The Michigan Daily - Tuesday, January 26, 1993 - Page 3 Council to consider recycling faciity by Jonathan Berndt Daily City Reporter If the proposal presented by the Solid Waste Commission to the Ann Arbor City Council for a $5.1 mil- lion Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) is approved, Ann Arbor may reclaim its status as a national leader in recycling. The council, which met in a working session last night to con- sider the proposal, will vote on the measure at next week's regular meeting. The preferred firm - according to the report put together by the commission - is Resource Recov- Ory Systems (RRS), of Essex, Conn. The MRF would sort recyclable products including milk cartons, juice boxes and magazines in addi- tion to newspaper and office paper - which are already recycled. Tele- phone books and #1 plastic contain- ers could also be included. The products would then be cleaned and shipped to manufacturers searching for recycled materials. - The facility will also compact regular garbage before it is hauled to a landfill in Whitmore Lake - a move that will double the amount the trucks can haul. City officials said this system *would save the city $542,500 from current levels if recycling target of 23,000 tons is met. The city and the University together currently recycle about 14,000 tons of material per year. RRS, founded in 1973, is one of the oldest recycling firms in the country, with 10 other facilities in the northeastern United States and Canada. Under the proposal, the city would own the facility and provide all the capital for construction. It will also be able to request design changes that would further enhance the capabilities of the plant. , The University has participated at each stage of the process since it be- gan in April, 1990, when Ann Arbor voters approved a bond issue for the facility. The University is currently nego- tiating a customer service contract with RRS. Under the city proposal, the University would receive half of the profits from commercial paper sales. The MRF will be constructed ad- jacent to the present Ann Arbor lhndfill, at the corner of Ellsworth Reoad and Platt Road, near the cur- rent site of Recycle Ann Arbor. Councilmember Larry Hunter (D- 't Ward) was optimistic about final passage of the proposal next week. "I think it has a very good chance," he said. "We have to ana- Iyze the numbers we received from staff. If we are comfortable with them, I can't see why we wouldn't have an affirmative vote - if not a unanimous vote." GEO plans picket lines to organize member activity by Kenneth Dancyger crease. Daily Faculty Reporter According to the report, "The On the final business day before their contract expires, members of the Graduate Employees Organiza- tion (GEO) are planning to stage a number of informational picket lines around the University campus. The rallies come after more than three months of negotiations be- tween the University Board of Re- gents and GEO to settle upon a new contract. "The informational picketing is an effort to get GEO's members or- ganized and to make sure people are informed about the issues,"said Jon Curtiss, GEO Bargaining Committee chair. "We're trying to get the word out ... about the economic issues in particular." Curtiss said several non-eco nomic issues are still being negoti- ated and more economic proposals will be presented to the University Friday - the last day of negotia- tions before the current contract's Feb.1 expiration. At the bargaining session with the regents last Friday, GEO pre- sented several of it's economic pro- posals, including a call for a "Living Wage" - GEO's plan for a pay in- crease including a 15.7 percent raise the first contract year and a 3 percent raise the second year. A report released by GEO yes- terday outlined the economic status of University graduate students and emphasized the need for a salary in- importance of a 'Living Wage' for TAs cannot be underestimated. ... (TA's) need to make ends meet.... Without a 'Living Wage,' we have to take extra jobs." The report also says the University's Office of Financial Aid estimates monthly living expenses for a graduate student at $839, while the average TA makes $729. "Closing that $110 gap is crucial for the financial security, academic 'We're trying to get the word out ... about the economic issues in particular.' -Jon Curtiss GEO Bargaining Committee chair success, and personal well-being of graduate students." Although the University declined to comment on the specifics of the negotiations, representatives did confirm that several proposals have been received from the GEO bar- gaining committee. "It's difficult to respond to eco- nomic proposals when you don't have all of them. ... We plan to get the rest of them on Friday," said Colleen Dolan-Greene, chair of the University Bargaining Committee. Dolan-Greene added that it is un- likely a contract settlement will be reached by Friday, but the Univer- sity has not discussed any plans for, after GEO's contract expires. GEO representatives said since negotiations are going at a reason- able pace, it is expected that thex University will extend the current contract. Curtiss said GEO does not intend to strike. However, he said, "What happens depends on what the Uni- versity and (GEO) members bring to the (bargaining) table." GEO, which signed it's first con tract in 1981, usually negotiates a new contract every two years. In 1987, stagnant negotiations led to a full strike by GEO members,.. Two years ago, contract negotiation; lasted eight months and include. two work stoppages because GECC and the University could not agree on tuition wavers for TAs, GE{ President Dave Tolend said. During the 1991 negotiation GEO members picketed as they plan; to Friday. Curtiss said the action did not cause any problems with the University at the bargaining table. $ He said the picketing would not interfere with jobs and he would be surprised if such actions angered the University. Dolan-Greene said the picketing is not expected to hurt the bargain- ing process, and negotiations -will continue as scheduled. ^"^S'AS'A BA"'C'I Blurry