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Condoowners left in a lurch after developer pulls out BY TIFFANY L PARKS STAFF WRITER
When LII Path glances around her
subdIVisIon, she doesn t see the rusted paInt can near the edge of the road, the toppled pile ofbncks or homemade street Sign She sees the future 'If yon can VisualIze It, Its gOIng to be beautIful' SaId Path, loolung beyond the dead shrubbery outSIde her home 'ThIS IS not a rotten place to lIve, but we Will be happy when
It s fimshed ' Path and her husband, near the northeast corner and Geddes m The Villas Creek WIth only a handful of
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OhlO-based developer ClasSIC TraditlOn Homes has stopped constructlOn on the project and ISlookmg for a new buyer to take over the subdlVlslOn, WhIChwas set to mclude 52 umts The condos start at $230,000
Rusted pamt cans Walt for a painter outSide of The VJ!las at Maple Creek, an unfinished condominium community at Beck an~ Geddes
'They were all ready to sod (the grass) and then boom, they were gone, saId Ed Path, while Lil chimed m, It's the story of MIchigan We have to be patlent ' At the subdiVIslOn, two bmldmgs With four condos each have been completed while a third, unfimshed buIldmg Sits empty With debns tucked mSIde the open garages The subdlVlSlOll s mam street, Shepherd Lane, Winds around the PLEASE SEE CONDOS, A6 BILL BRESLER I STAfF PHOTOGRAPHER
Teacher union head decries trustee's call for salary cut BY TONY BRUSCATO STAFF WRITER
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Jeanlne Lowe was among many who offered Todd Caccamo a big hug and warm Wishes dUring hiS welcome home party Wednesday night
Welcome home, patriot Well wishers turn out to greet Caccamo on return from Iraq BY KURTKUBAN STAFF WRITER
As he looked around the room at all the famIly members, fnends and other well Wishers, It was pretty clear to Todd Caccamo that he was a world away from the war torn streets of Baghdad where he had been less than two weeks earlIer The Canton TownshIp trustee was at a welcome home party Wednesday mght at
BaIley's Pub and Gnlle m Canton Caccamo left the Board of Trustees and hIS home lIfe a lIttle over a year ago after re-enlIstmg In the U S Mannes, so he could help Amenca m Its fight agaInst terrOrIsm Caccamo's Wife, Kay, and Canton Computers owner Jason Lewkut organIzed the party The usually outspoken Caccamo seemed overwhelmed by the gathermg All mght long people took turns greetmg hIm Some brought hIm gifts, other, offered hugs
It almost feels lIke I never left,' SaId Caccamo, who was amazed by how many people showed up "You get used to bemg m a war zone It was almost normal to see burned out bmldmgs and rubble everywhere So when I got home and sawall the green grass and nlCe homes, It was almost surreal 1m defimtely IlVlng m the present" Caccamos enlIstlnent ends June 1, at PLEASE SEE IRAQ, A3
Lecture to debunk myths about Muslim women ay TIFFANYL
woman MCWS member Sayeed MallIck saId SOCIetyIS rIddled With falsehoods about the treatment of women m Islam 'We respect our women," he 'aId We put them m hIgh esteem and we don't explOlt them" The lecture, WhICh IS scheduled from 2 30 P m to 4 30 pm, IS open to everyone The
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The MuslIm Commumty of Western Suburbs Will present ItS thIrd semmar to the Canton commumty on May 19 at the Canton PublIc LIbrary The lecture Are Women m Islam Oppressed or LIberated?' Will feature Dr Mumra CurtIS, who IS an AmerIcan Mushm
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Canton Pubhc LIbrary IS located at 1200 S Canton Center Road MallIck saId the MCWS hIghly encourages attendance from non-MuslIms "ThIS IS mamly for them, he SaId "We want to hIghlIght what the creator of woman says about women and our roam objectIVe IS to welcome people of all faIths and belIefs The free event ISbemg
