co In
SHER DEFENDED the city's
e of Water and Sewerage 0 part­
ment funds.
"There have been ituations where
the department has initiated projects
with department funds, but the depart­
ment w always reimbursed by th
city."
"Anytime the Water and Sewerage
Department provid moneys to the
general fuoo, they are reimbursed for
it," Cibor added. "It's an ongoing
business relationship."
Cibor also said that he knew of no
recent tate audits or investigations
into department mismanagement.
Water board member Floyd Allen,
who represents Wayne County, said,
"To my knowledge, there have been
no investigatiors or audits in the last
three years."
"We're required by law to have an
audit done of all our books every year,
'and none of the recent audits have
turned up anything," Fisher said. .
HONIGMAN AL 0 com­
plained about increased water rates
for suburban residents, saying that'
they have had double-digit rat in the
She would also make a greater
effort to get private funding, seeking
"every available grant."
With more funding, she would
encourage enrollment in Highland
Park Community College, providing
scholarships and free books.
SHE WOULD NOT only work
to keep the community college alive,
but try to expand it, so it could pro­
vide students with a Bachelor of Sci­
ence Degree 'and its own teaching
certificates.
While supporting the community
college, she said the board has to be
'accountable for not handing in the
audits on time, giving the state an
excuse to cut off funding.
Bos tic also has concerns about the
lower grades. She wants to bring
ba k an athletic program, warning .
that young people are "utili:zing most
of their en rgies in the streets, rather
than in structured games."
she also supported efforts to get
cultural programs, music and art, in
the chools, working for funding in
the public and private sector.
I CON ED with the
consolidation of the Cortland and
Ferris Schools, having 3rd graders
at tend the same classes with 8 th grad­
ers.
"There are fights almost every
day, where 8th graders beat up 3rd
graders," sh said.
Teenagers going through adol -
cent rebelJion might have a bad in­
fluence on the younger children, h
said.
She says her chief qualificatio� is
her relationship with the community,
" enior citizens, children."
.... ��.A ... y ay his goal
lated and
, ,
tudents."
man' c 8 mok
"If Honigman w gettin th e
kinds 0 complain • why didn't he
bring them to the City Council, 0 we
can inv tigate? You've got to have
more than cc anors. You've got to
have proof of mething. obody h
given me anything to how that th
ystem i on the verge of colla and
that it needs to be taken over."
Honigman said that his great t
concern that ubuIbancommuniti
do not have adequat representation
on th Detroit Board of Water Com-
mi ioners.
"Under current law, there' a
even-person board appointed by th
(Detroit) mayor, who can pick and
remove them at will," he aid. "But
m t of the water ers are ou ide 0
Detroit. We're entitled to repr -
sentation proportional to the amount
our communiti pay:'
THE CURRENT Board of Water
Commissioners has even eats with
one vacancy. The six members in­
clude one each representing Oakland
and Macomb counties. The rest are
Detroit residents. The Board control
the SI25-million budget of the depart­
ment, which employs 3,
Senate Bill 85 is similar to last
year' Senate Bill 936, also propo ed
by Honigman. The bill was p ed by
the Senate, only to die in committee
last year.
ttWe might not be so lucky thi
time, tt said Fortson, who plans to tart
petition drives and rallies to fight th
new bill. She ays that it is.a ignifi­
cant threat to the city.
_.__� wo like to
store athletics. Highland Park, he
said, used to be one of the best bas­
ketball teams in the state, but w n
the city had to cut out elementary
basketball, the high school team DO
longer had a "feeder system" ena­
bling young people to come up.
Mc Gary feels these problems
could only be solved by the state
giving equal funds to all school dis­
tricts, rich and poor. Areas such as
Grosse Pointe spends $8,000 per
child, while Highland Park pends
only $4,300 per child.
As a member of the Wayne
County Assn of School Board, Mc
Gary lobbies not only state legisla­
. tors representing Highland Park, but
those in other areas.
When asked for his main qualifi­
cations, Mc Gary points to his 16
years of experience on the Highland
Park School Board.
