HomeMy WebLinkAbout1977 11-09 Greavu wins in Maplewood THE REVIEW /tau 9, X97'
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Greavu wins Maplewood
by Anne Skinnerc.• �"'*,
With only 17 percent of the registered
voters at the polls, John Greavu gained ' _' � i
the mayor's seat and Norm Anderson and ; '%3',;�
Earl Nelson won council seats in '
yesterday's Maplewood City elections ;.;
The race between Councilman Greavu "': 4� 1 i
and Mayor Burt Murdock tallied 1,514 to , :"�.
908. Councilman Anderson received the ,�v °" "
majority of votes with 1,685 and Nelson �.,
followed with a total of 1,156.
Other contenders for the two vacant Way. ,4 .
council positions included Roger Fontaine h -� ;;*1 � ;
with 1,119 and Councilman Chuck Kent . - ��
with 640. -ii:e:to, - -,, ,":4.., 1 ----.. , , ,..
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The results indicate voter preference .� 4 lie
for little or no encouragement of further r�, «
city development. Greavu had indicated
in his campaign he would follow the y "-. ' � x- 1
wishes of the residents regarding this =�---- � ` i I
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contested issue. .J(
Nelson,during his campaign,had stood vt
for an extreme reduction in development
for the city, both in residential and ins
dustrial commercial zones.
Fontaine however was a pro- k i„ .z.
development candidate; the 35 vote split ;.a 1
between Fontaine and Nelson proved
indicative of the city's divided opinion JOHN GREAVU NORM ANDERSON EARL NELSON
regarding the issue.
Kent, who replaced then-Councilman The largest voter turnout took place in of the city, where the neighborhood tomorrow's council meeting held at city
Murdock when former Mayor Bob Bruton Precincts 9, Beaver Lake, and 10, East association is strongly opposed to further hall, 7:30 p.m. The new mayor and
resigned earlier this year,was in favor of County Line Fire Department. Both development. councilmen will take office during the
controlled development. encompass the Maplewood-Ferndale area The results will be certified at first meeting of the new year.