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Schools honor life, legacy of Dr. King
Butterfly Balls planned
LEGAL NOTICE
1954 PA 188 PROCEEDINGS
NOTICE OF SPECIALASSESSMENT HEARING
Charter Township of Plymouth
Wayne County, Michigan
TO:
THE RESIDENTS AND PROPERTY OWNERS OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF PLYMOUTH, WAYNE
COUNTY, MICHIGAN, AND ANY OTHER INTERESTED PERSONS:
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that as a result of Petitions of property owners within the Township signed by the record
owners of land whose front footage constitutes more than 50% of the total front footage of the hereinafter described Special
Assessment District and the Township Board of the Charter Township of Plymouth proposes a road pavement rehabilitation
project in Plymouth Commons Subdivision and to create a Special Assessment for the recovery of the cost thereof by Special
Assessment against the properties benefited therein.
Notice is hereby given to all persons interested, that the Board of Trustees of the Charter Township of Plymouth has
tentatively declared its intention to make the hereinafter described improvement:
The proposed improvements to the existing two-lane concrete roadway with integral curb and
gutter shall consist of partial pavement replacement by way of slab replacement, partial slab
replacement, longitudinal and transverse joint repair, subgrade preparation, crack sealing, and
miscellaneous driveway work, sidewalk ramp, drainage structure modification or subgrade
underdrain installation, which may be needed to facilitate the replacement of road pavement
only, or as required by County of Wayne. The project commences at the west right-of-way
line of Ridge Road, and proceeds westerly on Commons Boulevard approximately 390 feet to
the intersection at Howland Park Drive, then proceeds along Howland Park Drive approxi-
mately 4,575 feet from the intersection at Commons Boulevard to the intersection at Hopkins
Drive, then proceeds easterly along Cooke Avenue approximately 3,020 feet from the inter-
section at Hopkins Drive to the intersection at Commons Boulevard. The project also includes
Hopkins Drive commencing at the intersection of Cooke Avenue and proceeding southerly
approximately 420 feet to the north right-of way line of Powell Road, and Winslow Court
commencing at the intersection with Cooke Avenue and proceeding southeasterly approxi-
mately 195 feet to its point of termination, and Fuller Court commencing at the intersection
with Howland Park Drive and proceeding westerly approximately 435 feet to its point of ter-
mination, and Belton Court commencing at the intersection of Howland Park Drive and pro-
ceeding northeasterly approximately 240 feet to its point of termination, and Standish Court
commencing at the intersection of Howland Park Drive and proceeding easterly approximate-
ly 495 feet to its point of termination.
That it has further been tentatively determined that the following described lots and parcels of land will specially benefit from
said improvements and will constitute a Special Assessment District against which the cost of said improvement shall be
assessed:
The district limit for frontage along Commons Boulevard, Howland Park Drive, Cooke
Avenue, Hopkins Drive, Winslow Court, Fuller Court, Belton Court, and Standish Court con-
sists of Lots 1 through 130 of Plymouth Commons Subdivision, located in the Southeast ¼ of
Section 30, T.1S, R.8E, of Plymouth Township, Wayne County, Michigan.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the Board of Trustees of the Charter Township of Plymouth shall meet on
Tuesday, February 9, 2016 at 7:00 p.m. at the Plymouth Township Hall, 9955 N. Haggerty Rd, Plymouth, Michigan 48170, for
the purpose of reviewing said proposed Special Assessment District, and hearing objections to the improvement, creation of the
Special Assessment District, and the assessment thereon. All persons may then and there appear and make any objections they
may have to such improvement and assessment. Appearance and protest at the hearing is required in order to appeal the
amount, if any, of the special assessment to the state tax tribunal. An owner or party in interest, or agent thereof, may appear in
person at the hearing, or may file an appearance or protest by letter. All parties or agents appearing in person at the hearing for
purposes of protest should request the appearance be entered into the record of the meeting.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that the estimate of cost and recommendations of the engineer for said pro-
posed Special Assessment District have been filed with the Township and are available for public examination at the office of
the Township Clerk. The estimate of cost of such project is in the approximate amount of $861,200.
PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that periodic redetermination of costs for the proposed Special Assessment
District may be necessary and may be made without further notice to the record owners or parties in interest in the property.
___________________________
Nancy Conzelman
Charter Township of Plymouth
9955 North Haggerty Road
Plymouth, Michigan 48170
(734) 354-3224
Publish:
January 28, 2016
February 4, 2016
PT012116-0024 2.5 x 8.346
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF PLYMOUTH
NOTICE OF THE CLOSE OF REGISTRATION
FOR THE MARCH 8, 2016 PRESIDENTIAL PRIMARY ELECTION
Notice is hereby given to Plymouth Township residents that
February 8, 2016
is the last day to register to vote in order to be
eligible to vote in the March 8, 2016 Presidential Primary Election. The Presidential Primary Election is being held for the pur-
pose of voting for candidates seeking nomination to the office of President of the United States.
Residents of Plymouth Township who are not already registered to vote in Plymouth Township may register at a Secretary of
State Branch Office or State Designated Agency, or by visiting the Clerk's Office at Plymouth Township Hall, 9955 N. Haggerty
Rd., Plymouth, MI, 48170, between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Mail-in registrations post-
marked by February 8, 2016 will also be accepted.
Nancy Conzelman
Plymouth Township Clerk
Publish: January 28, 2016
PT012116-0025 2.5 x 1.992
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF PLYMOUTH
PUBLIC NOTICE
To all residents and other interested parties: Agendas and Minutes for the Charter Township of Plymouth Board of Trustees
Meetings are available for review online at
under Agendas/Minutes and in the Clerk's Office at
Plymouth Township Hall, 9955 N. Haggerty Rd., Plymouth, MI.
Regular Meeting dates in 2016: February 9, March 1, March 15, April 12, April 26, May 17, June 14, July 19, August 9,
September 13, September 27, October 11, October 25, November 15 and December 13.
Special meetings, if any, will occur on Tuesdays, unless otherwise posted. The public is invited and encouraged to attend the
Board of Trustees Meetings.
Nancy Conzelman
Township Clerk
PT012116-0026 2.5 x 1.737
Following
celebrations
throughout the area honoring Dr.
Martin Luther King, Jr. earlier
this month, students across
Northville Public Schools contin-
ued to honor Dr. King's, life and
legacy in a variety of ways
throughout January. The theme
this year for student activities
and initiatives is “Life's most per-
sistent and urgent question is,
'What are you doing for others?'”,
a quote fromDr. King.
Students were not in school
Jan. 18, to mark Martin Luther
King, Jr. Day, but upon their
return to classrooms across the
10 Northville school buildings,
students took time to reflect on
Dr. King's message of peace,
equality and service to others
through teacher-led activities
that included a range of experi-
ences aligned with curriculum
standards that included book
talks; reading and listening to
selected Dr. King speeches; writ-
ing reflections; art projects; shar-
ing poetry and music; research-
ing and reporting on everyday
kids who have made a difference
in the world; playing friendship
games and making kindness
cards to sharewithothers.
Along with classroom lessons,
several buildings also had
school-wide and grade-level
themes planned that reinforce
connections with Dr. King's mes-
sages of peaceful problem-solv-
ing and strengthening communi-
ties through service. At Thornton
Creek Elementary School,
kindergarten through fifth grade
students will wrote about how
they can make a difference in
their community and created an
artistic representation of their
ideas. In addition, Thornton
Creek kindergarteners brain-
stormed and voted on a commu-
nity service project for February
to help those in the community
who are less fortunate. The
entire Thornton Creek school
community honoredDr. King and
Rosa Parks at its school-wide
The Leader in Me assembly in
January.
Meads Mill Middle School
sixth graders viewed the video
“Mighty Times: The Children's
March,” which chronicles the
impact the young people of
Birmingham, Alabama, had on
the civil rights movement and
segregation in 1963. Students
then created a “footprint” in
words and/or a drawing showing
how they can promote social
change today. The footprints will
be shared with parents and
guardians and displayed in the
school's main hallway through
mid-February. Students at the
district's special education center
program at Cooke School viewed
videos, listened to books and par-
ticipated in web-based activities
related to Dr. King's work, and
then brainstormed ways they
could help others, as well as
make connections with those
individuals throughout history
who have devoted their lives to
serving others.
