Amherst News-Times, 2003-09-24

              plan to walk for crop page 3 homecoming festivities se ige rr amherst news-tii ' and the winner is.. mary ann kennedy joanette romero celebrate sa- betterment association. two decided before li- sold, adba benofitod from raffle, which will take turday night after being declared final ticket holders nal was drawn split $10,000 prize. tickets place annually in september. also celebrat a reverse raffle sponsored by downtown event cost $100 although not all 200 were ing her birthday. millions needed help f3 roc jason hawk news-times reportor when city council finance committee chair ed cowgcr crunched city's 2004 budget numbers, alarms sounded. general panic set read his findings fellow elected officials: next year, cily $4.1 million, spend $6.1 million. administrators be forced suggest vari ous overhead costs, personnel, supplies, services, other ex penditures writtcn-out'of-thc budget. . early estimates indicated at last monday night's meeting that may find itself $2 million pit as it enters fiscal leaders quick point out key problems. "our resources arc way down, continued on 7 pay cut rejected wake of devastating news finances face an estimated deficit members toyed with idea volunteering cut. "we have lead ample,'' said david williams, one proponents reduce annual salaries officials. "based presentation we had tonight, have. make substantial cuts acrossjhe board, so let's start bs." currently, earn $5,093, while presi dent earns $5,430 per year. forthcominsiu-jialan ordi nance reconsider yearly wagltfof safetyservice di rector, who $10,679 annually. williams's suggestion commit tee each four ward rep resentatives three at-largc 8 revenue sources stagnant reporter 2003 begins wane difficulties become more evident, amherst's offi cials looking new revenue, chiefly commercial ventures. but business envi ronment over past year has been like tides: ebbing flowing businesses come old ones sink or swim. since january, 14 bu sinesses located within city: quarry cafe, blue sky re staurant, money now, clover vale foods, kentucky fried chicken (not yet open), west winds massage, imperial action sports, krcw cut, curves, perk avenue coffee shop, robert taylor insurance, laura warner agency, lighting concepts, lakcshorc auto. six up shop where oilier enterprises g killed constabl deserves honor students harris elementary school chock aquarium their now modular science laboratory (above) routine fire drill (below) sent entire student body into parking lot. nows-timos far cold cases go, this is frozen through. search prove validity 1916 shooting, history detective fay van nuys ou unearthed story mer police constable watchman line duty. officer rupert becker sisting marshall william miller effort capture martin bischoff, local drunk carrying gun, he shot times outside down town saloon. bischoff volved quarrel estab lishment fled con fronted law enforcement ficers, blindly firing shots shoulder hit becker, miller, area man henry fields finding hiding spot near st. peter's church. escaped superficial bullet wounds foot respec tively, struck twice back, once hip, arm. word spread elyria tliat deputy sheriffs officers rushed automo bile trip took 12 mi nutes, according historical cerpts lorain daily 6 ott director: time bridge lawsuit it's finally level against engineers defective jackson street bridge, director kenneth stumphauzer nounced meeting, file suit scon "loads its guns" delegates appropriate funding, name brunvhorst engineer any potentially li able parties. wasn't willing project fi nancial outcome case, confident win. "we'll prepared try i don't care they defending cose," stumphauzer, told pursue legal lat est feint mannik smith, engineering company hired brunkhorst's insurance propose quick-fix solution problem. "their proposed resolution didn't fix all, only addressed minor details north south approaches anything. hoping would enlight ened (o solve our needs," said. paue