HomeMy WebLinkAboutAnderson for Mayor; newspaper article (1960s)
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A 'n del' son hsts fivecpOints
which :need to be taken to im- ,
proie' city- 'parks: further imple- '
.",~ ~ " Ii of what was~b~gUn the
, s,.namely . park
hf.~~di.j~dditional
"pment-;: +addition
dtll"si.d~(i.( County'
-,riVide additional
W..~Jle
:rom a. cifi-
1:~iW Council
; i . he,public'wants and
as" the c 0 un 'c.i 1 can, fiscally,
should acquire other'piwk, ar~as;
and outplanting in a nurserY r
seed to be used for street
plantings.
'~O.ontinuation of the plan 41-
,a!!~rated the pa~ two ye.ats,
namelY. quart~rly meetings
wb.ere, we can' sit d,own. a119.,dis-
cusS matual' pro~lem.s': would
help to.impr9ve the ,Qgan, Col-
lege Station;ilnd "Te.xas A.&M
'University_ relationships. 'CoQtin.
lJjDg, he said, "Such has b~en,
sll~ces_sful. Relaltons)1ips are
gciPd and gettingfb'e~ter." .
Anderson feels;ino cl}anges ,\\11--11
~e necessary in th~~~x stru<i~e
In'the,next two ~~~s.;;I.'T~elsales
tax,- in my QpffilQri, with our
gr()wing ecpnorm.c'base, will pro-
vide essential' ;'monies for all
purpo,ses. "
{'Most 'qf what has transpired
during my, tenure as 'mayor
were mY~6tJginal propesals: in-'
aUgUrati~n of an annual report
to the ciozens on.' the steward-
ship, of tlie.'Co,JiilcU; improved
water situa,tiQJl; 'achieved ' im- ,
provements ~ the 'pcilice.,depart- '
ment; dev.~loPl!leJlt. oJ ,.~:sub.'post
office to better serve<l,the neMs
of our community. , ' '.
"1, have been here since 1939.
I liave roots intfie COInmuni1y. '
We've raised' tWo children"who
were educated at A&M Consoli-
dated," Anderson rema.rked;, .
Continuing, he said, ~:My leM-
.et~ljli9 is illustrated ili'~Civic, fEa-
It~jfjlai, ana chljrcn, .~ctiviUes:.
. ,~ rid vice 'president of &hriJ)e;
Of dea~on ,in' the C1wrQh",two
ye~:?as'chai,rnif)n ~(J~e' ''F;EA
Cpp:tmlttee ~9n Co>>~elW~tion Ed-
uclillop/;['ve"~n.JJMl,;,t~oiPi.~n1;
of m~nxsta.. te 'a.war/ts,.. 'li.S one're-
ceiv~d;pot 'frairie vr~w for my
cq, ,. Jioris to, Negr~'youth" of'
I th te, and from, ;ihe'1'exas
:. ,\Clues a,'..NeSidMtial~
; J~prely;':the~~;~~tt~~t';IQ. i
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