ROAR MAY GET SECOND CHANCE.Byline: Jennifer Jennifer became a common first name for females in English-speaking countries during the 20th century. The name Jennifer is a Cornish variant of Guinevere, deriving ultimately from Proto-Celtic *windo-seibaro- "white ghost", via Brythonic *wino-hibirā (cf. Hamm Hamm, village, Luxembourg Hamm, village, S Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, near Luxembourg city. Gen. George S. Patton is buried in the large U.S. military cemetery there. Staff Writer BURBANK - Two City Council members said Thursday they will try to help a citizen group that failed to qualify a ballot measure calling for airport expansion limits. Mayor Stacey Murphy and Councilman Bob Kramer said they will overlook the technicality that disqualified dis·qual·i·fy tr.v. dis·qual·i·fied, dis·qual·i·fy·ing, dis·qual·i·fies 1. a. To render unqualified or unfit. b. To declare unqualified or ineligible. 2. the petitions and make a motion at Tuesday's council meeting to have the measure go before voters in February 2001. ``I think the people should have a right to vote on it,'' said Mayor Stacey Murphy. ``They worked really hard for it.'' If it passes, the council gesture could save the grassroots group called Restore Our Airport Rights from a costly and time-consuming legal battle. The group known as ROAR this week submitted more than 7,500 signatures on a petition aimed at putting a measure on next year's municipal ballot calling for a curfew curfew [O.Fr.,=cover fire], originally a signal, such as the ringing of a bell, to damp the fire, extinguish all lights in the dwelling, and retire for the night. The custom originated as a precaution against fires and was common throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. , and noise and other limitations on any airport expansion approved by the city. The petition was rejected a day later by City Clerk In the United States, a City Clerk is an elected or appointed official who is responsible as the official keeper of the municipal records. In some places, the Clerk may be known as the "Village Clerk" or "Town Clerk". Judie Sarquiz, because it did not meet state Election Code requirements. The names of the people behind the petition and a statement of reasons for the initiative were not included, City Attorney Dennis Barlow bar·low n. An inexpensive, one- or two-bladed pocketknife. [After Barlow, the family name of its makers, two brothers in Sheffield, England.] said. ROAR Chairman Howard Rothenbach and treasurer Ted McConkey stood by the validity of the signatures and met with an attorney late Thursday to discuss their options, including the possibility of an appeal. |
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