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The Belleville Area Museum is looking
for historical information on tri-community
clubs and organizations for an upcoming
May exhibit.
Any and all ephemera from active or
inactive clubs is welcome, noted Museum
Director Katie Dallos. The exhibit will
include handbooks, ledgers, pictures, favors
or any items that might be helpful in telling
the story of the club or organization.
Volunteers are welcome to create their
own storyboard and/or exhibit panel that
would represent the group.
Dallos said the exhibit is currently going
to include, but is not limited to: Astral
Rebekah Lodge #250, Belleville Area
Chamber of Commerce, Belleville Area
Council for the Arts, Belleville Area Garden
Club, Belleville Area Music Committee,
Belleville Area Senior Citizens Club,
Belleville Automobile Club, Belleville
Business and Professional Women,
Belleville Community Chorus, Belleville
Grange (formed 1874), Belleville Lake
Water Ski Club, Belleville Lions Club,
Belleville Merchants Baseball Team,
Belleville Rotary, Belleville Yacht Club,
Boys and Girls Club, Belleville Planning
Commission, Central Business Community,
Cornet Band, Eagles, Retired Activity Club,
Friends of the BADL, Friends of Michigan
Animal Rescue, Girlstown, Goodfellows,
Guiding Harbor, Huron Valley
Conservation, Jaycees, Kitchen Belles
Band, Kiwanis, Knights of the Modern
Maccabees, Masonic Temple (Masons),
Moose, The Number, Oddfellows, Order of
the Eastern Star - Women's Auxiliary of
Masons, September Days, Sumpter
Progressive League, Sumpter Senior
Center, Tri Community Optimist Club, Van
Buren Civic Fund, Van Buren Garden Club,
Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW), Vietnam
Veterans of Americans, Women's Study
Group.
Formore information, call (734) 697-1944.
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April 3, 2014
Charter Township of Canton Board Proceedings March 25, 2014
A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Charter Township of Canton was held Tuesday, March 25, 2014 at 1150 Canton Center
S., Canton, Michigan. Supervisor LaJoy called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Roll Call
Members Present: Bennett, LaJoy, McLaughlin, Sneideman, Williams, Yack (arrived at 7:19 pm) Members Absent: Anthony, Staff
Present: Director Bilbrey-Honsowetz, Director Trumbull, Director Faas, Director Mutchler, Chief Meier
Adoption of Agenda
Motion
by Bennett, supported by Williams to amend the agenda to remove
Item G-2 CONSIDER REQUEST TO RECLASSIFY LEISURE
SERVICES POSITIONS (CLS)
and add
Item G-10 CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PAYMENT TO BELFOR
. Motion carried by
all members present.
Approval of Minutes
Motion by Bennett, supported by McLaughlin to approve the Board Minutes of March 11,
2014 as presented. Motion carried by all members present. Motion by Bennett, supported by Sneideman to approve the Board Study
Minutes of March 18, 2014 as presented. Motion carried by all members present.
Citizen’s Non-Agenda Item Comments:
Resident,
Bob Blazic, 42243 Arlington, Canton, commented on the condition of Morton-Taylor Road north of Warren. Mr. Blazic would like the
township to contact Wayne County to get the road repaired. Resident, James Aaron, 2178 Fairway Circle, Canton, questioned the news-
paper article commenting on the township inspecting furnaces at the Crossings. Mr. Aaron would like to know why the township does
not have standards for the gutters installed at his condominium complex. Director Faas agreed to look into the details of the Pebble
Creek Condominium complaints and get back in touch with Mr. Aaron. Resident, George Miller,1946 Briarfield, Canton inquired if the
elected officials salary had been published. Trustee Yack explained it was published after the last increase. Mr. Miller also inquired
about Wayne County cleaning our ditches. Mr. Miller suggested the township withhold payments to Wayne County until the county pro-
vides more services to the township.
Payment of Bills
Motion by McLaughlin, supported by Williams to approve payment of the bills
as presented. Motion carried by all members present.
