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Passage of Senate bill would protect Santa! day cares in homes The Grosse Pointe Vil- lage Association's 12th an- By John Minnis mg care 01 up to 12 chlldlen at nual Santa Claus Parade Slaff Writer one time was held under sunny, Grosse POinte Wood" and Blyant ~dld that whJle he cloudless skies Nov. 25, the other I\lIchlgan Cltle" wl1! not be couldn t pi edict how the Huu~t:: day after Thanksgiving. able to exclude chdd day care" would vote on the day care bill, The big guy himself made from reSidential m cas If a bill Iw pomted out that smce the em appearance much to now III the House IS apploved more conSel vatl\' e Senate ap the delight of spectators A "ub::.tltute vel ::.lOn of Senate proved the bIll, It was hkely the who lined Kercheval. Be- Bdl 687, whIch ha" been ap HOll~e would do hkewlse low, Danny Grunewald. 2. proved by the Senatt and 1'3now He saId that as an opponent of of the Woods, watched as III the Hou"e SOCIal SerVIces and thl' bill he had two chOices, 1) he let another of the bal- Youth CommIttee, WIll plOhlblt He could outright vote no, or 2) loons that Jimmy Hadgis, CItIes from prohlbltmg fanllly or He could WOlk to get gJ oup day bottom right. of the Shores gJ oup day cares as perml"slble Cal es, whIch would allow up to was handing out. Photo Ie"ldentJal u"e" A famIly day 12 children, taken out of the bIll. story on page 9A calC can have no more than "IX He ~aJd that If It appears the bill chIldren at anyone tIme and I::' gomg to pass no matter what b'10UP day cal es <ire hmlted to he and other opponents say, then up to 12 chddren he WIll probably fight to get the The day care bJlI comes at a b'TOUpday cares taken out tIme when the cIty of GlOs'3e The House Social Sel vIces and Pomte Woods IS attemptll1g to Youth Committee was expected clo'>e down state hcensed day to conSIder the bIll at ItS Nov 30 care::. m resldentml neIghbor meetmg at 9 a m If the bIll gets hood" out of committee nght away, The CIty has acted to shut then that WIll still leave at least down four hcensed 1eSldentlal two week::. fOJ the House to vote day cares in the past yeal and a on the bIll befO! e the end of the half "mce the day care conti a se::.SlOn versy began The cIty's al'bTU- MeanwhIle, the cIty of Grosse ment IS that reSIdents takmg ll1 POinte Woods IS defendmg Its chlldl en for financIal gam are plohlbltlOn of day cares under Its operatmg busmesses Busmesses ordinance restnctIng businesses are prohibIted from resldentml flam reSidences m a SUlt brought homes m the Woods as well as by a state licensed reSIdentIal most cItIes day care operator who was Senate BIll 687 states that forced to dl::.contmue her chIld famIly and group day care care actIVItIes homes hcensed With the state Mary Roose filed a lawsUlt "shaH be consldel ed a IeSldentlal agamst the cIty June 29 charg- Ube and shall not be subject lng that the Clt}'S ordmance plO- to a speclal.use or lOndltlOnal hlbltmg busmesse<; In reSIdences pel mlt 01 pI ocedul e dIfferent IS va6TUe, uncon~t1tutlOnal and IS flam those 1equll ed for othel belectlvely enforced by the cIty dwellmgs" under the same zon- Her SUlt IS also seekmg dt least mg $10,000 m damage" and com t The bdl, If approved, would CO'3t'3, Intel est and dtto! ney'3' obVIOusly ovel ride the Wood,,' fees plohlbltlOl1 of day care opel a Roose was one of three h tlOns a" bUSllle""e" ll1 IeSldentlal censed resldpntJal day Cdl e opel nelghbOl hood" ators who received cease and The Woods CIty Councd deSist 01 del S flom the CIty after passed a IesolutlOn N 0\ 7 111 op pOSItIOn to the bl11 ,1I1d fm See DA YCARE, page 17A wal'ded It to stdte lawmakel" Stdte Rep WJllJam Brydnt, R GlObse Pomte Fal mE:.,I" oppo'>ed to Sendte Blli 687 m, It I'> WI Iently wlltten He "ald mo"t peo (~: pie don't mll1d a home day Cdre Mimmg manners .......2A \\ Ith one or two Lhddl en, but tlH'Y me oppo'>ed to home" tak School plan won't aid Pointes 6A Frosty's mtssmg 7A Woods council officially adopts Lookmg through PtJ~~{'~ a telephoto lens ......IDA a permanent anti-pit-bull ordinance VtciOliS dogs Richard R. Schott cost more, llA ..,lllp l"l IJUll b"n \\ ,h c \c,'- •'.. By John MinniS "lnLI' the IMn \\ .1" £>nnueu ,iley ,lllel uncon"tltutlOncd \~ill be um Park discusses By Pat Paholsky ch of hI'> Me f,Lhott g<'h out Staff Writer hn\ e not Impounded <in nnlma1 "Ielued ll1 V,Icl\ne Count, ('!lUllt extending TIFA .... 