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SPECIAL SHOWBOAT EDITION SHOWBOAT SERVICE DIRECTORY AND MAP ON PAGE 9 FULL PAGE OF SHOWBOAT 70 PICTURES ON PAGE 10 "Fore!" yelled the golfer, ready to play. But the woman on the course paid no attention. "Fore!" he shouted again with no ef- fect. "Ah," suggested his opponent in dis- gust, "try her once with "three ninety- eight"!" Serving Lowell, Ada, Cascade and Eastern Kent County THURSDAY. JULY 30. 1970 PRICE 10 cents Cascade's Mobile Home Park: Is the Hot Potato Cooling? and I'm excited about this thing. I never thought I would be." By JOHN JOLY For nearly a decade, officials and residents of CascadeTownship In a letter last week to Peter Price, chairman of Cascade's Plan- have been wrestling with the complicated task of drawing up regu- ning Commission, Robert Shearer of the citizen's group's steering lations governing the development of mobile home parks in the committee asked that the township's mobile home ordinance be community. amended. "Since the state clearly recognizes mobile homes are residential housing, it follows that zoning ordinance requirements As of this week, they were still wrestling but the match was comparable to other single family residential housing should be applied," Shearer wrote. s getting more interesting - and more costly. Until recently, plans of several developers have been considered Specifically, he asked that the minimum lot size be altered from by the planning commission of township board and mostly rejected. 4,200 square feet to 8,000 square feet with a width of not less Earlier this year, a plan submitted by a Southfield, Mich., firm, the than 60 feet. He also asked for a requirement that any proposed Garner Corp., for a 52-acre site off 28th Street, S.E., was approved mobile home park development be platted pursuant to state laws by the township's planning commission. regarding subdivision of land and that all streets in proposed mobile home parks be provided with an appropriate width and installed The township board, acting on the commission's advice, then to meet the standards of the county road commission. amended the mobile home ordinance and said it was doing so in recognition of new concepts in mobile home park planning. As On Monday night, the township's planning commission meet well, it appeared the ordinance as originally drawn was unrealistic with four members of the Citizens for Cascade Township Develop- since it had a population density ratio which was locked in to the ment. population of the township. Petei P. Price, the commission's chairman said the meeting was Following the board's action a group of township residents a friendly discussion but "the merits o^the (proposed mobile home) calling themselves the Citizens for CascadeTownship Development park were not discussed. Discussion was limited to (the citizen's took the amendment to Kent County Circuit court and asked, is group's) suggestions for changes and improvement in the mobile the mobile home park ordinance a regulatory or zoning ordinance? home ordinance. We're considering this meeting as the first in a series of reviews of the ordinance." The decision of Judge Roman Snow is expected shortly. It will .» be crucial. Price said the commission told the group that ordinance would be improved, tightened and updated "to the limit that we are ad- V ihe State Rural Township Zoning Act provides for a referndum vised can be legally possible in the State of Michigan." on matters of zoning. But no referendum is permitted on regulatory ordinances and the Cascade mobile home ordinance - as it now stands - is a regulatory ordinance. If the open-minded attitude of the planning commission is any indication, the clouds, confusion and suspicion over this issue in Cascade could disappear soon. The township could have the One Cascade resident said he's enjoying the issue. "I've lived "highest standard" mobile home park both sides say they in Cascade Township for two years - I came from Grand Rapids - want to the township. STEVE ALLEN AND JAYNE MEADOWS: FUN. FUN. FUN - "«>*< Popular entertainers in the country. J«yne M««dow'i Ulent Beginning Thursday, the Lowell's Showboat's top attractions will have made her a popular television, motion picture and Broadway be show business's most talented couple, Steve Allen and Jayne star- They come to the Lowell Showboat after a three-week Engage- Dole's Plans Kenneth Bieri Meadows. Steve's wit, mu^ic and books have made him one of the ment in Las Vegas. Get City's Dialysis Fund A crowd of more than 4,000 people side streets. Avoid driving near Showboat. lined the banks of Lowell's