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March 27,2008

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Homeowners hire attorney to force temple changes

BY TIFFANY L. PARKS The temple is located just was said to be on vacation, did in order to give Amann time to OBSERVER STAFF WRITER east of Canton Center Road at not return calls for this story. meet with homeowner associa• Should the Hindu Temple offi• 44955 Cherry Hill. Members , In published reports, tions. In the end, the temple Members of the Hindu cials be forced to alter plans have made plans to demol• McGraw has said the commis• agreed to fund traffic improve• ish the current facility near ments and increase storm Temple of Canton are confi• for their property because of sion failed to address whether dent in their plans to huild a the roadway and construct a the new construction would water capacity, but refused complaints from nearby resi• new houseof worship on their 19,669-square-foot building in meet current zoning require• to position the new building dents? Tell us your thoughts by Cherry Hill Road property. the middle of a 5.6-acre parcel. ments. Built in the late '80s, closer to Cherry Hill. e-mailinq editor Kurt Kuban at BILL BRESIERI STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Even so, temple officials Citing the land's narrow the current temple was grand• Amann said there are several requested that their proposal [email protected] or shape and the proposed loca• fathered in when the township reasons, including no access Hindu Temple member Ashwin be removed from the agenda posting a comment on our Web tion of the new building, revamped its zoning regula• to the existing building dur• Asher doesn't take the opposition of Tuesday's township board site at www.hometowniife.com. dozens of residents that live tions. ing construction, that justify personally, and thinks the temple meeting in light of a group of in the homes surrounding the Township planner Jeff it being built in the proposed will expand on the current site. surrounding homeowners get• temple have been critical of the Goulet said because the pro• location. ting an attorney in an effort to rescheduled. project, which was approved posal calls for new construc• Temple member Ashwin plans of relocating to another stop the project. Bryan Amann, the attorney by the planning commission in tion, it meets the township's Asher said he isn't put off by area. "We can't move the tem• "Theyjustwantto explore representing the temple, has February. current requirements. some homeowners getting their ple. We should be over there." it further," township planner expressed his belief that the The attorney representing Before the commission voted own attorney. Angela Wolosiewicz said of the temple will triumph over any the group of dissenting home• on the project, the temple 'It's not personal," he said, Gannett News Service contributed to temple. The item has not been opposition to the plan. owners, Thomas McGraw, who asked that the matter be tabled adding that the temple has no this report.

The 'Mocha 'Courageous' Worthy

gains favor of locals Moms'

Social group for after charging Kwame mothers of color BY TIFFANY L. PARKS dal has brought her favor among starting Canton chapter Wayne County voters that don't OBSERVER STAFF WRITER have a say in whether Kilpatrick BY TIFFANY L. PARKS remains in office. OBSERVER STAFF WRITER - On Friday she was-blasted4br- Worthy; who is up for re-elec• inaction and the presumption tion this year, definitely has the When Gina Taylor was pregnant that she would cave under politi• backing of Canton residents Alex with her first child, the debate over cal pressure. and Annette Kushiski, who, like cloth vs. disposable diapers was the But on Monday, area residents others gathered at the Canton furthermost thing from the minds of praised Kym Worthy as living Public Library on Tuesday, had her closest friends. up to her last name and jokingly some strong opinions about