April 23-19, 1989 MICHIGAN CI'I1ZEN
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HIGHlAND PIC. - To city ADLON TURNER, PRESI-
ofliciak, spiDg not only meaDS DENT OF THE WAVERLY
flowers a,nd baseball, but a time BLOC CLUB, would like to
to set up city bud- - decid- see money spent to restore the
ing on the kind 01� that Citizen District Council, set up
will provi the next year, under state law to provide
and ether th city will be ble citizen participation in planning
; to pay i debts. the future of their neighbor-
Mayor Martha G. Scott has. Iaoods.
just completed her budget and She also believed it necessary
. submitting it to the Highland to put b ck �ds for a Human
Park City Council, Relations Director, a position
Under the city charter coun- set up by the charter to deal with
, cil members get a chance to citizen complaints and rights
make corrections, which will be violations.
subject to the mayor's veto .... A "There would be better com
vote of four out of five council '!lunica�n [if a Human �ela
members is necessary to over- �ns Director were there]. she
ride a veto. said .
, Last year there re strong
and emotional disagreements . CLARE CE WILLIAMS,
between the mayor and the PRESIDENT 0 TIlE TEN
council as to what ould be in NYSON BLOCK CLUB had
the budget. These disputes cul- �me specific suggestions --
-minated in a suit by Elizabeth lids .: o� alley. dumpster or
Brantley; a Scott appointee, reali� the lids so that they
charging that because of certain fit
technicalities the" council had Because this wasn't done, he
no right to o�rrule the 'mayor warned, rats can slip through to
on the budget get to the garb�. .
A settlement was made in the He added cats Jump. out
summer. of dumpsters aJ might scratch
This year, before the entire residents- in the ee an� such
process began, we decided to . scratches can be medically
give grass roots citizens active in dangerous. .
community activities a chance He adds that "RUnnIn!
to state w . t the,. ld like in pers in the alley would hel
the budget. I a lot. I'm willing to police Iii
Hopefully, thi might in- alley, t) t every little bit helps."
fluence public offlCiak about
t should go in.
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JEAN MAXWElL 0 THE
LOUISE BLOC CLUB called
LEE CLO EY, PRESI- for more police on the street
DENT 0 T;HE BERES- She praised the Morality
FORD/WINONA BLOCK Squad, dealing with drugs and
CLUB stated she was unsure prostitution.
about what should be in the "They know what they're
budget, but said she would like doi " she said, --rbey're really
to see more harmony between working hard, but they have
the mayor and city council small staff. They're overworked
"I would Iike.for them to stop and underpaid,"
the bickering among themsel- She added that the Public
ves and inform the citizens more Safety Department "in a
about whars going 0 ,in the shambles";because of "poor ad-
city." she said ministration and no leadership."
Sh� emphasized that she did She stated the work load was
no� �I?p'o� of argu�ents on not allocated properly and too
s�cific Ite� m .the budget many police were working in the
No �ne � gomg to agree on . office, handling paperwork,
everythmg, she· noted, "but which she considered to be the
they [the '!layor and council] are role of management, when they
not working together on any- should 'be on the street" .
. thing. " She said that the police au-
rently used as Mayor Scott's
KATH YN JOINER, bodyguard should also "be on
. ORMER P ESID T OF the street" .
JOHNNIE BENSON, THE PILGRIM P GRES- "We should double people
HEAD 0 THE HIGHLAND SIVE BLOCK CLUB, currently who work around the clock." she
PARK MontE'S CWB, said a member of the MC CLEAN said
she would like to wait to see BLOCK CLUB, agrees with She added that
what ha been proposed - Ms. White that police sheuld be - Tow trucks hould be
"I just hope they don't put it more visible. more efficient and ho ld work
all in salaries and raises," she "Senior citizens should not seven days a wee
said. "I just don't, when there is be afraid of going to block club - City hall should be open
so much that is necessary in this meetings (which are ge erally on Fridays. (Former Mayor
city." held at night]." she said "They Robert B. Blackwell ordered
She noted that the city is should have a confidence when citY hall closed on Fridays to cut
losing money for schools, be- they're out on"the street." costs.)
cause thete are not enough She suggested that making - The position of Deputy
people with children coming police more visible would not Public Safety Director should
into ighland Park. cost more money. be abolished. (She charged that
"The city can't go into the She also suggested more for the director to have an assis-
housing business themselves," programs for youth, who she: tant is wasteful duplica ion and
she said, "but I wish they would believed get into destructive ac- unnecessary expense for tax
try to get someone [a private tivities, beCause they have noth- payers.
developer) in here to build ing to do. :- The Public Safety Director
ho ." "There are senior pr ms," should come from the ranks of
"I'd like to see b iness [com- she said, "It is necessary to have th force itself, to give officers
ing into the city]' she added programs for our youth." "an incentive" to be excrellent at
"We've been talking about [new] their jobs in hopes of advance-
business for 20 ycars. Nothing is KATHERINE CLARKSO , ment, (Public Safety Director
PRESIDENT OF THE HIGH- Marshall Emerson as born
LAND PARK HISTORIC AS- and raised in Highland Park,
SOCIATIO states that most of but was a resident of Detroit
her members arc homeowners, and a member of the -Detroit
who �ould like to see services Police Department, when he
where we live" to make the city was appointed by Mayor Scott.)
" 'nice place to live," - More should be done by
These, she said, include tree the city to get grants in on time.
trimming, garb ge pickup,
street cleaning and crime con
trol.
"The question" she . added,
"is whether we [the' city] have
enough money to get the kind of
services, which will help us get
that·
"We have serio problems
ahead of us,"she said "and we
'do 't know how we are going to
sol'le them."
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BLOC -CWB. would like to
have:
- Police more visible in the·
neighborhoods.
- Moro attention to board
ing up vacant houses "so they
won't look blighted. "
- Ha . g the city provide
paint and grass seeds for those
who could not afford them to .
beautify their property and stop
neighborhoods from being
blighted
- More lighting in the area.
-Cleaning up Woodward
Avenue and getting rid of
debris. .
Whit stated that the city
concentra ed on c1eving up
Woodward on the north side of
the' city around Sears and
Manch'ester, neglecting the
south side. .
"It's an eyesore," s e said.
"Irs in ahabby condition."
PUBLIC
HEARING
'CITY COUNCIL
CHA SERS
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H GHLAND PARK,
MICHIGAN 48203
Y 1. 1989
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