. According to Smith, knowing where the LUCC office and influential instrument of ‘‘LUCC meetings are poorly at is, to being unaware that government. And yet, despite tended—five to fifteen people minutes of LUCC meetings are this potential, the LUCC re are the average at regular publicly posted throughout mains virtually unrecognized meetings.” In addition Smith campus. within the very community it argued that ‘‘a lot of professors Power of the Purse represents. Marked student think LUCC is a j oke. Only ten Despite its anonymity, LUCC and faculty disinterest and pro professors voted in last year’s commands substantial power of blems with communication bet election and the rest, the purse. Operating under its ween the organization and its presumably, could not care $35,000 budget, the Council THE three wise men? constituents, have combined less.” allocates funds to over eighteen with increasing bureaucratic Indeed, the LUCC remains a different student organizations. jor activity of the Foundation. and travel abroad following Since that date, 891 Watson In addition the LUCC also their graduation. These seniors allocates over $13,000 to a stan Fellowship awards have been “There has been a marked reluctance on the part of some are David Arnosti of made with stipends totaling students to put down tough legislation and enforce it This ding committee called the Pro Milwaukee, WI, Fred Bartol of gram Council. This committee $6,667,886. live and let live attitude results in a mediocore set of laws Sun Prairie, WI and Terry in turn portions out this money According to The Watson and projects a weak image which invites students' contempt. ” Moran of Barrington, Illinois. Fellowship Information throughout such organizations Over one hundred and eighty as the Coffee House, the recrea brochure the project proposed proposals from forty-eight dif should necessitate independent virtually anonymous body tion* committee, the university ferent colleges and universities tangles within the Council to events committee, the special study abroad, be creative, make LUCC a mere ghost of an throughout the Lawrence com were submitted to the Watson realistic, and personally signifi munity. LUCC president Sara events committee, and the Vik Foundation. Seventy students institution. What lies behind ing Room, among others. cant. Dave Arnosti’s project is Laumann complains that ‘‘peo from forty-four colleges and this distressing phenomenon, LUCC is also responsible for a study of the European and what does it say about the ple don't realize that universities received this perspective on the nuclear arms everything that governs their helping to fund Lawrence fellowship which grants Lawrence community itself? publications such as Ariel, race. By visiting West Ger lives stems from LUCC so they $10,000 per recipient. Lack of Interest Tropos, and the La wren turn. many, France, Great Britain, don’t pay attention to us.” Ad The Watson Foundation “I don’t think I ’ve ever seen The Council also sets aside Switzerland, Sweden and ding weight to Laumann*8 com began in 1961 as a charitable Finland, Arnosti will attempt, more than five to ten people at nearly $4,000 in a general fund plaint, one student commented, trust by Mrs. Thomas J. Wat “to determine why Europeans tend an LUCC meeting,” used to grant allocations made " I ’U bet most of the people in son, Sr.

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