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March 23, 2000 ajassaassj wmmmm ^mm ^^m^^^^^^m^w^w^m^mmmmmm 4^1¾. 1tomeTt)wn' COMMUNICATIONS N E T W OR K ting Westland for 35 yearr Thursday, March 23, 2000 homctownncwspapers.net 75c V<Xuftwa6Numb»r84 Westland. Michigan ¢¢000 HQfneTown Communications Netwwfc"* IN THE PAPER Anderson announces House bid A veteran Westland City Council member who its..,. efforts to tamper with a gas tax formu­ TODAY iust started his ninth year in office has "It's a big step for me," said Ander­ la that helps provide money for local become the first candidate to announce offi­ son, a quality control employee for roads. cially that he is a candidate for the 18th Dis­ Ford Motor Co.'s assembly plant in • He said he will fight for equitable Wayne. "It's one that I'm proud to take funding among public school district*. COMMUNITY LIFE trict state House race. and hopefully do a great job for the • He vowed to support tax cuts when BY DARRELL CLEM "I plan on running a hard race," he city;" possible, but not when essential ser­ Helping hands: The West­ STAitwitrru said. "We're going to get there." Anderson unveiled several key issues vices are threatened. "I believe in ern Wayne Skill Center in dctemOoe JuHBecomm jxet Anderson, 46, confirmed his rumored he hopes to address if elected: returning money'back to the taxpay­ Third-term Westland City Council­ candidacy amid 50 to 70 supporters • He vowed to help local govern­ ers," he said, Westland, affiliated with man Glenn Anderson on Wednesday who gathered at the Hellenic Cultural ments stave off state interference in B He stressed the need to strengthen the Livonia schools, is rec­ announced his Democratic bid for the Genter on Joy Road. local affairs, and enforce worker safety standards. ognizing the individual 18th District state House seat, vowing He became the first contender for the • He pledged to protect state-shared *The enforcement has really dropped to toughen workplace safety standards, 18th District seat occupied by state revenues from some Lansing legisla­ in the last eight years," Anderson said efforts of students who cut taxes when possible and seek equi­ Rep. Eileen DeHart, D-Westland, who tors who try to siphon money from local during a post-announcement interview ty in school funding. can't seek, re-election due to term lim­ communities. are reaching out to the • He promised to combat state community through a T\leas e mmm schoolwide program. /Bl Afloat AT HOME Design Inspiration: Area interior designers are ^*SS* mfc-jfift. A among those who created ja*^r *****•• rooms for Ideaffouse, a Jt¥**~ display of two different s> ••- types of living spaces for tapped differentresidents. /D6 BY DARRELL CLEM STAFF WRITES dclemOoe.hoinecomia~net In a show of solidarity, Westland ENTERTAINMENT City Council members Monday gave sweeping support to Joann Seaberg as Theater: "Forgiveness" the new city clerk. The 7-0 vote followed a bitter clash unites the cultures of that erupted whe-n a council majority China, Japan and Korea fired former Clerk Patritia Gibbons on in a contemporary work Jan.18 Although some council members featuring elements of the­ * 9 favored an outside search before hiring ater, dance and a new clerk, they didn't try to derail musia/EX ,¾. ^0 Seaberg's appointment. "I think it would be very detrimental for her to come into that position know­ Popular music: Paradime ing that she had split support from this can hold its own among council," Councilman Glenn Anderson said. the best hip-hop artists. Seaberg, an Id-month deputy clerk The Livonia rapper was and 13-year city employee, started her ewr Psoio IT TOM HAWW $64,085-a-year job without an interim nominated for two Detroit tag that some council members had Music Awards. /El learning to swim: Clarissa Ehle, 5, ofRedford enjoys her swimming lesson at the Wayne-West- discussed. land YMCA Monday afternoon. She was taking part in family swimming instruction. For more "I do appreciate the support and on the swimming, please see page A3 of today's Observer. assistance that council is giving me," ~REA£ ESTATE Please see CIBIK, A4 It matters: Go with your feelings when you hire someone to sell your will include senior center's horne/fX BY PABJHLL CLEM Sylvia Kozorosky-Wiacek gambled at a receives community donations but has made Westland senior programs STAftWJUTCR Detroit casino during work hours - no city oversight- among the state's best. dcle*cOo«.hofliecoi&iiiJQet called for Scrutiny of her department's "It's not taxpayer dollars,* he said. Kozorosky-Wiacek admitted three INDEX Mayor Robert Thomas predicted that funds. Even so, Thomas said he felt confi­ weeks ago that she and two of her no financial