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March 29, 2012
NOTICE OF LAST DAY OF REGISTRATION
City of Romulus, Michigan
May 8, 2012 Special School Election
TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF ROMULUS:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN ELECTION WILL BE HELD IN THE CITY OF ROMULUS ON
TUESDAY, MAY 8, 2012.
THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER FOR THE ELECTION IS MONDAY,
APRIL9, 2012 BY 4:00 p.m.
Persons residing in the City of Romulus registering after the deadline will not be
eligible to vote at the election.
Voters may register by mail using a mail-in voter registration form or in person at a Secretary of State Branch
Office, Wayne County or the City of Romulus Clerk's office.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
that the purpose of the election is to vote on the following millage proposal as pre-
sented and listed below:
ROMULUS PUBLIC SCHOOLS:
Full text of the ballot proposal may be obtained at the administrative offices of Romulus Community
Schools, Director of Business Operations, Sherry Papazoglou, 36540 Grant Road, Romulus, MI 48174 and
telephone: 734-532-1600.
PROPOSAL SECTION
LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Romulus Community Schools
CONTINUATION OF OPERATING MILLAGE
The Romulus Community Schools (the District) is authorized by State law to levy a voter-approved hold harm-
less millage on principal residences, qualified agricultural property, qualified forest property, supportive housing
property, industrial personal property and commercial personal property. The district levied 5.1314 mills in 2011.
The authority to levy this millage expired with the 2011 tax levy. This proposal would renew the District's
authority to levy up to 5.1314 mills for an additional five years (2012-2016).
To provide operating funds for the Romulus Community Schools, Wayne County, Michigan, shall the limitation
on the taxes that may be levied upon principal residences, qualified agricultural property, qualified forest proper-
ty, supportive housing property, industrial personal property, and commercial personal property in the District be
increased by 5.1314 mills ($5.1314 per $1,000 of Taxable Value), for a period of five (5) years, 2012 through
2016 inclusive? The estimate of the revenue the District will collect from combined taxes authorized herein if
the millage is approved and levied in the 2012 calendar year is approximately $2,160,000.00.
YES _____ NO _____
STATEMENT AS REQUIRED BYACT 278 OF PUBLIC ACTS OF 1964
Amending the Property Tax Limitation Act
I, Raymond J. Wojtowicz, Treasurer of Wayne County, Michigan, do hereby certify that, as of
March 14, 2012
the total of all voted increases in excess of the tax rate limitation established by Section 6, Article IX of the
Constitution of the State of Michigan, as amended, and the years such increases are effective on property
in the County of Wayne are as follows:
WAYNE COUNTY, Romulus School District
Voted
Years
Taxing Authority
Date of Election
Increases
Increase Effective
County of Wayne
November 2, 2010
1 mill
2015
Wayne County Jail
August 6, 2002
1 mill
2011
Wayne County Parks
November 2, 2010 0.25 mills
2015
Wayne County
November 6, 2009 1.25 mills
2020
Community College
Romulus School District
September, 1999
18 mills 2011 (non homestead only)
September, 1999
16.63 mills 2011 (homestead only)
November, 2008 .75 mills
2018
Raymond J. Wojtowicz, Wayne County Treasurer
Dated: March 14, 2012
PERSONS ENTITLED
to be registered voters in the City of Romulus must possess the following qualifications
on or before the day of the election: (1) a citizen of the United States; (2) not less than 18 years of age; (3) a resi-
dent of the State of Michigan and the City of Romulus for not less than 30 days prior to the election (MCL
168.492). In addition, qualified electors must be registered to vote not less than 30 days prior to the election
(MCL 168.497). Registrations will be received at the City of Romulus located at 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus,
MI 48174, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, City of Romulus Clerk
Persons with special needs as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the Clerk's Office.
Publish: 03-29-12
CITY OF ROMULUS
PLANNING COMMISSION
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING
Pursuant to Michigan Public Act 207 of 1921, as amended (The City and Village Zoning Act), notice is hereby
given that the City of Romulus will hold a public hearing at
7:00 p.m. on Monday, April 16, 2012
for the pur-
pose of considering a proposed amendment to the Zoning Map for Romulus Village to rezone 7.10 acres of prop-
erty from their current designation of C-2 General Business District/R1B Single Family Residential District to
the C-3 Highway Service District. The public hearing will be held at the Romulus City Hall Council Chambers,
11111 Wayne, Romulus, MI 48174-1485. Copies of the application are available for review at City
Hall during regular business hours.
