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Monday. December 3,1984
0 1984 CM LIFE
14 pages
Mount Pleasant. Mich. 48859
Vol.67 No.40
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During a visit with Santa Claus over the weekend at the Mount Pleasant
Shopping Center, three-month-old Matthew Tilman, of Weidman, indicated
to Santa what he would like for Christmas.
Contractsignings expected;
all negotiations complete
BYSHERRYYAEK
LIFE Ass't News Editor
Signatures and printing arc
part of the final implementation process for two University
employee contracts. All other
three-year contracts negotiated this year are complete,
according to University officials.
The contract agreed upon in
early October by the Administration and Faculty Association will be "officially signed"
by members of both bargaining teams today at 4:30 p.m.,
said  R. William  Dunham,
associate vice provost for
Faculty Contractual Relations.
Since the agreement, both
bargaining teams have been
perfecting the language of the
contract, including spelling,
grammar and numbering.
"Both teams have read and
re-read the contract and now I
think we're ready to put it to
bed," Dunham said.
The contract agreed upon by
the University and bargainers
for the American Federation of
State, County and Municipal
Employees Nov. 1 should be
signed within the next two
weeks, said Terry Stoner.
director of Personnel and Staff
Relations.
"We're just watting for one
last review by the union; it's
just a matter that everyone
agrees with the language that's
been written," Stoner said.
Once officially signed, the
contracts must be printed for
distribution.
Contracts for the CMU Staff
Association, the Police Officers Association and the National Association of Broadcast
Employees and Technicians
were agreed upon and signed
this summer, Stoner said.
♦See "Contracts" — page 13
Water sample errors
made at Pleasantview
by ROBIN KELLY
LIFE Ass't New Editor
Errors in gathering water
samples may have been one of
the causes for the issuance Oct.
26 of boil water notices in
Pleasant View Apartments, the
apartment site manager said.
The notices were lifted Friday.
"I think we did it. Our well
was always good and I did
observe some sampling procedures that were bound to contaminate the sample," said
Robert Woods, site manager
for Pleasant View Apartments.
Woods said he thinks errors
in the sampling procedure
caused the samples to show
positive bacteriological contamination. He said the same
day the notices were issued
state health officials visited
the site and took more samples
which were negative.
Bradley Brogren, district engineer for municipal water
supplies with the Michigan Department of Public Health, said
he too thinks sampling procedure errors could be the cause.
"It is quite probable. The
same day they (notices) were
issued we received negative
samples as well," Brogren
t*
Chlorination will
also make me happy with my water
system. I will do It
any how to make
the water super
clean.
— Robert Woods,
apartment site manager
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said.
Notices to boil water prior to
consumption were sent to all
residents after several samples showed indications of contamination.
Apartment management was
ordered by Brogren's department to go through a chlorination process to correct the
possible contamination. The
process still has not been implemented.
Woods said he legally does
not have to go through the process, but still plans to for pre
cautionary reasons.
"Chlorination will also make
me happy with my water system. I will do it any how to
make the water super clean.
We'll have the sweetest water
in the world after that," Woods
said.
Another possible cause for
the contamination were faulty
water softener units, which
have since been replaced.
Woods said they may have
been a contributing factor, but
he is not certain.
The chlorination process is
scheduled to begin today.
Woods said the process has
been delayed due to equipment
problems.
Brogren said even though
the contamination problem
appears to be cleared up.
Pleasant View still has a lot of
work to do on the water system.
He said several improvements
were supposed to be completed
by now.
The major improvement for
the complex includes an alternate well. A back up well is required for any supply serving
more than 200 people, Brogren
said. A new well house is also
on the list of changes for
♦See "Water"—page 13
PB optimistic about concert
despite low ticket sales
by MATT VALLEY
UFE Staff Writer
Program Board officials are optimistic the
Kinks and Tommy Shaw concert will not be
canceled despite the low number of ticket sales.
Only 802 of the 5,300 available tickets for the
concert had been sold as of Friday, Patti Der-
dowski, PB ticket coordinator said. The concert
is scheduled for Wednesday at 8 p.m. in Rose
Arena.
