;: <.' ^. -¾ £M ?<* » » s j« ' t* me .'-' ¢. <: t n< iflii • ' * ' •««' *< »,¾ >, >W* *fC t < * . » 5'* * «* » ' i'5* ' " W: ' t •> ' ^ .'ft' .< . v *» »*:' < ••«•;» w |W< TV , * * QUOTE % "The man who insists < ]_ upon seeing with perfect 25 '., clearness before he l>er ropy decides, never decides." —Henri FyAmlel fttttfett* OKIE HUNDRED-FIFTEENTH YEAR-No. 24 CHaSEA^lCjjj^jV^^ 13, i985 ^p?.g®^ibiLyy®?^ Contract Finally Arrives For Purchase of Old Aiiitrak Railroad Depot The National Railroad ably be sought through support Linda Longe Collins pioneered Passenger Corp., known as AM­ from United Way. the depot acquisition effort as a TRAK, has delivered a proposed "These problems will be ener­ representative of the Chelsea agreement of sale for the Chelsea getically addressed once we have Area Historical Society. After rail depot. It arrived by express the deal with AMTRAK completr two years of struggle with AM­ courier to the home of Will Con­ ed," Connelly concluded. "The TRAK officials she finally nelly, president pro-tem of the problems will first have to be con­ achieved an agreement for a Chelsea Depot Association, Inc., sidered by the trustees of the $l-a-year lease. This involved an arriving about nine months after Chelsea Depot Association, Inc. unacceptable commitment from the same agreement had been Since the proposed AMTRAK the Village of Chelsea and the worked out by phone in conversa­ agreement designates the buyer council turned it down. tions with Connelly and Dudley as 'Chelsea Depot, Inc.', it might In addition to Will and Linda, Holmes, Jr. be easier to change our organiza­ other founding members of the Attorney Peter Flintoft has tion name than to wait nine or 10 Chelsea Depot Association, Inc.' reviewd the AMTRAK depot months more having a contract are Marge Hepburn, Mark Heyd- sales agreement and feels that it revision ground through the bu­ lauff, Gloria Mitchell and Scott is acceptable. reaucracy of the rail company." Tanner. , The sale for $15,000 includes the land and building on a parcel of .84 acre, approximately 67 feet deep, paralleling the rail tracks and extending from Main to East United Way Sts. It is an outright sale, Connel­ THE CHELSEA COURTHOUSE is scheduled for substantial and a dome, much of which have been covered up over the years for a variety of reasons. A capacity crowd of civic leaders and other in­ ly said, but one which contains renovation next year if civic groups can come up with $135,000, the certain reservations for use of the projected cost of restoring the building to its original condition. The terested people listened to a plan outlined by Washtenaw county of­ ficials for the building's restoration at a meeting oh Monday after­ property by the rail system if it county also plans to spend $160,000 to make it a more "workable ever resumes local service to Reaches 98.4% court." Inside the building is elaborate woodwork, marble columns, noon. Chelsea. Among these are provi­ sions for use of the platforms for loading and unloading passen­ gers and baggage, 100 square feet County Pledges Funds To Help inside the station building for use In Campaign as a passenger waiting area and six reasonably adjacent parking A very healthy pledge by represented 103% of their goal spaces for vehicles. Chelsea Community Hospital while the Chelsea Milling con­ In addition, AMTRAK expects employees, coupled with a last- tribution placed them at 100% of the buyers to build a security minute increase in employee their individual goal and pushed Renovate District Courthouse fence to their specifications along pledges at Chelsea Milling Co., the industrial division over the brought the 1985-86 Chelsea elaborate woodwork, two- the east-west property line in top to 102.5% of goal. is not what it should be," in terms judge's bench area is "about half event the rail company resumes United Way drive within 1.6% of Washtenaw county would like the size it should be"; the counter story marble columns and its goal, according to Dave Pro­ Prohaska continued, "There is to begin renovating and of providing a workable court, elaborate carved stonework to regular service to Chelsea. Ob­ said the Hon. Karl Fink, in the clerk's area is too small, servers consider the odds are haska, co-chairman of this year's no question that we will reach upgrading Chelsea's 14th district forcing lines to go out into the en­ connect them, and a dome, much campaign. 