The Ingham County News and Jean Lock
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\ "' tJl 1.fl .. :• •.,'1 1', I> \ t ,... ·::' ,.• t,· •.• •: I ··;. '.:.. '\/~~ ' \~; ~ ' , .. '•. (\ \,1,.·. 1,. ·~ \ Vol, 109, No. 19 '" Wednesday; May 7, 1969 ·~) • Copy Socond olnss postogo pnld at Mooon, Michigan, Published wcelcly by PANAX CORPORATION, P.O. Box 225, Mason, Michl gun 48854 Subscription rotao In lnghnm nnd odjolnlngccuntles, $S per ycor, elsewhere $ • 5 . J \ ....·.; ~ Architect ·Proposes Plan ~ Q,l ....1.1'1 ~ <. ....au a.L ~ ·~ For Downtown Mason Mall l I By BARBARA MciNTOSH "Second, more people should be encouraged to live S~CAMO~t ..... News Staff Writer near the park. The residential density should be increased, A new plan for Mason's courthouse square has been perhaps by the construction of garden apartments within proposed by C.William Brubaker in a supplement to the easy walking distance, · rough draft report from visiting architects who toured the "Third, everything possible should be done to make city last month, according to Bill Bopf, city administrator. living near the park attractive and convenient, which - means an eating place or 2, stores, churches, doctor's . The new :I own core would be formed by closing the ..... __ - ··~ 4 streets surrounding the courthouse and planting this offices, community meeting rooms and the like, the ----tl\1' . •.; area with trees. Parking would then be provided behind . architects recommended. .. local businesses and around the perimeter of the core, In the interests of a livelier. city center architects MAPL! - Brubaker said. suggested the departure from single family homes. They In the report architects commented, "The also recommended governmental sponsored public courthouse and surrounding park stand as the symbolic housing or an income supplement program to help low center of the city and the county. lf the eventual removal income residents such as on North Mason street. of the county activities is inevitable, it will be a severe "We believe that an excessive amount of the city has blow which should be counteracted." been zone9 for industry, even with the active search "We urge, first that Mason city hall be phased into which is underway," the architects said. the courthouse building as the county offices are phased They pointed out that new plants may decide to out. Other governmental and conununity facilities should locale in remote parts of the industrially zoned land and if be added until the building is full. Even business activities the develop·ment program falls short the vacant land might be considered, would be unsuitable for other uses. All land which might be suitable for residential or for school sites should be reserved until last, and there should be a concentration of all new industry, they said. •;-- They noted, "The area of the Cedar Street interchange seems to be most appropriate for such concentration." In order to insure harmony throughout Mason they OAK. recommended an outside consultant for design review. They added a 3-man advisory board, perhaps including members from the Mid-Michigan chapter of The American I I I I I I Institute of Architects might also be feasible. Architects' Drawing of proposed Mason Mall. This design review should be closely related to the activities of Mason's Development corporation and should offer incentives as well as controls to developers who propose a higher quality of design. MDMEA Presid.ent~ Attorney "Mason now has an industrial corporation. We recommend that this be expanded into a community development corporation so that it might deal with all types of new development, including new residential areas, t11e central business district and open spaces both inside and outside the city limits," they concluded. Schedule Monday Meeting By SALLY TROUT Council Questions . News Staff Writer last week by MDMEA.President Schultz. The complete . Tlie ·ali: lias been cleared somc\vllai and it appears . tcx t of the release is carried on page A-2 .. .that; the Mason board of education through its attorney Schultz charged that the tioard had failed to and. the Mason department of the Michigan Educati01i negotiate according to terms agreed upon at the first Property Assessment Association negotiating team will be able to set a date for meeting April II and that in "an effort to bring about an talks to begin in the near future. early contract settlement the MDMEA is in the process of Appearing before the board of education at the filing unfair labor practice charges against the board." Procedures in City Monday night meeting, the MDMEA President Herbert· Commenting on the unfair labor practice charge, Schultz indicated the negotiating team would be willing to Schultz indicated that the charge had not been filed and possibly wouldn't be if a negotiating time is arranged Mason's property assessment procedures came