The Planning Commission has set the public hearing to consider a request to rezone the following properties:
Parcel ID #’s 82 -80-026-99-0016-000, 82-80-026-99-0017-000, 82-80-026-99-0018-000, 82-80-026-99-0019-
000 & 82-80-026-99-0021-000.
All interested parties are encouraged to attend and will be given an opportunity to comment on said request.
Written comments may be submitted until 12:00 noon, Monday, April 16, 2012, and should be addressed to
Carol Maise, City Planner, Economic Development Department, 11111 Wayne, Romulus, MI 48174-1485.
Ellen Craig-Bragg, City Clerk
City of Romulus, Michigan
Publish: March 29, 2012
C
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ORTHVILLE
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LYMOUTH
Officials in Northville Township
once had a plan to see their com-
munity intersected with connected
pathways.
Then the recessionhit.
Now that the township has
apparently weathered that finan-
cial storm and the economy is
slowly on the rebound, township
officials want to revisit that plan in
order to start making connections
between existing pathways.
“It's a good time to reevaluate
it,” said Township Trustee Mindy
Hermann. “We've had two very
well publicized surveys lately-the
Seven Mile Property plan and the
master plan for Parks and
Recreation-both of which gave
resounding results that pathways
and connectivity were right on top
of that list.”
Hermann suggested putting
together a subcommittee of board
members to work with township
staff to dust off the oldplan and see
if it could be revitalized. Township
Supervisor Mark Abbo said the
township had a 10-year plan to fin-
ish off the pathway systemand was
about three years into it in 2007
when the economy started to go
south and township priorities
change. Hermann, along with
Trustee Marv Gans and Treasurer
DickHenningson, will serve on the
sub-committee, with Trustee
Marjorie Banner serving as an
alternate.
“Hopefully we can find a way to
move the ball forward, if nothing
else,” saidHermann.
In the initial phases of the plan,
the township required developers
to contribute funds to pave path-
ways alongside the projects they
were constructing. The township
has also used donated funds to use
as a local match to leverage grants.
Most recently, the city, township
andWayneCounty cooperated on a
project to develop a pathway along
Sheldon Road that connected the
township and city at Seven Mile
Road and Hines Drive. Gans said
building off of that should be a pri-
ority.
“We had a lot of success in get-
ting some pathways done, but we
haven't always been able to con-
nect them completely,” said Gans.
“We have a very nice pathway on
Sheldon Road now, but it doesn't
connect on the east end to
HaggertyRoad-and there's away of
doing that. I'd like to see if we can
accomplish some of those things.”
Hermann said she was looking
forward to further development
along the path system to allow resi-
dents another choice to traverse
the township and it will provide
more passive recreation opportu-
nities for them.
“Our residents have been clear:
that's what they want,” she said.
“I'm happy that we're going to
move forward with this and look
for ways to give them what they
want.”
Bunny Brunch is planned
Local students win awards
Volunteer ‘rakers’ sought
Stained glass is exhibited
The Easter Bunny will join area resi-
dents for brunch at The Salvation Army
PlymouthCorps this Saturday, March 31.
The Bunny Brunch is designed to help
provide additional awareness in the com-
munity about the Salvation Army ministry
programs such as Men's and Women's
Ministry, Summer Day Camp, Tiny Tots
Pre-School, Youth Programming,
Emergency Disaster Services and Tae
Kwon Do. The Great Lakes Rabbit
Sanctuary will also be on hand with live
bunnies.
Youngsters can participate in crafts and
various activities at booths set up for the
event and each child will receive an Easter
basket they can fill with some treats and
their completed crafts.
There will also be a photographer avail-
able to take family pictures that can be
takenhome.
Families wishing to attend the Bunny
Brunch Open House are asked to call (734)
453-5464 and reserve a spot.
Volunteers are also needed and cash
donations are being accepted to help fund
the free event. Volunteers will also be need-
ed to assist with set-up, cooking, serving
food, craft stations, and clean-up.
Volunteers should call Sandy Kollinger, vol-
unteer and special events coordinator at
(734) 453-5464 ext. 24.
