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February 9, 2012

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON

NOTICE TO PUBLIC

BOARD OF REVIEWAPPOINTMENTS

Notice is hereby given by the undersigned, Terry G. Bennett, Clerk of the Charter Township of Canton, County of Wayne, State of

Michigan to all residents of the Charter Township of Canton: that all persons protesting their assessment must complete petitions prior

to appearing before the Board. A personal appearance is not required. All petitions must be received in the Assessor's office by March

15, 2012 at 5:00 p.m.

The Board of Review will be held in the Canton Township Hall on the first floor, at 1150 S. Canton Center Road. Entry into the build-

ing can be accessed through the front doors of Township Hall. Please come prepared, as an eight (8) minute limit before the Board will

be strictly adhered to.

The following is the schedule for March Board of Review.

Tuesday, March 6, 2012

Organizational Meeting - 4:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

(No Appointments)

Monday, March 12, 2012

Hearings from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

(Appointments Only)

Tuesday, March 13, 2012

Hearings from 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

(Appointments Only)

Wednesday, March 14, 2012

Hearings from 1:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.

(Appointments Only)

Thursday, March 15, 2012

Hearings from 9:00 a.m. - 2:00 p.m.

(Appointments Only)

Please be advised that on Tuesday, March 13 after 5:00 p.m. and Wednesday, March 14 after 5:00 p.m. entry to the building can only be

accessed through the front entrance of the Township Hall.

If you have any questions regarding the March Board of Review, you may call Courtney Dugger, Secretary to the Board of Review

(734) 394-5111.

TERRY G. BENNETT, CLERK

Charter Township of Canton Township

Publish: Journal

February 9th, 16th, 23rd

EC020912-0512 2.5 x 4.675

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, March 1, 2012 for the following:

TREE PLANTING PROGRAM SPRING 2012

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 2/9/2012

EC020912-0509 2.5 x 1.959

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 23, 2012 for the following:

RENTAL OF LIBERTY FEST TENTS, TABLES & CHAIRS

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 2/9/2012

EC020912-0511 2.5 x 2.072

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:

WELL PUMP, IRRIGATION & EMERGENCYWATER SYSTEM INSTALLATION

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 02/9/2012

EC020912-0510 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: February 9, 2012

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Retention pond warning

issued by township

Friends of Rouge seek

Frog Hunt volunteers

Golf course is recognized

Dr. King artwork on exhibit

Get reel?

Film festival entries sought

Canton Public Safety officials have issued

a warning to residents about the use of

“frozen” detention ponds for recreational

activities suchaswalking or skating.

“By their very nature, detention ponds are

designed to regulate storm water runoff, and

unlike a natural pond, Their water levels can

fluctuate significantly,” said Fire Chief Tim

Dunn. “You can actually have a layer of ice

on top, and a gap of no water directly under-

neath,” he added.

Detention ponds in Canton range from

approximately 3 to 8 feet in depth, with one

recorded at 10-12 feet deep.

Canton firefighters annually train for ice

water rescues using the department's buoy-

ant “Mustang Ice Commander” suits

designed for icy, cold water rescues.

Firefighters practice in local detention

ponds by cutting through the ice and going

into thewater, pulling out awaiting partner.

Residents should consider all ice unsafe

due to variables that cannot be seen, such as

thickness, deterioration, cracks andholes.

“Ice that is 3 inches thick in one area may

only be½-inch thick just

a few steps away due to water currents,

depthor objects underneath,” saidDunn.

Additional information on ice safety is

available at www.cantonpublicsafety.org.

Friends of the Rouge is looking for volun-

teers who want to survey local wetlands for

frogs and toads.

Volunteers learn how to recognize eight

different calls that can be commonly heard in

spring and are assigned a nearby area to sur-

vey by listening for the calls.

Interested volunteers need to pre-register

for one of four training workshops in March.

Children 5 and older are welcome when

accompanied by a participating adult and

people are encouraged to sign up as a family

or team. Surveys must be done within the

Rouge River watershed and survey blocks are

assigned as close to volunteers as possible.

