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Hospi tu 1’s ’ .OIL obstetrics h Village lanad to section to stay open close in October Cass City is “going out of Although village officials ternational Surplus Lines, for extending Ale Street Thanks to a last minute the landfill business” fol- expect eventually to see a will not be renewed by the south through the property. replacement, Ken Jensen, lowing approval by the Vil- savings by closing the land- company. The council indicated it administrator of Hills and lage Council Monday night fill, there will be ongoing The policy, which costs will send a letter of appreci- Dales General Hospital, not to reapply for a license costs (about $3,600 per about $1,200 per year, is set ation to Matt Prieskorn for Cass City, has announced to operate the village’s 40- year) to monitor the site for to expire Aug. 4, LaPonsie his organization of a project the facility’s obstetrical acre Type I11 landfill. the next 5 years. said. in which new lights were unit will remain open. Also approved during the Councilmen approved a recently purchased and in- 65-minute monthly meeting ZONING VIOLATION resolution to seek a quote stalled at the basketball According to Jensen, an was authorization fpr the for the policy from the court. Prieskorn raised announcement about the village attorney to file a suit Turning to the zoning vio- Michigan , Municipal some $800 through clubs unit’s closing had been an- seeking an end to a zoning lation, Trustee Joanne Hop- League. and private donations, ticipated when Dr. Sang ordinance violation by 2 per, who chairs the coun- Also Monday, the council which covered the entire Park, obstetrics and area businessmen. cil’s Rules Committee, re- approved a price of $25,000 cost of the project. gynecology, left the area Councilman Nat Tuttle quested that the council ap- for a village-owned tract LaPonsie was authorized June 19 to relocate in told the council that De- prove authorization to file being considered by Man- to serve as manager of a California. Jensen said the partment of Natural Re- suit against William High- agement Resources De- qualified pension plan for hospital had no doctors wil- sources officials, during a tower, owner of High Tower velopment of East Lansing village employees, and to ling to cover for emergency recent review of the vil- Distributors, and Kareem for development of a low to sign papers necessary to procedures such as Caesa- lage’s landfill site, stated Khoury, owner of the middle income multiple- process a $200 landfill bond. rean sections because of the that the village must oper- Quaker Maid Dairy Store. family apartment complex. tremendous cost of liability ate the site according to Act Hopper told councilmen Councilmen approved a insurance. 641, which requires that that an expansion of High- The property is located high bid of $113 from Dave waste material be com- tower’s business, specifi- adjacent to the Cass City Erla for a village-owned He said he had Contacted pacted in 2-foot layers. cally the use of refrigerator Apartments in the south- several obstetricians for riding lawn mower. Also re- Tuttle pointed out that the trucks, is in violation of the east corner of the village. ceived was bid of $78 from several months and had village doesn’t have the zoning ordinance as use of Councilmen approved the Rick Mohr. given up hope of finding one equipment necessary to such vehicles is not allowed price provided that a purch- Participation in the willing to relocate in Cass comply with the regula- in a general business dis- aser agrees to comply with Michigan Municipal City. However, on June 18 tions. He added, “It would trict. all village standards re- one of the obstetricians pre- A CHICK peers up from the nest its mother League’s 89th annual con- STARLING mean, in fact, that we Hopper explained that lated to sewer and water vention, slatedfor Sept. 9-11 viously contacted agreed to built in a hollow metal post, which anchors one side of an would have to purchase” the trucks, which are run- hook-ups, and road con- in Detroit, was approved come to Cass City, but not area tennis court net. The chick actually is one of 3 in the the equipment. “It would ning 24 hours a day and struction. The purchaser for LaPonsie and any in- until December. nest, which, the photographer learned, is guarded fiercely cost us more than it’s drawing complaints from would also be responsible terested councilmen. “Until then, we have sev- by the adult birds. worth. ’ residents living near the eral doctors delivering Village Manager Lou S. business, are parked in a babies, while having obstet- LaPonsie