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Honidlown IQIHIINICA flll>H Nl'. IwnitK* Putting you In touch Sunday with your world July 25,1999 Serving the Westland Community for 33 years •ft VOLUME 35 NUMBER 15 iW!$tiAND» MIQHIGAN • 76 PAGES • http://observereccentrlc.eom O 1S*9 HomeTown Commun|c«li6ii» Network, Inc. THE WEEK Citizens continues to question the city coun your vote count?' I said, resigned early from his-four-year term. -AHEA STm • • Bra flHID mm cil regarding David Cox appointment to a 'No, 1 guess hot.'" Pickering chose to step down after vacancy left by resigning member Chuck . Zu cc a ro's s t ate men ts deciding not to seek re-election this came during a Westv year. Pickering. Cox was chosen over nine other land City Council A divided council voted 4-2 to place applicants for the six month position. meeting and echoed Cox in Pickering's seat, giving him appointee has angered residents like criticism that resident incumbent status as he campaigns for BY DARRELL CLEM Joseph Zuccaro, who lashed out Mon Jim Davis fired at election this year. STAFF WRITER day at council members who chose Cox council members earli Councilman Charles "Trav" Griffin [email protected] . over nine other candidates. er in July. on Monday defended his support of. Zuccaro noted that voters in 1995 Davis repeatedly described himself Cox, calling him "a stellar candidate" David Cox's appointment to a West- ousted Cox from office after he served a as "angry" over the appointment, and among a group of 10 appealing appli land City Council vacancy continues to two-year council term, and Zuccaro he loudly criticized the council for cants. stir strong emotions among his critics angrily criticized the June 21 appoint ignoring voters' wishes and choosing "All of the other people were stellar and supporters - one month after he ment. Cox for the vacancy. people, but I had to make a choice," otorists may be using a newly was tapped for the job. paved ramp frohi westbound 1-696 to "It's like spitting on us," Zuccaro Cox was picked for the job after for southbound 1-275 as early as Thursday ' Cox's selection as a six-month said. "My son asked me, 'Dad, does mer Councilman Charles Pickering ~ ~ Please see COX, A2 when.it is tentatively scheduled tc» re-. open to traffic. •.'. But late last week Michigan Depart- , merit of Transportation officials and pro A Hawaiian hop ject engineers wrestled with how traffic . can best be managed through'the area. They are considering leaving the ramp's. old detour open as an alternative route tq ease traffic backups onto Westbound I- 696; - That detour directs motorists to a turnaround ramp on the new M-5tthe ,'• Haggerty Connector) just south of 12 Mile Road in Farmjngtory Hil.ts..WDOT is consideringmodifying that detour so that the portion of M-5 between 12 Mile and 14.Mile roads*, located north of the detour, can be opened to motorists in August".. Southbound and northbound .1-275 traf-. fie is expected to be crossed back over to the newly paved southbound side dur ing the first week of August. {See accom panying story on xx.) Unique: An Ukrainian egg painting workshop will be held on Saturday, Aug. 7 at 1 p.m. at the Westland Historical Museum. The class will be limited to 12 people, and is designed for school age children and adults. All materials will be provided. The museum is located at 857 STWPHonm luMHwm N. Wayne Road. Call Aloha: Above, Shelly Bernier, 11 (foreground) of (734)326-1110. Westland and other teens test their skills at Hawai ian dancing during the Miiiii weekly Teen Night event at the Westland Bailey pool Meeting: The Wayne- this past week. (Far left) Westland Board of Edu Life Guard Bill Cummings cation will hold a special (left) and Jill McPartlin get into the music at teen Te^tmg'at^T^pinrtoin ~ntglit. 150 sixth graders— view applicants for the enjoyed the-2-hour dance vacant board of education and swim party. (Left) seat. The Board^JSduc^ Swing dancing also - ': \ticmttUBisat the' Timetfiy--— —' proved to be a popular, - - J. Dyer building on Mar poolside dance. See related quette. pictures and story, A4. • Crimewatch A2 • Obituaries A3 • Crossword ;E8 BYDARRELIVCLEM • Richard Eisiminger, a Realtor 36745 Marquette east of Newburgh, departure prompted interest in his suc • Classified Index E5 STAFF WRITER serving on a school construction bond The interviews will be conducted in cessor. [email protected] oversight corumittee, public session. District resident Nancy Pride has Autos 117 '"•'•-• Marshall Wright, a social worker •Board, member Ed Turner, contacted urged the board to appoint Wright Home & Service H6 In a decision that will help steer who recently earned his elementary at home Friday, said he believes the because he ran for a seat in the June local public education, Wayne-West- education bachelor's degree. field of candidates is big enough 14 election. Jobs Gl land school board members Monday The three candidates beat a 2 p.m. "I'm comfortable with three," he said. Wright lost, the race but finished just are expected to choose a one-year Rentals E8 Friday deadline for entering the com "Numbers don't mean that much to me. 58 votes'behind one of the winners, appointee in the wake of David Cox's petition. It's the. quality of the people who are Lome "Skip" Monit. Wright garnered.' resignation. '. • Health and Fitness B4 Six school board members hope to fill applying." 