townshipboard of trustees.
The agreement states in part, “The
Township and the City
wish to continue volun-
tary negotiations to
resolve the dispute
regarding the payment
by the City to the town-
ship of health care
cost…as well as to
explore other potential
options of resolution,
such as mediation
and/or arbitration…”
The
agreement
allows both parties to
waive a right to claim
that litigation should be dismissed due
to the expiration of a statute of limita-
tions and allows the city additional time
to assess the alleged charges that it
breached a 23-year-old joint city and
township fire services agreement.
Heise said the lawsuit was approved
and filed during the lame duck period
of former Supervisor ShannonPrice.
Former Township
Treasurer
Ron
Edwards steadfastly
insisted the city would
have to reimburse the
township between $3.7
to $4million in order to
settle the dispute.
Last June before
the primary election,
Price announced that
the city agreed to pay a
partial settlement to
the township of
$330,558.22 toward
retiree health care costs incurred
between 2012 to 2015.
Price claimed he and Mayor Dan
Dwyer had been negotiating for months
while Dwyer told
The Eagle
he felt the
township was stalling until the election
and had provided only vague and limit-
ed details to support their monetary
claims.
Heise said he was pleased the city
agreed to theTollingAgreement.
“It's great…the agreement gives both
parties until Dec. 31, 2017 to resolve any
differences.”
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It’s official
Pagan sworn in to state office
Lawsuit
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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 notice to the Charter Township of Canton.
In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), the Charter Township
of Canton will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs,
or activities.
Employment:
The Charter Township of Canton does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring or employment prac-
tices and complies with all regulations promulgated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under Title II of
the ADA.
Effective Communication:
The Charter Township of Canton will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services
leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they can participate equally in the Charter Township
of Canton's programs, services, and activities, including qualified sign language interpreters, documents in Braille, and other
ways of making information and communications accessible to people who have speech, hearing, or vision impairments.
Modifications to Policies and Procedures:
The Charter Township of Canton will make all reasonable modifications to policies
and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all of its programs, services, and activi-
ties. For example, individuals with service animals are welcomed in the Charter Township of Canton's offices, even where pets
are generally prohibited.
Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to par-
ticipate in a program, service, or activity of the Charter Township of Canton should contact the office of Kerreen Conley, Human
Resources Manager, Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton Center Road, Canton, MI 48188, (734) 394-5260 as soon as
possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event.
The ADA does not require the Charter Township of Canton to take any action that would fundamentally alter the nature of its
programs or services, or impose an undue financial or administrative burden.
Complaints that a program, service, or activity of the Charter Township of Canton is not accessible to persons with disabilities
should be directed to Kerreen Conley, Human Resources Manager, Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton Center Road,
Canton, MI 48188, (734) 394-5260.
The Charter Township of Canton will not place a surcharge on a particular individual with a disability or any group of individu-
als with disabilities to cover the cost of providing auxiliary aids/services or reasonable modifications of policy, such as retriev-
ing items from locations that are open to the public but are not accessible to persons who use wheelchairs.
Publish: 1/26/2017
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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, 2017 for the following:
SELF CONTAINED BREATHINGAPPARATUSES
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.
MICHAEL SIEGRIST, CLERK
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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, 2017 for the following:
PURCHASE OF COPPER TUBINGAND BRASS
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.
MICHAEL SIEGRIST, CLERK
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Charter Township of Canton Board Proceedings – January 17, 2017
A Regular Study Session meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Charter Township of Canton was held Tuesday, January 17,
2017 at 1150 Canton Center S., Canton, Michigan. Supervisor Williams called the meeting to order at 6:11 p.m. and led the
Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Roll Call
Members Present: Anthony, Foster, Graham-Hudak, Siegrist, Slavens, Sneideman,
Williams Members Absent: None Staff Present: Director Hohenberger, Director Faas, Director Meier, Director Trumbull, Bob
Belair, Joe Urbanek, Rob Creamer Staff Absent: Kristin Kolb
Adoption of Agenda
Motion by Sneideman, supported by Anthony
to amend the agenda by moving Topic 2: Residential Rental Inspection Program Review to the beginning of the meeting. Motion
carried unanimously.
STUDY SESSION TOPIC 1: Residential Rental Inspection Program Review (MSD)
Presenters: Rob
Creamer, Building Official Joe Urbanek, Residential Rental Inspector. A PowerPoint presentation was presented to the Board
with Creamer and Urbanek explaining the individual slides. This presentation outlined the background and findings of the first
two-year cycle (2015-2016) of the Residential Rental Inspection Program. Staff laid out the recommendations for the next cycle
which commenced this month as well as the proposed changes going forward. A complete copy of the PowerPoint presentation
is available in the Township Clerk’s Office, 1150 S. Canton Center Road, Canton MI 48188 during regular business hours.
TOPIC 2: Automated Recycling Collection Services (MSD)
Presenters: Wendy Trumbull, Finance & Budget Director Bob
Belair, Public Works Manager Patrick Dovigi, Green for Life USA Paul Denski, Green for Life USA The presentation included
a brief overview of the transition from Rizzo Environmental Services to Green for Life (GFL) Environmental USA Inc. Staff out-
lined the background, objectives, benefits and costs to implement automated recycling collection services in 2017. A complete
copy of the PowerPoint presentation is available in the Township Clerk’s Office, 1150 S. Canton Center Road, Canton MI 48188
during regular business hours.
