District reconsidering decision to transfer music teacher Responding to a decision made by next meeting of the school board is attention of the board and current said, but Miller told the Grosse Pointe 26 statement. "A new financial infor- the Grosse Pomte Public School Wednesday, Sept. 4. administration." News that it is the result of the dis- mation procedure already has been System administration on Aug. 15 to In a statement issued Aug. 26, the Following the decision to transfer trict hiring an outside consultant to put into place, which gives the board transfer band and orchestra director district contends: "The decision to Miller, who has been with the district work on personnel issues at South. a monthly statement of year-to-date Ralph Miller out of Grosse Pointe transfer Ralph Miller from his posi- for 17 years, scores of students, for- Administrators confirmed the district consultant costs in excess of $5,000. South High School, along with new tion as band and orchestra director at mer students, friends and family paid approximately $20,000 for the "The board wishes to emphasize information that has come to the South high was made with the full protested by writing letters to the consultant. that this administration has the full administration's attention since then support of the board of education school superintendent and to the edi· "The board of education is also support of all trustees. They continue the district has announced it wid after an exhaustive process. tor of the Grosse Pointe News, and by deeply concerned about the cost of the to expect personnel issues will be review its decision and make a final Subsequently, IWW information staging a rally at North high. consultant who was utilized in an resolved speedily, decisively and in all determination on Tuesday, Sept. 3. regarding an understanding reached Reasons behind the decision are attempt to resolve this and other per- fairness to everyone concerned." The opening day of school and the outsitk tIll' pl'oces,; has comp to the confidential, administrators have sonnel issues," according to the Aug. - Shirley' A McS'hafle WEEI( AHEAD Park informs public FridaYIAug. 30 Due to the extended holi- on sewer proj eet; day weekend, deadlines for editorial copy have been moved up to 3 p.m. Friday. meets objections Items for the features section are due by 3 p.m. Thursday, By Jim Stickford that the public is already balk- Aug. 29. Sports items will be Staff Writer ing at the prospect of the dis- accepted until 10 a.m. In the midst of some contro- ruption that will be caused by Tuesday. versy, the Grosse Pointe Park the construction of the separat- City Council unveiled its fmal ed sewer lines, as well as to the sewer separation plans to the damage that will be done to public Monday night. Patterson Park, and perhaps The plan, tentatively the city council should rethink MondaYI Sept. 2 approved by the council at an its plans. emergency meeting on Aug. 22, Resident Sue Steiger said Celebrate the 102nd will cost the city an estimated that she was not bothered by national observance of Labor $19.9 million, considerably the prospect of an inconve- Day. The first was believed higher than the $10 million- nience for a few months if it to have been held in 1882 in $12.5 million originally esti- takes care of the basement New York in the form of a mated needed to complete the flooding problem. What really parade by the carpenters job. concerns her, she said, is that and joiners unions. In 1883 a Park city manager Dale this plan might not be flexible union resolution declared Krajniak said that there were enough to handle changes in '"the first Monday in several reasons for the higher- environmental standards in September of each year a P.hc>to by Don Col. at G.... Lakea Aerial I:Lopl than-expected costs. the future. Labor Day." In 1884, presi- "The project expanded to "When schools are built, they dent Grover Cleveland Bird's eye view of Patterson Park include water storage under are constructed in a straight signed an act to make the With CODStrucUoa of the DeW Pattenon Park Ice rIDlc. and reflecUDg pool jut Jefferson," said Krajniak. "We line so that in the future, if the observation national law. about complete, 0r08ec PoJDte Park rcaidcDu call look fonrard to WIDDlen of IuD also chose the open cut method student population increases, Federal and local govern- ad wblten of W'OIldc:r. of digging up the ground to lay new wings can be added to the ment offices will be closed, as down the separated sewer lines CoaatrucUoD of the fadUty ..... wIa~~ III ~! ~t'W'I:q ~ • ~ school," said Steiger. "Is this well aB" the Grosse Pointe poOl. hi the wlnteJ'.Jt wfD be_q.