A�bul�nce rvic charg
Ith Ithholding pa'y again
,
IUGID..AND PIC. - The Emcr-
Care Service (ECS), an
ami_lace (XlIDpaDY chosen by
the W,,"nd Park City Council
!o take· to the hospital,
15 amJSing the � Administra­
tio of withho g payment
delay in giving a co d to
the puye
The co trover y s dis-
_�. the October Council
A letter to City Attorney
Damell DickcnoD, from ECS
lawyer, Michael E. Baum
ar ed that if action is not
taken withiD . ECS
would launch a suit agaiD t
Highland ?ark, a city . •
, ,already burdened with debts to
the aDd tax basco
Baum . d that ESC er,
Adam Gottlieb requ ed that
that ey try to settle differences
without goiug to court, beca
a uit "would prove an enor­
mous expense" to the city.
-We have tried to do 0,"
Baum . d, "and "unfortunately
, Commun
Art F val
to .Id'
you are refusing to otiate ..
Highland P k M yor Mar­
tha G. SCC)tt has critical of
ECS, yet the charter states that
service providers will be chosen
by the council.
Some council members s -
gest that the admiDistration .
obstructiDg ECS beca �
to get rid of it.
On the other h ad, ad­
miDistr tion officials chars
that Adam Gottlieb· ti'yiDa to
cut through channels in
�gotiatiDg a contract and
pay.
Mich el Perri , AssistaDt
Director of the PinaDce
Dep rtment denied th this
eyrecei�abiU&OmECS
for services, b ECS Pr . dent
Adam Gottle . he sent ODe.
City Attomcy Darnell Dick­
erso ted the reason no con­
tract was signed was that the city
wanted to examine the contract
and wanted further informa­
tioa, such as ho Gottlieb's in­
surance provider was.
Dickerson said that ECS and
the city were being 'sued by the
family of a woman who had
died, and this was necessary to
know.
Gottlieb stated the informa­
tion was on file with the city.
He added that Dickerson
did not get in cont d with him
or return his pho e calls.
So sources indicate that
the la uit directed gaiDst
Gottlieb's company vindicates
Mayor Scou', oppositioD to
ECS.
Ho
tamed
"Po
BLE'PRICE
10.00 PER HOUR
GARDLESS OF NM)
H.P.
to do so, '
Council also discUssed a pre­
vious suit ECS filed against the
city, which still pending.
Victoria AbdeUah, 0
cliosea by the city council
their special counsel, ttempted
to giw advice on the subject,
wbcnDickerson interupted her,
warning th discussing such
. in public could threaten
city chances in co .
COUDcil President Linsey
Porter declared him out of
order for . without per­
mission in a co cil . OD, but
Dickerson ignored him.
Betty Give a city resident,
o has frequently criticized
the Scott Administration,
reminded council of letter
Dickerson himself wrote earlier
this year, calling on council to
order the arrest of people who
were out of order at council
meetings.
"Arrest him [Die er on],"
she . d. "He ould arrest us."
, Heath appealed, to Dicker­
on to top speaking d he did.
Abdellah then went OD with
her dvice, urging council meet
on this tter in a closed ses­
sion, dding thisis hat e in­
tended to say all alo
However, after meeting,
. Dickeno ,his
- co Abelel-
lab discuss this in private and
t his interventio prevented
her from putting the city in legal
jeopardy.
Council voted to hold the
dosed . D.
nlng
rl
H.P. cl
Up
re aurant ,
mayor ay
,
HlOHLANQ PIC. ··ID respoDIC
to complai ts by the Senior
Citizen's Advisory Couacil d
Region I-A Advisory d
of the Wayne etropolitaD
Co uni y Services A Dey,
HiPJand Par M 'fOI M
G. Scott aDDOUDced t city
has been iaspecti grocery
ores.
" S ed th t the' city •
kiDs . the Wayrw, Coun­
ty H department abd the
Michigan Departme et of
A&ricuIture.
MaJor Sc:ou .
ocerJ . i to be
. . of aDd ety
codes aDd re pea 30 days to
comply.
Restaurants, she added,
have also been inspected. F"IVC
restaurants have been okayed,
b ODe is on prob . on.
"The people in Highland
Park work hard for their income
and de rve clean and sanitary
food service," he said.
Those who lived around the
area of the proposed paD busi- ·
n stated they \vero not op­
posed to having Domino's come
to Highland Park, but insisted it
bo placed in another area.
Mildred Combs, a block club
leader in the area, threatened to
have a petition drive or find an
attorney to sue in court against
the pizza at that site,
Residents fear the pizzaria
might attr ct loiterers who sell
drugs or commit aimes.
otA residwithe!lt said that she" did , .I
n agree Mayor Scott that .
cleaning up the are would
help, stating that many peop e
sell drugs in broad daylight.
"When you go home to bed at
night," another r . dent Slid to
the city council, -you get to
sleep. We don't. We're
wakeoed up at I p.m.lbY distur­
bances]"
MICHIGAN
.-
ayor
'd f nd
proposed
pizza site
HIGHLAND P - At the Oc­
tober 2 meeting of the Highland
Park City Council, Mayor Mar­
tha G. Scott declared a
Domino's Pizza Site at Wood­
ward and Ricliion, would "be an
asset," but area residents who
were there, made it clear they
were far from convinced.
Addressing community con­
cerns about aime in the area,
Scott said th t the pizz ria
would "eliminate a cant lot" in
the neighborhood with a "well
lighted facility" in the alley and
around the building. The
Department of Public Safety,
she noted, reviewed the ques­
tion of security.
. She dded th t the pizza
busines would increase
property taxes and provide 30-
40 more jobs. To insure safety
and efficiency in delivery,
Mayor Scott uggested they
would be .. Highland Park
residents.
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A PROPOSAL TO INCREASE THE SALESIUSE TAX
FA 4t TO 4 1/2, PER DOlLAR 0
CONSTITUTIONALLY DEDICATE FU OS FOR LOCAL
SCHOOLS
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A PROPOSAL TO I EASE THE SALESIUSE TAX
FA 4t TO ee PER DOlLAR, REDUCE SCHOO
PROPERTY TAXES. SET PERMANENT sCHooL
OPERATING UAGES NOT SUBJECT TO VOTER
RE EWAL. 0 CONSTITUTIONALLY DEDICATE
FU OS FOR LOCAL SCHOOLS
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Jean Green
City Clerk