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Our existing form of government does not attract many good people to run for office. The .ore-so-it salaries of -lay St. Louis officials are pitifully low, only a fraction of what qualified individuals can get working elsewhere. A lot of people are interested in doing something for their community, but they won't run for office if it means a $0/j cut in pay.
Finally, our existing form of government is not representative.
As it is now, there is no one to speak up for a sewer system in the annexed area; no one to seek housing improvements in the older sections of town; no one individual to speak up for drainage and street constructior in the areas where they are badly needed. These concerns get lost in the shuffle of the commission form of government.
This form of government might have been adequate years ago; but city administration has gotten more complicated since then. If we look back only	as	far	as Camille, there is a	mountain of	new	legislation
that affects	the	way cities are run:
The Water Pollution Control Act
The Public Works and Economic Development Act
The Land and Water Conservation Fund Act
The Housing and Urban	Development	Act
The Housing and Community Development	Act
^he Solid Wastes Disposal Act
The Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
tthe Omnibus Crime Control Act
ThesS are just some of the laws that either regulate the operation of city government, or provide money for community improvement. To deal with these laws and to take advantage of their benefits, a modern,
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efficient city administration is necessary. mhe commission form of government does not provide this.