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CITY OF ROMULUS
PLANNING COMMISSION
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING
Ecorse Commons - 37350 Ecorse Road
Notice is hereby given that the City of Romulus will hold a public hearing at
7:00 p.m.
on
Monday,
April 17, 2017
for the purpose of considering RZ-2017-002; Ecorse Commons, a proposed amend-
ment to the City of Romulus Zoning Map to conditionally rezone property from the current desig-
nation of M-2, General Industrial District to M-T, Industrial Transportation District.
The Planning Commission has set the public hearing to consider a request to conditionally rezone
the property at 37350 Ecorse, Parcel #80-024-99-0005-703 from M-2, General Industrial to M-T,
Industrial Transportation to allow for the redevelopment of the property for use as a vehicle staging
operation facility and truck distribution center.
The public hearing will be held at the Romulus City Hall Council Chambers, 11111 Wayne Road,
Romulus MI 48174-1485.
All interested parties are encouraged to attend and will be given an opportunity to comment on said
request. Written comments may be submitted by Monday, April 17, 2017 and should be addressed
to Carol Maise, City Planner, Economic Development Department, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus,
MI 48174-1485.
Ellen Craig-Bragg, City Clerk
City of Romulus, Michigan
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INVITATION TO BID
City of Romulus
Along with the City of Farmington Hills
Bid ITB FH-16-17-2003 Rock Salt for Snow & Ice Control
The City of Romulus along with participating MITN members are seeking sealed bids for 12 month
contract pricing for the purchase of rock salt for ice control for 2017/2018
(1) The City of Farmington Hills officially distributes bid documents from the Purchasing Division,
or through the Michigan Intergovernmental Trade Network (MITN). Copies of bid documents
obtained from any other source are not considered official copies. It is recommended that ven-
dors register on the MITN site,
to obtain an official copy.
(2) Bids must be submitted in sealed envelopes and returned to the Road Commission for Oakland
County, Attn:
Clerk's Office
no later than 10:00am, Tuesday, April 11, 2017.
(3)
BID ENVELOPES MUST BE ADDRESSED:
Attn: City of Farmington Hills Clerks Office
ITB-FH-16-17-2003 Rock Salt for Ice Control
31555 W. Eleven Mile Road
Farmington Hills, MI 48336-1165
(4) The City of Farmington Hills, along with the MITN membership, reserves the right to reject all
bids and to waive technicalities.
(5) The City of Farmington Hills reserves the right to change or postpone the opening of the bid
without notice.
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CITY OF ROMULUS INVITATION TO BID
ITB 16/17-34 DURA-LAST ROOF SYSTEM
FOR THE ROMULUS PUBLIC LIBRARY
The City of Romulus, Michigan is seeking bids from qualified contractors for the installation of a
new, approximate 12,328 square foot, Dura-Last Roof System for the Romulus Public Library locat-
ed at 11121 Wayne Road, Romulus, MI 48174
(1) Qualified individuals and firms wishing to submit a bid
must use the forms provided by the City
.
Bid forms and specifications may be obtained from the MITN system @
/.
Copies of documents obtained from any other source are not considered official copies. Bids
may be rejected unless made on the forms included with the bidding documents.
(2) Amandatory pre-bid conference will be held at 1:30 PM, April 7, 2017, in the Council Chambers
of Romulus City Hall located to 11111 Wayne Road. In addition to provided clarifications to the
bid documents, this will be the only opportunity for vendors to view the existing roof conditions
prior to submitting a bid.
(3) Questions arising out of the pre-bid conference must be emailed to
and received prior to the deadline for submitting questions, 4/12/2017 at 12 noon local time.
(4) Clarifications, modifications, or amendments may be made to this solicitation at the discretion of
the City. Any and all addenda issued by the City will be posted on the MITN system. All inter-
ested parties are instructed to view the MITN website regularly for any issued addenda. It is the
responsibility of the bidder to obtain all issued addenda and acknowledge receipt of said adden-
da by including a printed copy of each addendum as part of the required documents for this solic-
itation and to list the addendum and sign and date the "Acknowledgment of Receipt Addenda
Form: supplied in the bid documents.
(5) One (1) original and one (1) copy (stamped "COPY") of the bid must be submitted in a sealed
envelope and returned to the
City Clerk's Office
no later than 2:30 P.M., Friday,
April 21, 2017
.
Bids should be submitted in a sealed envelope and addressed using the Bid Package Label pro-
vided in the ITB documents.
(6) At approximately 2:45 p.m. local time following the deadline for submitting bids, all timely
received bids are to be publicly opened and read.
(7) The successful Bidder will be required to submit proof of all insurance required by the ITB doc-
uments and originals of all required endorsements.
(8) The City reserves the right to postpone the opening without notification and also reserves the
right to reject all bids and proposals and to waive any minor informality or irregularity in pro-
posals received.
