25t HCAC S SONS' 300K BINDER, Cf> V I .TINGPORT| , Ml CHI CAM 49204 Volume 12, Issue 8 Serving Lowell Area Readers Since 1893 Wednesday, January 6, 1988 City Council protests bill m n ' " from Lowell Light & Power P3 a Some ruffled feathers were ft. pole and identify the lot as based firm specializing in per- meeting. The committee recom- smoothed at Monday s meeting parking for the mall. A portion forming building, electrical, mended that council members be of the Lowell City Council. At of the sign is a changeable mar- plumbing and mechanical in- paid $20.00 per meeting or spec- the December 21 city council quee. and McCollum offered the spections. MTS is contracted ial meeting attended, not to ex- FIRST TWO DRAWINGS HELD FOR CAR RAFFLE meeting a bill from Lowell Light use of the marque to announce with about 40 West Michigan ceed $500 per year. The mayor and Power for new street lighting community events. The variance governmental units to include should be paid $25.00 per meet- Drawings have been held at the first two home Red Arrow on Ridgeview Dr. was presented was granted by the council acting Lowell Township. They were ing or special meeting attended, basketball games. to the council. In the past the as the Zoning Board of Appeals. highly recommended by town- not to exceed $600 per year. The a The winners drawn to go into the final drawing thus far are: Light and Power has not charged Councilman William Thompson ships that they now serve. Joe new rates will take effect in thirty "Paul Kalavit/.. Fred Ray. Stan Johnson, and David Douma. See the city for electricity, labor or was also re-elected as Chairman Nowak, the city's most recent days unless declined by a two you at the next home game. materials in lieu of taxes. The of the Zoning Board of Appeals. building inspector is no longer thirds vote of the council. Coun- Tickets are available at area merchants and each home sporting councilmembers were caught off The council took the first retained. In most cases the new cimembers are currently paid event. Drawings are held at each Friday home basketball game. guard by the unexpected bill, and major step toward resolving fees will be higher than those cur- $100 per year and the mayor re- called the Light and Power Board some of the issues that have rently being charged. City Man- ceives $150. POST OFFICE WINDOW SERVICE UNAVAILABLE ON in for an explanation. plagued the Lowell Airport by ager David Pasquale offered the In his report to the council, SATURDAYS Councilman Charlie Doyle adopting an ordinance which es- following example. "Building Pasquale asked for spending asked, "Why are we all of a sud- tablishes a seven member Air- permit fee for a $40,000 home limitations for the city manager Postmaster Charles Doyle has announced that commencing this den being billed for this kind of port Board. The board will be used to cost $105, now it will be to be placed at $1,000 budgeted coming Saturday, January 9. window service will not be available work, when we never were in comprised of five voting mem- $190", Pasquale said. expenses and $5,000 for at the Lowell Post Office until furthur notice. This is due to an the past"? Boardmember Robert bers from the city, and two non- A five member committee emergency purchases. The coun- effort by the postal service to cut back on expenses and applies to Christiansen answered on behalf voting members from outside the comprised of William cil granted its approval. Pasquale • Saturdays only. of the Light and Power. "The city. The appointments will be Amundsen. Barbara Brown, also informed the council that he The lobby will be open for postal box patrons and all deliveries Light and Power is going to be made in the near future. Leonard Jackson. Ray Quada intends to establish job descrip- will be made as usual. spending hundreds of thousands The council adopted a new and Philip Schneider was asked tions and pay scales for all city of dollars in the near future to schedule of building inspection to review the remuneration pol- employees. Pasquale said many OFF THE BLOTTER upgrade portions of the system fees. The fees will cover inspec- icy for the Lowell City Council full time positions have not been Arden Hams, 82, of Lowell was involved in a property damage that are severly overloaded. tion costs from Michigan Town- and Mayor. Their conclusions reviewed recently and pay scales accident Dec. 22 on S. Hudson and Bowes Rd. when she failed Also, we re soon going to have ship Services, a Grand Rapids were presented at Monday's are basically non-existent. to Yield Right of Way