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7
HLAND PARK FOCUS
"Howe�r, . . ppeai
now OIl a Jar scale."
"And·' goodfeeliagtosee
everyone together."
ted
Youog peop are directly in­
�1Yed in program. Youth·
Henry Ford Scboo� DO cd,
demon trated their of
I pride in their community by
. of· saturl1lMM
( ember 24) to deaD up
area ar d tbeir school
c
and
crim
Residents in surrounding
houses "looked at t the kids
were doiDg. " she said aad felt a
sense of pride tbemse
The high school wiD set a
date for a similar drive.
School officials ed wi
the Henry Ford P.TA to get
parents to "say yes to excellence"
by getting involved in the
children's schoo
City CoUDcilmembers Frank
Ross and �t Downes at­
te!lded itli Marion Hayes,
Director of the Recreation
Department and a repre­
sentative of the Pub· Safety
Depar1meDl
Both ayor Martha G. Soou
and Council President Linsey
� r have participated aelM­
If in the program.
Several rallies occurred in
relatioD to the effort.
The Reverend Ri d A
Smith, Pa tor of the Praye;
Temple of Love proclaimed
Thursday Se ember IS "No
Drup Day" and held a rally .
front .of hi church, which p­
proximately 30 people at­
tended
One obsener Clpl'essed the
bope that imiIar rallies would
be held on other b in High­
land Park.
not fix in six t i took
20 years to mess up." Quotiag
&om Old Testament �
said, "Call the Lord" and He
will -heal the land," adding,
"There is nothiDg we can't over-
come, if eo together."
Friday September 16 ap­
proximately 100' youug people
attended a youth raUy spon­
sored by the oommittee for stu­
dents in all city schOo in the
Highland Park High School
auditorium after school hours.
RooseYelt � n jr., sang
soogs emphasmng the necessity
for "LoYe" and urging an end to
violence'. In a performance
spoosored by BABES AUVE
. (�ABES staDd· for Begin-
nlDg Alcohol and Addiction
B ic Education Studies), a
group of former addicts and al­
coholic performed
anonymously in special co -
tumes as "liviDg puppets" to
reeoe of OD drop, al­
co � peel' pressure, and get­
ting 1liP 011 life. "
The youngsters cheered
wildly the "It's up to you
to use self-OOIltrol- It's up to
you to say 'Not"
. Higbland Park Mayor Mar­
tha G. Scott and Council Presi­
dent Linsey Porter appeared at
both ralli both leaders forget­
ting political "differences and
past disputes.
At the church ratly, Porter
said, "We (the city council) are
working with the mayor·, and
spoke of city efforts to add
poli and create a mini station
dose by the church.
Scott asked adult citizens,
who tended the church rally, "I
beg of you to work with me. I
will work with you."
At th youth rally, told
cheering young people, "I want
to be there for you. to pe help
and guidance, • Always know the
mayor' here for you."
Porter urged youngsters to
-get drug p rs off the street,
off the corner of tim city."
Porter urged youug peo to
call the police,' anonymously if
they re a aid to give their
names.
'''Drop a' on the pusher, - ,
be said, "Let's bust the pusher."
Councilman Fr R dis-
cussed the Junior Cadet
program.
Wanda Bosdic, Deputy
Program Manager for Highland
Park, 0 had a major rol in
orig_inating th Say Yes to Ex�
cellence Committe, in her ad­
dress criticized the failure' of
most of the papers to roYer this
ga ther ing, stating tbat.
newspaper reporters were not
present.
"The pr is no here, she
told the youngsters, "They don't
care. But those want to be
here are here and that' you."
Then after someone spo e to
her; she partially corrected her-
self, stating, "I've he rd The
Michigan Citizen is here.
Thank you."
ADVERTISE ENT FOR BID
CITY OF HIGHLA D PARK
�YNE COUNTY, ICHIGA
OODWARD VEe STREETSCAPE I PROVE ENTS
PLACE: CITY COU Cil CttA SERS
C ofHig nd PI!
30 Id Av
H iId P8rtc, 48203
oat : actober 3, 1988
In I •• .• nme: 7:00 P.
.� proposals will be received by the Oity Clerk t 30 Gerald Avenue, Highland Par
MICi�lD 48203 up to 5:00 p.m. on October 3, 1988 for the 00 truction of Woodward Aven
Streetscape Improvements. Bids will be opened at 7:00 p.m, in the City Council Chambers at 30 •
Gerald A ven Highland Park, Michigan 48203 .
�rewillbe'apre-bidconferenceo Monday, September 19, 1988 at the Department of Com­
mwuty Development, l� Woodward Ave., Highland Park, MI48203. All prospective bid­
ders should plan to attend
Bids are solicited on a line item bas' _ The work includes followiDg:
A. A - Install AwniDgs. installation includes:
1. Vi yllaminated polyester fabric.
2. FramiDg steel, ancho and all necessary hardware.
B. B - Install �ees. tree grates. with soil mix, and oece�ry hardware.
1. PIa�ment of trees, cast "00 tree grates. with soil mix and aU oecessary haJ-dware.
2. Placement of trash receptacles, aaeb. ored according to manufacturer's pecif�tions.,
The Contractor shaD submit a line item bid(s) for each Agreement 'ch shaD be baseP on
manufacturer's meeting detailed specificatto
Bids may be submitted for Agreement A alone, for Agreemen B aJo , or for both Agree­
mentsA dB.
��oposals shaD . elude furaEh' of all labor, material and equipment to complete the
p-ojCct(s). '
Work on � project shall romme_nce ·thin ten (10) days of awarding of the contr ct d m
be complete ID 120 days. ,
Each pr�� shall be accompanied by certified check or bid ,00 d by a recognized surety
company � to a us, G�t �tandard form �id.bond, in the amount of five percent
(5�) of the b d, payable to the City of Highland Park, Michigan, a security for the acceptance
of the contract A-1
Ioca��tact documents may be obta· d (for Twe ty Five Dollar deposit) at the following.
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alice-' hereby pen according to City guidtlines (or the
sale of property the Highland Par City Council wiD hold
• Public Heari at the date, time, and place indicated
to OODSider b' for the fo .
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$10,(0)
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60 Florence
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3,soo
lU Richton
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5,000
1 2 Tyler
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5,000
26 Tuxedo
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2,000
30 Tuxedo
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2,000
375- 379 Labelle
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$350
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Alexander
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128 Glendale
Colony Manalement
$3,(0)
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All· �e efrectiye for )() days. The OWDer reserves the right to accept Or reject y or aD
parts of a bid. .
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