The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, April 23, 1985- Page 3 Peterson urges city, 'U' to develop low-income housing By RACHEL GOTTLIEB City councilman Lowell Peterson (D- First Ward) presented the second part of the Affordable Housing Task Force report last night and recommended that the city co-develop low-income housing with the University. The University is the largest lan- downer in WashtenawtCounty and the largest landlord in Ann Arbor, accor- ding to Kate Warner, a University professor of Urban Studies and a task force committee member. "THE CITY can't develop housing programs without consulting the University," Warner said. Warner pointed to the joint efforts of Stanford University and the city of Palo Alto, Calif. in co-developing low-income housing. "Although it was not an easy marriage, it worked," she said. The report also recommends the development of single room occupan- cy complexes and suggests the use of zoning laws, possible tax increases, and the development of a housing develop- ment trust fund to help finance development and upkeep of low-income housing. THERE IS no easy solution for the development of low-income housing' but it is a problem that needs to be ad- dressed, Peterson said. "The time has come to take some ac- tion," said committee member Bob Gillett. The committee also recommended the creation of an independent non- profit housing development organization that would not be a part of the city apparatus but would indepen- dently explore programs for alter- native low-income housing. The city has control over zoning and taxes and these are very powerful tools, Warner said. The report suggests the use of tax abatements to lower rents. "This worked in Hartford, Conn. and it could work in Ann Arbor," Peterson said. The committee also recommended the appointment of a single room oc- cupancy task force to develop rooms for single people with low to moderate in- comes and suggested that such com- plexes be built in downtown Ann Arbor so occupants can be close to their jobs. March of Dimes BIRTH DEFECTS FOUNDATION SAVES BABIES HELP FIGHT BIRTH DEFECTS Opi A collection of the fuzzy star of "Bloom County," Opus, watches passersby yesterday on South University from the win- dow of Logos Bookstore. kinko',s The Campus Copy Shop HAPPY HOUR see3' COPIES .. . ..... Campuses join al From United Press International Anti-apartheid protests spread to university campuses $cross the nation yesterday, with a growing number of arrests and students vowing to pressure South Africa into en- ding its policy of racial segregation. In San Francisco, 22 demonstrators, including a dozen San Francisco State University faculty members, were arrested yesterday for sitting in front of the revolving doors of the federal building. At Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y., students also vowed Teaching assistant rpartheid protests to continue their protests to persuade the university to divest its $120 million in investments with companies that deal with the South African government. A senior at Harvard University in Cambridge, Mass., said yesterday he would refuse to accept his diploma or par- ticipate in graduation ceremonies to protest the university's investments in South Africa. At Rutgers University in New Brunswick, N.J., civil rights leader Jesse Jackson was scheduled to speak at a rally today aimed at ending the university's investments in South Africa, MONDAY thru THURSDAY .9 p.m. - 12 a.m. 540 E. Liberty St., 761-4539 Corner of Maynard & Liberty I ;s get 5% wage hike (Continued from Page 1) union contract were not expressed in after-tax dollars. Grossbart said the union tried to negotiate protection against tax liability in the new contract. "We wanted a two-year contract and we wanted the ability to reopen negotiations if the contract (waiver) tax status changed," he said. "The University wanted a three-year con- tract but did not want a reopener clause." FROM GROSSBART'S viewpoint, the newly ratified contract represents a compromise between the union and the University. "The union negotiated a one-year contract what will expire in March and bring us to the bargaining table in January," he said. In January, he ob- served, the union will know the status of the tax law and will be able to negotiate a subsequent contract accordingly. If, however, the exemption law is not reinstated, TAs will be liable for taxes on waivers during January and February while the union negotiates with the University. "WE WORRY about this," Holzka