A Romulus man is facing multiple
criminal charges after he allegedly
attempted to set his girlfriend, and her
car, on fire.
Wayne County Prosecutor KymWorthy
has charged Frank Stanchulski, 31, of
Romulus, in connection with the assault
of his 30-year-old girlfriend in Van Buren
Township. According to official reports,
police were called to the 10700 block of
Belleville Road at about 8:45 p.m. Aug. 28
by a 911 call from the woman.
Responding officers found her Dodge
Durango ablaze, according to reports, and
the accused had allegedly poured gaso-
line on the woman and attempted to
ignite her clothingwith a cigarette lighter.
The lighter was apparently faulty and did
not ignite.
When that attempt failed, the victim
told officers that he then poured gasoline
in her car and set it on fire before fleeing
from the area. She said she had school
clothes for her children and many per-
sonal items in the vehicle, which were all
lost in the blaze.
Stanchulski has been charged with
Arson Fourth Degree, Assault with Intent
to do Great Bodily Harm, Felonious
Assault andDomesticViolence.
He was arraigned at the 34th District
Court and received a 100,000/10 percent
bond, according to the prosecutors office,
and remains in
the
Wayne
County Jail.
Stanchulski
is due back in
court for a pre-
liminary exami-
nation on the
charges Sept. 14.
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State tests scores decline at Savage
Assault charges filed in car fire
Free museum day next month
CITY OF ROMULUS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
RFP 16/17-05 ARCHITECTURALAND ENGINEERING DESIGN SERVICES-
34TH DISTRICT COURT PROJECT
The City of Romulus, Michigan by issuance of the Request for Proposal (RFP), is seeking the serv-
ices of a licensed Architect-Engineer with experience in court facilities to provide the necessary
design services as outlined in the RFP documents and to determine the magnitude and estimated con-
struction cost to evaluate this opportunity.
(1) Qualified individuals and firms wishing to submit a proposal
must use the forms provided by the
City
. Proposal forms and specifications may be obtained from the MITN system @
/
.
(2) A mandatory Pre-Proposal Conference and walking tour of the existing facility will be conduct-
ed at 10:00 a.m., local time, on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 in the City of Romulus Council
Chambers located on the main floor of the Romulus City Hall, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, MI
48174.
(3) Proposals must be submitted in sealed envelopes and delivered to the
City Clerk's Office
no later
than 2:30 P.M., Thursday,
September 29, 2016
.
(4) Proposals should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed using the proposal label pro-
vided in the RFP documents.
(5) At approximately 2:45 p.m., local time all timely received proposals shall be acknowledged as
received.
(6) The City reserves the right to postpone the opening without notification and also reserves the
right to reject all proposals and to waive irregularities.
(7) Proposals shall be good and may not be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) calendar days after
the date for submitting proposals.
(8) The successful Company will be required to submit proof of all insurance required by the RFP
documents and all required endorsements.
(9) For additional information contact Lynn A, Conway, City of Romulus, Purchasing Director, by
calling (734) 955-4568 or by emailing
Publish: 09/08/2016
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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF PLYMOUTH
PUBLIC NOTICE
To all residents and other interested parties: Agendas and Minutes for the Charter Township of Plymouth Board of Trustees
Meetings are available for review online at
under Agendas/Minutes and in the Clerk's Office at Plymouth
Township Hall, 9955 N. Haggerty Rd., Plymouth, MI.
Regular Meeting dates in 2016: September 13, September 27, October 11, October 25, November 15 and December 13.
Special meetings, if any, will occur on Tuesdays, unless otherwise posted. The public is invited and encouraged to attend the
Board of Trustees Meetings.
Nancy Conzelman
Township Clerk
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THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF PLYMOUTH
PUBLIC NOTICE
Beginning 9/6/2016, the Charter Township of Plymouth Department of Public Works (DPW) will start its annual fire hydrant
winterization/flushing program. You may notice a temporary discoloration of your water. This should only be for a short peri-
od of time. Any prolonged problems should be reported to the DPW by calling 734-354-3270 x3.
Publish: Sept. 1 and Sept. 8, 2016
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B
ELLEVILLE
- R
OMULUS
Results of the M-STEP
(Michigan Student Test of
Educational Progress) tests at
Savage Elementary School in
Belleville showed a sharp
decline this year.
Exceptionally high scores on
the test at Savage last year
prompted allegations of cheat-
ing and saw the subsequent sus-
pension of five teachers accused
of improprieties while adminis-
tering the examinations. The
scores at Savage rivaled or
exceeded those at several
schools for the gifted in the state
prompting an internal investiga-
tion. Following those findings,
five teachers were placed on
leave and four of them are cur-
rently suing the Van Buren
Community School District say-
ing they were falsely accused.