ball, corner pocket UM-Flint student Tony Grianani aims at the cue ball during a game of pool yesterday in the Michigan Union's billiard room. Clinton proposes tax hikes to reduce federal deficit AL i WASHINGTON (AP) - The Clinton administration gave fresh signals yesterday, it may propose tax increases that would hit most Americans as a way of fighting the federal deficit. A broad-based tax on energy consumption is among "a lot of options," President Clinton said. A day after Treasury Secretary Lloyd Bentsen floated the possibility of such a tax, Clinton and White House officials did their best to keep it aloft. "Absolutely, yes," responded White House communications direc- tor George Stephanopoulos. Stephanopoulos also stressed that cuts in entitlement spending also are "on the table" as the plan takes shape. Clinton took a step further toward that package by signing an executive order creating a Cabinet-level National Economic Council. The council, headed by former New York investment banker Robert Rubin, will coordinate economic policy in much the same way that the older National Security Council oversees foreign and defense policies. Secretary of the Treasury Lloyd Bentsen, interviewed on NBC-TV's "Meet the Press," said flatly: "What 'What you're going to see ... is some consumption tax is going to take place' - Lloyd Bentsen Treasury Secretary you're going to see...is some consumption tax is going to take place." He said a tax on energy consump- tion would raise revenues and encourage conservation, while helping to lessen the nation's reliance on imported oil. Possible energy taxes that have been mentioned include a tax on imported oil and one on consumption of all forms of energy such as oil, natural gas and even electricity. Middle-income Americans would shoulder the brunt of any broad- based energy tax because they pay a greater proportion of their incomes for fuel than do the rich. Congress would likely give -the poorest. Americans some form of relief from taxes on essential fuels. Clinton is struggling to find 4 way to reduce the annual deficit while increasing spending on items such as education and public works The energy tax would be part of hi$ longer-range plan. Clinton is expected to propose tax cuts for businesses and tempo, rary spending increases on job-pro- ducing programs to stimulate th4 economy, officials said. The amount of economic stimulus may be in the neighborhood of $10 billion or less, far below the $60 billion discussed during thi campaign to "jump start" the economy, they said. Unconscious man mistaken for heart attack victim DPS officers responded to a re- port of a man having a heart attack at Cliff Keen Arena Sunday. Fire, rescue and medical units were also called to the scene. Upon arrival, officers found the man alert and conscious. Although he had temporarily lost conscious- ness, he had not suffered a heart at- tack, as originally reported. The man refused to be trans- ported to the University Hospital de- spite being encouraged by medical personnel to seek immediate treat- ment. Thieves rip off Mason Hall computing center Computing equipment worth $2,000 was allegedly stolen from the Mason Hall computing center Satur- day, according to DPS reports. Police have no suspects but have recorded the serial numbers of the equipment and are searching for the stolen goods. Attack leaves police searching for assailant A student in Vera Baits II Resi- dence Hall was allegedly attacked Sunday night by another man who lived on his hall, according to DPS officers. Police Beat6 The victim told officers that the alleged attacker threatened his life, then grabbed him by the throat, held him down on the bed and slammed his head three times into a wall. " A "Johnson & Johnson " Bausch & Lomb eAll Major Brands *Save 50% Lenses 100% Cuaranteed 1-800-543-LENS Lens Direct Corporation 612 N.E. 12th St. Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33304 The victim gave officers the name of the alleged attacker and told the officers that the man lived on his hall. DPS Lieutenant James Smiley said detectives are still searching for the man, and are unsure if the name given to them by the victim is cor- rect. Detectives want to question the men involved to determine the cause of the attack and to determine which man's story is more accurate, Smiley added. Zamboni slams door at Yost A Zamboni ice refinisher struck a door at Yost Ice Arena Friday, knocking the door off its hinges, ac- cording to University Department of Public Safety (DPS) reports. Yost employees told DPS offi- cers on the scene that a welder was needed immediately. -by Will McCahill Daily Crime Reporter Student groups Q Ann Arbor Coalition to Defend Abortion & Reproductive Rights, Michigan Union, Tap Room, 6 p.m. 'U Arab-American Students' As- sociation, meeting, Michigan Union, Michigan Room, 8 p.m. Q Association for Computing Machinery, meeting, EECS, Room 1003, 7 p.m. Q The Christian Science Organi- zation, weekly meeting, Michi- gan League, check front desk for room, 6:30-7:30 p.m. 4U College Republicans, meeting, MLB, Basement, 6:30 p.m. Q Environmental Issues Commis- sion, Earth Week 1993 mass meeting, Michigan Union, MSA Chambers, 6 p.m. U Hillel, orthodox services, Hillel, upstairs lecture room, 7:30a.m.; ShulchanIvrit,MichiganUnion, Tap Room, 12 p.m. Q In Focus, meeting, Frieze Build- ing, Room 2420, 6 p.m. Michigan Union, 4th floor lobby area, 8 p.m. Q Social Group for Bisexual Women, call for location and information, 763-4186, 8 p.m. Q Tae KwonDo Club, regular workout, CCRB, Room 2275, 7:45-9:15 p.m. Q U-M Asian American Student Coalition, meeting, East Quad, check room at front desk, 7 p.m. Q U-M Shotokan Karate, prac- tice, CCRB, Small Gym, 8-10 p.m. Events U Applications of Vibrational Spectroscopy in the Elucida- tion of Molecular Structure, Moses Gomberg Lecture Series, Chemistry Building, Room 1640,4 p.m. Q Center for Chinese Studies, Whatto Do About All That Sex?, Reactions to the SexualDescrip- tion in the 16th Century Novel Jin Ping Mei, Brown Bag Lunch Center for -Human Growth and Development, 300 N. 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