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Bruton : Partisan Politics
Bjon . in Locali
, Elections
Maplewood ayoral Bruton actively� 3sou ht e 100
candidate Robert Bruton and received s g people indevethelop-
sayssa s he "pleadsguilty" p p o r t new housing develop-
y f r o m the Maplewood ments.
to accusations that he members of the District
brought partisan politics 50 DFL Central Commit- "Each $10,000 would
into the traditional non- tee. buy and develop about
partisan local election. "A precedent was es- one acre of neighbor-
"The question," he ob- tablished . . when a hood park, based on to-
serves, "is (whether) I new law passed by the day s c o s t s," he ex-
should be shunned for legislature took effect plained•
doing so or praised for (July 1),"he asserted.
dis-
my fortitude and fore- "It brought partisan "Receipts and sight." politics into gnon- artisan geogra bursements w o u 1 d be
elections in state races geographically c o n-
and in races in Minneso- t r o 11 e d," he added,
tai s larger cities," he such that new parks
would be developed
added. "I believe there
Where
was sound thinking be- they housing was
hind the law — that vot- occurring.
ers have the right and Developers, he said,
coulddesire to know a candi-
date
Promote sales"
s political party in through guaranteed
all non-judicial e 1 e c-
parks.
tions!' "If they (developers)
Bruton said the DFL passed off the costs to
told him it expects only t h e homeowners," he
one thing for its support: suggested, "the home-
to keep a c a m p a i g n owners could more easi-
promise to work for "all ly afford the parks by
the people of Maple- figuring them in their
wood." mortgages."
"Beyond that, I'm my The plan favored by
own man, he insists. Bruton is beingconsid-
Meanwhile, Bruton
ered by the Village Plan-
also took issue with a
much-publicized propos—
al of his opponent, John
Greavu, for a bond issUe Planner List Narrowed
referendum for a parks A field of 45 applicants
acquisition and develop- for Maplewood's com-
ment program. - - munity planner has been
Instead, Bruton says narrowed to two, Village
he w a n t s developers Manager Michael Miller
charged $10,000 for ev- indicated this week.