Six people were injured and one
remains in critical condition after a fire
destroyed one building unit at the
Cherry Hill Club apartments last
Saturday.
Ikster fire chief Chuck Hubbard said
the emergency call was received at 11:51
p.m. andwhen firefighters arrived on the
scene at Cherry Hill and Henry Ruff
roads, they could see heavy smoke com-
ing from the second and third stories of
one of the buildings which comprise the
apartment complex.
Residents were attempting to escape
the second and third floors of the build-
ing, Hubbard said, some jumping and
one using a bed sheet as a means of
climbing out of the burning unit.
Of the six people injured, one was air-
lifted to a critical care unit, officials said.
Officials estimated that there were about
12 people in the building at the time of
the blaze including two small children.
The displaced residents were temporari-
ly housed in other vacant units at the
complex, Hubbard said.
Fire departments from Westland,
Wayne, Garden City, Metro Airport and
DearbornHeightswere on the scene.
The cause of the fire is still under
investigation, Hubbard said. The blaze
completely destroyed the three-story
building and firefighters were on the
scene until 4 a.m. Sunday, he added.
companies come toRomulus to offer jobs
and opportunities andupgrade the build-
ings in our city,” Council President John
Barden told the Daehan representatives.
“These jobs will be good for our commu-
nity, along with the money you're putting
into the building. We're glad that you've
come to Romulus and we hope you'll be
here a long time.”
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Former scout leader facing misconduct charges
MINUTES OF REGULAR ROMULUS CITY COUNCIL MEETING
February 13, 2017
Romulus City Hall Council Chambers, 11111 Wayne Rd. Romulus, MI 48174
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Pro Tem John Barden.
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Present:
Kathleen Abdo, John Barden, Linda Choate, Harry Crout, Sylvia Makowski, Celeste Roscoe,
William Wadsworth.
Administrative Officials in Attendance:
LeRoy D. Burcroff, Mayor
Stacy Paige, Treasurer
Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, Clerk
1.
Moved by
Crout,
seconded by
Makowski
to accept the agenda as amended.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
17-042 2A.
Moved by
Wadsworth,
seconded by
Abdo
to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the
Romulus City Council held on February 6, 2017.
Roll Call Vote:
Ayes – Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Roscoe,
Wadsworth.
Nays
– None.
Abstain
– Makowski.
Motion Carried
.
3. Petitioner: None.
4. Chairperson’s Report:
Mayor Pro-Tem Barden shared that the annual soul food dinner was a big success.
4A.
Jeff Hawkins, Accounting Manager from the Senior Alliance, gave an update of the Senior Alliance pro-
grams. No Council action required.
17-043 4B.
Moved by
Crout,
seconded by
Makowski
to adopt a memorial resolution for the family of Carolyn
Stahl.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
4C.
Ms. Thomas, from the Wayne County Health Authority, presented a certificate of appreciation to Mayor
Burcroff honoring the local stores that did not sell alcohol and tobacco to minors when decoys were sent in to
try to purchase these items. Out of ninety-five locations targeted in Wayne County, three were in the City of
Romulus and all three stores did not sell to minors.
4.
Moved by
Roscoe,
seconded by
Makowski
to accept the Chairperson’s Report.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
5. Mayor’s Report:
Jazmine Danci, Community Outreach Director, announced various upcoming events happening in the City of
Romulus.
17-044 5A.
Moved by
Wadsworth,
seconded by
Crout
to authorize payment for the Senior Alliance 2017 Fiscal
Year match – for 2016 statistics in the amount of $1,838.00.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
17-045 5B.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Roscoe
to concur with the administration to introduce Budget
Amendment 16/17-22 to increase the building projects engineering fees revenue and the offsetting costs.
FUND/DEPT.
CURRENT
AMENDED
ACCOUNT NO.
