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Audit of golf course OK’d
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03. Cards of Thanks
04. Monuments
& Cemetery Plots
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exist…they know they don't exist because
they didn't create them back when it was
their job to do so…”
Official records show just days before
he sent the instructional email, Price reg-
istered with the State of Michigan as a
Lobbyist Agent employed by M and B
Consulting, LLC, 9613 Tennison, a
Plymouth Township Limited Liability
Corp. located at the same address of
record as Price's residence. According to
the Michigan Department of Licensing
and Regulatory Affairs, the firm was dis-
solved in 2015.
“It's an intentional waste of our time,
and a certain waste of taxpayers' money,”
Vorva said. “It's just silly.”
One request reads, “…copies of all
correspondence, documents, emails,
budget items, contracts and their time
cards in regard to the hiring and ongoing
employment of the following employees,
Sandy Groth, Susan Brams and Amy
Hammye.”
Groth is the new deputy clerk and
Brams is Supervisor Kurt Heise's secre-
tary. Hammye is the incumbent deputy
treasurer appointed by former Treasurer
Ron Edwards. Conzelman is said to have
overtly objected to the salary amount
offered to Vorva's deputy. Conzelman's
deputy clerk was not reappointed after
the election. Brams and Groth were both
newhires.
According to a TV news report last
week, Conzelman filed a complaint with
the state Attorney General and then con-
tacted the news station over a purported
technical error she alleges occurred
when the new township board adopted
the 2017 budget, one prepared by
Edwards and the previous board of
trustees. Conzelman claimed the new
board failed to have a formal public
hearing on the budget, a state require-
ment.
Conzelman defended her actions in an
online post saying she asked for payroll
information to clarify the claim of Groth
that she was not paid “an illegal amount
ofmoney.”
“I, like every citizen, have every right
to FOIA any township information I
want,” she posted.
Conzelman and Edwards were cap-
tured on surveillance video in township
hall shredding documents and removing
bags of items for nearly 24 hours on their
last day in office. Vorva and other new
officials, including Heise and Treasurer
Mark Clinton, confirmed that they were
greeted with empty file folders and miss-
ing financial and other necessary records
during their first weeks in office.
“This why Americans are disgusted
by politics...the campaign is over, it's time
to move on,” Heise said. Vorva told the
audience at the recent trustees' meeting
that he had taken action and met with
the police chief on thematter.
“To conspire amongst themselves…is
not right.” Vorva said.
Members of the Plymouth Township
Board of Trustees have agreed to a foren-
sic financial audit of the losses at Hilltop
Golf Course. A representative from
Plante-Moran attended the regular meet-
ing of the trustees last week to answer
questions about the procedures involved
in performing a detailed financial audit at
the township-owned facility.
The golf course has been operating at a
loss for several years and township offi-
cials discussed the need for a complete
audit of the finances and operations dur-
ing a study session two weeks ago. After
hearing a report from Treasurer Mark
Clinton which noted that the 18-hole
course operated at a loss of $108,000 last
year, trustees agreed that such an audit
was necessary.
Supervisor Kurt Heise, who promised
such an audit during his campaign for
office, said that the townshipwas “wasting
a lot of money” and that “solid financial
numbers” were necessary to determine
the future of the golf course.
Currently, the golf course on Powell
Road east of Beck near Plymouth
Township Park, is managed by Billy
Casper Golf. Under that management
since 2011, the golf course has not shown a
profit during the past six years. The audit
for last year is expected to cost less than
$5,000, according to Plante Moran partner
MartinOlejnik.
Trustee John “Jack” Dempsey told the
board members he would favor a motion
for a formal audit be made before the
board members for a vote. Heise agreed
but noted that the estimated amount was
under the limit required for board
approval.
The contract with Billy Casper has
another two years until expiration and
pays the management company 11 per-
cent of the annual gross revenue at
Hilltop, between $1 and $600,000, with 1
percent increases as gross revenue
increases to a maximum of 15 percent if
revenue is $800,001 or more. The compa-
nywas paid approximately $87,000 in 2015
while on a different compensation plan.
Revenue that year was reported at
$709,000 in the township audit.
Last Tuesday, board members asked
the Plante Moran representative if the
problem financial areas were “poor
accounting practices or fraudulent activi-
ty.” Heise read a list of charges only
recently submitted by Billy Casper, Inc.
