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EAST JORDAN PUBLIC LIBRARY Combining the best of news from Boyne City, East Jordan, Boyne Falls and Walloon Lake CHARLEVOIX COUNTY PRESS Vol. 102, No. 28 September 15,1982 25 cents Railroad given Tourist Park court ruling deadline by to be sought Councilman Bud Kenny has again asked the East Jordan city council to reverse its decision, made in 1977, to have all mobile homes out of the Boyne City Tourist Park by December 12, 1982. Kenny, a resident of the park, made The Boyne Valley Railroad has been take care of clean-up. He did not say his request at a closed session of the given until next Tuesday, September whether the company would restore council September 7. 21, to cooperate with Boyne City on places where tracks ran through Kenny said he felt he had basis for clean-up of the former railroad. streets. legal action, but he had no further The city commission on Tuesday, City manager Tim Clifton noted that comment at the time. September 14, authorized city at proceeds from the company's sale of The council reaffirmed its deadline torney William McTaggart to inform track are estimated at $72,000. The for mobile homes to be out of the park the railroad board of the deadline. board must still pay off hundreds of and said it will ask for a declaratory The resolution authorized Mc stockholders — most of them com judgment from circuit court. Taggart to write a letter stating the munity residents who helped save the City attorney Tom Anderson said deadline for removal of tracks in four railroad from oblivion in 1976 by such a judgment "declares the rights city street crossings, for clean-up of buying $10 shares in the tourist train. of both parties as they exist." An debris from all city property and for Rouse said earlier they would be paid derson will file a complaint asking for deposit of 83,600 for repairs of city $8 a share. a judgment from Judge Martin streets. Clifton said the coming of winter Beighner. The letter was set to go to E. Dan increases the hazard of lack of clean The city, Anderson added, says the Stevens of Atlanta, the attorney up. McTaggart added that with the homes had leases and the city has the representing BVRR* if represen tracks at the crossings severed at right to terminate the leases. tatives of the company did not appear each end (the rest of the track having Anderson was also asked by the at the Tuesday night meeting. Two been taken up), cars crossing on one police committee to draft an or spokesmen, Pat Cassidy and Edward side cause the other end to lift, en dinance to prevent people downtown Thurston, had been expected for the dangering oncoming traffic. from leaning on buildings and cars, noon meeting but did not appear. If BVRR were to fail to meet the other than their own. Art Rouse of the railroad board told deadline, McTaggart said, the next The council approved asking bids an The Press last week the company win step would be to sue for costs. the city dock work, which includes splicing and driving deeper 21 of the dock's 32 pilings. New deck, stringers and hardware Enrollment down 54 will also be necessary, the total for the work coming to about $26,000, city superintendent Mike Dionne said. The city will present the bid to the in Boyne Schools Waterways Commission of the state Enrollment in Boyne City Schools City Schools, be allowed to attend Department of Natural Resources, dropped this year by about 54 this year, tuition-free, even though with the expectation of obtaining a 50 students. she now lives with foster parents in percent grant. The middle school showed a gain of the East Jordan school district. The city will amend the budget to six students, but the elementary and "She may return to Boyne City, we obtain money for the project from high schools lost about 23 and 34 don't know when," Collier said. Her contingency, street and sidewalk students, respectively. brothers and sisters attend Boyne funds. This will not affect revenues coming schools, he said, and she is fearful Sidewalk repair was shelved because from the state as in former years, over the experience, afraid of riding of the lack of response from residents because with increased property the bus, among other things. on the project — probably, Dionne values, the school district will not The school board noted that East said, because of the 60 percent cost receive enrollment-based state aid. Jordan has had an increase in which must be borne by the resident. Attendance will receive strong enrollment and with a sufficient Dock repair would make room for scrutiny, however, as the regulations increase might again qualify for state two more boats, Dionne said. He also regarding unexcused absences have aid. The child might make a dif said Waterways would incorporate 50 been tightened for high school ference, the board said, and voted not percent of the repaired dock in the students. to make an exception to policy. design of the marina, With Boyne City's lower enrollment, Dionne opened three bids, one for a For example, students who like to it was possible to rent two classrooms new vibrator-compactor for $1,080; stay an extra week past spring to the Char-Em Intermediate School one for electrical work for $1,221; and vacation on their jaunt to Florida will District for its use this year in in one for a landfill caretaker. The last be among those who could face struction of the hearing impaired and was awarded to Ernie Mathers for "rather stiff punishment for truancy high intensity students. The rent will $299 a month. The job includes events," principal Rick Casper said at be 10 percent of the $62,000 program. driving the trash compactor truck to the school board meeting Monday, Larger enrollment of special the Kalkaska landfill. September 13. education students prompted the New user fees were approved for Elm A change was instituted in the board to recall Doris Lundteigen from Pointe. Councilwoman Ellen Cihak faculty handbook, also. Elementary half- to full-time teaching for the year. said they were lower than rates school teachers must now file daily With the resignation of Gerald charged for similar facilities elsewhere lesson plans with the principal's Ernst, the board appointed Dennis in northern Michigan. office. Starkey varsity girls basketball coach Principal Jack Cyr said no volun and Ted Beyer JV coach. teers had as yet offered to coach flag Lee Ekstrom and Craig Perry came football at the middle school. to the board with a proposal to Second bus vote set for November ballot The after-school program for gifted harvest timber in the school woods. students at the middle school will Ekstrom said there was sufficient A second attempt will be made to owner of a $50,000 house $6.25 a year. available to anyone in the county. The state paid 100 percent of the start September 27 under the tutelage mature timber to make the district obtain voter approval of money to (One mill equals $1 in taxes for each Right now, the bus system is funded costs of operating the buses in the of Sue Douglas. some money. help run the county-wide bus system. $1,000 in equalized valuation of real by a combination of state and county first year of service. That percentage dropped to 75 last year and 50 this In the high school, Casper said, the The possibility of some firewood The Charlevoix County board of estate, which state law says must be funds and fare box revenues. year. staff was happy that even* though cutting done separately by high commissioners last week decided to assessed at half its market value.) The county board in March ap , enrollment has decreased, the number school students was also discussed. put the question on the November 2 The bus system is operated by proved appropriations totalling about Back when the contract was signed, of students in the more academically. The board approved going along ballot. Voters rejected an almost Charlevoix County Transit, which is $22,000 to keep the buses running county commissioners said they challenging classes has increased. For with Ekstrom's proposal. identical tax proposal in August. part of the county Commission on until at least August 1983. And fares would let the voters decide whether to example, he said, "We have the Mileage rates were raised by the This time, voters will be asked to Aging. were raised in April. pay for the service once funding largest physics class in years and over board after three years of holding the fund the Dial-A-Ride system with a A generous portion of its passengers The need for taxpayer money arose became more than half local. 100 students in beginning algebra." line at 16 cents per mile for school quarter-mill tax. The request voted are senior citizens and regular service because the state share keeps The bus service is expected to is provided handicapped people using operate on a budget of about $275,000 Don Collier of the Charlevoix County business. The new rate is 20 cents. down 1,753-1,328 at the August diminishing, under terms of the the Bergmann Center in Charlevoix, in 1982-83. The millage, if approved, Social Services Department requested And substitute teacher pay was primary was for 29/100ths of a mill. contract between the state and but the Dial-A-Ride buses are would bring in about $100,000.