According to Sally Petrella who manages

the survey "Learning to identify which type of

frog or toad makes each sound is what volun-

teers most often report they enjoy about the

survey. It is a skill that makes spring more

enjoyable." The survey has been conducted

since 1998 and results are used to track the

health of local wetlands. Wetlands are critical

to thehealthof theRougeRiver.

Workshops are planned from 10 a.m. until

noon March 3 at Plymouth Township Hall,

9955 North Haggerty Road, Plymouth; from 7-

9 p.m. Tuesday, March 6 at Summit on the

Park, Walnut Room, 46000 Summit Parkway,

Canton; from 10 a.m. until noon Saturday

March 10 at the Livonia Civic Center Library,

32777 Five Mile Road, Livonia and from 10

a.m. until noon Saturday, March 17 at

Bloomfield Township Hall, 4200 Telegraph,

BloomfieldTownship.

Friends of the Rouge is a 501c3 non-profit

organization dedicated to promoting restora-

tion and stewardship of the Rouge River

ecosystem through education, citizen involve-

ment and other collaborative efforts, for the

purpose of improving the quality of life for the

people, plants, and animals of the watershed.

The Rouge River covers 466 square miles in

three counties and 42 communities in the

metropolitan Detroit area. Additional infor-

mation at www.therouge.org

Artwork and essays created by Northville

Public Schools students honoring the life and

legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., will be

on display at the Northville District Library

through the end of February. The display is

located on the lower level in the open area

adjacent to themain stairway at the library.

In classrooms across all 11 Northville

school buildings, students and teachers took

the opportunity on Dr. Martin Luther King,

Jr. Day, Jan. 16, to reflect on Dr. King's mes-

sage of peace and equality.

“Every day in our community and in our

schools we do our best to follow in Dr. King's

footsteps and live by the principles he

taught,” said Lynne Mossoian, director of

Special Services for Northville Public

Schools.

“Our sincere thanks to the Northville

District Library for helping us to share this

inspiring student work with the entire com-

munity,” she said.

After a successful premiere of Reel

Michigan 2011, theNorthville Art House and

charity partner Northville Civic Concern

will present the second annual Reel

MichiganFilmFestival, June 23.

Reel Michigan is now accepting

Michigan-made or Michigan-themed short

films (25 minutes or less, including credits)

as a part of the Northville Arts and Acts

event planned for June 22-24..

Reel Michigan will accept films from all

genres, from student films to the experimen-

tal. Industry speakers and workshops will

also be part of ReelMichigan 2012.

There will be an after party where atten-

dees canmingle with local filmmakers, meet

the crew from Northville Civic Concern and

watch as awards are given out for the best

films in several categories.

All interested parties must sign and date

form and include it with their DVD entry in

aDVDcase.

Filmswill include any project filmedwith

any type of camera and includes digitally

made films. All entriesmust be submitted on

aDVDonly.

More information is available at

ReelMichigan@gmail.com.

Submisisons should be sent to: Reel

Michigan, c/o Northville Art House, 215 W.

Cady St. Northville, MI 48167

There is a $15 entry fee for films submit-

ted by April 23. Films submitted between

April 24 and 27 will be subject to a late-entry

fee of $20. No entries will be accepted after

April 27. the fee for student filmmakers is

$10 and the late entry fee for students is $15.

Students must submit a copy of their current

student IDwith their entry package.

Checks or money orders should be

payable to Northville Art House. All entry

fees are non-refundable.

Pheasant Run Golf Club has received

recognition from The Professional Golfers

Association of America (PGA) as one of Play

Golf America's Top 100 Performers of 2011.

Across the country, numerous golf facilities

participated in Play Golf America Days last

year coordinated by The PGA of America, a

national organization of more that 27,000

PGA Professionals who are the recognized

experts in growing, teaching and managing

the game of golf.

Play Golf America is a growth of the game

initiative implemented by the PGA.

Numerous programswere designed to create

and foster the game through an affordable

and accessible structure. Pheasant Run con-

ducts many of these programs including

Women's Golf Month (June) and Family Golf

Month (July) which offer low cost solutions to

those looking to get involved in the game.

Free weekly clinics accompany these two

programs and are open to anyone looking to

either begin or enhance their golfing careers.