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HomeMy WebLinkAbout1981 09-23 Challengers gear up campaigns for mayor, council seats THE REVIEW .. .. Challengeucam campaigns . :, , �for mayor, council seatsN *' , liti,,,, ,‘,-i'', ' ,lk, ' ByJONATHON CLYDE GLASS Maplewood has to continue to row, taxes — no wa �" she says. ' �` ,,', - ;'' P g y. y ?4 Staff Writer with both expanded housing and "I believe government should stay out .:‘,40,11: 4$•*",,,,:,, , , , `£; residential developments, Morrison of a lot of things.Government has„become ::;::,;'_,,,,ii,:-;;;:i.:::„,,i,..,,, Maplewood voters will choose between notes.The open land in south Maplewood too big at all levels,"she notes. There's :it, • > three incumbents and three challengers and along White Bear Avenue are likely got to be some way to keep government Nf when they select a mayor and two council areas of development, he says. The small and do a good job," she adds. lig::,,,;,,,,,,,-44,,,,z::1;;;,,,,:,. members in this falls election. Incum- government can no longer afford to offer Until she has had an opportunity to ' .� •;,,,,,,,.;;,,:t7 bent Mayor John Greavu and Councilmen tax rebates or deferments to developers, studythe budget ingreater detail, Y Pe g �� � �� � � � x-�+ � � � Earl Nelson and Norm Anderson ex- but it has to attract new businesses byhowever,she says she cannot comment on �� ,' P plained their basic positions in the Review promoting its good public services, he just what areas of the budget could be cut. �'� -- � , w ` when they filed for election several weeks explains. The city has to work to attract new ,. ,l, ,t ," _ ; 6 . ago. Morrison says he is already familiar developments and build up its tax base, , 7, , ',,°, �: � � This year's challengers — George with many of the city staff and council according to Oswald. Much of the open , ' r Morrison for mayor,and Lee Oswald and members, including Greavu. land, like that in southern Maplewood, ` �� � ,v` MaryLee Maida for council—are relative "I'm not going to knock John Greavu," will be built up eventually, she says. "If Lee Oswald George Morrison newcomers to city politics. As their he says. Morrison thinks he could make the land is available, and it means more MaryLee Maida m campaigns develop in the next few weeks, some improvements in the council's money for the city,I'd be for it,"she says, they will be acquainting city residents operations,but he and Greavu think alike referring to proposed housing or in- with their thoughts on government in on many issues, he observes. dustrial developments. Maida says she would work hard to growth and development, she notes. Development Corp. of Hastings, Maplewood. Morrison plans a relatively low-key Oswald will campaign by speaking improve communications between Environmental factors have to be developing and implementing employee George Morrison, 51, 777 Bartlemy campaign, •with some door knocking and before coffee clubs and other small council members and residents, making studied as part of the city's growth plans, assistance programs for state workers. Lane,has lived in Maplewood for 18 of the literature distribution. groups, she says. She plans to distribute sure she was available to residents and according to Maida. She contends that She also worked as a peer advocate at St. last 26'years.He was a patrol officer with Morrison and his wife Maggie have some literature,but says she does not like paying attention to their concerns. She "we must take into consideration the Catherine's, helping middle-aged women the Maplewood Police Department bet- raised six children between the ages of 31 to interrupt people by going door-to-door suggests that one way to do this might be environment and those who will be living find the time and resources to return to ween 1963 and 1968, and now works as a and 25,all of whom attended local schools. or calling on the telephone. However her to send more letters to residents—letting a few generations from now." school. truck driver.He has been a volunteer with He is a member of the Transfiguration campaign shapes up, she maintains that people know what issues are up for When it comes to controlling spending, Maida expects to have about 30 the East County Line Fire Station for Catholic Church in Maplewood. "I'm going to do it all myself." discussion and what the agendas are. Maida believes the city's police, fire and volunteers working on her campaign. about 14 years,and responded to 277 of 640 Oswald and her husband Ronald, who She observes that the geography of paramedic services should be protected Bonnie Walters,also of south Maplewood, calls last year. Lee Oswald, 57, 1965 English St., says runs a firehose importing business and Maplewood makes it even more im- as much as possible. is heading up her campaign, organizing "We're in for tough times," says she became interested in city government was a volunteer member of Gladstone portant to improve communications. She "I don't tend to be a yes-person. I tend both telephone and literature committees. Morrison, whose main concern is the when she worked as a secretary in Fire Department, have lived in would work to make the area south of to have conservative attitudes,"she says, Her husband, Raymond Maida, is a economy of the city. Despite cuts in Maplewood's Department of Public Maplewood since 1952. They have six Larpenteur Avenue feel like a part of the explaining that she likes to take a close mechanical engineer with LWSM federal and state programs, he is Works between 1974 and 1980. As a result children between the ages of 32 and 19,all center of the city, she says. look at all policies and changes. Engineers of Minneapolis. They have determined to prevent a tax increase. of that job, she is familiar with the of whom attended local schools. Erik,the Zoning changes and park development Maida decided to return to college in lived at their current address 11 years. The voters are primarily concerned citizens'concerns about the maintenance 19-year-old, graduated from North High are two of the major issues in the city, 1972, first attending the University of They have four children between the ages with "taxes and finances and hurting of the city's physical plant — roads, School in 1980. according to Maida. Especially in south Minnesota, then transferring to the of 17 and 23. Matthew, the youngest, is a ourselves with public service cutbacks," sewers and street plowing —she says. Maplewood, there is not an adequate College of St. Catherine's in St. Paul.She senior at Hill-Murray High School. Maida Morrison says. One of his top priorities The primary issue this year is how to MaryLee Maida, 45, 2322 Highwood amount of developed park land or enough graduated from St. Catherine's in 1981 has been an active member at Tran- would be to preserve the current level of cut taxes and maintain good public ser- Ave.,is the third generation of the Swann bike trails,she says. On the whole,she is with a bachelor's degree in sociology. sfiguration Church,serving on the parish police, fire and plowing services, he vices, according to Oswald. "I'd like to family to live in the North St. Paul- impressed with the city's comprehensive While attending school part-time,she has planning board and teaching con- continues. see that the people not get an increase in Maplewood area. plan and the government's tools to control worked with Human Resources firmation classes.