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• Wayne County's nl J __& W __ I 1 ~l. ." " .,,~ I"'". C" ') r ", " I "'t ~ t) ~ '? r v 10"., • Publtutlon Num~ USPS 3Qt\.MO Vol. 112,No. 40, Four sections, 40 Pages, Plus Supplement Wednesday, May 27,1981 -Northville, Michigan • TWENTY-FIVE CENTS School committee to mal~e millage recommendation After more than six weeks of intense they were aware of the election, 28.2 thville Record - yes - 35.6 percent; no bUdget review sessions and cost percent said they were not aware of the - 38.5percent; unsure - 25.8 percent. analysis examinations, the Northville election. 2. Recent property tax assessment in- Board of Education Citizens Advisory 56.7 percent of the persons surveyed creases - yes - 83.5 percent; no -7.7 Committee will discuss tonight its final thought the request was a renewal. 20.3 percent; unsure - 8.8 percent. millage recommendation to be made to percent thought the request was an in- 3. Current economic conditions - yes the school board for the July school crease. 21.9 percent said they were un- - 82.7 percent; no - 11.4 percent; un- millage election. sure if it was an increase or a renewal, sure - 5.9 percent. The committee will make a recom- and 1.1 percent thought it was both an 4. The announced administration mendation to the board based on what it increase and a renewal. salary increases - yes - 66.8 percent; believes the Northville community will 37.1 percent of those surveyed said no - 16.8 percent; unsure - 16.4 per- support and what level of funding will they knew the value of the request to cent. be needed to maintain an adequate pro- the school district, 47.7 percent said 5. The size of the administrative staff gram. they did not know the value of the re- - yes - 38.7 percent; no - 31.9 per- At the committee's meeting last quest to the school district and 15.2 per- cent; unsure - 29.4 percent Wednesday, a millage subcommittee cent were unsure of the value of the re- 6. The condition of the schools - yes was established to formulate a millage quest to the district. - 38.7 percent; no - 35.2 percent; un- proposal based upon information com- The following issues were thought to sure - 26.1percent piled by the group's various subcom- have influenced the result of the 7. The quality of education at the mittees throughout the past six weeks .. millage request as follows: The committee will make its recom- 1. The editorial position of The Nor- Continued on lo-A mendation to the board of education by June 3. A June 3 deadline was established to give the board adequate time to review Slim majority defeats the committee's recommendation and give final approval on the millage re- quest before it is placed on the ballot. Though there has been no formal township 'Proposal C' discussion about how many mills the committee will recommend or for what By KEVIN WILSON the same proportIOn that prevailed length of time, committee members state-wide. have voiced concerns about going back Township voters approved continua- The count on Proposal A locally was to the Northville voters with another 9.5 tion of 1.5 mill property tax for police 2,541no, 1,261yes. mill package - the original request services by a nearly 3 to 1 margin last The renewal millage for police defeated in April. week, but rejected one additional mill received broad support, with no "We have to realize we may be for the same purpose by a handful of precinct voting against the question. • defeated again," Committee Co- votes. The margin of victory was more than 2 chairman Phil Phillips said Wednes- Proposal C, the township's request to 1in every precinct. day. for an additional mill of police funding, The new millage question, however, However, the committee, while was defeated by 81 votes, a mere two split the community. Proposal C was realizing that a recommendation for percent of the 3,753 votes cast on the rejected in seven of 11 precincts (10 another 9.5 mill request may be issue. polling precincts and one for absentee defeaied by voters as soundly as the Long lines were reported at the polls ballots), passed in fdur, with margins first request, also faces the realization Tuesday evening, and it was 11:30 p.m. varying widely. that a lesser millage request will mean before officials had firm knowledge Predictions that multiple-family lesser funding and ultimately a cut in that Proposal C had been defeated. The hom.ing areas would be in favor of the some programs. final three precincts counted came proposal and that single family areas, The committee's recommendation almost simultaneously, and it was not particularly the most recently • also must have the board of education's until that point the millage request was developed ones, would oppose