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Pioneer Park War Flares
Up Again At Council Meet
By Colin Mick
The Fairbanks City Council Monday night refused to reaf
firm support for the creation of a Pioneer Park on the proposed
plot of land from Airport Way north to the Chena River before
an exasperated delegation of Pioneers.
The action came after Irving Reed, president of the Tanana
Valley Historical Society requested the Council reaffirm its
stand taken on April 9 to support'
the park.
Reed explained that the Pioneer
Fark proposal was to be presented
to the Board of Regents of the Uni
versity of Alaska on May 22. He
said the Board would be requested
to act as trustees of the park, and
he felt a reconfirmation of the
City’s position would be helpful.
On April 9. the Council sent a
telegram to the State Legislature
“heartily favoring a Pioneer Park.”
The action was taken after word
was received from Senator Paul
Greimann that unless such action
was taken. House Bill 239 would be
defeated. The Bill provided that all
State-owned lands within a munici
pality would be taken over by the
municipality, provided the Sta,te
had no urgent need for the land.
Parliamentary Angle
The mayor and Council members
informed the Pioneers that since
the Council was under the “Citi
zen Grievances and Requests” por
tion of the agenda, it would take
the unanimous consent of Council
to get a motion on the floor.
When the Council was sounded
out on the subject. Councilman
Tom Roberts objected to putting a
motion on the floor, stating he felt
the matter had already been suf
ficiently discussed and decided. He
went on to say that he felt the land
in question should be ‘‘properly ad
ministered by the City.”
Forbes Baker, a Fairbanks Rep
resentative at the State Legislature,
informed the Council that their
telegram had been responsible for
the passage of House Bill 239. He
stated that now that the bill was
passed, the City should uphold
their support of the park.
Councilman Darrell Brewington
pointed out that the Council had
gone on record in favor of “a Pio
neer Park,” and not “the Pioneer
Park.” He went on to say that the
distinction had been made to show
that the Council was in favor of the
Pioneer Park in principle, but not
necessarily in the requested loca
tion.
Wire Insured Passage
Baker stated that the telegram
read on the floor of the Senate had
not made the distinction between
“a Park” and “the Park,” but it
had been responsible for overcom
inz objections to Bill 239, insuring
its passage.
State Senator Paul Greimann ex
plained that when the Bill had come
before the Senate, several senators
stated they would oppose the bill
unless the Pioneers were assured of
their park. He pointed out that a pe
tition bearing 2,700 Fairbanks area
names had been received in Juneau
supporting the Pioneer Park.
“This bill (House Bill 239) would
not have passed if the telegram had
not been read on the floor of the
Senate,” he said. “I think it would
be a crime for the Council to turn
this thing down and have it fail,”
he added.
Says Wording Approved
Councilman Brewington main
tained that Harrie Hughes of the
Pioneers had been informed of the
wording of the Council's motion
and had approved it.
Councilman Roberts asked why
the Pioneers objected to receiving
a portion of land from the City for
their park, rather than from the
State.
His question was countered by
Baker who asked why the Council
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Monthly Meeting
Slated Tomorrow
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