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Proposal B, if passed, would prohibit the use of bait and dogs
require trial court, Appeals Court to hunt bears at any time. It
and Supreme Court candidates would prohibit bear hunting dur-
to have practiced law for a min- ing open season for deer, bobcat
imum of five years. A grandfa- and raccoon if baiting or hunting
ther clause in the proposition with dogs is permitted during
would protect those elected or ap- those seasons. It also creates
pointed to the bench prior to its penalties for violations and al-
enactment.
lows individuals to sue for dam-
The State Bar of
Michigan is unaware
of any groups taking a
position on the pro-
posal.
Proposal C would JENNIFER FINER STAFF WRITER
constitutionally estab-
lish the Michigan Vet- Proponents of a millage renewal for West
erans' Trust Fund and Bloomfield parks want the township's vot-
a board of trustees to ers to know that supporting the renewal
administer the funds. will best serve the area's children.
It would require the
That is the pitch being given to voters,
transfer of all funds in who on Nov. 5 will be asked to decide on a
the existing Michigan 10-year millage renewal for West Bloom-
Veterans' Trust Fund field parks and recreation.
to a constitutionally es-
Approval of the millage renewal would
tablished fund.
allow the township to spend more than
It would authorize $500,000 on park improvements. The bulk
the state treasurer to of those funds would go toward phase two
direct all investments. of the Drake Road Park, south of Maple
For: Hubert Hess, Road. The park, currently under the first
phase of construc-
tion, will include
several baseball di-
amonds, soccer
fields and a play-
ground area. Mon-
ey from the
renewal would al-
low the township to
build an additional
soccer field, picnic
pavilion, basketball
courts, tennis
courts, and expand
Ron Wolfe wants to see
the playground.
West Bloomfield parks
"I remember growing up in Oak Park
flooded with kids.
and spending summers at the Oak Park
playgrounds," said Ron Wolfe, now a West
Bloomfield resident and proponent of the
a state adjutant for the millage renewal. It was what brought us
American Legion of together. Our kids should be able to have
Michigan and treasur- similar experiences. "
er of the group's com-
Overall, the millage renewal would bring
mittee for Proposal C, in $932,961 in 1998, when millage collec-
said the measure cod- tion would begin.
ifies in the state con-
Ballot language specifies the use of funds
stitution what is for "the acquisition, preservation, en-
already specified in hancement and maintenance of land for
state law. Mr. Hess parks and recreational purposes."
said the proposal is
If the .4111-mil renewal fails, township
necessary to prevent officials say some parks will face closure
the Legislature from while others will see their hours of opera-
liquidating the en- tion cut. Ball-field maintenance and recre
dowment as it did ational programming will be reduced,
twice in the fund's 50- future development will be halted and the
year history (most re- township will not acquire any new parks.
cently in 1976) due to
Last August, township voters rejected a
economic downturns. p arks millage renewal by about 700 votes.
While the state repaid
"We won [with the voters] at the polls,"
those liquidations, Mr. s aid Sally Slater Pierce, the director of the
Hess said the organi- West Bloomfield Parks and Recreation
zation's position is that c ommission. "We lost because of the high
if the funds are left n umber of absentee ballots cast against us."
alone, then taxpayers
Ms. Pierce believes the millage renew-
won't be burdened by al has a better chance this time because of
supporting the fund e fforts to educate voters on the proposition.
with additional
'The West Bloomfield Board of Trustees
monies.
approved our budget earlier this week. Now
Against: There is it 's up to the voters," she said. The parks
no state-registered op- c ommission submitted two budgets to the
position to the ballot b c and — one assuming the millage renew-
proposal. al passes and the other in case it fails.
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