1989-08-30; Central Michigan Life

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WEDNESDAY
August 30, 1989
Serving The University Community For 70 Years
Blanchard's plan
causes dismay in
president's office
by RUTH VIOLANTE
LlFr  tutor
Although Governor James J.
Blanchard signed the $1.2 billion
higher education budget Friday,
he did not do so without causing
some dismay in President
Kdward B. .Jakubauskas' office,
Blanchard identified several
institutions, including Central.
as schools that agreed to a
program of tuition restraint for
the next two years.
He said if the schools do not
agree to the restraint program,
he will recommend reduced state
aid next year. Blanchard said he
would reduce state aid to higher
education based on how much
tuition increases within the next
Sewer
squabbles
City, CMU disagree about
current drainage system
by BRYAN G. LAVIOLETTE
two years exceed his recommendation.
Jakubauskas said Friday he
could not agree to any such
program and was puzzled by
Blanchard's press release.
Governmental Relations
Director Richard Miller said he
does not see Blanchard's statement as pressure because the
governor's recommendations for
higher education funding is "so
much lower than the actual
appropriatons.
"The legislature has not paid
much attention to the governor's
proposal," said Miller, executive
assistant to Jakubauskas.
He pointed out that when the
governor released his budget
proposal last winter, he allocated
;{'/-■ percent for higher education
■ Gov. James Blanchard
said in a press release if
certain state schools,
including CMU, do not keep
tuition increases under 14
percent the next two years
he will recommend reduced
state aid next year. He also
said CMU had agreed to
comply.
■ President Edward B.
Jakubauskas said Friday he
could not agree to any such
program.
Moving made difficult
Proposed change in local zoning law could make
purchasing fraternity, sorority houses more difficult
by KAREN EMERSON
UfE Stjfl Writer
and    Central    received    8.67
percent for 1989-90.
"It really takes more than just
wishing it so," said Miller about
Blanchard's goal to keep tuition
levels down.
Miller said CMU's Board of
Trustees has done a "remarkable
job at keeping tuition low."
CMU's tuition i.s among the
lowest  of the  state's   15  public
See RESTRAIN Page 8A
A proposed change in Mount Pleasant zoning
could make it more difficult for fraternities,
sororities and boarding houses to relocate.
The change — which could go into effect as soon
as Dec. 31 — would also make it more difficult for
Greek organizations and landlords to purchase a
house, City Planner Tony Kulick said.
He said the need for student housing was a hot
topic for the planning commission in 1988.
"A major development wanted to rezone for
substantial student housing and we heard all the
horror stories. The rumors say students are bad,
but fraternities and sororities are worse. So (the
planning commission) discussed a series of
proposals."
Kulick said those proposals were intended to
eliminate some problems area residents and city
personnel found to exist.
The planning commission will hold a public
hearing to discuss the zoning changes Sept. 7 at 7
p.m. at City Hall.
Proposed changes for fraternities and sororities
include:
# Their property shall not have a common lot
line with a lot already zoned as a single family
district.
# Minimum lot size shall tn- 16,000 square feet.
tm I he structure shall not contain more than two
dwelling units. This means only two kitchens iti
one building, one of which may Ih' a dwelling for a
live-in caretaker, cook. etc. . .
W The organization must provide two parking
spaces for each person living in the house.
The building must also comply with all applicable structural and housing requirements, Kulick
said.
With the new requirements of 16.000 square feet
and the parking provisions, a person or organiza
tion wanting a house would probably have to buy
two houses and tear one down for parking, Kulick
said.
Boarding houses have the same requirt'ments.
except   they  do   not   have   a   minimum   lot   size
See ZONING Pnge ?A
Mr-e   C\>[.-v  FlitOf
Those who work together often disagree alxiut
some things.
That's the case with the city and the University
concerning a primary sewer line running across
campus.
The problom with the storm sewer is that it runs
directly under the proposed site for Science II,
construction of which is expected to begin this fall,
said Duane Ellis, director of the city's Department
of Public Works.
The city's position is that the storm sewer, which
is about 20 years old. should l>e rerouted now to
keep costs lower. Ellis said
"In the public works business, we tend to think
long term," Ellis said
But CMU, the Science II architect. Dow, Howell,
Gilmore and Associates, of Midland, and the state
Office of Facilities all agree the correct path to take
at this time is to build over the sewer.
Mel Remus, director of Plant Operations for
Facilities Management, said there are many
variables the University and the architect considered in deciding not to move the sewer. Those
variables include cost, the flow characteristics of
the sewer, the timetable and problems moving it
might cause with the foundation of Brooks Hall.
There is also a problem of not knowing whether
See SEWER Page 11A
Huntoon decision
expected today
by D. MICHAEL HEANEY
and MATTHEW BACH
tit-!- sum Wi.'.,-;'.
The 12-member jury deciding the fate of Rodney
Ix-e Huntoon, 21, of Evart. who stands accused of
first-degree murder, will continue deliberations
this morning.
The jury heard closing arguments and Hun toon's
testimony Tuesday in Isabella County 21st Circuit
Court, in the trial that began Aug. 22.
Huntoon is accused of intentionally striking
40-year-old Philip I.ynn Archbold with a van on
Sept. 23. 1988, near a Next Door Food Store
convenience store in Clare.
Isabella County Prosecutor I-arry Hurdick
maintains the alleged murder was a result of
mistaken identity.
Huntoon's intended victim was Roy Acre, an
employee at the Next Door Food Store, who was
having an affair with Huntoon's wife. Burdick said.
Huntoon and wife Lori separated in August 1988
and were involved in a dispute over visitation of
See TRIAL Page 8A
HIDDEN TREASURES?
LITE Photo Tim fiugwald
Mark Foster, left, a community service helper at the recycling center, 1001 N. Franklin St., accepts a bag of reusable
material. The center recycles eight different types of garbage.
Recycling
not required
for students,
but 'helpful'
by STEVE EDWARDS
L If t   M.iM,r ,) t il •...■	
It may not rank at the top of
the list like oil does, but one of
the things Mount Pleasant is
most famous for is its garbage.
Not so much the garbage
itself. hut the recycling
program the city and Isabella
County have jointly set up to
take care of the their waste and
the future of recycling within
the county.
in July, the county received a
C-Quality of I.ile. Clean
Michigan Community nr.irU.
The money from the grant, one
of only six awarded, would help
in the construction of a Materials Recovery Facility.
The facility would replace tin-
current recycling center at I (Kit
N. Franklin St. and increase
capacity from 4 6 Ions per day
to 100 tons per da\.
"In the eyes of the state I
guess you could say we're a
model community." said
Agatha Sytek. Mount Pleas-
ant's solid waste education
coordinator "We didn't set out
with that goal in mind, we just
wanted to do what Isabella
County needed done
"We do hope we can set an
example for the state. We're
certainly flattered that we're
one of the top six in the state."
Sytek said the county has no
definite amount it will receive
from the state, but it should lie
around $2 million
Receiving the grant was just
the latest chapter in the
county's recycling program
In July. Mount Pleasant's
new bag and tag system for
garbage collection went into
effect.
Sytek said "99.9 percent" of
city residents comply with the
bag and tag system. A Mount
Pleasant solid waste ordinance
requires people living in
single-family neighborhoods to
use city refuse bags or tags for
their non-recyclable garbage.
The bags and tags are sold tn
See RECYCLE Page 2A