Tuesday, October 9, 2012
SWAT officers storm apartments after reports of sniper firing
SWAT officers storm apartments after reports of sniper firing: RAW VIDEO FROM CHOPPER5:Kansas City SWAT officers surrounded an apartment complex after reports of a sniper firing indiscriminately. A woman was later taken into custody. (Oct. 5, 2012).
Saturday, October 6, 2012
MINUTES September 18TH
SOUTHWEST SAGINAW NEIGHBORHOOD
ASSOCIATION
Meeting started at 6:36pm
Opening Prayer by Deanna
Virciglio
DIGNITARIES: Larry Coulouris councilman, Tom Bigin
Consumers Energy
Motion was made and seconded to
except the minutes from the August Meeting
TOM BEGIN: Talked with our association about proposal #3
2012 Ballot Proposals
Updated September 13, 2012
Proposal 1- Also known as emergency
manager law or PA 4
For more information, please visit Stand Up for Democracy’s
website:
Proposal 2 - Also known as collective
bargaining amendment, Protect Our Jobs or Protect Working Families
For more information, please visit Protect Working Families’ website:
Proposal 3 - No position
Also known as 25 by 25, 25 by 2025 or renewable energy standard
For more information, please visit Michigan Energy Michigan Jobs
website:
Proposal 4 - Also known as home
health care proposal
For more information, please visit Keep Home Care Safe website:
Proposal 5 -
Also known as super-majority or 2/3 ballot proposal
For more information, please visit Defend Michigan Democracy
website:
Proposal 6 -
Also known as the bridge
or NITC proposal
Tom wanted us to understand what the proposal was all about. Tom is suggesting we vote no on 3. If you vote no on 3 it will keep rates from
going up.
Tom said Energy Efficiency means appliances etc. He said we can reduce
our usage by energy efficient appliances.
Tom wanted us to understand what the proposal was all about. Tom is suggesting we vote no on 3. If you vote no on 3 it will keep rates from
going up.
Tom said Energy Efficiency means appliances etc. He said we can reduce
our usage by energy efficient appliances.
SMART ENERGY: Renewable Energy:
1. Wind turbines. 10% has to
come from renewable energy.
2. Solar Energy. Sun
We can’t always count
on the wind blowing and we can’t always count on the Sun to shine.
There will be a cost
increase by 2015. The benefit is worth
the cost. A yes vote on 3 would allow
outsiders to place Wind Turbines all over Michigan and they did not consider the
land, animals and who all’s back yards these wind turbines are going to be
placed. They will be all over the
place. Each Wind Turbine produces
100,000.00 kilowatts of power.
Jose`:
You can use a recycling tote for glass, metal, plastic. You can use a garbage can with a recycling
label on it for papers or additional recyclables. We have the stickers for yard waste and
recycling at the front table if you need them.
Elmer, Gary and Sam
are still driving in the association area every night.
CATHY:
The SVP program should be up and running the first week of October. We had our first class for SVP on September
15th
PAT:
We had $258.39; we received a $30.00 donation. We had a $9.54 paid out for ink leaving us
with $278.85
Larry Coulouris:
There will be no leaf pick up from the City of Saginaw starting
now. Please bag your leaves and place
them to the curb for yard waste. Yard
waste ends on November 30th 2012.
You can take them to the garbage drop off across the street from the
City Hall until the second week of December.
MEETING ADJOURNED AT
7:45 PM
PRESIDENT: Jose` Barajas
SECRETARY: Cathy Wagner
TRESURER: Pat McCloy
Tuesday, September 25, 2012
TRUANCY AND WELFARE THIS IS A GOOD THING!!
New Michigan policy linking welfare to school attendance intended to 'take a bite out of generational poverty'
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Gov. Rick Snyder spoke about linking welfare to student attendance during his special message on public safety in Flint in March. The policy goes into effect on Monday.GRAND RAPIDS, MI – Linking welfare payments to school absences is intended to “take a bite out of generational poverty” through education, according to a state agency.
Starting Monday, parents applying for some welfare benefits through the state Human Services Department will have to prove their children are regularly attending class.
The move is being cheered by school districts, though some advocates say truancy affects families of all incomes and the policy unfairly focuses those who are struggling.
But Human Services Department spokesman Dave Akerly said the goal is to make sure children are getting the education they need.
“We’re trying to take a bite out of generational poverty, and one way to do that is get kids to stay in class and finish school,” he said.
The policy goes into effect on Monday, and affects new applicants others as they work through an annual review. The state has about 60,000 cases, and the average family in the program receives about $468 a month, he said.
"We're trying to take a bite out of generational poverty, and one way to do that is get kids to stay in class and finish school."
Parents must provide a form completed by their schools indicating children are complying with the attendance policy. The state also has a plan for parents who are homeschooling their children.Akerly said there are provisions for special circumstances, such as an extended sickness.
RELATED: Read the details of the new state policy.
The state also has plans to embed social workers in some high-need districts “to help families and catch little problems before they turn into big problems,” he said.
Gov. Rick Snyder called for the change in March as part of his special message on public safety, delivered in Flint, one of four cities to get special assistance.
Grand Rapids educators called the new policy “one more tool in our toolbox to help children get the education they need.”
District spokesman John Helmholdt said 21 percent of the district’s students are considered chronically absent.
RELATED: Educators say linking welfare to school attendance could be effective tool against truancy
But advocates for people in need said the policy might be hurt some families without helping solve the overall problems with school attendance.
Judy Putnam, spokeswoman for the Michigan League of Human Services, said there is no doubt that children need to be in school. But she said it’s hard to tell what percentage of chronically absent students come from homes receiving cash assistance.
