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Quick Hits

By Alan MadlaneIsaac Robinson may be

gone, but he is certainly not forgotten.

The State Rep. for Michigan’s 4th district, which includes all of Hamtramck, succumbed to COVID back on March 29, at the age of only 44.

On Thursday, Sept. 24, the House passed HR 316, a bi-partisan resolu-tion honoring Robinson. His father, Roger Robin-son, and his staff mem-ber Dawn Tucker-Davis were in attendance.

It was a double dose of Robinson, in fact, as his bill HB 5120, part of a set of bills easing con-viction burdens, was set to be enrolled as well. His bill specifically set a path for the relief of thou-sands of minor marijuana offenses.

Before he took office in January of last year, Rob-inson had spent the prior decade or so working in various capacities on be-half of organized labor.

While in office, he served on several House committees, specifically Commerce and Tourism, Regulatory Reform, and Tax Policy. His passions were the environment, civil and worker rights, community safety, auto insurance reform, crimi-

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The COVID-19 pan-demic has caused hard-ships for many metroarea households – in-cluding Hamtramck.

A number of folks herehave been relying onfood giveaways. Thegood folks at Gleanerswas one of the first out-side agencies to step upand address that need.

Gleaners CommunityFood Bank and Wein-gartz have now part-nered for the11th annual Mow DownHunger campaign, whichruns to Oct. 6.

Weingartz, a Michigan-based and family-ownedretailer of outdoor powerequipment, will matchdonations dollar-for-dol-lar up to one millionmeals. With the Wein-gartz match, each dollardonated to Gleaners pro-vides six nutritiousmeals to hungry childrenin Southeast Michigan.

Funds raised throughthe Mow Down Hungercampaign will benefitGleaners’ programs thatfight child hunger. Glean-ers is working withschool districts to em-ploy a variety of distribu-tion models to meettheir unique needs toprovide the nutritiousfood kids and their fami-lies deserve.

Those interested in do-nating to the Mow DownHunger campaign can:

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By Alan MadlaneSt. Lad’s is a young lad

no more.The iconic Hamtramck

Catholic church is aboutto celebrate its 100th an-niversary this month, onSaturday, Sept. 26, at 4p.m.

Leading the mass willbe the Reverend DonaldF. Hanchon, Bishop of De-troit.

On September 25,1920, Detroit BishopMichael Gallagher as-

signed another reverend,Boleslaus Gdaniec, withthe creation of a newparish to take some ofthe burden off of St. Flo-rian.

That new parish wasdesignated as “St. Ladis-laus” the following June1, and its first mass washeld at the old EckertsHall on Jos. Campau.

Over 100 years ago,the Township of Ham-tramck was huge, biggerthan Detroit at that time

in fact, with borders thatencompassed the areasnow known as the(Grosse) Pointes; it wasbasically most of theeast side.

So it made sense tohave a second parish tohandle the population.

Enter Fr. Gdaniec, andSt. Ladislaus.

The church held its firstbaptism, oversaw its firstmarriage ceremony, andpresided over its firsttragic funeral, for an in-

fant who had died, all in1921. It also opened itsown elementary school inthe Eckerts Hall buildingthat fall, with some 300students overseen bythree nuns who’d comein from Sylvania, Ohio,and one laypersonteacher.

A building for St. Lad’swas begun the followingyear, but Fr. Gdaniec lefthis post and was re-placed by the Rev. An-

St. Ladislaus Parish is about to celebrate its centennial

By Charles SercombeThis week is part 2 of

our email conversationwith Hamtramck PublicSchool District Superin-tendent Jaleelah Ahmedconcerning the newschool year during thesetrying coronavirus pan-demic times.

Review: What can thedistrict offer parentswho find their studentsare having a hard timefocusing on their les-sons at home? What ifparents can’t balancetheir work and studentstaying home to learnremote? What assis-tance is available tothem?

S u p e r i n t e n d e n tAhmed: I understandthe struggles of a work-ing parent with three ofmy own children learningvirtually. They are inthree different schoolswhich makes things evenmore complicated.

It is important to un-derstand the expecta-tions from the schools,discuss a plan with thechildren, designatespace for learning, cre-ate norms, and most im-portantly reach out to theclassroom teacher, tech-

Schools Supt.talks aboutschool year

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By Charles SercombeThe year 2020 is going

to be remembered for a lot of things, but in Ham-tramck one of the wel-come developments has been road repairs.

First up, the Holbrook repaving project is con-tinuing, from Jos. Cam-pau to Lumpkin. This is the second half of the project, which also includ-ed last year’s repaving of Holbrook from Jos. Cam-pau to Conant.

Although we don’t have details on this, Carpenter has new asphalt pave-ment, from Dequindre to Conant. Carpenter had been one of the worst potholed streets in the city.

The City of Detroit han-dled that project. Also re-paved recently was Jos. Campau, from Carpenter to Davison.

You can now add Conant to the list.

The county-owned road had been repaved east

of Carpenter recently, but that project stopped at the Hamtramck border.

After years of complain-ing, the county will now continue with that project, and repave Conant from Carpenter to Holbrook.

To move the project along, Dr. Khaled Al-Mas-mari, a Hamtramck chiro-practor, wrote to county

officials, urging them to move the project along.

In his letter to the coun-ty, he said, in part:

“Wayne County must address the hazardous conditions of our most dangerous roadways. The roads in Conant street have been neglected for too long and are in hor-rendous condition.

“Cracks in the road, potholes, poor lighting conditions, and poor wa-ter drainage are apparent throughout the street. Residents complain that water gathers at the side of these roads, causing the curbs and driveways to crack, crumble and de-teriorate.

By Charles SercombeHamtramck is on

course for having a record voter turnout on Nov. 3.

And it appears that will be the same scenario for the entire state of Michi-gan – and, by the looks of it, nationally as well.

Communities around the state are reporting record requests for ab-sentee ballots – which will obviously cut down on those voting in person on election day.

But even in-person vot-ing is expected to be high, according to politi-cal observers.

Hamtramck City Clerk August Gitschlag said that he has issued 4,842 absentee ballots (AV) so far, and added that over 804 have been returned.

But that return number “will grow significantly today, and every day,” Gitschlag said. “They come back about 100-plus a day.”

The current voter inter-est already exceeds the August Primary Election turnout, where there were 4,626 voters who partici-pated – which includes both those voting by AV and in-person.

Statewide, there have been more than 2.6 mil-lion AV ballots issued. Secretary of State Joc-elyn Benson is urging vot-ers to closely follow direc-tions, and to return their ballots as early as pos-sible to ensure that all ballots will be counted.

“Voters with ballots should fill them out, sign the back of the envelope, and submit them through the mail or by hand-deliv-ering them to their clerk’s office or ballot drop box

By Charles SercombeThis week, we invited

firefighter Andrew Oleksi-ak, who is the president of the Hamtramck firefighter union, to talk about his op-position to the city charter ballot proposals asking voters whether to elimi-nate the police and fire departments from the city charter.

Last week, Scott Klein, a former city official, ex-plained his support for the

proposals.

The Review: Why are you opposed to the char-ter revision proposals?

Andrew Oleksiak: First I would like to dispel some gross misinformation that is being spread around. The fire department does not have 36+ employees. We have 26 in fire sup-pression, a Fire Marshal, and a Fire Chief.

