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discussions, the Saline City Council needs one more work session to find a consensus on next years budget and beyond. The council and city staff have been crunching numbers and finding ways to reduce expenses and increase revenue. While a shell of a plan is in place, council has yet to find a number it can go forward on together. The city budget is still shaken with the states economic downturn and its effect on property values. The city has lost $1 million from its operations budget in the past six years and the future is not too bright, even as it appears the states economy is growing again. One of the drains on the operating funds is fire protection, which has been taken out of the general fund and will again in 201213. The city has the option to make fire protection a special assessment and council is seriously considering that option for 2013-14. That would free up $322,000 for operations. The city will be taking out a $950,000 loan to pay for a new roof on the Department of Public Works building and storm
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Five semifinalists, including the current interim police chief, will interview for the vacant post next week. The announcement of the semifinalists came Friday from Saline City Manager Todd Campbell. The interviews will be with the hir-

ing committee and will not be open to the public. The five, with Interim Police Chief Mike Lindman in the mix, represent a wide range of high-level experience. The candidates are Retired Deputy and Interim Police Chief Gregg A. Brighton, Dearborn; Retired Police Chief Larry R. Hrinik, Davison Township; Deputy Police Chief Robert J. Kerr, Canton Township; Retired Deputy Police Chief Michael Lindman, Garden City; and Police Capt.
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Saline Area Schools presented Aaron Mukerjee with a plaque and a $500 scholarship for his service as student representative on the Board of Education May 8 at Liberty School. On hand for the presentation were state Rep. Jeff Irwin, D-53rd District (left), Superintendent Scot Graden, Mukerjee, Board President Lisa Slawson, state Rep. Mark Ouimet, R-52nd District, and state Rep. Rick Olson, R55th District.

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Saline man pleads down to misdemeanor
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Harvard bound
school was ranked ninth in the state, well ahead of Ann Arbor Pioneer and Huron. Mukerjees college choice was referenced as a testimony to the districts education standards. Board President Lisa Slawson has made a point of mentioning Mukerjees destination at nearly every board meeting this year. We are very proud of that, she said. In a prepared statement, Slawson said Mukerjee has been an outstanding representative of our student body. He is informed on the issues facing public education from the classroom level all the way to Lansing. Juan Lauchu, a teacher at the high school, praised

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Raymond Edward Jewell, a 50-year-old Saline man, will be sentenced Thursday for stalking his ex-girlfriend. He appeared for a preliminary examination 8:30 a.m. May 8 in 14A District Court on a felony charge of aggravated stalking a misdemeanor charge of stalking, according to the court. He pleaded down the felony charge and will be sen-

tenced for the misdemeanor of stalking. Jewell will be sentenced 1 p.m. Thursday in 14A-3 District Court in Chelsea. Stalking has a maximum penalty of one year in jail, a $1,000 fine, and up to five years of probation. On May Jewell 5, his ex-girlfriend told police he had
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tudent representative Aaron Mukerjee was given a proper send off May 8 at the Saline Board of Education meeting. Mukerjee, a senior at Saline High School, has served on the board to give the student body a voice. He will attend Harvard University in the fall. The school district made a cake in his honor and presented him with a plaque and a $500 scholarship. State Reps. Jeff Irwin, Rick Olsen and Mark Ouimet, were on hand for the ceremony. The sendoff came on the same day as the school district learned the high

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Saline High School senior Aaron Mukerjee enjoys a piece of cake made to honor his graduation and plans to attend Harvard University in the fall. Mukerjee has been the student representative on the Board of Education for the past two years.
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