PUBLIC HEARING: Item 1. HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING FOR THE 2014
SIDEWALK REPAIR PROGRAM. (MSD)
Motion by Bennett supported by Williams to open the Public Hearing at 7:13 p.m. to hear
comments on the necessity of sidewalk repairs pursuant to the Township Sidewalk Ordinance, Sidewalk Repair Program Policy and as
provided in Public Act 80 of the Public Acts of 1989. Motion carried by all members present. Resident, Gerald Howton, who lives in
the Cherry Blossom Estates, commented on sections of his driveway that he would like to have replaced concurrent with the work the
township is having done. Director Faas explained that this is an option available to residents, but it must be done on an individual basis
with an agreement between the resident and the contractor. Motion by McLaughlin supported by Williams to close the Public Hearing
at 7:24 p.m. after hearing the comments on the necessity of sidewalk repairs to the Township Sidewalk Ordinance, Sidewalk Repair
Program Policy and as provided in Public Act 80 of the Public Acts of 1989. Motion carried by all members present. Motion by Bennett
supported by Sneideman to adopt the following resolution requiring replacement of sidewalks in Aziz Estates #1 & #2, Camden Park,
Cherry Blossom Estates, Dasher Heights, Hidden River Estates, Maple Ridge Woods, Pheasant Creek, Pheasant Creek North, Pheasant
Woods, Sierra Heights #1 & #2, Sunflower North, Villa Maria, Westfield Estates and miscellaneous locations as indicated on the attached
list and published in the Canton Eagle on February 27 & March 20, 2014. Motion carried by all members present.
RESOLUTION OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
Resolution Approving 2014 Sidewalk Repair Program Parcel List
Motion byBennett, supported by Sneideman to adopt the replacement of sidewalks pursuant to the Township Sidewalk Ordinance and
Sidewalk Repair Program Policy Provided in Public Act 80 of the Public Acts of 1989 in Aziz Estates #1 & #2, Camden Park, Cherry
Blossom Estates, Dasher Heights, Hidden River Estates, Maple Ridge Woods, Pheasant Creek, Pheasant Creek North, Pheasant
Woods, Sierra Heights #1 & #2,
Sunflower North, Villa Maria, Westfield Estates and Miscellaneous locations as indicated on the
attached list and published in the Canton Eagle on February 27 & March 20, 2014.
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Terry G. Bennett, Canton Township Clerk
CONSENT CALENDAR: Item C-1: RESOLUTION DECLARING THE MONTH OF APRILAS “FAIR HOUSING MONTH”
IN CANTON TOWNSHIP. (SUPV)
Motion by Bennett supported by Williams to declare the month of April as “Fair Housing Month”
in Canton Township. Motion carried by all members present.
WHEREAS,
the year 2014 marks the 46th anniversary of the passage of
the Federal Fair Housing Act: Title VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended; and
WHEREAS,
this law guarantees that hous-
ing throughout the United States should be made available to all citizens without regard to race, color, religion, sex, family status, dis-
ability or national origin; and
WHEREAS,
equality of opportunity for all is a fundamental policy of this nation, state and township; and
WHEREAS,
barriers which diminish the rights and limit the options of any citizen will ultimately diminish the rights of all citizens.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Charter Township of Canton Board of Trustees designates the month of April 2014
as “Fair Housing Month” in Canton Township. We encourage the residents of our community to join in this observance.
Item C-2.
CONSIDER THE APPROVAL OF PRIVATE PROPERTY TRAFFIC ENFORCEMENT FOR AUTUMN COURT ESTATES.
(PSD)
Motion by Bennett, supported by Williams to approve the private property traffic enforcement request submitted by Autumn Court
Estates, located at south of Joy Road, west of Beck Road, as permitted by Canton’s Traffic Enforcement on Private Property Ordinance,
Chapter 70, Section 70-1 Adoption of the Uniform Traffic Code, R28.1212, Rule 212. Motion carried by all members present.
