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March 26, 2015
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Students at district radio station honored
Suspect arrested in
Canton garage thefts
Bill Keith is a proud man
these days.
Earlier this month, eight of the
students he manages at the
Plymouth Canton Community
Schools radio station, WSDP 88.1
The Park, were honored with
awards by the Michigan
Association of Broadcasters
Foundation.
The awards were presented to
the students during the annual
conference and expo of the state
group onMarch 11.
“We're always excited to see
our students shine among the
best of the best inMichigan. They
continue to create great radio
that is worthy of the recognition
that they receive. I'm so proud of
them,” Keith said in a prepared
statement.
The Canton Educational Park
students were selected from 400
high school entries from 23
schools in the radio and televi-
sion competition.
Awards presented included
First Place for On Air Personality
or Team to Annie Wellman, a
Plymouth High School Senior
and Valerie Sanders, a senior at
Salem High School. Michael
Adzima, a junior at Plymouth
High School, and Christian
Alvarado, a Salem High School
junior, won Honorable Mention
awards in the same category.
First Place awards for
Newscast or News Feature went
to Salem High School Junior
Caitlin Flora, Plymouth High
School Junior Kaley Ross and
CantonSenior AlyceKrumm.
HonorableMention in that cat-
egory went to Sanders, Wellman
andKrumm.
Krummwas also honoredwith
a First Place award in the Talk
Showcategory.
Adzima and Krummwere also
honored with Second Place
awards in the Michigan High
School Athletic Association
Sports
Public
Service
Announcement category.
Honorable Mention for a pro-
motional announcement went to
Cameron Waarala, a senior at
CantonHighSchool.
Krumm was also awarded
Second Place in the Current
Events Programcategory.
The radio station is owned and
operated by thePlymouth-Canton
Community Schools and students
at Canton, Plymouth and Salem
high schools serve as staff mem-
bers. The station has been serv-
ing the community for 43 years.
Theman accused of breaking and enter-
ing several garages in a Canton Township
subdivision has been arrested and
charged.
Paul Allen Ziolkowski, 42, from Inkster,
was arraigned in 35th District Court March
13 on three charges of breaking and enter-
ing, each a 10-year felony, along with a
charge of habitual offender second offense
charge.
Last month, the Canton Police
Department received a call froma resident
who had observed a suspicious person
looking in open garages in her neighbor-
hood, near Lilley an Palmer roads. Officers
responded to the location and were able to
make contact with the subject. From there
an investigation was conducted by detec-
tives, resulting in the arrest of Ziolkowski.
“We feel this arrest is a direct result of a
resident being aware of her neighborhood
surroundings and reporting the suspicious
activity to the police,” said Special
Services Lieutenant CraigWilsher.
“This is an excellent example of team-
work, starting with an alert resident, fol-
lowed by diligent police work and a thor-
ough follow-up investigation, to bring the
criminal to justice,”Wilsher added.
Judge James A. Plakas set Ziolkowski's
bond at $100,000 cash and scheduled his
preliminary court hearing on the charges
at the 35th District Court on April 4. A not
guilty pleawas entered onhis behalf.
members that he would “stabilize the
township” but would not seek re-election
to the job. Berry was accompanied at the
Saturday meeting by three party dele-
gates.
Also long-rumored to be interested in
the position is current Wayne County
Commissioner Shannon Price, who has
not yetmade any formal declaration about
his candidacy for the job at press time.
Ahesitant Conzelmanwas convinced to
allow public comment by Trustee Chuck
Curmi, the single no vote on her appoint-
ment as interim board president, at the
Saturday meeting. Trustee Bob
Doroshewitz made it clear that he would
support a candidate from the current
elected board and is not in favor of an out-
side person being named to the job.
Doroshewitz has also been rumored to be
interested in the supervisor's position. He
said that an outside candidate could not
understand the significant problems the
board faces and that this was a chance for
the current elected officials to start anew
and correct problems in the township.
Doroshewitz indicated he would make a
decision about seeking the appointment
this week. Curmi has also been suggested
as a candidate for the supervisor's posi-
tion.
Obviously concerned about decorum,
there was a significant police presence at
the 2 ½ hour meeting including five offi-
cers and Police Chief Tom Tiderington.
The board members officially voted to
accept Reaume's resignationwithout com-
ment.
During discussion of qualifications and
the time frame for the appointment to the
job, Treasurer Ron Edwards, who along
with Reaume, Trustee Kay Arnold and
Conzelman is facing a recall effort, said, “I
need someone I canworkwith.”
Reaume, and the other recall targets,
faced strong criticism for approval of a
controversial $2 million recreational plan
proposed by Edwards for the township
and approving other covert projects, along
with several lawsuits and an ongoing fed-
eral investigation. Residents have been
protesting the recreation plan and the
expenses during public meetings for
months.
Members of the committee gathering
signatures on the recall petitions were not
surprisedbyReaume's resignation.
Organizer Sandy Groth said that the
group would continue to hold the board
accountable and continue to solicit signa-
tures on the recall petitions.
“We think Richard's (Reaume) depar-
ture is good for the township…hewas seri-
ously lacking in leadership ability and
public service skills as evidenced by his
erratic behavior at board of trustee meet-
ings in the past years,” Groth said. She
also suggested that it was inappropriate
for the board to allowReaume to continue
to receive his salary until April 6 while he
remains inFlorida.
“We deserve better,” she said.
Attorney and recall committee organiz-
er Chris Hunter agreed that the effort to
oust the other members of the board
would continue.
“Mr. Reaume's resignation comes as no
surprise. We feel the recall effort was very
influential in the timing of this decision,
and we plan to continue our efforts. This
is a real testament to the township resi-
dents who came out to voice their con-
cerns about the actions of certain trustees,
and especially to those who volunteered
their time seeking signatures in order to
have their voices heard.
“It is our sincere hope the remaining
trustees under recall will listen to the
township citizens and start working with
us, instead of for their own personal inter-
est,” he said.
The board members are expected to
name a new supervisor at the March 31
meeting after a review of applicants and
interviews. The new supervisor will serve
until November of 2016, when Reaume's
current termexpires.
Liberty Middle School in Canton
Township will replace Central Middle
School indowntownPlymouth.
The name for the newest building in
the Plymouth Canton Community Schools
District was unanimously chosen by the
members of the board of education last
week.
The new $29.2 million, 134,500 building
will be constructed at Cherry Hill and
Canton Center roads on property the dis-
trict already owns.
The construction is expected to be com-
plete and ready for occupancy by August.
The building was funded by a bond issue
approvedby voters in 2013.
Middle school is named
Supervisor
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