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SECTION C PAGE A5 P I N K L i s t PLYMOUTH SUNDAY Your hometown newspaper October 2,2005 serving Plymouth and Q D b s e r i r e r Plymouth Township for 120 years 75 cents WINNERS OF OVER 100 STATE AND NATIONAL AWARDS SINCE 2001 www.hometownlife.com Teachers: M ore m oney fo r e xtra w o rk BY TONY BRUSCATO June and mstnict'on in August That grievance committee fo^’ approval, +0 rephcate for everj’building in the half hour of my teachmg time, while STAFF WRITER is more hours than we work m one which is still pending distnct That has to come out of gen the kids played matii games week. “We do not have an agreement,” eral fund dollars, and we’re cutting “It was more important to open on Teachers at Allen, Smith and Bird “We hope the board is working on said Porteili “T h ^ made us an offer, dollars ” time than to make sure everything elementary schools told the some plan to help compensate us and we have not gotten back to them Tfeachers are also complaining was put away and we felt confident Plymouth-Canton Board of because this our own time,” We have a counter offer Two days about the condition of their class we were ready,” she said “When we Education Ihesday they want com added Maloni “We know that you added to their sick bank is a begin rooms each morning, as construction walked in wi-^ those children on pensation for the average 55 extra know we are hard-working We just ning, but I have teachers who have personnel work on punch lists after Monday (Aug 29), we were a nervous hours they worked to pack their class hope there is some sort of plan in the 180 days m their sick bank, which is school hours to complete work on the wreck, and we were tired ” rooms before summer construction works to let us know that There was the cap What do I do for them’’ three buildings Portelh said he offered a plan to projects in June, and additional time no fairy godmother who did this ” Ken Jacobs, assistant superintend “The maintenance people have not address construction issues, however, It took to put their classrooms in After a grievance was filed by ent for business services, said giving been able to keep up with the amount he said, the administration decided to order only days before school began teachers in March, school administra the teachers monetary compensation of dust and gnme left from the work Ignore them Aug 29 tors thought they settled the matter in would set a dangerous precedent for men who come m at night, said Amy “We could have added minutes on ‘ We still do not feel we are being a July 28 meeting with the Plymouth- the five-year, $109 million construc Henne, a fourth-grade teacher at to the school day and shorten the properly compensated for all the extra Canton Education Association The tion and renovation plan approved by Smith ‘I have pictures and things the school year,” said Portelh “We would- time and effort that was put into the district offered to give teachers at the voters m the September 2004 bond students have done shoved off my n t have started class that first week, process by our teaching staff,’ said three schools two additional days in “I told them it was a lot of work on bookshelves and left m a heap which would have given them two- Debbi Mdoni, Allen fifth-grade their sick bank However, PCEA the teachers’ behalf, but I couldn’t pay ‘I spent the first half hour of my teacher “We put m 1,750 hours to get President Chuck Portelh said the set them out of the bond money,” said day, today, vacuuming my room and the school ready for construction m tlement was taken to the umon’s Jacobs ‘Whatever I do here Tm going sweeping the floor,” she said “That’s a PLEASESEE TEACHERS, A 6 Township budget includes tax hike BY BRAD KADRICH STAFF WRITER Plymouth Township voters who approved a mill- age increase to maintain police and fire services at current levels were told they’d see a hike in the township’s 2005 millage rate On Tuesday night, they got it Board members Tuesday approved hiking the towTiship’s millage rate about 25 percent, to an even 4 0, and to notify Wayne County taxing offi cials of the rate The move was necessary because the county requires notification by Oct 1 The vote leaves the township s general millage rate at 8173, the same rate the township levied m 2004 The raise is, as township officials said it would be dunng the millage election, in the rates levied for police and fire Voters in August renewed a 1 6348 millage and approved an increase of 5631 mills The proposed 2006 budget presented by Treasurer Ron Edwards Tuesday reflects some $14 million in revenue and $13 8 million in expendi tures, including a $500,000 hike in the public safe ty budget Most of that increase is due to a new dis patch