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PLYMOUTH - SUMPTER
PLYMOUTH - SUMPTER

Day of infamy

Plymouth veterans’ groups host remembrance of Pearl Harbor deaths

The annual remembrance of those who lost their lives in the Dec. 7 attack at Pearl Harbor took place in Plymouth Township last week. During the 1941 attack, 2,000
American servicemen were killed, four battleships sunk and four others damaged, forcing the U.S. into World War II. Last week, members of Plymouth VFW Post 6695,
Vietnam Veterans of America Chapter 528 and American Legion Post 391, along with elected officials and community members gathered at the Plymouth Veterans
Memorial Park on Main Street for the remembrance ceremony. This year, one guest of honor was 97-year-old World War II veteran Donald Vaughn, at right in photo above at
left, who was in high school on Dec. 7, 1941 and later served in the Navy in the Pacific Theater from 1943 to 1945.

Sumpter moving ahead on recreational project plans

Plans for the renovation and multiple amenities for public plans for the fairgrounds project. was a factor and that the board upgrades to the fairgrounds and
redesign of Banotai Park in use, new entry and exit paths Township Manager Tony Burdick might be “putting the cart before that the completed facilities
Sumpter Township are moving and several public recreational explained during the study ses- the horse” by proceeding too could be a revenue source for the
forward following a 5-2 vote of features. Members of the board sion preceding the regular meet- soon with certain aspects of the township with rentals of the facil-
the members of the board of heard preliminary suggestions ing that this is a major project project. ities. LaPorte suggested that per-
trustees. and proposals for inclusion into which could include tri-commu- LaPorte also said he was con- haps the township should be con-
During the regular meeting of the project at a meeting last fall. nity involvement. He said this cerned that the township is in sidering the completion of the
the board Nov. 22, the trustees Trustee Don LaPorte suggest- project, like the plans for Banotai need of a new township hall Banotai Park renovation and
approved an agreement with ed that exact numbers be associ- Park, would be completed in sev- while the board is considering redesign or the fairgrounds proj-
Hoppe Design to prepare a ated with each phase of the plan eral phases and will include mul- funds for parks and recreational ect before proceeding with the
design and master plan for the which includes major and recon- tiple community amenities. projects. other major work.
81.92 acre Banotai struction. Wayde Hoppe, who Burdick said a full report on Supervisor Tim Bowman, who “Not in my mind,” Bowman
Park/Sherwood Pond at a fee of will prepare the plan, agreed the project would come before has been a major supporter of responded.
$28,000. Plans for the park and that each phase would include the board members during the the fairgrounds renovation proj- No votes were cast by Trustee
pond include a complete drain- the associated costs. Dec. 13 meeting. ect, said the entire board was in Peggy Morgan and Trustee Matt
ing and construction at the pond, The board also discussed the LaPorte suggested that cost favor and supportive of the Oddy.