Road repairs continue to expand, including on Conant

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Hamtramck firefighters warn voters not to support two city charter proposals that will be on the Nov. 3 ballot.

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This week at the library...

For more information about events at the library call (313) 733-6822, or visit its website at http://hamtramck.lib.mi.us where you

can also access the online catalog. The library is located at 2360 Caniff.

The Hamtramck Public Library is open!The following limited services are now available:

Limited Walk-ins: (Ten persons at a time)Book drop-off and pick-up • Copying, Printing, and Faxing

Computers are available by appointment only. Please call (313)733-6822.Send attachments for printing to: [email protected]

Search the online catalog for a book you want. Stop in and we will fetch it for you, or call us, and we will set it aside for you!

Wear a mask and practice social distancing to keep us all safe.Very soon, perhaps too soon, the weather will turn colder. There’s nothing better than a warm kitchen filled with delicious smells to chase away the chill. To that end, the library would like to reprint this recipe from a book compiled by our hardworking partners, the Friends of the Library: Ham-

tramck’s Library of Recipes. Our selection today, just in time for the squash harvest is Spaghetti Squash with Mushrooms

He was born in 1901 inNashville, and it is said hegot his nickname “be-cause of the unusual wayhe ran, which resembledthat of a turkey, with hisarms flapping. However,Stearnes himself claimed

it was because he had apotbelly as a child,” theHall of Fame website said.

Stearnes died in 1979,and was elected into theHall of Fame in 2000. Hehas family that still lives inDetroit.

The stadium is currentlyunder renovation, whichwill include repairing thegrandstands, which fellinto disrepair over the lastfew decades.

Funding for the renova-tion is coming from bothgrants and online fundrais-ing. The importance of thestadium wasn’t knownuntil several years ago,when local baseball histo-rian Gary Gillette and hisorganization, Friends ofHistorical Hamtramck Sta-dium, did exhaustive re-search on it anddiscovered its historicallegacy.

That research has beenused to secure grants.

The state of Michiganhas designated the sta-dium as an official historicsite.

Councilmember Ian Per-rotta, who has worked onresearching the stadium’shistorical importance, saidthe naming of the field inhonor of Stearnes “is agreat opportunity to recog-nize one of the best play-ers of Negro LeagueBaseball.”

Another improvementcoming to the stadium andfield is a commitment fromthe city to regularly assignat least three police pa-trols in the area, to makesure vandals don’t dam-age the site.

That’s something thathas plagued the stadiumfor years. There have beenoccasional reports of peo-ple driving on the field, andother incidents of firesbeing set in the grand-stand.

The pledge to step uppolice patrols was pro-moted by a city council res-olution introduced byCouncilmember Perrotta.

The reason for the reso-lution, Perrotta said at anearlier council meeting in aresolution he proposed, isto make it “imperative forthe City of Hamtramck toshow a buy-in of the proj-ect by committing neces-sary resources to ensurethe project’s success andshow major donors andpartners of the project thatthe City of Hamtramck iscapable of taking the re-quired steps to preserveHamtramck Stadium andthe surrounding area. …”

City names new stadium infield inhonor of a legend Continued from front page

law anyone who inten-tionally flouts our elec-tion laws.”

Secretary of State Jo-celyn Benson alsochimed in with this re-sponse:

“Our election systemhas been stress-testedby three successful elec-tions already this year,and in all of them proventhat it is absolutely safeand secure,” said Ben-son. “We have protec-tions in place to ensureelection officials trackand verify every ballotthey send and receive,and, in every instance,we ensure that each per-son gets only one vote.”

Michigan voters will beheading to the polls on

Nov. 3. Voter turnout forthis election is expectedto be huge, because it isa presidential election.

Gitschlag said, thisweek, that absentee bal-lots should be ready inthe coming weeks.

Locally, Hamtramck vot-ers will be faced with fill-ing four school boardseats as well as thestate representative po-sition for the district thatincludes Hamtramck.

Hamtramck residentAbraham Aiyash is theDemocratic nominee inthe state representativerace, and he is expectedto win the seat, since amajority of Hamtramckvoters have voted Demo-cratic for generations.

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The Hamtramck Public Library is now open!

The following limited services are now available:Limited Walk-ins

(Ten persons at a time)Book drop-off and pick-up

Copying, Printing, and FaxingComputers are available by appointment only

(313)733-6822Please send attachments for printing to:

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Please remember to wear a mask and to prac-tice social distancing to keep us all safe.

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“Years of neglect left these streets in very hazardous conditions, causing properties to flood, motor vehicle dam-age, and physical inju-ries. There is also a lack of garbage cans which causes an increase in the litter along the roads, on

the streets, and on side-walks.

“This has invited in-sects, rats, and unpleas-ant odors that bring health hazards to the community.

“We are asking the County to do their diligent duty and do what needs to be done to protect our families and save our businesses.”

Residents will have to wait until next spring for the repaving of Conant to begin, said Hamtramck City Manager Kathy An-gerer.

And there is possibly even more good news about street repaving for Hamtramck.

Recently, the city coun-cil allocated $500,000 to continue its alley repav-ing project, and also to repave the city parking lot on Caniff and McDougall.

City Manager Angerer submitted cost estimates for repaving the worst sections of alleys and the parking lot.

Unfortunately, the es-timates came over bud-get by about more than $154,000.

But the total costs won’t be known until bids are submitted.

Here is the list of re-pairs being recommend-ed:

SUMMARY OF 4 ALLEYS1. Alley West of Conant

2 - Evaline to Yemans $ 60,390.00 2. Alley West of Conant

3 - Yemans to Belmont $ 60,390.00 3. Alley West of Conant

4 - Belmont to Trowbridge $ 58,870.00 4. Alley West of Joseph

Campau 1 - Belmont to

Yemans $ 58,870.00 CONSTRUCTION TOTAL $ 238,520.00 ENGINEERING AND DE-

SIGN $ 32,000.00 CONSTRUCTION OB-

SERVATION AND TESTING (30 DAYS AT $528/DAY)

$ 15,840.00 CONSTRUCTION TEST-

ING (1.5%) $ 3,577.80 CONSTRUCTION AD-

MINISTRATION (2%) $ 4,770.40 GRAND TOTAL $ 294,708.20 SUMMARY OF 2 ADDI-

TIONAL ALLEYS5. Alley West of Conant

1 - Comstock to Holbrook $ 56,600.00 6. Alley East of Joseph

Campau 2 - Belmont to Yemans

$ 55,840.00 CONSTRUCTION TOTAL $ 112,440.00 ENGINEERING AND DE-





MINISTRATION (2%) $ 2,248.80 GRAND TOTAL $ 148,215.40 SUMMARY OF PARKING

LOT REPLACEMENTMcDougal and Caniff

Parking Lot $ 177,210.00 CONSTRUCTION TOTAL $ 177,210.00 ENGINEERING AND DE-





MINISTRATION (2%) $ 3,544.20 TOTAL PARKING LOT $ 211,252.35

Road repairs continue to expand, including on Conant Cont. from front page

nal justice including ex-pungement, education, health care, and counselor licensing.

House Democratic Leader Christine Greig (D-Farmington Hills) noted his “contagious enthusiasm,” and called him “a compas-sionate man, a devoted

public servant and a fierce friend,” while Rep. Sherry Gay-Dagnogo (D-Detroit) pointed out that Robinson “never let his position or politics come before his community.”

