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March is Reading Month celebrated at library
Museum lecture series set
Spring Fashion show planned
CITY OF ROMULUS
PLANNING COMMISSION
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING
Top Shelf Rezoning
Inkster Road south of Eureka
Notice is hereby given that the City of Romulus will hold a public hearing at 7:00 p.m. on Monday,
March 20, 2017 for the purpose of considering a proposed amendment to the City of Romulus
Zoning Map to rezone property from the current designation of R-1A, Single-family Residential
District to C-1, Local Business District. The Planning Commission has set the public hearing to con-
sider a request to rezone Parcel # 80-141-99-0010-701 to C-1, Local Business since it includes a por-
tion of the Top Shelf retail center.
The public hearing will be held at the Romulus City Hall Council Chambers, 11111 Wayne Road,
Romulus MI 48174-1485.
All interested parties are encouraged to attend and will be given an opportunity to comment on said
request. Written comments may be submitted and should be addressed to Carol Maise, City Planner,
Economic Development Department, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, MI 48174-1485.
Ellen Craig-Bragg, City Clerk
City of Romulus, Michigan
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CITY OF ROMULUS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
RFP 16/17-22 2017 DDA EVENT/CONCERT PRODUCTION FIRM FOR
"SOUNDS IN DOWNTOWN" AND PUMPKIN FESTIVAL
The City of Romulus, Michigan on behalf of the Romulus Downtown Development Authority, is
seeking proposals from qualified event and concert production firms to manage, produce and to pro-
vide all the sound engineering, sound and lighting equipment needed for and all personnel required
for its operation and to contract with all musical entertainment for the "Sounds in Downtown" free
summer concert series and for the three day annual Romulus DDA Pumpkin Festival.
(1) Qualified firms wishing to submit proposals must use the forms provided by the City. RFP forms
and specifications may be obtained by visiting the MITN system @
(2) Three (3) copies of the proposal must be submitted in sealed envelopes and delivered to the
City
Clerk's Office
no later than 2:30 P.M., local time, Tuesday, March 21, 2017. Proposals should be
submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed using the proposal label provided herein
(3) At approximately 2:45, local time all timely received proposals are to be publicly opened and
read.
(4) The City reserves the right to reject all proposals and to waive irregularities.
(5) The City reserves the right to postpone the opening without notification and also reserves the
right to reject all bids and proposals and to waive irregularities.
(6) Proposals may not be withdrawn for a period of sixty (60) calendar days after the published date
for submitting proposals.
(7) The successful Company will be required to submit proof of all insurance required by the RFP
documents and all required endorsements.
(8) For additional information contact Lynn A, Conway, City of Romulus, Purchasing Director, by
calling (734) 955-4568 or by emailing
.
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CITY OF ROMULUS
2017 BOARD OF REVIEW
To the taxpayers of the City of Romulus: The Board of Review will meet in the Romulus City Hall,
Council Chambers, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, MI 48174 on the following dates and times by
APPOINTMENT ONLY
for the purpose of reviewing the assessment roll. Please come prepared,
as a ten (10) minute time limit before the Board will be strictly adhered to.
March 13, 2017:
9:00 am to 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
March 14, 2017:
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm & 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
March 15, 2017:
9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Residents and Non-Residents may appeal by (1) making an appointment to appear before the Board
OR
(2) in writing (personal appearance is not required). The Board of Review MUST receive all
written appeals/documentation no later than March 15, 2017 at 12:00 pm.
Property owners may appoint and authorize a representative to appear on their behalf. According to
Ordinance, all Representatives or Agents MUST submit an original, notarized, current proof of
authorization to act on behalf of the property owner as a prerequisite to appeal to the Board of
Review.
To schedule an appointment to appeal to the March Board of Review, please call the City of Romulus
Department of Assessment at 734. 942.7520.
For the purpose of addressing clerical errors, mutual mistakes of fact, poverty exemptions, veteran's
exemptions, and principal residence exemptions, the Board of Review will meet in the Romulus City
Hall, Council Office, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, MI 48174 on:
July 18, 2017:
9:30 am
December 12, 2017:
9:30 am
All Board of Review meetings are open meetings in compliance with the “Open Meetings Act”.
