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Trustees approve privacy protection policy

Members of the Sumpter of the private information they The trustees' comments came
Township Board of Trustees might become a party to during ” in response to protests from
have approved a new policy their employment. This is just a tool to help protect our township. Trustee Peggy Morgan who
designed to protect the privacy “The condition is you keep insisted the new policy was
of residents and employees. information confidential and There's nothing wrong with it. unnecessary. “Nobody's been
Township attorney Rob Young you don't disclose other people's If you're not doing anything wrong, it's not a concern. doing that. It's not been an issue.
explained the new non-disclo- personal matters with anybody,” I just don't understand why we're
sure agreement to board mem- he said. Young added that this putting this policy in place and
bers during the March 14 work- was a first step in the protection what if an employee doesn't
shop meeting. Young said the of privacy and that enforcement employees that they have confi- township buildings. want to sign it,” she said. Morgan
township has not previously had of the new policy remained dential information,” he said. “This also pertains to our also insisted that the confiden-
a confidentiality agreement as unclear. Trustee Tim Rush agreed not- police officers and firefighters,” tiality provisions were covered
part of employment with the Trustee Matt Oddy, who ing that a confidentiality agree- LaPorte said. He explained that by state law. Morgan also said
township but “we live in a differ- chaired the meeting in the ment in many businesses was the public emergency employees the average employee does not
ent world today than we did 10 absence of Supervisor Tim standard operating procedure. witness personal situations in have confidential information.
years ago. There is a lot of harm Bowman, explained that he felt “I have signed one every year for the course of their daily work. Young responded that if that
that can come to an individual if this would be protection for peo- my day job,” he said. “This is just LaPorte added that discussing were the case, signing the agree-
confidential information is dis- ple visiting township hall. a tool to help protect our town- what first responders might see ment should not be a problem.
closed to the public or just to People preparing applications ship. There's nothing wrong with in a home or on a call violates “We're trying to prevent prob-
people around township hall,” which might contain confiden- it. If you're not doing anything the oath the employees have lems,” he explained. If we find
Young said. tial or personal information wrong, it's not a concern.” taken, “but accidents happen. this is burdensome, or unfair,
Young explained that this was could be confident that the data Trustee Don LaPorte was also This helps people stay on point,” we'll look at it,” he said.
a step taken to protect and recog- would remain confidential, he in favor of the new policy noting he said. LaPorte added he felt Morgan cast the lone no vote
nize that anyone employed with said. that the need for privacy “goes this would offer protection for on the implementation of the
the township must be respectful “I think this helps to remind beyond the four walls of the both employees and the public. new policy.
Lucky stop Auxiliary police fundraiser set

Winning Keno ticket sold in Canton Auxiliary Department will cers are "valued members of
Police
Inkster
The
our department and provide a
Cheese next month.
A stop at a Canton Township that I won,'” he said. “Once I host a fundraiser at Chuck E. significant number of services
to our community."
gas station proved profitable for ” checked off the last number and During event, set for 11 A coupon on the Inkster
one lucky driver last week. realized I really had just won, I a.m. until 10 p.m. Friday, April Police Auxiliary website
A 27-year-old man, who has It was such a was in shock. It was such a sur- 14, 20 percent of all sales gen- includes coupons for 10 free
opted to remain anonymous, surreal feeling. real feeling, and it still doesn't erated from the event will be pay points, special offers on
won $314,000 on the Michigan seem real.” donated to the Inkster pizza and other special pric-
Lottery Keno game with a ticket The anonymous winner, who Auxiliary Police Department. ing during the event.
he purchased at the Ford Road is a Wayne County resident Auxiliary officers in Inkster Chuck E. Cheese is located
BP gas station in Canton. His according to Lottery officials, are assigned to police patrol, at 24339 Michigan Ave. in
ticket matched eight of the 20 purchased a ticket. A few min- said he will use a portion of his administration, crime preven- Dearborn.
numbers drawn earning him utes later, I saw The Jack had winnings to help his family and tion, training, firearms unit, For information about the
the prize money. reset to $10,000, so I pulled up put the remainder into savings. and emergency management. Inkster Auxiliary Police Unit
The lucky winner said he the winning numbers to check He claimed his prize money Police officials said the offi- contact (734) 326-3830.
often plays the Club Keno game my ticket.” check at Michigan Lottery
at several locations, wherever That's when he was astound- headquarters last week.
he happens to stop for gas or ed to find that he had won the Club Keno is offered at
shop. prize worth more than $300,000. 10,500 Lottery retailers in the To subscribe to The Eagle visit
“I play Club Keno here and “I went through my numbers state and prize drawings take
there,” he said. “While I was at and started checking them off place every three and a half www.associatednewspapers.net.
the gas station, I noticed The one-by-one and kept thinking to minutes, according to Lottery
Jack was getting up there, so I myself, 'No way. There is no way officials.

Voice squabbling and insults, judge Kelly

Clarkson supported Shelton’s bid for
West on his team. Clarkson, in a rare
FROM PAGE 1 serious moment among the judges,
advised West that her best coach to suc-
worked in the medical field, they now ceed on the show was Shelton. West now
concentrate on West’s goals. joins 40 contestants, including former
She performs in Nashville clubs and Northville resident Chloe Abbot, a four-
works as a part-time dog walker while time All American track star from the
she continues to compose original University of Kentucky. Abbot, now train-
music. ing for the next Olympics, joined
“It’s probably the most vulnerable Chance the Rapper’s team on The Voice
thing a person can do,” she said about earlier in the auditions. The contestants
songwriting. “Here’s all my secrets and now move on through the competition
here’s everything about me and I’m until public voting chooses the winner.
going to write about it all.” “Grace is the perfect female country
Despite their constant good-natured singer,” Shelton said.