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Hearing's a comedy of blunders
Editor:
The annexation hearing, held before
the State Boundary Commission on
March 14, was a comedy of blunders,
mistakes, and buffoonery.
What a waste of time and taxpayers
money to hold a special meeting, when
wily four of the original 10 petitioners
were present. Obviously, the others
cared very little about their original
cause.
Hendry cares
fciitor •
I used to work at Hendry Convalescent
Center and know that John
Hendry cares about the patients there.
He wouldn't ask them to pay more
money if he didn't have to. Obviously
when it costs $32 a day per patient and
Medicaid pays $24 55 per patient the
money has to come from somewhere.
I'll tell you where it's coming from—
John Hendry 's pocket
Some would argue that moving a
patient may be a "traumatic experience,"
but why should the loss be
Hendry's 9 Come on, Observer, if your
profits were lower than the cost of
printing this paper, would you stay in
business 9
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FX)RMEH NURSE-AIDE
Name withheld on request
Not suprisingly, most of the time
was spent on techncal discussion, as
the boundary commission searched for
enough information to discover adequate
cause for annexation. Local officials
were ill-prepared, and failed to
provide enough evidence to establish a
case.
Furthermore, the boundary commission
established its own precedent
when, in 1972, it ruled against "piecemeal
annexation," by denying a group
of Lakeside residents the right to
annex a small portion of Northville
Township to Plymouth Township.
Obviously that decision should be mandatory
authority i^wn the boundary
commission, compelling the commission
to rule against annexation of the
Hillcrest Subdivision.
Moreover, in 1975, we fought against
annexation, and an overwhelming
majority of the township residents
voted against the unification movement.
So, in effect, the vote also
should be utilized as a precedent to
guide the commission to decide
against annexation.
We realize the state legislature "is
free to change local boundaries at
will." However, a decision by the
State Boundary Commission, without
providing for a referendum by the
voters of our township, has to be a step
toward the destruction of local control.
As we have seen, a recent Supreme
Court decision "legalized" actions
taken by the boundary commission.
But the major principle, which must
be determined, is if the annexation is
reasonable. Certainly, based upon the
meager evidence provided at the hearing,
the State Boundary Commission
should not decide in favor of the annexation
action.
To do so would deny the principle of
jnableness established by the
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