console the police department will purchase when it moves into the new township hall next year On the revenue side, the budget includes $350,000 in income from the operation of Hilltop, the township’s golf course However, course man agement is expected to change, and most estimates had the course earning much less for the township BILL 6RESLER \ STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER The budget also includes some $241,000 being added to the township’s fund balance It’s still possible board could vote m a lower rate Aye, matey! when they officially approve their budget, a move Cafeteria pirate and junior class member Amir Pakray celebrates Plymouth high School's homecoming during Thursday's Pirate Day Behind Amir is a landlubber, expected in December That s what township Andrew Tate It was just one of the weeklong series of events leading up to Plymouth's Homecoming game against Wayne Memorial For more on the game, please trustee Steve Mann, a former supervisor, hopes turn to Page B1 happens, and he suggested cutting it to 3 88 ‘We need to be real cautious with what we levy, and I don’t think we need to levy the whole 4 mills, ’ Mann said I think we can cut our spending, we can move some purchases around and we have a healthy fimd balance ” Race begins for 20th House seat But Edwards pointed out the increase in spend ing for public safety, and said any further cuts might have to come from the police or fire depart BYeRAD KADRICH formally the beauty shop where she gets her hair done ments STAFF WRITER announced “One of the gals at the beauty shop said, “We’ve cut drastically already,” Edwards insisted her candi “You’re always talking about the issues, why “I don’t know where else you’re going to cut that When Plymouth-Canton school board dacy, don’t you run’’” Lamar said kind of money” member Joanne Lamar tries to get elected th o u ^ she The issues for Lamar include education, 'Rrustee Kay Arnold urged her colleagues to hold next year to replace the term-limited state admits she’s particularly funding, and health care She the debate until board members have a chance to Rep John Stewart, she could have some “strongly was part of a march on Lansing earlier this study the proposed budget, pointing out the board interesting competition — from Stewart’s considenng year that drew some 12,000 people con isn’t due to approve it until December wife, Beth Joanne Lamar Beth Stewart I t ” cerned about education funding ‘ Everything is so cloudy with the economy and Lamar has already confirmed she’ll seek John “We had this march and no one (m govern the (new township hall),” Arnold said “We don’t the 20th Distnct House seat, which includes Stewart, R-Plymouth Township, is finishing ment) responded to that, which was really have a clear picture on Sept 27 I think we’ll have a Plymouth* Plymouth Township, Northville his third and final term after initially being frustrating,” Lamar said ‘Instead of being clearer picture in December’ and part of Canton, m the 2006 election elected m 2000 Lamar said she hadn’t really fnistrated by it, why not go up and stir the Beth Stewart, currently the executive director considered running until a neighbor suggest bkadnch@oe homecomm net I (734) 459 2700 of the Plymouth Histoncal Museum, has not ed It, followed by some prodding by people at PLEASE SEE STATE HOUSE, A6 Love in stone DiA unveils I country s first side by side comijanson .of the art of Camille Claudel and Auguste 8 83174 10003 i K (P) Observers Eccentric I Sunday October2 2005 NEWS BRIEFS WWW hometownltfe com Office hours Michigan Pnce is $25 Books Gmastera, and Tchaikovsl^ Senior health Sue TVussell, distnct director are available at Saxtons “We’re excited to partner Plymouth First United for state Sen Bruc^ Patterson, Garden Center m Plymouth, or with the Plymouth Symphony, Methodist Church hosts a R-Canton, will hold office home delivery is available Call especially during such a signif Senior Health and Wellness hours for all constituents of (734) 453-8253 for details icant year m their history,” said Fair from 10 a m to 2 p m State Senate Distnct Seven, in ■ The Plymouth Community Bill Keith, WSDP station man Thursday, Oct 13 the Plymouth Distnct Library s Chorus is selling the 2006 ager The event features free blood Waldorf Room, from 10 30 Entertainment Books to sup pressure tests, hearing tests, am to 12 30 pm Monday, port its chantable and educa Women in transition blood sugar screening, bone Oct 3 tional activities The book The Umversity of Michigan density tests, advice on The library is located at 223 offers 2-for-l and 50-percent Integrative Medicine C2inic Medicare prescriptions and a S Main in downtown discounts on restaurants, trav presents “Women m sample