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- Libertarian City Councilman Rescinds Pension Plan
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- Upcoming Events
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April 18, 2000 - 7:00 PM
- Monthly Meeting of the Libertarians of Allegan County. -- Candidate nominating caucus and candidate paperwork session.
- Location: The Blue Heron Coffeeshop -- Directions: Downtown Allegan on the riverfront - Driveway to riverfront is at corner of Hubbard & Chestnut, drive behind Docherty’s. -
- Contact: Rick Dutkiewicz Phone: (616) 673-5503 E-mail: rdoogie@datawise.net
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April 19, 2000
- Monthly meeting of the St. Clair County affiliate
- Location: Armbrusters Sports Bar and Grill located at 1211 Griswold, Port Huron, MI 48060. TX: (810) 982-2255. Join us for dinner at 6:00 PM. Business begins at 7:00 PM.
- Contact: Richard Friend Phone: (810) 982-7178 E-mail: rfriend2000@advnet.net
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April 20, 2000 - 6:30 PM
- For those wish, food, cocktails and/or friendly conversation begin at 6:30 pm. The business meeting will start at 7:30 pm.
- Location: CT'S Restaurant, South Haven, on the corner of M-140 and Blue Star Highway
- Contact: Bill Bradley Phone: (616) 637-1788 E-mail: bbradley@cybersol.com
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April 20, 2000 - 7:00 PM
- LP of Washtenaw Co. has scheduled a speech by Michael Corlis, who is seeking LPM candidacy for US Senate.
- Location: Dominick's Restaurant, 812 Monroe St., Ann Arbor
- Contact: James Hudler Phone: (734) 475-9792
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April 24, 2000 - 6:30 PM
- Meeting of the LPM Ballot Access Retention Committee
- Location: Home of Barb Goushaw, 19514 West Nine Mile Road, Southfield MI (between Southfield and Evergreen Roads. Call or e-mail Barb Goushaw if you need better directions.)
- Contact: Barb Goushaw Phone: (248) 355-5058 E-mail: bgoush@aol.com
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April 25, 2000 - 7:30 PM
- The monthly meeting of the new Ottawa County Libertarian Party.
- Location: The Yellow Jacket Inn. 12011 Lake Michigan Drive (Lake Michigan Drive and 120th).
- Contact: Jason C. Miller Phone: (616) 669*2851 E-mail: jcmiller@triton.net
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April 26, 2000 - 6:30 PM
- LP of Oakland County General Membership Meeting. Public welcome. Meet for dinner at 6:30PM, business begins at 7:30PM.
- Location: Sila's, 4033 W. 12 Mile Rd., Berkley. Sila's is located 2 blocks east of Greenfield on 12 Mile Rd.
- Contact: Greg Dirasian Phone: (248) 592-9731 E-mail: greg@newsnetpipeline.com
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April 27, 2000 - 7:00 PM
- LP of Washtenaw Audio Night. Hear the late Roy Childs, libertarian scholar and activist on "The History of Libertarianism, 1930-1980."
- Location: Dominick's Restaurant, 812 Monroe St., Ann Arbor
- Contact: James Hudler Phone: (734) 475-9792
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May 1, 2000 - 7:00 PM
- South Central LP monthly meeting.
- Location: Tom's Grill 3705 Ann Arbor Road, Jackson about 1/2 mile east of US 127.
