Larcom Urges Passage Of State Bond Issues

Ann Arbor voters, alorfg with Dtberá around the state, will iecide the fate of two state bond issues at the Nov. 5 general election. City Administrator Guy C. Larcom Jr. last night urged a "yes" vote on both proposals. Fioposition No. 3 on the ballot is a $335 million bond issue for "clean water," while proposition No. 4 asks voter approval of a $100 million parks and recreation bond issue. "These two state issues are extremely important," Larcom said. Larcom prepared a report for the council, stating its purpose ' is to help as many voters as possible to understand the facts about the bonding proposals so that they will vote "yes" on both propositions." "The general obligation bond issues cali for state expenditures of $335 million for clean water asd $100 million for recreition," Larcom said. "Local units of government would Icontribute $15 million for recreation and $142 million for clean water. 'Also, the federal govern ment would contribute $40 mil ilion for recreation and $141 mil lion for clean water," Larcom reported. "Thus, the entire pro gram will provide a total o: [[$155 million for recreation asc 368 million for clean water." Larcom said the state share vould come from the sale of uil f aith and credit state Donds, local units of governnent would then be expected to aise t h e i r share t h r o u g h municipal, county and regional lunding programs while the fedjral government would provide ti share under the various aid aws. Reporting on how the money would be used, Larcom said, 'All the $335 million for clean water would be turned over to ocal units of government to jrovide: "A) 210 new water treatment plants for communities ;hroughout Michigan. "B) Improvements to 126 existing water treatment plants. and "O Sewers and pipelines for 3'2 million residests of the state where pollution is now serious and becoming worse." Speaking on the parks and reereation issue, Larcom said of the $100 million state share nteded for reereation, $30 million would go directly to local urits of government as reereation grants. "This state money would be matched by $15 million from these local governmest units, plus $15 million from the federal government. The total $60 million would be i .. -ii-mT-- i s e d f o r playgrounds, city parks, athletic and recreation ievelopments. "Thé remaining $70 million of state recreation funds would be laced to various federal aid programs so that in total $23.7 milliori would be available fort slate fisheries programs, $52.8 mjliicn for state parks, $14 million for wild life programs, and $4.5 million for state forestj recreation programs. "Thus, a total of $95 million would be channeled into state level recreation projects," the city administrator reported. He added that the clean water program "is aiming at water pollution control throughout Michigan by 1980" while the "quality recreation program is part of a 10-year program of development and construction."