TOPIC 3: Appointments to Board & Commissions (PC, BBA, ZBA, FBA, and CDBG)
Presenters: Tim Faas, Municipal Services Director Wendy Trumbull, finance & Budget Director This presentation outlined the
regulatory requirements, current appointee rosters and resumes for each of the above noted commissions, boards and commit-
tees. In addition, staff explained the skills necessary to serve on these commissions, boards and committees. Each Director high-
lighted the experience and qualifications needed for individuals serving on their respective Board or Commission. Planning
Commission – Municipal Services – Rob Creamer, Building Official Zoning Board of Appeals – Municipal Services – Rob
Creamer, Building Official Building Board of Appeals – Municipal Services – Rob Creamer, Building Official Community
Development Block Grant – Finance & Budget – Wendy Trumbull, Finance Director Fire Board of Appeals – Public Safety –
Josh Meier, Director Public Safety
PUBLIC COMMENT:
George Miller, 1946 Briarfield, stated he feels the expected life of
the landfill cannot be predicted. He would like information on how the Fence ordinance changed. The Clerk’s Office will arrange
to get this information for Mr. Miller.
OTHER:
None
ADJOURN:
Motion by Anthony, supported by Sneideman to adjourn at
9:48 p.m. Motion carried unanimously.
_____ Michael A. Siegrist, Clerk
Copies of the complete text of the Board Minutes are available at the Clerk’s office of the Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S.
Canton Center Rd, Canton, MI 48188, 734-394-5120, during regular business hours and can also be accessed through our web
site
after Board Approval.
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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
proposals at the Office of the Clerk up to 3:00 p.m. Thursday, February 16, 2017 for the following:
ENERGY SERVICES PERFORMANCE CONTRACT
Proposals 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 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 proposal 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.
MICHAEL SIEGRIST, CLERK
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Plymouth Arts andRecreation
(PARC) investors and administra-
tors last week told area residents
at a public forum that $2.3 mil-
lion of the $3.3million paid to the
Plymouth Canton Community
Schools to acquire the former
Central Middle School property
has now been paid and they're
ready to begin aesthetic and
mechanical improvements to the
building.
According to PARC President
Don Soenen, who presented the
slideshow status report to an
audience of more than 100 in the
school auditorium, the 17-month-
old operation is now self-suffi-
cient and will be self-supporting
once remaining debt obligations
of $1million are paid. Occupancy
rates for the numerous venues
operating in the building are
near 80 percent, according to
Soenen and the building is
always busy with events serving
the community.
Soenen said Plymouth resi-
dents Mark and Patty Malcolms'
$800,000 contribution was one
third of the $2.5 million slated to
be financed. Malcolm, Soenen,
other investors and a team of
community residents saved the
100-year old school and sur-
rounding property from residen-
tial development after the school
was closed in 2015. The
Malcolms' corporation, Malcolm
Central LLC, provided sole
financing for thePARCproject.
The brief presentation laid
out the vision for the future,
including the creation of an Arts
Exhibition Hall patterned after
the Washington D.C. John F.
Kennedy Center for the
Performing Arts. Malcolm said
the goal was to maximize private
funding in order to minimize tax-
payer funding.
“PARC can become a value
added asset leaving a lasting
legacy for those who follow,” he
said.
Included in the long-term
plans, with the primary goal of
preserving and renovating the
entire facility, were aesthetic
improvements like restoring the
original facade of the building.
That would include installing
1930s-style windows to preserve
the historic look of the building,
removing the dropped ceilings to
expose the original 12-foot ceil-
ings, restoring and refinishing
the wood and terrazzo flooring
and renovating the rest rooms.
Malcolm said the renovation
would be sensitive to existing
and future needs. He added that
there is also a need to provide
adequate parking and indicated
a desire to locate the proposed
exhibition hall, “away from resi-
dential property.”
Soenen said there are imme-
diate plans to conduct a commu-
nity survey to determine what is
needed and develop construc-
tion and operation cost esti-
mates.
They said they plan to conduct
a millage vote by mid-2018 and
start construction on the exhibi-
tionhall theater in 2020.
Soenen and Malcolm are
credited with saving the Penn
Theater in 2005 when the facility
was closed. Soenen's non-profit
Penn Theatre Realty, LLC pur-
chased the building and then
leased the building to Friends of
thePenn for $1 a year.
“I couldn't imagine downtown
Plymouth without the Penn
Theater,” Soenen said in closing.
Don Howard
Staff Writer
Mark Malcolm
Wayne County-based members of the
Michigan House Democratic Caucus were
ceremonially sworn in to serve in the
MichiganHouse of Representatives for the
99th Legislature in 2017-18. The Greater
Wayne County Democratic representatives
said that their priorities in office will mir-
ror those of the working families, seniors
and students of SoutheastMichigan.
“The best investment we can make in
our state's future is education.
Unfortunately, a recent independent study
solidified the fact that our state has signifi-
cant funding gaps when it comes to our
schools, and we have yet to return to the
funding levels that were in place before
2011,” said state Rep. Kristy Pagan (D-
Canton), who is in her second term repre-
senting the 21st House District. “Making
Michigan a top-10 education state remains
one of my top priorities, and this includes
ensuring that our schools have adequate
per-pupil funding for K-12, increasing
access to quality early-learning programs
and making college more affordable. I'm
ready to continue the fight on behalf of
Michigan's students, teachers, parents and
schools.”
State Rep. Kristy Pagan (D-Canton) takes the oath of office from Michigan Supreme
Court Justice Bridget Mary McCormack on Wednesday, Jan. 11, at the state Capitol in
Lansing. With her are her parents, Nick and Kathy Pagan, and her partner, Karl
Lopata.
PARC can become a value
added asset leaving
a lasting legacy
for those who follow.
”
Arts complex continues development plans
Heise said
the lawsuit was
approved and filed
during the lame duck
period of f
ormer Supervisor
Shannon Price.
”