- Contact: Al McCallum Phone: (517) 857-2531 E-mail: admccallum@voyager.net
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May 2, 2000
- Wayne County LP - Monthly Meeting. Dinner 6:30pm Program 7:45pm. Nomination of Candidates for Public Office
- Location: La Trattoria Restaurant Michigan Avenue near Schaffer Dearborn MI
- Contact: Joann Karpinski Phone: (313) 925-6917 E-mail: MOMJOANN@aol.com
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May 2, 2000 - 6:30 PM
- Kalamazoo Libertarian Party Meeting
- Location: TGI Friday's 5650 W. Main Street Oshtemo, MI 49009
- Contact: Tim Miley Phone: (616) 668-3951 E-mail: thmiley@yahoo.com
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May 4, 2000 - 7:00 PM
- LP of Washtenaw County business meeting, including planning for LPM State Convention
- Location: Dominick's Restaurant, 812 Monroe St., Ann Arbor
- Contact: James Hudler Phone: (734) 475-9792
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May 8, 2000 - 7:00 PM
- LP of Livingston County invites you to attend our monthly meeting. Dinner at 7 p.m. and business begins at 8 p.m.
- Location: Mexican Jones Restaurante, 675 W. Grand River, Brighton, MI
- Contact: Matt Dickinson Phone: (810) 231-1254
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May 8, 2000 - 7:00 PM
- South Central LP, Hillsdale-Branch county meeting to complete candidate paper work and plan for election and other activities.
- Location: Filmore's Restaurant on US-12 on the west side of Jonesville at the railroad tracks (about 1/2 mile west of M-99).
- Contact: James Parker Phone: (517) 439-0643 E-mail: jamesp@hillsdale.epcorp.com
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- For more events, see the online calendar at:
- http://www.michiganlp.org/lpmonline/events.php
- Libertarian City Councilman Rescinds Pension Plan
by Press Release
4/11/00
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
CONTACT: Tim O'Brien
(313) 562-5778
LIBERTARIAN CITY COUNCILMAN RESCINDS PENSION PLAN
DEARBORN. The Libertarian Party of Michigan's newest
elected official, Troy city councilman, Martin Howrylak,
wasted no time in getting to work.
Sworn in Monday, April 10, the "kid councilman" as the
25-year-old has been affectionately dubbed by local media,
immediately followed through on his campaign promise to
rescind the recently passed pension plan for elected
officials.
Councilman Anthony Pallotta, barely reelected a week
ago in the same election that saw Howrylak win in a
landslide, introduced a motion to repeal the pension that
would have paid him more than $14,000 a year for the rest of
his life following his retirement from the council (due to
term limits) in 2003. Howrylak seconded the motion. It
then passed by a 7-0 vote.
Howrylak made opposition to the pension plan one of
three main issues in his third run for city council in
Michigan's 11th largest city. The Libertarian also opposed
special tax treatment for the Delphi Automotive Systems
world headquarters and plans for an incredibly expanded new
municipal complex.
But it was the pension plan perk -- also attacked by a
coalition of unhappy taxpayer/residents and Libertarians not
connected to the Howrylak campaign called "Friends of Troy"
-- that quickly came to dominate the election.
The Friends of Troy distributed a piece of literature
done in the style of an old west "Wanted" poster that
featured unflattering drawings of incumbents, Pallotta and
Eldon Thompson, accused the pair of "Greed, Arrogance, and
Contempt of Taxpayers," and labeled them "Troy's most
UNWANTED."
A piece of literature identified as coming from "Troy
Citizens for Honesty and Integrity in Government" (but
bearing no address) fired back at Howrylak, calling him "a
pawn of the Libertarian Party" and claiming, among other
things, that he wanted to disband the Troy Police Department
-- a charge which Howrylak called "absurd."
In what local newspapers described as "the most
contentious election in memory" Howrylak swept to a stunning
victory -- garnering nearly four thousand votes and leaving
all three of the other candidates, including both
incumbents, fighting it out in the low two thousands for the
other council seat.
Libertarians were, of course, jubilant. "One
Libertarian in one election turned around all the other
councilmen," said Oakland County LP vice chair, Greg
Dirasian. "We can and do make a difference -- even when we
don't have a [council] majority."
Asked about the unanimous reversal of the pension plan
scheme that had passed unanimously only seven weeks earlier,
Howrylak smiled and shrugged, then in a masterpiece of
understatement observed: "I guess they got the message."
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