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ing the owner of the property or building
which is vandalized bear the cost is fair,
either. Let's face it, building insurance does-
n't cover the cost of covering up or removing
graffiti, but quite often, it is a hardship for
the business the little demons have chosen
to attack.
The ideal solutionwould be for parents to
stress the impropriety of these antics and to
insist that children are supervised when
turned loose on the neighborhood.
That ideal will never be reached, of
course, but in lieu of that, we commend
Belleville for the continued and expensive
effort they have put forth to clean up after
these irresponsible andmisguided youths.
We only wish there were some way to
pass that expense on to the parents who
have obviously failed in their responsibility
to their children, their neighbors and their
community.
river. Combined sewer overflows have been
removed, retention basins built and restora-
tion projects constructed. Public and private
efforts are now moving to address non-point
(e.g. stormwater) impacts to the river. The
use of low impact development construction
techniques (rain gardens, bioswales, rain
barrels and porous pavement), changing
lawn fertilizer, reducing erosion, etc. are all
having a positive effect on the river.
Thanks to the efforts of thousands of peo-
ple, the condition of the river ecosystem and
the quality of life for the people, plants and
animals of the watershed has improved over
the past 26 years.
Michael G. Darga
President, board of directors
Friends of theRouge
Health aspects of new meters questioned
To the editor;
The scheduled April Plymouth Township
Board of Trustees meeting is Tuesday, April
17, at the Township Hall on Haggerty Road.
The City of Plymouth commission next meet-
ing isMonday, April 16 at CityHall.
I encourage all Plymouth Township and
Plymouth city residents to attend their
respective meetings to encourage their
board or city commission to pass a resolution
to impose a moratorium with the Michigan
public Service Commission (MPSC). The
main purpose of this resolution is to halt
installations by DTE of the advanced (smart)
electric (or gas) meters on our homes until
100 percent conclusive proof can be provid-
ed that thesemeters pose no health, safety or
privacy issues.
We, as residents, should also have the
choice to opt out of this utility-mandated pro-
gram without costs or penalties. Note: there
is current legislation - Michigan House, HR
5439, to allow utility consumers to opt out of
advanced meters otherwise known as smart
meters.
Please mark your calendars to attend
your respective meeting to voice your con-
cerns and support regarding this important
issue soon to affect our community.
Formore information and public respons-
es,
please
visit:
http://efile.mpsc.state.mi.us/efile/viewcase.ph
p ? c a s e n u m -
17008&submit.x=16&sumbit.y=11
BruceHartdegen,
PlymouthTownship
Contract award criticized
To the editor:
If we had honest and fair politicians who
followed standard purchasing practices and
a law firm that provided real services, rather
than complying with client demands,
Plymouth Township could conceivably save
millions each year.
At the special township board of trustees
meeting on Monday, April 2, DeMattia
Construction Co. was awarded a contract to
install a booster valve on the new township
water tower on Five Mile Road, that has not
worked correctly since it was built by anoth-
er contractor.
The DeMattia award on Monday, April 2,
was an excellent example of how this town-
ship board and administration continually
awards contracts to their favorite suppliers
and contractors for goods and services,
based on time and material (plus)...all with-
out conducting a competitive purchase
inquiry from multiple suppliers under a
sealed bid procedure; all without requesting
waivers of lien and compliance guarantees.
The passed resolution has DeMattia,
selecting the sub-suppliers for quotations,
conducting the inquiry(s) and making the
awards, then presenting the summary for the
payments to the township for payment.
The standard contract, DeMattia's boiler-
plate, is their contract and verbiage.
Contracts are supposed to be joint agree-
ments authored by both parties. What is the
purpose of paying the township law firm,
Hemming, Polczak, Cronin, et el, to oversee
contracts if all they do is rubber stamp them.
In the event DeMattia went under the town-
ship would be stuck with this unfinished job
and they (DeMattia) would get off-without
obligation.
DonHoward,
PlymouthTownship
advantage of her celebrity to attempt to
build a wider base of support for her politi-
cal and showbusiness ambitions.
It isn't her political beliefs that annoy me
because it is so obvious that she doesn't have
any idea what those really are. It isn't her
immature and uninformed efforts to divide
America with prejudice and lies either.
Although, when she said that only conserva-
tives are patriots, I almost went apoplectic.
No, what really annoys me beyond any-
thing else is the fact that there are still peo-
ple in the country who believe this phony
has any idea what she's talking about and
who give any credence whatsoever to her
strident and inane self-promotion.
Well, that andher $1,500 shoes.