Quick HitsCont. from front page

Get Out & Vote Nov. 3

By Louise Chronowski

1 (2 lb.) spaghetti squash4 slices bacon1/2 lb. mushrooms, thinly sliced2 c. (8 oz.) shredded Swiss cheeseThinly sliced green onions

Place whole spaghetti squash in shallow baking pan. Pierce in several places with fork. Bake in 350° oven for about 1 hour. Meanwhile, in a wide frying pan, cook bacon until crisp. Lift out, drain, crumble and set aside. Reserve drippings in pan. Add mushrooms to pan and cook, stirring, until lightly browned (about 5 minutes). Remove a few of the mushrooms and reserve for garnish. Cut squash in half lengthwise. Scoop out and discard seeds. With fork, pull strands of pulp from shell and add to mushrooms in pan; mix in cheese and bacon. Spread squash mixture in a shallow 2-quart baking dish; garnish with reserved mushrooms. Bake, uncovered, in 350° oven just until cheese is melted and squash is hot (15 to 20 min-utes). Sprinkle with green onions. Makes 6 servings.

Spaghetti Squash with Mushrooms

NOTICE OF REGISTRATION FOR THE ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY NOVEMBER 3RD, 2020

HAMTRAMCK, MICHIGAN

To the qualified electors of Hamtramck:

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that any qualified elector of the City of Hamtramck who is not already registered may register to vote at the office of the City Clerk, the office of the County Clerk, a Secretary of State branch office, or other designated state agency. Registration forms can be obtained at www.espressSOS.com.

The last day to register in any manner other than in person with the local Clerk is OCTOBER 19th.

After this date anyone who qualifies as an elector may register to vote in person with proof of residency (MCL 168.497) at the Hamtramck Clerk’s Office, located at 3401 Evaline St. at the following times: Regular business hours: Monday through Friday 8am to 4pm Saturday, October 31st from 8am to 4pm Election Day, Tuesday November 3rd, from 7am to 8pm

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the City of Hamtramck will be voting on the following proposals: CITY OF HAMTRAMCK Proposal To Increase The Millage Levy To Fund The Police And Firefighters Retirement System

2 Charter Amendment Proposals

Full text of the ballot proposals and sample ballots may be obtained at the Hamtramck City Clerk’s Office at 3401 Evaline St. telephone 313-800-5233 Ext 821

Sample ballots are also available at mi.gov/vote

August R. Gitschlag Hamtramck City Clerk

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as soon as possible,” said Benson.

“Michigan’s absentee

voting system is time-tested and secure, and voters can be confident

that all absentee ballots received by the deadline and with a matching sig-nature will be counted.”

There is still plenty of time to apply for an AV ballot. The quickest way is to go directly to Ham-tramck’s City Clerk’s Of-fice. You can actually vote right after you apply, and drop off your ballot in city hall at the same time.

For those who would like to pick up some ex-tra cash, Hamtramck still needs election workers.

The pay for the day’s work starts at $175 and

goes up, depending on the position.

For details, go to the Hamtramck City Clerk’s Office.

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From the Superintendent:Superintendent Jaleelah

Ahmed posted this recent Facebook message for the district:

On Friday (Oct. 2), the Michigan Supreme Court ruled that the Governor does not have the author-ity to declare a state of emergency in relation to COVID-19 and called into question many of the Gov-

ernor’s executive orders related to the pandemic.

We, along with our neigh-boring school districts throughout Wayne County, are reviewing the Court’s decision and how it will impact schools. As we do, the safety of our school community will continue to be our first priority.

At this time, the Ham-tramck Public School Return to School Plan

approved by the Board of Education remains in effect. We know that the safety protocols we have put in place-including cleaning protocols, social distancing, hand wash-ing and requiring masks for all students, staff and visitors-have been critical in keeping students and staff safe, and we will con-tinue to implement them moving forward.

We will keep you updat-ed as we learn more about the Supreme Court’s rul-ing and its implications for schools across Michigan.

If you have any ques-tions or concerns, please feel free to contact my of-fice at:

[email protected]

Thank you, as always, for your commitment to your child’s education.

Election slated to be historic Continued from front page

T-Mobile USA is proposing to modify an ex-isting wireless telecommunications facility on an existing building located at 11410 Charest Street, Hamtramck, Wayne County, Michigan. The modifications will consist of the collocation of antennas at a center line of 71-feet above ground level on the 76 foot, 6-inch-tall chimney of the building. Any interested party wishing to submit comments regarding the potential effects the proposed facility may have on any historic property may do so by sending such comments to: Project 6120007629 – JR EBI Consulting, 6876 Susquehanna Trail South, York, PA 17403, or via telephone at (240) 357-0091.

Vote Tuesday,November 3


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Drop boxes are available outside and inside City Hall for your convenience.

We encourage you to return ballots in October, ahead of the November 3rd election date.

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Review: Opinion PageIn Our Opinion

Charter proposals offerplenty to think about Hamtramck voters are

faced with a possible seismic shift in how the city provides police and fire services.

There are two ballot proposals this Nov. 3 that ask voters to elimi-nate both the police and fire departments from the city charter.

If voters OK that, it would then be up to the city council to determine how to provide those ser-vices.

Last week, we present-ed an argument by a for-mer city official who is ad-vocating for the passage of these proposals.

In this issue, we pres-ent you with a counter-

argument explaining why the proposals should be shot down.

We are not advocating one way or the other, but we do urge voters to seri-ously consider these pro-posals.

If the proposals are passed, the effect could be far-reaching.

For those who support the proposals, they say it’s about finding ways to save the city money. Hamtramck is currently in deficit spending, and unless something drastic happens, the city is head-ing toward another finan-cial crisis.

And that could mean that, for the third time in

20 years, the state would be forced to step in and appoint an emergency manager. It’s probably a fair assumption that, this time around, the EM will make some seri-ous structural changes – something that the two previous emergency man-agers did not address.

For those who are against the proposals, they say it’s too big of a step to make without a concrete alternative plan to consider. They also say the savings are minimal at best.

There is a lot at stake with these proposals -- consider them wisely.

Friday, September 18, 2020 Hamtramck Review Phone (313) 874-2100 5


If you are a regularreader of this paper, youwill know that Ham-tramck has rediscoveredan old jewel.

For years, Ham-tramck’s baseball sta-dium had fallen intodisrepair. There waseven some occasionaltalk about having it torndown.

But several years ago,city officials and volun-teers discovered its his-torical significance: Itwas once home to theDetroit Stars, a team inthe Negro BaseballLeague, back in a timewhen African-Americanscould not play in the all-white Major Leagues.

Fortunately, that racialbarrier was eventuallyerased.

The stadium is onlyone of five that remainstanding as a testamentto that time. Despite the

racial restrictions, theNegro League producedlegendary players, likeDetroit’s own Norman“Turkey” Stearnes.

The stadium’s fieldwas recently named inhonor of Stearnes.

The stadium is nowbeing renovated, thanksto various funding mech-anisms.

At the urging of CityCouncilmember Ian Per-rotta, who was at theforefront with others inresearching the sta-dium’s historical impor-tance, the council hastasked the city adminis-tration with making surethe stadium and itsgrounds are not de-stroyed.

In the past, the sta-dium attracted vandal-ism – including peopledriving their cars on thefield, or setting fires inthe grandstands.

