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May 16, 1991
Grosse Pointe
News
those who have received blood
transfusions, health care personnel
who may be exposed to
Infected blood or blood prod.
ucts, abusers of intravenous
drugs, sexual partners of m.
fected persons, hemophihacs
and those undergoing kidney
dIalysLS.
For more information. call
the American Liver Foundation
at 1-800.223-0179.
No wheels
At 8 a.m. May 3, a man at a
home on Woodland Shore Drive
In the Shores found his 1990
Ford Mustang sitting on cement
blocks and all four tIreS
missing.
He had parked the car in the
driveway at 1 a.m.
ViUage or Qirnss.e Jnint.e ~ 4nr.es Michigan
WAYNE AND MACOMB COUNTIES
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON
INCREASING PROPERTY TAXES
The Council of the Village of Grosse Pointe Shores will hold a public
hearing at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 28, 1991 in the Council
Chambers of the Grosse Pointe Shores Municipal Building, 795
Lakeshore Road. The Council will hear comments and discuss a pro_
posed addItional 1991 Villageoperating mLllagerate.
In 1990 the Village levied 12.89 mills ($12.89 per $1.000 State
Equalized Valuation) for its operating expenses. Because of an estimat.
ed mcrease 10 the State Equahzed Va1uab5~g JXOPqly wiIbio
We Vill e, Stare La'!, Act WiJ,WdK'j' the base uIl, _.
1991 VM~ge Operaung taxes be ~llCed II.48 millS ($1 per
$1,000SEV). This is 1.41 mills lower than the 1990 operating rate.
In order to fund the Village's proposed 1991/92 budget and maintain
essential services. and to make environmental improvements to its
underground gasoline storage tanks, the Village finds it necessary to
llICrease its operating levy for fiJcal year 1991/92 by .99 nulls ($.99 per
$1.000SEV) above the 1990 base tax rate (11.48). This will provide an
esUmated8.62% mcrease in Village operating tax revenues and would
result in a 1991 operating tax rate of 12.47 mills ($12.47 per $1,000
SEV). Under its Charter and State law, the Village has complete author-
Ity to establish the number of mills to be levied within its fully authorized
millage rate.
Public comments on the proposed increase, oral or wriuen. are welcome.
G.P.N.:05/16191
James T. Wright
Village Clerk.
Summary
of the Minutes
City or ~rn55.e Jnint.e JIf arms Michigan
May 6, 1991
The Meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.
Present on Roll Call: Mayor Joseph L. Fromm, Councilmen Emil D.
Berg, John E. Danaher, John M. Crowley, Harry T. Echlin, Gail Kaess
and Gregg L. Berendt.
Those Absent Were: None.
Also Present: Messrs., William Burgess, Counsel, David DIRita,
Counsel, Andrew Bremer, Jr., City Manager, Richard G. So.lak, CilY
Clerk, John M. Larnerato, City Controller, John A. DeFoe. Dll'ector of
Pubbc Service and Robert K. Felber, Director of Public Safety.
Mayor Fromm presided at the Meeting.
The Minutes of the Regular Meeting held on April 22, 1991, were
approved as submitted.
The Mmutes of the Closed Session held on Apnl 22, 1991, were
approvedas submitted.
The Council, acUng as a Zomng Board of Appeals, approved the
Minutes of the Public Hearing held on April 22, 1991; and further.
granted the appeal of Mr. James Spica, 310 Moran, to co~truct a
second story addition ov~ an e~ting one story room, whIch ISalso to
The Council approved the low bid of Wolvenne Truck, in the amount
of $61,190.00 for the purchase of one new tandem cab and ChassIS with
a 18 cy rubbish packer mounted for the Deparunent of Public Works.
The Council scheduled a Public Hearmg for the purpose of discussing
the Beacon Hill SubdiVIsionSpecial Assessment District, for Monday,
May 20. 1991 317:30p.m.
Upon proper mOUon made, supported and earned,
adJowned at 9:45 p.m.
Joseph
Mayor
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City Clerk.
ON CUEN'I"S PEIlSOtW. SMI
I listen and I keep my agenda quiet So when I go Into a prOjeCt.
it's not about me Irs a collaborotton Irs the chenfs concepts
and my concepts. what emerges ISa self-expreSSIonof my chent
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Probably the man quality that I can bmg to a projeCt IStaking
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relo1ionstllp of trust. which ISfundamental for a project to even
get off the ground Irs on Integral port of a successful design
ON WIW' DESIG.BS OAR
I con create a woo out of what a client says to me Secondly.