in for talk on Fridays, Saturdays or Sundays, if a time could be arranged with the attorney. between the negotiating team and the attorney. some discussion at Monday night's council meeting. As a "We are meeting (the MDMEA team) this Friday to result, facts are being put together to see what it would "The MDMEA negotiating team still is against consider the charge and possible action, but a decision will take for a city-wide appraisal to adjust inequities. meeting after school, as teachers are physically and not be made until after my meeting Monday with the Councilman Frank Guerriero, a former member of mentally drained after teaching a full day," Schultz said. attorney," Schultz said. the board of review, spearheaded the discussion on the He indicated today that Attorney James Maatsch valuation inequities, citing several instances of Mason had contacted him and that a tentative meeting date for properties at a sub-par level of valuation. the 2 men had been set for Monday. Cooler Weather on Way City Administrator Bill Bopf pointed out that "At this meeting l am sure we will be able to agree The next 5 days are going to be a little cooler, the keeping up with valuations which are pegged to sale values on a date to begin contact talks," he continued. Weather Bureau said today, but there will be a brief is a never-ending job and one beyond the time limitations "It is impossible to do a good job of teaching and warming period the first of next week. Some showers are for an understaffed assessing office. prepare for negotiations after a working day, therefore, due the first of next week. Tonight will be fair with a low HAPPY MOTHER'S DAY-Mrs. Edward Schelling of In other council business Monday night councilmen we are willing to sacrifice our weekends so that some temperature of 40 to 44 degrees. Thursday will be fair Leslie will be observing Mother's day as a mother for the t~:ned a request for a sp.ecial use permit for a sheriff's agreement can be reached." with a high of 67 to 73. first time this year. Adopted daughter, Vashti Kim, 2, is fmng range over to the cJty planning commission· for its l n a lengthy press release today, the Mason board of Precipitation probabilities tonight arc 20 percent and too young to understand such celebrations but she has consideration. Another request from Joy Davis for · education explains the circumstances leading up to the on Thursday, 10 percent. no doubts that Mrs. Schelling is her mother. rezoning on Maple street was referred to the planning MDMEA's unfair labor practice charge which was revealed' commission . (Details on Page A-2) Councilmen approved the recommendation of the . J(orean Orphan planning commission in denying a rezoning request of Bill Cr?wner until the comprehensive plan being done by the Tn-County planning commission for Mason is completed Brings The council also referred a request from the Maso~ Joy Merchants association for a fulltime parking checker over to City Administrator Bopf for study. Bopf pointed out that no funds were budgeted for To Leslie Family such a position. This Sunday will be the first time that Mrs. Edward Schelling of 1291 East Kinnevillc road, Leslie, will By Lions Club celebrate Mother's Day as a mother. Mrs. Schelling has been a mother since February 26, the day that· she and her husband met a plane at O'Hara field in Chicago and were handed a 2-year old Korean Sport Fishing Area orphan. She had been crying, but when she was handed to her new mother, she held out her arms and stopped Proposed for Pari{ crying, a memory that Mrs. Schelling obviously treasures. The tiny dark-haired girl's name was Chung Sun Kim It probably won't reach the point of a tourist boom but she became Vashti Kim Schelling. The Schellings to match the coho fishing fever but Mason Lions wished to give her a l3iblical name and chose Vashti from presented a plan to Mason .councilmen Monday night '· the book of Esther. They kept her Korean last name as which will open up game fishing opportunities to Mason ..,, ~. .. ' her middle name. youngsters. ·-···_, ·.;.<:.?.~· From the day the couple applied to the Ingham Dr. Ted VanderBoll, speaking for the Mason Lions )····· County Children's unit to adopt a Vietnamese war orphan club, presented a plan for turning the ponds at Laylin until the day that they became Vashti's parents, was 2\-2 park into a sports fishing area. · years. They learned at first that they could not adopt a The Lions plan calls for ridding the ponds of the Vietnamese baby and were advised to seek a Korean carp and other rough fish with chemicals and then orpahn. restocking the ponds with bluegi!ls and bass. ' . ' . A 5 months home study was conducted of the Dr. VanderBoll indicated that if the project goes as Schellings and they were then referred to International planned the bass and bluegills would be placed in the Social Service in New York City.