Price, Heise Clash on Township Issues

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Heise is a lawyer Wayne County and the lowest voters at the Plymouth Commu and former director of the water rate in the western part nity Forum. Wayne County Department of of the county. Supervisor Shannon Price Environment. “That wasn’t by accident,” and Kurt Heise, who is chal “I think you all agree there’s said Price, who represented the lenging Price in the August something wrong with our area as a county commissioner Republican primary, debated township,” Heise said in intro from 2013 until he was named before more than 130 people at ductory remarks. “It’s time for supervisor. “That was by Praise Baptist Church in the a clean break.... We need a new strong conservative leadership. best-attended Community Fo team of elected officials.” ... We are the place people want rum since the event was Price, who was appointed to be.” MATT JACHMAN launched early last year. supervisor in April 2015 follow Kurt Heise (right) speaks while Shannon Price takes notes during Monday's Heise, a term-limited mem ing the resignation of Richard Plymouth Community Forum. Heise is challenging Price, the Plymouth ber of the Michigan House of Reaume, listed recent township See TOWNSHIP, Page A2 Township supervisor, in the Republican primary for supervisor. A team of chain-reaction builders hopes to break its own U.S. record this year with 250,000 dom inoes. Chain-reaction team aiming to shatter U.S. record Darrell Clem camera crews from The Discovery America and possibly a tribute to record for Rube Goldberg chain- staff Writer Channel and Detroit Public Television Route 66 for the United States, among reaction machines fell short last filmed it. other segments. year. Aiming to beat its own U.S. record, “It’s just a lot of fun to get together The 18-member team will comple Builders from across the United a team of chain-reaction experts led by with other builders who share the ment its 250,000 dominoes with every States, Canada, Austria and Germa Steve Price of Canton hopes to topple same passion,” said Price, a recent thing from Hot Wheels tracks to ping ny are expected to participate in 250,000 dominoes. graduate of Michigan State University pong balls to string. Price said the July. Some involved in last year’s It’s called the Incredible Science and its Honors College who earned his chain reaction will have a 70,000-dom- team are returning. Machine World Edition and it’s coming degree in mechanical engineering. ino “circle field” — a large circle of “We’ve become really good to Westland Shopping Center in July. This year’s theme will focus on dominoes that topples from the center friends,” Price said, adding the It would shatter a U.S. record set world cultures and incorporate all and outward — that could break the team aims to “intrigue and excite last July, when the team built a chain seven continents. It is expected to Guinness World Record for circle the audience.” reaction that toppled 197,598 dominoes include designs of Chinese scrolls to fields. at the Michigan Science Center while represent Asia, soccer balls for South An attempt to break a Guinness See RECORD, Page A3 New battlegrounds in contest for township supervisor Matt Jachman its Michigan chapter, that at ing and spending for his cam can give to the candidate. better.” staff Writer tacks one of the candidates. paign with an independent Progress Plymouth, formed Heise declined Tbesday to Kurt Heise, a state House of political action committee. in late 2014, lists Heise’s home comment on the allegations, The courthouse and state Representatives member chal Progress Plymouth. Sandler’s address as its street address saying he would let Johnson’s election offices are the newest lenging Supervisor Shannon complaints to Secretary of and his phone number as the office review them first, but battlegrounds in the contest for Price in the Republican pri State Ruth Johnson’s office committee phone number. said it seems Sandler is “ob Plymouth Township supervisor, mary, was accused last week also allege that Progress Ply “He’s clearly coordinated, sessed” with him. as a national conservative or by Stu Sandler, a political con mouth has exceeded the which is a violation of cam “He just needs to stop his ganization is taking issue with sultant and a friend of Price, of $10,000 contribution limit, per paign finance law,” Price said a flier, apparently published by illegally coordinating fundrais election cycle, that such a PAG 'Ibesday. “He should know See SUPERVISOR, Page A2 O bserver & E ccentric © The Observer & Eccentric INDEX hom«townlil«.com Volume 129 • Number 84 Business................. 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May 26, 2016 LOCAL NEWS hometownlife.com a nonprofit at the former House of Corrections — ship, some 133 acres, is Michigan,” Heise said. they rejected a 2012 tax TOWNSHIP Central Middle School in Price said the area will worth an estimated $5 The candidates also: proposal that would have Plymouth that is seeking “take off” as part of a million and that the town » Differed over the increased fire depart Continued from Page A1 financial support from a planned high-tech busi ship is negotiating over future of the township’s ment funding to keep the public recreation author ness corridor after va reimbursement for what Hilltop Golf Course. 'The station open. PARC, DeHoCo ity. cant prison buildings are it spent toward the 190 course had a deficit at the “Raising taxes, which Heise said PARC is demolished and the site acres. Two courts have end of 2013 that totaled is very easy for some disputed “doing a phenomenal job” cleaned up. A recently ruled that the county about $408,000. people, is not the answer,” Price painted Heise as as a location for arts, passed law, stemming improperly foreclosed on Heise c^ed for a he said. Price said there someone tied to question athletics and community from a bill introduced by the 190 acres and the forensic audit of course are talks ongoing with able decisions made in organizations and that he Heise, will provide up to Michigan Supreme Court finances, followed by a NorthviUe Township to Lansing and to policy wants to “see them $4 million for demolition recently declined to hear debate over whether the have its fire department positions that would cost thrive.” Price, though, of some DeHoCo build the township’s appeal. township should continue staff Station No. 2 to give township taxpayers. suggested the recreation ings; Price said securing to hold it as a public facil NorthviUe Township “The minute you cre authority concept has not the money was a “team Reform bill criticized ity. firefighters easier access ate that authority, you been thought through and effort” and that total site Price attacked Heise “It’s time for us as to that township’s south surrender all your that PARC is overreach cleanup will require more over his “presumptive taxpayers to find out east side. rights,” Price said after ing. funding. parole” criminal justice where our money has Monday’s forum was Heise said he’d be open to “Do we need an 800- Heise, however, fo reform legislation, saying been going for the past moderated by Arne forming a joint recreation seat theater?” Price said. cused on a different part it would release violent several years,” he said. Guimmo, who launched authority with the city of “We don’t have a business of DeHoCo: the former criminals and endanger Price, blaming the the Community Forum in Plymouth. The two were plan. We don’t have a prison farm in the area of communities. losses on the recession of March of 2015. The pro answering a question feasibility study.” Five Mile and Ridge. The “We are the second- recent years and a ne grams, typically held about the Plymouth Arts Asked about DeHoCo township recently lost a safest community in the glected course that the every other month, have and Recreation Complex, — the former Detroit court battle with the city state” because public current management delved into a variety of of Detroit over the owner safety is a priority, Price company has improved, topics, including vaccina ship of 190 acres at that said.

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