,
blin bu
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dum could only be
demo trate to le . 1 to
n ted the 1 w
the public hearln
e:XDressc� concern tit ble
people coming into Ze s corporation
later partnc might ve under-
o d
yor Porter rep eel t the na-
tive greement required "full di -
clo we of the office of the board and
their b ckgrounds."
Councilwoman Cuistine Franklin
replied that according to � ording
in the tentative agreement, uc dis­
clo ures would have to be made 90
days, r the con ct w igned,
ugg ting it w p ible for the city
to ign contract with the corporation
without knowing everyone It would be
dealing with.
Mayor orter emphasized that this
w not the final agreement, but only
a tenatiye one. .
FRANKLIN lATER TOLD The
( Michigan Citiun that would not
\ vote for any gambling plan unless he
was given full disclosure of all of the
principals involved.
Mildred Combs of the Richton
Woodward Homeowners Association
expressed concern about having such
a complex near s nior citizens area
and suggested it be placed on the East
side of the city, near the Chry ler
World Headquarters.
Three white representatives from
building trades unions-at least two
known to live in the suburbs-seep­
ported the project on the basis that It
would provide jobs.
Ralph Mabry, the Business
Manager and Financial Secretary of
the Millwrights and Machinery Erec­
tors, Local 1102 ARrCIO, President
of the Detroit Buildin_g Trades Union
and of the Carpenter's District Coun­
cil said, "The unions have dealt with
him (Zeft)."
ALTHOUGH MABRY did not'
live in Highland Park, he said many
people in his union did, estimating at
least 100. .
"The people in Highland Park will
t payi� j ," d. "Not
ce or industry jobs,"
Kenneth Stewart, Executive Direc­
tor of an organization called Manage-
, ment and Unions Servi.ng Together
(MUS1), emphasized that the proj�
would not only benefit the construc­
tion industry, but create an "entertain­
ment mecca" In the city, with the spin
off building up hotels, restaurants and
the convention industry in the Detroit.
area.
Local Black resident Walt Crider
agreed, noting he drove through Mt.
Pleasant and was impressed what with
casino gambling haa done for the area.
"There are . nice bomes," be said.
t "'They put up a hotel and a restaurant
and are adding onto the restaurant
'They are opening a night club. It's
been, tremendo for the Indian
population. "
SAM .JIART, Business -'Manager
, of the Operatoring Engineers Union,
Local 324, also expressed support.
?-eff said local people would get �
, first pick of jobs and that he would be
-willing to live up to affirmative action
procedures.
Wanda Linsey Bostic, former can-
'didate fo e Highland Park City
Council, expressed doubts about
whether the city could compel a com­
pany to hire Highland Parkers or even
assure fair consideration. •
, She says Detroit got New .Center
cevetopers to say they would 'give
consideration to applicants from
Detroitm but the developers later put
their application offi� in Troy, where
it would be hard for Detroiters to
reach.
- leff emphasized he owns a com­
pany which has been involved gam­
bling in BridgePort, Connecticut ince
1975. This company greatly Im­
proved the economy of the city. 1be
complex involves forms of gambling
other than casino, because casino
gambling was also illegal in Conn
ticut
ZEFF AID HE was trying to
change the law there, just as he would
try in Michigan.
At the meeting Zcff'stressed his
own Michigan roots, noting that he
was born in Detroit in 1934, raised
here, went to school in the city's public
schools, and till works in his father's
law firm, Zeff and Zeff, which
operates in downtown Detroit
In the 70s he specialized in getting
compensation for Detroit workers
who were ihjured in plants, because of
• afety failures in the equipment.
I "I did what I could to represent the
rights of individuals," he said.
ou
Po r en
quickly.
'Part 0 the n w the Chrysler
�uled to mo out in three on every comer", but anted gam-
ng away million in ,. bUng in It n rtainment project.
which, he warned, would "j t wipe nklin exp ed co
(the city) out." 0 m Ii 110 Cd in 0
On the other h nd, Porter ex- busine , there would be le
p fears that Detroit nd ther ti bout denying it or oth .
citi might get ahead of Highland
Park in instituting casinO' gambling
"and lot 0 Highlartd P money
will go down there."
}dilton Do ,prominent res'
• dent and father of Highland P ric
Council President Dwight Downe
agreed, ying "We have to get busy,
because we have everything oing for
," inee Highland Park w the only
city 0 far that p ed a referendum
upporting casino gambling.
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STEWART EXPRESSED con­
cern that other cities, such Chicago·
and ew Orleans were looking into
casino gambling and might beat
Michigan cities.
Porter also discussed the prospect
of giving land to some Indian tribes to
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