who last year ran unsuccess-
fully for Southfield City Coun-
cil.
A major issue for Ms. Oaks
is solid waste management.
Her goal for the county is to
have a highly educated com-
munity and adequate recy-
cling and composting
programs.
Ms. Oaks would also like to
see urban sprawl avoided.
Specifically, she does not ap-
prove of excess building in re-
mote areas because she feels
this detracts from local busi-
nesses.
In dealing with the issue of
transportation, Ms. Oaks is
advocating a regional trans-
portation system that is fund-
ed by federal, state and
county means.
Finally, she spoke about
streamlining the road corn-
mission, drain commission
and public works department
so they are under the author-
ity of the county executive.
Jewish Republican candi-
date Ben Mayer, who twice
ran unsuccessful campaigns
against Southfield's Democ-
ratic state Rep. Maxine
Berman, will face off against
the winner of the 21st District

Democratic primary.
Mr. Mayer says he is run-
ning so he can keep his seat
with the Oakland County Re-
publican Committee.
Mr. Mayer did say that if he
does get elected he will make
his priorities transportation
and the environment.
Democratic candidate Brig-
it Green, who is also Jewish,
is running for commissioner
in the 13th District which has
not changed since the last
election.
Ms. Green believes county
funds are an issue because
they will be more scarce and
the commission will have to
prioritize where the money
goes.
She also feels the county
needs to take a look at effec-
tive means of waste manage-
ment.
Another issue Ms. Green
would like to devote attention
to is human service programs
such as specific programs to
help older adults in the com-
munity.
In another county election,
Jewish incumbent, Judge
Sandra Silver, is running
against Eugene Arthur Moore
for probate court judge. ❑

Briggs, Dr. Meyer
Eye Congressional Race

KIMBERLY LIFTON

Staff Writer

W

ith eyes focused on
the Republican
primary in the hot-
ly contested 11th Congres-
sional District, the media
haven't given much ink to
the district's Democratic
primary.
After all, the newly-drawn
11th Congressional District
is historically Republican,
and the Democratic race has
remained relatively low key.
Despite the appearance of
a single party race, voters
have two Democratic Party

The issues for the
Democratic
candidates are
plentiful.

choices in the Aug. 4
primary. Michael Briggs is a
CPA from Birmingham, and
Dr. Michael Meyer is a re-
ligious school administrator
and community college in-
structor from Novi.
The district spans most of
the northwest suburbs, in-
cluding most of Southfield,
West Bloomfield, Bloomfield
Hills, Farmington, Farm-
ington Hills, Birmingham
and Novi.

Those living in Hun-
tington Woods, Oak Park
and a small strip of
southeastern Southfield
reside in the 12th Congres-
sional District. Rep. Sander
Levin, D-Southfield, is un-
contested in the Democratic
primary in the 12th.
As they are in the Repub-
lican race, the issues for the
Democratic candidates in
the 11th District are plen-
tiful. Mr. Briggs, who ran
unsuccessfully against retir-
ing Rep. Bill Broomfield in
1990, says he is an uncondi-
tional supporter of Israel.
"I fully support loan guar-
antees without conditions,"
Mr. Briggs says. "The prob-
lems of the Palestinians are
not just problems for Israel
to solve. The Arab commun-
ity also must deal with it."
He supports the Freedom
of Choice Act which would
codify the 1973 Roe vs. Wade
decision legalizing abortion.
Dr. Meyer, a religious
school administrator who
teaches world religion at
Oakland Community Col-
lege, says "Israel is a coun-
try that has a long history.
As a result, I believe Israel is
entitled to its own state and
should be protected."
Jerusalem, both can-
didates agree, should be
Israel's capital city. ❑

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