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Committee Hears
Auto Proposals

By Debra Kroner
Cavalier Daily Staff Writer

Two proposals dealing with the
privilege of first-year men having cars at
the University on weekends were presented
to the Student Council Traffic
Control Committee Wednesday night.

The first proposal was presented by
Kevin Mannix, Secretary of the Student
Council and a member of the Traffic
Control Committee. This proposal, if
passed by the Student Council, would
allow second semester first-year men, who have attained a 2.00 average, to have
cars on weekends.

The proposal would allow first-year men to
park their cars on the Grounds, from 4 p.m.
Friday until 12 midnight Sunday. During the
rest of the week, these student's cars could not
be parked anywhere in Charlottesville or
Albemarle County.

The Committee then discussed the drawbacks
of Mr. Mannix's proposal. The first of
these drawbacks would be that special weekend
stickers would have to be issued. This problem
would not only entail additional administrative
work, but would also make more work for the
Department of Security.

Another drawback of the proposal is the
problem of the first-year men traveling back to
their dormitories at late hours Sunday nights
after having taken their cars out of Albemarle
County.

The Committee also discussed the problem
of the first-year students would do with their
cars on weekdays. If a special parking area was
set up somewhere off the Grounds, in the
county, police protection for the vehicles
would have to be provided. Most probably, if
such a parking area was created, it would entail
additional expenses, not only in the hiring of
guards, but also in the area of road
maintenance.

The second proposal, suggested by Mr.
Charles Moran, Chairman of the Committee,
would make second semester first-year men
subject to the same car regulations applying to
the other members of the student community.
Such a suggestion, if accepted by the Student
Council, would then be forwarded to the Board
of Visitors for final action.

Possible problems occurring from this proposal
were also examined by the Committee.

The first of these difficulties would be the
addition of some 400 to 600 cars on the
Grounds. Another problem would be that the
limited number of parking spaces on the
Grounds would become even more limited by
an increase of cars at the University. A traffic
study is now being conducted, in this area
examining the number of parking spaces and
the condition of the roads.