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Saptambw 28,1M4 C om m unity The Newspaper with Its Heart in The Plymouth-Canton Community V d . 11 No. 35 Copyright 1914 The Plymouth-Canton Community Crier, Inc. 25° M illage vote Tuesday — light turn-out expected BY RACHAEL DOLSON owner of a $100,000 home would have $87 A light voter turnout of 10 per cent of added to his tax bills. the electorate or less is predicted by School budget expenses for this year school officials in the Tuesday polling to are expected to exceed revenues by decide the fate of a requested 1.74 mill $923,000, school officials say. This loss school tax increase. will deplete the reserve fund balance to How does the Plymouth-Canton "The voter turnout will be light, 10 or slightly less than $1 million. II per cent, maybe we won’t even get that If no programs are cut, by the end of School mlll&ge stack op? since it does not dovetail with any other next year the school district would be in elections or questions," said Superin the red $1.6 million, officials say. The tendent Dr. John Hoben. "There is a deficit at. the end of the 1986-87 school great deal of apathy out there... it’s a sad year would be about $4 million, if no cuts commentary on our society when people were made and revenues came in as don’t exercise their civic duty to vote.” predicted. The most persuasive argument for the School officials said these are figures millage, Hoben said, is. the "Need to used to show the extent of the problems. continue to do the thing we are here for, In actuality, cuts would have to be made to provide a quality education for if the millage fails because the state law students." requires a balanced budget. He said a secondary reason that voters Possible areas which could face cuts should approve the increase is to are: bus service, libraries, TAG program, "Maintain a high standard of quality elementary physical education, high education that this community is known school athletics, alternative education, for and that stablizes real estate prices teachers’ aides, textbooks and supplies, and is a benefit to the whole community.” counseling services, remedial math and More than 70 per cent of the electorate reading, special education, vocational do not have a vested interested in schools education, crossing guards, music and art (a child enrolled), Hoben said, and "We program^. have to appeal to their integrity ... (they Hoben said if projected deficits in the have to) realize the importance of a millions of dollars have to be faced then quality education for. students and staff cuts will have to be made. "We have reinember that everyone bore the tax a budget that is 85 per cent salaries and burden when they had children in fringe benefits, it is fairly obvious that school." . any sizable cuts are going to result in a The most persuasive argument against reduction of the teaching staff leading to the millage, Hoben said, is "Some people higher class size. are just opposed to any tax increase period. While I can understand that "It is up to the board to make the viewpoint it should be realized that this decision on budget cuts, jbut there’s not (increase) is the cost of a dinner or a night many alternatives. Other areas have been out.” cut back about as far as they can go," A 1.74 mill increase would mean an Hoben said. - The school district has not raised taxes annual tax increase of S52.20 to a resident •If 1,74 mills increase is approved. with a $60,000 Home. The taxpayer on a in five years and Hoben said many steps home with a market value of $80,000 have been taken to reduce or control would pay $62.60 more a year and the Cont. on pg. 5 rin g program w ith C o. BY CHERYL EBERWEIN mission-Canton contract does not negate about road conditions in Canton and the and residents a Canton road paving The Canton Township Board of the county’s responsibility for township paving plan. program had been impossible to establish Trustees voted to adopt a million dollar roads, they said " if we want paved roads Supervisor James Poole, in discussing until recently. road paving program in the township at a we must bite the bullet and pay for paving what he called "damned if we do, damned "We discussed some road paving special Sept. 19 board meeting. The Road roads which are not our responsibility." if we don’t action," told board members Cont. on pg. 12 paving program is the first such program They ‘added improved relations bet the township has initiated to address the ween the township and the Road issue of paving Wayne County roads in Commission had made the contract G oing, going... the community. possible. The paving plan calls for the initial Roads scheduled for paving, possibly as paving of four miles of dirt roads in the early as this year, include parts of Palmer, Omnicom auction offers bargains, fun township for approximately $1.2 million Liiley, Sheldon and Warren. Funding for BY CHERYL EBERWEIN public television auctions, will take place in township funds. Approximately seven the plan will be taken from surplus Going once, going twice - don’t let on Sept. 28 and 29 from 7 to 11 p.m. and a half miles of roads had been monies in the township’s Public Im these community bargains go by without Auction Chairwoman Suzanne Skubick originally targeted for paving in the.plan. provement fund. putting in a bid. said there will be hundreds of interesting items to auction off durjng the program. The plan also establishes the conditions Board members discussed the merits of Omnicom Cablevision, in cooperation with the Canton Sesquicentennia! Skubick, who is also programming under which Canton will work with the the plan in a crowded, emotionally- director for Omnicom, said she is par Wayne County Road Commission to pave charged meeting room. Residents from Committee and the Canton 150 Fund, is ready to host its first-ever television ticularity excited about the 'big board’ -and maintain the roads. While township throughout the community turned out at auction. The auction, patterned after Cont. on pg. 6 officials pointed out the Road Com the session to voice a variety of concerns th e tv in te r ca r b lu es... ^ p©*•l7*32 F 2 PLYMOUTH-CANTON COMMUNITY SCHOOL LUNCH v , y ° c D ^ ■ s 1 ® MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY Do g o HAMBURGER ON BUN OR TACO OR FISHWICHOR PIZZA SPAGHETTI W/MEAT SAUCE MEAT TURNOVER W/GRAVY COOK'S CHOICE PANCAKES W/HAM @o ® „ M 0 H U o • TIGER BASEBALL DAY HOT DOG ON BUN - - LAS! IGNA OR COOK'S CHOICE THE COMMUNITY CRIER: September 26. 19M PIZZA PARRISH HAMBURGER/TRAMMEL OR CHIU HAMBUFGER ON BUN ORTACQ HOT DOG. WHITTAKER FRIES, GIBSON CORN, HERNANDEZ'S APPLE, CHET LEMON DRINK D i o t i d e m . 11® . SUB SANDWICH SPAGHETTI W/MEAT SAUCE. 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