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Hpflff .'md Sons Book tabndera Sprinsport? MI if928^ Clinton County News QKML OCTOBER 20, 1976 $&AvbvfihiL Clmbft Sinai. 1856 24 PAGES ST*. JOHNS, MICHIGAN 48879 IV \'- 3?* Tie vote * 3 vi tf rSfl!-' * J5L-. / police con ST. JOHNS - St. Johns City agreement, Ebert said, "I would like to best job these fellows have ever had. In Commissioners have tabled ratification speak in opposition to this contract." many cases, it's the best they ever will of the Fraternal Order of Police He said members of the Police Dept. have." >t contract with the city police and, in the have full Blue Cross, retirement, sick Roesner expressed his agreement process, criticized the Police Dept. for and accident insurance, longevity pay, with Ebert that wages should"stay at contract demands. sick leave, paid vacations and uniforms the same level with other city which are furnished and cleaned. employees. He said the city pay for In last Tuesday's meeting, Commr. police isn't high, but isn't low compared John Hannah moved the agreement He expressed displeasure with wages with other areas. with the union be approved, but, when it asked by members of the department was all over, the vote was 2-2 and the and said, "We gave all employees Hannah voiced his disagreement with matter was tabled. the timing of the bargaining. He said. across the board six percent "I don't see why they don't have this Voting to approve the agreement was increases."' Hannah and Commr. Don Roesner. worked out by our budget time." Voting against approval was Mayor "I believe the police should get on the Ebert claimed "they don't do any Roy Ebert and Commr. Gerald Wilcox. team. If they want Detroit wages, they serious bargaining until they find out Not present was Commr. John Arehart. should go to Detroit." what other employees are getting." After Hannah had moved for He added, "In most cases, this is the The matter has been tabled'until the next meeting of Commission Oct. 25. With the new contract, starting patrolmen will earn $10,004 a year and Ratify St. Johns those with 6-12 months are to receive 5 percent raises, those with 12-18 months 7 percent and those with 18 on up, 9 percent. Top salary for patrolmenj is teacher agreement $12,347. In other action at last Tuesday's meeting, "the Commission moved to- ST. JOHNS-St. Johns Board of $160,000 and, for the 1977-78 year spend up to $5110 for development of a Education members moved Thursday $184,000 including salary, insurance, study to be used in applying for federal night to ratify a 2-year contract with the extra duties, retirment and, in the •' funds to build a public safety building to St. Johns teachers for the 1976-77 and 1977-78 year, dental. house the fire and police departments. the 1977-78 years. Before voting on the matter, it was i According the Board of Education, The estimated total dollar increase described as somewhat of a gamble the total increase for the 1976-77 over between the new and old contract is because there is no way of knowing 7 last vear's contract will amount to $344,000. what chance the program has of being^ frwwtw. approved by the fe'deral government. It was explained, however, that the preliminary design and development Appraisal firm plans can still be used in the future, even if the proposed project is not approved for funding at this time. Wilcox, the only, commissioner to rapped in DeWitt • vote against applying for |he funds, 'pointed out that he said earlier the original $400 requested to draw the DEWITT - United Appraisal, the tne company had a "75 percent error plans would not be enough. firm contracted to perform the county factor." The firm of Manson, Jackson and wide re-appraisal was the victim (A story previously published in the Kane Inc. earlier told the Commission of some verbal shots at Monday nights County News, incorrectly said the they would provide the design and DeWitt City Council meeting. appraisal firm claimed they entered 10- development plans for the application Gerald Walsh, an independent percent of the homes in the county. for $400, -but requirements of Clinton County resident watches as nurse administers-flu vaccine in St. Johns clinic. assessor hired by DeWitt, claimed the. They actually told the County News 90 application made that figure firm did not enter "30 percent of thp percent of the homes were to be entered inadequate. property" within the city and charged during the re-appraisal). During the meeting, Ebert At the DeWitt, meeting, ',Walsh complained "about the Fedewa senior claimed several houses were citizen project, initially being critical of incorrectly measured, but later the road in front of the project. changed when it was brought' to the ines form for flu shots attention of United Appraisal. 