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BELLEVILLE - ROMULUS

Romulus council votes to accept 2% salary hike

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Despite the strong objections more for health care last year, we said that she was surprised that
of the longest serving city council asked taxpayers for a public safe- There is no provision in our she was getting paid at all and
member, elected officials in ty millage. The library came to us that she felt her council service
Romulus will receive a 2-percent and asked for $1,000 and we said charter and no ordinance to allow was important to being part of the
pay raise. no,” he said. such an appeal to the decision of the board. community.
During the Jan. 6 regular meet- Wadsworth said that he, Mayor “I ran for council because I
ing, Councilman William LeRoy Burcroff, Councilwoman wanted to do it. I was shocked to
Wadsworth asked to speak Kathleen Abdo and other elected ing. one who wanted to go for informa- find out I would get something for
regarding the recommendation of officials currently return a per- “I do not need one dime from tional purposes could attend,” it. It's a bonus to get money for
the Romulus Compensation centage of their pay to the city the city,” she said. “I did not Barden said. He did not attend doing something I enjoy doing,”
Board, which is a volunteer group and have done so for several request $1,000 each year plus 2 that requested second meeting. she said.
that meets every two years to rec- years. percent,” she said. “You are not Carol Bales, chairman of the According to the city charter, a
ommend salary changes for elect- The recommendation from the going to dump this in my lap. I compensation board, confirmed majority of the council members
ed officials. Wadsworth said that members of the compensation was representing five council that the recommendation did not must vote to reject the recommen-
he was concerned to learn that board before the council for members based on information I include the $1,000 bonus. dation of the compensation board
other members of the council had approval was the 2-percent raise. received from the mayor pro “I feel the commission looked or it becomes effective.
requested a meeting with the While the $1,000 bonus was not in tem,” she said. totally fairly, squarely at the situa- Wadsworth made a motion to
compensation board to suggest a the motion presented to the coun- Barden, who was absent from tion and I think we were more reject the recommendation, and
$1,000 bonus in addition to the 2- cil, it was a matter of discussion the meeting, confirmed in a later than fair with the recommenda- council members Abdo,
percent increase for the council among the council members. interview that he had, in fact, tion for 2 percent,” she said. That Wadsworth and Webb voted yes
members. According to that discussion, the requested the second compensa- amount is estimated to be $16.40 on rejecting the raise. Council
“There is no provision in our second meeting with the compen- tion board meeting, “because cer- per month for each councilperson members Celeste Roscoe, Talley
charter and no ordinance to allow sation board was requested by tain council people told me they and will cost an additional $198 and Virginia Williams voted no,
such an appeal to the decision of Mayor Pro Tem John Barden and felt uninformed about what was per year, per councilperson. thereby accepting the recom-
the board,” Wadsworth said. “We was attended by Councilwoman going on. I decided to ask the Council members currently are mended 2-percent raise which
don't negotiate with the board.” Eva Webb. Webb disagreed with director of the commission to paid $9,900 per year. will become effective this month
“We made city workers pay some of the minutes of that meet- have another meeting so that any- Councilmember Tina Talley and again in January of 2021.
Neighbors oppose plan for Van Buren senior living facility