The resolution that Per-rotta introduced requiresthe city to assign dailypatrols to the stadiumsite. Those patrols, it ishoped, will deter any fu-ture destruction, andsafeguard the hundredsof thousands of dollarsbeing invested in the fa-cility.

Hopefully, the stadiumwill one day play host tosporting and entertain-ment events – and drawvisitors from all over.

The stadium is asound investment, andone that generation ofHamtramckans willenjoy.

We also send out ahuge thanks to the goodfolks with the Friends ofHistoric Hamtramck Sta-dium and the Ham-tramck Stadium GroundsCrew for their tirelesswork in preserving thistreasure.

Protecting our stadiumis a sound investment

FUNERAL DIRECTORYWhen the need arises, these caring professionals are ready to help.

Jurkiewicz & Wilk Funeral HomeMICHAEL A. WILK, DIRECTOR ROBERT A. WILK, DIRECTOR

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In God We TrustDeclaration of Nationality

Notice of Special Appearance : I am that I am: ‘‘ Ryan Cook© ’’, in full life, in propria persona,sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: ‘‘ COOK, RYAN© ’’,corp.sole Dba.: ‘‘ RYAN COOK© ’’. Notice of Special Appearance : I am that I am: ‘‘ ShavonneLanise Turner© ”, in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by naturalissue, the beneficiary and heir of: ‘‘ TURNER, SHAVONNE LANISE© ”, corp.sole Dba.: ‘‘SHAVONNE LANISE TURNER© ”. Collectively having reached the age of majority, being aborigi-nal to the northwestern and southwestern shores of Africa, the Atlantic Islands, the continentalAmericas, being duly certified, hereby affirms to declare our tribal intention to be as our pedi-gree subscribes, as: Moorish American(s), but not citizen(s) of the United States. We declarepermanent, and unalienable, allegiance to The Moorish Empire, Societas Republicae Ea AlMaurikanuus Estados, The Constitution for the united States of America, Article III Section 2,The Lieber Code, Hague Conventions of 1899 & 1907, The Geneva Conventions, [ United Na-tions Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ], and all natural laws governing moors,and hereby declare and proclaim our nationality in good faith as: Moorish American(s). Any andall facts contained in this publication, are fully applicable to any and all private tribal issue off-spring of: Affiants, Nunc pro tunc, not limited to but including : 1. ‘‘ Zallah Swan Indigo Cook©’’. I am: ‘‘ Ryan Cook© ’’, from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality /Status / Juris-diction, shall be known as: “ bhagwan ra el© ”. I am: ‘‘ Shavonne Lanise Turner© ’’, from thisday forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: “shavonne asherah el© ”. I am: ‘‘ Zallah Swan Indigo Cook© ’’, from this day forward, in har-mony with my Nationality /Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: “ zallah swan indigo el© ”.Notice of White Flag Surrender: as “hors de combat”, pursuant to The Geneva Conventions, Ar-ticle III, as a minister of The Moorish Empire, and Internationally Protected Person. Notice ofLAWS AND CUSTOMS OF WAR ON LAND ( HAGUE, IV), ARTICLE: 45, 46, & 47. Notice of Claimpursuant to Public Law 87-846, TITLE II, SEC. 203. Notice of Bailment Merging of Legal Titlewith Equitable Title : This order is to preserve legal and equitable title , and to reserve allrights, title, and interest, in the property, Re: 1. Michigan Department of Health & Human Serv-ices, STATE OF MICHIGAN: STATE FILE NUMBER : 0075015, ‘‘ RYAN COOK© ’’, to the depositor:“ bhagwan ra el© ”, nom deguerre: ‘‘ Ryan Cook© ’’; 2. Michigan Department of Health &Human Services, STATE OF MICHIGAN: STATE FILE NUMBER : 0119784. “ SHAVONNE LANISETURNER© ”, to the depositor: “ shavonne asherah el© ”, nom deguerre: ‘‘ Shavonne LaniseTurner© ’’. All property of the same issue and amount, in like kind and specie, is to be returnedfully intact , as a Special Deposit order of the Depositor / Beneficiary / Bailor / Donor / Princi-pal / Creditor: “ bhagwan ra el© ”, nom deguerre: ‘‘ Ryan Cook© ’’, for: “ Melanite Star NationTrust ”, and or: “ shavonne asherah el© ”, nom deguerre: ‘‘ Shavonne Lanise Turner© ’’, for: “Royal Tribe of Melanite Trust ”, as a special deposit order in lawful money. This special depositis to be used exclusively for the benefit of : each respective Trust, an Inter Vivos Unincorpo-rated Divine Grantor Trust. This deposit is not to be commingled with general assets of anybank , nor depositary / trustee / agent / bailee / donee / debtor. This deposit is not limitedto, but including: discharge and set off, of any and all outstanding liabilities as accord and sat-isfaction. Inter alia enact fuit. All Rights Reserved.

ness owners, but Majew-ski noted that filling outthe required paperworkcan be a challenge.

In order to help out,Wayne State Universityhas been hosting webi-nars to help folks navi-gate the application. Thenext 90-minute seminar isSept. 22.

For more information,go to:www.eventbrite.com.

Still haven’t filled outthe Census form? Needsome help?

You can stop by city halltoday (Friday, Sept. 18)anytime from 9 a.m.-3p.m. for assistance.

The mayor stressed theimportance of house-holds filling out the forms.

“It affects our fundingand congressional repre-sentation,” she said.

It’s been reported thatonly 56 percent of Ham-tramck’s households havesubmitted their forms –which is below the stateaverage.

You know what elsecounts?

Your vote, said Majew-ski, referring to the up-coming presidentialelection on Nov. 3.

Majewski, a Democrat,said it should be no sur-prise where her politicalsupport goes.

“Most people knowwhere I stand on this,”she said.

There is also still timeto apply for an absentee

ballot, and voters nolonger need to state areason for asking for one.

Winding up, Majewskionce again urged resi-dents to “wear yourmask” when going out inpublic.

She also stressed thatbusinesses need to “dothe right thing,” and obeymask wearing and keepenforcing social distanc-ing.

The country is now sixmonths into this new pan-demic lifestyle, and formany folks, it’s become aburden in many ways – es-pecially emotionally.

“Keep our spirits up,”she said. “Our presencematters, our voice mat-ters.”

Mayor stresses the need for emotional support in these trying timesContinued from page 3

Coming up… At presstime we received this pressrelease from The Friends ofHistoric Hamtramck Sta-dium.

Here is what they had tosay about the latest devel-opment at Hamtramck’shistoric baseball stadium:

The Friends of HistoricHamtramck Stadium ispleased to announce thatthe outfield at TurkeyStearnes Field at Ham-tramck Stadium will soon beopen for community play.

The Hamtramck Recre-ation Department will markout a soccer pitch at Ham-tramck Stadium next week.

However, the baseballfield is not quite ready forplay yet, as the infield sodand grass still need twomore weeks to properlytake root.

Therefore, the baseballdiamond will be roped offuntil Sept. 29, and we askthat everyone stay off theinfield grass until then.There will be an on the fieldcelebration on TuesdaySept. 29 at 4:30 p.m. forCity of Hamtramck officials,Hamtramck Public SchoolsBoard of Education mem-bers, Hamtramck resi-dents, the HamtramckStadium Grounds Crew,and the local media.

