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BY M.B. DUXON
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As precinct results poured in at
the board office Monday night, it
became clear that school board
hopefuls Michael Maloney and
Cam* Blamer "ere going to be
the next two member* of tbe
Plymouth Canton Board of Eduction.
"I'm on cloud nine right now.
•aid Maloney of Plymouth, who
•long with candidate Dave
McCarthy received the Michisan
Education Associstioo's endorse
meot.
A teary eyed Blamer txchanged
hue* with her campaign worker*,
many of whom belong to the die
trict's Cleee-eise Action Partner
ship- ,
~I had about MVM people on
my committee, and our main goal
was to involve anyone end every
one who wanted to get involved,"
•aid Blamer. who enjoyed the
support of outgoing school board
member Susan Fatten. We went
door-to-door and worked hard.
Maloney. a Salem High School
end University of Michigan grad
uate, was the top vote getter with
2,754 votee. Blamer. former Bird
Elementary PTO president,
received 2.082 votea David
McCarthy finiabed third with
Millage from page 1A
try it again, whether it be thia
budget year or next. The schoola
will still lack the necessary support
thst's needed in the classrooms."
he said. "Those things
that need to be replaced or added
will just have to be put on hold
status until we find adequate
funds"
Hoedel added that the outcome
is "very disappointing This election
was for kida " -
Had the millage paaaed, $13
million would have been spent on
tyrthnnks and instructional mate
rials, and $350,000 on teacher
training As it stands, S500.000
will be spent on texts and materials.
snd $200,000 on staff development.
said Hoedel.
A foil election would cost the
1,464 votea, and Daniel Dunnigan
was fourth with 1.181.
Brenda Anderson Plecha was |
fifth with 1.167 votes. Sixth was
Gerald Trumpka, with 1.063
votea. Seventh wss Jeff Phillips
with 975 votea. Finishing enhth.
even though she srithdrew from
the race and didn't campaign, was
Anne Cos with 682 votea In ninth
waa Paul Schreuben with
488 votes, and Sheryl Khoury,
who alao withdrew, was 10th with
482 votee
Maloney was the first to file,
and started out by gathering 1,000
petition signatures, even though
he needed juat 29 to be certified
aa a candidate.
"I juat got out and talked to
people." said Maloney. a manager
in reliability engineering for Ford
Motor -I've been going at this for
eight weeks I went to school
events, talked to parents and sent
out about 1.000 pieces of mail. 1
probably .pant 11.00041 .200"
During the campaign. Maloney
was questioned by some who won
dered whether his being married
to a teacher couldn't be a conflict
of intereet.
What 1 tell people is that 1
have a 6-year-old son, a wife employed
by the district, and a mom
and dad who live in the district. I
district shout $18,000. the seme
emount Monday's election coat.
Outgoing longtime board mem
bar Roland Thomas said he'd like
to survey residents who voted
against the millage. "One of the
things we need to do is survey
folks aa to why it went down. We
have failed to find out where the
hot buttons are."
Newly elected Trustee Micheel
Maloney aaid. "I think when we
foil at anything, we have to look
inside ourselves and say, 'What
can we do differently to communi
cate to people thia ia a good idea**
If we decide to go after the en
hancemeot millage again, its
clear we anil have to do a better
job of reaching out to the commu-
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Voting: Business was brisk on Monday as voters headed
to the polls at West Middle School in Plymouth. About,
Mary Varerian (right) waits to vote while holding
daughter Laura. Laurelyn Head (left) deals with election
workers
have to look at all three of them in
the eye. and I'm not going to do
that by taking aides. We have to
coma up with win-win solutions
for difficult problems"
Plymouth Township's Blamer,
who has a child at Weet Middle
School and one at Bud Elements
ry. aaid aha received support from
teachers and senior citizens. "1
waa surprised at that," .said
nity."
Several poU-goers, interviewed
by the Observer shared their rea
sons for voting no.
Annette and Michael Walsh
voted at Canton High School,
their two little ones in tow. "I'm
sick of higher taxea," said Michael
Walsh. "Double that," aaid
his wifo.
Janice and Robert Gale of
Plymouth aaid they'll turn down
millage requeata until there ia
"fiacal reaponaibtllty. excellent
management, and truth.
