1996_03 The Daily Collegian March 1996

              THE DAILY
COLLEGIAN
Monday, March 18, 1996
News
News Editor: Heather Hartman
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Major candidates say 'yes' to sports arena
By Jim Ward
Senior Staff Writer
Both major candidates tor mayor
have voiced support for an on-cam¬
pus arena at California State Uni¬
versity. Fresno.
Mayor Jim Patterson, who is up
for re-election ;his year, said Thurs-
Woody
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get so personal. I mean, every time
you vote against someone or some¬
thing, people accuse you of being
on the take. People just don't agree
to disagree."
Woody believes that the new
strong mayor form of local govern¬
ment will give the next mayor a
Mayor
Continued from page 1.
largest city in California. We're no
longer a sleepy, little farming com¬
munity. We have to take a leader¬
ship role in the valley."
Patterson, emphasized his ad¬
ministrations success in putting
more police officers on the street,
but said more officers arc needed.
"We have to be more pro-active
in our approach to fighting crime."
Patterson said. "We need to return
communities and neighborhoods
back to law abiding citizens."
Patterson pledged to add an ad¬
ditional 103 officers to the Fresno
Police Department and to expand
Welty
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messages problem.
"Because they represent rumor
and innuendo, they are damaging
to both members of the university,
and the community," Welty said.
Welty said that if there is inter¬
est in doing more of these types of
day at a speech sponsored by the
Fresno State College Republicans
that he supports the idea of an on
campus arena.
"Over the past few years,
Selland Arena has had to pass up
some major attractions because of
conflicts with Bulldog basketball."
unique opportunity to make a dif¬
ference in the direction of Fresno.
"We shouldn't spend all our re¬
sources on hiring more police of¬
ficers," Woody said. "We have to
look at the quality of life in Fresno
— from police services to orderly
land development. We have to
make Fresno a place where busi¬
ness and people want to come to
live and raise a family."
Woody believes that a 10 percent
Patterson said. "Just this season we
missed the Moscow Circus, be¬
cause of scheduling conflicts."
Michael Erin Woody, council¬
man for District 6 and opponent to
Patterson for mayor, also supports
an on-campus arena.
"I've heard all the arguments
decrease in business license taxes
would be a good first step in mak¬
ing Fresno a more attractive place
for business.
"We have to have a clear vision
of what city government can do to
help business in Fresno." Woody
said. "By cutting the business tax.
we'll send a message to the busi¬
ness world that Fresno is serious
about creating jobs."
According to Woody, One of
against an arena at Fresno State,"
Woody said. "But, they don't fly.
Selland Arena can survive without
Bulldog Basketball games. I have
no doubt that Fresno can support
two arenas."
Woody added that the public-
should be involved in the planning
Fresno's most vexing problems is
the uncontrolled growth that the
city has undettaken in the last 25
years.
"We've experienced erratic-
growth and inconsistent planning
over the last two decades." Woody
the Problem Oriented Police Pro¬
gram.
According to Patterson, an im¬
portant issue facing Fresno, be
sides, crime, is the Fresno economy.
^When my son graduates from
Fresho State. I don't want to have
to go to San Jose or Phoenix to visit
him," Patterson said. "We must
make Fresno a business friendly
place, so our young people can find
good jobs in Fresno."
Patterson said the city must
eliminate anti-business regulations
and reduce business fees to attract
more businesses.
"Local government must create
a partnership with business,"
Patterson said. "At times the prob¬
lem with government is that it de¬
generates policy to the lowest corn-
meetings there are two more sched¬
uled, one on March 28 and another
on April 24.
"I hope this will be the begin¬
ning of a dialog with members of
the university community," Welty
said.
The e-mail messages began be¬
ing circulated several months ago.
They eschewed practices such as
free transportation by the adminis-
mon denominator. Government
must help grow the wings of
strength, not clip them."
Patterson said that the $35 mil¬
lion remodeling of the Fresno Air
Terminal is just one step in improv¬
ing Fresno's infrastructure, which
will also lead to more business
looking to Fresno as a viable alter¬
native for their operations.
"For too long Fresno has been
unfriendly to business. If we are
going to take the leadership role in
the Valley, we must change this
anti-business atmosphere."
Patterson said. "If we don't improve
our freeways and our transportation
system, we'll never be able to com¬
pete with other communities for
new jobs."
tration and selection of certain key
positions on campus.
They also attacked Welty for his
personal relationship with Sharon
Brown-McGowan, an administra¬
tor in academic personnel.
Welty said that in the meeting
other issues raised will be how
some resources have been spent, the
quality of education on campus and
the setting of higher standards.
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"Fresno State's neighbors
should have a say in any arena, but
I think because of the nature of an
indoor arena noise won't be a ma¬
jor concern," Woody said. "And
any traffic problems can be worked
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existing land in our sphere of in¬
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