The partnership of theCity of Hamtramck, theHamtramck Board of Edu-cation, Wayne County, theFriends of Historic Ham-tramck Stadium, DCFC, andvolunteers like the GroundsCrew is a model that im-proves the quality of life inour city.

FHHS is proud to be apart of this important work.We value our partners and

are very excited for Ham-tramck as we strive tomake this historic site amust-see destination inSoutheast Michigan.

Moving on… There havebeen some personnelchanges lately within thepolice department.

It seems like only re-cently that Sgt. RichardSeely joined the force, butnow -- after 21 years -- he isretiring. We wish him well inthe next chapter of his life.

Taking his place as Ser-geant is Michael Fedenis,who was sworn in to thatposition this week.

Also new to the depart-ment is Michael Gregg.Congratulations and goodluck to you.

Heating help… Time isrunning out to apply forMichigan’s Home HeatingCredit, which is offered toqualified homeowners and

renters.According to the state

Treasury Department:“The Home Heating

Credit helps cover utility ex-penses, leaving moremoney available for othercritical needs. It is de-signed to aid senior citi-zens; low income, deaf,disabled or blind persons;and disabled veterans.”

Home Heating Credit ap-plications must be receivedby Sept. 30.

Typically, people sign upby filing a Home HeatingCredit application whencompleting their individualincome tax return. However,applicants do not need tofile a state income tax re-turn to receive this assis-tance, and may submit theapplication only.

The Home Heating Creditapplication form can be ob-tained at www.michigan.gov/taxes.

Continued on page 6

Above: New to the Hamtramck Police Department is officerMichael Gregg. Below left: Michael Fedenis was recently swornin to his new rank of Sergeant. Below right: Sgt. Richard Seelyretired after serving 21 years in the department.

The Hamtramck Review Published every Friday 3020 Caniff, Hamtramck, MI 48212 Phone: 313-874-2100 Fax: 313-874-2101

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If you are a regularreader of this paper, youwill know that Ham-tramck has rediscoveredan old jewel.

For years, Ham-tramck’s baseball sta-dium had fallen intodisrepair. There waseven some occasionaltalk about having it torndown.

But several years ago,city officials and volun-teers discovered its his-torical significance: Itwas once home to theDetroit Stars, a team inthe Negro BaseballLeague, back in a timewhen African-Americanscould not play in the all-white Major Leagues.

Fortunately, that racialbarrier was eventuallyerased.

The stadium is onlyone of five that remainstanding as a testamentto that time. Despite the

racial restrictions, theNegro League producedlegendary players, likeDetroit’s own Norman“Turkey” Stearnes.

The stadium’s fieldwas recently named inhonor of Stearnes.

The stadium is nowbeing renovated, thanksto various funding mech-anisms.

At the urging of CityCouncilmember Ian Per-rotta, who was at theforefront with others inresearching the sta-dium’s historical impor-tance, the council hastasked the city adminis-tration with making surethe stadium and itsgrounds are not de-stroyed.

In the past, the sta-dium attracted vandal-ism – including peopledriving their cars on thefield, or setting fires inthe grandstands.

The resolution that Per-rotta introduced requiresthe city to assign dailypatrols to the stadiumsite. Those patrols, it ishoped, will deter any fu-ture destruction, andsafeguard the hundredsof thousands of dollarsbeing invested in the fa-cility.

Hopefully, the stadiumwill one day play host tosporting and entertain-ment events – and drawvisitors from all over.

The stadium is asound investment, andone that generation ofHamtramckans willenjoy.

We also send out ahuge thanks to the goodfolks with the Friends ofHistoric Hamtramck Sta-dium and the Ham-tramck Stadium GroundsCrew for their tirelesswork in preserving thistreasure.

Protecting our stadiumis a sound investment

FUNERAL DIRECTORYWhen the need arises, these caring professionals are ready to help.

Jurkiewicz & Wilk Funeral HomeMICHAEL A. WILK, DIRECTOR ROBERT A. WILK, DIRECTOR

2396 Caniff at Brombach | 313-365-9600

The Hamtramck ReviewPublished every Friday

3020 Caniff, Hamtramck, MI 48212 Phone: 313-874-2100 Fax: 313-874-2101

www.hamtramckreview.com • email [email protected]: John Ulaj • (248) 866-1110 • [email protected]: Charles Sercombe Office Manager: Jean IngenthronSales Manager: Dave Sweet Copy Editor: Alan Madlane


In God We TrustDeclaration of Nationality

Notice of Special Appearance : I am that I am: ‘‘ Ryan Cook© ’’, in full life, in propria persona,sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by natural issue, the beneficiary and heir of: ‘‘ COOK, RYAN© ’’,corp.sole Dba.: ‘‘ RYAN COOK© ’’. Notice of Special Appearance : I am that I am: ‘‘ ShavonneLanise Turner© ”, in full life, in propria persona, sui juris, in solo proprio, Haqdar by naturalissue, the beneficiary and heir of: ‘‘ TURNER, SHAVONNE LANISE© ”, corp.sole Dba.: ‘‘SHAVONNE LANISE TURNER© ”. Collectively having reached the age of majority, being aborigi-nal to the northwestern and southwestern shores of Africa, the Atlantic Islands, the continentalAmericas, being duly certified, hereby affirms to declare our tribal intention to be as our pedi-gree subscribes, as: Moorish American(s), but not citizen(s) of the United States. We declarepermanent, and unalienable, allegiance to The Moorish Empire, Societas Republicae Ea AlMaurikanuus Estados, The Constitution for the united States of America, Article III Section 2,The Lieber Code, Hague Conventions of 1899 & 1907, The Geneva Conventions, [ United Na-tions Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples ], and all natural laws governing moors,and hereby declare and proclaim our nationality in good faith as: Moorish American(s). Any andall facts contained in this publication, are fully applicable to any and all private tribal issue off-spring of: Affiants, Nunc pro tunc, not limited to but including : 1. ‘‘ Zallah Swan Indigo Cook©’’. I am: ‘‘ Ryan Cook© ’’, from this day forward, in harmony with my Nationality /Status / Juris-diction, shall be known as: “ bhagwan ra el© ”. I am: ‘‘ Shavonne Lanise Turner© ’’, from thisday forward, in harmony with my Nationality / Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: “shavonne asherah el© ”. I am: ‘‘ Zallah Swan Indigo Cook© ’’, from this day forward, in har-mony with my Nationality /Status / Jurisdiction, shall be known as: “ zallah swan indigo el© ”.Notice of White Flag Surrender: as “hors de combat”, pursuant to The Geneva Conventions, Ar-ticle III, as a minister of The Moorish Empire, and Internationally Protected Person. Notice ofLAWS AND CUSTOMS OF WAR ON LAND ( HAGUE, IV), ARTICLE: 45, 46, & 47. Notice of Claimpursuant to Public Law 87-846, TITLE II, SEC. 203. Notice of Bailment Merging of Legal Titlewith Equitable Title : This order is to preserve legal and equitable title , and to reserve allrights, title, and interest, in the property, Re: 1. Michigan Department of Health & Human Serv-ices, STATE OF MICHIGAN: STATE FILE NUMBER : 0075015, ‘‘ RYAN COOK© ’’, to the depositor:“ bhagwan ra el© ”, nom deguerre: ‘‘ Ryan Cook© ’’; 2. Michigan Department of Health &Human Services, STATE OF MICHIGAN: STATE FILE NUMBER : 0119784. “ SHAVONNE LANISETURNER© ”, to the depositor: “ shavonne asherah el© ”, nom deguerre: ‘‘ Shavonne LaniseTurner© ’’. All property of the same issue and amount, in like kind and specie, is to be returnedfully intact , as a Special Deposit order of the Depositor / Beneficiary / Bailor / Donor / Princi-pal / Creditor: “ bhagwan ra el© ”, nom deguerre: ‘‘ Ryan Cook© ’’, for: “ Melanite Star NationTrust ”, and or: “ shavonne asherah el© ”, nom deguerre: ‘‘ Shavonne Lanise Turner© ’’, for: “Royal Tribe of Melanite Trust ”, as a special deposit order in lawful money. This special depositis to be used exclusively for the benefit of : each respective Trust, an Inter Vivos Unincorpo-rated Divine Grantor Trust. This deposit is not to be commingled with general assets of anybank , nor depositary / trustee / agent / bailee / donee / debtor. This deposit is not limitedto, but including: discharge and set off, of any and all outstanding liabilities as accord and sat-isfaction. Inter alia enact fuit. All Rights Reserved.