~:dak avaflahle to Plu:k ~deatf •. , ...... ... instead of the deep tunneling system adaptable? Twenty News. ...".' .... --- .' ,,_._---............- ..... ....-. .......- ,', ". '~' ....... ~, method. This method is more years down the line, when the expensive, but it is less disrup- federal government tells local tive to the public." governments that th~ can't The reason the council had dump storm water into the Morrison home razed to make to approve the sewer separa- lake, will we have to rebuild Wednesday I Sept. 4 tion plan at a special meeting our sewer system then?" The Grosse Pointe-Life was so the city could meet Carla Palfy, who lives near Skills Support Group for par- room for many new residences state-imposed deadlines. Patterson Park, asked the "In order to obtain state ents of children with ADHD By Jim Stickford begin, Edgar said, the develop- to have just one home on a lot council to place the issue on the meets at 7 p.m. in St. Paul Staff Writer ers must work with Park engi- funding for the project at low November ballot, so that the that stretched from Jefferson interest rates, in this case 2.25 Catholic School on Grosse Out with the old in with the neers to determine what exact- to Lake St. Clair, said Edgar. residents of the Park could Pointe Boulevard in the new. Demolition of one of the ly must be done in regard to percent," said Krajniak, ''we decide whether or not they But over time, most of those have to meet state guidelines. Farms. The topic will be last great estates in Grosse hooking up sewer and water estates have been torn down wanted a separated sewer sys- "Unresolved Anger." Call Pointe, the Morrison home at service. and redeveloped. '1b get the funding for this year, tem, as opposed to, say, a reten- we had to approve our plan by (313) 343-5130 for more Bishop and Jefferson in Grosse "The houses will be built on Mrs. Lydia Mendelssohn tion basin which could be built Aug. 22. There are also some information. Pointe Park, was scheduled to lots that were platted in the Buhl Morrison was the last in Detroit. other conditions we must meet begin on Monday, Aug. 26. 1920s," Edgar said. "Sewer and person to live in the house and Krajniak told the audience to get the funding. We must that by delaying construction Asbestos must be removed water lines need to be checked she died in the 1980s, said begin construction in October, The Grosse Pointe school from the house before it can be out to see if they are capable of Edgar. With the exception of a past October, the Park would and we must complete con- :board conducts its monthly torn down. Once demolition of servicing the new homes. If few staff members, the estate be unable to borrow money struction in 24 months." 'conference meeting at 8 p.m. the Morrison home is complet- they aren't, then plans must be has been unoccupied since from the state at 2.25 percent in the Wicking Library at ed, construction of 10 new drawn to take care of the prob- then. The Morrison heirs live Construction will begin, interest rates. He said that if -Grosse Pointe South High houses on the property will lem." throughout the country, and Krajniak said, in the Patterson the city went to private fund- School. begin, said Robert Edgar of R. The property has 15 lots finding a buyer for a large Park area first. The city plan ing, the interest rates they G. Edgar & Associates, the real platted on it, meaning that estate that needed a great deal calls for the construction of a would receive would be consid- estate agency that is handling developers can build up to 15 of work proved to be unfeasi- lift or pump station in erably higher, adding millions the marketing of the houses. homes before seeking approval ble. Patterson Park. This station to the cost of the project over I INSIDE "We expect to begin building from the Park City Council. The Blake Co. will handle will be used in the process of the 20-year period the city the fIrst houses on the property Edgar said that developers are redevelopment of the estate pumping storm water into would be paying it off. Opinion 6A shortly," said Edgar. "We want thinking of building up to 19 property, while Edgar's compa- Lake St. Clair. It would take up One audience member said about a third to a half an acre. Schools lOA to get construction going before homes on the property. ny will take care of marketing. that if the project was such a winter weather sets in and The Morrison home dates Anyone interested can call Patterson Park has 23 acres.