TITLE
Permanently Keeping Albert Whitted Airport Open Through Additional Charter Restrictions
QUESTION
Should Albert Whitted Airport remain open forever by amending the City Charter to require retention of the airport?
YES
NO
TITLE
Supporting Albert Whitted Airport through Charter Amendment Authorizing Council to Accept Future Restrictive Governmental Grants
QUESTION
Shall Albert Whitted Airport be supported by amending the City Charter to authorize City Council, without notice to surrounding properties or referendum approval, to accept, by ordinance, grants requiring twenty-year assurances limiting property to airport uses? (Note: The inability to accept grants could impact the City's ability to maintain the airport)
YES
NO
TITLE
Creating Waterfront Park in Place of Airport Use on at Least Half of Airport Property
QUESTION
Shall the charter be amended to: (1) Create a new Waterfront Park, replacing airport use by 2011, on at least half of Albert Whitted property, including the entire waterfront perimeter; (2) require a plan for the entire property, to be approved by supermajority Council vote after full public participation, identifying park and, if any, nonpark uses; (3) provide the sale or lease for more than five years of any Airport property be subject to referendum?
YES
NO
TITLE
Charter Amendment providing for resolving conflicting Charter Amendments receiving voter approval at the same election
QUESTION
Shall the City Charter be amended by creating a new section to provide that when conflicting Charter amendments appearing on the same ballot at the same election are approved by voters, the amendment receiving the greatest number of affirmative votes shall prevail?
YES
NO
This article appears in Oct 9-15, 2003.