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February 27 – March 5, 2014
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The City of Wayne
Recreation Advisory Board is
nowaccepting nominations for
the annual James J. Poplin
DistinguishedServiceAward.
See page 5.
Sandra St. Andre, 50, the
wife of former Romulus Police
Chief Michael St. Andre, was
sentenced last Thursday to 7-
20 years by Circuit Court Judge
Michael Hathaway.
See page 3.
Plymouth Township, again,
is the subject of gossip and
criticism after submitting an
application for state funds full
of inaccurate and outdated
information.
See page 6.
Northville Township offi-
cials appeared cool to the
request of Livonia City Clerk
Terry Marecki for their
endorsement of her for the
WayneCountyCommission.
See page 4.
Members of the Belleville
City Council unanimously
approved a St. Patrick's Day
Party organized by Egan's Irish
Pub that will continue from 7
a.m. March 17 until 2 a.m.
March 18.
See page 3.
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A 76-year-old Westland man
is facing charges of first-degree
murder in the shooting death
of his 72-year-old wife last
Thursday.
See page 5.
Veteran
broadcaster
Raymond Rolak will showcase
historical anecdotes from the
Michigan hockey landscape at
the Canton Public Library
March 2.
See page 2
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A new, $148 million high-tech
manufacturing research institute
to be headquartered in Canton
Township is expected to bring
10,000 jobs to this area and Ohio,
according to an announcement
fromtheUniversity ofMichigan.
The new facility, expected to be
open this spring, will provide jobs
in Michigan and Ohio in the metal
stamping, metalworking, machin-
ing and casting industries, accord-
ing to a college statement. One of
the goals of the institute will be to
add 100 more metal-related engi-
neering professionals per year
and 1,000 more skilled trade work-
ers annually,
The institute is designed to
establish an ecosystem to support
the production of advanced light-
weight metals. It will enable
research and development proj-
ects as well as education and
training programs to prepare the
workforce, according to the uni-
versity.
The Canton-based consortium
will be called LM31 and will bring
togethermakers of aluminum, tita-
nium and high-strength steel with
universities and labs doing
research on new technology. The
consortium includes 60 members
led by EWI, an Ohio-based compa-
ny that specializes in developing
technology for mid to large manu-
facturers in aerospace, automotive
and other industries. Among the
members are Wayne State
University, Michigan State
University, Michigan Tech, the
University of Michigan, ALCOA,
Boeing, General Electric, Honda
North America and Lockheed
Martin.
The federal government will
invest more than $70million in the
research facility during the next
five years and the consortium
partners will provide another $78
million in matching funding. The
The federal government will invest
more than $70 million
in the research facility...
”
See
Jobs,
page 2
Canton chosen for $148 million research lab
Acts of Kindness
Students, officers offer
help to area residents
An application for state fund-
ing submitted by Plymouth
Township in January was riddled
with falsehoods and erroneous
information.
The application for Economic
Vitality Incentive Program (EVIP)
funding is administered through
the Michigan Department of
Treasury and awards funding
based on fulfillment of three cri-
teria-Accountability
and
Transparency, Consolidation of
Services
and
Employee
Compensation.
According to the certification
required by the state, any appli-
cant applying for Consolidation of
Services payment must, among
other criteria, make the plan
available for public viewing in
the clerk's office on posted on a
publicly accessible Internet site.
The township application can be
found at www.plymoutytwp.org
and highlighted the Plymouth
Area Recreation Complex
(PARC) as a new program under
the Consolidation of Services cat-
egory. According to township
records, officials notified the
PARC committee on Nov. 27, 2013
that the municipality would not
be participating in the feasibility
study or the project, contrary to
the filing.
After the second visit of PARC
representatives to a township
trustees meeting Jan. 14, the Nov.
27 decision was confirmed by 5-2
vote of the members of the board.
Township Treasurer Ron
Edwards spoke heatedly follow-
ing the request of PARC repre-
sentatives to join in a feasibility
study and reiterated his determi-
Plymouth Township grant application riddled with errors
Inkster and Wayne may
have found a way to help each
other financially and improve
public safety service in both
communities.
See page 5.
It was the randomact of kindness that kept on
giving.
For the third straight year, members of the
Romulus Police Department participated in
Random Acts of Kindness Week. The first two
years, officers stoppedmotorists driving safely in
Romulus and rewarded them with Subway
restaurant gift cards. This year, during one of the
most snow-filled winters ever, they devised a dif-
ferent randomact of kindness.
Ofc. KeithHaynes invited studentmembers of
the Family Community and Career Leaders of
America (FCCLA) at Romulus High School to
join officers in shoveling snow at the homes of
residentswho couldnot do it themselves.
FCCLA is a nonprofit national career and
technical student organization for young men
andwomen. Members' goals are tomake a differ-
ence in families, careers and communities.
Five students volunteered: seniors Gabrielle
Miller, Alyx Johnson, Dionshay Baker and Taryn
Garrison and junior Sarah Wadsworth. Teaming
up with them were Haynes, Sgt. Roger Salwa,
Cpl. Matt Krol andOfc. DavidBrooks.
The nine drove to homes, grabbed snow shov-
els and did their best to clear driveways and
sidewalks that had been packed down due to
weeks and months of snow, adding rock salt
where necessary. Residents who benefited
included senior citizens, military veterans and
others recommended to Haynes by area mail
carriers.
“It's refreshing to get out and serve the people
in incidents where there are no victims and no
Romulus resident Jerry Edwards, was delighted when police officers and volunteer students
showed up at his door to shovel snow during Random Acts of Kindness in the city. Ofc.Keith
Haynes (left), Taryn Garrison, Cpl. Matt Krol, Sarah Wadsworth, Sgt. Roger Salwa, Edwards, Ofc.
David Brooks, Alyx Johnson and Dionshay Baker took a break for a photo.
Photos by Roger Kadav
Cpl. Matt Krol (left), Ofc. David Brooks and
Ofc. Keith Haynes shovel the heavy snow off a
driveway during Random Acts of Kindness in
Romulus.
Volunteer students Dionshay Baker (left),
Taryn Garrison, Gabrielle Miller and Sarah
Wadsworth shoveled snow and ice during
Random Acts of Kindness in Romulus.
See
Grant,
page 4
Northville Township voters will
be asked to approve 1.550 mill tax
hike inNovember.
Northville Township trustees
approved the ballot question last
week, citing an anticipated $2.1
shortfall in the township budget
next year.
The proposal calls for an addi-
tional dedicated millage of 1.550
mills for the next 7 years of which
1.250 mills would be designated for
public safety and 0.300 mills for
parks-recreation and senior adult
services. If the millage is approved,
a homeowner with a $400,000 home
would see an increase of $310 annu-
ally, according to Township
Financial Manager Marina
Neumaier. She explained that the
new millage total of 7.1250 mills
would replace the existing voted
millage of 5.5750 mills which
expired in 2013 and would raise
approximately $13,071,000 the first
year.
Neumaier said the anticipated
budget shortfall was caused as the
taxable value of homes in the town-
ship dropped 13.8 percent between
2007 and 2013 which resulted in a
reduction of property revenue of
$300,000 per mill. That was a $1.5
million loss in revenue for the pub-
lic safety fund. The actual 2014 tax-
able value for the township will be
See
Kindness,
page 3
If the millage is approved, a homeowner
with a $400,000 home would see
an increase of $310 annually...
”
Northville Township to seek public safety millage
See
Millage,
page 4