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BELLEVILLE
BELLEVILLE

Belleville, Van Buren limit local services

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As with all other municipal until further notice, the statement directly by contacting the Records
buildings in the area, Belleville concluded. The Belleville Public Library is also closed. Office at (734) 699-8939 or by
city officials have closed all Members of the Van Buren emailing Tina Harman at thar-
municipal offices through March Township Board of Trustees voted Parks and recreation events are man@vanburen-mi.org. When
30. to shut down all township admin- also canceled through March 30. sending email requests, please
Only essential city services like istration offices including the write FOIA Request in the subject
police, fire protection, trash serv- Senior Center, Parks and programs and events have been 699-8918 or email Lynette Jordan line. Copies of traffic crash reports
ice, and sewer services will be Recreation Department, all Van canceled until Monday, April 6. at lordan@vanburen-mi.org. can be obtained on the CLEMIS
provided during this closure. Buren public parks, Fire Stations The Senior Center Meals on Yard waste and garbage pick website: www.clemis.org. The
The Belleville Public Library is one and two to the public, and the Wheels program will continue as up are still operating as sched- report number will be necessary
also closed. Parks and recreation Public Safety records window for planned. Seniors participating in uled. Residents who need landfill to obtain a copy of the report.
events are also canceled through two weeks. After two weeks, the the program have received five passes will have to wait until fur- These reports can also be
March 30, according to an official shutdown will be re-evaluated, frozen meals should the program ther notice. obtained by submitting a Freedom
statement. according to an announcement experience any delays. However, For police and fire reports, sub- of Information Act (FOIA) request
Events at parks with 50 people posted on the township website. hot meals are still being delivered mit a Freedom of Information Act form. To obtain the report number,
or more will be canceled until The Public Safety Department daily. (FOIA) request available on the contact the records office at (734)
May 11. All inspections conducted including police, fire and dispatch Senior Center transportation township website: https://vanbu- 699-8939. Due to records window
by the Health, Housing and operations remain open. All pre- services are still operating as renmi.org/officials/clerk/. The closure at this time, local back-
Building Department will be liminary breath testing will be planned. FOIA request form can also be ground checks will not be done at
scheduled on a case-by-case basis suspended until further notice. All For more information, call (734) emailed and/or faxed to you the window.

Restaurants offer carry-out, delivery options

Several restaurants in Belleville and Open in Belleville for Hidalgo Mexican Restaurant (Mexican) Open in Sumpter Township
Sumpter Township have responded to the carry-out service: Hungry Howie's Pizza for carry-out service:
new health and safety rules imposed by Applebee's Grill & Bar Johnny's On the Lake & Bar Beniot's Pizza
Gov. Gretchen Whitmer and remain open Benito's Pizza Kabob Garden Mediterranean Cuisine McShane's Irish Pub
for carry-out service to serve the commu- Bierut La Pita (Middle Eastern) Spoonfills Great Soul food Red Rooster Pizzeria
nity. Several of the listed restaurants are Dos Pesos (Mexican) The Lunch Box Sumpter Deli
also offering delivery service. Egan's Pub Tornado's Pizza Zino's Pizzeria

SMART buses offering free fares for all service

SMART will offer free fares on all This is especially critical for those who over locations. This is in addition to the er hygiene and if they feel ill to not ride the
SMART services, to eliminate the need for may not have access to transportation and nightly bus cleaning, the teams will be on bus.
passengers to interact with fareboxes and need to get to dialysis appointments, the the street to clean and sanitize high-touch Passengers boarding and deboarding
maintain greater distance from our driv- grocery store, and work - many of our rid- areas throughout the bus and in/and Fixed Route and FAST service will only be
ers. Free services include Fixed Route, ers use the bus to get to healthcare facili- around the driver seating area. All disin- allowed through the rear door with the
FAST, Connector, Shuttles, Dial-A-Ride ties. fectants are CDC recommended industri- exception of wheelchair passengers and
and ADA until further notice. SMART will continue with the no-fare al-strength antibacterial products. others who require the bus to kneel.
SMART is continuing to operate full policy until further notice. The unprece- SMART is doing everything reasonable These individuals can board and deboard
service until further notice. However, dented no fare policy was implemented to to make it safe for passengers to continue through the front door. All ADA rules and
fixed route bus service reductions will limit the exposure of drivers who are in to ride and prevent the spread of the virus, guidelines will still apply during this time.
begin soon due to declining ridership. The constant contact with riders. This is a safe- officials said in a prepared statement. All SMART Customer Service represen-
reduced bus service is designed to main- guard to protect the health of employees SMART management is in close coordina- tatives will have remote access in order to
tain the existing geographic route cover- and the riding public in preventing the tion with union representatives and con- address any questions and schedule rides.
age and similar hours of service with spread of the virus. Additionally, riders are tinues to monitor the situation closely, the Call (866) 962-5515, from 6:30 a.m. until 6
reduced frequency. SMART will provide requested to distance themselves from statement continued. p.m. Monday through Friday, and from 8:30
ample public notice prior to the reduction other riders as best they can. Riders are also asked to maintain prop- a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday.
of service. As a mission-critical public Additionally, SMART is enhancing the
service, it is important to maintain some bus cleaning efforts, and implementing
levels of transit service during this time. 'bus cleaning teams' in the field at key lay-

ORDINANCE No. 2020-001
CITY OF ROMULUS
APPENDIX A- ZONING
AMENDMENT 1.246

An Ordinance to amend the Official Zoning Map of the City of Romulus by rezoning certain prop-
erty from M-1, Light Industrial to M-T, Industrial Transportation.

THE CITY OF ROMULUS ORDAINS:
SHORT TITLE: This Ordinance shall be known and cited as the Amended Zoning Ordinance.

SECTION 1: To rezone 5 acres of property at 28430 Beverly Road (Parcel ID #80-002-99-0012-
000) from M-1, Light Industrial to M-T, Industrial Transportation

LEGAL DESCRIPTION 01H1
THE EAST 5 ACRES OF THE SE 1/4 OF THE NW 1/4 OF SEC 1
5.00 ACRES

SECTION 2: Severability. Should any word, sentence, phrase or any portion of this ordinance be
held in any manner invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction or by any state
agency having authority to do so for any reason whatsoever, such holdings shall be
construed and limited to such words, sentence, phrase, or any portion of the ordi-
nance held to be so invalid and shall not be construed as effecting the validity of
any of the remaining words, sentences, phrases or portions of this ordinance.

SECTION 3: Conflicting Ordinances. All prior existing ordinances adopted by the City of
Romulus inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are, to the
extent of such conflict or inconsistency hereby expressly repealed.

SECTION 4: Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect upon publication thereof in an offi-
cial newspaper, which publication shall be made when the minutes passing the ordi-
nance are published subject to revocation at will of the City of Romulus at any time.

ADOPTED, APPROVED AND PASSED by the City Council at the City of Romulus this 24th day
of February, 2020.
____________________________
LeRoy D. Burcroff, Mayor

____________________________
Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, City Clerk
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Ordinance as passed by the City Council of
the City of Romulus at a regular Council Meeting held in the City Council Chambers in said City on
the 24th day of February, 2020.
____________________________
Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, City Clerk

Introduced: February 10, 2020
Adopted: February 24, 2020
Published: March 26, 2020 RM0488 - 032620 2.5 x 10.062