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Funding for downtown authority is continued
Northville Township names new assistant manager
Quilt show set at museum
CITY OF ROMULUS
PLANNING COMMISSION
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING
Goddard Associates, 29171 Goddard
MONDAY, MARCH 21, 2016
Notice is hereby given that the City of Romulus Planning Commission will hold a public hearing at
7:00 p.m. on Monday, March 21, 2016
for the purpose of considering a special land use request for
SLU-2016-001, Goddard Associates for a long-term parking lot.
The subject property is located at 29171 Goddard. DP# 80-094-99-0011-000.
The public hearing will be held at the Romulus City Hall Council Chambers, 11111 Wayne Road,
Romulus MI 48174-1485.
Copies of the application are available for review at City Hall during regular business hours. All
interested parties are encouraged to attend and will be given an opportunity to comment on said
request. Written comments may be submitted until 12:00 noon, Monday, March 21, 2016 and should
be addressed to Carol Maise, City Planner, Planning Department, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, MI
48174-1485.
Ellen Craig-Bragg, City Clerk
City of Romulus, Michigan
Publish: March 3, 2016
RM030316-0027 2.5 x 6.067
CITY OF ROMULUS
2016 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 14, 2016:
9:00 am to 12:00 pm & 1:00 pm to 4:00 pm
March 15, 2016:
1:00 pm to 4:00 pm & 6:00 pm to 9:00 pm
March 16, 2016:
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 16, 2016 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 19, 2016:
9:30 am
December 13, 2016:
9:30 am
All Board of Review meetings are open meetings in compliance with the "Open Meetings Act".
Publish:
02/25/2016
03/03/2016
03/10/2016
RM030316-0026 2.5 x 5.242
CITY OF ROMULUS
NOTICE OF
Final Statement
FY 2016/17
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) PROGRAM
Pursuant to federal guidelines, the Romulus City Council voted on Monday,
February 22, 2016
at
7:00 pm to adopt the following final projects for the fiscal year 2016/2017 COMMUNITY DEVEL-
OPMENT BLOCK GRANT (CDBG) Program. The CITY OF ROMULUS expects to receive an
estimated $168,250 not including $5,000 in Program Income.
The primary objectives of the Federal HUD CDBG program are to assist low to moderate
income families directly or to provide benefits in areas where 51% of the residents are low to mod-
erate income, such as replacing the urban infrastructure of streets, improve recreational facilities and
programs and assist in meeting special needs of the elderly and physically disabled.
The following projects have been adopted and will meet HUD objectives by benefiting low
and moderate-income families, preserving deteriorating housing stock and enhancing parks and pub-
lic facilities.
OBJECTIVES:
A.
Benefitting Low and Moderate Income (LMI) Persons
B.
Benefitting Low and Moderate Income Limited Clientele (LMC) Persons
C.
Addressing Slums and Blight or Low and Moderate Income Housing Benefit
D.
Meeting a particularly urgent community development need
FY 2016/2017 Proposed Projects
ACTIVITY
Amount: * Objectives Met:
Senior Services/Public Services - LMC - 05A
$ 25,237
A & B
Park/Recreation Facilities-Historical Park - LMA -03F
$ 52,588
A
Play Structures
Clearance, Demo, Remediation - LMA -Historical Park -04 $ 73,600
C
General Administration - 21A (10%)
$ 16,825
A
Sub-Total $168,250
Housing Rehabilitation LMH -from Program Income $ 5,000
B & C
$173,250
For further information, contact the Economic Development Department, City of Romulus, 11111
Wayne Road, Romulus, MI 48174, (734) 942-7545.
Publish: Thursday, March 3, 2016
RM030316-0026 2.5 x 5.789
CITY OF ROMULUS
PLANNING COMMISSION
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING
Zoning Ordinance Text Amendments
Notice is hereby given that the City of Romulus will hold a public hearing at
7:00 p.m.
on
Monday,
March 21, 2016
for the purpose of considering proposed amendments to the Zoning Ordinance as
follows:
Article 3, Table 3.02, Schedule of Uses, Animal/Agricultural
Article 6, Table 6.02, Schedule of Uses, Animal/Agricultural
Article 7, Table 7.02, Schedule of Uses, Animal/Agricultural
Article 8, Table 8.02, Schedule of Uses, Animal/Agricultural
Article 11, Section 11.15, Animal/Agricultural
Article 24, Definitions
Appendix A, Table of Uses by District
The public hearing will be held at the Romulus City Hall Council Chambers, 11111 Wayne Road,
Romulus MI 48174-1485.
A copy of the proposed text amendments are available in the Planning Department during regular
business hours - Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Questions may be addressed to
Carol Maise, City Planner, Economic Development Department, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, MI
48174-1485 or at 734-955-4530.
