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8th Annual Acts of Culture Week planned
Tow truck driver accused of theft
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
ACCESS TO PUBLIC MEETINGS
The Charter Township of Canton will provide necessary, reasonable auxiliary aids and services to individuals with disabilities at
the meeting/hearing upon notice to the Charter Township of Canton.
In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), the Charter Township
of Canton will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs,
or activities.
Employment:
The Charter Township of Canton does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring or employment prac-
tices and complies with all regulations promulgated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under Title II of
the ADA.
Effective Communication:
The Charter Township of Canton will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services
leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they can participate equally in the Charter Township
of Canton's programs, services, and activities, including qualified sign language interpreters, documents in Braille, and other
ways of making information and communications accessible to people who have speech, hearing, or vision impairments.
Modifications to Policies and Procedures:
The Charter Township of Canton will make all reasonable modifications to policies
and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all of its programs, services, and activi-
ties. For example, individuals with service animals are welcomed in the Charter Township of Canton's offices, even where pets
are generally prohibited.
Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to par-
ticipate in a program, service, or activity of the Charter Township of Canton should contact the office of Barb Brouillette, Human
Resources Coordinator, Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton Center Road, Canton, MI 48188, (734) 394-5260 as soon
as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event.
The ADA does not require the Charter Township of Canton to take any action that would fundamentally alter the nature of its
programs or services, or impose an undue financial or administrative burden.
Complaints that a program, service, or activity of the Charter Township of Canton is not accessible to persons with disabilities
should be directed to Barb Brouillette, Human Resources Coordinator, Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton Center Road,
Canton, MI 48188, (734) 394-5260.
The Charter Township of Canton will not place a surcharge on a particular individual with a disability or any group of individu-
als with disabilities to cover the cost of providing auxiliary aids/services or reasonable modifications of policy, such as retriev-
ing items from locations that are open to the public but are not accessible to persons who use wheelchairs.
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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
INVITATION TO BID
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Charter Township of Canton, 1150 Canton Center S, Canton, Michigan will accept sealed
bids at the Office of the Clerk up to 3:00 p.m. Thursday, May 17 2018 for the following:
LIQUID CALCIUM CHLORIDE DUST CONTROLAPPLICATION
Bids may be picked up at the Finance and Budget Department, on our website at
, or you may contact Mike
Sheppard at: 734/394-5225. All bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked with the proposal name, company
name, address and telephone number and date and time of bid opening. The Township reserves the right to accept or reject any
or all proposals. The Township does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability
in employment or the provision of services.
MICHAEL SIEGRIST, CLERK
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Canton will once again focus a
spotlight on arts and culture dur-
ing the 8th annual Canton Acts of
Culture Week. This special week,
presented by the Canton
Commission for Culture, Arts and
Heritage, will begin on Saturday,
May 12 and continue through
Sunday, May 20, at various com-
munity locations.
Some of the goals of Acts of
Culture Week include: showcas-
ing community cultural resources
and partnerships; celebrating
diverse cultural offerings; raising
awareness of arts accessibility;
instilling an appreciation of local
arts organizations; and promoting
the arts and heritage in and
around the Canton community.
In celebration of the arts, a vari-
ety of events are planned, includ-
ing:
May 8:
D&M Art Studio will
offer a free outdoor painting class
on the lawn of the Cherry Hill
School, located at 50440 Cherry
Hill Road. Participants must reg-
ister in advance via email to
or
by calling (734) 394-5497.
May 12:
Tim Kubart, 2016
Grammy Award Winner for 'Best
Children's Album' and host, pro-
ducer, and writer for Sprout
Channel 'Sunny Side Up,' per-
forms interactive original songs
and stories. It's a dance party
from beginning to end at the
Village Theater at Cherry Hill.
Purchase tickets online at
or
call (734) 394-5300.
May 14:
Summit Spring Art
Exhibition will once again bright-
en the lobby of the Summit on the
Park, located at 46000 Summit
Parkway in Canton, fromMonday,
May 7, through Sunday, May 14.
More than 40 works will be on
exhibit. A cookie reception is
planned from 6-7 p.m. Sunday,
May 14. These paintings, which
are also available for purchase,
have been created by the stu-
dents and instructors of Canton
Leisure Services Enrichment
Watercolor I, Watercolor II and
Oil &Acrylics classes. This exhib-
it is free and open to the public
during normal Summit on the
Park business hours. For addi-
tional information, call (734) 394-
5460 or visit
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ark.org.
May 17 - 20:
Spotlight Players
present 'Heaven Help Me' at The
Village Theater at Cherry Hill.
