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Toxic waste from train derailment sent to local sites

The decision to send five
Vol. 138, No. 09 truckloads of toxic waste 225
Sumpter Township miles from the site of a train
trustees approved the derailment in Ohio for disposal in
$50,407 purchase of a Ford Romulus and Belleville met with
Interceptor Utility vehicle outrage from city, county and
from Gorno Ford during the state officials last week .
Feb. 14 meeting. While some of the toxic soil
See page 2. and chemicals from the massive
train accident in Ohio have
already been accepted at the
deep-well injection disposal in
Romulus and at a disposal site in
Van Buren Township, transport of
Vol. 76, No. 09 the waste material has been halt-
Authorities suspect the ed due, in part, to strong protests
death of a local businessman from area officials. Norfolk-
last week was due to carbon Southern Railway managers
monoxide poisoning. made the decision to send the
See page 5. chemicals and toxic soil from the Toxic waste from the site of an Ohio train derailment was sent by truck to Romulus and Van Buren
site of the East Palestine, Ohio Township for disposal.
derailment by truck into sites Michigan disposal sites. also critical of the decision to issue.” Krause said in a prepared
owned by Republic Waste Romulus Mayor Robert bring the waste into the commu- statement.
Services in both Romulus and McCraight said officials from the nity. Krause questioned the safety
Van Buren Township. Officials city would continue to work with “The City of Romulus has of transporting the waste more
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confirmed that the transport was state and national officials to pre- been fundamentally opposed to than 225 miles and almost 3.5
Inkster city officials authorized prior to federal vent the delivery of any more of the injection well since its incep- hours to reach Michigan.
joined Moe and Jennifer Environmental Protection the toxic waste to the Romulus tion, EPA (Environmental Krause said that Romulus offi-
Medhi of AAHM Investments Agency representatives taking deep well injection site. He said Protection Agency) and EGLE cials would continue to work with
last week for the official control of the situation. No specif- that his administration was (Environment, Great Lakes and Wayne County, state, and federal
grand opening of Avenue of ic information regarding the “using all resources available to Energy) preempt the city from the representatives to call for a “coor-
Inkster Apartments. truck routes through neighboring them to halt this process.” permitting process, leaving the dinated disposal process that
See page 4. communities was provided. McCraight added that city no choice but to accept the keeps this waste out of Romulus
The derailment Feb. 3 in Ohio Romulus officials and residents permitting and site within our and out of Michigan.”
included 11 freight cars contain- have “been opposed to the deep boundaries. The city outrage was equaled
ing hazardous materials. injection well since the 90s. The “As recent as 2020 during the by Wayne County Executive
Residents near the wreckage site shipments to our community Republic purchase of the well, Warren Evans who said that he
were evacuated as the threat of have been halted and we will the City of Romulus went to and Gov. Gretchen Whitmer's
Vol. 23, No. 09 an explosion or serious health continue to work with our elected Lansing and EGLE to address office were kept in the dark
The Northville Art House risks were made public. Five cars officials at all levels to do whatev- long-standing concerns about the before learning about the dispos-
will present the seventh containing toxic vinyl chloride er we can to protect our resi- site and its operations. The resi- al plans “from the grapevine.”
annual Young Artist Juried were burned by officials in an dents.” dents' safety is our number one “It sounds in all intents and
Art Fair Saturday, March 18 attempt to prevent an explosion, Romulus Director of priority, and we believe that this purposes that we were sand-
at the First Presbyterian according to reports from the site, Community Safety and hazardous material is an Ohio
Church of Northville. while others were sent to the Development Kevin Krause was issue and should stay an Ohio See Waste, page 2
See page 4.
Taking her ‘turn’

Former Canton Township resident to compete on ‘The Voice’

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Plymouth Noon Rotary Viewers of The Voice may lowers to post their guesses on
Club President Penny Joy got hear a familiar voice during her Facebook site. The Voice
her birthday wish last week the competition this year. season winner receives a
when club members pack- Former Canton Township $100,000 prize and a record
aged 100 birthday cake kits. resident and 2021 Plymouth deal with Universal Music
See page 3. High School graduate Grace Group. West had to survive
Rembinski West, 19, will be a numerous auditions to appear
contestant this season of the on the show where she will
show which begins March 6. perform for judges Blake
West revealed her partici- Shelton, Kelly Clarkson, Niall
pation in the show on social Horan and Chance the
Vol. 138, No. 09 media last month. “This has to Rapper.
be the hardest secret I've ever West signed a contract with
A standing ovation from a kept,” she posted. “I'm SO Mucho Love Music before her
packed meeting room wel- EXCITED TO TELL Y'ALL I high school graduation. She
comed Romulus Community auditioned for @NBC and her parents, Daryl and Jill
Schools Superintendent Thevoice. Rembinski, moved to
Benjamin Edmondson back In a follow-up post on Feb. Nashville in 2021, to pursue
to the job. 21, the aspiring entertainer her singing career.
See page 2. suggested readers guess the She is singing professional-
number of chairs that turn or ly in Nashville and said she
which celebrity judge's team has high hopes for her per-
Grace Rembinski West she joined. She urged her fol- formance on The Voice.

Wayne Memorial High Plymouth planning commission approves racetrack plans
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School Zebra Marching Members of the Plymouth resident reminded the commis-
Band students will perform Township Planning I can put something worse in there, sioner of the death rate of hors-
the National Anthem before Commission approved the es in the racing industry. He
a Tigers game at Comerica plans for the Northville Downs and I can make every one of you cry noted that the state has out-
Park this spring. in Plymouth horse racing track with some of the buildings and stuff I can put in. lawed dog racing due to the
See page 6. during a meeting Feb. 15. The cruelty and asked the officials
meeting followed a public records. would require state approval. how the horse track was any
hearing on the issue during The plans for the Plymouth The planning commission different. Several residents
which residents spoke both in site include construction of a members were asked to deter- reminded the officials of the
favor of and against the project. half-mile oval harness race- mine if the plans for the race- closure of all horseracing
The racetrack is proposed at track; a two-story, 4,900-square- track and other buildings meet tracks in the state, with the
Vol. 76, No. 09 a 124-acre site near Five Mile foot grandstand with a patio for predetermined criteria as a exception of Northville Downs.
and Ridge Road. The site was viewing; a 23,000-square-foot planned unit development, or Marilyn Bertera, of
Members of the Westland formerly designated as the racing building; a 35,000 square PUD. Northville, said she and her
City Council officially recog- Ridge Five Corporate Park, but foot horse barn and a 3,200 Residents spoke about the husband are lifelong harness
nized two students for their no development took place and square foot maintenance build- project for more than an hour racers and that she serves in
Random Acts of Kindness, a the site is now vacant land. ing. In addition, plans include a and cited concerns regarding roles with the U.S. Trotting
program implemented in Only 52 acres of the site are 54,000-square-foot gaming facil- animal ethics and gambling in Association and the American
cooperation with the Wayne- suitable for building as the ity to be constructed during a the community. Some claimed Horse Council.
Westland schools. remainder is protected wet- future phase of development. the plan does not conform to
See page 6. lands, according to township Any casino or racino gambling the township master plan. One See Track, page 3

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