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January 26, 2012
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Charter Township of Canton, 1150 Canton Center S., Canton, Michigan will accept sealed pro-
posals at the Office of the Clerk up to 3:00 p.m. Thursday, February 23, 2012 for the following:
STUDIO RENTAL@ THE SUMMIT ON THE PARK
Proposals may be picked up at the Finance and Budget Department, on our website at www.canton-mi.org, or you may contact Mike
Sheppard at: 734/394-5225. All proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked with the proposal name, company
name, address and telephone number and date and time of opening. The Township reserves the right to accept or reject any or all pro-
posals. 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 01/26/2012
EC012612-05021 2.5 x 2.072
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 9, 2012 for the following:
FERTILIZERS & PLANT PROTECTANTS
Bids may be picked up at the Finance and Budget Department, on our website at www.canton-mi.org, 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 propos-
als. 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 1/26/2012
EC012612-0501 2.5 x 2.072
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 9, 2012 for the following:
BUS TRANSPORTATION SERVICES
Bids may be picked up at the Finance and Budget Department, on our website at www.canton-mi.org, 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 propos-
als. 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 1/26/2012
EC012612-0500 2.5 x 2.072
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
ACCESS TO PUBLIC MEETINGS
The Charter Township of Canton will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired
and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting/hearing upon two
weeks notice to the Charter Township of Canton. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the
Charter Township of Canton by writing or calling the following:
David Medley, ADA Coordinator
Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton Center Road
Canton, MI 48188
(734) 394-5260
Published: January 26, 2012
EC012612-0499 2.5 x 1.557
P
LYMOUTH
Rotary club offers
student scholarship
Plymouth Arts Council offers
Damaris student $1,000 award
Free art workshop planned
The Plymouth Community Arts Council
will recognize a Plymouth-Canton School
district high school senior who has dis-
played outstanding abilities in visual arts
and plans to continue his/her education in
this field with the Damaris Fine Arts Award
of $1,000.
Students should submit a minimum of
three to a maximum of five pieces of art.
Each piece, as well as the portfolio, must be
labeled. At least one piece of artwork must
be framed. Students will also be required to
submit two letters of recommendation, a
statement about thework being submitted, a
one page essay describing how art affects
their life and a recent photo.
Applications for the scholarship will be
accepted May 2 - 7 and the artwork will be
juriedMay 8-10.
The Damaris Fine Arts Award winner
will be announcedMay 10.
Students' artwork will be professionally
judged on originality, creativity and use of
material.
This award is open to all students who
are entered in the Plymouth Canton
Community Schools Annual Art Show.
The Damaris Starkweather Artist Award
is selected by theDamaris Committee and is
awarded to a Starkweather senior whose
artistic talent is matched by his/her dedica-
tion to art and the desire to continue his/her
education in this field.
The Damaris Awards were established in
memory of Damaris (Dee) Schulte by her
family, husband, Dick, and sons, Philip and
Mike. Schulte, an artist in her own right,
earned a bachelor's degree inArt and amas-
ter's degree in art education. The Damaris
Award honors her as an artist and recog-
nizes the dedication andmany contributions
she made to the Plymouth Community Arts
Council including the creation of The
Damaris Booklets; the establishment of the
middle school art contest; her art education
classes; her seven year tenure on the time
on the board; her authorship of the history
of the commission and her design of the fol-
lies program.
The Damaris Committee includes Dick
Schulte, Mike Schulte, Peter Schulte, Nan
Cooper, andDebraMadonna.
The Plymouth A.M. Rotary Club wants to
award $500 to a Plymouth Canton
Community Schools high school senior who
has overcome adversity.
The club members are searching for stu-
dents who have displayed courage, persever-
ance, spirit and creativity in succeeding in
achieving an education, despite a physical,
mental or emotional barrier, according to
DebMadonna, amember of the club.
The award is part of the Sandra Sagear
Scholarship awarded annual by the Rotary
Club of Plymouth A.M. The award is being
funded by Critter Catchers Inc. of Ortonville
and Sandra Sagear's family, Tim and Donna
Sagear, Jimmy and Vonnie Bench, James
and Tiffany Lambert and Joshua and Lisa
Bench.
“As part of our Community Care Program,
we have established a culture of giving back
to the local community. Initially, I wanted to
support our employees' passion for the
Sandra Sagear scholarship. Said David
Kugler, president of Critter Catchers, Inc.
“After realizing the spirit of the program,
which focuses on student that have dis-
played courage and perseverance despite
physical or mental barriers, I knew that this
program could be an inspiration for many
people in the community. It is the struggle
thatmakes us great.”
The award is named for Sandra Sagear, a
1969 graduate of the original Plymouth High
School who imagined and believed she
could succeed as she lived every day with
polio.
The application deadline is March 23 and
the award winner will be announced on
April 1.Applications are available at school
counselors' offices or by emailing Deb
Madonna at debra@miracleleagueply-
mouth.org.
Lucy French will be the guest speaker at
the Arts for All workshop at the Plymouth
Community Arts Council beginning at 6 p.m.
Feb. 1.
Check in for the event, funded by a grant
from the Wilcox Foundation, will begin at
5:30 p.m. and the program will end at 8:30
p.m. There is no charge for the event, but
registration at (734) 416-4276 is requested.
The program will focus on the impact of
Brain Gym on the arts. French, a physical
therapist, will share tools and techniques
that can be used by parents, teachers, thera-
pists, artists and musicians to facilitate the
creative learning process.
The PlymouthCommunity Arts Council is
located at 774 N. Sheldon Road in
Plymouth.
For more information, call (734) 416-4278
or visit www.plymoutharts.com.
plans to close the fire station and eliminate
the 23-member fire department, but insiders
claim there's a covert plan fostered by Mann
and township Treasurer Ron Edwards to
train township police offers as public safety
officers (PSO) and use them as first respon-
ders. The police officers and an Ann Arbor
ambulance company would handle all the
EMS calls. Residents have questioned the
wisdom of spending a reported $450,000 in
2001 to train and certify all the firefighters in
Advanced Life Support, and now attempt to
disband the department. The board has also
been questioned by residents about their
refusal to accept an $880,000 two-year feder-
al grant for fire services early this year. The
plan allegedly also includes closing the
north fire station, in Lake Pointe, an 850-
home subdivision.
The 1-mill assessment would generate
$1.6 million, more than the $900,000 fire
department budget deficit projected as the
City of Plymouth leaves the joint fire protec-
tion agreement with the township this
month after 15 years. The city will now join
Northville for fire and EMT services, a deci-
sion city officials have saidwas “financial.”
Township officials, including Supervisor
Ray Reaume have claimed that the actual
deficit in the fire department budget is going
to be $2.6 million when legacy costs are cal-
culated.
Many, like 30-year Lake Pointe resident
Don Howard, fear for their safety in light of
the proposed plan which allows volunteer
firefighters, who are not ALS certified to live
15miles outside the township limits.
“A cop, public safety officer trained or
not, isn't going to be able to start a trach (tra-
cheotomy) if I need one. Withmy health con-
ditions, if I have an emergency under this
plan, I don't have a chance.”
Battle
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