13A Editor and doc" thlllg" The fi n,d, pell11,llwnt \ el "Ion nOI hdve tlwv hI ought court dC COllI t, but he helIe\ L" hl (,In ell' Rlchm d R ~ch()tt JI , "ho h'b A 1970 i,'Tadu,lte ()f Gl n",,( of the 01dll1<1lKL b,ll1l1lng pIt tIOn dgdm"t <i pet 0\\ nel f('nd the \Vood" ban Wanna play been lI1volved \\ lth '>coutmg fOl Pomte :\'orth, he \\',1" a "talp hull" \\d, unaml11oll"lv ddopted At thc l"ov ~1 nwetmg, Coun Ill' ",lld he \\111 lhl' "t Itl"tl(" a round? 16A 25 of hI'> '36 yeal S, \\ d'i Iecenth LhamplOn 111 the l\\l) mde lun III b) the 0Io""p Pomte Wood" Clt) cil\\ JIlI<ln ,Jean Hlce pi opo..,ed IlL' h<l" found LOnCern1l1g Pit hull awarded th~ SJ1V€1 Beavel tH1Lk 111 1969 and 1970 ,1I1U all Counc 11 ld"t week, whIle' thp Llty th,lt the Pubhc Sdfety Depnrt Obztuanes 18A atldck.., ,md pi e"ent ,I 't 1,111 of medal "t,ltC ll1 CIO"" countl-y 111 1<)08 h,I" \l'l 10 t,lke dCtlOl1 ,Igdm"t a ment go thl0ugf-> 11<, dog llcen"e,., 111101 mdtlOn" to lead tll! LOUlt to Pre"ented to hill. by the De He \\a" .11"0 " Dwmhel or the "ml-(]( Pit bull dnd dell'l ml ne \~ho ha'- a 11 Saymg 'OUt' to the Londu",on th,lt ,I bdn on pil trOlt Counul of the Ro) Scout'> of High School Bm'vI 'tIld <1 natlond1 Tht. 01dmanLC <idopted ~ov 21 cen,,('d Pit hull Hel f('Hcm coun exchange program 20A hull" h not um l'a'>on,lbh ,11)(1 I" Amellcd, the Sl!vel Beaver l!-l mellt '>choldl I" \ (l V <;1mll,u to the emc IgenLy cil memher.., ,1f{1 eeo ,md 01dl'1 ed th£> hlghl'~t honor a counCil can At the UnlV('I~lt, of !'v11dllg,1l1, Pit hull b,1I1 l'11<lllpc\ h, the coun Ilw dl'Pdl tml'nt to Iwgm the re lu"t1fil'd Foxy lady f1w 01 dll1,IIICl' d" ,H!Optf d plO he,>to\~ on a "CO\ltma..,tel for "el Schott \'von 11101 (' honr'l" In LI!OLl 1 (OJd" "I,ll ch OW1Wl" of llcen"c'd returns 22A vIce to ) outh trdck He h'1 ,Hluated \~Ith a ell' Whllt' the pel manent ordl pIt \)ull' \~ill thl n bl' notIfied of hlhlh re"ldl'nt" flOIll h'll bOlll1g t)J(' \l1 OJ kl'epmg an\ dog" knll\\ n ,I" Helga unveiled 23A When S< hott ".ly", "One of the h'1 e£>111 phllo"oph, nnnCl' take" efTect In 20 day,> <If b, :'Ill am~h de :he Clt, mu"t Ul' pH bull tl'll1('1" b('(,IU"1' of Ihi npolt th1l1g" ahout the SCOllt<; I" \vh1](' hI' \\ h d "turll'nt 111 11'1 It-. l'n,lctment the r-nwrgency EiC!htv years fend Ihell ng.1ll1"t [\\0 1,1\\"Iill" lnnPlenl tl,Ulgll UJ tLt IJ1JhL\..- tl1(') gLl out 'll1d do thll1g" , he Ann Al hOl. hr' \',,1-. ,l \<i1untl II Pit hull h,1I1 h<l" been m l'ffeL t and- counting 24A 111 11l',dth, \~c'lf<lrl ,11)(1 ",Ifr Ii Ihl \ could hI t(llklng abo\lt othl'l' fac LOlln"plOI at ()/one lImbl' d plO "m( e Oct 10 ,md will I'emam In fil('d 0PPlhltlo11 to the Pit bull pll"c'nt dLCOIdll11-\ 10 thl f1ld, h'1,lm fm IUn,I\\i1.y'- It \~(I" ,I em'Ll until tlw oniual 01d1l1dnCe han 1'11(' "lIlh ~(jught a Il'"tl<lln Friendly n,mcc' leal P)C' O\WI1l'I," Ill' ",lId In dl" take.., 0\ PI mg ordl'l ag,ull"t the' b"l1 \l1 netghborhood bar. ,25A cmu th{' nllmhc'l of kid" \~ho Th, enwl gl'J1(\ l1<\n n1<lde It II Octohl'I, hut W,1\ 1]( ('Oil nt, ell PII hldl [('I I lei" dl r ddill! d In ,I" \\l 1(' mlqlPdtc,d .It homl Ic1-(<11t (, h.u hrll .. pll hill ll1 the CUll ,Juel!-:l PhlllJp ,Iotll Cl.1l1 d( Ihl ordllldnu 'Sounds of 01 • A hull t(lllel 'It \~[T" "dd but It \\ ,I-- not dl' \\ ood.., "nd It g 1\ (. thr Pllh] I( mcr! th( dl'l lulJng lhdt th(' Christmas' ,IB pll'''''lI1g hpc,lII"'c' IOU h,HI d '-,<1fl'l\ 1)('p,Utllll I1t authorIty to b,ln pre"l'nh no llnm( dldll', II H' • A ~"I(fOJd"hllc' hid! tfl III IMI ill III t () t hO'1 hI 111fill1g • An Amellt,1I1 '-ildffo el..,hlll Deck those "('n,,e t hdt vou \~('I"( hll P\11g mfOi m pil hu II 0\10, nel " of IhI' h,1I1 <lhIe h out ,1l1d If Ihl' dog.., \~l'll'l1 t Il nlO\ pd 'he "Illh hull tl 1111'1 halls .