ness owners, but Majew-ski noted that filling outthe required paperworkcan be a challenge.

In order to help out,Wayne State Universityhas been hosting webi-nars to help folks navi-gate the application. Thenext 90-minute seminar isSept. 22.

For more information,go to:www.eventbrite.com.

Still haven’t filled outthe Census form? Needsome help?

You can stop by city halltoday (Friday, Sept. 18)anytime from 9 a.m.-3p.m. for assistance.

The mayor stressed theimportance of house-holds filling out the forms.

“It affects our fundingand congressional repre-sentation,” she said.

It’s been reported thatonly 56 percent of Ham-tramck’s households havesubmitted their forms –which is below the stateaverage.

You know what elsecounts?

Your vote, said Majew-ski, referring to the up-coming presidentialelection on Nov. 3.

Majewski, a Democrat,said it should be no sur-prise where her politicalsupport goes.

“Most people knowwhere I stand on this,”she said.

There is also still timeto apply for an absentee

ballot, and voters nolonger need to state areason for asking for one.

Winding up, Majewskionce again urged resi-dents to “wear yourmask” when going out inpublic.

She also stressed thatbusinesses need to “dothe right thing,” and obeymask wearing and keepenforcing social distanc-ing.

The country is now sixmonths into this new pan-demic lifestyle, and formany folks, it’s become aburden in many ways – es-pecially emotionally.

“Keep our spirits up,”she said. “Our presencematters, our voice mat-ters.”

Mayor stresses the need for emotional support in these trying timesContinued from page 3

Coming up… At presstime we received this pressrelease from The Friends ofHistoric Hamtramck Sta-dium.

Here is what they had tosay about the latest devel-opment at Hamtramck’shistoric baseball stadium:

The Friends of HistoricHamtramck Stadium ispleased to announce thatthe outfield at TurkeyStearnes Field at Ham-tramck Stadium will soon beopen for community play.

The Hamtramck Recre-ation Department will markout a soccer pitch at Ham-tramck Stadium next week.

However, the baseballfield is not quite ready forplay yet, as the infield sodand grass still need twomore weeks to properlytake root.

Therefore, the baseballdiamond will be roped offuntil Sept. 29, and we askthat everyone stay off theinfield grass until then.There will be an on the fieldcelebration on TuesdaySept. 29 at 4:30 p.m. forCity of Hamtramck officials,Hamtramck Public SchoolsBoard of Education mem-bers, Hamtramck resi-dents, the HamtramckStadium Grounds Crew,and the local media.

The partnership of theCity of Hamtramck, theHamtramck Board of Edu-cation, Wayne County, theFriends of Historic Ham-tramck Stadium, DCFC, andvolunteers like the GroundsCrew is a model that im-proves the quality of life inour city.

FHHS is proud to be apart of this important work.We value our partners and

are very excited for Ham-tramck as we strive tomake this historic site amust-see destination inSoutheast Michigan.

Moving on… There havebeen some personnelchanges lately within thepolice department.

It seems like only re-cently that Sgt. RichardSeely joined the force, butnow -- after 21 years -- he isretiring. We wish him well inthe next chapter of his life.

Taking his place as Ser-geant is Michael Fedenis,who was sworn in to thatposition this week.

Also new to the depart-ment is Michael Gregg.Congratulations and goodluck to you.

Heating help… Time isrunning out to apply forMichigan’s Home HeatingCredit, which is offered toqualified homeowners and

renters.According to the state

Treasury Department:“The Home Heating

Credit helps cover utility ex-penses, leaving moremoney available for othercritical needs. It is de-signed to aid senior citi-zens; low income, deaf,disabled or blind persons;and disabled veterans.”

Home Heating Credit ap-plications must be receivedby Sept. 30.

Typically, people sign upby filing a Home HeatingCredit application whencompleting their individualincome tax return. However,applicants do not need tofile a state income tax re-turn to receive this assis-tance, and may submit theapplication only.

The Home Heating Creditapplication form can be ob-tained at www.michigan.gov/taxes.

Continued on page 6

Above: New to the Hamtramck Police Department is officerMichael Gregg. Below left: Michael Fedenis was recently swornin to his new rank of Sergeant. Below right: Sgt. Richard Seelyretired after serving 21 years in the department.

Continued on page 8

Other Voices: Guest Editorial

Breaking news… The recall election targeting Councilmember Ian Per-rotta is one step closer to happening.

On Thursday – the day The Review went to press – the Wayne County Elec-tion Commission OK’d bal-lot language to recall Per-rotta.

The recall effort is being spearheaded by Council-member Mohammed Has-san.

Hassan now has to gath-er over 1,300 voter signa-tures to get an actual elec-tion to take place, which, if he is successful, would likely happen in February.

We’ll have more on this in next week’s issue.

Details, details… Chanc-es are you heard about the living estate sale involving a portion of Detroit Tigers pitching legend (and the 2019 Grand Marshal of the Polish Day Parade) Denny McLain’s memorabilia col-lection, held recently at his Wixom home.

There were all manner of items available; in particu-lar, plenty of signed photos, baseball cards, and bats, as well as a trove of other, more random, items.

One group of photos,

perhaps lost in the shuf-fle, was of note for those who like their memorabilia, er… edgy?

It was a black and white team photo, roughly the size of a legal sheet of pa-per turned on its side. The photo was of the 1968 championship Tigers team, and including coaches and auxiliary personnel.

The photo also sported a hand-written name across the chest of each person in the photo.

But. Another small detail emerged upon closer in-spection.

Scanning along the play-ers in the back, there is Denny and, standing next to him, relief ace John Hill-er, also a fan favorite in his

day.Taking a closer look, one

can see a curious hand gesture that they appeared to be making.

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By Anita and Gary Saganski

When facing a hard situ-ation, sometimes a simple listing of the most impor-tant things to know is re-ally helpful and allows us to make choices we are confident about.

To cast your vote safely AND to cast your vote so it will be counted, you have three options to choose from.

