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CANTON - NORTHVILLE
CANTON - NORTHVILLE

Northville adopts new Ford Field rental rules

The City of Northville has a Downtown Development ty officials.
new policy for the rental of Ford Authority Executive Director ” Using Ford Field as a venue
Field. Lori Ward, City Councilwoman Currently, events at Ford Field must be “will alleviate downtown street
Members of the city council Barbara Moroski-Browne, Parks booked one year in advance, which is closures,” Luikart said. “The
approved the new fee system and Recreation Director Mark (previous) rental policy has been
which will allow rental of the Gasche, Mill Race Village standard operating procedure for a contentious issue (between
field for “high impact” events for Executive Director Leanie Bayly large event planners and producers. Mill Race Village and the
one weekend in June, July and who is also the executive direc- Northville Historical Society
August, respectively. tor of the Northville Historical and city council) that goes back
Each of those three week- Society and Mill Race Village five years.”
ends, the field will be available Event Manager Jennifer Luikart Northville city fee rental sched- Field must be booked one year As events come back to life,
to rent without the usual closure make the recommendation ule. Reservations and rentals in advance, which is standard “everyone will be financially
fee to make up for lost revenue regarding the new fee structure. should still be booked a year in operating procedure for large stressed,” Luikart said, referring
at Mill Race Village. The new Both Ford Field and Mill advance, officials noted. The event planners and producers. to the people renting the venue,
plan was the product of three Race Village are owned by the new fee schedule will be appli- But it can be overly restrictive the venue, and suppliers impact-
months of meetings regarding city. Mill Race Village is man- cable on the second weekend of for smaller productions that ed by the coronavirus.
fees to rent the area which is aged by The Northville June, July and August beginning don't have a long lead time for Still to be worked out is
one block north of downtown. Historical Society which is a in 2021. planning and for events that whether the city or the event
The high impact rental events non-profit group. Rather than Mayor Brian Turnbull com- spring up based on unique organizer will pay for the securi-
are those which attract large the former, $2200 per weekend mended the core group for opportunities and trends. The ty and clean-up at Mill Race
crowds to the city along with fee, or $735 per day, which reaching an agreement on the new policy allows for reserving Village when big events take
increased consumer spending at included the fee for lost revenue issue during the June 1 meeting the space less than one year in place at Ford Field, since sec-
local restaurants and retail at Mill Race Village, the new fee of the city council. advance as long as the rental is tions of the Village may be used
stores. structure will be the same as the Currently, events at Ford approved by the historical socie- for storage and staging.
Spirit of Independence

Special drive-by flag display set for Saturday in Canton

A special Fourth of July ism by decorating their cars and Canton Leisure Services direc-
drive-by community celebration wearing red, white, and blue as ” tor. “In lieu of a traditional
is set for Saturday in Canton they drive along Veterans Way In lieu of a traditional parade, we've switched parade, we've switched things
Township. A patriotic flag dis- through Heritage Park. Area things up and will have participants in their cars become up and will have participants in
play will be erected in Heritage residents are encouraged to just their cars become temporary
Park, allowing participants to drive by and honk their horns to temporary parade floats in this drive-by parade. parade floats in this drive-by
drive by and show their show community pride, even if parade. Instead of folks gather-
Independence Day spirit any their vehicles are not decorat- ing to watch on the sidelines,
time from 10 a.m. to noon on ed. while recorded patriotic music physically come together for a they have a chance to become
Veterans Way, located directly The Canton July 4th display, plays. Car parade participants July 4th community celebration the parade.”
behind the Canton which will take place held are asked to enter on Heritage but this year, as we work to pre- For additional information
Administration Building at 1150 weather permitting, will Park Drive, off of Canton Center vent the spread of COVID-19, on the Canton July 4th Drive-By
S. Canton Center Road. include a large U.S. flag and Road, and remain in their cars we've been forced to come up Flag Display community cele-
Participants are encouraged several public safety vehicles as they drive by the flag display. with a unique way to celebrate,” bration, visit www.canton
to proudly display their patriot- positioned along Veterans Way, “We would love to be able to said Greg Hohenberger, CPRP, fun.org .

