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THE BELLEVILLE Canton OKs $6 million fire station contract
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Vol. 134, No. 37 Julie Brown ” trustees also approved auxiliary
Staff Writer services contract with DTE for
Van Buren Township will Future modifications to the building, electrical service, not to exceed
spend $28,000 to have the There will soon be a new fire if any, will be at the discretion $50,000; to the Mannik & Smith
new Splash Pad appear on station in Canton Township. Group for asbestos removal and
the cover of a book that will Members of the board of of the board of trustees. construction testing, not to
be placed in hotels in the trustees officially approved the exceed $60,000; and to Partners
greater Detroit area. $6.355 million expenditure dur- in Architecture for a contract
See page 2. ing their regular meeting Sept. all close in price, he said, among Meier said the design of the amendment, for $35,045.
10 and awarded the contract to the nine total bidders on the fire new station along with environ- Also approved at Sept. 10 was
The Daily Co. station. mental factors was also consid- a diesel generator to operate all
THE CANTON The company is also building Meier said that the work of ered and that the proposed emergency equipment in
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Vol. 72, No. 37 fire station site at 41200 Warren and in other communities was a “design the building with the sites. The generator will cost
most energy efficient compo-
some $16,000 and will replacing
Road in the township.
factor in recommending them
The newly-formed Canton Canton Public Safety for the project. nents.” the current diesel generator
Kiwanis Club is looking for a Director Joshua Meier told the A Daily Co. representative Future modifications to the which has failed and can't be
few good men and women board members that the four said his firm has done two fire building, if any, will be at the dis- repaired.
who are community-minded lowest bidders on the project stations in Lake Orion, one last cretion of the board of trustees That purchase is from
and enjoy meeting new peo- were interviewed by staff mem- year in Troy, and several fire sta- members, added Meier. American Generator Sales &
ple. bers.. The four low bidders were tions in Detroit in recent years. Members of the board of Service, LLC.
See page 3.

THE INKSTER Pumpkin
LEDGER STAR
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Vol. 72, No. 37 Festival

