Council e mpt taxes Highland Park ity Coun il un nimou Iy d n ordin nc ex mpting Manch t r Place Residen­ tial Deve lopment/Mc or- mack Barron iat, th dev loper of the new Man­ ch ter PIa Housing Dev 1- opm nt pI nned for construction a Mench ter and econd, from all prop­ erty tax tting them to pay in tead a rvioe charge of 4� of he rents coIl ted, not unting the t of utili­ ti HPwater quality Y i I P Coun il unanimou ly agreed o hire th Snell Environ­ m nt Group to conduct a study on corrosion control of wa r r quired by the Envi­ ronm ntal Protection Agency Th company would be paid ,400. The tudy would involve sampling th water to deter- . mine its water quality and finding It rnatives for water treatment, which are reliable. To sue Cable Th Highland Park City ouncil voted in support of a r solution by Council Presi­ dent Pro Tern Christine Franklin 0 ask City Attor­ n y Eric Dani 1 for instruc­ tions about getting a new cable company to provide ca­ ble TV to residents, and sue the finn pr ently providing uch s rvi , Telemedia Ca­ ble Corporation, for back vio­ l tions. Citizens h ve been com­ plainingfor a longtime about poor rvi ,poor transmis­ ion, and ri ing pri On r id nt charged at th Monday Nov mber 15 meeting that they bill a month ah d of time. HP to pay The Hight nd Park City Council unanimously voted to approve a $17,500 court tl ment in the Dewberry V. ity of Highl nd Park suit. Wh n a. ked by Mamie Coop r, a r ident and union I d r during public s ion whether the e involved th police, 'ity Attorney Eric Dani I id, "I'm pretty sure poli " h. aid, "They [the po­ lie ] did something wrong and w h ve to p y for it." Under the terms of the gre m 'nt , 8,250 will be p i before D mber 31 of hi y rand $8,250 will be P' id b fore F bruary 28 19 -By Ron eigel The Sixth Annual Eve- -nlng With The Men's Forumhonored H.P. stu­ dents: (TOP) Sylvia Looney (second from right) with family; (MIDDLE) Victor Thorn as with parents; and (BOTTOM) Terrell Jackson with family. (BELOW)Cremo­ nia Davis, the widow of the late Charlie P. Davis, re­ ceives a plaque from Mayor U nsey Porter. "WE LO E ABOUT 66% of every 9th grad c) in High­ land Park to this problem, " Cain id. Cain id tati tics show that 8 % of first time offenders are dropouts and that this is a 20 billion-dollar-a-year problem. Beside the dropout rate, Cain said there's moral and so­ cial decadence issues facing the community well. He listed the profanity and explicit sex on some airwav . "Do you these same nega- tiv images portrayed on chan­ nels that target white youth," h asked. Detroit i losing a good amount of social capital, he said. "African Americans have been sold a false bill of goods," Cain said, noting youth base' their If- teem on hat t "------------- ........ --- ...... -....;;_..;:;,;.::....-...:...--- __ ....J own, no what th y accomplish. I n order to fo M, Cain said, "Change must come from young people and us by using the ACE prinicipal which is Ability, Capacity, and Effort. Dr. Cain challenged the audi­ ence to give of their time and money to help youth. Before Cain's address, Mayor Linsey Porter presented awards to Highland Park students, Ter­ rell Jackson and Victor Thomas. Jackson received the Charlie P. Davis award and Jackson re­ ceived an honor's certificate. Safety Director: Communtty effort needed to protect kids. By Ron Seigel HIGHLAND PK. - Highland Park Public Safety Director Ridley Robinson is asking for a community effort to protect kids. Robinson stated that a child at the Barber Elementary School was recently accosted by a man in a car. The child refused to get in and got away, Robinson said. At a public session after the Monday November 15 City Council meeting, Robinson said he is responding to this problem by encouraging community ef­ forts to protect children. He said he has: Gotten Highland Park School Superintendent Eugene Cain's agreement to write let­ ters asking parents to warn chil­ dren of the danger of talking to strangers and getting in stran car . [Robinson emphasized that such warnings were not only n ry for elementary school students, but teen-a as well.] Is supporting the id of tablishing a "buddy y tern", where children would go home together, rather than sep rately, uring gr t r aft ty and pro ion. I uggestmg fri nds, rela­ tiv ,and concerned citizens should w tch out for children go­ ing home from school. Is considering a safe hou y tern, which would help youngsters in danger. Robin on later told The Michigan Citizen that young­ rs should be told if they are accos d by tr nger , they hould run hom . Pa n th n should look out th window and try to get a d - cription of th u. p eel crimi­ nal. h car nd h license numb r. continued from A7 Act. Mc Kay said that changes in Federal law might reduce protec­ tion given by state statutes. JOHNSON SAID the city only got $30 million out of the deal. Both Johnson and Franklin expressed concern that provi­ sions in the contract would elimi­ nate the terms of past contracts with Chrysler, and could elimi­ nate HP DEVCO, which was cre­ ated as part of the 1985 agreement to stimulate business development in Highland Park. Daniel denied this. Harriette Saperstein', Director of HP Deveo, said she was confident that the agreement would not af­ fect her organization or its fund­ ing. In the light of Chryslers "mis­ leading" use of words in the late 80s, Franklin said the wording of the agreement should be care­ fully studied for any loopholes. Marian Crammer, who led a picketing against Chrysler and was active in the effort to keep Edison in Highland Park, and works with the Highland Park unemployed. in the Welfare Rights Organization and Up and Out of Poverty, said sh wanted th city to "call hrysler' bluff." "HE (PORTER) SHOULD take this mess to the street, in an 11 out organizing drive." she said. She added he would "be a h ro", getting people from out­ ide the city to support Highland P k, because individuals in ar­ " like Detroit were affected by wh t Chrysler did and were an­ gry about it. "I hope Linsey [porter] will have some backbone." she said. Wanda Linsey Bostic, a critic of the Porter Administration, said, "If we ettle for that pa k­ age, they [Chry ler 0 eials] definitely getting th last laugh at Highland Park." "For Chrysler to sit t th ta- ble sho we'v got something." he added. Bostic said the city should hire another a mey. "You don't Send a r man to ne tiate with a rich on ." . Franklin raised the sugges­ bon that Highland Park might to get Chrysler tock as a t nd rd mmar, ach pan I 'tP nt WIll r C1H' nutlm th III to Ippl� f r h me I) n und r t nda d f- d ral' t mmunu H nne Bu ' r' Pro ram PI a II 6101 -+2· 72l 'fOI r rv lion u dav, D . m r 7. 19 3 7l)( pill I" 4(lO P III al nuz 0 'I hh Irhp\ll Hou .... mg 'n Il'l'�. hu I 3 1 I MdIII ue t ( I rn I l.t I �dlll dud l harlon ) "ldmdL.''') Vildllg"n ReIn ,hm III \ 111 Bf cncd f H Iping You Al n rh W: .' Standard federal Ban aVlngs/FIII n lal Ser Ices CO ILMAN TITU Me CIaI)' made a motion calling for two city council members t it on the negotiating team, with '1IlLDKL,\ THE MAGIC OF CHRISTMAS Bagdasarian Productions presents Alvin and The Chipmunks With a special guest appearance by Santa Claus! 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