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April 12, 2012
01. Obituaries
02. In Memoriam
03. Cards of Thanks
04. Monuments
& Cemetery Plots
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06. Legal Notices
07. Attorneys
08. Entertainment
09. Lost & Found
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59. Auctions
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61. Misc. Items
62. Building Supplies
63. Business and
OfficeEquipment
64. Lawn & Garden Supplies
65. Tree Service
66. Landscape / Nurseries
67. Garden Plant / Supplies
68. Garden / Produce
70. Masonry / Brickwork
72. Cleaning Services
73. Musical Merchandise
74. Sporting Goods
75. Boats / Accessories
76. Remodeling & Renovations
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82. Wanted to Buy
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90. Condos/Townhouses for Rent
92. Business Places for Rent
93. Banquet Halls
94. Farm Land for Rent
95. Real Estate
96. Houses for Rent
97. Cottages for Rent
98. Manufactured/Mobile Homes
99. Flats for Rent
100. Will Share
101. Wanted to Rent
102. Storage
103. Business Property for Sale
104. Farms & Acreage for Sale
105. Mobile Homes for Sale
106. Houses for Sale
107. Condos/Townhouses for Sale
108. Lake and Resort
109. Income Property
110. Lots for Sale
111. Out of State Property
112. Commercial Lease
113. Real Estate Wanted
114. Auto Accessories
115. Autos for Sale
116. Antique & Classic Cars
117. Trucks & Vans for Sale
118. Freebies
119. Auto Repairs
120. Motorcycles
121. Autos Wanted
Lauren Omar Childs
Sunrise: June 8m1983
Sunset: March 27, 2012
Lauren Omar Childs died
March 27, 2012,
Among those left to cherish
his memory are his grand-
mothers, Pearl M. Childs,
whom he referred to as
Momma, and Willa M. Brown;
his father, Warren Brown; his
siblings, LaDonna, Annett,
Aaron, Jamie, Keith, Keith
Brown, Renee, Warren,
Dannielle, Eric, Andrea
Johnson, Phillip, Lorenzo
Reed and Wendell (Wendy)
Dixon; two uncles, Donald
(Veta) and Rowan Childs; a
host of nieces, nephews and
cousins, and many friends.
Funeral services were at
Beulah Missionary Baptist
Church on Middlebelt Road
in Westland with the Rev.
Kenneth C. Pierce officiating.
Final arrangements were
entrusted to the Penn
Funeral Home on Inkster
road in Inkster.
Interment was at Cadillac
Memorial Gardens West in
Westland.
Warren Henry Oliver
Sunrise: Aug. 8, 1921
Sunset: April 3, 2012
Warren Henry Oliver died
April 3. 2012.
Among those left to cherish
his memory is his wife, Addie
Massey Oliver; his sons,
Wyman (Yvonne) Oliver,
Gerald Oliver and Glen
(Myra) Oliver; a daughter,
Sharon Oliver; stepsons,
Larry (Betty) Massey and
Leon (Celeste) Massey; 12
grandchildren,
Maquira
(Arthur) Smith, Glen Oliver II,
Nataley Oliver, Krystal Oliver,
Elizabeth Soles, Jeremy
Oliver, Michelle Oliver, Gerald
Oliver, Jr., Joshua Oliver,
Leon Massey, Jr., Trina
Massey and Christopher
Massey; 10 great-grandchil-
dren; a host of nieces,
nephews and other relatives,
and many friends.
Funeral services were at the
Penn Funeral Home on
Inkster Road in Inkster with
Evangelist Renaye Coles offi-
ciating.
Interment was at United
Memorial Gardens on Curtis
Road in Plymouth.
Londra Gala Vanover
Sunrise: Oct. 11, 1952
Sunset: April 2, 2012
Londra Gala Vanover died
April 2, 2012.
Among those left to cherish
his memory are his daugh-
ters, Andrra Hohnson and
Michelle Andrea; nine grand-
children, Andre Johnson,
Donzell Riley, Amaya Riley,
Lynette
Andrea,
Brian
Andrea, Alex Andrea and
Nicholas Andrea; two sisters,
Aleata
Cartwright
and
Cynthia Curry; a brother,
Damus Vanover; four nieces;
three nephews, and a host of
family members and friends
who loved him.
Mr. Vanover was preceded in
death by his mother, father
and a sister, Marsha Vanover.
Funeral services were at the
Penn Funeral Home on
Inkster Road in Inkster with
the Rev. Willie Cooper offici-
ating.
Interment
was
at
Metropolitan Memorial Park
on Willow Road in Belleville.
Curtis James Gilliard, Sr.
April 2, 1929
March 29, 2012
Curtis James Gilliard, Sr. died
March 29, 2012 after a
lengthy illness.
Among those left to cherish
his memory are his brother,
Donald (Faye) of Maryland;
his children, Stephanie
(Arnold) Sheard, Curtis Jr.,
Keith, Susan Hold, and
Allison Earby; five grandchil-
dren, LaToya, Jimmie Lee
(Mallory), Kevin, Whitney and
Chelsea; six great-grandchil-
dren, Aubrey, Noelle, Celise,
Samaya, Kevin III and
Cameran; many other rela-
tives, and a host of friends.
Funeral services were at St.
Clements Episcopal Church
in Inkster with Pastor Gregory
Harris officiating.
Final arrangements were
entrusted to the Penn
Funeral Home on Inkster
Road in Inkster.
Interment was at Knollwood
Memorial Park on Ridge
Road in Canton Township.
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Hazardous Waste Day set
The Wayne County Department of
Public Service will be accepting house-
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p.m. Saturday, April 14 at the Romulus
Civic Center, located at 11111 Wayne
Road. This free event is open to Wayne
County residents only and is an opportu-
nity to for residents to make homes and
environments safe by properly disposing
of waste that is considered toxic, flamma-
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Examples of acceptable waste being
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from Wayne County residents will be
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