100% of our 1985 target of $68,000. court by the end of March, pro­ Chelsea's district court judge for of which have been covered up by about 100 to one that regular the past two years. trance area; and the clerical passenger service will ever be We are very, very proud of our viding civic groups make a area is too small in general. suspended ceilings and other "Last week's receipts of $467 in community, our industry, and patching pledge 'of $135,000 Fink presented a detailed ac­ modern building practices. provided to Chelsea by AMTRAK the residential mail campaign count of the building's shortcom­ "My office is just fine, though," or its successors, ., our commerce in supporting this toward the $295,000 project. Fink said. "I-was glad to, find out that the and $500 in the professional divi­ ',:? That w^o^rie of the messgggs aj,. ings, He said he, has not attempt 1 .;•; .''^Kejie^ha otjjep rieservatioiis sion also aided in reaching$$&tnV v s f .^fciWe" have ' fc.hGro btit-it^ ^imtyaidjtft^tms^ tributors Have ever had • first­ <: "'dapacity" 'droWfl''" 6P 'c 6mmuni$'"'' t&ffaf jury trial th^because^it- were agreed upon" by both parties' paign total of $66,884 as of Nov. i- wouldh't be proper." rle said can't be utilized. The stairs are said, referring to covering up the hand contact with any of the leaders heard at a presentation original architecture. months ago," Connelly added. 9," commented Prohaska. He by county officials on Monday^ there is no. appropriate, place for too narrow and steep for public "The railroad's real estate many fine agencies supported by 1 - use," The seporid floor has been Hunscher said that the added, "We're looking for an ad­ Chelsea United Way, yet they afternoon at the courthouse on S. the jury to listen to a case (jiirofs department has added a number ditional $600 from residential would have to sit along-a wall in relegated^ to storage space. Washtenaw County Board of came through like true cham­ Main St. ' Commissioners had originally in­ of other requirements which are mail contributors, $300 from the cramped conditions); there is not County Administrator Dave not objectionable and would be pions. Our heart-felt thanks go to The renovation would be essen­ Hunscher told the gathering that, tended to spend $80,000 to simply professional division, and $250 in all of the many wonderful people tially divided into two parts. The enough privacy in the jury standard in any transactions of the commerical category. That deliberation room; and there is "to say Washtenaw county is ex­ provide more space in the court, who helped make this year's county would spend $160,000 to but doubled the contribution once such a specialized nature. How­ would put our 1985-86 campaign no adequate assembly room, cited about the project would be ever, an interesting provision in campaign a success." make ; the court more an understatement." the plan was proposed for a com-, at 100% of goal, the second such "workable," while civic contribu­ where prospective jurors would view of the fact that AMTRAK success in two years." The wait before being selected to a Hunscher talked about what plete renovation. Anyone wishing to support the tions would be spent to bring the has abandoned our depot to rot Chelsea United Way raised Chelsea United Way may send jury. the county would like to see done According to Hunscher, the and ruin is their sudden dear con­ building back to its original con­ in terms of preserving the building would be virtually com­ $65,000 in 1984. their contributions to P.O. Box dition. He also said there is no con­ pletely gutted and space re­ cern for the building, at our ex­ The Chelsea Hospital pledge 176, Chelsea 48118. ference room, where a lawyer original architecture of the pense, as follows: 'Buyer agrees "In every respect this building building, which includes arranged for more appropriate may consult with his client; the, use. Also in the plans is a two- to make all reasonable efforts to story addition for the back of the preserve the historic character of building, which would; among the Chelsea Railroad Station and Civic Foundation Annual * other things, house the, clerical to restore and rehabilitate the area and some conference station within two years of clos­ facilities. ing.' Meeting Slated Thursday "These are ballpark figures," Chelsea Village Attorney Peter Connelly went on, "but the pur­ Members of the Civic Founda­ tered by Faith iii Action, the ef­ Flintoft said that residents chase, plus incidental expenses, tion of Chelsea are looking for­ forts of Parents Anonymous to behind the courthouse have will be about $16,000. Profession­ ward to their 1985 annual meeting .counteract child abuse, the plans shown a willingness to talk about al painting of the exterior will be, which will be held tomorrow eve­ for a community fitness center. selling their land to the village for say, $4,000 to $5,000 and struc­ ning at 7:30 in the Woodland room Following these presentations, a proposed parking lot, for both tural rehabilitation, plus interior of the Chelsea Community Hospi­ members at the meeting will en­ the downtown area and the court.