Week of Thursday, February 26, 2004
Residents should take charge
To the Editor:
Wake up Augusta.
Augusta Township, a
primarily rural community with a minimal tax base that can barely support
the basic services that it needs, is now faced with an onslaught of
developers.
Developers that are
attracted by our township’s lack of any updated growth plan, outdated
ordinances, Lincoln school district, and in my opinion a growth oriented
legal counsel, Mr. Schwartz.
Another attraction is our
township that has been fractured by internal friction between board
officers.
Augusta does not have a
building department, our utility department is a disaster and the township
board does not have the information it needs to properly negotiate with
developers who want P.U.Ds (Planned Unit Development).
The board officers have been
offered help and information, but have ignored it! At township meetings all
the citizens get from board officers are confusion, denials, misinformation,
and delays. I attend as many meetings as possible, utility, planning
commission, township and see these problems.
The next two years are
extremely critical for Augusta Township. Decisions that will determine our
township’s future will be made. Tax burdens for property owners and bonding
debts years into the future, all these and more.
Please citizens, come to
your township meetings, inform yourselves and become active.
Run for a township office.
All seats are open in November, the last day for filing for an office is May
11, 2004.
For more information, call
461-9221 or apac.augustatownship.org
Hank Kailimai
Augusta Township
Writer said city is losing
a devoted worker
To the Editor:
With the retirement of City
Clerk Robert Slone, Ypsilanti is losing a stalwart in the realm of public
service.
Mr. Slone’s devotion to his
duties has covered many interesting years and unusual challenges in the
history of the city. All of this he has done with a quiet dignity and
unmatched professionalism.
Because he has occupied a
prominent public office he has not been exempt from criticism and
second-guessing. However, all of it has been found to be without merit and
he can enjoy his retirement years in the knowledge that he was a faithful
servant to the public weal.
The city would be well
advised to call upon Bob’s exceptional talents in assisting with the search
for his successor. His experience and expertise can continue to be a special
resource to the citizens of the community who I know joins me in extending
very best wishes on this special occasion.
John W. Milford
Pinckney
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