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April 17, 2014
CITY OF ROMULUS
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING
7099 Wayne Road
Jalal Jameel
Notice is hereby given that the City of Romulus will hold a public hearing at
7:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
for the purpose of considering a variance request. The public hearing will
be held at the Romulus City Hall Council Chambers, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus MI 48174-1485.
The Board of Zoning Appeals has set the public hearing to consider a variance from the City of
Romulus Zoning Ordinance as follows:
1.
Front Parking Lot Setback Variance
(Section 7.04(b)(6)) to allow a 14-foot front parking lot
setback on Wayne and Ecorse Roads. The existing parking setbacks are 14.11 feet and 14.25 feet
respectively. The ordinance requires a fifteen (15) foot setback therefore a 1-foot variance is
requested.
The subject property is located on 7099 Wayne Road. DP#82-80-020-99-0063-700. Copies of the
application are available for review at City Hall during regular business hours.
All interested parties are encouraged to attend and will be given an opportunity to comment on said
request. Written comments may be submitted until 12:00 noon, Wednesday, May 7, 2014 and should
be addressed to Carol Maise, City Planner, Planning Department, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, MI
48174-1485.
Ellen Craig-Bragg, City Clerk
City of Romulus, Michigan
Publish: April 17, 2014
MEDICARE NOTICE TO THE PUBLIC
Notice is hereby given that on May 2, 2014 the agreement between First Michigan Health,
Inc., Wayne, Michigan and the Secretary of Health and Human Services, as an outpatient
physical therapy provider in the Medicare program will be terminated retroactive to
October 18, 2013 pursuant to revocation of billing privileges based on 42CFR §424.535.
The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services has determined that First Michigan
Health, Inc. is no longer in compliance with the requirements for enrollment and participa-
tion in the Medicare program (Title XVIII of the Social Security Act).
The Medicare program will not make payment for covered services furnished to patients
at First Michigan Health, Inc. on or after October 18, 2013.
Pam L. Thomas
Branch Manager
Non-Long Term Care Certification & Enforcement Branch
Publish: April 17, 2014
CITY OF ROMULUS
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING
15665 Middlebelt
Marioara Bejenariu
Notice is hereby given that the City of Romulus will hold a public hearing at
7:00 p.m. on
Wednesday, May 7, 2014
for the purpose of considering a variance request. The public hearing will
be held at the Romulus City Hall Council Chambers, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus MI 48174-1485.
The Board of Zoning Appeals has set the public hearing to consider a variance from the City of
Romulus Zoning Ordinance as follows:
1.
Fence Variance
(Section 3.05(a)(2)) to allow a fence in the front yard. Fences are permitted in
the side and rear yards only in residential districts.
The subject property is located on 15665 Middlebelt Road. DP#82-80-142-99-0017-000. Copies of
the application are available for review at City Hall during regular business hours.
All interested parties are encouraged to attend and will be given an opportunity to comment on said
request. Written comments may be submitted until 12:00 noon, Wednesday, May 7, 2014 and should
be addressed to Carol Maise, City Planner, Planning Department, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, MI
48174-1485.
Ellen Craig-Bragg, City Clerk
City of Romulus, Michigan
Publish: April 17, 2014
SUMMARY OF ORDINANCE
City of Romulus Ordinance 14-002
AT ITS REGULAR meeting on March 24, 2014, the City Council of the City of Romulus
adopted a replacement Code of Ethics Ordinance for the City;
It applies to City officials, employees, boards, and commissions, both elected and appointed.
They must refrain from business dealings that would adversely interfere with the performance of
their public duties. They must not accept gifts, loans, or favors as defined within the Ordinance.
There are also limitations on involvement in the activities of boards and commissions by elected
officials.
The Ordinance provides for compliance enforcement.
A true copy of this Ordinance is available in the Clerk's office for inspection or to obtain a
copy.
Ellen Craig-Bragg, City Clerk
Publish: April 17, 2014
C
ANTON
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LYMOUTH
United Way honors donors at annual ceremony
Canton student wins statewide poetry contest
Antique appraisals offered
Marie Morrow opened the
Plymouth Community United Way
(PCUW) Annual Meeting by thank-
ing Johnson Controls and the more
than 100 business and community
leaders in attendance April 4 at
Comcast inPlymouth.
The early morning meeting and
awards presentation was a way to
show appreciation for those who
contributed to the 2013-14
fundraising campaign and provid-
ed community service, according
to Morrow, president of United
Way. It also was an opportunity for
the public to learn about the work
the nonprofit does in Plymouth,
Canton andwesternWayne County.
Several of the food pantries sup-
ported by PCUW were showcased
as was Southeastern Michigan
Veterans Stand Down, a nonprofit
that helps homeless veterans.
Themorning beganwith a conti-
nental breakfast followed by the
meeting which included reports on
organization 2013 finances. While
PCUW continues to provide basic
needs and other much needed
human services, the nonprofit is
moving forward on initiatives to
produce lasting change.