708 votes compared to Monit's 7Gt>. Board members Will choose from • Sports Dl a seventh sent after interviewing board '.Even before Cox resigned July 12 to Hoard President Robin Moore could-• three hopefuls: hopefuls during a meeting scheduled accopt a Westland City Council * Diane Abbott, longtime Westland • Entertainment CI for 7 p,m; Monday at district offices, ^appointment, rumors of his impending ~~ inealel5eTcRlttc1SM;A4 municipal cable station director. • Real Estate/New Homes El Kmart race 'Junior CJolfTcnirnsinent for youngsters on Monday Aug. 2, at the Westland Municipal Golf Course. The Westland Kmart offered some fun for children HOW TO REACH US Hoys and girls will be divided into classes for ages while pledging $4,500 to help .'two Westland Police 1M2; 13-14; and 15-10. There will be fustplace and Newsroom734-953-210 4 Department programs. .. runner-up trophies awarded iii each.cla^s. Newsroom Fax734-591-737 9 The. Kmart stofe on the southeast comer of Children also received small gifts such as hats and various certificates; A ^7 entrance foe inr.lndos getting onto the golf £-ma il: bj achman § o«homec6mm.ne. t Wayne and Cherry 'Hill sponsored n Kids Race Against Drugs event in the parking lot on July 17- •' Westland City Councilman Richard LeRlane course, receiving a Burger King golf ball and tee- •..••' Nightlinc/Spbrts, 73*953-2104 18.'; -.-. attended the event and said, "It was fun. These, kids marker set, and a certificate for a Whopper meal. Header Comment Lino,734-953-204 2 Kniart donated $5 for every child who rode along •were having a blast." Entry forms'are available at Westland Rurger Classified Advertising,734-591-090 0 a makeshift race track in electric Mustangs that There was a mishap, however. OJ\ July 18," King restaurants at 120 S. Mei i inum at ('berry Hill Lochinski said strong winds toppled tents and metal 'Display Advertising:734-591-230 0 police officer Tom Lochinski described as "sort of and2*37:N. Wayne Road at Cherry Hill, and at a like modified golf carts. They were pretty neat." towers that had been set up around the track, and. ..'./'• Home Delivery,734-591-050 0 one tower fell on an Explorer and injured her leg. Canton Burger King at 15114 Ford Road. Kmart ended up donating $2,500 to DAUE Amei f- Entry deadline is Wednesday. July 2rt. be fore 5 cn, allowing Westland police to order supplies from "She had to be rushed to the hospital," txichinski said. "She got some stitches and had to use crutches' p.m. the company for their Drug Abuse Kcsjstance Edu for a few days, but she's going to ho OK." The tournament will be held. Aug.!' if tin-' Aug. '}. cation program in schools.' .••'. ....... .,: '- Kruart also donated $2,000 to the Westland Police is rained nut. Burge'r King is working with-the. Explorers, a program that lets youngsters g"et Whopper golf outing Westland Parks and Rt'cvenh'm Dnnnitment to inyolvediiihelpinef/theii' |wlice department. .Burger King is helping to sponsor a '20th Annual sponsor the event. >:_ ,e Mm ^OQM A2(W) The Observer & Eccentric/SUNDAY, JULY 25, 1999 PY DARRELL CLEM Community Media. 380 hours of local programming each that department," Councilman Glenn STAFF WfUTEft WLND, honored by industry peers, year.': • •"'.•.'• • 'Wane does do a fine Job Anderson said Monday. beat out many strong competitors from That's more than triple the 115 hours for us in that department.' He supported the salary increases [email protected] cities such as Farmington Hills. that she said her contract requires." even though he said he would have pre Westland's municipal cable station "I'm real pleased with this award," "Our local access channel is one of the Glenn Anderson ferred to see the pay hikes implement director, praised for airing triple the Abbott said: "It's nice to get an award finest in the state," Councilman —Citycouncilmember ed in two steps, rather than all at once local programming she's required by 4mm-y<HU' poors," J^inrlpg'^nv" Griffin snirl. - Abbott, meanwhile, said WLND pro- contract, has been rewarded with a 20 Council President Sandra Cicirelli Programs appear on Channel 10 for ^vTdesfliorti plugt amming than^aquifed percent raise.