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March is Reading Month and
the Romulus Public Library has
several special programs
planned to interest readers of all
ages.
Under way now is the BINGO
game and cards are now avail-
able at the library. Readers can
turn in their completed BINGO
card by March 31 to be eligible
for the grand prize drawing. The
library is also sponsoring the Get
Caught Reading event this month
- participants can take a picture
of someone reading or have
someone take a picture of them
reading and send it to the library.
Photos will be displayed on the “I
Got Caught Reading”wall.
Other programs include:
Monday, March 6 at 6:30 p.m.-
GardenClubSpeaker
The Romulus Garden Club
will be hosting a speaker.
Tuesday, March 7 at 6:30 p.m.
Rufus theDufus' Juggling Show is
planned. Rufus the Dufus is back
with a comic program sure to
amaze audiences.
Monday, March 13 at 7p.m.-
Second Monday Book Club mem-
bers will meet to discuss “The
100-Year-Old Man Who Climbed
Out
the
Window
and
Disappeared” by Jonas Jonassan.
Tuesday, March 14 at 6:30 p.m.
Crosswinds Marsh will present a
live animal program. Jennifer
Panek will be at the library to
read aloud about the marshlands
and she will bring along some of
hermarshland friends.
Thursday, March 16 at 6 p.m.
Healthy Living Workshop. Dr.
TravisDockery fromTrueHealth
Chiropractic in Romulus will be
sharing information on nutrition,
exercise, and pain management
for healthy living. This event is
one of two identical programs -
the other is scheduled for
Saturday, April 8.
Monday, March 20 at 6:30 p.m.-
Garden Club planning meeting is
scheduled. Members of the
Romulus Garden Club will be
discussing gardening topics and
planning community outreach
for the upcoming growing season.
Tuesday, March 21 at 6:30 p.m.
The Storytellers, Build a Better
World with Music and Stories
program is planned. The story-
tellers will be at the library with
a hands-on, interactive program
that combines stories andmusic.
Tuesday, March 21 at 10:30
a.m. Senior Book Club members
will meet to discuss “Ruby” by
Cynthia Bond and “The Valley of
Amazement” by Amy Tan. The
Senior Book Club meets at the
Senior Center onBibbins Street.
Saturday, March 25 at 1:30
p.m. ESL Conversation Group
(English as a Second Language)
residents will meet to practice
English in a comfortable, infor-
mal setting. This group will be
meeting every fourth Saturday at
1:30 p.m. at the Romulus Public
Library.
Tuesday, March 27 at 4 p.m.
Anime Club members will meet
to watch, eat, craft, and talk
manga/anime. Cosplay is wel-
come and the meeting is open to
all ages..
Tuesday, March 27 at 6:30 p.m.
Literacy event - Books, BINGO,
and More. The library is partner-
ing with the Guidance Center
and the Recreation Department
for this program. There will be
snacks, crafts, prizes, andmore.
Tuesday, March 28 at 6:30 p.m.
Storyteller Jenifer Strauss will
present “Every Family has a
Story”including stories of her
own and tips/tricks for becoming
storytellers.
Wednesdays - March 1, 8, and
15 at 10:30 a.m. Parent/Child
InteractiveStoryTime:
The library is partnering with
the Guidance Center for a story
time focused on early literacy.
There will be playing, stories,
crafts, and snacks. Ages 4 and
under; older siblings are wel-
come.
Adult Literacy Program volun-
teers are being sought including
tutors and learners. Volunteers
should be able to commit 2 hours
per week. For more information,
call the library.
Adult One-on-One Computer
Tutoring
Call the library to schedule a
30 minute appointment. Library
staff can assist with computer
basics, Internet, email and word
processing.
All programs subject to
change. No registration is
required for any programs,
unless specified and all pro-
grams are free, stressed library
officials.
The library is located at 11121
Wayne Road in Romulus. For
more information, call (734) 942-
7589 or access
-
lus.lib.mi.us.