Rules a.m. the day of, before and after a national
holiday. The more restrictive state laws,
however, could still be imposed in the
FROM PAGE 1 community. The City of Romulus ordi-
nance code for fireworks is in accordance
on June 29 to July 4 and on each of those with the state laws.
holidays; on July 5, but only if that date is a State Fire Marshal Kevin Sehlmeyer
Friday or Saturday and the Saturday and said fireworks are explosives and their
Sunday immediately preceding Labor misuse can result in irreparable injury or
Day and on that holiday. death.
Each violation will now result in a civil “Potential for carbon monoxide poison-
infraction with a fine of $1,000. ing and accidents is a concern in a lot of
To report the misuse of fireworks in summer activities, including fireworks,
Westland, contact the Westland Police camping and backyard grilling,” said
Department non-emergency phone line at Sehlmeyer.
(734)722-9600. “Remember to keep the kids away
The local ordinance in the City of from the fireworks, and always keep a fire
Belleville is more inclusive, allowing fire- extinguisher or bucket of water handy
works in the city between midnight and 8 when lighting fireworks.”

NOTICE OF REGISTRATION FOR THE
ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY,
AUGUST 4, 2020
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF NORTHVILLE, MICHIGAN
TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF NORTHVILLE TOWNSHIP:
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that any qualified elector of Northville Township who is not registered, may register to vote at the
office of the Township Clerk; the office of the County Clerk; a Secretary of State branch office, or other designated state agency.
Registration forms can be obtained at mi.gov/vote and mailed to the township Clerk. Voters who are already registered may
update their registration at www.expressSOS.com.
The last day to register in any manner other than in-person with the local clerk is Monday, July 20, 2020.
After this date, anyone who qualifies as an elector may register to vote in person with proof of residency (MCL 168.497) at the
Northville Township Clerk's office, located at 44405 Six Mile Road, Northville MI 48168 at the following times:
• Regular business hours: Monday - Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
• Extended hours: July 8th, 16th, 21st, & 27th from 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m.
• Saturday, August 1st from 7:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
• Election Day, Tuesday August 4th from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that all Northville Township residents will be voting on the following:
• United States Senator
• Representative in Congress 11th District
• Representative in State Legislature 20th District
• Wayne County Prosecuting Attorney
• Wayne County Sheriff
• Wayne County Clerk
• Wayne County Treasurer
• Wayne County Register of Deeds
• County Commissioner 9th District
• Northville Township Supervisor
• Northville Township Clerk
• Northville Township Treasurer
• Northville Township Trustee
• Delegate to County Convention
• Judge of Circuit Court 3rd Circuit
• Wayne County - Proposition O - Operating Millage Renewal
• To renew the millage authorized in 2009, shall Wayne county be authorized to continue to levy this millage at the esti-
mated 2019 rollback rate of 0.9529 (about 95 cents per $1,000 of taxable valuation) for ten more years (2020 through
2029), and proceeds used to continue existing County services, including programs for arrest, detention and prosecution
of criminals, juvenile court and related services, public health, recreation, County parks, job training, senior citizen serv-
ices, and programs for meeting medical needs of the poor, the disabled, and the aged? This renewal is projected to gen-
erate $42,129,703 in 2020.
• Wayne County - Proposition P - Parks Millage Renewal
• To renew the millage authorized in 2016, shall Wayne County levy millage at the estimated 2020 rollback rate of 0.2459
mills (about 25 cents per $1,000 of taxable valuation) for five more years (2021 through 2025) to continue to improve
and operate several parks and related facilities, including Hines Park, Elizabeth Park, Chandler Park and improvements
to municipal parks in the 43 communities as provided in an implementing ordinance through an annual allocation by
commission district of the greater of $50,000 or 15% of the total funds generated from that district, on the condition that,
for any year for which this continued levy would be imposed, Wayne County must budget from other sources an amount
equal to its 1995-1996 fiscal year appropriation for parks? This renewal is projected to generate $10,871,753 in 2021.
• Northville Township - Proposal for Public Safety (Police & Fire/EMS), Parks & Recreation, Senior & Youth Services and
General Operating Millages Renewal and Increase
• Shall the expired previous voted increase in the tax limitation, imposed under Article IX, Sec. 6 of the Michigan
Constitution in Northville township, of 7.1250 ($7.1250 per $1,000 of taxable value), reduced to 6.8220 mills ($6.8220
per $1,000 of taxable value) by the required millage rollbacks, be renewed and increased by up to .5 mills to 7.3220 mills
($7.3220 per $1,000 of taxable value), to allow for future required millage rollbacks and levied for six years, 2021 through
2026? This proposal is a renewal and increase of the rolled back millage resulting from the Headlee Amendment to the
Michigan Constitution (Art. IX), and will provide dedicated funds for Public Safety 6.4470 mills; Parks, Senior and Youth
Services .7574 mills; and General Operating .1176 mills, raising an estimated $17,412,000 in the first year the millage is
levied.
A sample of each ballot is available at the Northville Township's Clerk's Department and at the township's website:
www.twp.northville.mi.us.
Marjorie F. Banner
Charter Township of Northville Clerk
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