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Grosse Pointe Ews Section -------"",.,------------- ...... --~---~~-.'~---~., -pr - Section Grosse Pointe ews A -- _.--------_._---- -_.-----------------------' -------- ~----- - -........- - ----------- ----~---~---- -_. - 25. Per C.p)' 40 Pages-Three Sections "ubli,hed a. Second CI... Motter al Ihe GROSSE POINTE, MICHIGAN, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1980 $10 'er Veor VOL. 41-NO. 41 Po.1 Ollice .t Delr.lt, Michigan ---~-_. __ . _._---------~._---------------- - -- -- - -- -- ------------ -------------------_._-------------------- County charter candidates gear up for Nov. 4 , would like to cut into the Democratic oppooed in November for a sixth around to reflect financial stability l'id~ if an appointed or elected excc- Gattorn, 43, said if voters put her By Joanne Gouleehe power base evident on the present term in office. and end the frequent paytess paydays utive can best manage Wayne Cuullty. on the charter commission she will ~eek to set up an organizational chart county board of commissioners. Local can did ate s for the for county employes. Over the years, the county has been If it were up to Gattorn, she would Wayne County Charter Com- for the structure of the county and GOP candidate Gattorn or Demo- criticized for duplil'ation of servicc.s, eliminate all elected officials "to set Twenty.five out of the 27 commis. prefer an elected manager in Wayne mission say they will be stepping crat McIntyre will join 26 other laek d coordination betwcen depart- up a system thaI is more responsible." sioners are Democrat and heavily in. County. behind the podium soon to de- ments and general over~pending. fluenced by unions, according to Gat. charter commissioners to draw up an "It's imperative we have an elected bate how the county can wiggle extensive reorganization plan for the "There are a lot of independent torn, Both charters, however, would seek executive. An appointed manager out of its woeful financial state. county. people working in the~e county de. to sort through the irresponsible na. partments. A chain of command is "We need people who are not influ. only perpetuates the kind of political Candidates Barbara Gattorn and The commission will have six ture of the county and would: needed," Gattorn said. enced by the unions and who are not problems we have now. An appointed iuoKlllg ior sometning down the road t:lI.e\;utive i. nol a" Ire'; as he could Anita Mcintyre will Square off for a months to devise two home rule • Allow for the elimination and "Most people think the charter com. from the county." be because lte's answerable to the Disllict 1 spot on the newly-charged charters to govern the deficit county, combination of many deparlments. mission will have carle blanche to do board." Wayne County Charter Commission which is expected to run $20 million FIRST DISTRICT County Commis- • Trim the number of county com. whatever it wants. That's far from the In the Nov. 4 election. in the red this year. sioner Erv Steiner of Grosse Pointe missioners to no less than five. truth. We are Umited." Gattorn's 0 p po n e n t. a former VOTERS IN THE AUG. 5 primary The charters will be identical and Mary Dumas oi Livor.:::. are the County Health Department employe, overwhelmingly said they would like except for the provision of a county • Assure that existing millages con. Gattorn. a member of the New only two Republican commissioners (~nUnued on Page 2-A) to see the cashless county turned executive. Voters will eventually de. tinue. Detroit Urban Resources Committee, on the bdhrd. Steiner is running un. Shops group Tax issues come pays visit to under attack Bank Board By Susan McDonald vides a state school funding program over the next five years that will The Board of Education laid equalize the number of dollars spent By Joanne' Gouleche plans Monday for a "millage- per child throughout Michigan. It re- Some Save Our Shops sup- like" campaign to defeat three . duces property taxes substantially, porters will be knocking at the tax reform proposals slated for and offsets the loss with an increase in the state income tax, probably from door of the Federal Reserve the Nov. 4 ballot. the current 4.6 to 6.6 percent. School Board in a few weeks to inform I Smith-Bullard (A), Coalition district voters can vote an additional the banking authority of "what's 7 mill tax levy. happening on Fisher Road." (C) and Tisch (D) proposals all came under board attack as seri- • Coalition (Proposal C), reduces SOS CHAIRMAN Elaine Hartmann ous threats to local control and property taxes by about $800 million said the group's next move to stop the financial stability of Grosse throughout the state by exempting the plans of Detroit Bank & Trust to Pointe's