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COMM SSIONERS' REGULAR MEETING Page 11 Frid y, November 19, 1976 8. Ppen discussion, continued.... emind people when they ask these questions, 'do you remember what t was like before the Redevelopment Department started ... with the mpty stores and the trash in front of the doorways and nobody here to sweep it out, is that what we want to go back to ?" . Caesar: "That was a matter of taking care of maintenance down - Nn, as far as the trash and stuff..... . Evans: "But nobody was doing it ". . Caesar: "There were businesses downtown then but they aren't here now ". r. Wiggins: "I think that a big part of our problem is the attitude f the community - and a big part of the attitude of the community s the responsibility of the media, you have a large part in de- ermining attitudes ". Caesar: "The community isn't going to put stores downtown ". r. Wiggins: "Part of that is reflected by the bias of the guy who s doing the reporting ". Several of those present followed this omment with an "amen ". r. Caesar: "I recorded your statements, those of Mr. Nimtz and yours D. Wiggins) and they are going to go on the air with slight editing or time limitations only and the essence of what you say has always been put forward to the people with no bias on my part whatsoever - nd I dislike that kind of comment. I report the facts as you present hem here." evin Butler: "Dan, I think that you opened though with a couple uestions with respect to your analysis of and impression of, what ublic opinion is ". r. Caesar: "I present the questions in order to gain answers ". r. Wiggins: "But these questions which start out 'have you stopped eating your wife...' it kind of puts you in a box you know ". r. Butler: "I am not so sure that the public generally is blaming he Redevelopment Department." r. Caesar: "Who else ?" r. Butler: "I don't know ". Evans: "Why does the public have to blame anybody ?"