Members of the Van Buren development of Hampton Manor, Also opposing the project was
Township Planning Commission said their Hampton Manor facili- ” Karianne Butler who also lives
postponed any decision on a spe- ties for seniors are operating Audience members were not in favor of the in Charter Club, She said that
cial land use request for a pro- throughout several local commu- proposal, however, as the property is surrounded Van Buren Investors Land
posed senior living project until nities and could be inspected by Holdings LLC is not registered
more information was provided. officials. He said he and his part- by single family homes and zoned as residential. with the state and inquired as to
The proposed 64,000-square- ners will offer Van Buren seniors the reason for that discrepancy.
foot Hampton Manor develop- the opportunity to remain in the Residents also questioned
ment was discussed at a Jan. 8 township and that the facility Taylor Road in Charter Club sub- tion. Martin added that the town- flooding in the area and the
meeting of the commission mem- would offer free valet services, a division, was against the plan as ship zoning ordinance limits con- impact on the water table with
bers, The senior living complex beauty salon, spa, movie theatre, the development is not compati- struction at that site to 30,000 the construction of the buildings.
is proposed for construction on courtyard, grill, sunrooms, ble with the surrounding neigh- square feet the proposed facility Township Director of
the southeast corner of Tyler and libraries and outside doors for bors according to the township is double that limit. Planning Dan Power addressed
Morton Taylor roads and will each assisted living unit. He said ordinance and this would not She urged the commissioners the audience and explained that
include 80 units, with 24 desig- he and his partners now have adhere to that provision as it is to reject the plan. there is a nationwide movement
nated for memory care and 36 senior facilities in operation in in a residential neighborhood. Planning consultant Vidya to provide facilities for seniors to
dedicated for assisted living for Shelby Township, Brighton, Martin said she was also con- Krishnan of McKenna said the age in place. He said communi-
seniors. The developer listed Dundee, and one under con- cerned with traffic, particularly buildings total 62,516 square feet, ties have to zone appropriately
with the township is Zohaib Syed struction on Ridge Road in since the area is in a main school are 17 feet tall, and single story. and the sites should be consid-
of Van Buren Investors Land Canton Township. bus route on Tyler Road. She She explained that the property ered more as special land use.
Holdings LLC. Construction of Audience members were not said statistics from the has been zoned C at least for a Following extensive discus-
the two sections of the planned in favor of the proposal, however, Southeastern Michigan Council decade and as senior housing is sion and questions, commission-
facility would be on six parcels as the property is surrounded by of Governments (SEMCOG) considered residential use in C ers postponed any vote on the
of land totaling 7.11 acres which single family homes and zoned claim daily traffic of 4,300 to zoning and would therefore be special land use request until
is zoned for local business. as residential. Attorney Lisa 4,400 vehicles within a quarter exempt from that size restric- further information could be
Sam Martin, vice president of Martin, who lives across Morton mile of the intersection in ques- tion.. provided.
Animal abuse charges dismissed, then immediately refiled

The animal abandonment August. The animals, including ecutor on the case as he was not District Court.
and cruelty charges against exotic reptiles, hundreds of present in the courtroom. The Stacks, of Farmington, has an
Javon Stacks were dismissed hedgehogs, iguanas, a peacock, assistant prosecutor told the active license with the U.S.
and refilled by prosecutors a tortoise and a 16-foot python, court officer that he was 15-min- Department of Agriculture to
within 24 hours last week. were seized by police and the utes from the court and that exhibit animals and claims to
Javon Pherras Stacks, 36, criminal charges filed by the information was relayed to the have had the license for 10
owner of Exotic Zoo, a business office of Wayne County judge, according to the prosecu- years.
that brings exotic animals to Prosecutor Kym Worthy. tor's office. He has denied any mistreat-
school and organization events, A preliminary examination At 9:21 a.m. last Thursday, ment of the animals and
was originally charged with one and forfeiture hearing on the the case against Stacks was claimed that the animals dis-
felony count of abandoning/cru- charges was scheduled for 9 called and summarily dis- covered by Romulus police in
elty of animals and two misde- a.m. Jan. 16 in 34th District missed by Parrott because the the Ecorse Road location were
meanor counts of cruelty to ani- Court in Romulus before Judge assistant prosecutor was not yet properly cared for.
mals on Nov. 5. Romulus police, David Parrott. At 9:01 a.m., in court. He reportedly filed a lawsuit
following what was described according to a statement from The charges were re-issued against the Romulus police in
as an anonymous tip, discov- the office of the prosecutor, the on Friday, Jan. 17, and Stacks is the seizure of the animals but
ered about 500 animals in an court ordered the officer in set to be arraigned on the same the disposition of that matter
Ecorse Road storefront last charge to call the assistant pros- charges at 9 a.m. Jan. 22 at 34th was unknown at press time. Javon Pherras Stacks

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