They have returned to the class-
room at Savage after serving a
two-week unpaid suspension
imposed on them almost imme-
diately after their lawsuit was
filed. The fifth teacher is not
part of the lawsuit and returned
to the job last year.
Until the two-week suspen-
sion, based on the claim that
they failed to read the training
materials for the M-STEP test,
theywere onpaid leave.
The test results at Savage
dropped by 28 percentage points
in the third-grade English por-
tion of the test. Scores indicated
that while 79 of 100 students
were competent in the curricu-
lum in 2015, only 51 of every 100
students were competent this
year. In the fourth-grade, English
language arts scores declined 13
percent and went from 77 per-
cent to 64 percent. The
decreased inmath scores was 27
percent, from 89.6 to 62.5 per-
cent.
A state report prepared by an
independent law firm hired by
the school district claimed that
some teachers violated test rules
by coaching students during the
testing and in some cases telling
students if the answer to a prob-
lem was incorrect. In other
cases, according to the investiga-
tive report, the teachers actually
helped the students find the cor-
rect answer.
The dramatic score changes
at Savage were not consistent
with scores in districts across
the statewhich remained consis-
tent with scores from last year.
Typical or average scores across
the state there was only a 4-per-
cent drop, from 50 to 46 percent,
in the third-grade English com-
petency scores. In the state aver-
age fourth-grade scores, there
was only a .3 percent drop.
Math scores statewide, third
grade scores decreased to 45.2
percent from 48.8 percent while
third grade math scores across
the state rose by 3 percent, from
41 to 44 percent.
The drops in scores at Savage
were characterized as “not
usual” by Jan Ellis, spokes-
woman for the Michigan
Department of Education. She
said that the state had assigned a
staff member to monitor the test
procedures at Savage which saw
the decrease in scores.
The issue prompted many
complaints to the members of
the school board at meetings
criticizing the manner in which
the law firm representatives had
questioned children regarding
the matter and the eviction of
the five accused teachers from
the school in full view of the stu-
dents.
DIA County Day is a free program for
residents of Wayne, Oakland and
Macomb counties, providing free trans-
portation to and from the Detroit
Institute of Arts. The popular County
Days are made possible by support from
tri-county residents.
Residents of Wayne County will have
the opportunity to participate in County
Day Oct. 15. Residents from Belleville
and Van Buren and Sumpter townships
will be picked up at the Belleville Area
Museum, 405 Main St. at 9:30 a.m. The
return bus departs from the DIA at 2 p.m.
The motor coaches hold up to 55 passen-
gers and guests are required to reserve
their seats through the box office at (313)
883-4005 or go to tickets.dia.org.
Strutting their stuff(ing)
When viewers tune into the televised Thanksgiving Day Parade this year,
not only will they see larger-than-life floats and highflying giant balloon
characters, they will also hear the sound of the Romulus High School
Marching Band. For the first time in school history the band will perform
this year on Woodward Avenue in front of hundreds of thousands of
parade spectators. The program, under the baton of Band Director Jessica
Mills, has picked up where it historically left off. Last year the Michigan
School Band and Orchestra Association rated the Eagles with the highest
rating given. “I am extremely proud of how far this ensemble has come in
three short years and being selected for the Thanksgiving Day Parade is a
reward in itself. The students are excited to perform in front of such a large
audience,” said Mills. The parade will be televised live locally at 10 a.m.
Thanksgiving Day on WDIV-TV, Local 4.
Frank Stanchulski
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING ON THE
CANTON LEISURE SERVICES FIVE YEAR MASTER PLAY 2017-2021
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN The Charter Township of Canton will conduct a public hearing at its regularly scheduled meet-
ing on Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at 7 p.m. at the Canton Township Administration Building, located at 1150 S. Canton Center
Road, Canton, MI 48188 for the purpose of the approval of the Canton Leisure Services Five Year Master Plan 2017-2021.
Comments may be submitted in writing through October 10, 2016 or made in person at the public hearing. Master Plan copies
are currently available at the Canton Public Library, located at 1200 S. Canton Center Road, or online at
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 a two week notice to the Charter Township of Canton. These services include signers for the hear-
ing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxil-
iary aids or services should contact the Charter Township of Canton by writing or calling the following:
Kereen Conley, Human Resources Director
Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton Center Road
Canton, MI 48188
(734) 394-5260
TERRY G. BENNETT
CLERK
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