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VOL. 18, NO. 30 THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2012 50 ¢ The SPORTS Dragway popular with drivers, spectators See Page 1-B INSIDE Augusta clerk back in court See Page 18-A Weave the Web: Make sure to click on www.heritage.com around the clock for the most in-depth cover- age. See most popular stories.... ”Bidding War for Semin soon, but Wings won’t overpay.” Check out our video: ■ Celtic Festival high- lights Click on the “jobs” tab on the home page of our website or go directly to http://jobs.heritage.com. Join us on Twitter: Become an Ypsilanti Courier follower. Click on the Twitter tab on the home page of our website or go directly to http://twitter.com/ HeritageNews. The Ypsilanti Courier is looking for Community Bloggers! If you live in the great- er Ypsilanti area and are interested in writ- ing about local events, news and views or even your own interests and hobbies, please contact Tanya Wildt at [email protected] The Marketplace: Local ads are just a hop away at the MIcentral. com marketplace. While you are there, you can check out all the special supplements of Journal Register Co. newspapers in Michigan. Click on “marketplace” on the home page of our website or go directly to www.marketplace.micen- tral.com. Printed on recycled paper Editorial Page 6-A Calendar Page 4-C Death Notices Page 16-A Sports Page 1-B News Tip Hotline: 734-429-7380 INDEX INSIDE Area crime briefs See Page 18-A By Krista Gjestland and Sean Dalton Heritage Media Ypsilanti residents in all three wards will choose who will represent them on city council. Those candidates with opposition with the same political affiliation will be competing on the Aug. 7 primary for a chance to go on to the general elec- tion in November. Councilmembers elected then will serve four-year terms. Wards one and three have three candidates, and ward two has one. Heritage Media sent out ques- tionnaires to each of the Ypsilanti City Council candi- dates, and fol- lowing are their responses. Heritage Media will be publish- ing detailed information on every can- didate running in the Aug. 7 primary election ballot in the weeks leading up to the election. Lois E. Allen Richardson Office sought: Ypsilanti City Council, Ward 1 Political affiliation: Democratic Party Residence: 335 Worden, Ypsilanti Occupation: Adult edu- cation teacher, minister Education: Bachelor of Science, Eastern Michigan University Previous elected office: Councilmember Current public or community service: Volunteer: HOPE Center; Thrift Shop; Ypsilanti Boys Preparatory Academy. Council seats up for grabs in all three wards By Rachelle Marshall Special Writer Ypsilanti City Council members adopted a new Climate Action Plan on July 17, which aims to cut green- house gas emissions in half by 2050, within the city. Michigan Suburbs Alliance Transportation Program Coordinator Richard Murphy presented the final draft of the CAP at the council meeting. Murphy said staff and com- munity members have been working on the plan for two years, and several strategies require direct action by city council to implement. “The purpose of the plan, overall, is to build on the existing energy conserva- tion efforts by the City of By Rachelle Marshall Special Writer Emergency managers may assume control of Willow Run Community and Ypsilanti Public Schools unless the public votes to consoli- date the districts this year, Washtenaw Intermediate School District Superintendent Scott Menzel said at the Willow Run board meeting July 19. “If we don’t move for- ward on a consolidation vote, both districts are in a position where they’re likely to miss payroll at some point in the upcoming year,” Menzel said. “You miss a payroll - trig- ger a financial review - it’s a pretty short process between the start of that and the appoint- ment of an emer- gency manager.” Willow Run school board Trustee Gregory Myers asked Menzel to explain the impact of a yes or no con- solidation vote. “If the communities vote yes, there’s certain things that are potential for us; that if we vote no could be very problematic,” Menzel said. Willow Run must elimi- nate its deficit in two years to meet current state expec- tations. “With a yes vote, (State Superintendent) Mike Flanagan has indicated that he will work with us to extend that repayment period, and as far as I know he will be at the meeting on Aug. 8 to say that himself,” Menzel said. A joint YPS and Willow Run board meeting to take action on whether to put consolidation on the ballot in November is scheduled for 7:30 p.m. Aug. 8 at the EMU Board of Regents Room. The Ypsilanti and Willow Run Collaboration and Communication Task Force will meet to discuss a report on consolidation plans, scheduled for 5:30 p.m. July 30 in the Willow Run High School cafeteria. On Aug. 6 and 7 the task force will hold design review sessions at 6p.m., which are also open to the public. Already over the sum- mer, task force members conducted six visioning sessions, three data por- trait sessions and two days of design work, Menzel said. Board members from both districts participated in consultant presentations about consolidation pos- sibilities and reviewed case studies of similar districts. Besides being in defi- cit, both Willow Run and Ypsilanti districts also report poor achievement data. “Even if we fix the finan- cial component, we have a more compelling chal- lenge in front of us, and By Krista Gjestland and Sean Dalton Heritage Media Superior Township resi- dents will head to the polls to decide who will represent them on the town- ship board of trustees and park com- mis- sion. One seat is available for supervisor, treasurer and clerk, and one candidate is running for each office. Five trustees are vying for the four open trustee seats, and seven park com- missioner seats are open with six candidates contest- ing. Each elected official Richardson Emergency manager possible for Willow Run, YPS Council adopts Climate Action Plan Voters head to the polls Aug. 7 SUPERIOR TWP. 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Transcript of Ypsilanti Courier front page July 26
VOL. 18, NO. 30 THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2012
50¢
The
SPORTSDragway popular with drivers, spectators
See Page 1-B
INSIDEAugusta clerk back in court
See Page 18-A
Weave the Web:Make sure to click
on www.heritage.com around the clock for the most in-depth cover-age. See most popular stories....”Bidding War for Semin soon, but Wings won’t overpay.”