ACCOUNT NAME
BUDGET
AMENDMENT BUDGET
GENERAL FUND
Revenues
101-371-477.000
Building Permits/City Certs
775,000.00
50,000.00
825,000.00
Expenditures
101-371-818.000
Building Contractual Services 100,000.00
50,000.00
150,000.00
To increase the building projects engineering fees revenue and the offsetting costs. This budget amendment has
no effect on fund balance
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
5C.
For Your Information: No Council action required.
17-046 5D.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Roscoe
to concur with the administration and approve the antic-
ipated 2017/2018 CDBG allocation and projects.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
6A. Clerk’s Report:
City Clerk, Ellen Craig-Bragg, spoke about the Black History Month bus tour through the City of Romulus.
17-047 6A1.
Moved by
Abdo,
seconded by
Makowski
to approve second reading, final adoption of Budget
Amendment 16/17-21, Library Fund. This budget amendment was introduced at the Council meeting of
February 6, 2017.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
17-048 6A2.
Moved by
Wadsworth,
seconded by
Abdo
to approve second reading, final adoption of Zoning
Ordinance Amendment 1.230 which was introduced at the Council meeting of February 6, 2017.
Motion
Carried Unanimously
.
17-049 6A3.
Moved by
Roscoe,
seconded by
Abdo
to approve second reading, final adoption of Zoning
Ordinance Amendment 1.231 which was introduced at the Council meeting of February 6, 2017.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
17-050 6A4.
Moved by
Choate,
seconded by
Wadsworth
to approve second reading, final adoption of Zoning
Ordinance Amendment 1.232 which was introduced at the Council meeting of February 6, 2017.
Motion
Carried Unanimously
.
17-051 6A5.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Roscoe
to approve second reading, final adoption of Zoning
Ordinance Amendment 1.233 which was introduced at the Council meeting of February 6, 2017.
Motion
Carried Unanimously
.
17-052 6A6.
Moved by
Wadsworth,
seconded by
Abdo
to approve second reading, final adoption of Zoning
Ordinance Amendment 1.234 which was introduced at the Council meeting of February 6, 2017.
Motion
Carried Unanimously
.
17-053 6A7.
Moved by
Roscoe,
seconded by
Crout
to approve the introduction, first reading of City of Romulus
Vacant/Abandoned Structures Ordinance - to be added to Article VII, Sections 8-383 to 8-342.
Motion Carried
Unanimously
.
6B. Treasurer’s Report:
City Treasurer, Stacy Paige, announced that February 14 taxes are due.
7. Public Comment:
Jan Lemmon, Chairperson, Cemetery Board of Trustees, announced the VFW fish fry will be held on
Friday, February 24, 2017 from 5-7 p.m. with tickets being sold in advance for $12.00 each.
8. Unfinished Business
9. New Business:
Councilman Wadsworth announced that the Banquet Royale will be held on February 24, 2017 at St. Aloysius
Church.
10. Communication
17-054 11.
Moved by
Choate,
seconded by
Crout
to pay Warrant 17-03 in the amount of $2,190,676.24.
Motion
Carried Unanimously
.
12.
Moved by
Wadsworth,
seconded by
Roscoe
to adjourn the regular meeting of the Romulus City Council.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
– Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
– None.
Motion
Carried Unanimously
.
I, Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, Clerk for the City of Romulus, Michigan do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true
copy of the minutes of the regular meeting of the Romulus City Council held on February 13, 2017.
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CITY OF ROMULUS
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING
Daniel Schrock
37833 Walnut St.
WEDNESDAY, April 5, 2017
Notice is hereby given that the City of Romulus Board of Zoning Appeals will hold a public hear-
ing at
7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, April 5, 2017
at the Romulus City Hall, 11111 Wayne Road for the
purpose of considering a variance request for BZA-2017-005, Daniel Schrock. The applicant is
requesting the following variances from the Zoning Ordinance in order to construct a 40-foot by 30-
foot pole barn.
1.
A variance from Section 3.04(a)(3)b, Accessory Buildings and Structures to allow total acces-
sory building size to exceed 1,500 sq. ft.
