CASS C--TJ CHRONICLE VOLUME 86, NUMBER 10 CAS ,F i 1992 FIFTY CENTS 12 PAGES PLUS ONE SUPPLEMENT Council plans Light vote sends special meet incumbents back to set taxes A special meeting will be the county’s new tax system. During the Village to school boards held Thursday morning to set the 1992 millage rate in Council’s May 26 regular Incumbents prevailed and of 14.8 mills for 5 years for while, garnered 224 votes. Cass City, where the state meeting, village President millages were approved in operations, 149-43. Voters approved renewal equalized value (half the L.E.Althaver noted the vil- area school districts during of one mill for 2 years for the true cash value) of property lage typically receives those Monday’s annual school In the Ubly Community purchase of new school rose nearly $760,000,de- figures and sets the millage elections. Schools, incumbents John buses. The vote was 306- spite a statewide freeze in rate in April. He voiced Voter turnout was light for Rutkowski and Martin Kub- 150, with one spoiled ballot. property values. concern that further delays the most part in area dis- acki were reelected with About 14 percent (457 resi- in getting the village’s SEV tricts, although some 30 304 votes and 283 votes, dents) of the district’s 3,250 Bids for the village’s walk- might lead to cash flow percent of Kingston voters respectively. Challenger registered voters cast ballots ing trail project will also be problems. went to the polls. Carol Peruski-Fess, mean- in the election. considered during the spe- With the figures in now, In Cass City, incumbents cial Village Council meet- village Clerk Joyce LaRo- Beverley Auten and Fred ing, set to begin at 7:30 a.m. che indicated Monday the Matthews won new 4-year Kirby warns of at the village municipal village should get by alright terms on the school board building. provided tax bills go out in a after garnering 213 votes andChallenger 172 votes, Danny respectively. Haag Although 1992 property timcly manner. She said possible 0-G assessments were frozen at county officials have told her they hope to send out tax received 168 votes and 1991 levels, the freeze newcomer Linda volz re- in which cash crunch didn’t affect new construc- is ceived 152 votes. tion, which explains the 2 when they went out last year. MAKING DECISIONS is what Cass City resident David About 380 of the district’s Finances and new state ics, but later indicated con- percent increase in Cass If that doesn’t haPm Barnes was attempting to do Monday morning at Cass City 4,000 voters went to the City’s overall SEV this year, LaRoche added the due education mandates domi- ferences and extracurricular date will e;tcnded in High School. Barnes was one of the more than 200 people who polls for a turnout of 9.5 nated discussion at a 3-how activities, rather than pro- according to village Man- be percent. ager Lou s. LaF‘onsie. He accordance with when the turned out to vote in school board elections. monthly Owen-Gage Board grams, will be the first to go. bills are sent out. There was no millage ques- of Education meeting Mon- School officials eliminated noted the new construction tion on the ballot. came in the form of new day night. extracurricular activities Kingston voters also re- The board approved a such as field trips a few years housing, primarily condo- elected their incumbents miniums. In MillinPton Townshir, motion to borrow $610,000 ago. They were later rein- and approved a millage re- on anticiDated tax revenues, stated as the district’s finan- Cass City’s 1992 SEV is set newal. a move bat will keep the cial health improved, but the at $37,305,100. Industrial Ray wO1* garnered 309 district going until next trend appears to be reversing development exemptions and Boy1 received spring, according to Supt. itself again, Kirby said, Sophisticated pot growing votes, while challenger (industrial property taxed at 235 Harley Kirby. In a related matter, the half the local millage rate) .*.