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WAYNE - WESTLAND
WAYNE - WESTLAND

Wayne High School wrestling coach fired

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Andrew Hein has been termi- more than the 70 miles per hour competition where they compet-
nated from his position as speed limit and drove into the The students subsequently admitted ed in their respective matches,
wrestling coach and physical area between the highway and according to reports.
education teacher at Wayne the exit ramp where the vehicle being in the car when one of them None of them received any
Memorial High School. rolled over. exhibited signs of a concussion. medical treatment at the time.
The termination reportedly The original police report stat- The students later confessed
stems from an auto accident ed that Hein, as the driver, was that Hein had told them not to
which took place at about 8:18 the sole occupant of the vehicle The students subsequently Reportedly, Hein was transport- mention the accident to anyone.
a.m. Feb. 8 on the I-96 exit in while subsequent events indicat- admitted being in the car when ing the students to a wrestling Reportedly, the county prose-
Howell. According to the accident ed that at least three members of one of them exhibited signs of a tournament in Howell. The stu- cutor is reviewing the police
report, the driver lost control of the wrestling team were in the concussion three days after the dents were picked up from the reports to determine if any crimi-
the vehicle while traveling at car at the time of the crash. Saturday morning crash. accident scene, transported to the nal charges should be filed.
Westland mayor reports 29 coronavirus deaths

Westland Mayor William R. continue to serve the public ernor's order limits gatherings tion and updates on other city respond to emails and voicemails
Wild had a sobering message for while adhering to the directives and travel and requires all work- closures and postponements, as quickly as possible.
residents of the community last from the State of Michigan and ers who are not necessary to sus- visit www.cityof westland.com There are also two drop boxes
week. our primary focus and concern is tain or protect life to stay home. In accordance with state and located in front of city hall for res-
“As of today, (April 10), keeping members of the commu- Wild said that the closure of all federal guidelines with regards to idents to drop off payments and
Westland has 278 confirmed nity safe and doing everything in Westland municipal buildings, social distancing, Wild said that paperwork which will continue to
cases of COVID-19 and 17 our part to slow the spread and including the Westland Public Westland City Hall would remain be checked daily.
Westland residents have lost their minimize the number of people Library, the Jefferson Barns operational with a limited staff. Essential government services
lives as a result of contracting the affected.” Community Vitality Center, the Contact information for city that will continue include public
virus,” Wild said. Wild's remarks came one day Senior Friendship Center, the departments is also available on safety, utilities, animal control,
On Tuesday, the number of after Gov. Gretchen Whitmer Mack Mayfield Municipal Golf the website, housing and building depart-
deaths had increased to 29 in the announced an extension to the Course and Westland City Hall wwwcityofwestland.com. ments, sanitation (including trash
city. Stay Home, Stay Safe Executive would be extended. Wild added that city staff collection), and finance, Wild con-
“Our staff is working hard to Order through April 30. The gov- For the most current informa- members will continue to cluded.
Legislators demand more pandemic case information

State Reps. Kevin Coleman equipment, is necessary for agreed in a statement. scope and scale they are facing tion that we can quantify and
(D-Westland) and Jewell Jones local governments to provide “County governments and the tomorrow.” share would help a great deal,”
(D-Inkster) are calling for more the necessary resources to com- state must release daily updates “Michigan's response to this said Jones. “Having the facts
data on COVID-19 cases to be bat the public health crisis. on important statistical data crisis has been nimble, but and being able to place our-
made accessible to the public. Hospitals and health care sys- including the number of severe everyone has struggled to fully selves in the best position to
Information on the number tems need to share their data versus mild cases and hospital- utilize their resources without combat this crisis will ensure
of daily hospitalizations, case with the state and counties to izations,” said Coleman. “Our an accurate picture of the entire our speedy transition back to a
severity, and available ensure local governments and cities and townships cannot situation. more normal life while discour-
resources, including number of residents fully understand the plan adequate responses with- “Although there's no way to aging fear and panic at the same
beds and personal protective current situation, the legislators out understanding the exact know all the answers, informa- time.”
Meetings and the same, obviously, for ” be allowed to speak when called

upon for up to 3 minutes.
guests who've called in to the
meeting. Meetings will be Each meeting has an ID number Telephone attendees will be
FROM PAGE 1 recorded. City council meetings placed in a queue by pressing *9
will be posted to the Vimeo with an access code. and will be identified and called
Safe order, all City of Plymouth account, with access from the There is no charge to upon by the last four digits of
board and commission meetings city website homepage, the next participate in Zoom meetings. their telephone number.
are utilizing the Zoom applica- day unless there are technical Normal public comment pro-
tion. A link for each meeting is difficulties. tocols will be followed, officials
emailed to those who sign up to Each meeting has an ID num- prior to the start of the meeting land.com. Instructions for par- said.
receive meeting minutes and ber with an access code. You as well as throughout the meet- ticipating in public comment at Belleville, Inkster and Wayne
agendas on the city website, offi- can access the meeting code by ing. the meeting are also available. officials have cancelled public
cials said. Links, agendas and starting at the agendas and min- There is no charge to partici- Electronic attendees will be meetings through the end of the
meeting minutes are also posted utes page (in government) and pate in Zoom meetings. able to use the “Raise Hand” month, as have township board
on the city website agenda cen- then click on the council, board The City of Westland council function during the citizen's members in Sumpter and
ter. A portion of every meeting is or commission meeting you meetings are also taking place comments sections of the meet- Northville in an effort to adhere
dedicated to public comments. want to attend. utilizing the Zoom feature. ing. to the governor's extended
To participate, type “Public The access code to these Information is available at the The council president will orders and keep township
Comments - “ in the everyone meetings is live several minutes city website, wwwcityofwest- recognize the resident and will employees and the public safe.
chat window.
Meetings of the members of
the Romulus City Council are
also taking place using the
Zoom computer program.
Citizens may submit their ques-
tions and comments prior to the
meeting, no later than 4 p.m. the
date of the meeting to: public-
comment@romulusgov.com .
All citizens will be given an
opportunity for their comments
to be heard and or read during
the public comment period of
the meeting. To join the Zoom
meeting, access www.romulus-
gov.com where full instructions
for joining the meeting and the
meeting ID number will be pro-
vided.
The City of Northville has
also set up Zoom access for
meetings. During these meet-
ings, council members and
board and commission mem-
bers will be on video and guests
may choose to view it on video
or listen to it on audio only.
To view the meeting on video,
you need to log in to the meeting
from a computer, tablet or smart
phone. On a smart phone, in
advance of the meeting, down-
load the Zoom mobile app. For
first-time users from a desktop
or laptop, when you click on the
meeting link you will be prompt-
ed to download the software
which takes about 30 seconds.
You will be prompted to connect
audio and/or video, then click
on the button that says “Join
Meeting.” If you are using a
landline or cOIP phone, you can
join a Zoom meeting via telecon-
ferencing/audio conferencing by
simply dialing the number pro-
vided by the city.
The audience will not be on
camera. Guests using the video
capabilities will appear as
audio only (heard but not seen)
if they choose to speak publicly,