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Saline made its first trip to the MHSAA Boys Tennis Finals tournament in nearly 10 years, Thursday. The Hornets competed at Kalamazoo College and Western Michigan University.
In singles flight one, Amod Talekar had a bye in round one. In round two, he fell to Grandville's Jordan Kalman, 6-0 and 6-0. In singles flight two, Reed Recchia advanced through the first round with a bye and lost in round two, 6-2 and 6-1. In flight three, Brenden Morrison earned a 6-2 and 7-6(4) victory in the opening round before falling 6-4 and 6-0 in round two.
Mikaal Hamid, the regional champion in flight four, opened with a 6-1 and 6-1 victory. In round two he fell 6-0 and 6-0.
In doubles play, Nick Birkle and Paul Goldhardt won their first round match, 6-3 and 6-4 before falling in round two, 6-0 and 6-4. In the second flight, Roah Luchies and Joeb Wuerthele advanced with a bye before falling 6-2 and 6-4 in the second round. In the third flight, Jason Hu and Gabe Cueto lost in the opening round, 6-2 and 7-5.
In the fourth flight, Mason Miller and Caleb Helmer lost a close opening round match, 7-5 and 7-5.
Sunny, with a high of 48 and low of 29 degrees. Sunny during the morning, clear in the afternoon and evening,
I have to commend the Saline City manager and engineer for keeping their cool and for their professionalism during the three hour Mill Pond Dam town hall meeting.
I think what's insulting is that the city is bloating the numbers to bolster their case.
Logically, the dam has no practical use. Of course, it's going to cost more. Of course, there's a level of risk there. Of course, over some period of time, it's going to cost more to maintain than a stream.
Life cycle cost analysis is certainly appropriate when considering new assets, but it may not be as appropriate when evaluating existing assets.