Lansing State Journal from Lansing, Michigan • Page 20

Assistant City Editor Kelly Anderson 377-1213 E-mail: metrelsj.com Lansing State Journal www.isj.com Communities Mid-Michigan considers its future derly citizens. At the bottom of the list: building new roads. That tells Hamilton "we need to focus on making the road system we have more efficient and improve opportunities for other modes of travel," such as mass transit, biking and walking. Project member Ann Garvey, Charlotte Chamber of Commerce executive director, is concerned about regional transportation, as employers spread across the three counties. There is no easy way to take a bus to work if you need to cross the Eaton and Ingham county line, she said.

Garvey said it's important for Eaton County residents to come to Charlotte's forum Tuesday. "If they're talking about growth, if going to come to us. We need to make sure we're all on the same page." Contact Chris Golembiewski at 377-1044 or cgolembilsj.com. study's technical committee for two years, is eager to have people come to the forums and learn about the massive undertaking. "I don't think anybody has any idea yet," said the past president of Greater Lansing Homebuilders Association and Greater Lansing Association of Realtors, who owns Delta Builders Ltd.

"This will be the first awakening: 'Hey, somebody's thinking of our future and trying to come up with a plan before it's too he said. A telephone survey of about 400 tri-county residents found that safety from crime was the No. 1 factor when choosing where to live in the region, said Paul Hamilton, the planning commission's chief planner and project manager. Eighty-six percent of respondents said the top transportation concern was mobility for low-income and el Tri-county planners, area leaders holding forums to talk growth By Chris Golembiewski Lansing State Journal Tri-county planners, community leaders and consultants have amassed data about mid-Michigan's future for two years. Now, they're asking residents what they want that future in Ingham, Eaton and Clinton counties tolook like.

And what quality-of-life issues are most important to them. The first series of town forums will be held in four communities from St. Johns to Charlotte this week, starting the talk about land-use and transportation issues. Among the questions: Should I- si Nashville man wants to build air museum at Charlotte airport Public safety Man holds up area restaurant LANSING TWP. A man asking for change for a quarter robbed a Flap Jack Restaurant Saturday afternoon.

He walked into the business at 3000 E. Grand River Ave. about 2:30 p.m. and asked for change, police said. The cashier opened the cash register and the man demanded money, claiming he had a gun.

After taking the cash, the man sped away in an older brown sedan-type vehicle and left southbound on Clippert Street. The white man is described as 25 to 30 years old, 6 feet tall with a thin build. He had dark blond hair and was wearing a green sweatshirt, blue jeans and a white ball cap. Anyone with information should call Lansing Township Police at 485-1700. Ovid man dies after car hits tree OWOSSO TWP.

A 38-year-old Ovid man died after he lost control of his vehicle and hit a tree Saturday morning, Shiawassee County Sheriff's officials said. Alan Dwayne Weaver was westbound on Krouse Road near Smith Road about 1:20 a.m. when his vehicle left the roadway, hit a tree and overturned, sheriffs officials said. Weaver was the only person in the vehicle. The accident is under investigation.

He was not wearing a seat belt. At least one other person was killed in weekend accidents, state police said. Corey William Schultz, 21, of Sandusky died when he was involved in a one-car accident about 4:30 a.m. Saturday in Mar-lette. It wasn't clear whether he was wearing a seat belt.

Local digest Work starts on Lake Lansing Road MERIDIAN TWP. Motorists should expect delays through late August as Lake Lansing Road between Hagadom Road and Saginaw Street will be reduced to one lane. Work crews will be removing the existing surface from the one-mile section of the four-lane road and will install new asphalt. More than 11,000 vehicles travel that stretch of road each day, according to the Ingham County Road Commission. Thompson-McCully is contracted for the $240,000 project.

E. Lansing to consider site plans EAST LANSING The East Lansing Planning Commission will consider site plans for two new apartment buildings at its meeting at 7:30 p.m. Wednesday. The meeting will be in Courtroom 2 of 54B District Court, 101 Linden St. One project is a three-story, 60-unit condominium apartment building that would be built on a vacant 2.8-acre parcel at 338 W.

Saginaw St. The other is modification of an existing plan that would allow an additional two-story building to be built at the apartment com- Slex at 258 W. Saginaw St. Each oor would include a two-bedroom apartment. From staff reports subdivisions overtake farmland? Should more highways be built? The $1.1 million project, "Regional Growth: Choices for Our Future," is Greater Lansing's first land-use trend study and action plan.