discrepancies will be found During a Westland City Council dent that all donations are used to employees Went to.MotorCjty Casino in Apartments/03 CrosswOrd/FS when auditors this year scrutinize the meeting Monday, resident Judi Corn- improve the center. a city van. At Home/0 Entertainment/El budget of Weatland's senior citizen foot called for a "complete audit" of "I think someone should be checking She conceded they made ^several" Automotive/J3 Jobs/OS resources director, who is retiring April funds at the senior Friendship Center. some things over there," Marentette trips but said they spent their own Classified/F.QJ Obituaries/AS 14 in the wake of a gambling scandal. The city's auditing firm will examine said. "I hope the city will follow money She said she played 50-cent slot through on this situation." machines. Classified Opinions/A14-15 "I think that when the audit comes senior center books this summer when . in again, it will show there was no it review* spending for all depart­ Thorrias indicated that he may make Some residents and city leaders have . Index/F5 Real Estate/ft impropriety there," Thomas said Mon­ ments, Thomas said. some changes in the way the depart­ asked Kozorosky-Wiacek's critics to Community Service Guide/J2 day. But senior Judith Marentette raised ment is run, but he defended place her 23-year city career in per­ Ufe/Bl Sports/Cl His statement came after two resi­ questions about a senior department Kozorosky-Wiacek and said her ability spective. building fund that Thomas conceded to raise community donations has dents - upset that senior Director ~ ~~~ Please aee AUWT, A4 SO For seniors future of incinerator? BY DASJUELL CLEM dispose of garbage arid to pay off its 8TAf# WRTTM share of debt owed on a Dearborn Heights-based incinerator, Public Ser­ Westland city leaders Monday can­ vices Director Richard Dittmar said. celed a May 9 election for a garbage- City officials have become increasing­ The first place to visit dUpoea) tax and vowed to try to pull ly angry that Westland is paying incin­ out of a 37-year incinerator agreement. erator costs of $57 a ton while some when you're looking far a Voters will not be asked to renew a Downriver communities are shelling l-mill garbage-disposal tax that out $16 a ton to send garbage to land­ mWjpik^tolwef expires in June 2001 - a move that will fills. The Real Estate ads return $60 a year to the owner of a Moreover, Councilman Richard $120,000 home. LeBlanc said Westland is paying five in today's "It isn't a lot of money for moat peo­ times the incinerator costs that have ple, but it is a lot of money for people been offered to some communities. on fi*ed incomes," Mayor Robert LeBlanc said Westland could try to Thomas raid. withdraw from tbe incinerator agree­ His remarks came Monday, on the ment by forming a coalition with four same Might the Westland City Council other cities locked into long-term con voted 7-0 to cancel the May 9 special tracts - Garden City. Wayne, Inkmter election. and Dearborn Heights. StUT PHOTO It Ttm HAWUft Thomas also has directed City Attor­ Councilman David Cox agreed that Keeping fit: State Reps. Eileen DeHart (left) and Doug Bovin ney Anfelo Ptakaa to try to find a way "there might be a better deal out there (left center) take a tour with Westland Friendship Center for the dty to pull out of an incinerator for us, and I think we should look into it- Director Sylvia Kozorosky-Wiacek (center). Working out in contract that remains in place through :.:¾^ 2031 Residents such as Ron and Cheryl the exercise equipment room are Jim Griffin and Carol Graunstadt have long voiced opposition 1 don't think that well And a way Sparks of Westland. DeHart and Bovin are port of the In '•'t: out," Thomas said, "It's a long shot, but to the incinerator. Ron Graunstadt on Home Task Force, which held a hearing at Thomas F Thy tor it's worth looking at." Monday called the long-term contract Towers Monday. For more, please see page A W. Westland pays $4 million a year to Pleai mmum, AS SS^iyf.. «d ini ?:u.v>i oo!': Nowsroom: 734-953-2104 Homo Delivery: 734-591 050 mam w^ ««^«9«f«w ^^^tmmmmmmmmmmmmmmfmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm^mmmmmmHmmstm wmmm The Obterver* ficceiOr^ THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 2000 (W)A2 BY DIANE GALB AftitlAm archives., • Tavern on westbound Michigan Avenue at SPECIAL Warns Brochures are. available at the' museum Wayne. In fact, the man who bought the tav­ It's like taking a tour on vacation, only this and serve a* a guide to the 10 locations on ern was hanged for murdering his wife. It one can be done during a lunch break in your the trek.
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