TRADITIONAL VOTING IN PERSON AT YOUR POLL-ING STATION ON NOVEM-BER 3RD, 2020. Please know that all election offi-cials, local and state-wide are committed to strict ob-servance of COVID-19 Pre-cautions at Polling Places. Social distancing will be respected; however wear-ing a mask will be an indi-vidual’s choice.

Dr. Fauci of the CDC be-lieves voting in person is a safe choice if both wearing a mask and social distanc-ing are in place. He likens it to being in line at a gro-cery store or the bank. The question of course be-comes how many people will choose to wear a mask and how long will the lines be on November 3. If you feel that being in a pub-lic space for longer than 15 minutes with social distancing but no mask requirement puts you at great risk, then choose the next strategy.

EARLY VOTING IN PER-SON with an Absentee Bal-lot at the Hamtramck City Clerk’s Office through No-vember 2.

You can drop off your completed Absentee Bal-lot Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Clerk’s Office. You also

have the choice of using one of two SECURE BAL-LOT DROP BOXES. One is next to the Clerk’s Office Window and one is outside of City Hall near Zussman Park (available for drop off 24/7)

Both boxes are emptied daily! BUT YOU CAN ONLY USE A HAMTRAMCK SE-CURE BALLOT DROP BOX IF YOU ARE REGISTERED TO VOTE IN HAMTRAMCK!

NOTE: If you do not have an Absentee Ballot or are not a registered voter, in one visit, you can register, apply for an absentee bal-lot, receive it, VOTE and hand in your ballot.

We are encouraging ev-eryone to seriously con-sider this option as it gives each of us knowledge that our vote has been deliv-ered; it minimizes time in a public building and it great-ly decreases the number of voters standing in line on Nov. 3. Again, please know that all election offi-cials, local and state-wide are committed to strict ob-servance of COVID-19 pre-cautions.

EARLY VOTING BY MAIL with an Absentee Ballot

This choice means being very aware of timing!

With the workplace chal-lenges being faced by US Postal Workers, it is wise to assume that it may take 14 days or more for your ballot to arrive at the City Clerk’s Office. At present, a Michigan Judge has ruled that mailed ballots post-marked by Nov. 2 must be counted if they arrive with-in two weeks following the election.

However, this ruling is being aggressively chal-lenged by the Michigan

GOP. It may be wise to make sure YOUR BALLOT ARRIVES BY 8 p.m. ON ELECTION DAY, NOVEM-BER 3, TO BE COUNTED

SECURE YOUR ABSEN-TEE BALLOT TODAY!

MAIL YOUR ABSENTEE BALLOT AS SOON AS POS-SIBLE.

For those of us old enough to remember the 2000 Presidential Elec-tion, and those of us who see daily flagrant efforts to suppress the vote, we must also pay attention to simple things in casting our ballots!

• Put your Absentee Bal-lot in its privacy sleeve.

• Sign your name on the outer envelope.

• Make sure there is a stamp if you are mailing your Absentee Ballot.

Lastly, we make an ap-peal to the many young and generous-hearted peo-ple in our city to become ELECTION WORKERS. You will be the MVP’s of De-mocracy in November!

Historically, this job has been done by Senior Citi-zens but Because of Co-vid-19, spending 12 hours in a public space is a risk for these dedicated per-sons.

In addition, The over-whelming number of Bal-lots to count in a short amount of time will need increased numbers of peo-ple working before/during and after Election Day. Applications are accepted from age 16 on up. Go ONLINE to the MICHIGAN VOTER INFORMATIO CEN-TER to apply!

(Anita and Gary Saganski are Hamtramck residents.)

By Jaleelah AhmedSuperintendent of the Hamtramck Public Schools

With the first few weeks of school now behind us, we all have begun to find our routines and best prac-tices.

I have been impressed and energized by the way our students, families, teachers and staff have responded to this unique situation. It’s important to remember that learning ev-ery day is essential to our students, so I encourage our families to make sure their child is attending their classes and complet-ing assignments.

Each day there are many wonderful examples of cre-ativity, innovation and de-termination from the HPS community and it is truly inspiring.

On Tuesday, Sept. 29 we had a district deployment of the Chromebooks. With the distribution of these devices, we will truly have one-to-one technology across the district.

To further support re-mote learning, we will be opening a technology cen-ter at Hamtramck High School.

The Technology Center will be open daily from 8 a.m. – 3 p.m. by appoint-ment only.

The Technology Center is available of parents and students via phone: (313) 305-6976, or Email:

[email protected].

As you and your children move through the semes-ter, remember that the HPS Parent Engagement Team is here to help and support you in a variety of ways. If you or your child are facing challenges, please reach out to seek support.

We have partnered with area social service agen-cies, health clinics and mental health facilities that are ready to assist our families.

Additionally, our seven-day breakfast and lunch program are continu-ing. Distribution will take place daily at various sites

throughout the community, with weekend meals avail-able on Friday. Please visit www.hamtramckschools.com for more information.

You may have recently seen news coverage of the state’s school aid bud-get. While the budget falls short of where it needs to be, we were relieved to see that there will be no cuts to school funding this year. We are still working to de-termine the impact of the funding and we will remain focused on the long-term success of our students.

As our partners in your child’s education, we will continue to keep you ap-prised of funding matters related to the district.

Attendance is important every day of the school year. Students are more likely to succeed in their academics when they at-tend school consistently. Count Day is approaching on Oct. 7, so it is essen-tial that all students are counted.

In effort to continue to

Voting strategies for the 2020 election

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City of Hamtramck Notice of Public Hearing City Council

*CORRECTION*

The City of Hamtramck City Council will conduct a public hearing on Tuesday, October 27, 2020 at 7:00pm via Zoom and

streaming live on the city’s Facebook page (https://www.facebook.com/CityofHamtramck/) due to the inability to gather in person because of COVID-19 concerns. The public is invited to virtually attend and comment or to make written comments

before the date of the hearing. Address written comments to Alex Iseri, 3401 Evaline St., Hamtramck, MI 48212. Information about how to log on to the Zoom meeting can be found at Hamtramck.us or by calling Alex Iseri at (313) 800-5233 ext. 316.

The subject of the hearing is:

• Approval for a new Industrial Facilities Tax Exemption certificate for J.A.S. Investments LLC, 8800 Conant

Please note: This notice is posted in compliance with PA 267 of 1976 as amended (Open Meetings Act), MCLA 41.71 a (2) (3) and the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The City of Hamtramck will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the Meeting to Individuals with disabilities at the Meeting or Public Hearing upon 10 day notice to the City Clerk’s Office. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the Hamtramck City

Clerk by writing or calling the Clerk’s Office at 313-800-5233 x. 342.

Firefighters urge voters to reject charter ballot proposals Cont. from page 4Oleksiak: Of course,

there are ways to increase revenue and reduce spending. The city should start by eliminating unnec-essary positions.

For starters, eliminate the newly appointed direc-tor of safety and commu-nity services, Max Garba-rino. Nothing personal to Max, but it’s a position the city has never had before, and it should be some-thing department heads and the city’s legal team can handle. With his sal-ary and benefit package, that would save approxi-mately $115,000 a year.

The city shouldn’t be spending $225,000 on paving a parking lot for commercial businesses on Caniff.

The police department overtime budget needs to be put in check. Based on recent court documents from the city, in calendar year 2019, the police de-partment spent $457,718 in overtime.

$129,443 of that was traffic overtime.