2.
A variance from Section 3.07(a), Schedule of Regulations to allow a side yard setback of 7
feet. In the R-1A/RCOD, Single-family Residential/Rural Character Overlay District, the side
yard setback requirement is 15 feet.
The subject property is located at 37833 Walnut. DP#: 80-117-01-0026-300.
Copies of the application are available for review at City Hall during regular business hours which
are 8:00 am - 4:00 pm, Monday through Friday. 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, Planning Department, 11111 Wayne Road,
Romulus, MI 48174-1485.
Ellen Craig-Bragg, City Clerk
City of Romulus, Michigan
Publish: March 9, 2017
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CITY OF ROMULUS INVITATION TO BID
ITB 16/17-26 Romulus Police Department Patrol Rifles
The City of Romulus, Michigan is seeking bids from qualified companies for three Rock River Arms
AR-15 Patrol Rifles.
(1) Qualified individuals and firms wishing to submit a bid
must use the forms provided by the City
.
Bid forms and specifications may be obtained from the MITN system @
/.
Bids may be rejected unless made on the forms included with the bidding documents.
(2) Clarifications, modifications, or amendments may be made to this solicitation at the discretion of
the City. Any and all addenda issued by the City will be posted on the MITN system. All inter-
ested parties are instructed to view the MITN website regularly for any issued addenda. It is the
responsibility of the bidder to obtain the any issued addenda and acknowledge any issued adden-
da by including a printed copy of the addendum as part of the required documents for this solic-
itation and list the addendum in the bid's Table of Contents if required.
(3) Two (2) copies of the bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope and returned to the
City Clerk's
Office
no later than 2:30 P.M., Tuesday,
3/21/2017
. Bids should be submitted in a sealed enve-
lope and addressed using the Bid package label provided in the ITB documents.
(4) At approximately 2:45 p.m., local time all timely received bids are to be publicly opened and
read.
(5) The successful Bidder will be required to submit proof of all insurance required by the ITB doc-
uments and copies of all required endorsements.
(6) 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 any minor informality or irregularity in pro-
posals received.
(7) For additional information contact Lynn A, Conway, City of Romulus, Purchasing Director, by
calling (734) 955-4568 or by emailing
Publish: 3/9/2017
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Romulus police are asking for
help from members of the public
who may have information about
aman recently chargedwith crim-
inal sexual conduct.
The accused, David Radecki,
37, is a former U.S. Customs and
Boarder Protection officer and a
former Boy Scout Troop Leader.
He was arraigned in 34th District
Court Feb. 16 before Judge David
Parrott on one felony count of
criminal sexual conduct second
degree; one felony count of accost-
ing a child for immoral purposes;
a high misdemeanor, one count of
aggravated indecent exposure
and one count of misdemeanor
indecent exposure.
The incidents have been under
investigation, according to
Romulus police, since the alleged
victim came forward with com-
plaints that he had been inappro-
priately touchedmultiple times by
Radecki inOctober of last year.
Radecki is currently on an
electronic tether after posting
bond as ordered by the court. U.S.
Customs and Border Protection
released a short statement saying,
“U.S. Customs and Border
Protection is aware of an alleged
incident involving one of our offi-
cers. We are unable to provide any
additional comments regarding
thismatter at this time.”
Redecki is due in court tomor-
row for his preliminary court
examination on the charges.
The Boy Scouts organization
also issued a formal statement
about the alleged incident.
“The behavior included in
these allegations is abhorrent and
runs counter to everything for
which the Boy Scouts of America
stands. Upon learning of these
allegations we took action to pre-
clude this individual fromany fur-
ther participation in the Scouting
program.”
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David Radecki
Apartment blaze injures 6, destroys 3-story building
Photo courtesy Inkster Fire Department
Inkster firefighters were able to save the surrounding buildings in the Cherry Hill Club apartments last Saturday.
Photos by Don Howard
