Grosse Pointe News - December 14, 1995 Issue

Oct 13, 2026

December 14, 1995 edition of Grosse Pointe News covering local community updates. Reporting includes approval of new cellular antenna pods for the Grosse Pointe Farms monopole behind city hall, alongside objections raised by nearby residents citing electromagnetic field concerns and safety questions. The paper also addresses postal service issues in Grosse Pointe, including misdelivered mail and inconsistent delivery times, featuring customer-advocate support and expanded services like mobile postal vans for seniors.

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Public has a friend at the Grosse Pointe post office said Lindu Butler.“Qur most com-mon complaints are about misdeliv.ered mail and inconsistent deliverytimes.” ByJim Stickford a problem. beter services for Grosse Pointe resi-also looking at making the Mack Staff Writer “Grosse Pointe has always been ahigh-volume mail area,"Butler said."Now that the holidays are here,Pointers are getting mort mail thanever.So as a result it takes carrierslonger to sort out the mail on theirroutes,so they leave the post oflicelater and finish their routes later." dents.For exumple,she said the postoffice's mobile postal vans haveproved very popular with senior citi-zens, Avenue post office a“post office of thefuture."Insteud of having customersgo to the counter and ask for stamps,or packages,they would be able topick out what they want to purchasteon shelves like at a regular store. Everybody has their favorite postoffice joke,and that's no laughingmatter to postal officials. In the case of misdelivered mail,Butler said that she does everythingshe can,including going to people'sbomes,tu corruct the mistake That's why there's been a customeradvocate stationed at the MackAvenue and Fox Creek post officessince last June. "The vans go to nursing homes andsenior housing locations,"said Butler."They provide residents with thesame services they get by going tokcal pust offices." "The idea is to shorten lines,if notcompletely eliminate them."saidBulier.We are aware that Grusse As for inconsistent delivery times, "It's my job to assist the branch Butler said she (xplains to cirstomers In addition to taking cimplaints, managers with customer complaints," why they might be cxperiencing such Butler is also dedicated to providing Butler said that postal officials are See POST OFFICE,page 22A Your Community Newspaper Grosse Pointe News Vol.56,No.49 54 pages Grosse Pointe,Michigan Home Delivery 56c·Newsstand 75c December 14,1995 Since 1940 Farms council OKS # WEEK AHEAD Friday,Dec.15 request for more The Grosse Pointe Academy's Bell Choir and Show Choir perform at pods on monopole Eastland Center in the grand court at 1 p.mThe Bell Choir comprises eighth- approached the council and By Chip Chapman grade students;the Show asked to place its antenna pods Staff Writer Choir offers a program of at the 130-foot level of the The monopole behind the music and dance,with selec- monopole. Grosse Pointe Farms city hall tions ranging from Mayan “Our project will improve cel. will be receiving a new set of music to arrangements from lular communications in "Starlight Express."Both antennae. Grosse Pointe Farms,"said Despite objections by sur- are under the direction of Kevin Cousineau,senior site Marion Chrisner,academy rounding neghbors,the Grosse acquisition specialist for Pointe Farms City Council music director. Cellular One."It is necessary approved a request from because of the increased use of Cellular One Monday nght to Anyone interested in con- cellular phones." allow new antenna pods on the tributing to the design of Cousineau added that test- monopole behind city hall. the proposed playscape for ing for EMFs showed levels "I want to voice my objection St.Ambrose Academy is 1,000 times lower than to more pods and I would like invited to the St.Ambrose required safety standards. to see the removal of it (the Academy meeting room at 6 John Duquet,a nearby resi- monopole)," said Elaine p.m.for "design day."There dent,addressed the couneil Hartmann,who lives close to will be an informal meeting with concerns about EMFs. the site."The present tower is with the playscape architect, Duquet,who told the council an eyesore." children's committee enter- he had metal implants in his In addition to aesthetic tainment and refreshments. hips,asked about EMF levels obj

FAQs

What did the Grosse Pointe Farms City Council approve regarding the monopole?

The council approved a request from Cellular One to allow new antenna pods on the monopole behind city hall.

What concerns did some residents raise about additional antenna pods?

Residents raised objections about electromagnetic fields (EMFs), asking whether testing was done at maximum levels and expressing concerns about cumulative exposure.

How does the paper describe efforts to address postal service problems in Grosse Pointe?

It mentions customer-advocate support at local post offices and describes measures to help with misdelivered mail and inconsistent delivery times, including mobile postal vans for seniors.

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