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Michigan
WEDNESDAY
July 8,1987
VOLUME 70. NUMBER 91
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mi 48859
° 1987 CM UFE
12 PAGES
University Park may get first tenant soon
BY KRIS HAHN
LIFE News Editor
Without formal Board of Trustees action or
discussion, and without official announcement. City
Commissioners passed a resolution of inducement
Monday to hire a new University Park tenant to
Mount Pleasant.
After approximately two years of searching for
prospective University Park tenants, both in the
United States and abroad, and after finding and
losing prospective tenants, the Middle Michigan
Development Corporation has contacted a company
that wants to lease land in the Park.
CME International Corporation, the potential
University Park tenant, is registered in Delaware or
soon will be, Tom Schumann, MMDC director of the
Legislature
approves
funding bill
BY BRYAN LAVIOLETTE
LIFE Editor	
State funding for CMU.
though not as good as it could
have been, is a lot better than
many people hoped.
The Michigan Senate and
House of Representatives
passed a $1.1 billion Higher
Education bill which appropriates the bulk of $50.2 million to
CMU. in three bills.
The three bills, which would
allocate money to CMU, represent a 10.2 percent increase in
state funding if Gov. James
Blanchard signs the bill.
The bills have not reached
the Governor's Office yet.
Blanchard has 14 days to sign
the bill after it reaches his
office before it is assumed a
veto.
Richard Miller, executive-
assistant for governmental
relations, said he expects the
bill to he signed soon.
Earlier in the legislative
process, the Senate passed its
version of the Higher Education bill with a 13.7 percent
increase.
In a December interview.
President Arthur Ellis said he
expected between a 5 and 6
percent increase for 1987-88.
The increase would be a step
in the right direction for the
University, Ellis said.
"It's a significant increase in
our base appropriation," he
said.
In a press release issued
Wednesday. Ellis stated the
University's requests have
been fairly considered.
The legislature has been
very good to Central Michigan
University this year," Ellis
stated.	
Please See FUNDING Page 12
CU Urt/Orta i
Small Business Center, said.
MMDC Executive Director George Dunn said the
inducement resolution is "the first step after application to allow a company to issue tax-exempt bonds to
help fund the project."
. The corporation, which will produce small electric
motors, is attempting to acquire 20 acres of Univer-
Please See MMDC Page 11
Insurance
policy
decided on
BY BRYAN LAVIOLETTE
LIFE Ed.lor	
Rising insurance costs have
put the crunch on Michigan's
state-supported colleges and
universities, so many ore
uniting to try and keep those
costs low.
President Arthur Ellis
decided the University will
participate in the 11-member
Michigan Higher Education
Risk-Sharing Facility. He was
authorized by Board of
Trustees action .lune 6 to
determine the University's
participation in the group.
Business Services Director
.Jerry Scoby said in an earlier
interview the facility is an
alternative to the commercial
insurance        market The
commercial market can be
expensive, and insurance can
he unavailable at t imes because
the market runs in evi'les, he
-aid
"(Insurance companies) don't
really want to insure us very
badly," Kllis said.
The facility will not save the
IU group memliers much money
during the first few years
liecause a reserve must Ik- built
up, Ellis said. Barring any
disasters, the facility could
start paying off in the next
three to five years, he said.
"It's an investment in the
future more than it is an
investment in today," Ellis
added.
Although costs have not been
determined for the facility's
first year, Ellis s-\A he does not
expect much saving compared
to last year's costs.
The facility's success depends
on how much insurance is
needed during the group's first
Please See INSURE Page 12
Break down
The house at 1110 S. Main,
below, across from Grawn
Hall is prepared for demolition Monday, above. Mike
Haynes. Mount Pleasant,
rummages through the
house in search of something
he can use at his residence,
left.
Trustee thanks legislature for funding
BY BRYAN LAVIOLETTE
LIFE Editor
One CMU Trustee says he would like to say
two things to the state legislature after they
passed the Higher Education bill.
Trustee William Odykirk said he, as an
alumnus, former professor, administrator and
now a Trustee of CMU, can thank the legislature for being fair.
"I think I can represent all of those constituencies by saying thank you, thank you, thank
you." Odykirk said.
But. Odvkirk added he has other words for
the legislature as well.
"It is about time that people from the various
legislative districts from across the state
recognized our needs," Odykirk said.
The 10.2 percent increase passed by both the
state House of Representatives and Senate, will
be a tremendous boost for Central, Odykirk
said.
"Now we need to put two or three of these
years back to back," Odykirk said.
Odykirk said the $50.2 million allocated to
CMU is more money than was expected, hut still
may not be enough.
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LIFE LINE       INDEX
■ Two Mount Pleasant
City Commission positions will
be available for the term Jan ^.
1988 through Dec 31. 1990
The terms of t.vo Corr.niis-
sionors will exp.-re Dec 31.
1987 Ntjmaitrrrrj potions are
ava Sihle at tho office- cf the
City Clerk. 401 N   M<vn
NEWS
A new Mount Pleasant business
will mean more |obs page 3
COMMENT
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