Park joins SEMCOG despite controversial air-traffic study Sy John MInnIe The council approved joining COO's draft study of air traffic Cited the draft study as a rea- port, even if it was for general crepancles between the AirpOrt Asslstan! Editor . SEMCOG, at a cost of $1,350 that said there was techmcal son for not wanting to join aViation. Study CommIttee's report on DesPite, finding fa~t W1~h for one year, by a 4-2 vote, with justification for Detroit CIty SEMCOG. "I would rather see the City Airport and the SE~CO? SEMCOG s controversIal a~. Mayor Palmer Heenan and Airport to have a 7,000.foot "I think it's inconsistent to money go to the playscape than study. She said her committee s traffic stu~Yh th~ Park. C?uncI1 Mayor Pro Tem Vernon Aush- runway. Currently, its runway say you don't want to expand send $1,400 to an organization consultants and SEMCOG are MondaY rug; t v to JOin the ennan casting the no votes. is 5,600 feet. the airport but then recom. that comes out with a report comparing the two reports now reglO~al, mt~rgovernmental The sales pitch for joining of Clt A' rt mend lengthening the run. like that." to determine which is correct. planmngorgarnzatlon. SEMCOG was given by Fanns Op~nen~ . r .1rpo way" Heenan told the SEM. CouncJlwoman Valerie Councdman James Robson The Park ~e the third Councilwoman Gail Kaess, who eXP::SI~~~~ate Y J~ coG offiCIals. "I don't want to Moran, a member of the Pointe- Jr saId he and everyone in the POlDte. along. ~th the F8I'n18 18 vice chair of SEMCOO, and on e, - 00 run;M~ - be put In a position of spending wide Airport Study Committee, room was antl.alrport exp~- and City to JOIn the Southeast M. Pauline Mengebier SEM. ment as p~f that S. ~hlS $50 000 to block the expansion said that It would have been sion, but he favored jommg Michigan Council of Govern. COO manager of inte~govern- ~~en ng ex~~on ~EMe of City Airport and then spend helpful for her in researchmg SEMCOG. "It's terrible to be menta, which has 140 members mental relations. ~~ 11tl ~n ~ccusa Ion - $1 400 to support an organiza. the airport Issue Jf the Park and has been around for 23 But before the vote, they a y emes. ti~n that came up with a rec- had been a member of SEM. years. were grilled concerning SEM- Mayor Heenan and residents ommendatlon to extend the air. COG. She said there are dis. See SEMCOG, page 12A A Community Newspaper rosse Pointe News Vol. 52, No. 33 48 pages Grosse Pointe, Michigan Since 1940 50~ August 15,1991 Park finds unity on district court Voters to decide question By John Minnis Pro Tem Vernon Ausherman AssIstant Editor seconded the motion. /oy-ful work After splitting last month "I think it is in the best in- over the controversial district terests of the citizens of Grosse Work OD relocatiDg the Joy Bella at the GrOIN court issue, the Grosse Pointe Pointe Park to separate the fact PoiDte Farms waterworks property at GrOIN PoiDt. Park City Council has found from the fiction on this ISSue Boulevard and Moross was well under way ICJ8tFri. something they can agree on: and to decide for themselves," day. Let the voters decide. Clark said. The CODtractor. Blackstar ConstructiOD. completed The council Monday night "Most of what has been said a new foUDdatloD for the Joy Bells bulldlng and voted 6-0 to direct the city at. in the past two weeks which called iD EMf HolstlDg of Roserille to lift the buUd. torney to draw up ballot lan- wasn't personal was in error," iDg ODto Its DeW footlDg. guage asking voters whether he added, referring to several Blacbtar OWDeI' Tom RobiJuJon said the a.year. they want to replace the cur. letters to the editor in the old bulldlng was mueturaUy II01IIld, making it pose rent municipal court with a dis- Grosse Pointe News following libl. to lift it. ualng timbers th. me of railroad ties trict court. The attorney will the July 25 meetmg at which to support the bulldlDg from the bottom. The bulld- present the wording of the advi- the council split over the dis- iDg did DOt have to be reconstructed. as was earlier sory ballot referendum to the trict court issue. feared. he said. council at its Aug. 26 meeting. At that meeting, Mayor Pal. Nick Mul10naB Jr., son of the OWDeI'of EMf Hoist. At that time, at least five out mer Heenan had invited Ed. ing, said the bulldlDg was beavler than expected. of the seven council members