(9) For additional information contact Lynn A, Conway, City of Romulus, Purchasing Director, by
calling (734) 955-4568 or by emailing
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CITY OF ROMULUS
NOTICE
PUBLIC HEARING
PROPOSED FY 2017/2018 BUDGET
Notice is hereby given that Romulus City Council has scheduled a Public Hearing to be held
Monday, May 1, 2017 at 6:30 p.m. in the Romulus City Hall Council Chambers, 11111 Wayne Road,
Romulus, Michigan 48174 for the purpose of discussing the FY 2017/2018 Budget, including
“The Property Tax Millage Rate Proposed To Be Levied To Support
The Proposed Budget Will Be A Subject of This Hearing.”
Said Budget is available for inspection in the Clerk's Office, Monday through Friday between the
hours of 9:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m.
Ellen l. Craig-Bragg, City Clerk of Romulus, MI
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The City of Romulus may take
strides to increase transparency
this year.
One of the things city council
members will look into when
they go through budget negotia-
tions in May is the possibility of
televising public hearings in
addition to city council meetings.
Councilwoman Kathy Abdo sug-
gested the idea as a way to keep
the public informed about what
is going onwith city government.
“Many of the people cannot
get (to city council meetings) and
we do most of our work during
public hearings; it's where we get
most of our information,” Abdo
said. “I think this would be bene-
ficial to the people of Romulus if
they can view the public hear-
ings.”
Council members regularly
meet in study sessions and host
public hearings prior to the regu-
lar city council meetings, which
are all televised. When petition-
ers have a project for the city,
however, they usually provide
more information during those
sessions than at the regular city
council meetings, when the items
comeup for a vote.
“People would get more infor-
mation,” Abdo said. “All they see
us doing is voting yes or no; they
don't always have an idea of what
we're talking about.”
Romulus Mayor Leroy
Burcroff saidhe liked the idea.
“We love when the public
gives us their input. We work
hard to get things out on the web
site, cable-whatever it takes,” he
said. “If it's one more way to
reachout, we'll look into it.”
The first session to be tele-
vised will be the May 1 public
hearing.
Northville Public Schools offi-
cials will host a Community
Engagement Session, for fami-
lies, staff and community mem-
bers to help formulate a plan for
upgrading educational facilities
to meet the district vision and
goals.
While the Sinking Fund mill-
age - first approved by voters in
2011 and renewed in 2015 - has
been essential in addressing the
most critical facility repairs,
aging buildings, shifting student
enrollment, and the desire to
modernize facilities have made
facility planning a top priority
for the district, a spokesman
said.
Members of the Northville
Board of Education and district
leaders recently formed a
Facility Review/Bond Study
Committee comprising of district
stakeholders including students,
teachers, school parents, com-
munity members, district and
school administrators, and board
of educationmembers.
Community feedback will
assist the committee members'
work in shaping the direction of
the district needs from a bond
proposal based on the Facility
Condition Assessment complet-
ed by TMP Architecture in
February 2015, and updated in
2017, she added.
The major facility needs and
learning environment improve-
ments that would require
resources beyond the amount
the Sinking Fund and/or General
Fund can support include: the
significant and costly facility con-
cerns impacting Hillside Middle
School; the increasing enroll-
ment at Northville High School,
along with some elementary
schools, that is straining capaci-
ty; facility needs across the other
district school buildings and cre-
ating flexible, 21st century learn-
ing environments for students
and teachers across all levels to
support programs.
The Study Committee has
been asked to be mindful of the
district request that any bond
proposal not result in an
increase in the current millage
rate for taxpayers. A Community
Engagement Session is planned
from 6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday,
May 10 at Meads Mill Middle
School (Fish Bowl) 16700
FranklinRoad, Northville.
“The input from the
Community
Engagement
Sessions will expand the analy-
sis by the study committee and
help bring focus and detail to the
needs of our students, staff and
community,” said Northville
Superintendent of Schools Mary
Kay Gallagher. “The school envi-
ronment, where teaching and
learning take place, is a critical
ingredient in providing a quality
education. Your participation in
these sessions provides an
opportunity to help create a
vision for the district's facilities
andprograms for the future.”
For more information about
the Community Engagement
Session or questions regarding
the Facility Review/Bond Study
Committee e-mail NPS@
NorthvilleSchools.org.
I think this would be beneficial
to the people of Romulus
if they can view the public hearings.
”
Council to consider televising public hearings
School district schedules community planning session
Easter events planned
Again this year, the Romulus
Recreation Department will host a
free community Easter Egg Hunt
beginning promptly at noon April 8.
The event will take place, rain or
shine, behind the Romulus Senior
Center located at 36525 Bibbins, near
the corner of Bibbins and Olive
streets.
Designed for children 11-years-old
and younger, the hunt is over in amat-
ter of minutes. Organizers reminded
parents that children should arrive
early and bring their own basket.
Pictures with the Easter Bunny will
be available after the hunt for $3
each.
Prior to the hunt there will be a
special “Brunch with the Bunny”
event beginning at 10:30 a.m. for those
who pre-register. For $10, children
can enjoy a pancake breakfast, crafts
and picture with the Easter Bunny.
Tickets must be purchased by April 1
in the mayor's office at Romulus City
Hall located at 11111 Wayne Road,
Romulus.
For more information, contact the
Romulus Recreation Department at
(734) 941-8665.
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