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By Peter Grad will be over an extended period of Co-opCity residents won a rent time - a six year period," Parsettlement package lost a ness said. "We will also have the Board member following last satisfaction of knowing, at long Wednesday's community wide last, that ou:r construction defects referendum. will be for by the State. This By a 6,399 to 4,876 vote, cooperwas the best deal we get and the cooperators ators adopted the Riverbay Negotiating Team's proposal have made a correct and wise that will see 61 percent in rent deeísíon." increases over a six and a When the official tally was anquarter year period along with a nounced shortly after 3 a.m. State promise to pick up the Thursday, the Board voted 13 to 1 entire tab for Co-opCity's exten- to formally adopt the proposed sive construction defects. Over package. (Esther Smith cast the $50 million in city taxes and past lone opposing vote, Joe Miner mortgage installment owed by and Joel Dannenberg were not Riverbay will now also be de- present). ferred by between six and 30 State oow must act years. Under the terms of the agreeMeanwhile, Board member mernt, the State legislature must Joel Dannenberg, keeping a provide financing for construcpledge he made one week before tion defects by the end of the the refereendum, submitted a current legislative session, tentaletter of resignation to the Board (CS tmuoo on page M) of Directors, declaring he "can not, in good conscience, accept the agreement nor can I go against the will of the people." (see story page 12.) Parness expresses satisfootion The 14 percent margin of victory, though not as overwhelming as might have been hoped for, is Resident shareholders considered by Riverbay officials inte.rested in .rmming for a firm endorsement of the long the Riverbay Board of debated settlement package. RiDirectors may pick up peverbay President Charles Partitions and election regulaness, who acknowledged the difficulty in asking cooperators to tions beginning Thursday, "vote themselves rent inApril 3 at the Administracreases," expressed satisfaction tion Office in Barlow with the positive vote early Center. Thursday morning as the final Five seats wiU be up for ballots indicating sure approval were tabulated. grabs when the annual "For the first time in a decade, &ard elections are held cooperators can have the securithis May. ty of knowing what their rents
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Coa0pgoes By Peter Gmd Beneñttíng f:romgrowing voter disenchantment with President
Carter's handling of domestic and foreign affairs, Senator Edward Kennedy scored a resounding victory among Co-op City's Democratics in last Tuesday's primaries. The senator received three out of five votes here, easily defeating Carter 6,249 to 2,569. Co-opCity, along with the Pelham Parkway and Baychester areas which comprise the 8lst Assembly District, gave Kennedy the highest winning total in all of New York City. Out of 65 districts the 8lst came out on top with 14,152 votes for the senator. Meanwhile, Ronald Reagan easily defeated George Bush with nearly 75 percent of the 801 votes cast in the Republican primary. In a random poll conducted during balloting, those who said they voted for Kennedy cited their disillusionment over President Carter almost as frequently as those factors which attracted them to Kennedy. One middle aged man, a federal employee, said Carter is "forever reorganizing and changing. his tactics" and said the president appears to be
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versial United Nations vote" and said his policies. regarding the Iranian hostage situation revealed "weakness." "I'm not so sure about Kennedy, either," the man confided, "but I'll vote for him because I don't like Carter." An elderly woman suggested Carter's handling of foreign affairs "is totally out of control" and observed that although she· liked the President originally, she now feels "the country's shot to hell because of hím," She said
Kennedy, on the other hand, would be "good for the people" and "a clean politician." But another couple expressed confidence in Carter's leadership. Praising the president's moves against inflation and, specifically, his recent announcement of limitations on bank ered-' it, the husband and wife both said "Carter will be able to solve current problems in due time." They said the hostage situation as well "can be better handled by Carter than by Kennedy." Carter received less than enthusiastic backing from one young woman who said "I don't like his (CS tmuoo oo page M)
New rent bills coming this week The monthly computer carrying charge bills for April will be mailed out on Monday, March 31 and all residents should receive their bills by Tuesday or Wednesday. These bills will reflect the new earring charges established under the Settlement Agreement. The increase will come to an additional charge of $10.27 per room, per month. Please pay the exact amount shown on your bill. Because of the delayed mailing the deadline for paying April carrying charges has been extended to Tuesday, April 15, 1980.