The invoice, dated Aug. 5, 2016, was for
expenses incurred at the “July 4 VIP
Party” hosted by former Treasurer Ron
Edwards and included: beer, $296,
Northern Haserot Tenderloin Steaks,
$1,614; salmon, $1,149; entertainment,
$400 and the chef, $500.
“This is the type of shenanigans we're
faced with,” Heise said. “How long has
this been going on? Every day we find
stuff like this.”
township stationery by the town-
ship staff, on township time,
placed businesses and vendors
in an uncomfortable situation.
He had previously remarked
that the tactic was damaging to
the reputation and image of the
community.
Heise added that the optics of
the “elites” adorned with flower
leis dining on prime rib while
the “commoners” sat on the hill
to watch the show “hurts our
image as awelcoming and inclu-
sive community.”
The $41,500 spent last year
with a fireworks contractor was
raised entirely by solicitation of
township businesses. Heise
cited charges from a $4,721.61
invoice recently submitted by
golf course contractor, Billy
Casper, Inc.
The invoice, dated just after
the August Primary election,
was for the July 4 VIP party and
included charges for keg beer,
$296, Northern Haserot
Tenderloin Steaks, $1,614;
Salmon, $1,149; entertainment,
$400 and the chef, $500, among
other expenditures.
Rita Gajewski whose home
backs to the township park told
the officials she's “had enough of
the problems” the event causes
including trash, illegal parking,
people coming into her yard and
fireworks landing on her home
and grass. She claimed that last
year, the eighth year her family
has lived in the home, was the
worst.
“We had to turn on our sprin-
kler system because of the fire-
works landing on our (dry) grass.
People parked everywhere, it
was awful,” she said.
Police Chief TomTiderington
commented that every year the
fireworks display has grown and
has become increasingly more
difficult tomanage safely.
“It's too large for a residential
neighborhood. I'mnot for having
fireworks at that location. It's not
safe. Kids are running back and
forth across Ann Arbor Trail.
This is something I can't sup-
port,” Tiderington told the
trustees.
Fire Chief Dan Phillips con-
curred with Tiderington and
said the problem fire depart-
ment personnel have in an
emergency is the number of
parked cars and access.
“In past years we spent thou-
sands to water the grass in the
golf course just prior to the
event to keep it wet,” he said.
Heise said he would take the
issue before the board for a vote
if a sponsor should come for-
ward to fund the event.
“If we are to continue the
fireworks, we need a sponsor
and I've talked to some of our
businesses, We need a line item
501(c)3, for example Plymouth
Community Fireworks fund, but
so far no one is interested. They
could put their name on it. We'll
keep the door open,” he said.
Trustee Chuck Curmi said he
did not favor continuing the fire-
works. He saidhewas aware the
City of Plymouth has a DDA
(Downtown
Development
Authority) to support entertain-
ment costs, which is helpful to
the downtown.
“It's not our job to entertain
people,” Curmi said.
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CITY OF WESTLAND
2017 MARCH BOARD OF REVIEW
The City of Westland Board of Review will be conducting the 2017 March Board of Review and will convene in the City Council
Chambers at 36300 Warren Road, Westland, Michigan 48185.
The regular Board of Review schedule is as follows:
ORGANIZATIONTAL MEETING: Tuesday, March 7, 2017, 9:30 a.m.
APPEAL HEARINGS BY APPOINTMENTS ONLY
Monday, March 13, 2017 from 1:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Tuesday, March 14, 2017 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Wednesday, March 15, 2017 from 9:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
MAIL-IN APPEALS REVIEW ONLY
Thursday, March 16, 2017 from 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
Other hearing dates and times may be scheduled as needed. Hearings are by appointment only. COMPLETED 2017 BOARD OF
REVIEW PETITIONS ARE NECESSARY, and must be submitted to the Assessor's Office, prior to your appointment. The dead-
line for submitting petitions for all persons wishing to appeal in person before the Board of Review is Wednesday, March 15,
2017.
A resident or non-resident taxpayer may file a petition with the Board of Review without the requirement of a personal appear-
ance by the taxpayer or a representative. An agent must have written authority to represent the owner and it must be submitted
to the Board of Review on the form prescribed by the assessor's office. Written petitions must be received by Wednesday, March
15, 2017 to be reviewed by the Board. Postmarks are not accepted.
Copies of the notices stating the dates and times of the meetings will be posted and published in the local newspaper.
All Board of Review meetings are open meetings in compliance with the "Open Meetings Act".
If you have any questions or concerns, please contact the Assessor's Office at (734) 467-3160.
Richard LeBlanc, CMC
City Clerk
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