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PAGE 6 ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS OF MICHIGAN March 16, 2023

WAYNE - WESTLAND
WAYNE - WESTLAND

School district completes third sale of bonds

The third and final sale in the in school buildings and other Program.
series of School Building and facilities; construction of addi- ” “We are committed to being
Site Bonds has been completed tions to existing school buildings We are committed to being good financial stewards of the
by the Wayne Westland and athletic field houses at both good financial stewards of the bonds entrusted to us by our vot-
Community Schools district. high school sites; preparing, ers. This fiscal responsibility and
The $36,760,000 bond sale was developing and improving sites bonds entrusted to us by our voters. the school improvements that
authorized by the voters of the at school buildings, playgrounds, will be completed due to the
school district in November of athletic fields and other facili- bond will benefit the district and
2018. The final sale represents ties and the purchase of school our entire community,” said Dr.
one third of the series which will buses, and paying the costs of unit of Standard and Poor's surpluses, resulting in reserves John Dignan, superintendent of
be used for remodeling, equip- issuing the bonds. Financial Services LLC. above 20 percent and moderate the Wayne Westland district.
ping, re-equipping, furnishing District officials worked with Auditors assigned the school dis- debt levels. The bonds received The bonds were sold at an
and re-furnishing school build- consultants from Baker Tilly trict a rating of “A” with a stable an enhanced long-term rating of interest rate of 4.45 percent with
ings, athletic fields and other Municipal Advisors, LLC in outlook, citing large and mostly “AA” credited in part to the dis- a final maturity of 2046, a repay-
facilities; acquiring and preparing the sale, including the developed tax base in the dis- trict participation in the ment term of approximately 24
installing instructional technolo- credit quality of the district by trict with residential incomes Michigan School Bond years, according to information
gy equipment and infrastructure S&P Global Ratings, a business considered adequate; consistent Qualification and Loan provided by the school district.
Goal…

Mayor loses ‘friendly’

wager on hockey game

The Westland Police the Westland players by a score
Community Partnership Hockey of 11-7. The loss was also a
Team faced off last weekend defeat for Mayor Mike Londeau
against the Garden City Police who was forced to wear a
Department in Garden City
a charity hock- ” player's jersey
ey game to ben- There were no during the
efit Michigan meeting of the
State Police losers on the ice, Westland City
Detective Sgt. only heroes. Council last
Devin Kachar. week as part of
More than a friendly
$6,500 was gen- wager with
erated to help fund medical Garden City Mayor Mark
expenses for Kachar who was Jacobs.
paralyzed due to gunshot Kachar's family sent a letter
injuries sustained in September thanking both communities and On a roll
while on a surveillance assign- the respective police forces for
ment. Kachar was critically the support and financial help Members of the Wayne Memorial High School Bowling Team celebrated their win of the champi-
wounded during the incident. the charity game provided. onship match last week. The team won the Michigan High School Athletic Association champi-
Garden City Police “There were no losers on the onship and are now officially the best high school bowling team in their state division.
Department players defeated ice, only heroes,” the letter said.
Special

needs

registry

offered

Families with special needs
members can now register with
the Westland Police Department
to ensure appropriate responses.
The police department has
established a 911 registry for
Westland families who live with
someone who has disabilities,
such as autism or Alzheimer's
disease. Residents can complete
a form and submit it to the
department. The pertinent infor-
mation will be entered into the
dispatch system, alerting officers
to any special circumstances at
the residence.
If officers are dispatched to
an address that has completed
the registry form, an alert will be
placed on the address notifying
police of any pertinent informa-
tion before responding. The goal
of the registry is to prevent situa-
tions such as lights/siren causing
an epileptic seizure or miscom-
munication when interacting
with someone who is non-verbal
or autistic.
The form is available at the
Westland Police Department
and at Westland City Hall during
business hours, 9 a.m. until 5
p.m. Monday through Friday.