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Dale Advocates
City Engineer.,
Running for mayor in the
City of College Station are Don
Dale and D. A. (Andy) Ander-
son, incumbent mayor.
Don Dale, general contractrr,
has served on the City Equaliza-
tion Board and on the Consoli-
dated School District Equaliza-
tion Board. He was also Chair-
man of the School District
Equalization Board. He has
been in the construction, devel.
opment and finance business
for 25 years. Dale has served as
President of ESCO and has had
Civil Service Rating Administra-
tion and Management GS15.
Presently, he is a member of
the Board of Adjustments and
.Appeals for the City of College
Station (Southern B u i l d i n g
Code).
Listing five projects to be
completed or started by the
City Council in the next two
years, Dale states: full time
City Engineer to implement
street, water, and sewer pro-
grams with the future criteria of
design; street improvements, in-
cluding action on long standing
proposed thoroughfares; re -eval-
uation of planning and zoning
aims and goals for growth and
development with protection of
existing deed restrictions; ac-
tion on sewer plant expansion
and the initiation of a city •own-
ed water supply; and re- evalua-
tion of studies concerning po-
lice protection, fire protection;
street lighting, city offices, and
utility rates.
According to Dale, the City of
College Station excels in the
areas of the quality of people
which is reflected by the fine
churches, public schools, and
the Texas A &M University's
program of "excellence."
"The City is lacking in the
areas of good streets, thorough-
fares, street lights, planned ac-
tion for securing •technical and
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research industries and busi-
ness and the lack of cooperation
with Texas A &M and the Con-
solidated School Board," Dale
stated.
Dale remarked, "There is no
advantage in my opinion in con-
solidation of Bryan and College
Station. Our aims and problems
are different."
Dale's ideas on salary raises
for city employes are that they
should be commensurate with
comparable cities of College Sta-
tion's size, with consideration
given to the quality of perfor-
mance' and longevity.
He includes in his policy an
expansion of the fire and po-
lice departments reflected upon
priorities and needs within
budget.
When asked who should b
considered first when a zoning
change is requested, Dale re
plied, "First consideration o',
deed restrictions with the will
and consent of the close surd,
rounding property owners.
"A park plan of positive ac-
tion and budget in cooperation
with qualified park planners
within our City would help to
improve the city parks," Dale
said.
Dale thinks active scheduled
meetings with College Station,
Bryan, and Texas A &M admin-
istrators, in which one or more
persons of authority in each ad-
ministration is represented,
would help to improve the three
relationships. "This should also
encompass our County and Pub-
lic School authorities," Dale
noted.
"If the present administra-
tion activates all the proposed
improvements in the Bond Is-
sue, plus the absolute necessary
facilities demanded by our
growth, they will have to raise
our taxes. Needed improve-
ments and growth should be
paid for by expanding our tax
base, not by -increasing our
taxes," Dale said.
He continued, "My candidacy
is for the people of College Sta-
tion with a program of Excel-
lency to meet the challenge that
our citizens should expect in a
great expanding city."
DON DALE