HomeMy WebLinkAboutMcGraw Files for Council; newspaper article (10-22-1968)
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Joseph J. McGraw of 211 Suf.
. folk St. in College Station filed
Monday, in the City Council
race for the unexpired term of
the late T. R. Holleman. liL.
election d~ has been set b~_
the:.. coullCil.
In ,annoucing his candidacy,
McGraw said, "Because of my
association in sharing some of
the beliefs of Nikki Holleman 1
was prompted to run for office,
"1 feel municipal government
. is being tested today, The cen.
tral question is can local city
government provide the neces.
sary leadership, servi~es and
dt!cent environment required by
the citizens?" he continued.
':,f'rom 15 years experience in
this\'~area, 1 think, it can, The
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lege Station is going to require
the active support of every' cit-
izen and official in its resolution
and participation in the alloca-
tion of community resources,"
McGraw concluded,
McGraw is the head of the
Department of City and RegioIJ'
al ,Plallning, in the School of
Arc h i tecture at Texas A&M
University and the president of
Southwest Planning Associates,
a local planning firm, He has
also been a municipal consul-
tant for ,city planning in Texas
and California for 15 years,
~cGraw's only QPponent so
far in the race is Cliff H, R,'tJ:., s.
dell, assistant Dean, of'E!~i.
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