At Northville High School,
Principal Tony Koski reflected
on Dr. King's life and legacy via
morning announcements and
teachers in all social studies
classes incorporated student
activities focused on Dr. King's
message of service to others. In
addition, teachers and students
in all high school classes will
took time to reflect on Dr. King's
contributions to ourworld.
Along with honoring Dr. King's
legacy as a civil rights pioneer,
the high school also hosted an
event for students and the com-
munity recognizing civil rights
leader Fred Korematsu who was
awarded the Presidential Medal
of Freedom in 1998 for his fight
for equal rights for Japanese
Americans during World War II
and throughout his life. Speakers
included Ron Aramaki, from the
University
of
Michigan
Department of American
Culture; Roland Hwang,
Commissioner for the Michigan
Asian Pacific American Affairs
Commission (MAPAAC) and
Adjunct Instructor for the U of M
Department of American Culture
and Mary Kamidoi, former
Rohwer Camp internee. “The
activities that our students and
staff are taking part in, focused
on Dr. King's legacy and the civil
rights movement, go hand-in-
hand with Northville Public
Schools' mission and vision for
all Northville students to become
compassionate, quality contribu-
tors in our 21st century world,”
said Deanna Barash, Northville
assistant superintendent for
instructional services.
“The meaningful ways in
which students, teachers, staff
and our community are giving
thought to and putting into action
the principles taught by Dr. King
are important,” said Northville
Superintendent Mary Kay
Gallagher.
“It is our hope that these
experiences will resonate for our
students beyond this one day and
beyond their classrooms, and
serve as a reminder to all of us in
the Northville community that
the journey toward greater
understanding and respect for
one another is both ongoing and
worthwhile.”
An annual Valentine's Day tradition,
The Butterfly Balls, will take place Feb. 5
and 6 at the Summit on the Park in
Canton.
The annual daddy-daughter dances
will continue from 6:30 until 8:30 p.m. on
Friday and from 2-4 p.m. and 6:30 until
8:30 p.m. onSaturday in the gymnasiumat
theSummit.
“Canton's Butterfly Ball truly offers a
treasured experience where dads and
daughters can create special memories
that they'll cherish forever,” said
Recreation Specialist Jennifer Girard.
“What's also nice about this event is that
grandfathers, big brothers, and other
male rolemodels are alsowelcome.”
Guests will makememories sure to last
a lifetime as they enjoy dancing to age-
appropriate music, refreshments, a spe-
cial butterfly souvenir, and the balloon
drop that caps off the festivities. Keepsake
photos and face painting are available for
an additional cost.
Due to limited space, advance ticket
purchase is required for all ages, and
walk-ins will not be accepted. Tickets,
now on sale, are $10.25 per Canton resi-
dent and $13.25 for non-residents. All
tickets must be purchased in person at
the front desk of the Summit on the Park,
located at 46000 Summit Parkway in
Canton. All dads and daughters require a
ticket regardless of age.
No tickets will be sold after Feb. 1,
without exceptions.
For more information on the event or
ticket sales, contact the Summit on the
Park front desk at (734) 394-5460 or visit
not share just yet.” He did say that eco-
nomic development in the township
including several new restaurants was
very healthy and growing. “We have
some exciting things that are going to be
happening,” he said.
Rotary Clubmembers asked about the
congestion on Ford Road, suggesting a
Warren Road or Cherry Hill exit from I-
275 could provide any help. LaJoy
explained the expense of road repair in
detail and recalled the three trips he has
made to Washington, D.C. in attempts to
obtain federal funds to help with the
FordRoad congestion.
He said all the efforts the township
has made to ease the situation for
motorists have resulted only in the fund-
ing of plans and studies, but no actual
construction.
“We're going to keep going after it,” he
told the clubmembers.
He also discussed the township use of
focus groups to determine needs of resi-
dents and the support he feels the
administration receives from the public.
Overall, he reiterated, while Canton
Township suffered the financial impact
of the recent recession, the township is
now“in very good shape,” he concluded.
State
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