The Belleville Historical Museum will
host the Third Thursday Lecture Series
again this spring.
The lectures all begin at 6 p.m. and
pizza and refreshments are provided.
Admission for Belleville Historical
Society members is free and admission is
$5 for non-members.
Upcoming lectures will take place
March 16 when the topic will be the Story
of the Dodge Brothers by Russell Dore;
Tri-Community Civil War Heroes, April
20; Sauk Trail/The Old Chicago Road/US
12 Part II, May 18 with John Geisler and
The Alaskan Inside Passage with the Al
andDaveEicher on June 15.
The museum is located at 405 Main St.
For information, call (734) 697-1944.
southern gateway. The plan also provides
for improved aesthetics for developments
along I-275 and other highly public road-
ways.
“We gave industry more flexibility in
the types of uses and the design standards
were increased where the public will
most likely see it to give the city a good
image,” he said.
TheMaster Plan is designed to support
changes in ordinances and suggest the
best possible land use. Strader said the
city had done a good job of implementing
the changes suggested during the last
revision and recognized that the trends
may change when it's time to update the
plan again.
“About 70 percent of the recommenda-
tions of the old master plan have been
implemented or are under way,” Strader
said. “Some of other recommendations
weren't applicable any more-the issues of
five or seven years ago aren't the issues of
today, so we took those out. We replaced
them with the issues and opportunities
we see in 2017 and moving forward to
2022.”
The full master plan is available on the
City of Romuluswebsite.
state budget holes on the backs of local
governments.
Romulus has lost about $8.4 million in
state shared revenue during that time; the
City of Wayne about $7.8 million; Canton
Township, about $21 million; Plymouth
Township about $7 million; the City of
Westland, about $30 million. At the same
time, the overall property tax revenue col-
lected by the state has gone up, according
toMinghine.
“The idea of shared sacrifice is simply
not true,” he said.
Municipalities have had to cut staff
and, in many cases, services, to the bone.
In Romulus, for example, there are 100
fewer city employees today than in 2008.
The city took drastic measures-closing the
library, shutting down the parks and
recreation department-to stave off deep
cuts to public safety. They also started a
multi-year budget cycle and enacted con-
cepts discussed during a five-year vision-
ing session that took place in 2009 to
weather the financial storm. As a result,
the city is now seeing a comeback, with
parks again reopened and maintained
and a library that has improved its servic-
es andhours.
“We've come a long way, but there's still
a lot to do,” said Romulus Mayor Leroy
Burcroff. The 2016-2017 budget was bal-
anced only by dipping into the general
fund reserves.
Like in Romulus, the City of Wayne has
attempted several millage requests and
special tax authorities to attempt to
resolve its funding crisis. As in Romulus,
those measures were defeated by voters.
The city is in budget talks now, looking at
every area of expense and potential rev-
enue in hopes of averting a state takeover.
Other local communities havemanaged to
weather the financial tsunami more suc-
cessfully.
The MML has created a website for
elected officials, business leaders and res-
idents with information about the issue
and provide ways to take action. There's
also a database at saveMIcity.org that esti-
mates the amount of state shared revenue
eachmunicipality has lost.
The answer, Audia said, is not an easy
one.
“There's a lot of work that needs to be
done. This is a long game plan,” he said.
“We've got to get everyone to understand
the issue.
“I don't think there's one easy answer,”
he added. “It's a wholesale reform that's
needed. It's really an issue of looking at
thewholemodel.”
Members of the Belleville Area
Women's Club will present their annual
Spring Fling Fashion Show at the
Belleville Yacht Club from 6-9 p.m.
Monday, April 3.
The event, which is usually a sell-out,
will feature strolling buffets, a cash bar,
silent and Chinese auctions as well as the
fashiondisplay.
Tickets can be purchased from any
club member, at Moving the Mitten Real
Estate Group, 245Main St. Belleville or by
callingThereseAntonelli at (734) 777-9094.
Tickets are priced at $32.
The Belleville Yacht Club (BYC) is
located at 831EastHuronRiverDr.
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