By CRAIG HIU.
VALLORY-LEVI JOHNSON
The meeting was held last
week at the McGregor Public li­
brary on Woodward Ave. be­
t ween Rhode 1 land &
Massachusetts where residents
of Highland Park and city offi­
cials were in attendance.
Leaders oftha group opposing
TANYA SHARON
cal waste to the incinerator.
McLean said they had passed
this information about the incin­
erator to block club p idents o�
their representatives and the
city government but haven't re­
ceived any oooperation.
c
Bye IGHILL·
Michl .n Citizen
The Highland Park Lions
Club has inducted a new mem­
ber, Deborah L. Scott.
"1 feel honored to be inducted
since it is my opportunity to as­
sist inviduals who are physically
challenged due to loss of sight or
limited sight," Scott said. "My
mother has limited sight and
has used the services of the Li­
ons Club."
Soott feels she can benefit the
club since her background is in
the health care profession
Scott currently works as the
Assistant Administrator at the
Riverview Medical Offices on
Glendale in Highland Park She
administers the entire complex
as well as lease complexes. She
will have additional responsi­
bilities in the near future that
will include working with man­
aged-care programs at River­
view.
BEFORE WORKING AT
Riverview, Soott worked as a
Public Health Nurse Supervisor
for the city of Detroit from 1970-
1984. She then went to work for
the Patient Care Management
System for the Wayne County
Health and Community Services
where she was Associate Direc­
tor, then Director.
Scott ran the program ofIndi­
gent Health Care for 50,000
Gen ral Assistant recipients un­
der a 55 million dollar grant.
She began her career after
graduating from Madonna Col­
lege before it became Madonna
University with a B.S. in Nurs­
ing and later obtained a degree
in Masters of Science and Ad­
ministration.
Scott is a single parent with
two children, a daughter, Shay,
a senior at Michigan State Uni­
versity, and a son, Dean, a fresh­
men at Oakland County
Community College.
Besides becoming a new
mem r oftb Lions Club, she is
member of many organizations
such a the American Public
H alt h Association, National
Association of Health Services
Executive Forum, Highland
Park Chamber of Commeroe and
New Detroit.
Scott also is a public speaker
and has provided many presen­
tations on Health care. She is
pu lished in magazines such as
th American Medical Associa-
E NUEL SAID HE
wanted this subject addressed
by county officials and otherpar­
ti in the proper public forum.
He felt that he and others at the
meeting re getting one ide of
the' u and not another ide.
. ·We are getting the fear of
God put into us on this medical
aste incinerator,· Emanuel
said. "We don\ have the proper
dialogue to discuss the' ue."
McLean id to Emaneul that
they approached the city council
and the mayor with a formal let­
ter and informal letter but are
having difficulty getting proper
information
"I'he city council doesn't want
to listen until something is put
in front of them," he said.
"IF THIS CINERA TOR
gets approval from the state, the
city has 30 days to prove a dis­
crepancy," Kramer id. "I'm not
sure iftb city can vote on this."
According to Section 36 of the
draft on radioactive materials,
Kramer said that applicants
tion and Group Health - ing, "l\1oyabl and rewarding ca-
tion of Americans. reer in the Highland P r
"1 look forward to a challeng- community," Soott said.
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Ameenah Omar and John Hill are new member
Club.
McLEAN SAID TIIErVE
contacted the city government
" My grandparents
taught me the
greater my
expectations I
the greater my
accomplishments. "
SONYELLE POLK
GMSCHOLAR
SOlITHERN UNIVERSITY
"As a student at Southern
University and A&M Coli g ,I
have applied this philosophy in all
my academic endeavors as I work
toward a degr in electrical engi­
neering. I also appfied it in my
first engineering assignment at
Delco Electronics Corporation,
Kokomo, Indiana. My as ignment
, was in Service Test Equipm nt
Engineering and it was a very
rewarding exp ri nc ."
It's no wond r that Sony 11
Polk is a G neral Motors scholar.
At G neral Motors, w.e know
the only way we can me tour
custom rs' expectations is wi th
th help of tal nt d and d dicat d
individuals from all egm nt
of our i ty. Providing cholar-
hip to tud n lik Sony 11
Polk will h lp mak that hap n
th t w can ontinu t pr vid
ur ustom r with world 1
car and tru k .
Dolores Graham and Derrick Roland are new member" of the
HP Uon' Club.
Debor h Scott and Virgil Cobb attended the Lion' Club luncheon
nd m eli ng. (photo . by Cr I; Hili)
Jlmml cLe nand Su n Kram r p k t t HP er-.
hood Co IItlon m tlng. (photo. by Craig H II)
, and th proper agenei but are
told all kind of misleading
things.
Earl Wheeler, th City Om­
budsman as in attendance and
said that no one has come to him
coneerningthe issue ince hisjob
is to investigate complaints of
citizens again t city depart­
ments.
TanYa Sharon said in her re-
rch, she found that tb incin­
erator in Detroit is putting out
more mercury and the state of
Michigan environmental protec­
tion laws allow this. She worried
that the same will occur in High­
land Park if the incinerator is
built. Mercury may cause birth
defects and retardation
After Sharon spoke, Vallary
Levi-Johnson discussed a report
done by Dr. Benjamin Chavis
called Toxic Waste and Race In
. done in 1987.
She said in the report a demo­
graphic study was done on the
of toxic dumps and
incinerato red that
th e i ere placed in a
where African Americans, His- .
panics and Latin live. :
"The report said race played
number OD factor in where the :
toxic waste dumps and incin ra- •
tors are placed," Johnson id. :
Johnson called Dr. Chavis':
report very informative. •
She told Emanuel that every- : .
body has known about this' ue ;
long enough for the citizens to :
�ow about thi . She agreed :
WIth Emanuel that the i ue �
should· be addressed in a public :
forum.
�
John on expressed to :
Wheeler that they weren't trying:
to overlook him.' .
McLean said that they meet
every Sunday informally at 3:00
p.m. just to discuss where they
are at on the issue.