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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 8, 2016 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:
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING APPENDIX A - ZONING, OF THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF THE CHARTER
TOWNSHIP OF CANTON, MICHIGAN, BY AMENDING ARTICLE 8.00 - AMENDING THE DISTRICT BOUND-
ARIES ON THE ZONINGMAPAS FOLLOWS;
UNIFIED COMMUNITY FEDERAL CREDIT UNION REZONING
- CONSIDER REQUEST TO REZONE PARCEL
NO. 128 99 0001 000 (48225 MICHIGAN) FROM LI, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO C-3, REGIONAL COMMERCIAL.
Property is located south of Michigan Avenue 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 Thursday, February 4, 2016, in order to be included in the materials submitted for review.
SEE ATTACHED MAP
Greg Greene, Chairman
Publish: Newspaper-- January 21, 2016
EC012116-1242 2.5 x 8.687
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 8, 2016, 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:
GRANDVIEW 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). 121 99 0012 000 (49875 GEDDES), 121 99 0013 000, 121 99 0014 000 (4330 DENTON), 121 99 0015 001 (4400
DENTON) (PART OF), 121 99 0015 002 (4540 DENTON) (PART OF), 121 99 0024 002, 121 99 0025 000, 121 99 0026 000,
121 99 0027 000, 121 99 0028 000, 121 99 0029 000, 121 99 0030 000, 121 99 0032 000, 121 99 0033 000 (4005 BARR), 121
99 0034 000, 121 99 0038 702 (4605 BARR) (PART OF). Property is located south of Geddes between Denton and Barr
Roads.
Written comments addressed to the Planning Commission should be received at the Canton Township Administration Building,
1150 Canton Center S. prior to Thursday, February 4, 2016 in order to be included in the materials submitted for review.
SEE ATTACHED MAP
Greg Greene, Chairman
Publish: Newspaper -
January 21, 2016
EC012116-1243 2.5 x 8.687
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
INVITATION TO BID
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Charter Township of Canton, 1150 Canton Center S, Canton, Michigan will accept
sealed bids at the Office of the Clerk up to 3:00 p.m. Thursday, February 11 2016 for the following:
SPRING 2016 US FOREST SERVICE GRANT TREE PLANTING PROGRAM
Bids may be picked up at the Finance and Budget Department, on our website at
, or you may contact Mike
Sheppard at: 734/394-5225. All bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked with the proposal name, company
name, address and telephone number and date and time of bid opening. The Township reserves the right to accept or reject any
or all proposals. The Township does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability
in employment or the provision of services.
TERRY G. BENNETT, CLERK
Publish 1/21/2016
EC012116-1246 2.5 x 2.059
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
INVITATION TO BID
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Charter Township of Canton, 1150 Canton Center S, Canton, Michigan will accept
sealed bids at the Office of the Clerk up to 3:00 p.m. Thursday, February 11 2016 for the following:
SPRING 2016 STREET TREE PLANTING PROGRAM
Bids may be picked up at the Finance and Budget Department, on our website at
, or you may contact Mike
Sheppard at: 734/394-5225. All bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked with the proposal name, company
name, address and telephone number and date and time of bid opening. The Township reserves the right to accept or reject any
or all proposals. The Township does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability
in employment or the provision of services.
TERRY G. BENNETT, CLERK
Publish 1/21/2016
EC012116-1245 2.5 x 2.059
Romulus residents or busi-
ness owners who want a first-
hand look at the police and fire
operations in the city will soon
get their chance.
The Romulus Citizens'
Academy will start on Feb. 2 and
applications are now available.
The academy is a free 15-week
course that highlights various
services provided by the police
and fire departments, from
SWAT team demonstrations to
the Jaws of L ife and crime scene
investigation.
Started and led by Lt. Damian
Hull and Deputy Fire Chief
Kevin Krause, the course is pop-
ular with city and public safety
officials and citizens alike,
according to Romulus Mayor
LeroyBurcroff.
“There have been nothing but
good things to come from it,” he
said.
