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February 13, 2014
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
13, 2014 at 4:30 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 4, 2014
Organizational Meeting - 3:30 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
(No Appointments)
Monday, March 10, 2014
Hearings from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m.
(Appointments Only)
Tuesday, March 11, 2014
Hearings from 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
(Appointments Only)
Wednesday, March 12, 2014
Hearings from 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
(Appointments Only)
Thursday, March 13, 2014
Hearings from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. 4:30 p.m.
(Appointments Only)
Please be advised that on Tuesday, March 11 after 4:30 p.m. and Wednesday, March 12 after 4:30 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 Jamie Rohraff, Secretary to the Board of Review (734)
394-5111.
TERRY G. BENNETT, CLERK
Charter Township of Canton Township
Publish: The Eagle
February 13th, 20th, 27th 2014
EC021314-0875 2.5 x 4.645
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, March 13, 2014 for the following:
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT SERVICE PROVIDER
Proposals may be picked up at the Finance & 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 02/13/2014
EC021314-0876 2.5 x 1.983
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:
Gwyn Belcher, ADA Coordinator
Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton Center Road
Canton, MI 48188
(734) 394-5260
Published: February 13, 2014
EC021314-0874 2.5 x 1.557
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 27, 2014 for the following:
MOWINGAND LAWN CARE MAINTENANCE
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 02/13/2014
EC021314-0879 2.5 x 1.983
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 27, 2014 for the following:
ROOFING CONSULTANT SERVICES
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 02/13/2014
EC021314-0878 2.5 x 1.983
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 27, 2014 for the following:
2014 GASOLINE & DIESEL FUEL
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 02/13/2014
EC021314-0877 2.5 x 1.983
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ELLEVILLE
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OMULUS
3 firefighters promoted to new ranks in Romulus
Three Romulus firefighters have been
promoted.
Kevin Krause has been promoted to
deputy fire chief. Timothy Rhoton and
Matthew Wilhide have each been promoted
to the rank of lieutenant.
The moves were announced recently by
Mayor LeRoy D. Burcroff and Public Safety
Director John Leacher in a ceremony in the
Romulus CityCouncil chambers.
The promotions follow the news that the
Fire Department was awarded $729,465 from
the Staffing for Adequate Fire and
Emergency Response (SAFER) program, a
grant that helps departments hire firefight-
ers they need to protect their communities.
The funds are provided by the Assistance to
Firefighters Grant Program of the Federal
Emergency Management Agency, a part of
theDepartment ofHomelandSecurity.
Burcroff announced that the city plans to
use the funds to hire three full-time firefight-
ers and three part-time firefighters.
In conjunction with the new hires,
Burcroff said the promotions make a great
fire department even better. He said that key
promotions and adding new firefighters bol-
ster fire service in the city and “put our fire
department in a position to better serve the
community.”
Leacher agreed the goal is to provide the
best customer service to taxpayers. He said a
new deputy chief and two new lieutenants
will have additional duties and responsibili-
ties. The promotions also create the ability to
providemore direct supervision over the fire
suppression part of the fire department,
while putting people in place to review poli-
cies and procedures, accountability, expecta-
tions, standards of conduct and public out-
reach, among other areas - similar to the
changes in recent years in the police depart-
ment.
“It gives us the opportunity to examine
where we're at, what we do and why we do
it,” Leacher said. “If it doesn't make sense,
we're not going to do it. This is our direction
from city hall: how do we now take the fire
department and really redefine areas we're
good at and find new ways to focus on cus-
tomer service.”
Newly-appointed Deputy Fire Chief
Krause has been with the fire department
since 2002. He served four months as a paid-
on-call firefighter before getting hired full
time. Before getting into firefighting, Krause
served as an Armymedic and then as a para-
medic with the private firm Community
EMS. He earned two associates degrees: one
in EMS from Oakland Community College; a
second in fire technology from Schoolcraft
College. He has completed all three levels of
officer training at Schoolcraft.
Prior to Krause's promotion, he was the
EMS coordinator and safety officer and rep-
resented the firefighters' union. He also is a
partner inBadDay Tactical, a firearms train-
ing company that also provides CPRand first
aid training. Krause and his wife, Michelle,
are the parents of two sons.
“It's exciting,” Krause said. “I'm very, very
thankful for the opportunity and humbled at
the same time. I can't wait to get to work. I've
got a lot to do.”
Rhoton is the senior firefighter in the city
with 22 years of service. The Romulus native
also began as a paid-on-call firefighter before
going full time. In 2006, as a veteran firefight-
er, Rhoton earned his paramedic's license - a
move that impresseddepartment officials.