Four sports broadcasters for the New
88.1, the student operated station of the
Plymouth-Canton schools, were among
those named as the best in the state by the
Michigan Association of Broadcasters
Foundation High School and College
Broadcast Competition judges. Four other
Plymouth-Canton students received
awards fromthe group, too.
Joe Zylka, a Plymouth High School
sophomore, and Logan Lazorka, a Salem
High School sophomore, received first
place in the sports play-by-play category.
Adam Duxter, a Canton High School soph-
omore, and Mason Mill, a Salem High
School junior, received honorable men-
tions.
“We receive a lot of positive comments
when Joe, Logan, Adam and Mason broad-
cast games,” saidBill Keith, stationmanag-
er.
“They work hard to deliver their play-
by-playwith skill and style.”
Kyle Linford, a Plymouth High School
senior, was awarded second place in cur-
rent events, Christina Edgerton, a Canton
High School senior, took second place hon-
ors in promo announcements and Linford
also took second place in the station activi-
ties report category. Honorable mention in
the public service announcement category
went to Bill Turnau, a Salem High School
senior, and Laura Terkelsen, a Plymouth
HighSchool senior.
Want to make a difference by helping a
senior citizen or personwitha disability?
Plymouth CommunityUnitedWay is look-
ing for volunteers to clean yards and do light
chores in Plymouth, Plymouth Township
andCantonTownship onSaturday, April 28.
Volunteers are asked to bring rakes, gar-
den tools, hedge trimmers, and gloves.
UnitedWaywill supply yardwaste bags.
To volunteer, call Betty Nolan at (734) 453-
6879, ext. 7 or e-mail betty.nolan@pcuw.org
beforeApril 12.
Visit www.plymouthunitedway.org to
learn about giving and volunteering.
Last November, 350 volunteers raked and
cleaned the yards of 50 homes owned by sen-
ior citizens andpeoplewithdisabilities.
Serving the Plymouth and Canton com-
munity since 1944, the Plymouth Community
United Way strives to address human serv-
ice needs for individuals and families.
Together we can accomplish what no
individual or organization can do alone,
Nolan said.
The history of the art of stained glass will
be celebrated at a new exhibit at The Village
Theater at Cherry Hill during the month of
April.
The display, titled Stained Glass: Then
and Now will continue April 1 -29 in the
Gallery@VT.
The historic exhibit will feature a wide
variety of stained glass works, including
restored stained glass windows from the St.
Vincent & Sarah Fisher Center art exhibit,
as well as artifacts collected from the first
stained glass studio in the state which was
established inDetroit in 1861.
The St. Vincent and Sarah Fisher Center
dates back to 1844 when it opened as St.
Vincent's Academy, a kindergarten for
orphaned children which eventually
became a full orphanage. In 1928, a fire
destroyed the facility in Farmington Hills,
which was quickly replaced by a new struc-
ture thanks to the generosity of Charles T.
Fisher Sr. of Fisher Body and his wife, Sarah
Fisher. This new home featured dozens of
stained glass windows depicting nursery
rhyme characters in the kindergarten class-
room.
These Mother Goose nursery rhyme win-
dows were created in 1929 by the Detroit
Stained Glass Works specifically for this
home built by Weston & Ellington Architects
and Engineers of Detroit. In the early 80s,
these nursery rhyme windows were dam-
aged during relocation to a school gymnasi-
um. Restoration of the windows began in
1986 with the assistance of local artists. Now
fully restored, several of these windows will
be on display The Village Theater at Cherry
Hill. This special exhibit, organized by
stained glass designer and craftsman Tom
Newton as part of a 33rd annual Michigan
Glass Month celebration, will also feature
artifacts, sketches, full sized drawings known
as cartoons, antique tools and equipment.
The exhibit at the Gallery@VT is free and
open to the public from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
Monday - Friday, during public performanc-
es at the theater; and by appointment by call-
ing (734) 394-5300. TheGallery@VT is closed
onholidays.
The Village Theater at Cherry Hill is
located at 50400CherryHill Road inCanton.
Our residents have been clear: that's what they want.
I'm happy that we're going to move forward with this and
look for ways to give them what they want.
Mindy Hermann
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Northville re-evaluates plan for park pathways