admitted. "Our hope is that we'll have become strong enough by next year to insist that the University do something (to compensate TAs) immediately." University bargainer Dan Gamble said TAs should try to be optimistic r k i t 1 A 11 i ti t A b Y i t i t i h 4 t s -HAPPENINGS- Highlight The Netherlands-America University League will present a talk by Aerospace Engineering Prof. Harm Buning entitled "Adventures of a Real Flying Dutchman" at 8 p.m. in the International Center. He will talk about his career from his first flight in a Dutch Fokker to his involvement in the Apollo Space Program. The talk will be illustrated with films. Films MTF - Das Boot, 7 & 9:40 p.m., Michigan Theater Performances Ark - New talent night, Steve Turner, 8 p.m., 637 S. Main St. English Language & Literature - Poetry reading, Radcliffe Squires, 4 p.m., W. Conference Room, Rackham. Theater Department -- Play, The Private Ear, 4 p.m., Trueblood Theater, Frieze Building. School of Music - Recitals: harpsichord students, 8 p.m., Recital Hall; violin, Richard Evich, 8 p.m., Rackham Assembly Hall; workshop, opera, 8 p.m., Mendelssohn Theater, League; Chamber Winds/Wind Enseble, 8 p.m., Hill Auditorium. Speakers Chemistry - Peter Beak, "Amide Directions in Organolithium Chemistry: Novel, Useful & Mechanistically Interesting Reactions," 4 p.m., Rm. 1300 Chemistry Building. Eclipse Jazz - Michael Nastos, "ACCM and New Music," 7:30 p.m., Crofoot Room, Union. Armenian Studies Cultural Association - Yves Ternon, "The Armenian Genocide: 70 years After," 7:30p.m., Kuenzel Room, Union. Geological Science - Harold Mazursky, "New Developments in the Space Exploration of Mars & Venus," 4 p.m., Rm. 4001 C.C. Little Building. Mechanical Engineering Applied Mechanics - Biren Prasad, "Variable Penalty Method for Structural Optimization," 11 a.m., Rm. 1005 Dow Building. Meetings University Alanon - noon, Rm. 3200 Union. His House Christian Fellowship- 7:30 p.m., 925 E. Ann St. Ann Arbor Go Club - 7 p.m., Rm. 1433 Mason Hall. Michigan Student Assembly - 7:30 p.m., Rm. 3909 Union. Society of Minority Engineering Students - 7:30 p.m., Rm. 311 W. Engineering. Alanon - non-smoking men's group, 6:30 p.m., First Baptist Church, 512 E. Huron St. Center for Eating Disorders Support Group - 7:30 p.m., Human Growth Center. Miscellaneous Community Health Program - Beth Soldo, "Health Status & Chronic Care Needs of the Elderly: Alternative Understandings of Morbidity & Mor- tality," 3 p.m., Rm. 3121, 400 N. Ingalls Building. Institute of Science & Technology - Forum, "Strategies for Improving U.S. Industrial Competitiveness," 1 p.m., Chrysler Center. Microcomputer Education Center - workshop, Microsoft Word (Session 2), 8:30 a.m ; Introduction to MS-DOS, 1 p.m; Introduction to the Macintosh, 3 p.m., Rm. 3113, School of Education Buiding. about the reinstatement of the exem- ption law. "I'm optimistic that Congress will pass the law to keep the waiver tax exempt," he said. "I've been hearing good things from Congress." Gamble also said he was "very hap- py" that the contract was ratified. "When two sides put in that much work (on a contract)," he said, "it's anti- climactic not to have it ratified." Gamble said University and union bargainers plan to meet next Monday to sign the contract. Non-monetary provisions will become effective im- mediately after the signing. Monetary changes will be implemented at the beginning of the fall 1985 semester. POLICE NOTES Video equipment taken A video camera was taken from an unlocked home on the 500 block of South Division sometime early Saturday morning. Ann Arbor police reported that the camera was worth less than $925. Video equipment of unknown value was discovered missing from a house on the 2300 block of Bishop Street late Saturday evening. Home entered A suitcase, wallet, and cash were taken from an unlocked home on the 1300 block of Hoyt Street early Saturday morning. In all, the merchandise and cash were valued at less than $225. - Thomas Hrach Correction The peer review committee for the University's medical technology program did not recommend that the program be terminated. A story in last Tuesday's Daily incorrectly reported thatithad. OVERLOAD ED? The University Cellar offers the BESToverall buyback prices in town. We pay 5O% or more of current list price for cur- rent editions reported for usage in future courses. If your book has been dropped from use in the class, we will offer you a top wholesale price. 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