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CANTON
CANTON

Township fire department accepting applications

With the new year comes the opportu-
nity for a new career.
Currently, Canton Township is accept-
ing applications from qualified individu-
als interested in joining the Canton Fire
Department as a firefighter/medic.
According to a statement from the pub-
lic safety department, there are multiple
immediate vacancies to be filled.
According to the department, the 2023 pay
scale range included a starting annual
wage of $52,716. That increases, by union
contract to $63,790 the second year,
$71,654 the third year of employment,
$79,512 the fourth year and $87,375 the
fifth year.
Applications will be accepted until all
open positions are filled, officials said.
A newly hired employee may be eligi-
ble for an increased wage above the first-
year level based on previous firefighting
experience, with a fully paid full-time
department.
More information about the Canton
Township Fire Department, including the
application process is available on the
Canton Public Safety website at: available at: application are available. Canute can help provide information
https://www.canton-mi.org/.../Become-a- https://www.applicantpro.com/openings/ca More information is available from regarding the firefighter/medic job posting
Canton-Firefighter... nton/jobs where the complete job descrip- Amanda Canute in the township human or selection process, township officials
The Canton Township career page is tion, job posting, hiring process and online resources department at (734) 394-5118. said.

Ford Road reconstruction project set to begin

Drivers using Ford Road next 186 percent in some areas. While ” traffic signals will be added.
year will find a long-sought con- officials refused to set an exact Canton Township officials have In addition, continuous ADA-
struction effort under way in date for construction to begin, certified sidewalks will be con-
response to the exceptional num- they announced the project been seeking a better traffic structed on both sides of the
ber of reported vehicle crashes would begin “in early 2024.” solution along Ford Road since 2012 . road.
along the highly trafficked road- “During peak driving times, Canton Township officials
way. this heavily travelled road regis- have been seeking a better traffic
Michigan Department of ters some 40,000+ vehicles, crashes at Lilley Road and Ford traffic will be separated by a solution along Ford Road since
Transportation (MDOT) officials entering and exiting businesses at 262 percent over average and boulevard with at least two 2012 when they hosted the first
revealed the construction time- along the corridor. All of this at 186 percent over average at through lanes in each direction. public meeting for the communi-
line of the recently approved activity creates potential conflict Ford and Canton Center Road. The center turn lane will be elim- ty to make the case for safety
project which will include the points that lead to crashes and The data was prepared by the inated and crossovers will be improvements on the road. The
temporary widening along Ford significant travel delays,” MDOT Southeast Michigan Council of added. There will be no left turns Traffic and Environmental Study
Road. Officials said the construc- officials said in a prepared Governments (SEMCOG). allowed off Ford Road when the highlighted crash data, noise and
tion was prompted by the num- announcement of the plan. State officials said the 2.27 reconstruction is complete. other factors in the area bor-
ber of crashes at Ford Road Data for a three-year period mile section of Ford Road will be Rather, several dedicated pas- dered by Sheldon, Warren, Lotz,
intersections which exceed the from July 1, 2016 to July 1, 2019, at reconstructed and both east- senger vehicle/truck turnarounds and Cherry Hill roads, officials
Michigan average by as much as several intersections, reported bound and westbound Ford Road will be added, officials said, and said.