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Highland Park Foc�s
CITYCOU CI
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REFUSES TO PAY FOR
I
AYOB'S HOTEL BILL
By offi�s pocket Scott fe there a threat to Porter and Dwight Downes
HIGHLAND PARK - In a Mayor- Sc:ou contended that her life sufficient to require . voted against payments. Coun-
three to two vote at it's June 6 since � limit was set in the. takiDg a body guard, she ould cil members Heath and Ross
regular . n, the Highland Spring, it sb d not apply to her explain to the council about' i voted for it .
Par City CounciJ rejected a re- actio in January. "People care about Mayor Downes sought to abstain,
quest by Ma)U' Martha Scott for Councilman Comer Heath Scott," she . d, "They want to stating that he fel that the re-
$491.70 for her hotel expenses m supported Mayor Soon' re- know, too.· quest should have been sent
and those of adminir,trative as- quest, contending that while it bac to the dministration.
sistant , Mary E. Thomas during . all right (or council to rule Councilwoman Franklin stated
the atiooal League of Cities about expenses in the future, it Councilman Lindsey Porter that under the charter, no coun-
oonference in Washington D.C. would "take a lot of weight from stated that former Mayor. cil members can abstain without
in IateJanuaryofthisyea.r. the administration" to reject RobertB.B ckweUdidnotta permission from three other
Council 0 rejected a re- ey for expenses made in the a body guard ·th him on his trip _members. After conferring with
quest to pay S229 for the airline· past before council wishes had to Atlanta, mayors of com- City Attorney Darnell Dicker-
ti et for Lester Love, a public been made mown. parable Michigan towns did no son, Councilman Downes voted
safety officer traveling with the ta security and even Mayors to turn down the payments, as-
mayor for protection. Tom Bradley of Los Angeles suring victory to those who did
Councilwoman Christine and Harold W shington of not want the money to be spent
Franklin moved that the council Chicago had no police' body "In other action, the city eoun-
specifteally draft a resolution guards. cil
rejecting Mayor Soon's .request Councilman Heath stated - Tabled for further con-
for such money. that some mayors d seauity sideration, Mayor Scott's
ChallengiDg also the money guards whidl were not reeog- budget vetoes.
allocated for Officer Love, nir.ed _ Tabled a recommendation
Franklin stated that if Mayor Council members Franklin, of the admin�tration for a joint
Partly in response to con­
troversy over this bill, City
Council set a limit of $150 a day
for hotel expenses, suggesting
that anything extra would either
have to be peciaUy approved by
council or come out of the
Highland Pa Com� Ity
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H.P. JOI S I
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HIGHLAND PARK- The
Highland Park City Council un­
amino Iy agreed to upport the
Township of Huron in express­
ing concerns about two
ALPHA
measures: out-of-state use of active recycling program" to
waste landfi aed the elimina- reuse at least 25% of its natural
tion of aU property taxes for in- resources and a bottle recycling
dustry. law limiting e and that they
The first Huroe Township pay an additional SO% tipping
resolution that Higblaad Park· fee that would go directly to the
adopted supported House Bill affected community.
5524, dealing witb problems 0 . The resolution also had-some
mping out-of-state te in ailisisms for Wayne County it-
Michigan Ian� self, noting a dissatisfaction with
iDgthatWayrw,Countyw. . "the efforts of Wayne County in SPECIAL CAM� TEACHES
encour . communi· to ac- the directioo of recycling to limit SHARI G. U O"ERSTANOI G
cept additionalludfdls·, which its own tes. . I j
ecologi Is coosidcr dangerous, The second resolution op- by R
arguing that there j a "crisis posed Mich� Senate Bill 204, On th week of June 25 - July issues that concern the com-
situation· OYer disposal of - which uld change state fa I the Greater Detroit Interfaith munity and the world
tes, the reso lion stated that and pbase out and ultimately Round Table of the N tional Those seeking informafon
ClUTeD WaytJI:. County landfills end all taxes on perso al Conference of OuistiaDs and bout participa" should call
continue to accept solid e property, uch as industrial Je (NCCJ) will be poasoring Ba,.b� Gray at (313) �-6306.
from out-of-state and Wt ese facilities-, ·ch the reso tio its AoytOWD, U.sA project, a Wh!1e Aoyt � m many
tes have made effor warned Id iDaease tax ummer bbop ia a camp set- W8>:S like a cam�, b <!�r-
reduce their te strwn. bura , ting at Lexi gtoe, Michigan,. �lty for reaea�� . .
The resolution supported The r char that where 10th, 11th and 12th grade like vo�yball, hiking
Ho Bill SS2A, •. COD- exempting personal property, students of different race and fn by matches, the em­
tended ould deal ith the such as industrial faci.lities from rel:�onc ecooomicaod aJlturai phase � 0 ·sharing ideas, feel­
problem of out-of- tate te," taxation uld shift ·tax burCien ba��nds in both Detroit ings and individuality, bringing
but urged that the bill be . to the residential property and the ubur'bs can learn together the experiences of their
strengthened by requiring that owners the only remaining.ef- respect for each other, �lop diverse cultural, ethnic,
out-of-state te be accepted fective ay to fund the operatIOn � understandUlg of themselves, religious, racial an economic
only if rates ilM>lved baYe·... of IocalgOllemmenl" people in different groups and baclrgrounds.· I
DFILLS, TAX CH
CO CER S OVER -...--..
The resolution stated that the
Michigan Tax Tribunal had
"done much during the past few
years to relieve the burden of
taxation from industrial
facilities," through decisions
which "require a es ors
throughout .the state (0 'recog­
nize the deterioratiDg and ob-
venture between Coopers and
Lybrand and Gregory Terrell to
do a two year audit at a total cost : I .
of$89,�.
- Referred to the ad­
ministration a request of the
treasurer's office to transfer
$939 from projected surplus in
salaries to reimburse Treasurer
M. Lucille Jones and Janice
Bibbs for a shortfall i travel ex-
pen es to the Government
F'WWlciaJ Officers Association
of the United States and Canada
held May 1-4 of this year in At-

anta, Georgia.
- Approved request of the
Moslem Shrine Temp to con­
duct their ninth annual Hospital
Fund Paper Drive Friday and
Saturday June 17th and 18th and
- Retroactivetr approved a
house to house campaign of the
uscular Distropbe Associa­
tion held' during the daylight
hours of May 31 to June 7.
selete characters of tlie existing
industrial facilities" and
"reduced the real property tax
burden for industry.·
It added' the Property Tax
Commission had �one on
record against eliminating or
phasing out personal property
taxes.
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