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THE BELLEVILLE Racist video prompts swift school district action
ENTERPRISE
ENTERPRISE
Social media posts by at least
Vol. 137, No. 16 one Plymouth-Canton district ” and urged parents to encourage
students to share information
Members of the Sumpter student include a racially biased We do not condone or tolerate with adults or use the newly-
Township Board of Trustees video apparently created by the reprehensible acts of this nature. established hate and bias
unanimously rejected a pro- teen. The video shows a white reporting form adopted in the
posed contract for recently student threatening to shoot and district. Merritt said the form is
selected township adminis- lynch black classmates and was a safe online reporting platform
trator Darwin McClary. posted to various social media determined that the video was In the letter posted to the dis- for students and families to doc-
See page 5. sites in early March. the work of a student at one of trict website, Merritt said acts of ument incidents of hate and bias
While the racist video was the three high schools at the racism will not be ignored and at school or at school-related
created and posted outside of Plymouth-Canton Educational that the district would continue events.
THE CANTON school, the negative impact was Park. She added that the Canton to work to “eliminate harmful “Understanding that educa-
EAGLE felt by other students, staff mem- Township Department of Public and destructive behaviors and tion is part of the solution, we
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Vol. 75, No. 16 bers and families, explained Safety was notified regarding beliefs.” Recently, the district remain committed to our inten-
Superintendent of Plymouth- the content of the video and an implemented a racial equity pol- tional work to ensure education-
Who knows what partici- Canton Community Schools investigation into the identity of icy and culturally responsive- al environments where students
pants may be asked to find Monica Merritt in a letter to fam- the perpetrator is currently based learning programs have are physically, psychologically,
or where they will have to ilies. Merritt said the racial and under way. Police said that any also been added to the school and emotionally safe and repre-
go during the special Road threatening content of the video findings in an investigation curriculum and included in staff sented at school,” Merritt said.
Rally Scavenger Hunt set disrupts learning in the schools would be submitted to the office orientation and training, she “Hate has no place in P-CCS,
for this Saturday in Canton and, “We do not condone or tol- of the Wayne County Prosecutor said. and we must continue our col-
Township. erate reprehensible acts of this and a determination of charges, She added that educators lective work to eradicate acts of
See page 3. nature.” if any, would be the responsibili- cannot address matters that “are racism in our school environ-
Merritt said an investigation ty of that office. not brought to our attention” ments.”

THE INKSTER
LEDGER STAR
LEDGER STAR
Vol. 75, No. 16
Area residents who
arrived for the Forgotten
Harvest food distribution in
Inkster last Thursday
received quite a welcome
holiday surprise.
See page 5.

THE NORTHVILLE
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Vol. 22, No. 16
After holding water and
sewer rates steady for five
consecutive years, Northville
Township will cut water and
sewer rates by 3 percent this Northville Mayor Brian Turnbull reads a proclamation that states April 17, 2022 is Mary Kay Gallagher Day in the City of Northville.
summer. Gallagher started her career at Northville schools in 1985 as the early childhood program coordinator, became the principal of
See page 2. Moraine Elementary, was promoted to assistant superintendent and later was named to the top job as superintendent of Northville
Public Schools.
THE PLYMOUTH
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EAGLE Class act

Vol. 22, No. 16 Community lauds achievements of retiring school superintendent
The Plymouth Police
Department will soon outfit There was no question as to munity. She received the John Dingell, D-Dearborn, and sev-
all officers with body-worn the guest of honor at the recent Genitti Citizen of the Year eral other dignitaries and offi-
cameras, according to a State of the Community meet- Award by the Northville cials were also in attendance to
statement from city officials. ing in Northville. Chamber of Commerce, pre- honor Gallagher and praised
See page 3. During the event, retiring sented by Northville Mayor her success in the district.
Northville Public Schools Bryan Turnbull. She also The retiring superintendent
Superintendent Mary Kay received the Northville Citizen expressed her heartfelt thanks
THE ROMULUS Gallagher was honored for her of the Year award from to the presenters and the com-
ROMAN
ROMAN 38 years of dedication to educa- Northville Township. County munity who attended the event
Wayne
and was further honored with
tion. She was presented with
Vol. 137, No. 16 numerous honors, awards and Commissioner Terry Marecki several standing ovations from
proclamations at the close of presented Gallagher with an the crowd.
Officials in Romulus
recently noted that testing the event at the Schoolcraft official county proclamation in “To all of you whose lives
has revealed no health con- College Vis Ta Tec Center gratitude for her service. While have crossed my path, you've
cern or problem with the attended by more than 200 State Sen. Dana Polehanki entered into who I am as a per-
"cloudy" water some resi- guests. couldn't attend the official son,” Gallagher said. “I'm
dents have reported. Gallagher was lauded for presentation, she sent a state blessed to have spent my
See page 4. her decades of service to the proclamation to Gallagher. career and life's work here in
school district and to the com- Congresswoman Debbie Northville.” Mary Kay Gallagher

THE WAYNE
EAGLE Westland city budget includes federal rescue funding
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Vol. 75, No. 16 The three-year balanced ment of vehicles and equipment
Earlier this month, budget Westland Mayor William ” along with the need for engi-
Congresswoman Rashida R. Wild presented to members It is necessary to begin acting neering and construction plan-
Tlaib made a special presenta- of the city council earlier this on these matters as quickly as possible. ning to take place for other capi-
tion to City of Wayne officials, month includes his proposal for tal expenditures, it is necessary
bringing along a display check use of $13 million in American to begin acting on these matters
for the $550,000 in federal Rescue Plan Act funding. A sec- as quickly as possible.”
funding. ond allocation of $13 million to Included in the $72.4 million
See page 6. the city is expected to arrive in Michigan; $1.25 million for $200,000 for public broadband budget for 2022-23 is an overall
May, officials said. building and property improve- infrastructure. taxable value increase of 6.15
As part of the budget Wild ments at the police department, If adopted, the city would percent.
THE WESTLAND presented, he included $5 mil- golf course and ice arena; adhere to current procurement “The City of Westland could
EAGLE lion for general fund support $450,000 for Central City Park policies and procedures and achieve a major milestone in the
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Vol. 75, No. 16 spread over three years as pond improvements; $400,000 would provide a reconciliation history of the city with the adop-
to the city council once items
tion of this 30-year balanced
for the purchase of residential
recovery of lost revenue associ-
Members of the Westland ated with the pandemic; $3.5 basement flooding mitigation have been purchased, received budget. The city is in a strong
Planning Commission million for public safety and equipment; $350,000 for Hero and paid, Wild explained. financial position and a 3-year
approved the plans for a public services vehicles and Pay for all full-time employees “The City of Westland is balanced budget is a recognized
retail marijuana shop on equipment; $1.5 million for (excluding elected officials); required to expend the entirety best practice in local govern-
Inkster Road during their affordable housing and senior $300,000 for the purchase of a of its ARPA allocation by 2024,” ment and is expected to have a
April 6 meeting. care through a collaboration tree truck/chipper to be used for commented Wild. “With the cur- positive impact on the city's
See page 6. with Presbyterian Village of power outage mitigation and rent lead time on the procure- bond rating,” Wild said.

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