promoted as a talk that Will dIScuss the real status ofIslam women MallIck SaId CurtIS IS a great speaker With a lot of knowledge For more InformatIOn on the program call (734) 467-7704 or send an e-maIl to mfo@mcws org tlparks@hometownhfecom (734) 459 2700
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\\Then nt-ar1v d Qozen Pi me lth J J h '1cf )( 1 coaches told the Plymouth Canton Boaid oi EducatlOn Tuesday they would gIve up theIr salarIes to keep athletIC dIrector Terry Sawchuk from bemg laId off, Trustee Richard HamKucharslu used the moment to challenge teachers to do the same Ham -Kucharslu, who has drawn the wrath of the PIVlllouth-Canton EducatlOn As,ocIatlOn for callmg on teachers to take a one-tIme 6percent pay cut to help balance a defiCIt budget, dldn t do much to bUIld BilL BRESLER 1 STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER relatlOns With the umon Union preSident Chuck Portelli for upcommg contract accused a school board trustee talks of bargaining m public "I have recommended we do that dIStnctWlde, not only to save Terry S.twchuh but the other 73 peo pie who receIved pmk slIp, a couple of weeks ago; Ham-KucharskI SaId And With that Simple correction, we would be able to save support programs .md connnue to bave the athletIC program For US, the largest expense m our budget IS,alarles across the board' At that,pomt, board PresIdent Barry Simescu cut off Ham-KucharskI by tellIng hIm 'That s mappropnate at thIS tIme' P-CEA PreSident Chuck Portelh was ViSIblyupset durmg Ham-Kucharslu's speech, and was fummg afterward Hell, yes, It'S bargaInmg m publIc," PortellI saId Bargammg should not be done m a publIc settmg It should be done at a bargammg table and not between a board member and the pubhc He should be domg It at the bargammg table, and hes not even on their bargaImng team Contract bargammg between the diStnct and the 1,100 teachers has yet to begin Supermtendent ,T1In Ryan saId Ham-Kucharslu's comments dldi\t make hIS Job eaSIer "I thmk It hurts, because the umon gets Into a bargammg pOSition where they aren t gomg to take that; Ryan SaId I don t thmk It s helped our mterestbased bargammg where we all SIt at the same table and try to solve problems' tbruscato®hometownllfe
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Canton Leisure Services happenings TRUNK SHOW May IS NatIOnal AquatIcs Month I Don t mISS out on spe CIaI actlVltIes that promote fun, fitness and safety m and around the water Plus other opportunItIes to spend qUalIty tIme WIth the faInlly - put away the WInter coats and come on over • Canton s LeIsure SerVices IS offenng an opportumty for homeowners to learn how to protect the enVIronment WIthout COnjprOmlsmg the beauty of theIr lawns On Thursday May 17, LeIsure ServIces WIll host an envlfonmentallandscape semmar from 6-7 p m at the Pheasant Run Golf c1ubhouse At the semmar presentatIOns WIll be gIven by Canton s Golf Course and Parks staff on fertIlIzatIOn, IrrIgatIOn, mow-
IRAG FROM PAGEAl "hlch tIme he & I)' he "Ill csume hIS dutle1'l on the Board of Trustees where he often made a name for hImself by bemg a thorn m the SIdes of the other board members None of that mattered after Caccamo left for h" war duty, accordmg to fellow Canton To" nshlp Trustee Todd LaJoy who was among several local
and mIscellaneous prac tIces A well-kept property makes the home more mVIt mg, enhances the nelghborhood and mcreases property values The semmar IS free of charge and open to all Canton homeowners, hght refreshments WIll also be sened For more mformatIOn, please call Abe VmltskI at (734) 3945312 109
For Spouses only Carmg for an III, older spouse can be very challengmg Come meet others who are domg the same ThIS program WIll address the specIal emotIons that you may be experIencmg and learn ways to handle the stress
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