Watch as the three surviving
Holloway brothers face a dilem-
ma. Their string of casual eater-
ies are losing money and in order
to save the family business, oldest
brother Sam wants to sell the
only remaining joint property, a
valuable waterfront house in
Rockaway Beach, N.Y. Purchase
tickets online at
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lagetheater.org or call (734) 394-
5300.
May 18:
Acts of Fashion 2018,
features a fashion-filled event
that includes a fashion runway
show and shopping experience,
showcasing fashions from Metro-
Detroit designers and boutiques,
while also including special per-
formances by local and national
talent. Purchase tickets online at
or
call (734) 394-5300.
May 19:
Plymouth-Canton
Community Schools 10th annual
K-12 Art Show will take place
from 11:30 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the
Plymouth High School cafeteria,
8400 Beck Road. Stop in to enjoy
more than 2,000 pieces of student
artwork.
May 20:
Art lovers can enjoy a
special Coffee & Culture Walking
Tour of the Canton DIA
Inside|Out program, featuring
reproductions of artworks on
loan fromThe Detroit Institute of
Arts (DIA) on display in the
Village District. This free walk-
ing tour will examine a few of the
10 high-quality reproductions of
masterpieces on display outdoors
this spring in Canton. This tour is
sponsored by Sweetwaters Coffee
&Tea.
May 20:
Canton Concert Band
presents “Silver Screen
Soundtracks,” at 4 p.m. Sunday,
May 20, at The Village Theater at
Cherry Hill. The talented musi-
cians will take audiences on a
special adventure of movie
music, featuring songs from the
silver screen. Purchase tickets
online at
-
ater.org or call (734) 394-5300.
The Canton Public Library
will also be hosting a variety of
storytimes and programs during
Canton Acts of Culture. Find the
complete calendar of the 8th
annual Canton Acts of Culture
Week events online at
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tonfun.org.
For more information on this
Canton community celebration,
call (734) 394-5360.
A Belleville tow truck driver is
facing two felony charges stem-
ming froman auto crash last year.
Joel Leys, 31, of Belleville is
charged with three counts of ille-
gal use of a financial transaction
device. Those charges stem from
a rollover one-car accident with
took place May 13, 2017 on north-
bound I-275 and West Huron
Drive in Romulus. The driver, 21-
year-old woman from Erie, PA,
was ejected from the vehicle and
comatose when she was trans-
ported to University of Michigan
Hospital. She remained in a
coma until her death May 18,
2017 due to her injuries.
Michigan State Trooper
Michael Kane from the Metro
South Post responded to the ini-
tial accident scene. The family of
the deceased driver contacted
himon the day of her deathwhen
they discovered her checking
account was being drained by an
unknown individual.
The trooper began tracking
the purchases and found several
illegal transactions including one
from a pizza shop near the tow
yard that sent a truck to remove
the victim's vehicle from the
scene of the crash. Kane made
contact with the pizza shop and
discovered the nearby address
where the pizza had been deliv-
ered. A check of the address
revealed that an employee of the
towing company was the resi-
dent.
Kane and other state police
personnel obtained search war-
rants for car insurance informa-
tion, phone records, and ticket
information from Michigan
International Speedway, where
the purchases had been made on
the deceased woman's credit
card. The car insurance premi-
um, which was paid for with the
victim's bank card, was in the tow
truck driver's name as was an
admission ticket to the speedway.
The phone number used to make
the pizza order also came back to
the same towyard employee.
Troopers determined that the
tow yard employee removed the
victim's bank card from her
purse, which was inside the vehi-
cle the date of the crash, accord-
ing to a statement from the state
police.
A warrant request was submit-
ted to the Wayne County
Prosecutor Aug. 20, 2017. A two-
count felony warrant for illegal
use of credit cardwas authorized.
Kane arrested Keys without
incident the same day. He was
arraigned April 19 on three
counts of illegal use or sale of a
financial transaction device.
Each charge is punishable by up
to four years inprison.
Top dog
Canton Public Safety welcomed a new
officer recently with the arrival of Ofc.
Hank, a 21-month-old German shep-
herd who arrived in the United States
last October from his birthplace in
Jessen, Germany. Hank underwent rig-
orous training to become a full-fledged
service patrol canine and is now certified
by both the National Association of
Professional Canine Handlers and K9
ATF in narcotic detection, tracking, obe-
dience, article searches, area searches,
and handler protection. Hank loves all of
the attention he receives when he
comes to work and also enjoys his hob-
bies which include playing with his dog
toys, hanging out in his patrol car and
listening to country music.
Joel Leys
