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At the West Bloomfield Debate Invitational, the Saline High School Varsity Public Forum Debate Team of Abby Berwick and Paige Haddas (seniors) beat an Ann Arbor Skyline team to win first place in the tournament.
In addition to Haddas and Berwick, the Varsity team of Michael Brewer (sophomore) and Nikolay Sergeev (senior) and the Novice team of Evelyn Cueto and Lola O’Connor (both first years) each advanced to the semi-final rounds. All public forum teams are debating the September/October topic,Resolved: The United States federal government should enact the Medicare-For-All Act of 2019. There were 16 schools, 47 entries, and three states.
Sunny, with a high of 78 and low of 54 degrees. Sunny in the morning, clear in the afternoon and evening,
If this mileage passes, has the City of Saline, for example, committed to reduce their millage by 2.0 that they no longer
need to send to the Fire Department?
It should be stated that this mileage is going to raise the taxes for many homes by $800 per year (based on a $250K SEV). There has been no commitment that the 2.0 mil that currently exists will be replaced even though it is alluded to. That is a huge increase.
The Fire Dept. likely does have unmet needs. We have been in meetings where the Fire Chief has spoken and our impression has been that he is not fully transparent, massaging information to present a case to achieve what he wants rather than solidly and transparently defining reality and options.