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The Burlington (Vt.) Free Press, Wednesday. February 1 1 989 3B Chioffi: Help citizens help themselves NOTICE TO BURLINGTON RESIDENTS The City of Burlington Department of Public Works is in the process of developing its '89 Street Maintenance Program. If you have any request for paving or sidewalk work on any street in the City, please send your written response by February 10, 1989 to: Burlington Public Works P.O. Box 849 Burlington, Vt. 05402-0849 Attn: Ann Daughaday All responses will be reviewed as potential work.

By Lisa Scagliotti Free Press Staff Writer Democratic mayoral candidate Nancy Chioffi said Tuesday that city government should help citizens help themselves, not simply provide services for them. "The city as a whole has to pull together to answer everybody's needs," Chioffi said. There is a need, she said, for an "emphasis on every individual helping themselves. I see that very differently from what I've been hearing over the past eight years." Speaking at a news conference, Chioffi discussed her record through the years: as an alderman intent of running for mayor this year," Chioffi said. "I am someone who could help to mediate and bring people together and I think that's what I've accomplished." Chioffi said she would approach the position of mayor much differently than incumbent Bernard Sanders, who over the past eight years has emphasized the gaps between the rich and the poor.

"I don't see Burlington that way," she said. "What I hear are a lot of people out there that feel left out." She said the city should provide opportunities for citizens. "The right of every individual to for the past two, her job experiences, public service in Charlotte prior to moving to Burlington several years ago, even her presidency of her high school student council. Her opponent, independent Peter Clavelle, has criticized her for not having a substantial political record after her two years on the Board of Aldermen. Chioffi said that hers is not a record built on sponsoring legislation, but a record of compromise.

She said her reason for seeking a seat on the board was to bring to it "a sense of balance." "When I ran for alderman two years ago it was not with the equal opportunity is the keystone of my political philosophy," Chioffi said. That philosophy will be applied to the top two issues Chioffi sees in her campaign the rights of children and the protection of the environment. The day after the city employees union announced its support for Clavelle, Chioffi also said she would approach dealing with city unions differently than the current administration. She said she would establish a more formal system of negotiating city contracts that would involve the commissions and department heads more closely. YOUNG'S PHARMACY "Friendly Professional Service" TRACER TRACER bG MkKl (ilurnw Micro Monitor Twt Strips i i Suggested List $129.00 Our Price $72.50 Less Mail Rebate $50.00 For people on the High quality Streamlined size i Memory Burlington teacher joins mayoral race I YOUR FINAL COST $22.50 I 184 Pearl Street, Burlington, Vt.

862-1935 coupon goodjhru2i58 Calling for dramatic cuts in the city's property tax, Burlington inle We've Hackett joins three other mayoral contenders. He will face Burlington Greens candidate and lawyer Sandra Baird, Democratic Alderman Nancy Chioffi, owner of the Apple Mountain retail shop on Church Street, and independent Peter Clavelle, former director of the Community and Economic Development Office, who has the endorsement of the city's Progressive Coalition. public office, the former computer science instructor at the Community College of Vermont has made two runs for the state Senate as a Democrat, the last in November. In 1982, he ran as an independent for the U.S. Senate and in 1985 made a bid for mayor of Burlington on the self-created "Neutral Party" ticket.

He also ran for School Board in 1982, 1986 and 1988 as an independent, and in 1982 as a member of the Citizens Party. sen tax revolt because it pinpoints my main plank," he said. Precisely, that is a call for a 20 percent reduction in property taxes. "There will have to be decreased spending by the schools and decreased spending by the city," Hackett said, adding that Police and Fire departments would be exempt from the cuts he proposes. Although he has never held teacher Michael Hackett has joined the race for mayor.

Hackett, 44, said he is ning on the "tax revolt" ticket, a label he said he created when filing for the of- WSflilf lo ss easy fice. "I've cho- HACKETT weight loss centers Candidate seeks restriction of UVM growth Burlington housing market by students who can afford to share more expensive apartments," he said. Part of the strain on residential areas could be alleviated, Fleury said, if UVM would require more of its students to live on campus. Currently, only first-year students must live in university Independent Ward 4 alderman-ic candidate Christopher J. Fleury has called for the city to restrict growth at the University of Vermont until it assumes more responsibility for its impact on surrounding neighborhoods.

"The university should be more responsive to its contribution to Burlington's housing crisis before housing. A Burlington native who will graduate from UVM in the spring, Fleury said "my first loyalty is to my hometown" on the subject of "town and gown" conflicts. Fleury is challenging incumbent Alderman Allen Gear, R-Ward 4, for the board spot. it expects further approval from the city for non-residential expansion," he said. Increasing numbers of students living in off-campus housing "continues to change the character" and "threaten- the quality" of the university's neighborhood, FJeury said.

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Haviland, who has researched and written about the Abenakis, testified Monday that the Missisquoi Abenakis have existed in northwestern Vermont for more than 11,000 years and have shown "cultural continuity." Under cross-examination Tuesday, he admitted that he once thought, in the 1960s, that the Indians had disappeared from Vermont. He also said the Abenakis had lost some of their culture, including language. Questioned about the language issue by Eschen, Haviland said, "While it certainly is one important factor, it is by no means the sole factor. Just because the Irish essentially stopped speaking Gaelic, it didn't mean they lost their identity." From page 1B versity of Vermont anthropology professor and expert witness for the Abenakis, Eschen said, "We're him on his testimony concerning claims of political and -cultural continuity and existence, continued existence, of the purported tribe." The hearing centers on the "Abenakis' contention that they have aboriginal rights to fish without a state license, and also involves their claim of an "Indian country" defense against criminal charges brought by the state. At issue are motions by more than 30 Abenaki Indians to dismiss charges of fishing without a license brought by the state after an October 1987 "fish-in" on the banks of the Missisquoi River in PER GALLON Minimum delivery 150 gallons Delivered in Greater Burlington Area.

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"It is voodoo engineering," Lager said. "How can they say they are going to increase the number of cars and decrease accidents?" The mall is a proposal of the Syracuse, N.Y.-based Pyramid which has a majority interest in the project. The developing partner is Ben Frank, a developer who lives in Stowe. Another Williston resident, Jerry Greenfield, said a similar Pyramid mall in Hadley, increased traffic dramatically and traffic accidents therefore increased. "There was a huge increase in accidents there," Greenfield said.

Thompson replied, "There are going to be fender-benders." Officials seek help for park From page 1B Stephen Brooks said planning for use of the large open space in the Old North End should be han-dled carefully. He said the I crowded nature of the neighborhood leaves children longing for "elbow room" and large places to i'play. Getting young people involved help officials know what i would be best, he said. "Let them their imaginations down there and set it up any way they want," he said. Alderman Tom Smith, PC-; Ward 3, agreed, saying the neighborhood needs basketball courts for young people as well as a place for elderly residents to enjoy the outdoors.

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