Cindy Briody, pastoral minis-
ter/Christian service for St.
Raphael Catholic Church, told sto-
ries about the Human Service
Collaborative founded by PCUW to
assist with needs unable to be
served by other agencies. Briody
encouraged the audience to
donate food as there is still need in
the community. St. Raphael, St.
Mary's Community Outreach,
Salvation Army-Plymouth Corps
and Focus: HOPE are a few of the
local pantries supported by
Plymouth Community United Way.
Briody spoke of one young boy
thrilled to see a box of Jell-O on a
pantry shelf not because he was
especially fond of it, but “when
there was nothing in the house to
eat, there was water to make Jell-
O.”
Silence fell on the room until
Briody finished speaking about the
struggles of low-income families
when it comes to feeding their chil-
dren.
Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze,
and Community Service awards
were then presented by Board of
Directors Chairman Lou Whitlock.
Among the recipients were
Johnson Controls, jCIM, Comcast,
DTE Energy, UPS, Robert Bosch
LLC, Community Financial, Shiloh
Industries, Meijer #32 in Canton,
Enterprise-Rent-A-Car, Consumers
Energy, SKF, Varroc Lighting
Systems, Yazaki North America,
Federal Mogul, TRAM, Vico
Products as well as dozens of other
businesses.
Johnson Controls received the
Platinum Award, the highest level
attainedbyKey Contributors.
“Johnson Controls is proud to be
recognized by the Plymouth
Community United Way with the
Platinum Award for its 2013
Campaign. Our employees have a
long tradition of being generous
supporters of this great organiza-
tion and the outreach it provides to
the Plymouth community,” said
Jeff Williams, group vice-president
and general manager, Global
Complete Seat, Johnson Controls
Automotive Seating.
Community Service Awards
went to Dodson Elementary in
Canton for collecting hats, gloves,
scarves and socks to help low-
income and homeless families and
individuals. Smith Elementary
stocked local food pantries with a
van full of food plus hats, gloves
and scarves. This was the second
year, the two schools received
awards for the large amounts col-
lected. Plymouth and Salem
Varsity Hockey teams sponsored
food drives during games and vol-
unteered at Make-A-Difference
Day, raking yards of senior citizens
and people with disabilities. ACO
Hardware supplied the yard waste
bags for Make a Difference Day
and Rake~N~Go projects. UAW
Local 845 donated turkeys and
food boxes and volunteered for
many projects in the community.
During the past two years, The
Church of the Nazarene donated
more than 400 blankets that were
distributed to the homeless and
shelters in the metro area. Many
other corporations, businesses,
clubs, and individuals also donated
food, back to school supplies, and
warmwinter items during 2013.
For information about giving
and volunteering, visit www.ply-
mouthunitedway.org.
Serving the Plymouth and
Canton community since 1944,
Plymouth Community United Way
focuses on basic needs, education
and stability.
A fourth-grade student at South Canton
Scholars Charter Academy has made a little
history of her own.
Rhea Sridhara won the poetry category in
the Kroger “I Can Make History” statewide
writing contest duringBlackHistoryMonth.
Sridhara is involved in the school
advanced writing club. Her teacher, Diana
Nati, encouraged all of the students in the
club to enter the Kroger contest and
Sridhara complied with her poem about her
appreciation for the perseverance and work
for freedomorFrederickDouglass.
“I am very proud of Rhea and of the other
students who submitted poems,” said Nati.
“Her poem was carefully crafted and the
result was a very effective piece with a mes-
sage that obviously resonated with the
judges.”
Kroger opened the contest to all fourth-
through 12th-grade students in Michigan.
Students could enter one of four categories:
art, essay, poetry, ormusic.
Sridhara, her family, and Nati attended
the winners' luncheon in Dearborn April 6.
Sridhara won a laptop for earning first place
in the fourth grade poetry category with her
poem, below.
Dear FredrickDouglass,
Borna slave
Then separated
Fromyourmother
Youhadno rights
No freedomeither
Youwere sold to anicer family
Learned to read andwrite
This helped youwith your secret plan
That no one knew
No one
It took you years of hardship
But with help
You escaped as a sailor
Finally, FREE!
Becoming awriter
You told your story
Thewhites knewnow
Howyou felt
How the others felt too
Youmade
“
free
”
Aword to describe everyone
More supported youand the others
Nowwe're all free
You inspireme to persevere
Never give up, keep on trying
Without a struggle, there can be no progress
This iswhat you said
And this iswhat is true
The Plymouth Historical Museum will be
hosting an antique appraisal clinic withDoug
Dalton Auctioneer and Schmidt's Antiques
from10 a.m. until 4 p.m.Wednesday, April 23.
For more information or to make an
appointment, call (734) 455-8940.
Rhea Sridhara