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PLYMOUTH
PLYMOUTH

Safety concerns delay back-to-school plans

The new guidelines for the those safety measures and pro- today, as originally planned.
return to face-to-face learning in cedures will take more time ” April 5 has been proposed as
classrooms issued by the Center than originally scheduled and When we use the term target dates, the date for returning ninth
for Disease Control (CDC) last slow the Safe Start learning through 12th grade students to
week won't move the anticipated timeline the district had initially we're making sure we're first looking at safety... half-day in-person classes.
return date in Plymouth-Canton proposed. Merritt cautioned parents
schools. Hal Heard, director of high and students that these are tar-
Administrators said last week school education for the district, get dates and that safety proto-
that more planning time is nec- said the return to classroom erbates the problems in keeping unique. cols would be the determining
essary to ensure the safety of learning is especially difficult at them safe and distances while The new plan proposed last factor in the return to school
students and teachers. the three high school campus as transitioning between classes. week will delay the start of five- buildings.
Superintendent of Schools educators attempt to maintain Ninth grade students returned day, in-person classes for kinder- “When we use the term target
Monica Merritt told parents and the maintaining of social dis- to the campus for a hybrid ver- garten through fifth grade stu- dates, we're making sure we're
members of the board of educa- tancing for 5,000 10th, 11th and sion of in-person learning earli- dents to March 1, rather than the first looking at safety and achiev-
tion during a meeting last week 12th grade students scheduled to er this month. Feb. 17 date administrators had ing all of the parameters we set
that stringent social-distancing return to full in-person or hybrid “The Plymouth Canton previously slated. The students out to achieve as a district to
protocols along with other safety learning on March 1. Most of Educational Park is like a com- are now attending in-person make sure we can bring students
measures will be implemented these students, he explained, munity college,” he explained classed for four half-days weekly. back safely,” Merritt said. “Our
when students return to class- attend classes in all three build- and noted that the problems in Middle school students will also goal is to achieve 3- feet distanc-
rooms. ings, Plymouth Canton and having students return to the return to full, four-day in person ing as a minimum for instruction
The necessary planning for Salem high schools, which exac- three-building complex are classes on March 1 rather than and 6-feet in the lunchrooms.”

Brrrrrrrrr
Cold temperatures did-
n't deter crowds from
flocking to Plymouth last
weekend to view the 75
or so ice sculptures
installed along down-
town sidewalks. The
39th annual event was
downsized this year
from the usual huge
sculptures in the
Kellogg Park. Other fam-
ily activities and profes-
sional and collegiate ice
carving competitions
were canceled due to
safety precautions. The
smaller, single block
creations, however,
attracted viewers and
families on both
Saturday and Sunday
and was "pretty suc-
cessful" according to
JAF Entertainment
President James
Gietzen, who produced
the event with the help
of local sponsors who
funded the ice carvings
this year. Photos by Dave
Willett

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
NOTICE TO PUBLIC
BOARD OF REVIEW APPOINTMENTS
Notice is hereby given by the undersigned, Michael A. Siegrist, Clerk of the Charter Township of Canton,
County of Wayne, State of Michigan to all residents of the Charter Township of Canton the March Board of Review
will be held in the Canton Township Hall on the first floor, at 1150 S. Canton Center Road.
All persons protesting their assessment must complete petitions prior to appearing to or in writing to the Board of Review. All
petitions must be received in the Assessor's office by March 10, 2021 by 9:00 p.m.

The following is the schedule for March Board of Review.
Monday, March 8th, 2021 Hearings from 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. and 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m.
(Appointments Only)
Tuesday, March 9th, 2021 Hearings from 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
(Appointments Only)
Wednesday, March 10th, 2021 Hearings from 1:00 p.m. - 4:30 p.m. and 6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m.
(Appointments Only)
Please be advised that entry to the building can only be accessed through the front entrance of the Township Hall.
To schedule an appointment or if you have any questions regarding the March Board of Review you may call the Assessor's
Office at 734-394-5111.
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON ACCESS TO PUBLIC MEETINGS: In accordance with the Americans with Disabilities
Act, individuals with disabilities who require special accommodations, auxiliary aids or services to attend/participate at the meet-
ing/hearing should contact Kerreen Conley, Human Resources Manager, at 734-394-5260. Reasonable accommodations can be
made with advance notice. A complete copy of the Access to Public Meetings Policy is available at www.canton-mi.org
Michael A. Siegrist, CLERK
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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 Barb Brouillette, Human
Resources Coordinator, 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 Barb Brouillette, Human Resources Coordinator, 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.
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