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January 15, 2015
Local resident killed in 3-car accident
Ripple Effect seeks donations
New city water meters OK’d
Mingle With Mayor date set
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PLANNING COMMISSION
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON, WAYNE
COUNTY, MICHIGAN.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Michigan Public Act 110 of 2006, of the State of Michigan, as amended, and pur-
suant to the Zoning Ordinance of the Charter Township of Canton that the Planning Commission of the Charter Township of
Canton will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, February 2, 2015, in the
First Floor Meeting Room of the Canton Township
Administration Building, 1150 S. Canton Center Road at 7:00 p.m.
on the following proposed amendment to the Zoning
Ordinance:
WESTBURY ESTATES PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (PDD) - (FINAL PLAN) -
CONSIDER REQUEST TO
ESTABLISH A PDD AS PERMITTED IN SECTION 27.04 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE INCLUSIVE OF PARCEL
NO(S). 017 99 0001 713 AND 017 99 0001 723. Property is located south of Joy Road and west of Beck Road.
Written comments addressed to the Planning Commission should be received at the Canton Township Administration Building,
1150 Canton Center S. prior to Wednesday, January 29, 2015 in order to be included in the materials submitted for review.
SEE ATTACHED MAP
Greg Greene, Chairman
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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 a two week notice to the Charter Township of Canton. These services include signers for the hearing
impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary
aids or services should contact the Charter Township of Canton by writing or calling the following:
Gwyn Belcher, ADA Coordinator
Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton Center Road
Canton, MI 48188
(734) 394-5260
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A 64-year-old Westland
woman died of injuries sus-
tained in a three-car crash
Saturdaymorning inDetroit.
According to reports from
the Michigan State Police,
troopers were dispatched to
eastbound I-96 near Outer
Drive in Detroit at about 8 a.m.
Jan. 10, the scene of a reported
three-car accident.
Troopers at the scene deter-
mined that a 46-year-old man
from Livonia, driving a 2004
Chevrolet, lost control of his
vehicle and struck the median
wall at the accident location. A
second vehicle, a 2003
Chevrolet Impala, driven by
Jean Lowe, 64, of Westland, was
also eastbound on I-96 and she,
too, apparently lost control of
her vehicle, according to the
state police investigators, and
slammed into the first car.
Lowe exited her vehicle at
the scene of the crash and a
third car, driven by a 19-year-
old from Canton Township,
could not stop in time and
struck both Lowe and her vehi-
cle.
Lowe was transported by
emergency personnel to a near-
by hospital, officers said, but
died of her injuries.
State police said the investi-
gation into the accident is still
underway.
The New Year will bring some new
equipment to Westland residents as high
tech water meters are installed through-
out the city.
The meter replacement program will
begin this month and utilize water
meters that are read remotely from tow-
ers at the Westland Police Department
and atMiddlebelt andAnnapolis roads.
A test area has been established to
ensure that any problems with the soft-
ware for the digital meters have been
corrected, according to city officials. The
city-wide installation of the new meters
will take place beginning mid-January
and take about two years to complete.
The cost to replace the 26,000 residen-
tial and commercial meters in the city is
nearly $9.9 million. The funding will
come from a bond sale which will also
pay for improvements to the Inkster
Road andMiddlebelt lift stations.
The city contracted with Etna Supply
Co. for the meters and the installation
which are expected to provide more
accurate reading and allow remote,
more efficient readings of water use.
Wayne and Westland Director of
Public Service and City Engineer Ramzi
El Gharib said that Wayne will be bid-
ding meter replacement services for that
community next year. He said that if both
Wayne and Westland used the same con-
tractor, the cities might be able to reduce
costs. The Wayne meter replacement
project is estimated at $2 million for the
6,000 meters which will take about 18
months to complete, according to El
Gharib. He said the meters in Wayne are
outdated and it is difficult to find
replacement parts for the 20-year-old
devices.
Funding for the meters in Wayne
would come froma 5-year-old bond issue
that has already generated about $1.7
million, according toEl Gharib.
Residents will have a couple of new
ways to connect with Mayor William R.
Wild in the New Year, including Coffee
Hours and Lunch Hours, as he launches
his “Minglewith theMayor” series.
“Brown-Bag Lunch with the Mayor”
will take place from noon until 1 p.m.
Wednesday, Jan. 28 at City Hall, located at
36300WarrenRoad.
“I am always looking for new ways to
connect with and hear fromour residents -
it's one of the best parts of my job,” said
Wild. “When I hear directly from people
about what's working, what could be
improved, or what needs to change, it pro-
vides an opportunity for progress in our
community and it empowers residents and
lets themknow that their voicematters.”
Future dates and times will be based on
demand and input fromresidents.
The Wayne Main Street program
recently asked for donations from sup-
porters to continue their work in the
downtown area of the city.
The program, also known as Wayne
Ripple Effect, is a non-profit, volunteer-
driven organization. According to the
recent solicitation letter, financial dona-
tions are necessary to “carry out the
numerous projects that will revitalize
downtown Wayne. All donations are tax
deductible.”
Plans for projects for 2015 include:
Façade Grant Program; Business Design
Services; Downtown Business Survey;
Business Networking and Workshop
Opportunities; Downtown Property
Inventory; Downtown Benches; Holiday
Window Display Contest; Downtown
Planters; Historic Markers; Community
Partner Roundtable Meetings; Annual
Scarecrow Display; Rouge-a-Palooza
Rubber Duck Race; Small Business
Saturday and future Retail Events and
PromotingVacant SpacesEvent.
Donations can be made payable to
Wayne Ripple Effect and mailed to: Post
OfficeBox 327,Wayne, MI, 48184.
College chancellor to speak
Dr. Curtis Ivery, Chancellor of Wayne
County Community College, will deliver
the keynote address at the Martin
Luther King, Jr. Day Ceremony in
Westland. The event will take place
beginning at 10 a.m. on Monday, Jan. 19
at the Westland City Hall Grande
Ballroom, located at 36300WarrenRoad.
Although city offices will be closed in
recognition of the holiday, doors will
open at 9 a.m. Light refreshments will
follow the event.
Ivery is a renowned author of several
books, the recipient of theMichiganMan
of the Year and the Michigan
Newsmaker of the Year awards. He was
the first African American and youngest
cabinet member in Arkansas state histo-
ry.
“Martin Luther King Day is a time to
honor Dr. King's life and legacy and
reflect on how we can best live up to his
dream today,” said Mayor William Wild.
“I am honored to have Dr. Ivery as our
keynote speaker for this very special cel-
ebration.”
Dr. Curtis Ivery