I I , TWENTY PAGES PLUS SUPPLEMENT VOLUME 75, NUMBER51 CASCITY, MICHIGAN #-THURSDAY, APRIL 8,1982 - In Goslin case .I Owen-Gage \. seek high court rehearing By Mike Eliasohn In addition to that issue, some point, an assistant at- if he still wanted his property Owen-Gage had also argued torney general representing in Brookfield Township The Owelldale-Gagetown that the state board was the state school board will go transferred to Elkton- Board of Education Monday “arbitrary and capricious” back to Kallman and ask Pigeon-Bay Port. evening authorized its at- in approving the transfer of him to lift the stay. Two transfer appeals to torney to ask the Michigan the Goslin territory. “If they throw us out of the state bqard were with- Supreme Court for a rehear- The majority of the jus- Supreme Court, according to drawn by the property ing of the court’s approval of tices rejected that argument Jim (Schouman), he thinks owners in 1.979 after changes the transfer of the Goslin on the technical grounds we have a case with Kall- in valuation made them territory to the Cass City that Schouman never raised, man,” Good explained Mon- greater than 10 percent of School District. it when first appealing the day evening. the valuation of the entire The high, court, in its state board approved trans- As the board president Owen-Gage district. decision released last fer before Ingham County further explained, the at- Now that the Supreme Wednesday, upheld the State Circuit Judge James T. Kall- torney doubts that Kallman Court has ruled, the property Board of Education’s 1976 man. -- who has always upheld owners could again petition vote to approve the transfer. It is on that issue that Owen-Gage in the past --will to have their property trans- In a 4-3 decision, it ruled Schoumqn will request a merely sign an order to lift ferred, the Gremel territory state law does not require rehearink. Thexeasoning, it the stay. Schouman feels the to UnionvilleSebewaing, and plete hot lunch. nal taxable valuation of the upheld Owen-Gage’k inter- should not be transferred might have &I be three or district has been transferred pretation of the 10 percent because the state board was four, to get under 10 percent. away. rule, he never bothered with “arbitrary and capricious” pt willto transferthere be afrom new attern-Owen- 8ChO018 Owen-Gage had argued a the “arbitrary and Capri- in approving them. In Cas8 City vote was required on the cious” issue. - The other option discussed Gage? Orville Gremel said Goslin territory. (The Schouman will have to by the board was, in es- he hadn’t yet talked to his n court’s ruling is further work fast, since a request sence, to end its legal ap- fellow pro+rty owners with m- 7’ explained on page 17.) ’ for a rehearing must be filed peals and instead hope that whom he first sought to within 20 days of when the the state school board won’t change school districts. As Supreme Court’s ruling was be as receptive in the future for him personally, “I the special meeting after ’ released, which means by to approving transfers. haven’t changed my mind as manning all the phones in April bo. It was, mentioned that far as transferring.” the hikh school building to ”His work, which will in- ;since 1976, Owen-Gage has Delmar Miller said he talk fir about a half hour volve a lot of overtime and built the high school addition would like someone else to with their attorney, James research, won’t come cheap. and the school has become take the initiative to get red with new oper‘ator F. Schouman of Dearborn, Board President Ronald accredited, plus some state what is known as the “Miller Good arrd member Duane Board of Education mem- territory” transferred to Ziehm said after the meet- bers who served in 1976 are Cass City and maybe would , The poster on the wall program isn’t losing moriey food selection, because, ing the cost will be at least no longer there. behind Dave Noonan’s desk like to see what happens with anymore. “basically, the students are $7,000, of which about $3,000- ’ IT APPEARS THE the Gremel property first. reads, “There is no such . ,There was a five cents going to eat what they want 3,500 would be for printing state board will be hearing He would like to’ see his thing as a free lunch.” increase in lunch prices this anyway.’’ If they have to the briefs to present to the more transfer requests, property become prt of the But for the, Cass City year (now 80 cents for Type buy something they don’t court. which it receives on appeal Cass City district. “I sure schools, lunch is free. ’ A meals and $1.05 for teach- want, which can happen Erickson estimated after after .they have been re- would. You like to be part of During the 1980-81 school ers), but that was due to a with the full-course Type A the session that Owen-Gage jected by- the Huron Inter- what you’re doing.” year, the district’s lunch His decrease in state aid for lunch, he suggested, they has spent about $250,000 SO mediate School District children attend school in program finished $20,858 in school lunch programs, ac- will throw it 9ut. far in legal fees to keep the Board of Education and the red. The deficit had to be Cass City. cording . to Supt. Donald Students can choose what dbtrict intact. sometimes by the Tuscola BOARD MEMBER JACK made up out of the general Crouse, they want in the a la carte IF OWEN-GAGE’S RE- ISD board, (The latter be- Brinkman asked Monday fund, that is, taxes, to make The average in February line, which is available Brewster Shaw quest for a rehearing is comes involved if the re- whether the Supreme Court up for the difference’ be- was 865 meals served per every day. Sold are such cIenied,it has one other legal quest is to transfer from ruling addressed where the lweeri what students paid for day. The average for the items as pizza, hamburgers, maneuver it can attempt Owen-Gage, which is in the the lunches and the actual taxes from the Gosh school so far is about 820 per hot dogs, cold sandwiches, and apparently will. Huron ISD, to Cass City, property should go during cost. day, which is about 52 French, fries and dessert After the state board ap- which is part of the Tuscola This year, the program is to speak at the dispute. Starting with the percent of the students, items, (Beverages offered in proved the Goslin transfer, ISD. ) running slightly bettpr than 1978 taxes, they have been Noonan said. either food line are whole it okayed the transfer of In addition to Parker, going to Cass City. the break even point. CANTEEN CAN SERVE milk, 2 percent milk, 2 three smaller parcels of Voelker and Belk, there are . “That’s another whole The difference between a meal Tor lesk than it would percent chocolate and property, the Parker terri- also three transfer appeals this year and last is who is cost the school district be- issue, ’ ’ the superintendent juices. 1 Chamber banquet tory to the Elkton-Pigeon- that the state board hasn’t responded, which will have running the program. In- cause the firm has an ad- When it was running its Bay Port district and Voel- heard yet. It has been wait- stead of the district cunning vantage in buying power, to be answered in the court. own program, the district at ker and Belk to Cass City, ing for the Supreme Court Owen-Gage claims it should it, the school board hired Canteen is a nationwide one time offered the a la Astronaut Brewster Shaw (See map), ruling before hearing them. Canteen Service Corp. of vending machine company. have still received the taxes carte line every da but will be coming home to be Kallman then put a stay on Two involve only a single until the Supreme Court Grand Rapids to take over Its food service division reduced it to two &ys a the featured speaker at the the transfers, pending a parcel (one property owner) rnanagemen t . operates only in Michigan, week last year, according to rules. annual Cass City Chamber ~ ruling by the Supreme Court while the latter involves Noonan is its food service in about 25 school districts, Crouse, because it was los- In other actim, the board of Commerce community on the precedent setting eightOne parcels. of the owners involved approved the rehiring of manager here and he has a wh\ch gives it the clout to ing money, banquet Friday, April 16. Goslin case. whole bag of tricks which obtain the lowest possible NOONAN SAID HE EN- Vicki Ray1 for the rest of the The banquet, which will Apparently Owen-Gage’s in the latter, Eldon Dietzel, school year to teach one result in more students buy- bids from various suppliers. courages students to eat the include the naming of the request for the rehearing told the Chronicle, “I’ll go ,ng their lunch each day. One way to encourage Type A lunch, which espec- citizen of the .year and the will delay the process, but at through with it,” when asked Please turn to page 4. Mainly because more stu- more students to buy lunch ially for students on the free junior citizen of the year, dents are buying lunch, the is to give them a choice in or reduced price program will begin at 6:45 p.m.