"I've been on the phone every day with the
promoter (Jam Productions) reading the ticket
county. No one there has said anything about
the low ticket sales. I doubt very much it will be
canceled although we have talked about the
possibility in the Program Board office," Derdowski, Auburn junior, said.
Jim Briley, PB vice-chairman, said it is not to
the promoter's advantage to drop the concert at
this point.
"With all the time and money invested in the
concert and the tour it would not make good
sense to back out now," Briley, Okemos junior,
said.
A spokesperson for Jam Productions, based
in Chicago, said information concerning concert cancellations is confidential.
Briley added the CMU ticket count for the
Kinks scheduled appearance at Rose Arena is
comparable to sales at other stops on the Kinks
current tour.
"We've checked with places in Chicago
where the Kinks have appeared and we're finding the market for the group is about the same,"
Briley said.
The most recent cancellation of a concert at
CMU occurred last February, Briley said.
"The Motels only sold 320 tickets here. The
concert and the tour, for that matter was eventually canceled," Briley added.
Derdowski believes a major reason for the
low number of ticket sales has been student
expenses.
"When we were selling tickets in the residence halls students kept saying they had too
many bills right now to be concerned about a
concert," she said.
"There were also a lot of students who said
they were too busy with exams coming up. The
bottom line seems to be students are aware the
Kinks are coming but are too tied up with finances and homework to go." Derdowski said.
Tickets for the concert are $10 for general
admission and $12 for reserved seats. Tickets
are on sale at Full Moon Records, 1901 S. Mission, The Record Hut, 2139 S. Mission, and Warriner Box Off ice.
Recreation changes top city budget preview
by KALLIE BILA
UFE News Editor
Presentation of the 1985 city budget and a public hearing to
discuss amendments to the 1984 budget are scheduled for the
Mount Pleasant City Commission meeting tonight.
Major program and service changes for 1985 include improving the quality and scope of recreation services, and
hiring a full-time recreation employee, according to a summary pre vie w of the budget.
Improvements in community relations, with development
of a community newsletter and news releases will be a way of
"getting the posture and feeling of the commission through
the community," City Manager Tom Martin said at the Nov.
19commission meeting.
A landlord committee, designed to help curb party problems, will begin meeting early next year, the preview said.
Also, the airport expansion project is scheduled to begin in
1985, provided funding is allocated by the Federal Aviation
Administration and the Michigan Aeronautics Commission.
Expansion of downtown parking also is suggested, as well
as completion of the city hall renovation in 1985.
Library expansion also should be completed in mid-1985,
the preview said.
Once the Planning Commission has reviewed the Master
Plan completely, public meetings will be scheduled for
citizen input before the commission finalizes the proposal.
Martin said Friday he expects $147,000 will be needed from
the 1984 fund balance — or city savings — as a cash float to
pay bills in 1985. Exact budget projections for 1985 will be
presented to the commission by Martin tonight, he said.
Although the budget given will only be a projection, Martin
said the city cannot spend more than that budget.
"We have very strict spending guidelines," he said. "We
would not get into a situation where we would overspend."
Funds can be moved from the general fund — which is used
for most operations of the city — to other special funds, such
as the street fund or water fund, he said.
Also scheduled is a public hearing to discuss amendments
of the 1984 budget, he said.
An additional $110,887 is needed for the general fund for
the areas of public safety, finance and records, community
affairs, public works and legislative and administrative
work.
♦See**City"—page 13
In Brief
Mortar Board is sponsoring a Christmas
ornament sale today and Tuesday in the lower
level of the Bovee University Center from 10
a.m.to3p.m.
Inside
More than 300 people attended a feast of
Christmas past at the
Madrigal Dinner concert Friday.
page 6
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Sports
Laura Golden and
the CMU women's
basketball team were
reunited this
weekend.
page 9
Weather
Snow and cold today. Lows in mid to
upper 20s. Partly
cloudy Tuesday and
Wednesday.