HomeMy WebLinkAbout1973 10-25 Greavu Proposes Park Bond Referendum for Maplewood REVIEW Greavu Proposes Park Bond
. Referendum for M
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A bond issue referen- He said he favored the homeowners in varying Associates. a p a r k s
dum for parks and play- bond issue route because amounts from neighbor- planning consultant re-
grounds acquisition and it "guarantees the, costs hood-to-neighborhood, tamed by the village, he
development has been would be spread (over) have been opposed by suggested.
proposed for Maple- the whole village." Greavu. Greavu said he inten-
t
wood. , Proposals to a s s e s s "The' appointment of a tionally avoided attach-
John Greavu, a village the c o s t s piecemeal, citizens committee i s ing a specific "price
councilman and a candi- against developers - and important in my propos- tag" to his proposal be-
date for mayor, said he -- ' al," t h e councilman cause the citizens corn-
wants appointment of a stated. mittee should "have a
blue ribbon cit i z e n s "I want as much citi- free hand."
committee to formulate zen participation as pos- However. he said he
an.
that can be voted sible to a s s u r e fair was opposed to giving
treatment. . . especially the committee "a blank
"T h e issue . . . has to the taxpayer and, check."
been talked about by pol- to prevent the inception "What they (the com=
itis fans, special interest of gradiose schemes that mittee) come up with
g r o u p s, neighborhood satisfy p I a n n e r s and will be subject to council
spokesmen and candi- landscape architects," a pp r o v a I," .he noted,
dates for a long time." he add e d, "but cost "and we (can) ask them
G r e a v u commented. much more than is ac- for a new-proposal if we
"It's time somebody t u a I I y needed or de- don't like the cost fac-
asked the voters of Ma- sired." tor."
plewood -- the people The- committee' could
who will pay for these
rely on &a c t u a t
—their opinion.'
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