m rm $7 C om m u n ity December 12,1979 The Newspaper with Its Heart in the Plymouth-Canton Community Voi. 6, No. 45 ‘I <’ •$ Rocks lose in oyertime pg. 62 400 enter C hristm as C olor C ontest lW g ra d -p r iK w iM trrfT W C <aiM»afcy C iiw ’i d a k a a O lw iin Coetert wee Ode eatry by K e lt Picreon, of Plymouth, whkh w m j t j g d beet aI the M te thaa 4Meatrica received. The o rtn a li' letter* to Saata Qaaa aad the lafonnatioa on the wiaaero of the eoatept i'/y appear h today's Chrietmae CheckMet epecial eectioa. f e >t\ > X » > ,\\Y\V « i \ The tastethat’s lmmm SAVE Every Thursday CATERING S A V E 5 5 * discount on 1 0 % with this • 3 pcs. Chicken 4 barrels & up coupon • Cole Slaw • Mashed potatoes & gravy J 21 piece barrel ! • 2 biscuits discount on Reg. $2.29 i Plymouth j Thursdays 12 barrels & up | * J i store only j j Expires 1/1/80 j eQianki for the goodness of w n ovs % ec//c?e 1122 W. Am Artor Rd. ■m iem AiHAAiiflea PROPRIETOR PiyMontfc 453-6767 FX1GD C 9U G K E N J o e L m g k a b e l V^.VVT.».?,T^>V.f.T;T.T.TT.t.l.t.rt.»t'7 »f I H TTI » 7 r>*.y.rr.T.nrf. t>* PG. 3 .:...< BY PATRICIA BARTOLD for an informal workshop on Monday, It was a confusing vote, said Carolyn Elaine Kirchgatter moved to petition the ^ ; The Plymouth-' Canton Board of Dec. 17 at 7:30 p.m. at board offices, Sellman, schools’ stenographer, because it request from Wayne County. Her motion © Education approved forwarding an 454 S. Harvey St., Plymouth. Formal sounded as though three board members was supported by Flossie Tonda. » election - date request of Feb. 28, 1980 ' did not vote on the motion. After she . •approval of the bond request may be “Let’s leave the date open. If we need to the Wayne County Election slated for the next board meeting Jan. 7. reviewed the tape of the vote'Tuesday . • Committee Monday night. morning,, she said that the vote was < more time for the campaign, we. can postpone the request in January,” This is the- first, step toward setting an Because the board has not determined recorded as a tie. election date, for voters to approve or the final amount of the bond proposal, It was unclear whether they .were Kirchgatter said. S deny a bond request for housing th e. some board members objected to the abstaining or voting *yes’ (to postpone), Sending in the petition for a February □ schools’; increasing student population. If move to .petition for the election date. said Sellman. However, since board election date would make Wayne County p the committee OKs the request arid the “Why riot ask for a date in March or by-laws require all school, board members aware that the district’s getting ready for f school' board sets.the election date, voters April?” asked Treasurer'Steve Harper. Hi Who are present to vote, the vote was a an election, said Beier. w could go to the polls Feb. 28. made a: motion to postpone sending the stalemate, said Florence Beier, The motion passed by a 5-1 vote with-** To pare down the final components of request to the election committee, but administrative assistant. Harper dissenting. President Tom Yack $• the bond proposal, the board will meet that motion was defeated by a 3-3 vote. Following that motion, Secretary was absent. ® new BY CHAS CHILD Although no firm direction was plotted for Canton’s efforts to preserve its farmland, the Board of Trustees agreed .Thursday to meet more frequently with the Planning Commission on presentation issues and problems. The pledge came during a joint meeting between the board and commission on a number of township issues, including goals for the 1980*s, the need for industry in the township, and the future of the agricultural - preservation program. Speaking on behalf of the planning commission, Chairman Bob Padget told the board that not enough progress had been made on the preservation program, which hurts its chances to succeed. 