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410 <br /> October 34,1984 <br /> COUNCIL COMMENTS. <br /> cilman o <br /> Morrow complimented Lois Morton on the story about her in <br /> the Herald. <br /> Councilman Michelson spoke of his work with the Senior Center <br /> and <br /> said that)3,000 people had participated in the center to thisdate <br /> and that he expected there mould be over 100,000 before the end of <br /> the year. <br /> Dncilman O announced[ acing o the 1985 budget would <br /> uM1ela 1n therPublic onferne Room on the%Cana floo[l <br /> Councilmen Gangue reported on a party held et the Library <br /> celebrating• <br /> 90 years of se[vice by the Library in the city. He said <br /> they also honored the 60year anniversary of the first bookmobile <br /> and the 50 y nniversa[y of the original portion ofthe Li dry a <br /> Hoytend By t <br /> president <br /> Stephenson asked that following the budget hearing, an <br /> p <br /> executive..S be held to disuse a negotiation matte[ <br /> d <br /> ,'minded the council the meeting next week mould be held on Tue dey, <br /> Oct.30. <br /> • <br /> CITIKENS COMMENTS <br /> Dr. Sprenkle introduced Jonathan King, environmental reporter <br /> specialising in toxic wastes in relation an <br /> drinking water M <br /> King said he was..from the Center for.I 0004,tingd R rCing. 930CF <br /> street, Suite a300, Washington, n20004, 4[aeent a <br /> wriiting a book on [inking water and C toxic wastesn• He said the Navy <br /> he largest employe[ in the .United S tea, employingver <br /> 10,000,000 employees and producing billions t of gallons of toxic <br /> ate each year. said,'the military is exempt from environmental <br /> regulations and a supposed o police themselves. <br /> He set commented on are <br /> problems Jack d villearwaas having with toxic <br /> atbeinag dumped in 1pendfills a a the He red tM1e iity <br /> up system w the base can be inspected by city and s ate <br /> officials Co prevent a oblem before ft happens. <br /> ncilman Overstreet a ed how the Navm and toxic was tie in <br /> mlth the city's drinking wan[ hen 1t c s from 50 milesthe <br /> mountains and Mr.ting ea ids he didn't mean our drinking w up <br /> but <br /> that the military uses many chemical,'and nthey are exempt afrom.all <br /> environmental regulations <br /> ouncilma commentedeckeonviele, he COO <br /> mltnessedna ship.refueling,that on his tri <br /> Fad been old by t e <br /> base commander [at if ere wasa spill,o captain would be <br /> fined.owe nfelt this w policing themaelvea,as the pbusiness would <br /> ta fined if such an incident happend in private business, rather <br /> han an individual. <br /> President Stephenson said he had n equated toxic waste as tires, <br /> rplane wings.,oar parts,a and M ing replied when Chef x <br /> dumped there w o definition of toxic a but in recent years <br /> the regulations had been changed. <br />