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March 15, 2012
PLANNING COMMISSION
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Michigan Public Act 110 of 2006, of the State of Michigan, as amended, and pursuant to the
Zoning Ordinance of the Charter Township of Canton that the Planning Commission of the Charter Township of Canton will hold a
Public Hearing on Monday, April 2, 2012 in the
First Floor Meeting Room of the Canton Township Administration Building, 1150 S.
Canton Center Road at 7:00 p.m.
on the following proposed special land use request as provided in Section 27.03 of the Canton
Township Zoning Ordinance:
LIFE COVENANT CHURCH SPECIAL LAND USE
- CONSIDER REQUEST FOR SPECIAL LAND USE APPROVAL FOR
EXPANSION OF A RELIGIOUS INSTITUTION AS REQUIRED IN SECTION 6.02U AND 22.00B.7 FOR PARCEL NOS. 046-99-
0003-714 046-99-0003-715 (7001 HAGGERTY N.) AND PART OF 046-99-0003-713. Property is located
north of Warren and west of Haggerty Road.
Written comments addressed to the Planning Commission should be received at the Canton Township Administration Building, 1150
Canton Center S. prior to Thursday, March 29, 2012 in order to be included in the materials submitted for review.
SEE ATTACHED MAP
Greg Greene, Chairman
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PLANNING COMMISSION
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON, WAYNE COUNTY,
MICHIGAN.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Michigan Public Act 110 of 2006, of the State of Michigan, as amended, and pursuant to the
Zoning Ordinance of the Charter Township of Canton that the Planning Commission of the Charter Township of Canton will hold a
Public Hearing on Monday, April 2, 2012 in the
First Floor Meeting Room of the Canton Township Administration Building, 1150 S.
Canton Center Road at 7:00 p.m.
on the following proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance:
SINGH EXECUTIVE PARK 2 REZONING
- CONSIDER REQUEST TO REZONE PARCEL N0.138 02 0002 000 (42450
Executive) FROM Ll-R, LIGHT INDUSTRIAL RESEARCH TO C-3, REGIONAL COMMERCIAL. Property is located north of
Michigan Avenue and west of Lilley Road.
Written comments addressed to the Planning Commission should be received at the Canton Township Administration Building, 1150
Canton Center S. prior to Thursday, March 29, 2012. in order to be included in the materials submitted for review.
SEE ATTACHED MAP
Greg Greene, Chairman
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I
NKSTER
Jumanne Sledge, 40, resigned
his position as deputy superinten-
dent with the Inkster Public
Schools last Monday, one day
before he was indicted on charges
of money laundering and program
fraud.
The charges, filed in U.S.
District Court by the office of U.S.
Attorney Barbara McQuade, stem
from Sledge's tenure with the
Pontiac schools. According to the
indictment, Sledge directed a
school employee to write him a
vendor check for $236,000 made
payable to Leadership Academy.
Sledge subsequently deposited the
check into a checking account that
he controlled. Sledge then alleged-
ly transferred $200,000 of the funds
into another account in his name.
The indictment claims that Sledge
used the funds for personal
expenses.
The Pontiac district annually
receives more than $10,000 in fed-
eral funding
Sledge, a Bloomfield Hills resi-
dent, reportedly once worked with
Inkster
Public
Schools
Superintendent Mischa Bashir in
the Pontiac school district. Bashir
issued a statement last week saying
Sledge's resignation took effect
immediately but offered no com-
ment on the criminal charges.
Representatives of the Pontiac
Board of Education said that body
had insisted on the investigation
into Sledge and that all documents
regarding the financial transac-
tionswere turned over to theFBI.
Should Sledge be convicted on
the money laundering charge, he
could face up to 20 years in prison
and a $250,000 fine. The program
fraud charge also carries a $250,000
fine and a 10-year prison term. The
indictment also seeks forfeiture of
more than $236,000.
“Corruption in any form is a
serious crime, but when a defen-
dant steals from a school district,
he robs children of funds intended
for their education and their
future,”McQuade said.
FBI Special Agent in Charge
Andrew Arena said, “This type of
public corruption not only violates
the trust of the community but also
robs children of opportunity. The
FBI is committed to stopping those
who steal fromour youth.”
The case was investigated by
agents of the FBI, and is being
prosecuted by Assistant United
States Attorney J. Michael Buckley.
An indictment is only a charge and
is not evidence of guilt. It will be
the government's burden to prove
guilt beyond a reasonable doubt.
Sitting on the other side of the
judicial bench, Inkster Chief Judge
Sylvia James will now wait weeks
to hear if she will return to the
22ndDistrict Court.
James is not accused of a crime,
but of administrative, employment
and financial improprieties and
misrepresentation of facts. She is
also accused of judicial misconduct
and if found guilty, would not be
allowed to return to the bench. The
allegations came from the
Michigan State Judicial Tenure
Commission which sent represen-
tatives into the court to examine
the financial records and book-
keeping last fall, following a com-
plaint. James was suspended with
pay in October, when the commis-
sion filed the allegations against
her.
The hearing in 20th District
Court in Dearborn Heights was
overseen by retired Washtenaw
County District Judge Ann Mattson
who has been hearing testimony
and evidence for sixweeks.
Final arguments from the attor-
ney representing the tenure com-
mission, Margaret Rynier, claimed
that there was overwhelming evi-
dence that James used the court
community service program check-
ing account as a personal account
instead of treating it as public
funds.
James used funds from the
account for contributions to the
Goodfellows organization and the
Inkster High School Alumni
Association, along with several
other civic groups. Rynier said that
the evidence clearly showed that
James used the community service
account to buy advertising space in
church bulletins and scholarship
dinner books that featured her
photo.
James' attorney, Sharon
McPhail, called the charges
unfounded and said that James did
not deserve to be placed in the situ-
ation. “Judge Sylvia James is a good
judge and she's a good human
being,”McPhail said.
Rynier claimed that James was
embroiled in a disputewith the city
regarding control of the court
funds.
In response to the city failing to
pay several court expenditures,
which was the city responsibility,
James wrote personal checks to the
vendors and reimbursed herself.
The then city treasurer and city
manager had requested access to
the court accounts and it was sug-
gested they wanted to be signators
on the checks, something James
refused, noting that it was a state
court and the funds were state
monies which did not belong to the
city.
James subsequently moved the
accounts into a different bank in an
effort to keep control of the court
accounts, it was reported at that
time.
McPhail argued that James had
served the city since 1989, without
a blemishonher record.
Mattson said that it will take a
week or 10 days for transcripts of
the case to be completed and then
attorneys on each side will have
another two weeks to submit their
findings in thematter.
Mattson then has 42 days to
issue her report to the tenure com-
mission which will eventually issue
a decision on James' return to the
bench. That decision could take
until mid-May.
Corruption in any form
a serious crime,
but when a
defendant steals
from a school district,
he robs children of funds
intended for their
education and their future.
”
School administrator indicted
on fraud, money laundering
James was suspended with pay in October,
when the commission filed
the allegations against her.
”
Judge awaits findings of misconduct hearings
What cat?
In commemorating March as National Reading Month, Wayne
County Commissioner Joan Gebhardt (D-District 12) captivates a
classroom of youngsters at Smith Elementary School in Inkster
with a reading from The Cat in the Hat, the famous children's liter-
acy book written by legendary author Dr. Seuss. Gebhardt said
she supports elementary literacy in the United States and
believes the highest form of learning begins with those skills
gained through reading and listening.