Flat River •From Belding - M-9I to Main Street, Big O.K. Monday night as the week's first colorful Lowell. Look for parking along side streets Begun Here Showboat paddled its way into the 1970 just inside city limits. The adjourned meeting of the Lowell season. •From Alto and south - Showboat Road City Council took place late Friday after- A group of Lowell residents have set up Mail order and gate ticket sales were to Lowell. noon to give final approval for a request a fund to purchase an artificial kidney ma- reported brisk but the grand stand was not chine for Kenneth C. Bieri. Ticket sales were well ahead of last by the Lowell Development Corp. to pro- filled to capacity on Monday or Tuesday ceed with development of an unimproved WHO'S GOT FRED'S FLOWERS? year at this time, a Showboat spokesman Members of First United Methodist night. portion of the Valley Vista subdivision. said. "We're pleased as punch. I think Church and Troop 102, Boy Scouts of Early week crowds, on hand to see Douglas Dok, the corporation's presi- we're going to be very successful this American, have begun the "Kenneth C. Gary Puckett and The Union Gap were Plant Theft year." Monday night's show was the dent, had sought approval earlier in the Bieri Dialysis Fund" to assist Bieri, whose composed mainly of young people but a week when the council was to have had its best Monday night in Showboat history kidney's began failing about a year ago. large turnout of older showgoers was evi- as far as cash handle went. The grandstand regular Monday night meeting, but Mayor May Bring dent. two officers on duty in a boat on the Flat was about 75 percent full and nearly all Harold Jefferies adjourned the regular meet- Bieri was reported in fair condition re- Showboatgoers, in a kaleidoscope of River. of the tickets were paid. ing to Friday afternoon when an insufficient Feds Here covering from surgery at Grand Rapids' St. colors and dress, filed into the grandstand, The Kent County Sheriff will have depu- Area Kiwanis Clubs sponsored a Show- number of councilmen appeared Monday Mary's Hospital. many of them carrying large cans of in- ties assigned to crowd control and traffic boat evening for about 30 children and night. A public hearing for rezoning of other sect repellent. duty and a four marine deputy squad in adults for the Mary Free Bed Hospital land in Lowell was set for August 17, at "I don't want to make a federal case "We've set up the fund for Ken," Rev. out of this," Fred Phelps, post office Dean I. Bailey, of First United Methodist While the grand stand show was the big two boats on patrol on the river. and Rehabilitation Complex in Grand 8 p.m. custodian said Tuesday, "but someone has Church said, "because there are extensive attraction, the traditional cruise of the The Rockford Post of the State Police Rapids. | Following the meeting, at a public hear- Showboat from a spot on the west side stolen two petunia plants from near the costs involved in purchasing the kidney ma- will have troopers in Lowell also. ing of the Zoning Board of Appeals took of the river to the grand stand on Lafayette place and Dok was granted a license to flagpole of the post office - the United chine and there will be some alterations "Our biggest problem, of course, is park- drew a huge crowd - that show was free. build a mobile home park on a parcel of States Post Office. Lowell. Michigan necessary for its installation at Ken's home. ing," Emmons said. "Visitors to the show As the boat, laden with performers, New Water land west of McQueon Motor Co. off Main 49331." Phelps said he has a good idea who We know a lot of people have been asking will be parking all over town - we ask only passed the crowds along Riverside, Main the culprits are and was waiting for their about him and want to help." that ihey avoid parking in Iront of drive- Street. and Lafayette streets, ripples of applause next move. "They should know that they ways or parking in restricted area." Level Test Set went up and the voice of Gordon Gould, can't use petunias that belong to the whole Contributions to the fund can be made The city's fire trucks, usually housed one the showls Mr. Interlocutor, could be A recent attempt by officials of Cas- country for their private use. We want with any teller at Lowell State Bank. block from Showboat, will be moved each heard across the water, "Hi, everyone. cade Township, the Kent County Drain Showboat's them back or I'll have to report it to night during the show. The trucks will be On Thursday (August 6), a meeting will Hello!" Commission and Consumers Power Com- postal authorities in Washington.