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The News and Observer Ratelgh All Tuesday July 11975 America Citizens 11- A erica ward i I 11 In March with Lightner and Mayor Pro Tern Jack Keeter holding up the uniform of North Carolina State All American basketball star David Thompson it was announced that Raleigh had been one of the 12 winners out of the 500 cities that had sought the award Other cities that were named All America along with Raleigh were Allentown Pa (population 109871) Excelsior Springs Mo (9415) Fall River Mass 96898 Garnder Mass (19748) Grand Praire Tex (52409) and Norfolk Neb (18068) Also Pontiac Mich (85279) South El Monte Calif (16032) Spencer Va (2271) Spokane Wash (170516) and Wooster Ohio (18703) white Southern city since reconstruction The delegation to San Diego also told the All America committee about Goals for Raleigh which is similiar to groups many other cities have Goals was extablished in September 1972 by a coalition of groups including the League of Women Voters Wake Environment Cooperating Raleigh Colleges Urban Affairs and Community Services at North Carolina State University and the Raleigh Community Relations Commission Involvement "The purpose" said Mrs Knudsen "was to involve citizens in the decision making process especially in the area of comprehensive long-range planning" "Raleigh was making very little progress in this area and urban sprawl and related problems were great concerns of a large segment of the population" said Mrs Knudsen The Citizens Advisory Council took citizens participation one step further in that it was sponsored by the city government The CAC and the 18 neighborhood task forces that make it up now serve as both a means for city officials to explain city policies and for citizens to make known complaints and recommendations In January the National Municipal League sent a field investigator to Raleigh to determine whether the Raleigh's delegation's presentatpon in San Diego had been accurate rn -Ti rl r-r-11 Ti 11 1 5 1 5 1 i 4 I rat i i' S''47 711 k(i'''''' i 4 -v 4 i'' i 4 i i 11 4 1 i 4 '''i "Sad 44' '4 I A ft- 11'k I 'PK '3 ''''1 i'3 4 2 7-110L ik i A rA :11 ay 'Tv A 7 lel i )t i7t SW a ''''k I 'a fit ett4 i A 44t-mes 40 -t 1 4 it'' t1 ti i44- 4ii 4411W i 17 i 14R? J1 )4: 76bc4 '7ef': 2 It 110 '11 'lilt tekwompdiA li'e11 al'- ''1 yt manar1 'bk 11 411 i fr 4'''' L1) 1 -V4 :1 "I '1 1 0'-- 't s'' 00 lt'' 4 '7 4 fr sA ft '1 -1 i til I 7 ii a If o'-10 i tc I 4 7' ik: sk 4 4 N' 'It dasmob I 4 ii tfe et A 14 44Logto givi nt- ilettles i 71 1: 44 i 0 4 1 411101110 4 i'' 4 4) 1 741 1 if I fg' 100ew i A Ultwoos It t44t-- ''-Vt4 it 471 I '-j "lh 4 Sk '0 4r )4 1 03 r- '7 'k Vy A 4 '-m' 4 4000004 to II-a-'-7: vc siiiliLt) Ii- 7 4c- iii 0'3 --1 000 111Ltiti i 6 A Tz 1 0 0 Mayor Clarence Lightner claims that in Raleigh citizens don't have to fight city hall because they are city hall" While probably not everyone who has gone to city hall and lost a beef would agree with Lightner it is a fact that Raleigh is one of only 12 cities given All-America status this year on the basis of its citizen participation program by the New York based National Municipal League Raleigh's All-America award was based on three main projects: The political action of the city's neighborhood groups which changed the form of election to the district election of councilmen and the direct election of the mayor The work of the Goals for Raleigh group to add citizen participation and to add clarity to the city's direction Advisory Council The city sponsored Citizens Advisory Council which consists of a city-wide citizens council and 18 neighborhood task force groups designed to improve city-community communicatons The idea of Raleigh entering the All-America City competiton was first broached by assistant city manager William Carper according to Betty Ann Knudsenformer president of the Raleigh-Wake County League of Women Voters Citizens gather as city council conducts hearing on proposal to establish Raleigh bike lanes 1M alit less disruptive roads and more