Rhotonwasworking as a long-timewelder
when he was introduced to the department
by newWilhide's uncle - and a career change
was born. Rhoton said the most important
thing about being a firefighter is helping peo-
ple out, but he also was attracted by the big
red fire trucks. He said he has always
worked where he has been needed in the
department.
Rhoton and his wife of 38 years. Cindy.
have two daughters and five grandchildren.
Wilhide is a third-generationmember of a
firefighting family. His late grandfather, John
N. Wilhide, Jr., was the first full-time
Romulus fire chief, serving from1974 to 1996.
His uncle, the late Noel Douglas “Doug”
Wilhide, served 17 years with the fire depart-
ment. And his father, Mark Wilhide, served
30 years as a firefighter, first in Romulus and
then in Westland, where he retired. For 14
years, MarkWilhide has served as a member
of the Romulus Police Fire Safety
Commission and he is currently chairman of
the group.
Matthew Wilhide was hired as a paid-on-
call firefighter in Romulus in 2001 when he
was just 18 years old and right out of high
school. He completed EMT and fire training
at the same time at Schoolcraft College and
the Life Support Training Institute, respec-
tively. For the last 11 years, he has served as a
full-time firefighter in the city and has com-
pleted a “plethora of training.”
For three years, Wilhide served as amem-
ber of the Downriver HAZMAT Team and he
also served as a member of the Wayne
County Urban Search and Rescue Team. He
was part of the unit that responded to such
tragedies as a building collapse in Wayne
and a tornado inMonroe.
A Romulus native, Wilhide and his wife,
Lauren, are the parents of two children.
Burcroff called the promotion ceremony
“a good positive day in the City of Romulus.”
The mayor has close ties to the fire depart-
ment. His late father was a volunteer fire-
fighter. As a member of the City Council,
Burcroff served as a member of the commis-
sion that formed the full-time Fire
Department.
Lt. Matthew Wilhide (left), Deputy Fire Chief Kevin Krause and Lt. Timothy Rhoton were
recently promoted to their new ranks in the Romulus Fire Department.
Photo by Roger Kadau
Township will pay sidewalk cost
While the Van Buren Township
Downtown Development Authority (DDA)
has agreed to pay $17,000 toward the instal-
lation of sidewalks on the Tucker Insurance
property, the board members denied a
request to fund part of thewatermain instal-
lation at the site.
The insurance agency is planning to con-
struct a 5,700 square-foot building on the
property located on the I-94 service drive.
The new building will house the Tucker
offices and a future tenant.
The request for township financial
involvement in the sewer project came from
Wayde Hoppe, the architect working on the
new Tucker building. He asked the DDA
board to pay a portion of the cost of installing
a new sewer system to reach the building.
The township water department has already
agreed to pay $25,000 for 250 feet of sewer
line necessary to connect to the border of the
Tucker property.
Hoppe said that the sewer line would be
complete a loop, improving thewater quality
for those living on Dewitt Road. The sewer
line continues along Dewitt up to Jeanette
Avenue.
“We believe that the DDA has funds set
aside for development within the right of
way, and that's what we are doing, we're try-
ing to improve the right of way area,” said
Hoppe,. “This site will be visible from the
highway, when you are getting on the high-
way and as you are coming down the high-
way. It is kind of a gateway site as well. It
matters toVanBuren.”
The cost of the water main project is esti-
mated at $90,000.
Hook tragedy. Kellogg lived in the village
of Sandy Hook for 35 years. They viewed
the book as a celebration of life and a trib-
ute to the qualities that make each person
unique.
After the book was read at Wick
Elementary School and the snowflakes
were unveiled, several fifth-grade mem-
bers of theWick Student Council and class
representatives talked their memories of
the fateful day when Lanza took a gun into
school and shot the children and staff
before shooting himself.
Students
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Alligator art
Last Saturday, the
Belleville Area Council for
the Arts (BACA) and the
Bayou Grill hosted the
"Alligator Artists Kids Club
at the Bayou Grill" during
which artists Becky Hasen
and Angelica Renaud led
the students through two
different make and take
projects with a Valentine's
Day theme. Heart shaped fishes and Valentine colored necklaces and bracelets were
created by the youngsters who were also treated to personal pizzas. The next meet-
ing of the "Alligator Artists Kids Club at the Bayou Grill" will take place from noon until
2 p.m. March 1. Pre-register by cal l ing (734) 697-2300 or by emai l ing
bayou.grill@att.net. All project materials are provided by BACA. Pre-registration is not
required, but is appreciated.