- received 18’ Although the district has superintendent requested a total another $2.67 million. votes. been able to get by without special board meeting for The village currently lev- Also receiving votes were borrowing large sums in Monday, June 29, to finalize operation raided by police several write-in candidates, ies a total of 16.4296 mills recent years, Kirby indi- amendments to the district’s - 10.9447 mills for gencral including school Supt. Jerry cated the district’s financial 1991-92 budget, and ap- operations, 2.9849 mills for Officers from the Thumb H. Laycock (one vote). The outlook is being hit by a loss prove a 1992-93 spending A drug raid last week in others were Marie Mutart streets and 2.5 mills for the Millington Township broke TNU spokesman: It ranks UP Narcotics Unit and county of revenue due to statewide plan. wastcwater treatment plant. agencies seized several (54 votes), Patti Westerby property assessment The session will begin at 8 (13 votes) and Wayne The tabulation of SEV fig- upscribed what as a sophisticatedde- there with the top raids we’ve thousand dollars worth of freezes, among other fac- p.m.School in library.the Owendale High ures was late this year due to marijuana growing opera- marijuana as well as guns Moore, Keith Wood and tors. done, Ella Thorp (one vote). problems encountered with tion. and growing equipment in For example, the superin- the June 2 raid, which tar- Residents approved re- tendent said, the district will THE NEW DIPLOMA geted a Milliman Road resi- newal of 16.5 mills for op- lose an estimated $5,324 in Roy M. Wood dence. erations, 250-209. local tax revenue stemming Turning to new state edu- A total of 459 out of 1,500 from lower SEVs in Elkland cation mandates, high Arrest warrants are pend- registered voters went to the and Elmwood Townships school Principal Manuel ing for 2 suspects. polls. due to the shutdown of a Thies told the board that Recognize centennial farm Voter turnout totaled about manufacturing plant and an beginning in 1997, students A search warrant executed 13 percent (200 out of 1,490 oil well. will be required to pass a A Deford area man’s home Roy recently remarked, an exisling shack, the foun- urer, Roy was married in at 7:15 p.m. culminated registered voters) in the “If they put another freeze standardized proficiency has knrecognizcd as a adding his father was the dation of which is part of the 1945. He and his wife, several months of investiga- Owen-Gage School District, on SEVs, then next year test, such as the Michigan centennial farm by the oldest of 6 children born to present farmhouse, Genevieve, who died in tion by the Thumb Narcotics where incumbents Ronald we’ll probably have to bor- Educational Program As- Michigan Department of John and Kate Wood. Roy said his grandfather 1984, had 2 children, Larry Unit and the Millington Po- Good and Walter Swiastyn row 2 years in advance” sessment (MEAP) exam, in State, Bureau of History. and father, William H. and Patty. lice Department. were re-elected to 4-year unless the state gets its act order to receive a high Roy’s grandfather sold a Wood,were dairy farmers, a terms. Gmd received 133 Today, the Wood farm together in the area of school school diploma. The Kingston Township 40-acre farm in Lapeer, tradition he continued until During the operation, offi- votes and Swiastyn, 142 finance reform, he said. In the meantime, students farm at 1495 Crawford Rd. making enough to purchase 1947. He was a full-time consists of only 20 acres, cers from the area narcotics votes, whilechallenger Tom most of which is registered Kirby warned the board it who don’t pass a state-ap- belongs to Roy M. Wood, 240 acres in the Deford area. cash crop farmer until 1965, unit, Millington police, Mellendorf garnered 84 will have to begin looking at proved test will still receive 80, whose grandfather pur- Although previously from when he began working at in a conservation plan. Michigan State Police and votes, Another 20 acres belongs to paring expenditures for next diplomas, while those who chased the original 80-acre Canada, the family’s roots General Cable Co. He con- Tuscola County Sheriff‘s Voters approved renewal year. He offered no specif- Please turn to back page. spread Dec. 21, 1891, from have been traced to Eng- tinued to farm part time, Roy’s son, who,resides just Department seized 260 John and Mary Bessy for $10 land. retiring in 1972. He has north of the farm. marijuana plants, ranging in an acre. Upon arriving at their since successfully battled Roy’s farm is among 4 in height up to 4 feet, and 6 “My dad and granddad property in Kingston Town- colon cancer. Tuscola County recently pounds of processed mari- came here at the same time,” ship, the family moved into A former township treas- namcd centennial farms. juana, with a combined The othcrs are in Uniooville street value of some and Vassar. $275,000. According to officials with fie Michigan Department of Also confiscated were 5 State’s Bureau of History, a long guns, 3 hand guns, centennial farm is a working scales, and a large volume of farm of I 0 or more acres that “highly sophisticated mo- has been continuously torized growing equip- owned by the same family ment.” for at lcaqt 100 yews.