Check out our video:
■ Celtic Festival high-lights
Click on the “jobs” tab on the home page of our website or go directly to http://jobs.heritage.com.
Join us on Twitter: Become an Ypsilanti
Courier follower. Click on the Twitter tab on the home page of our website or go directly to http://twitter.com/HeritageNews.
The Ypsilanti Courier is looking for Community Bloggers!
If you live in the great-er Ypsilanti area and are interested in writ-ing about local events, news and views or even your own interests and hobbies, please contact Tanya Wildt at [email protected]
The Marketplace: Local ads are just a
hop away at the MIcentral.com marketplace. While you are there, you can check out all the special supplements of Journal Register Co. newspapers in Michigan.
Click on “marketplace” on the home page of our website or go directly to www.marketplace.micen-tral.com.
h e r i t a g e . c o m
Printed on recycled paper
Editorial Page 6-A
Calendar Page 4-C
Death Notices Page 16-A
Sports Page 1-B
News Tip Hotline: 734-429-7380
INDEX
INSIDEArea crime briefsSee Page 18-A
By Krista Gjestland and Sean DaltonHeritage Media
Ypsilanti residents in all three wards will choose who will represent them on city council. Those candidates with opposition with the same political affiliation will be competing on the Aug.
7 primary for a chance to go on to the general elec-tion in November. Councilmembers elected then will
serve four-year terms.Wards one and
three have three candidates, and ward two has one.
Heritage Media sent out ques-tionnaires to each of the Ypsilanti City Council candi-dates, and fol-lowing are their responses. Heritage Media will be publish-ing detailed
information on every can-didate running in the Aug.
7 primary election ballot in the weeks leading up to the election.
Lois E. Allen Richardson
Office sought: Ypsilanti City Council, Ward 1
Political affiliation: Democratic Party
Residence: 335 Worden, Ypsilanti
Occupation: Adult edu-cation teacher, minister
Education: Bachelor of Science, Eastern Michigan University
Previous elected office: Councilmember
Current public or community service: Volunteer: HOPE Center; Thrift Shop; Ypsilanti Boys Preparatory Academy.
Council seats up for grabs in all three wards
By Rachelle MarshallSpecial Writer
Ypsilanti City Council members adopted a new Climate Action Plan on July 17, which aims to cut green-house gas emissions in half by 2050, within the city.
Michigan Suburbs Alliance Transportation Program Coordinator Richard Murphy presented the final draft of the CAP at the council meeting. Murphy said staff and com-munity members have been working on the plan for two years, and several strategies require direct action by city council to implement.
“The purpose of the plan, overall, is to build on the existing energy conserva-tion efforts by the City of
By Rachelle MarshallSpecial Writer
Emergency managers may assume control of Willow Run Community and Ypsilanti Public Schools unless the public votes to consoli-date the districts this year, Washtenaw Intermediate School District Superintendent Scott Menzel said at the Willow Run board meeting July 19.
“If we don’t move for-ward on a consolidation vote, both districts are in
a position where they’re likely to miss payroll at some point in the upcoming year,” Menzel said.
“You miss a payroll - trig-ger a financial review - it’s
a pretty short process between the start of that and the appoint-ment of an emer-gency manager.”
Willow Run school board Trustee Gregory Myers asked Menzel to explain the impact of a yes or no con-solidation vote.
“If the communities vote yes, there’s certain things that are potential for us; that if we vote no could be
very problematic,” Menzel said.
Willow Run must elimi-nate its deficit in two years to meet current state expec-tations.
“With a yes vote, (State Superintendent) Mike Flanagan has indicated that he will work with us to extend that repayment period, and as far as I know he will be at the meeting on Aug. 8 to say that himself,” Menzel said.
A joint YPS and Willow Run board meeting to take action on whether to put consolidation on the ballot in November is scheduled
for 7:30 p.m. Aug. 8 at the EMU Board of Regents Room.
The Ypsilanti and Willow Run Collaboration and Communication Task Force will meet to discuss a report on consolidation plans, scheduled for 5:30 p.m. July 30 in the Willow Run High School cafeteria.
On Aug. 6 and 7 the task force will hold design review sessions at 6p.m., which are also open to the public.
Already over the sum-mer, task force members conducted six visioning sessions, three data por-
trait sessions and two days of design work, Menzel said.
Board members from both districts participated in consultant presentations about consolidation pos-sibilities and reviewed case studies of similar districts.
Besides being in defi-cit, both Willow Run and Ypsilanti districts also report poor achievement data.
“Even if we fix the finan-cial component, we have a more compelling chal-lenge in front of us, and
By Krista Gjestland and Sean DaltonHeritage Media
Superior Township resi-dents will head to the polls to decide who will represent them on the town-ship board of trustees and park com-mis-sion.
One seat is available for supervisor, treasurer and clerk, and one candidate is running for each office. Five trustees are vying for the four open trustee seats, and seven park com-missioner seats are open with six candidates contest-ing. Each elected official
Richardson
Emergency manager possible for Willow Run, YPS
Council adopts Climate Action Plan
Voters head to the polls Aug. 7
SUPERIOR TWP.
YPSILANTI
YPSILANTI
WILLOW RUN SCHOOLS
Running with COLORThe first Color Run through Ypsilanti took place on Saturday. For more photos, see page 5-C.
Williams
PLEASE SEE CANDIDATES/3-A
PLEASE SEE CLIMATE/7-A PLEASE SEE ELECTION/10-A
PLEASE SEE MANAGER/7-A
Photo by Lindsay Rosenzweig
From left to right: Britt DeRupa, Meghan Coleman, Kellie Broggi and Lindsay Rosenzweig participated in Ypsilanti’s fi rst Color Run.
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