Ellen Craig-Bragg, City Clerk
City of Romulus, Michigan
Publish: March 3, 2016
RM030316-0027 2.5 x 4.356
There will be a Downtown
Development Authority (DDA) in
the City of Belleville for another
30 years.
Members of the city council
approved an amendment contin-
uing the tax-capture entity during
ameeting earlier thismonth.
The approval came despite
the protests and criticism of
Belleville
Planning
Commissioner Mike Renaud,
who spoke to the council mem-
bers urging them not to approve
the amendment as, he said, the
DDA captures most of the city tax
revenue and income. He said that
the DDA captures much of the
income and the city is unable to
pay employees. He also suggested
that keeping the same plan in
place for another 30 years in the
community would handcuff the
city financially.
According toRenaud, theDDA
captured $773,000 in tax money
fromthe city this year. "The rest of
the city is really struggling," he
told the councilmembers.
Carol Thompson, the coordi-
nator of the Belleville DDA said
that the organization is attempt-
ing to arrest the deterioration of
the downtown. She said that
more than a year went into the
planning of the amendment
which will remain in effect until
2046.
Renaud insisted that the DDA
has not promoted development
or built any new structures and
that the group gives no funding to
the police or fire department. He
said the city has laid off most of
the Department of Public Works
employees due to budget cuts
and the DDA captured taxes
could be used to pay wages for
city employees.
Mayor Kerreen Conley, who is
also a member of the DDA board,
said that the city would risk los-
ing $300,000 in tax revenue if offi-
cials chose to eliminate the DDA.
She said that the DDA made a
large capital contribution to the
city.
The
amendment
was
approved by a unanimous vote of
the city council.
Debra Wilhelm has been
named as the Assistant
NorthvilleTownshipManager.
She has been with the town-
ship since July of 1993, accord-
ing to a prepared statement
from the office of Township
Manager ChipSnider.
“Debra has a solid back-
ground in administration, orga-
nizational development and
human resource management,”
noted Snider. “She has a repu-
tation as a leader andmotivator
of others to optimum perform-
ance while creating a positive
environment that assures open
communication and mutual
support.”
Snider said that Wilhelm is
experienced and occupational-
ly trained in administration,
budgeting, contractual adminis-
tration and labor and communi-
ty relations.
“Ms. Wilhelm is formally
educated, informally mentored
and has systematically complet-
ed a wide variety of projects
demonstrating her ability to
operate without direct supervi-
sion but under the unforgiving
scrutiny of many bosses, both
elected and appointed,” Snider
said.
The 20th Annual Quilt Exhibit will take
place at the Belleville Area Museum dur-
ing themonthofMarch.
The show this year is sponsored by the
Western Wayne County Quilt Guild and
Threads 'n' Treasures of Belleville. Bed
turnings are planned every Friday and
Saturday. There will be a free memory
quilt presentation at the museum on
Friday, March 18.
The museum is located at 405 Main St.
indowntownBelleville. Admission is $2.
Hours are noon until 4 p.m. Wednesday
throughSaturday and 3-7 p.m. Tuesdays.
For more information, call (734) 697-
1944.
To subscribe to The Eagle call 734-467-1900.
No action was taken by the
board onher suggestion.
Trustee Sherry Frazier told
the crowd that the district was at
a “crossroads.” She said that
Langford-Green was not inter-
ested in the superintendent's job
permanently, but agreed to
“pitch-in” to help. She said that
Langford-Green could give the
board two weeks notice at any
time and that the board could
also terminate the new arrange-
ment if it was not satisfactory.
Van Tassel was terminated by
a unanimous vote of the board
after a closed session preceding
the publicmeeting. His handling
of issues in the district and the
morale of teachers have been
the subject of public comment at
meetings for severalmonths.
Parents criticized his having
five teachers removed from
Savage Elementary School in
full viewof students following an
investigation of cheating on
state-mandated tests. The state
Department of Education has
disallowed the results of the
Savage tests and Van Tassel
agreed to independent inter-
views of students which parents
said was upsetting to children.
Van Tassel and the principal at
Belleville High School did not
notify parents last monthwhen a
freshmen student was found
with a gun and ammunition at
the high school, another inci-
dent which outraged many par-
ents.
Trustee Sherry Frazier, who
had been charged with assault
by Van Tassel following an argu-
ment in the district offices, told
the crowd, “The tragedy of what
we've gone through as a district
lies at this board table,” to loud
applause fromthe crowd.
Schools
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Maybury Farm seeking volunteer guides
The Northville Community
Foundation needs volunteers to help
at Maybury Farm to help teach chil-
dren about farms, animals, and
nature, drive tractors, help with spe-
cial events, and read stories through-
out the summer. Volunteer opportuni-
ties are available throughout the
week and occasional help is needed
on theweekends.
Anyone interested in helping at the
farmis asked to contact (248) 374-0200.
