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By David KomerThe News-Herald
TAYLOR Despite a second WayneCounty Circuit Court judges order
toaccept an $8.1 million federal grant,Mayor Jeffrey Lamarand is
ready toface a contempt charge.
On Monday, Judge KathleenMacDonald ordered the mayorto accept an
$8.1 million Staffingfor Adequate Fire andEmergency Response
grantto bring 32 firefighters backto work and gave him a 24-hour
deadline.
A contempt hearing was
scheduled for 1 p.m. Friday.Notification of Lamarandsacceptance
of the FederalEmergency ManagementAgency grant by Tuesdaywould have
canceled thecourt date.
Instead, Lamarand saidhe is prepared to go to jailto make a
stand against theCity Council, whose resolu-tion directing him to
acceptthe grant has been sup-ported in court twice.
Obviously that is thepossibility that lies in frontof this, he
said yesterdayafternoon. I cannot fullycomply with the order to
accept unconditionally the $8.1million grant. This isnt about
putting firefighters back towork. This is about members of the City
Council attempt-ing to ramrod this city with five votes.
If I dont take a stand now and fight this as much as Ican, they
will attempt to keep doing this on the next thing,and the next
thing.
Lamarand said the two Wayne County Circuit Courtjudges did not
base their rulings on separation of powersand the procedure of
overriding a mayoral veto in a strongform of government.
If this is the case, councils could pass illegal orders allday
long until they are challenged, he said.
In a letter to FEMA yesterday, Lamarand wrote that thecity lacks
funds to pay the non-federal share of projectcosts for the grant,
which is required for applicants of thegrant. The two-year grant
would pay to bring back 32 laid-off fire fighters dedicated to fire
suppression.
Mayor defiescourt order
Photo by E.L. Conley
Voters throughout the Downriver area went to the polls yesterday
to take part in the statewide primary electionthat decided several
local issues. Cathy Prucknic of Riverview voted at her precinct at
Seitz Middle School.Riverview voters determined the fate of a $32
million school bond proposal that would renovate and upgradethe
school districts facilities. Check TheNewsHerald.com or Sundays
print editions of The News-HeraldNewspapers for results of this and
other races.
Primary
election
By Julie Walker AlteslebenHeritage Media
DEARBORN A priestwho formerly served at St.Pius X Catholic
Churchin Southgate was arrestedThursday and charged withdrunken
driving and inde-cent exposure, according toreports.
The Rev. Peter Petroskeis the head pastor at SacredHeart
Catholic Church andSchool in Dearborn. Hewas placed on
administra-tive leave Monday by theArchdiocese of Detroit.
Petroske joined SacredHeart in 2008. He had servedat St. Pius
for 14 years,
beginning in 1994.Calls and emails yes-
terday morning to SacredHeart and to Petroske werenot returned.
The archdio-cese released the followingstatement:
Father Peter Petroske,pastor of Sacred Heart par-ish in
Dearborn, was placed
on administrative leave ofabsence on Monday.
Over the weekend, thearchdiocese learned thatFather Petroske was
arrest-ed last Thursday night byDearborn police while driv-ing
unaccompanied in his
Sacred Heart priest arrested fordrunken driving, indecent
exposure
PLEASE SEE PRIEST/2-A
PLEASE SEE MAYOR/2-A
Lamarand
By Megan KruegerThe News-Herald
ALLEN PARK A preliminaryexamination of the evidence against
a man accused in the shooting deathsand dismemberment of two
residentsbegan Monday in 24th District Courtbefore Judge John
Courtright.
After eight witnesses testified,Courtright adjourned court for
theday. The exam will resume Aug. 20with more testimony and other
evi-dence.
Roger Bowling, 39, faces twocounts each of first-degree
murder,mutilation of a body and felony useof a firearm. He also is
charged withtampering with evidence. The murdercharges each carry a
life sentenceupon conviction. The charges of dis-
Preliminary exam begins for man accusedof killing and
dismembering man, woman
Lamarand says he will
risk jail time beforeaccepting SAFER grant
Photo by Dave Herndon
Elaina Mullins, right, is questioned by Wayne County assistant
prosecutorRaj Parsad Monday in 24th District Court in Allen Park.
Mullins brother,Chris Hall, is one of two people Roger Bowling,
second from right, is sus-pected of killing in July. Bowling is
seated next to attorney Mark Brown.PLEASE SEE EXAM/2-A
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