Projections show the region will grow by more than 100,000 people the next 25 years to 549,647 residents. Mid-Michigan needs a coordinated roadmap to handle the inevitable growth, experts say. "What is at issue is where that growth will occur and how we will plan for it," said Jon Coleman, executive director of the Tri-County Regional Planning Commission. The commission is coordinating the project Hundreds of community leaders and local officials representing the region's 75 communities are involved, including fanners, developers, builders and neighborhood activists. Tim Ellis, who's served on the Lucci, a flight mechanic, is a Gulf War and Kosovo Air Force veteran and an Air National Guard member.

"I've been around the world 2Va times," he said. In Pennsylvania, he met the operator of the first North American Air Museum, which displayed collections inside historic aircraft at the Allegheny County Airport. Lucci inherited the material when the museum disbanded. "What I'm trying is a bit different," he said. "I want a museum but I also want it to be a learning center." Instead of displays behind glass, Lucci hopes to create a place where visitors especially children can handle World War II high-altitude leather flight suits and helmets like the one he wore in the Gulf.

Lucci also hopes to put together exhibits to show not only what military people endured in America's wars, but what civilians sacrificed on the homefront. He'll speak to local civic groups to drum up interest and has set the first meeting of the Committee for the North American Air Museum. It will be held at 7:30 p.m. July 30 at Charlotte Community Library, 226 S. Bostwick St.

Tim Strickland, a Hayes Green Beach Hospital official who knows Lucci, thinks he can pull it off. "He is an exceptionally enthusiastic and energetic person," Strickland said. Wendv Schiller Sunday July 22. 2001 Regional growth forums Ingham, Eaton and Clinton county residents are invited to help plan the area's future: Monday, Mason: Mason Bowling Center, 801 N. Cedar St Tuesday, Charlotte: Eaton Intermediate School District building, 1790 E.

Packard Highway Wednesday, St. Johns: Clinton County Regional Educational Service Agency, 4179 S. U.S. 27 Thursday, Lansing: Lansing Center Room 201, 333 E. Michigan Ave.

All forums begin at 6:30 p.m. Register in advance by calling 393-0342 or register at the door. For more information, see the project Web she, www.tricounty growth.com, or call the toll-free hotline, 1-866-4-REGION (1-866-473-4466) Community briefs Nonprofit groups awarded grants The Capital Region Community Foundation has awarded 13 grants to local nonprofit organizations totaling more than $279,000 from the Healthy Youth and Seniors Fund. The fund was established in 2000 with money from the interest on the state's share of the national tobacco settlement. Michigan Opera Theatre received $20,000 to produce 30 live Rerformances of "The Night any Stopped Smoking." American Cancer Society Capital Area Service Center received $14,716 to operate a "SmokeScream" program for sixth-graders in Clinton, Eaton and Ingham counties.

American Lung Association of Michigan Capital Region received $25,686 for the "Asthma and Secondhand Smoke" campaign. Capital Area Interfaith Respite Program received $750 to recruit, train and supervise more volunteers to provide free respite services to family caregivers. East Lansing Youth Action Team received $2,300 for furniture and equipment for the "Hot Spot Teen Club," a new teen center in Hannah Middle School. Health Care and Social Ministry received $3,000 to develop and print brochures and educational packets. Intergenerational Community Center received $8,750 for the "Healthy, Happy Kids and Seniors" program.

Bring your Photos to Photo Finisher' WW u. baked greens. call 517-663-2500 Gino Lucci has support of the city officials, but needs money, building By Chris Golembiewski Lansing State Journal Gino Lucci's high-flying dream could become Charlotte's next family attraction. The Nashville man wants to build what he calls the North American Air Museum at Charlotte's municipal airport. He's got the phorlnttP memorabilia bnanone collections of a defunct Pennsylvania military air museum old Army Air Corps uniforms, publications and photos.

He also has the promise of several historic airplanes. Trouble is, he has no building and no money yet. "This is a a labor of love," the 30-year-old custom cabinetry salesman said. Lucci won the support of Charlotte city officials, but no funding. The city will let Lucci keep an aircraft collection on Fitch Beach Municipal Airport grounds and agreed to cooperate if he finds the money to build, said Bryan Myrkle, Charlotte community development director.

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