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Incumbent Burton Murdock, , charged that Wasiluk hasn't of-
who was ousted in Maplewood's fered any constructive campaign
recent City Council primary, ideas.
N says he's opposing front-running
candidate Michael Wasiluk. WASILUK responded:"Wages
a `• ` aren't the key issue in Maple-
MURDOCK,the only Candi- wood.It's spending."
date among five people not to But he said wages should be
advance to the November 6 gen- Murdock Wasiluk looked at when one employee re-
eral election,charged that Wasi- ceives about a$9,000 increase
ink is running a negative cam- Wasiluk oiled 542 votes to over 19 months.
paign by raising as an issue ad- p
mir�istrative pay hikes. place first in the primary while Wasiluk also denied that he's
Contacted by the Dispatch,Wasi- other candidates advancing to conducting a negative campaign.
luk denied the charge. the general election include: He told of his proposal to start a
Fran Juker,458 votes,Gary Bas- public works fund,which would
•
But Murdock said:"Just check tiara, 400 votes and David Narog, reduce taxpayer assessments by
the neighboring communities to 394 votes.Murdock received 336 helping pay for capitol improve-
'see what they are paying their votes. went projects like water towers.
administrators.I hope the ma- "I HOPE PEOPLE are more "We should have future
jority of voters in Maplewood intelligent in the final election," planning,"said Wasiluk,a for-
are smarter than that,and they Murdock said.". . .I don't know mer North St.Paul-Maplewood
realize administrative salaries is Mike Wasiluk that well but what District 622 School Board mem-
just a smokescreen." people tell me he's a ber. 1