GEN-
ERAL CALENDAR: Item G-1: CONSIDER AWARD OF A CONTRACT TO MATTIOLI CEMENT CO. FOR THE 2014
SIDEWALK REPAIR PROGRAM. (MSD)
Motion by Bennett, supported by Yack to award the contract for the 2014 Sidewalk Repair
Program base bid, adding the following Alternates: Alternate 1(Metro Act); Alternate 2 (Sidewalk Gap Repairs); and Alternate 3
(Kicker’s Grill &Softball Center) in the amount of $200,122.25 with a 10% contingency amount of $20,012.23 for a total not to exceed
amount of $220,134.48 to Mattioli Cement Company. Motion carried by all members present. Motion by Bennett supported by Yack
to authorize that the contract with Mattioli Cement Company have the option to extend the 2014 Sidewalk Repair Program, based on
satisfactory performance and stable prices, through to the 2015 construction season, as well. Motion carried by all members present.
Item G-3: CONSIDER APPROVAL OF NATIONAL PEPSI GOLF BEVERAGE PROGRAM AGREEMENT. (CLS)
Motion by
Bennett, supported by Williams to approve the National Pepsi Golf Beverage Program. Motion carried by all members present.
Item
G-4 CONSIDER BID AWARD OF PLANT PROTECTANT AND FERTILIZER. (CLS)
Motion by Bennett, supported by
McLaughlin to approve the purchase of Fertilizer 20-0-20 Polyvex SGN 210 from Van Diest, PO Box 610, Webster City, Iowa, 50595.
Funds to be taken from: Parks Maintenance 101-270-50.930_0070 in the amount of $6,516. Motion carried by all members present.
Motion by Bennett, supported by McLaughlin to approve the purchase of 20-0-20 Polyvex SGN-150 fertilizer from John Deere
Landscapes, 1385 East 36th Street, Cleveland, Ohio, 44144. Funds to be taken from: Pheasant Run Golf Club Maintenance and Repair
of Grounds. 584-756-57.930_0070 in the amount of $20,368. Motion carried by all members present. Motion by Bennett, supported by
McLaughlin to approve the purchase of BannerMaxx and Cleary’s equivalent from Tri-Turf, 24800 N. Industrial Dr., Farmington Hills,
Mi 48335. Funds to be taken from: Pheasant Run Golf Club Maintenance and Repair of Grounds: 584-756-57.930_0070 in the amount
of $10,279.20. Motion carried by all members present.
Item G-5: CONSIDER BIDAWARD FOR 2014 BUS TRANSPORTATION.
(CLS)
Motion by Bennett, supported by McLaughlin to award the 2014 Bus Transportation Services to First Student, 20708 STU, 1823
Centre Point Circle, Naperville, IL 60563 in the amount of $19,800 from the following accounts: $7,000 from 101-691-61.801_0050 and
$12,800 from 101-691-63.860. Motion carried by all members present.
Item G-6: CONSIDER APPROVAL OF LIVEDISCOUNTS
AGREEMENT. (CLS)
Motion by Bennett, supported by McLaughlin to approve the agreement with LiveDiscounts for the sale of golf
certificates for Pheasant Run Golf Club. Motion carried by all members present.
Item G-7. CONSIDER BID AWARD OF FUEL
FOR PARKS AND GOLF MAINTENANCE (CLS)
Motion by Bennett, supported by McLaughlin to authorize the Agreement of Sale
of Petroleum Products between Canton Township and RKA Petroleum Companies for the purchase of unleaded gas and diesel fuel for
Parks and Golf Maintenance to RKA Petroleum Companies, 28340 Wick Road, Romulus, MI 48174 in the amount of $90,155.17. Funds
to be paid from the Parks Budget Account #101-270-50.860/Transportation and the Pheasant Run Golf Club Budget Account #584-756-
75.860/Transportation. Motion carried by all members present. Motion by Bennett, supported by Sneideman to approve payment in the
amount of $13,344.83 to Oakland Fuels Company, 3943 Airport Rd., Waterford, MI 48329 from the Parks Budget Account #101-270-
50.860/Transportation and the Pheasant Run Golf Club Budget Account #584-756-75.860/Transportation. Motion carried by all mem-
bers present.
Item G-8. CONSIDER THE PURCHASE OF FIREHOUSE CLOUD UPGRADE SOFTWARE PACKAGE. (PSD)
Motion by Bennett, supported by Williams to approve the purchase of FireHouse Cloud Upgrade Package for 10 concurrent licenses, for
a period of five (5) years in the amount of $22,015, to be paid annually over a five-year period in the amount of $4,403, beginning with
the initial upgrade in 2014. Motion carried by all members present.