"If the district were a business,
it would have folded up years ago,
in my opinion," said Bob (»ale
"They need to have an outside,
signed audit dooe by aomeone
Blamer. who spent about 12.000
on her campaign.
Candidate Jeff Phillipa said, "1
can walk out of here saying I have
seven new friends (follow candi
dates). We all got along; there waa
no mud-slinging or any of that."
Trustee Barbara Graham told
Maloney and Blamer "You can
kisa your Mondays goodbye.".
who can't be bought off. They
need an audit at every level, from
the custodians, to teachers and
the superintendent The iWhlts,
any mismanagement, and who ia
responsible, should be published.
Alao, the diatrict should show
who is trained in what, and what
all theae in-aervicea have done to
increase teat scores," he said.
Joan Headrick of Canton aaid,
"I almost always vote no against a
tax increase. I just feel there
ahould be more fiscal responsibil
ity with the money they have "
Said Plymouth's Steven Garrett:
"They don't spend the mon
ey well that we give them now.
They don't take care of my money
like 1 do."
Wayne- Westland voters OK tax proposals
Newly elected Wayne-Westland
school board members vow to
bring harmony to a board with a
sometimes politically divisive
pest and to strive for financial
stability in s district that scored
victories Mooday with tarn tax
propoesls.
Political uewcomere Martha
Pitaenberger of Wayne and David
James of Westland woo handily
in Monday'a election, capturing
four _
third-place finisher Ed Turner
"1 am plaaasd that tha vol
have endoreed me,
a clinical
she celebrated with some 76
porters at the Willow Creak
Apartments clubhouse on New
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Pitaenberger, the top votegetter.
said one of her top prioritiea
will be to boost school funding
by pushing for donations from
the business and industrial sector
for a community foundation.
James, a 37-year-old Realtor,
called hie aecond-plaee victory
"exciting" and aaid be wants to
aee "some harmony" on the seven-member
school board.
"I'm pleased that the voters
elected me," he aaid. "and 1 really
want to show that I'm worthy of
the position."
James, alao celebrating at Willow
Creek, said his No. 1 priority
will be to improve the district's fi-
June 18. 1995
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To «»*•« end, voters gave the to participate in athletics and
board eorne help Monday other extracurricular activities,
by spproving two tax proposals • High schools will T>e able to
that will help officials erase s dsficit,
earlier projected at $6.4 million
for next year
By aubstantial margins, voters
renewed a 16-year. 18-mill tax on
noo homeatead property and ap
proved a two-year. 3-mill plan
that aril! coot the owner of an
$80,000 home about $1» s year.
The victories mean that:
• Middle school and senior high
students this foil will have bua
transportation, which waa eliminated
In October amid deep budget
cuts.
• Students won't hsve to Day foss
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for accreditation.
• The district, despite a $2 toil
lion deficit thia year, ia exposed
to "break even" by June of 1W6.
said Patricia Brand, aaeistantsu
perintendent for business. School
officisls, who hsd projected 3he
deficit would swell to $6.4 million
can now comply with state orders
to erase tbe red ink.
Voters rehewed tbe 18-*ill.
non homeetead plan by a *ore
than 2-to-l margin, with 68.7 per
cent favoring it and S1J pereent
opposing K.
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It took about nine months, but
tbe new Leadership Canton program
has given birth to 20 community
leaden.
"Thia program will now taks it*
place in Canton history." said
Janet Volante, preaident of the
Chamber of Commerce,
which sponsored the program.
At the graduation ceremony
June 8, the graduates were boo
ored, as were those who served on
a steering committee to deeign
end implement tbe program, de
signed to foster involvement and
leadership in the community.
"You paved your wsy," chart
ber Executive Director Linds
Shspons told the grsdustes.
The nine month program begsn
in September 1994 with s retreat,
followed by monthly sessions thst
covered perticulsr sspects of leed
ership snd the community. Students
sleo participated in proj
ects, including organizing and
planning the first Friends of the
Canton Library golf outing; planning
the first Businesa Education
Connection Day; defining the
quality of life in Canton; and developing
a theme for Canton to be
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