L 0 D R BIN ONpoints
to accomplishments on the chool
ard. /. ,
The -Highland Park Community
College audit of 1 91 has been
completed and the 91-92 audit has
just tarted. Robinson i optimi tic '
that this will get the State Board of
Education to give back fund allo­
cated for the community.
e believes the oard i "doing an
adequate job," n ting "parents are
giving support," and "parents teach­
ers, and taff are working together. tt
He aid that because of the new
curriculum program, under Dr. Caro­
lyn Carter, the h 01 Y tern has -
tab 1 ish d "a 0 w urriculum a viable
curriculum, which I reali tic and
will get kids ready for the 21st cen­
tury."
As a teach r and a tudent, Robin-
on has been in education for 45
years. 27 years a tea her in
Livonia, eight years on the Highland
Park Sch 01 Board. He graduated
from Highland Park High Sch 01 and
Highland Park Juni r College.
" 0 I am to
education, I know what it is for kids
to be out." he "aid.
Candidate, Demetrius Head . a
tudent at Highland Park Community
Colle e (HPcq, could not be
reach d by the tim of this deadline.
School Board election, will be held.
Monday, June 14.
BEST CHANCE: 8
Match
JUNE 5, 1993 44
Lotto Tick t
"the ou de of the buildln is 100 -
i great. It i our hope in the
future we will be ble to awud
George Abbo t owner of the
et."
As a r ult of the dforts of the
Michigan Ci tizen in conjunction
wi th SMSFIF, the NAACP's secret
hopper program, community om­
eIS, 1 ders and the many olun
in an effort to bring an .,
the communities, the Michigan De­
partment of Agriculture reports it
hired five new State Inspectors mak­
ing it a total of ten new lmpectors
of October 1, 1992.
Dr. E.C. Heffron, divi ional di­
rector of the Michigan Department
of Agriculture in an Interview said
tbe new Inspectors will furnish uain­
i ng to tho e tores who do not km
how to manage.
ophomo
re re-v' ited. Malik F . el
ident of Stop Mer-
chan S lli in Filth (SMSIF) re-
ported th rec .nt findin :
oM tland, 13503 W t
Mc i hol ,h improved" cord­
i to Shab322, who mad an original
vi it on Apri I 24 th a econd vi it on
M y 1 t found meat coolers, pro­
du , tore appearance, odor aIX1 at­
titud h d improved 5 percent.
"There i till wo to be don . I
think P te Demoppoli and Alan
Glu ar doing a good job, If thi
eeps up Meatland will be next to
receiv th SMSFIF award." (an
award that i presented to th inner­
city tor who comply withcommu­
nity tandard. These awards are
valid for thirty day afterwhich th
tor must be re-evaluated by the
communi ty .) _
I PECI'OR go in,> a
store and identifies that the owner iJ
having a problem complying 'with
health and ani ta tion codes govern­
ing the sale of meats and other per­
i habl ,there will be an opportumty
for that tore owner to have specific
training.
Doing the right thing do not go
unrewarded. "When store OWDeIS
comply by rul and regulations t
by the Michigan Department of Ag­
ricultur the community bould in
turn give it' support." Shabazzsaid.
To report filthy tore. 1
SMSFlF 313) 5-5188. .1, •• :
I I
n'm
contin
"Givin them control of th wat r
would undermine the ci ," he aid."
D,
15041 Plym uthas of May 6th made
a 1 perc nt improvement and will
b awarded.
nSuper Center Foods, 29 Dex­
ter h wed a marked improvement
on a visit April 29th and i also th
verg of riving an award.,
nAs a re uJt of a SMSFIF boycott
in March to prot t unsanitary condi-
DETR IT er the p t year ti ns, Savemon: Foods, 16231 Ply-
Michigan Citizen readers have be- - m�uth h recelv,ed a, fresh coat, of
come familiar with articl on th paint and other violations are being
fit thy stor . corrected. "We didn't get a chance to
Many of thes t the insi�� tt yet, but we hav�
rib viol 1 tore a VI It aid Shabazz,
o.
Update
on stores
By PATRICIA COLBERT