1 Ebert said, "The road... well, there Walsh said that a recently remodeled isn't any road. It's in terrible shape. restaurant was credited with an 80 He requested the city attorney, Paul They gave a swine flu shot clinic in crowd of elderly people waiting for the The shofa were said to be painless. However, it was noted that many young percent depreciation rate. He also said clinic to begin. "These people remember Maples, to see if Fedewas are in St. Johns and people did come...in fact However, many people were skeptical families and young single people also pre-fabricated fire places were listed as violation of ordinance due to the poor the epidemic that occurred in 1918," he about the truth of this statement. At attended the first clinic. masonry fireplaces. about 750 people came the first day- said. "They remember the deaths in condition of the road. "We just didn't know what to Monday's clinic several people were "The volunteers • that helped did an Gerald Kirchen, DeWitt councilman, In other action Ebert moved to have their own families," heard to say, "Is it over?" or "Is that excellent job," Latoff said, "We told Walsh'that the city had previously expect," Joseph Latoff. acting director Latoff said the clinics went extremely the city manager seek a new landfill all it is?" couldn't have functioned without protested the re-appraisal done in site for the city of St. Johns. , of the Mid-Michigan Health well. ' "I" hope this will be an them." Department commented. "There had Elderly people were treated with DeWitt and the council discussed Ebert said the • cost of using Tri- encouragement to people in the county During the day there were between whether or not to pay the city's share of been so much adverse publicity the past to receive their shots," he added. extra care at the clinics. > County Transfer Station was causing week it was hard to estimate just what "We didn't run into any problems and 10-12 volunteers working. the re-appraisal if they are not satisfied the city to "go in the hole quite He mentioned that the older people at The clinics finished in St. Johns with the job. would happen." I the clinics told stories of what it was it went extremely well," Latoff said. rapidly." _ . „ Latoff commented that they were The majority,of Monday's crowd Tuesday and will be held throughout the In other action, the Council moved to Costs of the transfer station for the like during the 1918 epidemic and how rest of the tri-county area during the approve $23,400 for the capping of very surprised to find a significant terrible it was. were people over 50 years" old. past three months have been $7940 in next two weeks. DeWitt Road. July, $9319 in August and $8490 hi Persons who missed the St. Johns The action is expected to be the first September, in addition, Steve's REfuse clinics may attend any of the other step in a long-range plan to upgrade the is paid $1500 a month to pick city refuse Meet th$ Candidates forum clinics that is convenient for them. road as a major road. and transport it to the transfer station. Pewamo-Westphalia School SCHEDULE AT PEWAMO- > Residents of the area will have a Format for'the forums will include a 10-minute.'opening statement by each WESTPHALIA: \ chance to meet and talk with 7:00 RICHARD VANDERVEEN, candidates for national and state candidate followed by 20 minutes of questions from the audience. Democrat; candidate for United States offices during a publicforum to. be held Congress, 5th District Michigan Oct. 25. Schedules for the forums are as follows: 7:45 HAROLD (HAL) SAWYER; SCHEDULE AT Republican: candidate for United The Portland and Pewamo- PORTLAND: States Congress; 5th District, Westphalia Adult Education Programs 7:00 DENISE ARNOLD, Democrat; Michigan are sponsoring "People and Issues-An candidate for the 56th district seat in Evening with the Candidates" on Oct. <the Michigan State Legislature 8:15 Michigan United Conservation 25 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. Two forums 7;30 ERNEST NASH, Republican; Club, supporter of Proposition A (Bottle will be held at the isamei Ban) on the Nov. 2 ballot night-one at the Oakwood Elementary candidate for the 56th District seat in the Michigan State Legislature ' School, on Oak St., in Portland, and' 8:35' Owens-Illinois Recycling, another at 'the Pewamo-Westphalia opponents of Proposition A High School, on Clintonia I Rd., 8:00 RICHARD VANDERVEEN, Pewamo. ' \. Democrat; candidate for United States Congress; 5th District, Michigan | STANLEY POWELL, Republican; candidate for the, 88th Both are free and open to the public.