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Plym outh D istrict i tu 2 2 3 s iu J ; £ ‘ l i b r a r y H T h e The Newspaper 7/it'h..Ita Hear* in The Plymouth-Canton, MI Community Community Crier Vol. 24 No. 42 ©PCCC In c. November 19, 1997 Twp. picks Carey as Police Chief Troy boss suprised by selection BY LINDA KOCHANEK &BRYON MARTIN Last night the Plymouth Township Board of Trustees unanimously chose Lawrence R. Carey to be the new township chief of police. Township Supervisor Kathleen Keen-McCarthy recommended Carey for the spot, choosing him from a four-candidate field that included Plymouth Township Police Lt. Bob Smith. Smith has served as acting chief since Carl Berry retired from the spot last spring. Keen-McCarthy has speculated that last night’s selection might involve extended delib eration, but all seven trustees approved her recommendation, which was seconded by Please see pg. 3 PCEP band takes 5th in U.S. BY ERICA D’ANGELO to numerous members of the band and its The Plymouth-Canton Educational Park staff, as well as audience members. Marching Band placed fifth at the Bands of “I thought it was awesome and the best America Grand National Championships that we, as a band, personally could have 9 over the weekend. done,” said Stefanie Sennett, a sophomore The band had a score of 92.55 and com- clarinet player, peted against 80 other bands from around Senior baritone player Julie Wolfe said: the country. The competition was held at “It was a great way to end four years. It was the RCA Dome in Indianapolis. a well-written show. It left me with a good The competition lasted three days, from feeling.” Nov. 13-15 and consisted of three different Student teacher Val Stoney was very phases of competition: preliminaries, then excited to be able to work with the band so City Of lights... City of Plymouth Municipal workers Joe Files (on lad semifinals — which consisted of the top 30 close and watch their finals performance. “I der) and Steve Lakin (in cherry picker) started hanging the city’s holiday decora bands from preliminaries — followed by was up in the stands and I could just feel there finals where the top 10 bands from the the energy. It was excellent,” she said, tions along Penniman Avenue Thursday weekend performed. The PCEP Marching Alumni band member Joe Violi said the morning. Kellogg Park will welcome the Band was the only Michigan band to com- show was outstanding. “The finals perfor- three wise men in the coming weeks, and $2 25 pete in finals. mance displayed the intensity that the pre- The PCEP band, which has made finals lims and semifinals performances lacked. It the return of Santa Friday, Nov. 28 at 6 every year since 1989, performed three was great, you can tell they have worked p.m. (Crier photo by Jack Armstrong). please times, their third being the best, according hard this year,” he said. Please see pg. 19 * Your i f Si Crier Carrier isIS collectingWJ now for this month. Still cookin’ Setting up shop His or her profits dep<depend on your Canton’s unofficial ambassador Sumitomo Electrict Automotive coincourtesy. •Fo• For home delivery band marks 20-year anniversary Inc. opens Plymouth Tech. Center information,info call See Friends & Neighbors pg. 6 See Getting Down to Business pg. 8 (3(313)453-6900 Page 2 THE COMMUNITY CRIER: November 19,1997 A k GOING OUT OF BUSINESS Promotion tax changes? Concerns raised over portions o f downtown Plym outh special assessment BY BRYON MARTIN said that they wanted some evaluation of its Citizen concerns raised at Monday’s success after the first three years before they Plymouth City Commission meeting inspired would continue the project for the final two a rewording and possible reworking of the years. downtown promotion tax proposal. Such an evaluation was the intent behind The commission will meet Dec. 1 to dis the marketing and evaluation surveys includ cuss the changes, which focus on the portion ed in the tax project’s original proposal. of the tax that would be used to pay for mar Some commissioners said they did not keting research and, three years into the the want to abandon the evaluation portion of the five-year project, an evaluation of the promo project, but agreed with Thomas’ and tion’s success. McKeon’s criticisms that it should cost less. The tax would “If we can’t have raise about $40,000 some kind of bench ‘You don’t have to annually for market mark I’d just scrap ing and promoting the whole project,” S a l e 4 A the City as a regional spend our money to Joe Koch, mayor pro \mL D a i l y shopping locale for tern, said. He stressed residents in neigh tell us how our money the need for evalua H o u r s l U V C lo sed S un. boring communities, tion criteria and the such as Canton and is d o in g .’ establishment of a the Northvilles. body to be account In its first three Jim M cK eon able for the project. years the tax would “There has to be raise $120,000, of Downtown property owner some clear cut mea which $20,000 — or surement device.” about 16 per cent — would go toward mar Following discussion, the commission set keting and evaluation reports, according to Dec. 1 as a date to review proposed changes Steve Guile, director of the Downtown to the project. Development Authority. Rather than the $20,000-worth of market ------------------- --------------------- ; At Monday’s meeting, some downtown ing and evaluation reports, changes in the property owners who would pay the tax said proposal would now call for “a modest-cost $20,000 is too much to spend on such survey of business and property owners,” to reports. gauge the project’s success. LocATtd at 5 0 0 Forest Ave. • “Just come back and ask us, the ones pay Commissioner Colleen Pobur agreed that ing the bills, how (the promotion) is going,” this approach would make sense. Jim McKeon said. McKeon owns a number Echoing what McKeon had said earlier in of downtown properties, including the Main the meeting, she said “(Taxpayers) are stake Street building that houses Little Professor holders. They’re the guys footing the bill.” omen s on the Park Book Center. The commission also set Dec. 15 as the W ' AppAREi LiNQERiE, He is also one of an informal group of date for a public hearing and roll on the latest downtown landowners who originally voiced version of the tax proposal. support for the project, aimed at bringing Like Monday’s meeting, the Dec. 15 hear I n f JeweIr y ants & ChildREN's more shoppers to downtown Plymouth. ing will be an opportunity for taxpayers to “You don’t have to spend our money to tell review the amount of tax they would pay, and us how our money is doing,” he said. to protest the tax. ENTIRE S T O C K Plymouth-based lawyer John Thomas is According to City Manager Steve Walters, part of the same group and also criticized the this hearing would have happened even with NOW AT LEAST circular logic he claims the proposal includ out Monday’s proposed revisions: the notice ed. that had been mailed to City residents about 4 0 % OFF “It’s redundant,” he said. “I agreed to Monday’s meeting omitted information a spend my money on promotion, not on a Michigan statute requires. “We would have study to justify that promotion.” had another meeting anyway,” he said. The commission approved the project, but VALUES UP TO 75%< FEELING DOW N AND DRINKING? I DRINK ^ ALL FIXTURES, EQUIPMENT & The University of Michigan Alcohol Research Center is conducting a research study of ROLLING RACKS FOR SALE an investigative medication which may help stop both your drinking and depression. 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Downtown Development District (DDD), • Friday through Sunday, the year, according to DDA chairperson Ralph Shufeidt also said an access road was according to Shufeidt. Plymouth Community Shufeidt. planned from Lilley Road into the Sears “The township board is working with the Chamber of Commerce The improvements are based on recom shopping center to help alleviate congestion planning department to create new ordi invites Plymouth compa on Ford. nances requiring any new businesses along mendations from the Township’s Ford Road nies and their employees Task Force, which met in 1994 to address the “Now someone wanting to get in or out of Ford Road to put up brick walls and pay for congestion along the Ford Road corridor, there has to make either a left or a right turn lights so we can extend the look of the to enjoy special shopping according to Shufeidt.