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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.
Publish: 9/7/2017
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Charter Township of Canton Board Proceedings – August 29, 2017
A regular study session meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Charter Township of Canton was held Tuesday, August 29, 2017
at 1150 Canton Center S., Canton, Michigan. Supervisor Williams called the meeting to order at 6:03 p.m. and led the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag.
Roll Call
Members Present: Anthony, Foster, Graham-Hudak, Siegrist, Slavens, Sneideman, Williams
Members Absent: None Staff Present: Director Faas, Director Meier, Director Trumbull Bill Serchak. Staff Absent: Director
Hohenberger; Guests: Carmine Palombo, SEMCOG, Gorette Yung, Head of the local MDOT, Wayne County DPS
Representatives: Bill Bantom – Director of Roads – Wayne County Ron Agacinski; Members of the Canton Township – Roads
Advisory Task Force: Jim Kosteva and Tom Casari.
Adoption of Agenda
Motion by Siegrist, supported by Anthony to approve
the agenda as presented. Motion carried unanimously.
STUDY SESSION: TOPIC 1: Canton Roads
Bill Serchak, Engineering
Services Manager presented a PowerPoint providing an overview of the roads in our community, road funding, road improve-
ment prioritization, and associated challenges, as well as the direction and scope of the new Canton Township – Roads Advisory
Task Force. Copies of the PowerPoint presentation, as well as other documents contained in the Study Session Board packet, are
available at the Clerk’s Office of the Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton Center Rd, Canton, MI 48188, during regular
business hours, or by contacting the Secretary to the Clerk at 734-394-5120. Audio disc of this meeting may be purchased via
FOIA request submitted to the Township Clerk’s Office. During the meeting, members of the township board and audience posed
questions regarding roads in Canton. Serchak and Faas, as well as the guests, responded to these.
PUBLIC COMMENT:
None
OTHER:
None
ADJOURN:
Motion by Anthony, supported by Siegrist to adjourn at 8:25 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.
_______Michael A. Siegrist, Clerk _______Pat Williams, Supervisor
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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE
EVALUATION REPORT
(Program Year 2016 CDBG "CAPER")
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
The above named document for the Canton Community Development Block Grant Program is available for inspection at the
Finance Department, 1150 S. Canton Center Road, Canton, Michigan 48188, 734-394-5225, during regular business hours. The
document describes the performance of the CDBG program from July 1, 2016-June 30, 2017. Comments on the CAPER will be
accepted for 15 days, beginning September 7, 2017. Comments received during the public comment period will be forwarded
to the Department of HUD and will become an addendum to the CAPER.
Publish: September 7, 2017
Michael Siegrist, Clerk
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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
PUBLIC HEARING
CDBGADVISORY COUNCIL
On September 28, at 10:00 a.m. in Meeting Room "A" in the lower level of the Administration Building, 1150 S. Canton Center
Road, Canton, Michigan, the Canton Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Advisory Council will hold a public hear-
ing on the FY 2016 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report ("CAPER"). Written comments or requests for infor-
mation should be directed to: Mike Sheppard, Financial Analyst, Finance Department, 1150 S. Canton Center Road, Canton,
Michigan 48188, (734) 394-5225.
Publish: September 7, 2017
Michael Siegrist, Clerk
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Father Eugene Katcher, for-
mer pastor of Resurrection
Parish in Canton Township, has
been charged by the Wayne
County Prosecutor's Office with
three counts of larceny in a
building, felonies carrying amax-
imum penalty of up to four years
inprison.
Katcher was arraignedAug. 31
in 35th District Court before
Judge Ron Lowe who released
himon a personal bond.
The charges stem from a pre-
liminary investigation begun by
the Archdiocese of Detroit in the
spring of 2017, after an allegation
wasmade against Katcher, claim-
ing that during his time as pastor
at Resurrection Church, Katcher
stole money and numerous items
of property from the parish.
Those complaints included his
removing cash from the collec-
tions plates and the theft of
church wine. Police were noti-
fied of the findings of that investi-
gation and began an independ-
ent probe into the allegations,
resulting in the criminal charges.
