I Our DrJonahue to High school sports take I Investors- Bill Myers tells I New Zealander looks at I be featured on TV 2 * over the limelight again where you went wrong American crop farming I Page 3, section one Page 9-10-11,section one I Page 14, section one I , Page one, section two Y CASS CASS CITY,MICHIUI--. Twenty-fivecents SECTION 1, PAGES 1-14 22 PAGES PLUS SUPPLEMENT VOLUME 77,NUMBER 20 Developer .givensupport letter Council ponders landfill future; oks added sewer The Cass City Villa7e $57,200, by having the con- cost. Council voter‘ Mc :ady received tractor only install the The owners of the 18 eve*llrlgto SI . b 1 the A support” from deepedt part of the sewer, homes on Maple, Sherman; r sion n tl,. ,,e the coI :1 needed for its the lift station and the and M Streets and Maple ‘ ). ttrnen; }.xf Natural Re- pre-app. ,ation to the FHA. “forced main” running Court who will benefit pay sod -2esto give it more time James Hovey of the It has an option to buy the from the lift station at the - the 2.5 mills taxes ‘for the to decide whether to keep Rural Housing Corp. of land it needs, which is pri- south end of Sherman to sewage plant, like everyone the. village-owned landfill East Lansing explained his vately owned. where it connects with the else in Cass City, but don’t open. firm’s proposal for a 24-unit In addition to the letter of sewer main running to the presently receive benefits. Trustees also approved a apartment building for support, Hovey also re- treatment plant. Village The homes use septic letter of support for a prop- senior citizens (at least one quested an option to buy the crews will install the shal- tanks, but some pollution osed senior citizen apart- spouse 62 or older 1. three acres from the vil- lower portions of the sewer problems are occurring ment building and a three- He first presented it to lage, for which he offered main. because of saturated tile year contract with the four the village Plancing Com- $24,000, explaining the FHA Ware, chairman of the fields . police officers and decided mission Aug. 16, which re- generally doesn’t allow public utilities committee, to proceed with a sewage commended to the council more than $1,OOO per apart- said the lift station is POLICE CONTRACT lift station in the southeast that it favorably consider ment unit to be spent for needed to serve the resi- corner of the village. his request. land. dents of the area and future After meeting in execu- The village was informed RHC wants to construct The village’q attorney, development. He pointed tive session for almost a by DNR officials at a meet- the building on three of the Clinton House, will have to out the $24,000 the village half-hour with House, its ing Aug. 4 that the landfill nine vacant acres the vil- research the procedure for could receive from sale of negotiator, the council ap- NEW ROOF Children attending Deford Elementary the three acres in that area I ‘L - doesn’t meet state permea- lage owns in the southeast selling village-owned land, Please turn to page 14. School will have a new roof over their heads. Tearing off bility standards, although corner, south of Garfield which might have to be sold would defrayI- part of the there are no present pollu- Street. to the hiaest bidder. the old roof over the entranceway Friday was Rick Paape. tion problems. The firm is competing The council approved the The roofing firm inmalled a %inchlayer of plastic foam in- Either the village will with another developer’s letter Hovey needed for sulation, a layer of *rubberand gravel on top. Roofing re- have to dig a new trench for proposal, for a low-interest RHC’s me-application to $71 4 stolen dumping trash, which will Joan from the Farmers the FHA, inciiding an op- A pairs have been made this summer at the Cass City Intere have to be lined with plastic Home Administration. The tion for up to one-year to mediate and Campbell, Deford and Evergreen Elementary or less permeable clay, or other developer, Manage- sell the 3 acres for $24,000, from crossl close the landfill. ment Resources Develop- subjfct to the approval of - Schools. The village faced a Sept. ment, wants to build a legal counsel. e 1 deadline to submit plans three-building;,32-unit com- The letter will also say to the DNR for the landfill’s plex behind the Charmont that housing is needed fir upgrading or closing, but senior citizens, water and countryw team Cuss Citv schools has been assured there will Farmer sewer are -available and ‘d be no problem in receiving that the land, presently A total of $714, part of the through the unlocked rear , an extension. zonedforsinglefamilyresi- proceeds from pledges col- door of the cap over the I One was needed, village dential, will have to b&X& k&td from ttpe across-the- Dickup bed. They then broke Pr&sid‘iht”-* Lambert ” Al- zoned to multiple family: state run conducted by the ihe sliding glass rear thaver said, because “there Market Concern pas expressed countryCass City team High in School June, cross was window of the cab in order to to open-quietly was no way we could come by Councilman Jim Ware gain access to the lock to a decision tonight.” that the proposed apant- stolen Friday from girls’ mechanism, the window The village’s e gineers, having been locked. again, he said. Days set ments, at the foot of Wood- cross country coach Doug A year ago, when the Cass unless parents have been Hubbell, Roth an\ Clark, land Avenue, would block Grezeszak’s pickup truck. Officers said it appeared City schools were about to Teachers may meet be- notified otherwise. Adjust- have estimated it will cost off access to the rest of the The money, which was the culprit knew what he was pen, the big concern was fore the start of school to dis- ments will be made as soon $80,000 over five years to Members of the Cass City inside a can inside a wood after, since change, personal cuss the status of negoti- nine acres. “We’re going to how students were going to as possible. dig a new trench and line it Fjetail committee are have to think down the road box, was on the front seat of checks, Grezeszak’s wallet get there, because no bus ations, according to Don Lunch prices at the three with plastic. A DNR official promising a full week end of how this whole parcel is his pickup. It was taken and expensive camera were transportation was Schelke, president of the elementary schools will 85 be didn’t think it would be that activities, apt. 15-16-17, for going to be utilized. ” while the truck was parked left alone. provided. Cass City Education cents, with weekly lunch costly, so that is one itbm Farmer Market Replacement value of the Associa tion. Days, In response, village by the west side of the school This year, the schools are tickets available each that will be investigated. There will be several Superintendent Lou LaPon- between 5: 15 and 6:20 p,m. smashed window was $108. scheduled to open Tuesday, , Asked if the teachers will Monday for $4.25. Another will be the con- almost forgotten skills sie will make a sketch of Some of the money raised Theft of a portable gen- the day after Labor Day, and be there for the start of Intermediate and high sequences of closing it. demonstrated for visitors at erator worth $1,300 was school, he responded, how the whole parcel might was spent earlier in the day the buses will be running. “The school students wil1 pay !XI It was pointed out the the comm of mer and be developed. to buy running shoes for reported to Caro state police There isn’t a contract yet board has set the starting cents per meal. Students landfill is probably used Main Strwts. team members. Sunday afternoon by Bruce between teachers and the date, so school will start the who bring their own lunch more by residents of Elk- Bean soup will served Village police said the Brown. 6th.” be LIFT STATION :hool board, the last will be able to buy milk for 25 land, Elmwood, Ellington free. Homemade bread will thief or thieves. entered Please turn to page 14. negotiating session havinb School hours this year will cents. and Novesta Townships be baked on a grill and there The village’s application ben held Tuesday of this be 8% a.m.-3:05 p.m. at all Some teachers have than by residents of the vil- will be samples available. for $37,800 in federal funds week. buildings except the high returned from maternity lage, since it is closed to use The bread will be spread to pay part of the cost of a The two sides met for school, where classes will leave and there have been by commercial trash haul- with freshly churned butter sewae lift station in the about 1% hours, according to run from 8:20 a.m.-3:20 p.m. some changes in ers. also made right on the main southeast corner of the vil- Stermer named TCBA chief negotiator Fred Principals and counselors assignments, but there are Presumably more village four corners of town.