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HIGHLAND PAR - The
• ghland Par City Council I te
• onday unamino ly pproved
contract negotiated between th city
admini tration and the ci ty
admini tration and th police and
• fire6ghte union.
Highland Park Mayor Linsey
Porter aid that with the contract
settled, police and firefighters "have
• their min on putting out fires and
fighting crime," instead of conflicts
Itor
ignore v lue of HP' hou ing
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HIGHLAND PARK - Councilman
, Charlie P. Davis charged realtors
: with not talking about the low prices
of Highland Park houses.
According to Davis, Highland
Park homes cost as low as,$2O,000 to
$25,000, while other areas charge
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with the city over working
conditio .
Patrie cCleUand, p ident of
the union repre nting police and
firefighters in Highland Par aid
that under M yor Porter'
Admini tr tion, "There'
difference between night and day.
All of a sudden we're being treated
li human beings."
According to McCleeland this .
the first contract in year the city has
ratified with his union through
collecti ve bargaining without
arbitration.
McClelland noted that the
three-year contract inchJd :
- Elimination of the 12-hour
shift.
- Promotion according to
eniority, with altern te
appointments of Black and white
officers to sure that racial balance
i maintained. I
- Health care benefit for
members and pouses.
from $90,000 to $100,000.
Katherine Clarkson, president of
the Highland Park Historic
Association aid th t Highland Park
homes are not appreciated as
treasure , which lead to lower
pricing.
"You can till buy a bungalow in
Highland Park, but this will not be
true for long," she aid .
"We've got to trea ure what
we've got. It will be collectible
before long, if we can keep it up,"
be said.
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CotrNPOnMnt
HIGHLAND P - Four out
of fi ve member of the Ci ty
Council recentl y voted to approve
High) nd P rk M yor Lin ey
Porter' choice of Darwen Heard
for Community Development
Director.
Councilwoman Chri tine
Fran lin oppo ed Heard'
nomination, criticizing hi record
in dealing with everal "failure ,"
including 71 Glendale, the "Little
Ho e on the Prairie," and e
dir
or
Bl ell Civic Center.
Porter noted that eard w
working a an employee under
Mayor Robert Bl ckwell, nd
w doing what the mayor told
him to do.
" An y mayo r m u t t e
re ponsibility," he ide "I take
full responsibility for tb acuo
of my staff and I'm ure if he were
here, Robert Blackwell would do
the arne."
At one point, there w n
. Interchange between Porter and
Franklin.
hen he fir t criticized
H rd, Porter aid," t i your
opinion. I have faith nd
confidence in my opinion and you
have no right to judge."
Franklin an wered, "M yor
Porter, I am very upportive of
you."
Porter interjected, "I m
upportive of you."
Franklin continued, "But if we
did not ve a right to judge, it
wouldn't be in the charter that e
have to approve him."
In the meantime, she jokingly
noted, "I'm furious. I hould be ble
to afford this ho e."
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porate affairs central manager for Anheil r-Busch Companies, presents a contribution to Phygenau
Stephens, Instructor/placement director for the Mature Worlcent' Program at the Detroit Area Agenccy
on AlJlng. Board members of DAM, Catherine Davls-Certey (Ifill) and Jacquelyn D. Waughn (right), are
also shown accepting the contribution that will theorganlzllllon'. Meals on Wheels Program, which
provides meals to Detroit-area residents.
ADVERTISE
. LEGAL NOTICE
CITY OF HIGHLAND
PARK
The City of Highland
Park i requesting bids on
Life Insurance for our City
employees. Information
can be obtained by
contacting the Personnel
Office (313) 252-0027.
Deadline is 4:30, April
16, 1992. The Bid Package
must be submitted to City
Clerk by the above date and
time.
B will be opened April
20, 1992 City Council
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