Special
Election
in doubt
By on . I
HIGHLAND PARK -
Doubt is being raised as to
whether there can be a special
election for the Highland Park
treasurer to replace Lucille
Jones, who died last year.
A representative from the
Highland Park City Clerk stated
that city elections could not be
combined with school elections.
This means that Highland Park
would have to hold a special
election or wait until a state or
federal election.
The closest election of. this
kind would be held in 1990.
Councilman Frank Ross
favored waiting, noting that a
new election would cost a mini
mum of $10,000 at a time when
the city is in debt to the state.
"The state will demand fiscal
responsibility," Ross said
Councilman Comer Heath
said, "The people should be al
lowed to pick their treasurer,
just as they would in a vacancy
for councilor mayor."
On Jone's death, the assis
tant treasurer, Patricia Ohler,
was appointed to act as
tr urer until such an election
eld.
Council President Linsey
Porter reminded the council
that they arc supposed to put on
the ballot a charter amendment
clarifying the city's residency re
quirement. . The city had been.
varncd by the state that without
such a revision its residency re
quirement would no longer be
valid.
"I can't see waiting till 1990,"
he said.
Delaying the treasurer's
election would also put the fmal
seal of doom on Mayor Martha
G. Scott's efforts to get a
referendum on having the coun
tyjail in Highland Park. City
council members previously
rejected her suggestion, arguing
. it was too expensive, but she ar
gued it could be on the same bal
lot with other issues.
The city council voted to
table the issue and look into it
further during later meetings.
CQmmunity to
celebrate Black
History of pride and
achievement
HIGHLAND PARK - The
City of Highland Park will be
sponsoring a Celebration of
Black History for Black History
Month 7 p.m. Thursday
February 16 1989 at ew
Mount Moriah Baptist Church,
13100 Woodward Avenue.
A spokesperson from the
mayor's office urged Highland
Par ers to orne and remem
ber together. Come and share
the pride and achievement
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Afrlcan- American hl.story IS the portrait of a WIS
dom and love that defeated adversity. Of four hundred
years of caring and contributing. and faith trat was
passed from one generation to the next.
Frederick Browns painting. "Wisdom and L ve,"
poignantly captures the indomltabl� Spirit that pro-
d ced great a t, Innovation and leadership agains
f rmldable od s. DUring Black Hist ry Month, the
Adolph Coors ompany is proud to make a gift of ns
important. wor 10 a major black museum.
We salute he Black Amencans whose wisdo
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