The academy will take place
on Tuesday evenings. Each ses-
sionwill feature a different topic,
including: patrol operations, use
of force, S.W.A.T. operations,
bomb squad, crime scene investi-
gations, fire suppression demon-
strations, jail tours andmore.
“It's really very interesting,”
said City Councilwoman Celeste
Roscoe, who has attended a pre-
vious citizen's academy. “I
encourage everyone to go
through the program. It's time
well-spent.”
Burcroff said the academy is
also a good way to for police and
fire staff to engage with the citi-
zens and for Romulus residents
to get involved with the commu-
nity. Past participants now organ-
ize the annual Hometown Hero
event and help out in other ways,
too.
“They're very helpful at a lot
of our events,” said Burcroff. “A
lot of people come out of the
academy not only well-informed,
but fired up about the communi-
ty.”
The class is free, but limited to
25 participants. Applications and
additional information are avail-
able at the Romulus Police
Department, 11165 Olive St.,
Romulus or online at
lusgov.com/citizensacademy.
This year, the sessions will
take place from 6:30 until 9:30
p.m. Tuesdays fromFeb. 2 though
May 17, according to city officials.
All applicants must complete
a pre-screening interview prior
to acceptance into the classes.
There is no cost to participate.
A proposal from Plymouth
Township TrusteeMike Kelly to
abolish
the
Local
Compensation Commission met
with discussion but no action
from fellow boardmembers last
week.
The five-member commis-
sion, by state law, meets in odd-
numbered years to recommend
salary levels for township offi-
cials. The commissionmembers
did not meet in 2015 and there-
fore did not issue a recommen-
dation for 2016 and 2017. State
lawalso dictates that the recom-
mendations of the commission
become effective unless reject-
ed by a two-thirds vote of the
board of trustees.
Supervisor Shannon Price
said attempts to schedule a
meeting in December were
unsuccessful as the dates did
not fit into commission mem-
bers' schedules. He added that
two of the commission terms
have expired and appointments
to the commission should be
made.
Because the commission did
not meet or offer a recommen-
dation, the salary for Price will
remain at $111,384; Treasurer
Ron Edwards and Clerk Nancy
Conzelman will each be paid
$104,959 annually and the
trustees will each be paid
$11,921.
Kelly, who said he proposed
dismantling the commission
because of his frustration with
the system that automatically
approves any recommended
raises, said he was “OK” with
the current salary levels until
2018. Kelly, Trustee Bob
Doroshewitz and Trustee
Chuck Curmi voted against the
raises the commission recom-
mended in 2013 for 2014 and
2015. Then Supervisor Richard
Reaume, Edwards, Conzelman
and the late trustee Kay Arnold
voted in favor of the raises,
which were 4.5 percent for the
supervisor, 3.5 percent for the
clerk and treasurer and 1.5 per-
cent for trustees for each of the
two years.
said that action was “not appli-
cable. The court returned the
property to the city and that's all
wewanted.”
He added that to appeal to
the Michigan Supreme Court,
the township would have to
overcome serious odds as the
court agrees to hear only a very
small percentage of the cases
attorneys file for hearings.
“There's nothing here that
would merit review by the
Michigan Supreme Court,”
Raimi said.
Attorneys have said that the
township would have to sue the
office of the Wayne County
Treasurer for a return of the
$606,000 paid for the land. The
treasurer's office has repeatedly
stated that they offered the land
in the foreclosure sale based on
information provided by the
township and therefore acted
properly in the situation.
City of Detroit attorneys
claimed in their legal briefs that
the township was “not an inno-
cent third party. The Township
engineered the foreclosure by
failing to send property tax bills
to the city despite the fact that
theCity at all timeswas owner of
the Subject Property. Plymouth
Township then purchased the
Subject Property for back taxes
and now seeks a multimillion
dollar windfall at the expense of
the City.” The court made no
specific comment on those
claims.
State Rep. Kurt Heise, who
has declared his candidacy for
township supervisor, said that
the decision was “a huge loss for
the township.” He added that
further litigation would be fool-
ishness. “We've already wasted
enough of our citizens' tax dol-
lars. This is an open and shut
case. They (township officials)
need tomove on.”
(Staff Writer Don Howard con-
tributed to this story.)
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