mund M. Brady Jr., president weighing more than 7.000 pounds. H. brought In a haw to approve the language of the Grosse Pointe Shores 14-ton crane to do the lob. and order the question placed council, to give a presentation RobiDBOn said th. bellB will not be ready to be on the ballot The language on establIshing a district court hoisted to their DeW restlDg place atop the building then has to be approved by the in the Park or the Pointes. for a couple of weeks yet. He said the bells are attorney general and governor. Brady's comments were ex- being refurbished. If Gov. John Engler disap- pected to be critical of district Photo by John MinnIS proves, the council can override courts. him by another two-thirds vote. Before Brady could speak, But time is running short. however, Clark moved that the The deadline for getting a pro- matter be tabled, and ColUlcil- Shores woman makes ado over 'do' posal on the Nov. 5 general man James Robson Jr. sup- election ballot is Sept. 6 - 60 ported the motion. Following Pointer of Interest A 64-year-old Grosse Pointe she walked, the madder she days before the election. lengthy, heated debate, the mo- Shores woman wants the vIl- got. Though the council has yet tion to table was passed by the lage to pay for her hairdo. to approve the ballot language When she called the village 4-3 vote, with Heenan, Ausher- She said she was walking by and vote to have it put on the Paul F. Lienert public safety department, she man and Councilman David the Shores village hall on Lake- ballot, the nearly unanimous shore about noon Aug 7. She was transferred to the village Gaskin voting on the losing By Donn8 W... at Automotive News and doing vote Monday night indicates a side. Staff Writer said she had just gotten a new offices, and then back to the p0- what he does today. strong likelihood that the dis- Dwing the dIscussion of When Paul Lienert of Grosse hairdo and was taking a walk lice officer in charge. If you're up at the ungodly trict court issue will be on the Clark's motion Monday night Pointe Woods was a little boy when the Shores village hall's hour rL 5:30 a.m., you may The woman told the sergeant ballot - provided the deadlines to put the district court ques- and wanted to earn pocket sprinklers suddenly came on have heard Lienert on the ra- that she beheved the village are met. tion on the ballot, Ausherman, money, his father didn't ask and gave her a good soaking. dio. He's an auto industry ana. owed her $20 for the haIrdo The district court issue was who has campaigned in favor of him to mow the lawn or wash She said her back was soak- lyst for WJR.AM :Detroit and that was ruined by the sprin- not on Monday night's agenda, a district court, told Clark that the car - he told Paul to write ing wet and her new $20 his daily broadcast, which is klers The officer told her to file but Councilman Daniel Clark had he made his motion to put a report on how a gas turbine haIrdo was ruined. replayed at 6:15 p.m. each day, a complaint with the city or go brought up the matter after the the question on the ballot last engine works. She said she was tempted to reaches listeners in more than through small claims court. council had completed its sched. month, a lot of letters to the ed- '1 was only in the third or 30 states. go straight to the village hall uled business. He moved to fourth grade and I didn't know He also writes a weekly auto- to complain, but decided to con. She told the officer that she place the district cowt question tmue her walk. But the more anything about gas turbine en- motive column for the Detroit will pursue the matter further. on the November ballot. Mayor See COURT, page 4A gines, but 1 did the paper," Lie- Free Press, and writes and ed- nert said. "I got out the ency. its a twice-monthly trade news- clopedia and copied a lot rL letter, Automotive Industries' . what 1 wrote from that. I think Insider. He is also Detroit edi- 1 got about 25 cents. And then tor rL Automobile magazine , • ~ ~r~ my dad made me rewrite the and a regular columnist and paper after he edited it." contributor to Car magazine in .~..Plirri, ..... ~ Robert Marcellus Lienert, Britain. He has written for : ".in fJSB#l ........ --'4 Paul's father, was an editor at every major automobile maga. ,V.'6rit:D > Automotive News at the time zine in the United States and IMlp «Iaolara.