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June 13, 2019 ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS OF MICHIGAN PAGE 7

WAYNE - WESTLAND

Westland OK's $68 million balanced city budget

The City of Westland will add Action Plans. Westland will con- ” updating of the city website and
$334,000 to the General Fund tribute an additional $500,000 to The budget is available to view on the Westland Click and Fix
balance and preserve a “rainy the retiree healthcare liability mobile application.
day” fund of more than $6.7 mil- above the normal “pay as you go” www.city ofwestland.com “While this is a very conserva-
lion without any increase in the costs in addition to the annual under the OpenGov section. tive budget, it does allow for
local millage rate following required contribution to the pen- strategic investment in the city's
approval of the 2019-2020 budget sion plan. infrastructure and public safety
submitted by Mayor William R. The budget also includes and sewer capital projects. included in the budget present- as well as the addition of neces-
Wild. funding for much-needed infra- Improvements to handicap ed by Wild. sary personnel and technology
The $68 million budget was structure improvements allocat- parking at the Jefferson Barnes Other capital investments advancements to improve servic-
approved by members of the city ing planned expenditures of $4.8 Community Vitality Center and included safety and security es to our residents,” commented
council at the June 3 meeting million for major and local roads for capital investments for the equipment for the police depart- Wild.
and includes the recently throughout the community. In public safety department and ment, fire department, and the The budget is available to
approved MERS Pension and addition, approximately $3.3 mil- replacement of several public Friendship Center. Funds have view on www.cityofwestland.com
Retiree Healthcare Corrective lion is allocated toward water service vehicles were also also been earmarked for the under the OpenGov section.

Moving on up

The Westland Professional Fire Fighters awarded scholar-
ships to local students at the June 3 Westland City Council
Meeting. The award winners are all local area students who
will be continuing their education in the fields of public serv-
ice. The winners of the Bobby Foust Scholarship are
Savanah Chahine, Michelle Ferrell and Kayanna Bodick,
who will receive $1,000 toward the next step in their educa-
tion. The winner of the Brian Woehlke Memorial
Scholarship is Allison Reed who will receive full tuition to
Dorsey Emergency Medical Academy to complete her
Paramedic Advanced Life Support courses. The Todd
Stanaway Memorial Scholarship winners are Madison
Justice and Jonathan Holbrook who will also receive full
tuition to Dorsey Emergency Medical Academy to complete
their Paramedic Advanced Life Support courses. The
Westland Professional Fire Fighters have awarded more
than $100,000 worth of scholarships over the past 16 years,
all going to outstanding local students. The scholarships
have helped nearly 100 students pursue higher education
and ensure that a strong base of public servants move into
the workforce.
Wayne graduates mark 60th wedding anniversary

Mr. and Mrs. Dick Klopshinske enthusiasts who spent time fishing, to Colorado about two years ago to
marked their 60th wedding camping and hiking in the moun- be near their children, Debra Paiz
anniversary on June 3 with a trip tains. and Richard Klopshinske, Jr.
on the California Zepher train They each retired in 1996 and They spend their time enjoying
before returning to their home in bought a recreational vehicle and their hobbies including gardening,
Colorado. spent the next 20 years traveling square-dancing and camping.
The couple graduated from the country while spending winters Friends can contact the couple
Wayne Memorial High School, in South Texas. They moved back at klopshinske@ yahoo.com.
Klopshinske in 1959
and his wife, nee
Barbara French, in
1961. The pair eloped
in 1959 and were mar-
ried in North
Carolina.
They moved to
Colorado in 1971
where Klopshinske
worked as a mill-
wright and plant engi-
neer while his wife
was employed as a
full-charge bookkeep-
Barbara and Dick Klopshinske er. They were outdoor