• Ie WAYNE COUNTY'S OLDEST WEEKLY NEWSPAPER... ESTABLISHED 1869 Publica bon NutT'Qel USPS 39&&80 Vol.114,No.35,Three Sections, 32Pages, PlusSuppfements WEDNESDAY,MARCH9,I983-NORTHVILLE, MICHIGAN c:;np "M@ we II • Large number appeal,to boards of revie . I ' NO>"'" .f.'If~-i'~~ ... ->,(~~ -~'r*, , .. > Township rea~sessment • prompts some protests ~ Faced with an infiux of requests for assessment has stayed the same. board of review appointments In the However, she noted, if a resident has wake of notices of reassessment moved, he may not have received hIs changes, Northville Township Monday' notice. Anyone wlshJng to check hIs expanded its schedule of meeting dates assessment should call the townshIpof- and extended hours of sessions already fice, she su~ested. scheduled. TownshIpofficials worked late Thurs- Residents began calling, the township day mailing out the notices. When the officeexplained, as soonas they receiv- assessment changes arrived from the ed adjusted assessment notices In the Wiiyne County Assessor's Office last • mall Friday or Saturday. Wednesday, Heintz explained, it was The notices were sent to residents noticed that there obviously were com- whose assessments were either puter errors. decreased or Increased p a result of . Arnold Roberts of the assessor's of- last 'year's reassessment in the fice Inspected the notices Thursday townshIp, clerk Susan Heintz said. morning, took them back to the Wayne Residents who do not receive a notice can assume, she added, that their. Continuedon 9 ~ \ City adds fourth date to make appointments Demand for appointments before the Assessment notices went only to Syd Harral, Clerk Susan Heintz, Supervisor John MacDonald, Thelma Houchins, Rae Campbell mail reassessment notices late Thursday city board ofreview has prompted addi- those city property owners whose pro- tlon of a fourth date of property valua- pertY valuations have been Increased .-~.~~-~_.~,~~~-~~._-~---------------1 tlon assessment hearings March 17. she said, contrary to a news story that The board hears appeals of property said all property owners would receive assessments by appointment only. The them. I March 17 date Is Inaddition to previous- No notices were sent where valua- • ! Iy scheduled sessions March 15, 22 and tlons have decreased, she said, though 24. there were substantial decreases in , Donna Kohs, of the city controller's Lexington North on both sides of Taft. office, said Tuesday the March 15 "Some of those people are stUlmaking A PUBLIC HEARING is set .; ~~~ul~,1s ~y f~ unless hoprs appointm......eJ!.tsto~~ppea1,.because,they, for 7 il:"·l~':.fbursdayat NortbvIDe-- - areextended. - _. - .,. thInk~the reductlon-has'not gone far Towns~lp' Hall to' ~, posSi~ ble uses of general revenue shar- Interest In appeal1ligassessments Is enougb,"-~ohssaid. • _ .' ".:.:L strong from LexIngton Condos, Kohs There have also been many requests . ing funds.. (\ ," . " . said, where notices of substantial for appointments from Wayne County NHS HONOR -=~i~tY'.'and assessment Increases were de11vered . Band will host the Edward 'P• last week. Continuedon 9 Bergstrom Memorial concert at 8 p.m. today in the high school •• gy~asium. Admission is free; City to borrow $600,000 however, donations will be ac- cepted. NORTHVILLE Community from next year's, revenues Chamber of Commerce will hold • I .. "'.. ; its March meeting at 8 a.m. ed to pay expenseS In the current <1982- • Thursday in the chamber 83) fiscal year endingJune 30. • building. Plans will be discussed SImUar notes were Issued last year for the annual Giant Garage Sale. exceeding $340,000. Walters said he had anticipated borrowing of $500,000 this • year, but Increased the amount only Monday after learning of likely further delays In state shared revenue payments. Repayment of the notes will be made Heads of the class from 1983-84 property tax receipts due Inseptember. Whenthe 1982-83 budget was drafted Northville High School's commencement left Kathy Bainbridge, Paul Havala, Kristin the city had hopedto reduce the $483,000 ceremony coulp run a little longer this year in Nelsen, Carolyn Dragon and Lisa Ehlert. deficit left from 1981-82. WhUecity ex. ' light of the number of students addressing the Back row from left are Kurt Hoffmeister, penditures likely willnot exceed budget Leah Higgins, Marianne Rothermel, Roy Kipl- by more than a percentage point or two Class of '83. This year, an unprecedented 10 Walters' report shows, revenue~ • students have been 'named valedictorians - inger and John Field. Salutatorians, with 3.966 (primarUy state shared revenues and earning perfect 4.0 grade point averages for grade point averages, are Mary Beth Lan- racetrack taxes) wUl fall far short of five semesters of their high school careers. drum and Kim Assenmacher. Some 330 the bUdgetedfigures. The last semester is not calculated in the class students are expected to receive their "I'm still skeptical we can keep the ranking. According to principal George Aune, diplomas this June during Northville High deficit even' at last year's leVel," "this is a first for Northville High Schoo!." School's 114th commencement. Record photo School glows Walters toldcounc by Steve Fecht. The "worst case" he presented an- Heading the Class of '83 are front row from SeePage l·C ContinUedon9 • .