I have a source of matenals not avaloble to the chent What I
bmg to the party ISmy avallabilrty. matenols. artlSts.workrooms.
tradespeople and sources I come WIth baggage
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the designers. If I osI< the showroom to
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Proposed City budget up 6.5 percent; taxes up 7.9 percent
Sv John ~ the year before. pay $1,296 in city taxes for the omy and a population loss of wrote in the budget message, "In the long run," he said,
AsS.~ EdiIor '. The proposed city tax rate for 1991-92 fiscal year. 220 residents, aa:ording to the "the proposed city budget con- "it'll prove to be conaervative.
\'/bile the Grosse Pomte. City the coming year is 12.96 mills, Last year, assuming the av- 1990 census. tinues a quality level of muruci- Other than recycling and capi-
1991-92 ~ ~t 18 up which is a reduction from the erage asliB "",mt increase of • A 40 percent increase in pal 8emce and adds a new pro- tal Improvements, it maintainll
6 5 ~rcent m >:ear be- current rate fL 13.36 mills. 10.8 percent in the city, the worker's compensation insur- gam for curbside recychng." services.
fore, CIty.tax revenue will carry However, the state Truth in same homeowner'll SEV was ance premiums and an increase Except for the 2 percent in- "I don't think our residents
a larger~. Taxation law requires that the $90,243 and he would have in health insurance premiums crease for improvements at want any services cut."
Aooordin&' to the propoeed tax rate be rolled back to 11.94 paid $1,206 in city taxes. of 11 percent to 14 percent. City Hall, Treasurer Dennis The city council will consider
budget preeented at a public milIa to account for the 10.8 According to the Headlee • A 28 percent ($65,180) in. Foran called the budget conser. the budget for fmal adoption
.hearing ~y. the~~nses percent increase in state equal- Amendment, the city can levy crease in refuse dJspoeal costs, vative. Monday, May 20, at 7:30 p.m.
:Ilnd revenues .01' lLa\;IU year ized valuation or assessments a maximum fL 15.77 milIa, includIng a 10 percent increase
. beginning July 1 are expected to city residential property ~ which has been whittled down in landfill ash-disposal charges
: 10 be $4.49 million, up llpring. since 1978 from the charter-ap- and a $38,000 underestimate in
:$272,445 from the 1990-91 The 12.96 mills, if approved, proved 23 mills, which includes disposal costs from this year.
' budget. would mean t.axpayers would 3 milIa for rubbish collection. • A proposed $7.per-quarter
: City property-tax revenue is pay $12.96 in city taxes per Of the 7.9 peroont property charge for weekly curbside reo
expected to total ~.1 million in $1,000 of SEV. The owner fL a tax increase, 2 percent is desig. cycling to begin in July. The
: 1991-92, an lOerease of home with a $100,000 SEV nated for capital improvementll recycling fee will be collected
~$221,475, 01' 7.9 percent, from ($200,000 market value) would at City Hall. According to City with the water bill.
Free hepatitis test offered
Henry Ford Hospital is par.
tlclpating in the National Hepatlt18
Awareness Campaign by
offering free blood testing for
hepatitis C from 9 a.m. until 5
p.m. on May 21 and 28 at the
New Center Pavilion, 2921 W.
Grand Blvd., Detroit. No appomtment
is necessary.
Hepatitis C is a viral infec.
tion of the liver and affects
•more than 170,000 American
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est risk. of infection include
Manager Thomas Kressbach's • $10,000 for hiring or shar.
budget message, additional 109 an 8B8istant assessor or as.
space is needed for city officell, sessmg consultant.
the public safety department • More contributions to the
and the municipal court. Also, fight against Detroit City Airmore
off-street parking at City port expansion. The City ex.
Hall is needed. pectll to spend a total of
Other budget highlights in- $25,000 battling the expansion.
elude: • A $20,000 decline in inter.
• A 1088 of $28,700. or 6.5 est earned on invested funds
peroont, in state revenue shar- due to lower rates.
ing funds due to a weak econ- "All presented," Kressbach
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