City Officials Ponder Tax Collection

Look inside for MONEY SAVING C o u p o n s \ ACADEMIC ALL-STARS SUBSCRIBERS - FIND YOUR COPY WITH TODAY'S NEWSPAPER Deadline nears It's getting late in the City officials game for anyone think ing about entering the race for the Plymouth Township Board of Trustees. ponder tax Plymouth Township Supervisor Richard Reaume, treasurer Ron Edwards and clerk Joe Bridgman have all an nounced plans to seek collection fee re-election, as have trustees Michael Kelly By M a tt Jachm an added to the city’s entire tax and Bob Doroshewitz. Observer Staff Writer Trustee Kay Arnold levy, according to finance hasn't announced her director Mark Christian Plymouth officials are con plans, and trustee Ste sen. Homeowners whose sidering adding a 1-percent ven Mann said he will house has a taxable val not seek a third term. fee to property tax bills in ue of $100,000 would pay an The deadline for any order to help pay the admin additional $41 on a roughly one considering joining istrative costs of taxation, $4,100 annual tax bill. such as assessing property, the race for elective of processing bills and collect fice is 4 p.m. Tuesday. 'Time to vote' ing taxes. Mayor Dan Dwyer said Plymouth is one of the city officials have discussed few communities in Wayne the topic for years at bud County that doesn’t impose get time — they are cur the collection fee, and it rently finalizing the bud hasn’t done so for more than get for the fiscal year that 25 years, according to city begins in July — and need officials. to bring it to a vote. Dwyer A “tax administration fee” said he’s personally lean of up to 1 percent is allowed ing against the fee, but that under state law, and com he understands the reasons munities have options on some support it. The city has how the fee can be levied. It been tightening its spending, can be made to apply to the including shrinking the city entire tax bill or to parts of work force through attrition, it, and it can be levied only for several years. HAL GOULD on summer bills, only on “Whether I support it or STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER winter bills, or on both, offi not, I do think it’s time to Steve King and the Dit- cials said. put it to a vote,” Dwyer said. tilies will again be part The move would raise of the Music in the Park nearly $216,000 annually if P lease se e FEE, A7 concert series. Concert Students in Susan Porter's first-grade class talk about the importance of moms sponsor Planners: Wall can come Downtown Plym outh's "Music in the Air" Friday night con down, but park a must cert series, a tradition Lifetim e of love in downtown Plymouth By Matt Jachman the area set aside for that for nearly 30 years, has Observer Staff Writer a bright future with building should be convert ed to green space, and pri the announcement by Kids know what makes moms special Hines Park Lincoln it The Daisy Wall, the last ority given to developing it will become a major remnant of the 1880s Plym into a park. By Brad Kadrich Miklos Zsiros had a much more sponsor. outh factory where Dai Observer Staff Writer basic reaction to the word “mom.” sy Air Rifles were made for 'We need momentum' Hines Park Lincoln in “She feeds me,” Miklos said of his Plymouth Township will decades, may be one step Freed has sought for more Television personality and noted mom, Laura. “I love her.” closer to coming down. sponsor the Hines Park than a year to be absolved of observer of children Art Linkletter Lily Thomas said her mom, Or, it may not. Lincoln Stage on each having to preserve the Dai used to say, “Kids say the darndest Rachel, helps her by putting her The Plymouth Planning sy Wall as it requested an of the 14 Friday nights things.” hair in a pony tail. of the concert series, Commission voted Wednes extension of the PUD, while If Linkletter had been in Susan “My mom does nice stuff for me,” day night to recommend an some neighbors and Daisy which begins M ay 25 in Porter’s first-grade classroom Fri Lily said. extension of a planned unit downtown Plymouth's Square residents have com day at Farrand Elementary School The youngsters were all planning development, or PUD, at the plained the wall has become Kellogg Park and con in Plymouth, he’d have been proud. on honoring their moms with gifts Daisy Square condomini tinues through Aug. 31. an eyesore and the area Porter’s students, who spent of one sort or another, ranging from ums off of Union Street, a around it has been poorly Hines Park has been time this week making things for traditional to hand-crafted pres project that was begun in maintained. a sponsor of individual their moms, were more than hap ents. concerts in the past, 2003 but remains unfinished “We need forward momen py to talk about their pride in, and “We’re making a teapot in school,” because of a weak housing tum,” Beth Foley, who is on but this year has decid love for, their mothers. Everyone said Lynette Cipolla, who plans to market. The agreement is ed to boost its presence the homeowners associa agreed: Moms are really important. give the teapot to her mom, Lind with Joseph Freed & Associ tion board for Daisy Square ih the concert series. Just for different reasons. say, for Mother’s Day. ates, a Chicago development The presenting sponsor townhouse owners, told plan “She’s so kind,” Benita Olmos, 6'k, Mira Vulaj said she’s making her company. ners. “The only way for this of the "Music in the Air" said of her mother, Jey. “She makes mom, Mira, a card. But the planners’ recom concert series is Blue Cross to move forward is for that me dinner, and respect? me with “It’s going to say, ‘Happy Moth mendation to the Plymouth wall to come down.” Blue Shield of Michigan, love.” er’s Day’ on it,” Mira said. City Commission removed Foley said she and fel which has been support Moms, the children agreed, are Bailey Kennedy has a more musi the PUD requirement that ing the concert series the low Daisy Square residents helpful to have around. cal gift in mind for his mom, Kelly. the factory wall be pre have supported preservation past six years. “She helps me with problems that “I’m giving my mom some wind served and used in a loft- efforts, such as the Plym For the complete list I have,” Hope Stacherski said of chimes,” Bailey said. “She real style condominium build of "Music in the Air" outh Preservation Network’s her mom, Holly. ly likes them and she doesn’t have ing, and also removed the plans for a small park with concerts go to www. “If we have problems with our any.” provision that called for that a pavilion that would incor- downtownplymouth.org. homework, she can help us,” Chris building to be built in the tian Chorkey said. His mom is Kelly. Please see MOMS, A3 first place. 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