open government Elected mayor was funeral home three J61 ft ft tA- i tdio I Illr if A I ti Irdoct 1 1C1 51- l) garnered more than 7000 names on a petition obliging the council to hold a referendum on the proposed changes In November of 1972 the system was changed and one year later the political leaders of the city had changed from the traditional business groups to the neighborhood oriented candidates The new council campaigned on the issues of neighborhood preservation better planning 4 Ridgeway's ot a i SiaiL4 OPTICIANS INC IIIIII I I CONGRATULATIONS Cli ir RALEIGH 1 -0 A We're proud to ti serve your community a Professional Bldg I 804 St Mary's St North Hills iP' 1 014 Shopping Center ALSO IN CI-IARLOTTE ib 41191'wAllo GREENsBopo GREENvILLE klo 1 aka Riageways SI 11A4 OPTICIANS INC '47! rk NM 7 0 gal 1' I CONGRATULATIONS 1 RALEIGH 1 'Qs We're proud to ti serve your community Professional Bldg I 804 St Mary's St 1 s41 North Hills Shopping Center ALSO IN 41106 l' 0 CI-IARLOTTE GREENVILLE GREENVILLE Ridgeways 82kri-r27141 is proud to have been a part of this ALL-AMERICAN CITY for over 30 years CONGRATULATIONS RALEIGH! 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Wilmington tor Clarence Lightner the first black man to be elected mayor in a major predominantly ME Citizens Advisory Council The Raleigh delegation presented their case as to why Raleigh North Carolina's Capital City should be designated for its "community improvement through citizen action" as an All America city One of the key points made to the All-America committee (headed by pollster George Gallup) was the political changes made in the city In 1972 a handful of neighborhood groups unhappy with the existing city council which they perceived as unresponsive to the citizens and not concerned enough about the problems of growth started a petition campaign to change the system of city elections The neighborhood groups wanted to change the system from one that they alleged favored monied interests because of the cost of city-wide campaigns to a district system of election where people well Carper who had been city manager since the early 50's until stepping down to a lesser post in 1973 had lead several unsuccessful efforts to win the All-America city award in previous years Carper believed the generally high quality of life at this government and education cener made Raleigh deserving of the award 21 Finalists In the summer of 1974 he asked Mrs Knudsen whether she would head the efforts to obtain the award Nearly 500 cities applied but the field was narrowed to 21 finalists last fall Representatives of those cities were invited to attend the All-America City conference in San Diego in November Raleigh was represented at the conference by Carper Lightner then Wake County commissioners chairman Waverly Akins Mrs Knudsen and Dr Thomas Linton who was then chairman of the Finest Conditioning Gym In The South ilautilus 872-124S OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEIr Alen Onke) 9uaii Maim Office Park In the summer of 1974 he asked Nirs Knudsen whether she would head the efforts to obtain the award Nearly 500 cities applied but the field was narrowed to 21 finalists last fall Representatives of those cit- ies were invited to attend the All-America City conference in San Diego in November Raleigh was represented at the conference by Carper Lightner then Wake County commissioners chairman Waverly Akins Mrs Knud- sen and Dr Thomas Linton who was then chairman of the A eed' I IV 0 RKtITE EV ItYWil 4 FinestConditioning Gym In The South I IlautilUs c11) 872-124S I OPEN 7 DAYS A WEEK 4Men 0010 9uati Villaint Office Park t' Raleigh's Cameron Village also visit li known in their communities r- 4-1-- 4 i 011i 14444 could run a successful election "t- 4 4 '''''13 "1--Tm 'I' v''' i i i splib44p without spending a large sum i- so fr 1'4 of money iii irg' OS 'r I Nr 0 'ILI lb They also sought direct elec- '1)J(11'''''' 1 4 dk' 414' IIF I 'f--- e' -14-t' i- i Ili 41? 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