9/9/13 - The Brighton City Council has found support among some city residents for the four Headlee override millage proposals that will be on the November election ballot. Hugh and Becky Munce of North Third Street addressed council last Thursday night, saying they went door-to-door in their northwest side neighborhood and found widespread support for the millage requests. Thatâs significant since the northwest side is the area of town that City Council admits it has neglected in the matter of streets and drainage, though not intentionally. Hugh Munce told council the couple collected âover 45 signaturesâ of northwest side residents who say they would support a millage, adding that very few turned them down. However, Munceâs wife, Becky, told council that despite the overall support, there is a measure of âresentmentâ among northwest side residents who feel their side of town has been neglected. Becky Munce told council that the streets on their side of town are in dire need of resurfacing and curb-and-gutter for better drainage. Still, the Munces told council they would be willing to help in any way they could to help pass the millage proposals. On the ballot will be a 1.25-mill request to improve streets, sidewalks and storm drainage; 38-hundredths of a mill for city police department needs; 37-hundredths of a mill for improvements to Mill Pond Park and public buildings and 1.16 mills to replace the current trash collection fee. All of the requests will be separate ballot proposals. (TT)
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