State Rep. Jewell Jones
said he was pleased to see Annual Romulus
the approval of a bill last celebration set
week to rename a portion of
US-24 to honor the late Julie The 22nd Annual Romulus
Plawecki. Pumpkin Festival will cele-
See page 4. brate the history and spirit of
the community tomorrow and
Saturday, Sept. 20 and 21, with
THE NORTHVILLE entertainment and events
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interests.
Vol. 19, No. 37 Some of the most popular
The Northville Post Office events at the parade are the
will be completing a change annual culinary contests
of address card soon as offi- which allow area residents to canned pickles. First place for host a Pancake Breakfast from founded by songwriter Alven
cials have announced a plan submit their finest canned canned pickles last year was 8-11:30 a.m. Saturday, and Garrett and American Idol
to move the facility from the goods, pies and sunflowers for awarded to Patrick and Liz there will be a White Elephant winner Ruben Studdard, who
current location. honors. Webb. Sale at St. Aloysius Church, a will not be performing..
See page 5. The winners of those vari- This year, pie entries were Car Show, craft and food ven- Saturday entertainment on
ous contests will all be limited to pumpkin, sweet dors, a Kid Zone of inflatable, the stage will also include Step
announced as part of the festi- potato, peach and apple pies. a Pumpkin Painting Tent, chil- in Line from 2:30 until 3:30 and
THE PLYMOUTH val at 12:30 Saturday, Sept. 20 And judges will again this dren's games, the famous Karaoke with Jeff Lowery
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pumpkin grown in Romulus
the Spaghetti Dinner from 5-
Festival organizers said
Entries in those contests cele-
Vol. 19, No. 37 brating the harvests of toma- and the largest and tallest sun- 6:30 p.m. Saturday at they expect large crowds for
toes, green beans, pickles and flower in the contest. The Community United Methodist the annual community event
Members of the Plymouth
Township Board of Trustees fruits delivered their entries in Sunflower growing contest last Church. celebrating fall again this year.
year was won by Ray and
the contest to the Romulus
The Pumpkin Pub will be
The downtown festival is a
confirmed the appointments Senior Center today. Winners Sherry Dubiski. open serving beer and wine celebration of friends and fam-
of nine residents to the new in the canning contest last year Another popular “competi- from 6 p.m. until 1 a.m. both ily and is a harvest celebration
Environmental Leadership included July Leland who won tion” is the voting for the cutest Friday and Saturday. that generates enthusiastic
Commission. first place for her canned baby and the cutest pet which Highlighting the musical spirit and regenerates the
See page 5.
tomatoes and Jim and Sandy allows residents to cast their entertainment this year will be sense of community, commit-
Chapman who won second- votes for the various entries in the DTour Band performing tee members said.
place honors. The Chapmans the contest. Those winners will on the Main Stage Friday and (A complete guide to the
THE ROMULUS also won first place for their also be announced on Just A Few Cats performing on Romulus Pumpkin Festival is
ROMAN
ROMAN canned honey and another Saturday. the Main Stage on Saturday. included in this edition of The
Vol. 134, No. 37 second place honor for their Boy Scout Troop 872 will Just A Few Cats was co- Eagle.)
Local artisans have only
finished scarecrow contest Town hall addresses concerns about opioid clinic
until Sept. 27 to deliver their
entries to the Romulus A town hall meeting sultant planning the treatment
Department of Public Works. designed to allay concerns ” facility attended the meeting
See page 2. about an opioid treatment cen- The new facility met the requirements and answered questions from
ter drew a large crowd in of both the planning commission those in attendance. Barthwell
Westland last week. has spent nearly her entire
THE WAYNE The new facility met the and city council and was approved. career working with addictions
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Vol. 72, No. 37 ning commission and city coun- site, residents appeared at a who protested that the facility President George W. Bush in the
the Office of National Drug
cil and was approved for the for-
Local band, Sugartips, mer Montana's Steakhouse site council meeting to protest the would be too close to two Control Policy. Also in atten-
will be entertaining at Toast at 34290 Ford Road. Council decision prompting Mayor schools, an apartment complex dance was the building owner,
Wayne, the annual fundrais- members James Hart and Peter William R. Wild and the council and a cemetery. and that other Dr. Naim Khanafer.
er for Wayne Main Street, set Herzberg cast the only dissent- to schedule the public meeting locations would be more desir- In response to questions
for 7-10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 3. ing votes on the new facility. to provide information and able.
See page 4. Following approval of the address concerns of residents Dr. Andrea Barthwell, a con- See Clinic, page 4
$12 million road bond to be on Plymouth city ballot
THE WESTLAND
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Vol. 72, No. 37 Plymouth will be asked to the owner of a home with a tax commissioners approved a streets, including curb, gutter,
sidewalk, drainage, streetscape,
bond rather than a millage lan-
value of $188,085 would be an
approve a roads improvement
Mayor William R. Wild bond on the Nov. 5 ballot. additional $236.26 next year and guage in the city charter would traffic signalization, crosswalk
has been appointed to serve Members of the Plymouth $239.17 in 2021, officials said. have allowed for the funds to be and related improvements,"
as co-chair of the United City Commission voted unani- The bond question was used for other city expenses. according to proposed lan-
States Conference of Mayors mously to place the question on approved by the commissioners, The bond ensures the funding is guage.
(USCM) Small Business and the ballot. If approved by voters, they said, as an effort to ensure designated for road repairs. If approved, projects for
Entrepreneurship Task the city would be allowed to bor- that the funding would be used The bond funding, if reconstruction or repair will be
Force. row approximately $12.28 mil- toward the approximately $50 approved, would be used for prioritized by the city engineer-
See page 4. lion to be repaid over a 10-year million in road improvements "paving, repaving, resurfacing, ing department, officials said.

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