Well…..... Have you noticed the EXTREME rise in gas prices recently????????? Just today, May 03,2007 it cost me approxiately $92.00 to fill-up my F-150 !!!!!!!!!
Can we really afford the ROAD MILLAGE INCREASE now? With gasoline being over $3.00 per gallon it will go higher even as I write this comment…GUARANTEED!!!!
The Road Millage is BAD!!!!
VOTE NO on PROPOSAL 1 !!
VOTE NO on MAY 8th~!!!!!!

Well, Cindee…If you are going to be selling your home in 2 to 3 years…then is it FAIR for you to vote in favor of this millage if you plan to be moving out of Wayne and leaving the rest of us poor suckers to foot the bill so you can sell YOUR home? NO! It’s not! You shouldn’t even be voting then! I am appalled by YOUR remarks! How dare you make a statement like that! I drive what my company builds! You will NEVER see me driving an IMPORT! If you are going to be moving out, then you should NOT make the rest of us TAXPAYERS pay for the roads when you’re gonna be gone anyways! VOTE NO! VOTE NO! VOTE NO!
Mayor Haidous wants to RAISE OUR TAXES~!!!!!!!!!

Well… The millage has passed. The people have spoken. Nuff’ said.
That is the beauty of living in such a wonderful country as ours. THE PEOPLE have spoken and I will ALWAYS respect that. It IS a GOVERNMENT OF THE PEOPLE, BY THE PEOPLE, AND FOR THE PEOPLE......
We all may have a different view-point on this issue, and we should consider ourselves extremely fortunate to have the Right To Vote. I just hope and pray that families in our community will not find theirselves over-burdened with this tax increase. I know that it seems not to be “that much” in terms of an additional millage, but to some who are on a very fixed income, it may be a little more tight than before. Especially when there are those who are counting EVERY penny in the household budgets. I spoke with the City Engineer and the Assistant City Manager and said that the plan was a very indepth and thought-out plan, but this economy that we now find ourselves in was “in the toilet”. It’s over and done with now, time to move on….
As a Union member myself, I will be keeping a very close eye to see that the Prevailing Wage Ordinance will be followed through with on this one compared to the Non-Union work that was used to construct the new Police Facility that was built.

Brenda,
Yes, I have thought deep and hard as to the effects as to if Ford should “close”. In fact, so much so because I am a Union employee at the Truck Plant. It is extremely scary when your job could be eliminated. The Truck Plant has gone down to one shift already. I think that the downfall of all of this…not just for Ford, but ALL of the AMERICAN Auto Companies is that people are buying those gosh-dang IMPORTS!!!! What is wrong with people? Aren’t you supposed to support AMERICA first and foremost!? It really gets me steamed when I see people driving IMPORTS!!!! Don’t they know how many lives are affected by driving an IMPORT? We are our worst enemy! You’ll hear people complain about not being able to make ends meet, and times are tough…but can’t those who drive IMPORTS realize the effects that they have on the AMERICAN economy as a whole? We need to put a STOP to buying IMPORTS!!!! The digital sign at UAW Local 900 simply says this “SUPPORT THE COUNTRY WHERE YOU LIVE”. People who drive IMPORTS should be ashamed!!!! I will guarantee you this…You will NEVER find an IMPORT parked in my driveway!!!!
As for bringing in more business… I hate to inform you, but the City of Wayne is not exactly business friendly. I have spoken with several businesses here in Wayne, and they tell me that there are too many obstructions when it comes to a business wanting to promote it’s services. For one, a business wanted to display a small “sandwich-board” type of sign to simply let the passers-by know of its specials. However, they were informed by the esteemed ordinance officer that it was “in violation of city ordinance.” So, the business owner simply displays its sign in the bed of their pick-up truck now. Why can’t the city of Wayne be more accommodating when it comes to something like that? And, have you noticed that the “Acorn Shoppe” on Wayne Road displays that same kind of sign during the week and especially on the week-ends? I have been told that the business owner is part of the so-called “20/20 Committee.” There are many ways that the City of Wayne could change their mentality towards the business community. I think one of the biggest problems is that the current Mayor is nothing but a puppet of the city manager. Look at “Al’s Friendly Market”. I have complained time and time again about the “commercial blight” at that neighborhood store to the city. They have given me excuse after excuse without ANY results. I guess that since the Mayor of Wayne owns the store, he doesn’t have to comply with the same laws that everyone else does. That is WRONG!!!! I know one thing, I will be voting for someone else for Mayor! We need a real change! It’s time for “Al” Hateus to say “Good-bye”!