Having reached what the
archdiocese calls senior priest
status, Katcher, 71, took his previ-
ously scheduled retirement in
July.
Following his arrest, he was
restricted from public ministry
by the archdiocese, meaning he
may not celebrate mass or the
sacraments in a church setting,
may not wear a Roman collar or
present himself as a priest, and
he is not allowed on parish prop-
erty at Resurrection, according to
a statement from the archdio-
cese.
“The archdiocese takes seri-
ously every allegation involving
inappropriate conduct of clergy,
church personnel or volunteers.
It is the policy of the Archdiocese
to conduct a financial audit of
parishes every three years.
Additionally, each parish is
required to have a finance coun-
cil, led by parishioners, that
assists and advises the pastor in
oversight and control of parish
financial affairs,” according to a
prepared release from the
Archdiocese.
Katcher was ordained in 1993
in Fargo, ND and served in vari-
ous parishes across the country
before being assigned to
Resurrection Parish where he
served from 2014 until his retire-
ment in July.
A probable cause conference
on the charges is set for tomor-
row at 35th District Court before
Judge James Plakas. Katcher's
preliminary court examination is
scheduled for Sept. 15, before
JudgeMichael Gerou.
He remains free on personal
bond.
An Inkster man with a long
history of vandalism was
arraigned last Thursday on
charges of attempted arson and
malicious destruction of proper-
ty at aDearbornChurch.
David A. Cerne, 43, has been
charged in the incident during
which police were called to
Divine Child Church, located in
the 1050 block of North Silvery
Lane in Dearborn, on Aug. 23.
Prosecutors allege that Cerne
went into the church and lit fire-
works causing a bible to burn
and caused damage to the inte-
rior walls, floors and other sur-
faces.
Cerne has a past history of
vandalism charges. An Iraq War
veteran, he was accused of
spray painting swastikas and
other threatening graffiti in
December and January andwas
charged with ethnic intimida-
tion and malicious destruction
of property. In that incident, he
was accused of spray painting
swastikas on a car and well as
racial slurs on a van and on the
side of a building in Inkster.
He was also accused of slash-
ing tires and painting the n-
word on a car belonging to a
Muslim man of Asian descent,
and targeting Muslims living in
an Inkster apartment building.
Cerne is also reportedly
charged in a similar incident in
Detroit where a judge is consid-
ering sending him through
Veterans' Court.
Police and Cerne's attorney
said at the time that he was
mentally ill andhis bondwas set
at $150,000 in that incident. At
that time, Cerne's attorney,
Roman Ficaj, requested his
client be moved from theWayne
County Jail to the Inkster City
Jail claiming that Cerne was not
receiving the propermedication
while incarcerated at the county
facility.
Neighbors and Inkster resi-
dents have reported instances of
Cerne detonating fireworks
near and around their homes.
He is reportedly considered
100-percent disabled by the U.S.
military following his Iraq serv-
ice.
In this latest incident, he is
charged by Prosecutor Kym
Worthy with third degree arson;
arsonprep to burn real property
and malicious destruction of
property under $200.
During his arraignment in
the 19th District Court in
Dearborn Aug. 31 he was
remanded in lieu of a $100,000
cash or surety bond. A probable
cause conference in the case is
set for tomorrow and a prelimi-
nary court examination is set for
Sept. 15.
ness and recreation destination.
From Sept. 9-30, there is will be
10-percent savings on annual
memberships. The special offer
includes Annual Individual,
Couples, Family and Kids
Corner memberships (excluding
matinee and payment plans)
and is only available at the
Summit front desk.
The Summit on the Park is
located at 46000 Summit
Parkway offers amenities
including: aquatic center, fitness
center, gymnasium, track, ban-
quet and conference center, and
meeting rooms. The Summit
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and annualmemberships.
To learnmore about all of the
Summit on the Park Fitness
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The archdiocese takes seriously
every allegation involving inappropriate
conduct of clergy, church
personnel or volunteers.
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He is reportedly considered
100-percent disabled by the
U.S. military following his Iraq service.
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Canton priest facing 3 felony charges
Iraq veteran arrested in church vandalism
