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March 14, 2013
CITY OF WAYNE
PUBLIC NOTICE
2013 BOARD OF REVIEW
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT THE Board of Review for the City of Wayne will
meet in Wayne City Council Chambers, 3355 S. Wayne Road, Wayne, Michigan on the
following dates and times for the purpose of reviewing the assessment roll:
Meeting dates are as follows:
Date
Day
Appointment Time Petition
March 14, 2013
Thursday 9:00 a.m.
Organizational Meeting
March 18, 2013
Monday
9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Commercial/Industrial
6:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Residential
March 19, 2013
Tuesday 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Poverty/Residential
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Residential
March 20, 2013
Wednesday 9:00 a.m. - 12:00 p.m. Residential
1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Residential
March 21, 2013
Thursday 10:00 a.m.
Wrap Up
Your 2013 Notice of Assessment, Taxable Valuation and Property Classification will be
mailed to you the week of March 4, 2013. The inflation rate, expressed as a multiplier, to
be used in the 2013 Capped Value Formula is 2.4. The Inflation Rate Multiplier
Calculation is outlined in Bulletin No. 13 of 2012 by the State Tax Commission on the
State of Michigan website.
Letter appeals are to be accompanied by a completed Petition to Board of Review Form
618 (Former number L-4035). The Petition Form approved by the State Tax Commission
is available at
www.michigan.gov/treasury
- select Search for Forms [618] (GO).
Petitioner agents must submit, for each parcel individually, current letters with original
signatures from your client properly authorizing you to appear for the property owner.
If you desire an appointment, please call the Finance Department at 734-722-2000
Monday through Thursday from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Matthew Miller
Publish:
February 28, 2013
City Clerk
March 7, 2013
March 14, 2013
CITY OF ROMULUS - INVITATION TO BID
ITB 12/13-26 NIKON CAMERA & LENS PACKAGE - CABLE DEPARTMENT
ITB 12/13-27 HANDHELD CAMCORDER PACKAGE - CABLE DEPARTMENT
ITB 12/13-28 HD/SD LIVE PRODUCTION EQUIPMENT - CABLE DEPARTMENT
ITB 12/13-29 UPGRADE SCALA BROADCAST SOFTWARE AND HARDWARE - CABLE DEPARTMENT
ITB 12/13-30 iPAD AND iPAD MINI FOR CABLE DEPARTMENT
(1)
The City of Romulus, Michigan is seeking proposals from qualified vendors for the above item/items.
(2)
Bid documents may be obtained from the MITN system @ www.mitn.info.
(3)
Bids must be submitted in sealed envelopes and returned to the
City Clerk's Office
no later than 2:00
P.M., Thursday, March 27, 2013. At approximately 2:15, local time all timely received bids are to be
publicly opened and read.
RESPONSE ENVELOPES MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED
WITH THE ITB NUMBER AND NAME AND BE ADDRESSED:
ITB #___
CITY OF ROMULUS CLERK'S OFFICE
11111 Wayne Road,
Romulus, Michigan 48174
(4)
The City reserves the right to reject all bids and proposals and to waive technicalities.
(5)
For additional information contact Lynn A, Conway, City of Romulus, Purchasing Agent, by calling (734)
955-4568 or by emailing lconway@ci.romulus.mi.us
Publish: March 14, 2013
CITY OF WAYNE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The City Council will conduct a Public Hearing on April 2, 2013, at 8:00 P.M., or as soon
thereafter as may be heard, to consider the establishment of Commercial Redevelopment
District #2013-01, pursuant to Act No. 255 of the Public Acts of 1978, as amended. The
establishment of such a district is a prerequisite to consideration by the City Council of
any application for commercial tax abatement that may be filed. The public hearing will
afford an opportunity for the owners, residents and taxpayers to appear and be heard
regarding establishment of the the proposed District. The hearing will be held at Wayne
City Hall, 3355 S. Wayne Road, Wayne, MI 48184. Inquiries: Peter J. McInerney,
Community Development Director (734) 419-0118.
Publish: March 14, 2013
Matthew K. Miller
City Clerk
ABSTRACT
WAYNE CITY COUNCIL MEETING NO. 2013-09
March 5, 2013
A Regular Meeting of the City Council was held Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at 8:00 p.m. at
Wayne City Hall, 3355 S. Wayne Rd. ALL MEMBERS PRESENT. APPROVED: minutes
of regular and special meetings of February 19 & 27; Special Event Permit for the Avenue
for March 17, 2013; VFW to sell Buddy Poppies on May 9-11; bid award to Owens
Landscaping for Fertilizer for $2,630.00; appoint of Gayle Rediske to LOCC until Oct.
2017; 3rd year of contract with Frank's Landscape for median mowing; call public hearing
for April 2, 2013 for Commercial Redevelopment Dist.; schedule a study session for
3/25/13 at 7:00 p.m.; consent calendar. Received and filed Communications and Reports.
Adjourned at 8:55 p.m.
Matthew K. Miller
Publish: March 14, 2013
City Clerk
INVITATION TO BID
Westwood Community School District
Sealed bids for Roof Restoration and Replacement projects at Robichaud High School,
Tomlinson Middle School, Thorne Elementary School, Daly Elementary School and the
Administrative Offices for The Westwood Community School District will be accepted
until 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 9, 2013, in the Business Office, Westwood Community
Schools, 3335 S. Beech Daly, and Dearborn Heights MI 48125. A mandatory pre-bid
meeting will held on Tuesday, March 26, at 10 am at the same address. Documents for the
bid may be obtained beginning on March 13, 2013, at the Administrative Offices, 3335 S.