school system. Other the first $7,100 of state equalized replace the popular Pointe Pedlar local city councils are expected value of residential property. The loss and other .small shops with a full- is offset by an increase in the state service subsidiary will be to supply ta take similar stands in the sales tax, from 4 to 5.5 percent. the banking board in Chicago with weeks before the election, The newspaper clippings about the plight trustees are scheduled to formal- • Tisch (Proposal D), rolls back of the Pedlar along with petitions ly vote on the tax proposal reso- property taxes to the 1978 level and from disgruntled residents. lutions at their regular Monday, then cuts assessments in half. It reo Oct. 13 meeting at 8 p.m. quires the state. to make up most of "We want to make them (the the lost revenue to local units of gov- board) aware of the situation. The According to the sehool system's ernment and requires that all new bank needs state and federal approval business director Larry Rankens" taxes be approved by 60 percent of before it can go ahead with its plans," Smith.Bullard and Tisch would each the voters. Hartmann iaid. cut the school's $30 million annual .bildget by between $5 million and f6 mE BOAltD also discussed Pro- The SOS group sponsored a flea ,~,~,..~_... t;.".~i-~:,I~,,_~~.. ,-...~.!~"~l;..;.'-:~~..... million in the first year if they are (Continued on Page 6-A) market on. Fisher Road last weekend Pholo. by Dwight Cencrowski to draw attention to the shops and approved. Such reductions in' revenue to raise funds for legal fees. Hart- would force the board to implement mann said the group is interested in "drastic reductions in staff, facilities reviewing legislation governing banks. Young and old and equipment." YSD--':the "We are particularly concerned if Rankens ,said his projections are the bank can go this long without They all joined in on a crisp Sun- based on the assumption that the state announeing when it intends to carry day, Oct, 5, for Grosse Pointe's first will fully fund the programs that it is required to pick up under the out its plans." hunger walk--a 10-mile trek to raise issue that funds for world hunger relief and two tax proposals. He added, though, H's been almost a year since De- local charities, sponsored by the Min. that the state's record for coming troit Bank & Trust made its purchase isterial Association under chairman through with funds under such cir. won't die of the shops public. The merchants Rev. Jack Skiles of Congregational cumstanees is poor. say they're still angry that tl).ey were l:hurch. Ranken's five-year projections for never told their buildings were for By Susan McDonald To the left, I\lonsignor Francis X. losses totalled $57.5 million under sale. Canfield and Sister Betty Flaherty of Tisch and $64.5 million under Smith. Grosse Pointe's special juven- Grosse Pointe resident Eppa Heaton St. Paul Catholic Church came Bullard ile crime force, the Youth Ser- sold the Pedlar and other shops to equipped with a flag to lead their EQUALLY THREATENING to the vice Division, was abolished a the bank last year for a reported group around town and, above, Krissi local school board is the shift to a year ago because of a dispute $340,000. Pedlar owners have. si.nce Dahl, gets ready to cover her 10 mile!> dependence on state funding of edu- over funding. But, even though offere:! to buy back their buIldmg, on roller skates as other walkers cation that is inherent in each of the the books have been closed and but the bank has turned them down. gather at the starting line. proposals, and the resulting loss of officers returned to regular Bank officials recently, however, Rev. Skiles reports that about 875 local control. duty, the issue just won't seem extended the shops' leases until walkers turned out Sunday and $31,000 Superintendent William Coats ex. to die. June, 1981. in donations from sponsors are ex. plained it as the "golden rule" - First th~ League of Women Voters pected to come in within the next few "he who has the gold, makes the While state Sen. John Kelly, Rep. weeks. The funds will be split be. tried to resurrect the division last William Bryant and Wayne County rules." tween CROP and t~o local charities, spring with a task force packed with Commissioner Erv Steiner have pub. Gleaners Community Food Bank and Coats suggested the system should influential community leaders. De- licly supported the SOS cause, bank Detroit Anti.Hunger and Youth Ad. conduct "a kind of millage campaign" spite a lengthy report and strong administrators have kept much in the vocacy Center. to make the board's position on the recommendation to revive the bureau background, quietly turning down proposals knowr.
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