Item G-9. CONSIDER SERVICE AGREEMENT FOR SALE
OF ACQUIRED PROPERTY. (PSD)
Motion by Bennett, supported by McLaughlin to approve the proposed service agreement with
Great Lakes Exchange, 10400 Joy Road, Plymouth, Michigan 48170, for the sale of disposable property items, per Canton Township
policy. Motion carried by all members present.
Item G-10. CONSIDER APPROVAL OF PAYMENT TO BELFOR.
Motion by
Bennett supported by Williams to authorize the payment for emergency building repairs to Belfor, 28400 Schoolcraft Road, Livonia, MI
48150 in the amount not to exceed $70,000 to be paid from account #101-200-911 to. Motion carried by all members present.
Motion by Bennett supported by Williams to approve the following budget amendment: Increase Revenues: 101-000-696 Insurance
Settlements $68,000; Increase Expense: 101-200-911 Liability Insurance $70,000. Motion carried by all members present.
ADJOURN:
Motion by Bennett, supported by Sneideman to adjourn at 8:03 p.m. Motion carried by all members present
Supervisor – Terry G. Bennett, Clerk –
Copies of the complete text of the Board Minutes are available at the Clerk’s office of the Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton
Center Rd, Canton, MI 48188, during regular business hours and can also be accessed through our web site www.canton-mi.org after
Board Approval. Publish: April 3, 2014
EC040314-0918 2.5 x 11.5
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT
INVITATION TO BID
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Charter Township of Canton, 1150 Canton Center S, Canton, Michigan will accept sealed bids
at the Office of the Clerk up to 3:00 p.m. Thursday, April 17, 2014 for the following:
HOUSING REHABILITATIONS
(NOTE: EACH HOUSE TO BE BID SEPARATELY)
Bids may be picked up at the Finance & Budget Department, or you may contact Mike Sheppard at: (734) 394-5225. All bids must be
submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked with the proposal name, company name, address and telephone number and date and
time of bid opening. The Township reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals. The Township does not discriminate on the
basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in employment or the provision of services.
TERRY G. BENNETT, CLERK
Publish 4/3/2014
EC040314-0917 2.5 x 2.232
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
ACCESS TO PUBLIC MEETINGS
The Charter Township of Canton will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired
and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting/hearing upon two
weeks notice to the Charter Township of Canton. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the
Charter Township of Canton by writing or calling the following:
Gwyn Belcher, ADA Coordinator
Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton Center Road
Canton, MI 48188
(734) 394-5260
Published: April 3, 2014
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ELLEVILLE
- C
ANTON
Canton Lions Club to mark White Cane Week
Canton police warn residents of IRS telephone scam
Museum seeking items from local clubs for May exhibit
They'll be prowling around local
intersections and outside L.
George's Coney Island and Holiday
Market from April 25 through May
3, wearing bright yellow vests and
carryingwhite canes.
Members of the Canton Lions
Club will be celebrating White
Cane Week with a membership
drive and a collection effort to help
their efforts to aid services for the
blind.
Lions Club member Bill Van
Winkle said club members will be
carrying white canes with a small
collection box for coins affixed to
it, along with collection efforts in
the middle of intersections hoping
passing motorists will contribute
something to the cause.
“We get out there and beg for
money so we can give it away,” Van
Winkle said.
The collected funds go to help a
tremendous need in the various
communities the club serves, he
added, and will help fund places
like the Michigan Eye Bank,
Leader Dog School for the Blind
and the Penrickton Center for
Blind. The club also helps support
several handicapped children in
Taylor, VanWinkle said.
The club purchases eyeglasses
for several children in the local
community, too, as their parents
cannot afford them. The Lions
Club also provides visual aids in
the Canton Library for the use of
the visually impaired, Van Winkle
added.
“I can remember a father wrote
to me and said he lived in the City
of Belleville and needed help with
his older sons.
“The father is deaf, as is his
wife, and the two older boys 12 and
14 were unable to relate to their
parents. The father found a camp
in Illinois where children are
taught how to communicate and
relate to parents who are
impaired.
“(We helped the) boys attend the
camp and they will be back this
summer and I have asked them to
make a presentation to the club
members as to what they were
taught,” VanWinkle said.