In contrast, the fire de-partment spent $125,000 in overtime in that same period. For the 2019-20 fiscal year, the fire de-partment only spent ap-proximately $60,000 in overtime for the whole de-partment.

There should be a cost recovery ordinance put in place for domestic vio-lence and drunk driving court cases, that allows us to capture more money from the state. We cur-rently receive none for

those types of offenses. The city budget is fluc-

tuating on a daily basis. The budget projections are based on many things, such as the jail closing, GM retooling, and state revenue sharing.

The governor just an-nounced that state rev-enue sharing wouldn’t be reduced as the city was planning. Is that message being openly conveyed to the public? No, it is not. Part of the “deficit spend-ing” is created by fake ex-penses that haven’t hap-pened yet.

The city supplied the courts with a five-year bud-get projection. Part of that included $1,000,000 in fire equipment in 2022; equipment we don’t need right now, and which was not requested by anybody from the fire department.

Another area was the “buildings and grounds” projection. That depart-ment went from $907,190 in 2020 to $1.3 million in 2021 and $1.6 million in 2022.

Now ask yourself, why? Are these things we “need,” or “want,” to have?

The City isn’t saying any-thing about the CARES Act that was passed by the state either. That grant will cover three months of payroll this year, which would provide around $1,000,000 in added rev-enue.

The Review: Would you be open to having a city commission explore alter-

native ways to provide po-lice and fire services?

Oleksiak: I’m open to anyone exploring options. In reality though, I think we’ve explored our options numerous times already. It seems like people just keep trying to reinvent the wheel.

The Review: What would you say to those who advocate having De-troit take over fire servic-es (provided that Detroit assigns firefighters at the current fire station)? Would that save the city money?

Oleksiak: I’d say that it’s already been explored, and it’s been proven to not really be a viable option. If the fire department is outsourced, the pension fund for the Hamtramck Firefighters becomes “closed.”

The City of Hamtramck would have to pay MERS about $30 million.

The City of Detroit has already given Hamtramck a bid for fire protection. With the amount that De-troit wanted to charge, and the amount the City of Hamtramck would owe to the pension fund, there is no real cost savings.

Plus, once you outsource the fire department, you’re at their mercy for future pricing. Not to mention, the plan I saw didn’t in-clude any fire prevention initiatives, arson investi-gation, fire inspections, etc., which are all things our department currently handles.

The notion that we make more money than Detroit Firefighters is also false.

The base salary range for Hamtramck Firefighters (firefighter positions), de-pending on their seniority, is $42,867-$62,763, and for Detroit it’s $41,003-$59,417.

When it comes to sal-ary, Hamtramck is slightly favorable, but the full ben-efits still have to be fac-tored in.

Detroit provides all of its firefighters with full family health coverage, and Ham-tramck only provides that benefit for its senior-most 16 firefighters.

The remainder only get single-person healthcare. Our firefighters have to pay 100% of the difference for family healthcare.

That alone makes a De-troit firefighter more costly. Detroit also gives its fire-fighters a better pension plan. Detroit firefighters routinely work a lot of over-time as well.

Hamtramck does not. So in the end, Detroit is

actually more expensive than our current system in Hamtramck. Which is why, when the state-appointed emergency financial man-ager was here last time, outsourcing wasn’t some-thing that was done.

The Review: Some are concerned about the au-tomatic aid agreement with Detroit and Highland Park. It appears Ham-tramck makes more runs to those cities than here.

changed dramatically. We get less on our multiplier, pay more into the plans, and only get paid out on base pay only. You could make a million dollars in overtime and it doesn’t increase your pension any more.

For instance, the fire department budget for 2020 is around $3.7 mil-lion. Of that, $1,290,000 (34%) automatically goes to MERS. That’s a fixed number. We can’t really do anything about that. $1,857,880 (49%) is go-ing to the salaries of 28 employees.

The third largest ex-pense in the budget is healthcare: that is $259,000 (7%). Only 2% of the budget, or 86,000, is budgeted for overtime. So, there you have 92% of your budget accounted for.

The only way you can really save money is by laying off firefighters, oth-erwise known as reduc-ing services. Even our Fire Chief Dan Hagen has been reduced to part time, and had his salary cut in half, in the midst of a glob-al pandemic by the city. So there’s not even an argu-ment to say that we have “administrative waste.”

Even laying off firefight-ers doesn’t bring about a huge savings. Based on court documents filed by the city for a recent arbi-tration, laying off two fire-fighters would only save $90,831 a year, not for each, but both positions.

If 10 firefighters were laid off, reducing our field staff from 26 to 16, our ability to provide any rea-sonable service would be decimated. Some-thing that extreme would only save approximately $600,000. However, overtime would increase, so it’s likely to be far less than that.

It should be noted that Detroit and Highland Park will not be coming to help if we have firefighters laid off, public safety officers, or part time firefighters.

Sound like a scare tac-tic? Unfortunately, it’s not.

Real firefighters know this is a safety issue, and won’t put their own mem-bers in danger because of it. Detroit and Highland Park are paying very close attention to what’s going on here, and aren’t going to be willing to come here to do our jobs.

Just like we did to High-land Park in the early 2000’s when they cut their department and hired part timers. We stopped going there.

Remember what hap-pened when Polish Market burned when we had guys

laid off? Detroit showed up and stood there with their arms crossed and told our chief they weren’t getting involved in a labor dispute.

Lastly, the Public Safe-ty platform hasn’t been proven to save any money. In most cases, it’s actu-ally been proven to be more costly. So much so, that the state firefight-ers’ union was successful in getting Gov. Snyder’s administration to cancel all extra funding for cit-ies converting to a public safety department.

Subsequently, his ad-ministration’s Emergency Managers stopped cre-ating Public Safety De-partments. There’s an increased cost to train police officers as firefight-ers, increased overtime, and when an officer gets injured, you don’t lose just a police officer, you lose a police officer and firefight-er.

If the plan is to lay off, for instance, six firefight-ers, then turn around and hire six police or PSO of-ficers (who are both more costly than firefighters), how does that save mon-ey?

The Review: Do you think these proposals are basically focused more on fire services than police services?

Oleksiak: They absolute-ly are.

The people pushing this proposal have openly said they want to eliminate the fire department and go to a Public Safety Department. In that model, more police are hired and firefighters are laid off. Then police of-ficers are cross-trained to play dress-up as firefight-ers, but their primary role remains as police officers.

My concern is that re-moving the language for both departments leaves each department individu-ally up for a lack of over-sight that they currently have as per the charter.

The council could just decide to implement poli-cy on issues they may not fully understand. Further-more, every time the coun-cil changes, the policies and oversight can change.

The Review: The city is currently in deficit spend-ing, and without finding significant savings in the budget, Hamtramck could find itself in another finan-cial emergency, and have to have a state-appointed emergency financial man-ager take over – which would be the third time in the city’s history. Do you have any suggestions on how the city can save money in the budget?

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• A suspicious situationwas reported at VeteransPark.

• A Detroit resident wasarrested by Highland Parkpolice for being wanted ona Hamtramck warrant.Wednesday Sept. 9

• A resident of Warrenreported that his vehiclewas stolen while it wasparked on Edwin St.

• A resident of NorwalkSt. reported a theft.

• An agent for a busi-ness in the 9000 block ofJos. Campau reported thata customer purchased anitem using counterfeitmoney.

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