60-year-old in “As time passes, we lose support (for the program),” said Padget. SIXTY-YEAR-OLD Annis Jeanette Fultz of Westland was Plymouth, said sheriffs. The accident happened about 1:15 p.m. and no tickets were issued, sheriffs report. (Crier photo by ‘‘Development pressure has. been taken to Wayne County General Hospital by Canton rescuers mounting. And the land is in limbo. Many according to Wayne County sheriffs; Fultz’s car, above, collided Robert Cameron) with a car driven by Isodore Clements Bommarito, 42, of senior citizens (who own land in the western half of the township) can’t afford i.i* the (high) taxes. “If it will ever fly, the program has to 1 • 1' costs be kept as a front issue,” he continued ( , / joins in “It has to be kept alive.” BY PATRICIA BARTOLD agreements from the area communities to township can eilther ask residents to install He added that Trustee Robert the Plymouth Township Board of Trustees the county’s Board of Public Works before septic tanks, buy more sewer capacity from Greenstein, the director of the township’s approved spending $104,714 for paart of the - Dec. 18, said Egeland. The township’s con­ other area communities (whose flows are di­ farmland - preservation program, has not planning and design of the Huron Valley tract calls for payments to be made in eight verted to the Super Sewer) or get increased done enough on the local level, although Waste-water Control System, also called the installments of about $13,000 each- beginning capacity from the Super Sewer itself, said he praised the trustee’s pursuit of funding Super Sewer, last Tuesday night. 30 days after the grants are approved by the; Notebaert. for the preservation in Lansing and Although current plans for the Super Sewer state and federal governments. "We’re being asked to participate in a Washington, D.C. which have been OK’d by the Environmental The total cost of the Super Sewer will be study which we may or may not benefit from" In sum, Padget . recommended that the Protection Agency (EPA) don’t include Ply- - funded by 80 per cent state and federal commented Trustee Maurice Breen. " -' board of trustees appoint a new panel, mouth Township, the board’s approval gives grants and 20 per cent by local communities, "In effect, if a community doesn’t benefit called the farmland preservation board, Wayne County the .go-ahead to plan another' said Egeland. from the Super Sewer then they can be reim­ that would carry out the program with facility, said Thomas Hollis, water and sewer "By participating in this study, the town­ bursed in part,” replied Egeland. Futhermore specific deadlines and specific tasks. - superintendent for Plymouth Township. ship becomes eligible to-receive a state grant Egeland said a sewer plan for the next 20 Greenstein, who launched the "Another facility could include the township,” for funding," said Supervisor Tom Notebaert. years would be mapped out for each township farmland - preservation program during he added. To dispose of the increased sewage flow, the Cont, on pg. 16 his term as supervisor (1974-76), agreed If Plymouth Township is not included in the that a preservation board should be. final plans, the township could be reimbursed established, but added that it should not '-A' about 171,000, said Hollis. report to the board of trustees. “It should According to figuies from Wayne County, advise the farmland director, not the Plymouth Township is 42.9 per cent over its other way around,” he said. present sewer capacity, said Hollis. * Another member of the planning Duane R. Egeland from the Wayne County .commission, Bart Berg, said that the Public Works Department spoke to the board board should go to voters in 1980 and ask f6rtnore~than~atrhour last Tnesday-night-He— Due to the approaching holidays, early deadlines and special office hours them to fund the program. In November, has also asked 18 other communities in the have’been announced by The Community Crier. T978, Canton citizens defeated a S f6~ area for support for interim financing agree­ For the Wednesday, Dec. 26 edition of The Crier, editorial and m illion request to' pay for the preservation. ments. advertising deadlines will be 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 21. Offices at 1226 S. Greenstein, however, disagreed with July, 1981 has been earmarked as the com­ Main St. will be open Fridayj Dec. 21. pletion date for both the plans and specifi­ Berg. “We can’t ask for money from the cations of Super Sewer, said Egeland. He • For the Wedneaday, Jan. 2 edition, editorial and avertising deadlines will people until we’ve looked elsewhere,” added that bids for state and federal grants be 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 28. Offices will be open Friday, Dec. 28, and said the trustee. the project will be submitted in January,1980. Saturday, Dec. 29, but will be closed Sunday, Monday and Tuesday, Dec. In addition to seeking federal and state CuTTently, the EPA plans for the Super 30 to Jan. 1, and will reopen Wednesday, Jan. 2. Classified ad deadline is funding, Greenstein proposed Thursday to seek grants from private foundations. Sewer is divided into two parts: the first plan Friday, Dec.