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Show Why Abandon a Good Thing? Protests against the proposed strong mayor form of city government are beginning to be heard. And there will be many more as time goes on and the people learn what is being passed off on them. , Just this week a group representing the city's property owners own-ers appeared before the City Commission and asked that action on calling an election of the new form of city government be postponed as long as possible. We sincerely hope the commission commis-sion will do just that. " Salt Lake City has been getting along quite well with the commission form of government for lo these many years. What possible good can come from a change to the so-called "strong" mayor. What would happen if the "strong" mayor turns out to be a weak mayor? With all that power vested in him he could wreck years of steady growth and progress made by the commission. com-mission. And isn't it better to have five specialists concentrating on the city's major governmental areas than to have one man spread thinly over all five? These are but a few of the arguments being put forward against the proposal. There will be more, and more, and more. |