new approval. The board will review the virtually even, with only 15 more no taxes, were borne out. recommendation at three separate votes than yes votes counted. Below are precinct counts, with meetings on June 8, 11 and 15. The total turnout of 3,947 voters ex- references to the location and In the wake of the defeat of the 9.5 ceeded expectations somewhat, as sun- character of the precincts (note: total mill request in the April 4 election - ny skies and seasonal temperatures voter counts do not always match the which resulted in a loss of approXimate- drew electors to the polls state-Wide. vote on anyone issue, because some ly $2.7 million to the school district - Locally, the voting percentage fell people do not vote some part of the City, township, state officials march behind flag bearers the board of education unanimously slightly below the early estimates of ballot> : supported the formation of a Citizens over 50 percent. Township officials PRECINCT 1 - Proposal A was Advisory Committee to help open the reported a turnout of between 48 and 49 defeated 265 no, 122yes, out of 389 total lines of communication between the percent of the more than 8,000 voters. Proposal B (the 1.5 mill schools and the community. registered voters. renewal) was approved, 258 yes, 125no. •Holiday observed locally Since that time, the committee has The final tally, certified by the board Proposal C (new mill) was defeated been working on a strict deadline in of canvassers Wednesday night, on Pro- soundly, 237 no, 145yes. Precinct 1 sur- order to prOVide the board with posal B, a 1.5 mill renewal, was 2,m rOlmds the city and is primarily the necessary information before it goes yes, 998 no. On the new millage ques- western end of the township between back to the voters with another millage tion, the count was 1,917no to 1,836yes. Seven and Eight Mile, out to Ridge. by parade, prayer, speech request. The local canvass of Proposal A must PRECINCT 2 - Proposal A received The board of education decided at its be confirmed by the county before it 229 no votes to 139 yes in this precinct. May 11 meeting to seek approval to hold becomes official. which had in total 371 votes cast; Pro- "Let these headstones remind us of with Dave McDougall, Department of came into being after World War II another millage election July 28. If that Proposal A was defeated almost ex· posal B 278 yes votes and 125 no votes. .the hundreds of thousands, yes, Michigan Legion Vice Commander when a mother wished to have her son date is not acceptable, the board will actly 2 to I, with township voters turn- millions, in alien countries who John L. Hacker, Joseph Andrews, brOUght back and there was no more try for a July 21 election. ing down the state tax realignment in Continued on ll·A sacrificed for the freedom we enjoy to- seventh District Committeeman and room in the nearby Civil War soldiers' One of the committee's first attempts day," reminded the Reverend Charles VFW Post 4012 Commander George plot. to gauge the community's opinions Boerger as he prayed at 11 a.m. Mon- Bays. The area at one time had been a about the Northville Public Schools was day in the sunlit glade that is the Veteran Everett McCullum and gravel pit at the east side of the through a communitY-Wide telephone Murder suspect bound over veterans' plot in Rural Hill Cemetery. former Mayor A. M. Allen were parade cemetery, providing the gravel for the survey which included 483 persons The Memorial Day service followed grand marshals. cemetery roads. In 1952,Allen recalled, chosen randomly from the phone book. the annual parade through town to Merle Hoag served as master of the veterans plot had been created and At Wednesday's meeting, the results to circuit court, bond set Oakwood Cemetery on Cady where a ceremonies, introducing Mayor Paul was dedicated. It has 250 grave spaces of the telephone survey were presented wreath was placed in memory of Vernon, Township Supervisor John with provision for more if needed. by Joe Lickman, chairman of the veterans and then to Rural Hill MacDonald, Council member J. Burton A committee was formed, Allen said, survey subcommittee. Jeanette M. Peterson, 41, suspected health facility. .Cemetery where local officials, DeRusha and Senator Robert Geake as of a city representative and one from The results of the survey are as of murder In the shooting death of a Peterson stood mute at her first ar- American Legion and Veterans of well as veterans' officials. each veterans' post to administer the follows: Detroit man May 11, was bound over to raignment, shortly after turning herself Foreign Wars representatives spoke in Former Mayor Allen was a special area.

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