t now n d to
i hy h uld e put our
trust in yet another M yor- -
mbled p I of eli ? Wh t
pro f do e e th t thi
time, th elfare of th City'
people will not e b c t
to the hi h-incom d v I pe
that t M yor i franti lly
e in ?
Hom ram i th Itt e -
mple in ri of City- pon-
ored high-income
developm n th t won't pull
i own weight in n alre dy
flound ring city. Th $19.2
million development won't
earn b ck it ub idie
provided by th City (ap­
proximately $125,00 per
ho e) for about 60 years.
While development in the
City is important. even Coun­
cil president Maryann Mahaf­
fey and council m mber Keith
Butler are que tioning the
worth of uch e traordinary
pending.
The city government's
quest for high-income housing
is in many ways adding insult
to injury for Detroit' low-in­
come residents. In the face of
such extravagant spending of
mon y we do not have, the
Detroit Housing Department
found itself threatened with
• losing federally-allowed
funds because it i in' fact 0
: mismanaged that it does not
. pend its money. It was only
one example of gros mis­
management. The federal
government's recent extreme
tep Of ordering that a planned
: 250-unit housing project be
turned over to private manage­
ment i another.
THE PO ITION in
general is quite clear. Detroit
· can find the money and the
. efficient staff for a project
geared at attracting people
with money: it cannot even
handle federally funded
projects geared toward low-
. income citizens of the City.
With the Mayor's 21st­
Century Committee-c-or
"Club," if you prefer-decid­
ing the fate of our budget and
our city, it's more important
than ever to speak out as
citizens of Detroit about what
we want as the City's first
priori ties.
F,,"
lifeguard
training
The Detroit Recreation
Department is offering free
lifeguard training classes at
everal recreation centers in
Detroit in conjunction with the
City of Detroit'S summer
employment program.
The training classes are
open to individuals who will
be at least 17 years old by July
1.
Participants also must be
able to swim 500 yards in good
form aoo provide their own
suit, towel, soap and padlock.
Lifeguard applicants- must
be at least 18 years of age and
have an American Red Cro
Lifeguard Training Certifi­
cate. Pay range i from $6.75
to $6.21 per hour ..
Swimming aids must be at
least 17 years old and have an
American Red Cro s
Lifeguard Training Certifi­
cate. The hourly pay range i
from $5.63 to $6.19.
Applications for the
lifeguards and swimming aids
positions are available form
Monday through Friday from
8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the City­
County Building, Room 300.
DETROIT
pproved April
re po ibility 0 tu
ttend nc , m tb,
I
n
ord,
u
By Flod an S. Rigg
sl4gWriI.,
A new program involving the
United Auto Workers, Ford Motor
Co. and the Detroit Public Schools
will belp students "meaningfully
contribute b ck to their com-
o
munitie ," UAW/Ford repre­
sentative told the board during
community confidence meeting
April 14at the Schools Center Build­
ing.
The program called "YES" will
focus on three middle schools aid
UAW Executive Director, Bill
Stevenson, an Ken Dickinson, Ford
Executive Director.
Assuring the Board of Education
Community Confidence Committee
members and the audience that the
kills cquired by tuden involved
at th ational Education Develop­
ment "{raining Center spo ored by
the United Auto Workers and th
Ford otor Co. will be utilized in the
Detroit area, the representativ told
the board the new program will
begin Sept. 1992.
Up to ten ponsors will provide
support in career awaren linking
the wor world to the student's
world; general employability skills,
mentoring and skill enhancement
which includes tutoring by qualified
communi ty individuals.
The National Education,
Development and Training Center
will ensure that the sponsors training
is developed in conjunction with
school and teacher representatives,
paren and the communi ty.
Schools will be selected as
recommended by the district and the
Detroit Federation of Teachers. Each
participating school sbould have a
di advantaged population and
receptive nd innovati hool
taft.
FUIldin for the progtam will be
supplemented by the State of
Michigan and other potential outside
resources.
"We're very excited about tile
program and we support it
wholebeartedly," said Dwight
Hamilton, DFr representative ..
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