European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - April 29, 1987, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Clit Eastwood rides High in Carmel by Steve Wilstein associated Pressa year after Clint Eastwood s landslide Victory in the Liny tourist Mecca of Carmel Bylthe sea calif., the Hollywood Lough Guy is Riding High As gentleman mayor. Without firing a shot Eastwood says he s succeeded in his main goal of making peace Between shop owners and Low Lolk while allowing development that has t spoiled Carmel s Charm i be been Able to keep the business Community and the residential Community working together he said reflecting on the april 8 anniversary of his Elo Clion and the first half of his two year term i think Carmel is better now than a year ago to said it s More Village like because a your ago it was a bitter Village. I think that s Why we won. Because in was a Village of punishments against anybody who wanted to change anything the tall Soll spoken actor director and producer who presides firmly but Gente Elly Over City Council meetings Al the Carmel woman s club says be has no regrets about taking the Lime consuming of. He says he has t thought about whether hell run again next year but is still saying no to republicans who urge him to consider higher office Eastwood who earns a reported $12 million a year irom films and investments and donates his s200-a month mayor s salary to a local youth Center bought his Way out of one problem lacing Carmel. To spent More than $5 million to buy Trie 22-Ocro Mission ranch on the Southern Edgo of town and vowed to keep it a Sale Haven Lor migrating Birds gracing cows and sheep and residents and tourists Clint Eastwood be tows that at mayor he a brought new peace to Carmal by the sea. Up porno who enjoy its restaurant Saloon and cottages. For most residents who had opposed the Sale of the ranch to developers eager to build g1 condominiums Eastwood s Purchase has coma to symbolize his commitment to preserving Carmel. But the mayor whom some feared to be pro business concedes that he has l won Over everyone. There Aro a few of the old guard who Are disenchanted because they were thrown out of Ollice who would still like to drive a wedge in Between residents and  he said. The grumbling goes deeper than just a few people. A lot of the 4,939 residents in this one Square mile town complain about the two hour Tours is who come to gawk at the hero of Spaghetti westerns and dirty Harry movies or snap photos outside City Hail and his hog s breath inn they come for two hours buy ice Cream Cones throw them on the Street flush our toilets and waste our water and then they re gone said de planer an 18-year resident. I never saw such oddballs As have come in the last year. And of course they come to see  ice Cream Cones became a Symbol of tourism Belore Eastwood s election when the old Council and planning commission blocked a permit to sell them. Eastwood threw out the planning commission shortly after Laking Oli Ico Cones Are now available Tor $1 50 and up complaints about tourists also Are heard irom owners of Carmel s quaint shops and galleries which Cater to upscale buyers. These tourists Are not Cha clip the kind of clientele i need or my business said Christine Kolisch she owns Chepou. A shop specializing in Quality Himalayan rugs and Ai lilacs these people Aro after a Linville by the seat Shirls and code Ihus the ail galleries Haven t benefited by his being  although Kolisch praises Eastwood s Job performance she has a problem with him because her shop is Cne of several in a courtyard behind his popular restaurant and bar. At night people come out and litter the courtyard break the windows and Irish the signs and Flowers she said. He s not directly responsible for thai but it is his business establishment " traffic chokes the town nearly every weekend and tights sometimes break out Over scarce parking spaces. Those problems Aro High on Eastwood s list of priorities Lor his second year along with a dispute Wilh the local water management District Over Carmel s insufficient water allocation the 56-year-old Eastwood says he s working on several scripts in spare Lime has no plans to make another movie this year and will be Able to devote All the time he needs to his mayor s Job last year he directed and starred in Heartbreak Ridge which was panned by critics but grossed so million in its first two weeks. During the iwo months it took to make the film he hew Back Tor each Council meeting and said Many residents never knew he was gone. Wielding a Gavel with As much authority As he shows with a gun in his elms Eastwood banged rapidly through 45 items at a recent packed As usual City Council Meelingh the meetings used to be held Al cily Hall but had to be moved to Tho larger woman s club where about 200 people can squeeze in we retelling wider participation lion the  he said the prior administration would gel no pailicipation.1 invite the negatives us As much is the positives because t Ihrk it Doos make us scrutinize things  wednesday april 29, 1987 the stars and stripes Page 17