, which G c e I n­ d, "the more it costs "IT'S TRITE to Y thatj tice I CO PRIG Michig n' ppellate court nd its New Yor counterpart, wh re between 12,000 and 13,000 were I 0 filed in 1990,62 judge handle the c elo d. "Even if I h ve my judg do twice much they're doing now, " which Doctoroff id is impo ible, "it would e two to three years to solve the b cklog." Neuhard id the backlog of criminal case on appeal i in p rt caused by the great increases in fund­ ing for law enforcement, while not "IT'S DONE out ofignorance or arrogrance, and it' not fair," Doc- , PLA Continued from A6 LOCAL BUSI ESSES, he charged, were not being ellCOUlJged to the shopping center for expan- on. Harriet Saperstein, President of Highland pm: DEVCO dmit1ed that she received similar complain from other bmtnesses. Last week Sapexstein announced that First Commercial Realty was chosen to do the commercial part of the development after speaking with nine f:irJm that expteSSed interest in it She admitted tbatMr. Stallinp was not one of those who had been contacted, ad­ ding that she could not temembCr what proposal he made or the reasoning be­ hind it She said that both Highland Park DEVCO and the city were looking at f rms hich d "extensive ex­ PIOmce" in pllDJliDg larger dewlop­ ments, in orocr 10 make sure the cen1er would be successful. She said that Stallinp' experience was in handling single stores, but ad­ mitted he was impressed with his ability in this mea. WHEN ASKED whether mote comideration could be given to local firms, who bad not been able to develop a ttack record, she said, "PeIbaps we should have." Sapersnen added that DEVCO and the dty were in a "very difficult situation." In their philosophy, she'Said the priorities wtze to get the development "moving up VOTER ContinUBd from A7 FAR TOO MANY Octroiters never demanded an end to the mudslinging. Young and Barrow tossed verbal jabs at each other while many of us turned the other way. I want the issues that face Detroit's future to be discuued by any pelion who wanta to be the mayor in January 1994. Small bUll­ nca development, crime, and im­ provement of city services, arc iuues that must be dealt with next summer and fall. Will Detroiters treat the· Archer candidacy. like many treated Tom rapidly" aDd make sure the developer hid enough capital to make it success­ ful. She added HighlaDd Park Mayor I...insey Porler bad seen the list of those who were consideICd. �tty Wainwright, Executive As- istant to the Mayor, said the city had consulted busin� who had ex­ pressed an in rest in developing the commerdal center of June or July, 1992, including one local Black firm, but he was UDaWm that Stallin� had ever gone to the dty expressing an interest in it When asked why the city did not dvertiseforbids, Wainwright said that this would be too time consuming, be­ cause UDAG Insisted bids be evaluated in 20 �ys. BE ADDED THAT in choosing the residential developer, the city asked Mi<�'lDD Housing Development .A.1l1A�l¥-Ql�HDA), 0 they reco"""""'ed When asked '!Vhy the city did not recommend giving local firms a chance, even if were currently without experience, Wainwright said that MSHDA tegulations required busi­ nesses with a track !eCOid. Tbc proposed residential developer is a Missowi-based firm, McCormack Baron & Associates (MBA), which; DEVCO literature said, bas developed and managed a variety of mban hous­ ing devdopmm1S, in such cities as St Lom., Day1OD. Louisville, Ceveland, and New York. Though MBA is an out of state firm, SapelSteJn said that if they get contracts . CUTS continued from Page 1 Barrow's? It's only November and I'm starting to see political de ja vu. . Archer h8s a track record. He '5 been an a associate judge on the Michigan Supreme Court and directed a Coleman Young mayoral campaign. He's respected in Detroit and suburbia. But in spite of those aocompUahments, I get the feeling that some of our leaders and common citizens wlll suggest that Archer is a "oreo." I certainly hope that I'm wrong. Kenneth Col.mln Jr. Detroit in the cards, he said. But students at Michigan State University learned this week that their tuition will go up by 3 percent for the spring seme ter, a plan an­ nounced last summer. MSU' Board of Trustees ap­ proved a 9 percent tuition increase for the faU eme ter, The additional 3 percent brings the overall tuition increase for the 1992-93 school year to 12 percent. University officials said the move was needed to combat lower state aid thi year. All of the state's publtc universities raised tuition this fall. IN ADDITION to the increase, the students will have to throw in $25 in extra fees for infrastructure and technology improvemen bringing the total to $50. MSU student Tracy Robinson said while she was shocked to hear I . on two other developments they may open an office in either Detroit or High­ land Park. SHE SAID for the residential development, DEVCO checked out and researched approximately 12 dif­ ferent finns, including ones in the area, but she chose MBA because of its track record in making successful projects, the fact that their reputation and con­ tacts would get financial backing and trength for the development, and their interest in urban development. Saperstein said how design of resldential development designed would be determined by. the TIF A board. Saperstein said both the business and commercial developers have made a commitment to recruit, train and make an effort to hire local individuals in construction and management of their projects, though she emphasized that "local" did not neces5flrlly m� "Highland Park. Because MBA was an out of state firm, Saperstein said, provisions were put in the contract specifying that MBA would not bring in managers from Saint Louis. However, she added that it was impossible to set up a Highland Park residency requirement, as city government is able to do. will give its land to the 11F A, who will give it to the developers without any cost Bill Watch, President of the First Commercial Realty, handling the com­ mercial section, said that 4O,