Beware of unintended consequences!
As you decide on your position regarding township participation — which you have done for the last 20 years — for the Ottawa Hills repaving special assessment, please consider the three following issues and how they have relevant impact on the community and outcome of your management positions.
1. The failure to improve the roads in Ottawa Hills will result in the major loss of revenue to the township. All have agreed that the streets here are worse than any other streets in the township. This includes the dirt roads of McWain and Vasser that border some of the most affluent homes in the township.
If the roads are improved, then the value of the properties will increase and the foreclosed homes will sell. This will allow the township to increase the tax value of each home sold, and therefore gain tax revenue over the ten year period that the township can finance their investment. This should result in a profit to the township.
2. For you to decide that this is the right time to deny support to a neighborhood road repair project is very ill-advised. The most recent neighborhoods of Williamsburg Farms, Kings Point, Warwick Hills Complex and Concord Green to name a few, where you provided the precedent setting 25 percent support are all predominantly Caucasian residential neighborhoods.
We have all paid taxes to support your past decisions to help repave these neighborhoods. To take your stand to change precedence with Ottawa Hills, which is a predominantly black neighborhood, is highly ill-advised. I have discussed this issue with several of my neighbors, both black and white, and they all wish to avoid this type of discrimination. The township has had no problem taking the taxes from the blacks in my neighborhood as well as myself. I do not believe that the township and the board members themselves should open itself for an ACLU or NAACP lawsuit, which they will loose in a very obvious discrimination issue.
3. Please remember that the exaggerated tax bills that will be created by your action will be received and will come due by the residents of Ottawa Hills during your re-election campaigns. — Robert L. Grimes, Ottawa Hills resident, Precinct 7 Republican delegate

Congrats to GBHS
winter guards
Congratulations to both Grand Blanc High School Winter Guards for their fine performance at MCGC State Finals on April 5.
Grand Blanc Expressions Winter Guard moved up two spots, placing tenth in Scholastic A Class.
Grand Blanc Expeditions Winter Guard placed first in their class, bringing home a gold medal and becoming the Regional A Class State Champions.
Great job to all students involved in the winter guards. A big thank you to all the parents and friends that helped make this season successful! — Corbin Hutchison, band director

Candidates’ events can
be learning experience
It was interesting reading Letters to the Editor in the April 3 edition.
Having attended both of the (Republican state representative) candidates’ events, I found it to be a learning experience. Not only in enforcing theories about our economy at the (Paul) Scott event, but also giving access to those legislators who formulate the laws which affect our lives and livelihood at the (James) Swenor event. I was able to discuss one-on-one legislative attitudes affecting my life and business. A rare opportunity indeed!
Shortly thereafter, I became aware of adverse pending legislation. Because of the personal contacts that I made, I was able to express views to people who now know me and my expertise on those subjects. — Richard C. Smith

Thanks for supporting Goodrich book sale
On behalf of the Friends of the Goodrich Library, I would like to thank everyone who helped in our first ever spring book sale on April 12.
The Friends members wish to thank all of the people who contributed books to the sale. We received a very generous amount and had a tremendous sale.
A very special thanks to the members and their friends who helped with the set-up and tear down of the sale, the (Goodrich) National Honor Society students who helped on Friday and the Boy Scouts who helped on Saturday.
Also, welcome to the new members who our Friends group and were so much help to the sale.
And, as always, a special thanks to Steve Keehn for use of his tables. Steve always delivers them upstairs to the community room and then picks them up after our sale.
Last, but surely not least, the local newspapers that provided our publicity. Thank you!
All the monies being currently raised will be used to repair the cracked plaster in the library and a new paint job. Eventually we hope to put down the new carpet, both upstairs and downstairs.
Looking forward to seeing all of you at our annual September sale. Many thanks. — Nancy O. Dugas, vice-president, Friends of the Goodrich Library

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