“We do not want to litigate our case in
themedia,” he said. “We've tried for months
to resolve this, trying not to expose our tax-
payers to exorbitant legal fees, but the City
of Inkster has refused to discuss the mat-
ter.”
“The failure or refusal to levy this
approved tax, which was levied by other
cities, including Romulus and Westland,
deprives the Romulus Community School
District of critical operating funds.”
The filing further requests a writ of man-
damus from the court directing the city and
Carrington to collect the millage until the
2026 expiration of the levy. Lawyers claim
that Inkster is in violation of state law and
state constitutional provisions.
Inspire Theatre in Westland will present
Yankee Doodle Dandy Song and Dance
Man at 7:30 p.m. June 22, 23, 29 and 30 and
July 6 and 7 and at 3 p.m. June 24, July 1, 7
and 8.
In the play, the spirit of song-and-dance
man George M. Cohan reappears on earth
to help stage a centennial pageant for the
town of Snookersville. The great-grand-
daughter of the town founder tried to force
to town to stage a dull and phony historical
play but she is outmaneuvered by Cohan
and his friends. The show includes five
original rock, ragtime and western ballads
and many Cohan favorites like Yankee
Doodle Dandy, Give My Regards to
Broadway andYou're aGrandOldFlag.
Tickets for the show are priced at $16
and now available at inspiretheatre.ticket-
sleap.com.
The performances will take place at the
Westland Center for the Arts, 33455 Warren
Road inWestland.
Formore information, call (734) 751-7057.
Inkster residents 60 and older have been
invited to dinner by Wayne County
CommissionerGlennAnderson.
Anderson will host a free Senior
Appreciation dinner from 5-7 p.m.
Wednesday, June 13 at Burton Manor in
Livonia. The event will include pasta, salad,
cake, entertainment and door prizes. Space
is limited to the first 300 to register.
Eligible attendees must be at least 60 or
older, a resident of the 12th Commission
District, which includes Garden City,
Inkster and Westland (north of Palmer
Road), and register in advance of the event.
There is a limit of two attendees per regis-
tration.
To reserve a seat, contact Anderson's
office at (313) 224-8855 or send an email to
Those regis-
tering will be asked to provide their name,
phone number and address to complete the
reservation.
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Driver will stand trial in death of couple
Commissioner hosts dinner
‘Yankee Doodle’ on stage
A Wolverine Lake man will
stand trial in the death of a
Wayne couple last December.
Michael Gerard Stack, 59,
waived his preliminary examina-
tion in 35th District Court last
week and was bound over for
trial on two counts of reckless
driving causing death and one
count of open intoxicants in a
vehicle.
The charges stem froman inci-
dent reported to Michigan State
Police about 10:36 p.m. Dec. 12
when callers said amanwas driv-
ing his vehicle southbound on
northbound I-275 near Cherry
Hill Road. According to prosecu-
tors, Stack lost control of the vehi-
cle and crashed into a vehicle
traveling northbound. Wayne res-
idents Shannon Marie McIntyre,
32, and Nicholas Lee Pare, 33,
were pronounced dead at the
scene. The engaged couple were
the parents of three children.
Police reported finding an
open bottle of liquor in Stark's
vehicle but tests proved he was
not under the influence of drugs
or alcohol at the time of the crash.
He was remanded to Wayne
County Circuit Court to stand trial
on the charges but will remain
free onpersonal bond.
In remembrance
Raymond Carl Parker Jr., who worked for the Westland Building Department,
was honored May 23 at a ceremony at Westland City Hall. He worked full time
for the Westland Building Department, and part-time on Westland elections for
“a few days a year,” said City Clerk Richard LeBlanc. LeBlanc said Mr. Parker,
who died last November, was “a great guy, a retired police officer out West.” As
part of the memorial service outside Westland City Hall, a bagpiper played Taps
for Mr. Parker's friends, family and co-workers.
Photos by Julie Brown