agreed, adding lot behind the Quaker Maid ricians from Bad Axe, Bay that DNR officials indi- Dairy Store on Main Street. Vilhge president cated that their goal is Hightower is renting the lot Citv-I and SaginawY cover for emergency cases,” Jensen c()mm&Swmm nh’ s&m municipally-ownedeventually to close land- all from Khoury, she noted. said. Both men have been fills. notified by mail to correct With outside obstetri- J “No matter what we do,, the problem, she said, ad- Davis resigns to ciawdxing referred, the they’re going to mt the ding, “The owner of the VY board of directors June 22 priissure on us to ;lose it property and (of) the decided to keep the unit (the site) ,” LaPonsie re- trucks don’t seem to want open, he remarked. marked. to stop the zoning viola- boost for1 prosecutors The village’s %year tion. ” take new job The OB ward has been in license to operate the Type Hopper, who said that operation since the hospital A request that the Tus- discuss salaries in the pro- salary figures from other I11 landfill--for disposal of Hightower contends his use opened its doors about 26 secutor’s office, voted to counties similar to Tuscola Cass City Village Council cola County Board of Com- nonorganic refuse such as of the property was “grand- President Larry L, Davis, years ago, said Marcy missioners consider adjust- maintain existing staffing in an attempt to convince the board to consider ad- wood, brush and concrete- fathered’ ’ into the ordi- citing a job transfer/promo- Brinkman, RN. ing salary levels in the levels and salaries for the is slated to expire at the end nance, stated that some ac- present time. justing salaries and possi- tion, Monday night an- “In 1985 we had 177 de- county prosecutor’s office of October. tion is needed by the council nounced his resignation was put on hold last week Commissioner John H. bly approving a greater LaPonsie said that the to enforce the regulation, liveries and 225 in 1986, so Goodchild indicated last range of salaries. from office effective Aug. we were all hoping it during a regular board landfill,located south of the LaPonsie agreed., “He’s 1. meeting. week that the board may Currently, the prosecutor village in Novesta expanded a nonconforming wouldn’t close,” she said. receives $40,000, while the Davis, 45, who was The request, made by again consider the request, Township, is expected to use, which he can’t do.” elected council president in The OB ward has had a county Prosecutor William but at a later date because chief prosecutor receives cost the village some between $24,800 and $27,796, $€!,so0 March 1986, told council- good teputation, with one D. Bond, came following of existing financial limita- to operate in 1987. He INSURANCE DROPPED men during the monthly of the area’s first birthing the resignation of Chief As- tions. He added, “We de- and the assistant pro- sec‘utor position pays bet- explained that it costs the meeting that he has ac- beds in the birthing room sistant Prosecutor JoEllen cided we’re going to sit until village about $99 per load In other business, the cepted a job offer from his with a homey, pleasant at- O’Connor. the end of the year and then ween $19,250 and $23,952. council learned that its pub- Bond explained that es- for 100 loads, with the vil- employer, General Cable mosphere being installed in The board, following a 20- take a look at it.” lage receiving a return of lic officials’ liability insur- Company. 1982. minute executive session to Bond said he presented Please turn to page 12: only $13 per load. ance policy, carried by In- Davis will be plant manager of a General Cable plant in Lindsay, Calif. He’s set to begin the new job July 13, but said he won’t be Dorothy Stahlbaum Historical couple moving until early August. Although the job title is 4 the same as he now holds at the Cass City plant, 6285 Garfield Ave., Davis indicated that the offer is also Tuckevs recall earlv vears in area a promotion. The west coast plant, located about 50 miles south is 2 1/2 It was 54 years ago the lived in the Cass City area Luke had many chances hauling gravel where itrn another one was uI go home. The doctors told of Fresno, some Cass City Area Historical all their lives, having been to tell ple that joke. He living,” he noted. ready-mix business when I him he’d never do anything times larger than the local Society’s historical couple born on homesteads and st& thrashing busi- “Then I had stroke in 1w,,9 he again but he’s quite reco- plant, Davis said. moved into their house west meeting when Evelyn was ness when they first moved blocks.

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