Beech Daly, and Dearborn Heights, MI 48125, or by emai l ing a request to
stulld@wwschools.net.
Publish: March 14, 2013
W
AYNE
- W
ESTLAND
Sweet treats
County, cities plan marshmallow drops
Electronic waste accepted
Mayoral term may change
Fluffy white marshmallows will drop
from the sky at 10 a.m. in Attwood Park in
Wayne and again at 11 a.m. March 29 at
NankinMills inWestland.
Both events are free. Cross Pointe
Community Church and the Wayne-
Westland Parks and Recreation
Department are sponsoring the 10 a.m.
event and the Wayne County Parks
Department is organizing the second event
at 11 a.m.
The event at Nankin Mills will include
the drop of more than 20,000marshmallows
from a helicopter to the eager delight of
thousands of children from throughout the
area , who every year scramble to collect
the goodies and trade them in to receive
prizes. Children will be divided into age
groups, to ensure that everyone has an
opportunity to fully participate.
"I look forward to Marshmallow Drop
every year," said Wayne County Executive
Robert Ficano. "It makes me happy to see
families having a great time, creating spe-
cial memories together in our Wayne
County Parks."
The Wayne County Parks Marshmallow
Drop is co-sponsored by Trenton Parks and
Recreation, ITC Holdings and Taylor Ford.
This event is the first of several events
plannedbyWayneCounty Parks for 2013.
Nankin Mills is located 33175 Ann Arbor
Trail,Westland, MI 48185.
For additional information on this or any
other Wayne County Parks event, call (734)
261-1990.
In Wayne, there will be three drops this
year. The first will be for walking toddlers
up to age 4 and for children with disabili-
ties. The second drop will be for children
ages 5-7 and the third reserved for children
8-10 years old.
Following the Attwood Park
Marshmallow Drop, the Wayne Westland
Recreation Department will host the
Annual Bunny Breakfast from 10:30 a.m.
until noon. The event will take place at the
Wayne Community Center and tickets will
be $4 for Wayne-Westland residents and $5
for non-residents. The breakfast will
include pancakes, sausage, juice and arts
and crafts project for children.
Tickets will be sold on a first-come, first
serve basis to the first 215 buyers at the
Wayne Community Center located at 4635
HoweRoad inWayne.
For more information about the Wayne
events, call (734)721-7400.
Voters in Wayne will be asked to alter the
city charter allowing the mayor to serve a
four-year term.
The charter revision question is expected
to be on the ballot inNovember, when voters
will choose three council members and the
mayor. The four-year terms of Mayor Pro-
tem Pamela Dobrowolski and Councilman
James Henley will expire as will the term of
Councilman James Hawley who was
appointed to fill the balance of Donna
McEachern's four-year term.
The city charter provides for four-year
terms for all council members, with a two-
year termfor themayor.
During discussion of the question,
Dobrowolski said that some members of the
council felt that, “The mayor is unable to
accomplish their goals in two years. We
would like it on a future ballot to make it a
four-year term”
Councilman Skip Monit commented that
newly elected mayors can be unfamiliar
with the actual duties of the office and the
two-year term left little time for action fol-
lowing the “learning curve.”
Councilman Al Damitio was also in favor
of the change. “It takes four years to make
changes and improvements,” he said. “When
the council serves four years, it (the two-year
mayoral term) doesn'tmake sense.”
Council members instructed the city
attorney to draft the ballot question lan-
guage.
As part of its ever-expanding
Mission:Green initiative, the City ofWestland
now provides a permanent collection site for
area residents, businesses and schools to
drop off old electronics.
The drop-off site is located at the
Westland Recycling Center at 37137
Marquette. No large appliances can be
accepted such as air conditioners, stoves or
refrigerators and no hazardous waste or
items containingmercury.
The center has now gone single-stream
like the city award-winning curbside recy-
cling program.
Children scramble to gather some of the 20,000 marshmallows dropped from a helicopter
during the Wayne County Marshmallow Drop at Nankin Mills last year.
Wayne mayor pro
tem will not run
Wayne Mayor Pro-Tem Pamela
Dobrowolski will not seek re-election to
the city council inNovember.
Dobrowolski made her announcement
at the end of the Wayne City Council
meeting last week. She said that she
wanted to let people know now, before
theMay 14 filing deadline for the election.
Dobrowolski has been on the council for
about 20 years, she said. She was original-
ly appointed to fill the unexpired term of
the late TomKelly who left the council in
1994 to serve as a state representative.
Dobrowolski praised her fellow coun-
cil members as “awesome” but said that
she felt having a woman's voice on the
body was important. She is currently the
only woman serving in that capacity in
Wayne.
You can stay too long and get stagnant,”
she said. “You need to move forward and
let younger people take over with fresh
ideas.”
Dobrowolski is currently a legislative
aide to Wayne County Commissioner
Kevin McNamara, D-Belleville. She pre-
viously retired from Wayne County. She
and her husband, Tom, have five daugh-
ters and 14 grandchildren.
Pamela Dobrowolski