for a vehicle driven by a 16 yr. old juvenile to purchase more expensive driver. power, and we don't want to have No injuries were reported in an accident at East Main and to raise rates to our customers", Christiansen said. "If you bill us Local poet is honored Washington St., Dec. 24 when a car driven by a 16 yr. old Saranac ^ youth struck the rear of a car driven by Robert Garlick, 53, of for these expenses, we'll have to Orleans, MI. raise taxes, and we don't want to Andy Andrzejewski of Lowell Mark Estes, 27, of Saranac was not injured when he lost control do that either" Doyle said. "The is one of 138 poets nationwide of his car and struck a line of mail boxes on Grindle at Fun St., Light and Powpr Board is ap- to be accorded the honor of pub- Dec. 22. pointed by the City Council, and lication in "A Song of Myself, A vehicle owned by Margaret Verburg of Ada was damaged it sounds to me like you're telling the anthology resulting from the Dec. 12 by a Hit & Run driver while it was parked in the city lot us what to do", Doyle said. "It's 10th annual CSS Publications in the 100 block of East Main St. like the tail waggin' the dog", he poetry competition. Brake failure was the cause of an accident Dec. 24 at Hunt and added. Andrzejewski first started Hudson St.. when a car driven by Scott Drown, 25, of Lowell Light and Power Board writing in 1957 but did not sub- struck a pick-up truck driven by George Moon, 22. of Belding. Member Ivan Blough seemed to mit any of his writings until Drown sustained minor injuries in the accident. cool things down by noting that 1982, after the encouragement of ^ James Rhoades. 48, of Saranac. failed to Yield Right of Way the bills to the city for major pro- a fellow Dale Carnegie instructor in a Christmas Day accident at Main and Broadway and struck a jects, such as the Ridgeview at Davenport College. car driven by Michael Millering, 21. of Lowell. Oleta Smith, 20, lighting, were needed for ac- "Andy Anderson, a Dale Car- of Lowell and Dorothy Rogers, 43, of Lowell both sustained in- counting purposes. "We need to negie instructor, read some of my juries in the accident. get a better handle on our costs poetry and encouraged me to Two juveniles will be referred into Probate Court after being for accounting reasons", Blough submit it for publication." An- apprehended ouside the 7-11 store in Lowell for shoplifting by said. drzejewski said. "At first 1 was Lowell officers Dec. 23. Councilman William hesitant, but being published is A 16 yr. old juvenile from Alto was injured Dec. 28 when the Thompson asked that the Light my way of gaining immortality car he was driving was struck from behind by a car driven by and Power try to anticipate such and is the ultimate ego trip." Patrick Ball. 25, of Lowell at Main and Monroe. bills when the city is putting its The Lowell resident classifies - A juvenile from Lowell was apprehended by store employees annual budget together. Council- himself as a free verse writer, W of Curt's Sound Shop on West Main. Dec. 21 after shoplifting a man Dean Collins noted that typically narrative. stereo from the store. He will be referred into Probate Court at a there are Light and Power cus- Andrzejewski's first piece of tomers outside the city and poetry ("A Coming of Age") was i : later date. fji Involved in a property damage accident Dec. 28 at Main and pointed out that if taxes are published in 1982 by CSS. Since ' * Broadway were Travis Thomet, 17, of Lowell when he struck the raised to pay Light and Power then, the poet has had 19 other rear of a car driven by Beverly Taylor, 48, of Lowell. expenses, some customers will poems published nationwide. Issued appearance citation to 63rd District Court for minors in not have to pay their fair share. Andrzejewski's "All" and possession of alcohol in a motor vehicle by Lowell officers Dec. After considerable discussion "The Coming Night" are among of better ways to identify ex- the 160 poems featured in the 27 were Brian Zigmont, 20, and Christopher Klahn, 19, both of Andy Andrzejewski has been writing poetry since 1957. The Low- penses for both the city and the recently published book, "A Lowell. ell resident's work was first published in 1982. Since then An- Light and Pdwer, the council ag- Song of Myself." Arrested and lodged in the Kent County Jail on charges of drzejewski has had many a writing published. Recently "All" and reed to have the city's accounting " All fs a love poem about a driving while license suspended second offense was Michael Le- 1The Coming Night" were published by CSS publications.