“I went to dinner one night in
2011 at Max and Erma's and as the
waitress was taking our order, I
noticed the closeness of the order
pad to her eyes. I asked her if she
was having sight problems and she
said ‘I can't see well’. I had our
investigator contact her and 6
months later we paid for two
cataract operations for her.
“She got her sight back and
that's what we in the Lions Club
do,” VanWinkle said.
He added that during the mem-
bership drive last May, the club
inducted six new members.
Currently, the membership
includes two Canton Township
trustees and people from all walks
of life.
VanWinkle said that some of the
members only help out at fundrais-
ers like the annual pancake break-
fast at the Canton Liberty Fest or
the Corn Roast in August while
others are at almost everymeeting.
VanWinkle was the 1997-98
District Governor of the Lions
Club.
“It's an experience I will never
forget,” he said of his time oversee-
ing 55 clubs in Wayne and Monroe
counties.
For more information about the
Lions Club, call VanWinkle at (734)
254-9404.
Calls from the Internal Revenue
Service
(IRS)
can
be
upsetting…and they can also be
fakes.
Canton police have recently
taken several reports from citizens
about phone calls from phony IRS
agent which demanded personal
information and even payments.
Police have warned residents that
these callers, representing them-
selves as an IRS agent, are attempt-
ing to commit a crime. Reports
indicate the fake agents have asked
residents to make payments on
taxes due using pre-paid debit
cards orwire transfers.
Those receiving the calls told
police that the caller ID on their
phone display read “IRS,
WashingtonD.C.”
If the resident declines to partic-
ipate in the conversation, the
“agent” will begin to threaten
him/her with police involvement,
police said.
“Criminals are altering caller ID
displays to read out as IRS, or
Canton Police Department, bring-
ing a believability factor towhat cit-
izens might otherwise recognize
immediately as a scamphone call,”
said Canton Police Special
Services Lt. CraigWilsher.
“The most important thing to
remember if you receive a phone
call from someone representing
themselves as the IRS or local law
enforcement is that neither would
ask for your personal information
over the phone. Nor would they
request a tax payment (or any pay-
ment) in the form of a wire transfer
or pre-paid debit card,” Wilsher
said.
group which has presented the colors in
Washington D.C. at special ceremonies,
including the opening of the Black Tie
Event at the Ronald Reagan Center and
during opening ceremonies for National
LawEnforcement PoliceWeek.
The Comerica Park event, in partnership
with the Detroit Tigers and the National
Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund,
honors the service and sacrifice of
Michigan men and women in law enforce-
ment.
Laurain said he really appreciates the
honor of being selected to present the col-
ors at the game which celebrates law
enforcement.
“The opportunity to participate in this
esteemed event speaks volumes as to the
reputation the Van Buren Township Honor
Guard unit has attained, which is earned
exclusively through the high levels of profi-
ciency, commitment and professionalism of
itsmembers.”
The members of the group train hard,
Laurain said, and do it strictly on their own
time. Participation in the group is voluntary
and the officers train every month. Early
on, they traveled to Minnesota for a whole
week of training and also attended some
training in Indiana., all on a voluntary basis
and on their own time.
The group was instructed in ceremonial
marching, firing party, flag folding, casket
carrying, presentation of colors, posting of
colors and other fine points.
“We do a lot of funerals,” Laurain said.
“We're there tomake it easier on families.
The group did about 20 or so events last
year and usually appear at 15 to 20 events
annually.
Laurain said he also feels strongly about
the impact of the color guard on the Van
BurenTownship community.
“I think it really sends a strong message.
Our main purpose is to honor fallen offi-
cers, but we are also ambassadors for our
community,” he said. “I think this may be
my legacy in the community,” Laurain, who
has been with the Van Buren Public Safety
Department for 32 years, said. “We try to
live ourmotto, 'We temper grief with awe'.”
The public is invited to attend the April
21 Tigers game to honor the service and
sacrifice of Michigan men and women in
law enforcement. Special seating packages
are available. For ticketing information,
visit www.tigers.com/law. For each ticket
purchased, $10 will be donated to the
National LawEnforcementMuseum.
Police
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