__._-------~-----------------_----I Population Characteristics School hoard gives Bell top rating 1980 Census Northville City/Township \ Age/Sex Comparison By MICHELEMcELMURRY of the board, the board concurred that keep the board Informed of his ac· Bell had fulfilled all seven re- tlvltles and decisions. LEGEND In his first evaluation since taking the quirements. Of the seven criteria for "I have always known when he's go- helm of the district eight months ago, rating his performance as chIef ex- Ing to be out of the dlstrlc:t, and he has N '9 SChool Superintendent George Bell '9 ~ Mcl_ North. City ecutive, the board felt some of BeU's kept me Informed of confidential mat- N • earned an "outstanding" rating by the strong suits were his recommendation ters," Whitaker noted. "I also think ~ .. 1101_ North. Twp NorthvUleBoard ofEducation Inall but ofnew policies to the board and hISsup- he's (Bell) shown good jUdgment In N two areas of school district manage- port of board of education policy and passing up national conventions this WR71 ' I ~ FQtIItOla. North.. ett, ment. r action to the pUblicand staff. year to stay Inthe district," he added. 2000 8! The board conducted Bell's evalua- In Bell's recommendation of new WUkInson, however, said she was .. tion MClhdayevening. The board tradl· ~ FeIMlJ_ Nort.h. Twp policies, board president Douglas concerned that the board may be ask- c tlonally evaluates the superl.ntendent's Whitaker noted the superintendent's Ingtoo much of Its superintendent. o performance prior to negotiating the "concern for Inventory control polley" "We've asked George to be In a lot of ~ l~ administrator's contract for the coming and his formal engagement of Plante places," she noted. I o year. and Moran as the school district's However, Ben said he did not feel ... J Evaluation ratings ranged from un· auditors, pressured by the board. D- satisfactory to outstanding. Prior to o Board vice president Karen WUkIn. "I put pressure on myself," he said. Q. 1000 • discussing the specifics of each son said she felt the "citizens' commit- "As a new'superintendent I have been category on the evaluation, the board tees as well as the financial situations trying to a have a lot of exposure to dIf· established "satisfactory" as average 'Ye~ handled qUicklyand well." ferent groups. ' performance. However, board Regarding his support of the board's "I feel the. community has to trust members agreed they were looking for policies and actions, trustee Gerald me," he explained. "I'm exerting the a "more than average" performance Munro said he felt Bell "was In touch pressure on myself." from the district's top administrator. and Intune" with the schooldistrict. Board members concurred that some The evaluation was divided Intothree Whitaker echoed Munro's remarks, improvement could be made ·In the categories: performance as chief ex- whUe noting the superintendent "'lets amount ofdata and information proVid- ecutive of the board, performance as staff know when they have not done ed to the board In Its decision making superintendent of SChoolsand achieve- what Is needed." process. ment of 1982-83 goals. Board members also noted their • In his performance as chief executive satlsfatlcatlon with Ben's abUity 19 Continuedon9 ", \ 2-A- THE NORTHVILLE AECOAD-Wedneaday, March 8,1883 Moraine robotics Gifted third graders at Moraine Elementary School have been up to their ears in robotics for the past few weeks. The students have been exploring robotics at the school's resource center by designing, planning and producing robot models to perform specific tasks. In addition to bUilding their own robots students also planned a display for parents and friends which included creative stories, posters, mobiles, filmstrips and tapes. The highlight of their studies was a "Robotics Evening" held February 28 for famUies anl;l friends. Special guest for the evening was Hero I, a teaching robot developed by Heathkit and Zenith Corporation. Hero I and its master, Andrei Ealovega, demonstrated the robot's functions to students and guests, Pictured with their robots are front row from left Matt Rossing, Sean Kolassa, Wendy Carroll and Tim Duff. Back row from left are Beth Morelli, Dorothy Neider, Drew Erickson and Kevin Worth. Record photo by Steve Fecht. Maybe We're Not Ma~icians. - h:1I w,' d" h,I\" '''Ill'' 11111\ IlIlk Ifll:'" tor ~,'IIII1!!d"lIH:' ,jlJll"'dujI I Jk," "XI"'I II:11<:1:hk,' "Ill' jfrr!,bl~ 112 E. \fAIN NORTHVILLE -' 349.0777 Irwin Weil is Town Hall.guest speaker Dental' TODAY, MARCH 9 CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: Nor- meets at 8 p.m,.ln Township Hall.