Monday, September 24, 2012
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Tuesday, September 18, 2012
CITY WIDE MEETINGS THROUGH 2012
CHIEF LIPE’S CITY WIDE MEETINGS AS FOLLOWS
JUNE CITY WIDE: JUNE
28TH @ BEACON OF HOPE CHURCH 2109 W. MICHIGAN
JULY CITY WIDE: JULY
26TH @ ST. MARY’S 723 EMERSON ST.
AUGUST CITY WIDE:
AUGUST 23RD MICHIGAN LUTHERAN SEMINARY, SIDE DOOR HARDIN
STREET.
SEPTEMBER CITY WIDE:
SEPTEMBER 27TH @ LOOMIS SCHOOL, LOOMIS & WEBBER STREETS
OCTOBER CITY WIDE:
OCTOBER 25TH @ BEACON OF HOPE CHURCH 2109 W. MICHIGAN
NO CITY WIDE FOR THE MONTHS OF NOVEMBER AND DECEMBER
First female police lieutenant retires
Saginaw's first female police lieutenant retires from department after 23-year career
Published: Tuesday, September 18, 2012, 6:30 AM
Saginaw Police Lt. Tamie E. Luty is retiring after more than 23 years on the force.Luty, 53, has worked in all of the department's divisions and called her years of service as a police officer "the best and the worst" of her life.
"Some days it can be the most interesting, intense, rewarding job that a person could ever want to have," she said.
On the other hand, Luty said, it was unimaginably difficult as an investigator to deal with heinous crimes, particularly the violent deaths of children.
"That is just horrific," she said. "It's very mentally exhausting sometimes dealing with those."
Boys' club
Luty said she also faced the challenge throughout her career of being a woman in what, still in many places, is a male-dominated profession.
When she started at the department in 1989, she said, sexual discrimination and harassment was shockingly common. Luty said officers could routinely be heard making inappropriate comments about a female officer's sexual orientation or claiming a woman was only promoted because of her gender.
"There were things like that that would happen all the time," she said. "Now I don't see the inherent racism and sexism there once was."
Luty said she was the third woman in the history of the Saginaw Police Department to be promoted to the rank of sergeant. She is also the only female officer in department history to rise above that rank.
Luty filed a lawsuit against the city and former police Chief Gerald H. Cliff after Luty was briefly demoted in 2005, she claims unfairly. As part of proceedings, she testified in court that Cliff discriminated against her because of her gender.
A jury in 2007 agreed that Cliff violated Luty's free speech rights but awarded no damages. An appellate court later overturned that decision and denied Luty's motion for the city to pay her legal fees.
Luty said she joined the Fraternal Order of Police shortly after starting at the department. As she looked around the FOP hall, she said, all she saw were men smoking cigars, drinking and playing cards.
"I remember looking at that and thinking, there is no place for me here," Luty said. "This is a men's club."
She married Chris Luty, a Michigan state trooper, in 1993 and said she then joined a social group called the "blue angels," consisting mostly of state troopers' wives.
Luty said she was able to succeed in the male-dominated department thanks to support from family and friends.
"First and foremost is family," Luty said. "I have a strong, supportive family. My husband has been a godsend."
Milton Hall impact
It hasn't been easy to be a Saginaw police officer in the wake of the July 1, 2012, fatal police shooting of Milton Hall, Luty said.
The incident, in which six officers shot at and killed a homeless man armed with a knife, has brought with it national attention from civil rights advocates. Luty was not among the six officers who fired at Hall.
"It has been really, really tough for us at the police department," Luty said. "We're glad that it's moving along."
Luty said something related to the incident has been discussed at almost every morning briefing at the police department.
"It's been a constant, everyday discussion," she said.
Luty said there was never any doubt in her mind that the officers should not face criminal charges, a decision reached last week by Saginaw County Prosecutor Michael D. Thomas and the Michigan Attorney General's office.
"I have other questions, though," she said.
Luty pointed out that there is still an ongoing investigation into whether or not any workplace policies were violated, and she said questions should be asked about the way the incident was handled.
Career accomplishments
There were also many positive experiences and victories throughout her career, she said.
"I've had a wonderful opportunity to work in every division in the police department," Luty said.
Since 1989, she has worked in the patrol services bureau, investigative services, administrative services, technical services and the office of the chief.
"I've made wonderful friends and lifelong relationships," Luty said.
She holds a long list of awards and honors, including letters of recognition and commendation, awards and other recognition from the police department, Saginaw County prosecutor's office, Michigan State Police, Women Police of Michigan and other organizations.
During Luty's tenure in the Technical Services Division, the department implemented its first electronic report-writing system and installed the first mobile computers in police cruisers. She said she also was proud of improvements to training, planning and research put in place under Chief James B. Golden.
A shrinking department
During Luty's career, the police department has shrunk from a force of more than 200 officers to less than half that number.
"Obviously that is a huge reduction," she said. "There is a remarkable difference."
Officers responding to a burglary, for example, once were able to surround the home and apprehend the burglar, Luty said. With only two officers responding, she said, the burglar is able to slip out the back door while the officers are going in the front.
Some progress is being made at the department to better address the city's crime problem, she said, but said she thinks the city still needs to find ways to increase the number of officers it can afford to staff.
Though Luty does not support a policing takeover by the Saginaw County Sheriff's Department, Luty said exploration of a countywide police department seems the most logical solution. Combining multiple departments would allow each to eliminate layers of administrative, records and property room staff, she said.
"Then you could put that money into boots on the street and equipment for those boots to do their job," Luty said.
Luty said there will be plenty to keep her busy in her retirement. In addition to working as a room mom in her 5-year-old's classroom, she said she plans to pursue several volunteering opportunities.
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