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Northville school officials are investigat-
ing an incident which took place last
Monday at Hillside Middle School when
administrators discovered that students
brought knives, marijuana and drug para-
phernalia to school.
According to school principal Jim
Cracraft, he was informed initially that one
student brought a knife to school. As he
investigated, it was discovered that four stu-
dents had participated in smoking marijua-
na prior to coming to class, and that two stu-
dents brought drugs and knives to the
school.
Cracraft said in a letter to parents regard-
ing the situation that a locker search was
conducted at the school and marijuana was
found in a student's backpack. Cracraft said
that Northville police were called and inter-
vened in the situation and the police took
possession of the contraband anddrugs.
“The students involved are being disci-
plined in accordance with the Student Code
of Conduct,” Cracraft said in a letter emailed
to parents the same day as the incident.
The principal said that the school would
work collaboratively with the police regard-
ing the illegal activity of the students in pos-
session of the drug. All illegal activities are
reported to the police, he said.
Cracraft said that as the principal of the
school, he takes any such threat to the stu-
dents seriously and “will not tolerate behav-
ior of this type in our school.”
The students, all minors, were not identi-
fied.
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April 18, 2013
CITY OF WAYNE
NOTICE OF LAST DAY
TO FILE PETITIONS FOR
MAYORAL AND CITY COUNCIL ELECTION
The City of Wayne will hold an election on November 5, 2013, for the purpose of electing
a Mayor and three persons to the City Council. A nominating petition and Affidavit of
Identity with Campaign Finance Act Compliance Statement, must be filed with the City
Clerk in order for a name to be placed on the ballot. Also, persons who wish to be a can-
didate for office may not be in monetary arrears to the City. Nominating petitions are
available at the City Clerk's Office. Petitions must be submitted with a minimum of 25
but no more than 50 signatures of persons registered to vote in the City of Wayne.
Petitions may be filed at the City Clerk's Office no earlier than April 30, 2013, but no later
than 4:00 p.m. on May 14, 2013. Persons, who wish to withdraw their petitions after fil-
ing, must do so by 4:00 p.m. on May 17, 2013. If more than two persons file valid peti-
tions for the office of Mayor or more than six persons file valid petitions for the available
City Council seats, a Primary Election will be held on August 6, 2013. The petition dates
of the filing, withdrawal deadline and the date for a Primary Election, are according to
recently enacted election consolidation legislation by the State Legislature.
Publish: April 18, 2013
Matthew K. Miller
City Clerk
CITY OF WAYNE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
The Zoning Board of Appeals of the City of Wayne, Michigan, will hold Public Hearings
on Thursday, May 9, 2013 at 7:30 p.m., in the Council Chambers of Wayne City Hall,
3355 South Wayne Road, to consider four requests:
1.
33073 Michigan Avenue, Advantage Mobility Outfitters
Request for a variance for placement of a wall sign. Section 1280.08 (c)(2)(B) of
the Planning and Zoning Code allows wall signs on buildings located on addi-
tional street frontage or functional public alleyways. The building, not being sit-
uated on a corner or alleyway, does not meet this criteria.
2.
34824 Michigan Avenue West, US-12
Request for a Special Exception Permit. Section 1261.04 (a) of the Planning and
Zoning Code requires "Outdoor sales by a temporary permit for a twenty four
month period" only if approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
3.
34830 Michigan Avenue West, Stockdales
Request for a Special Exception Permit. Section 1261.04 (a) of the Planning and
Zoning Code requires "Outdoor sales by a temporary permit for a twenty four
month period" only if approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
4.
3632 Elizabeth Street, Avenue Downtown Wayne
Request for a Special Exception Permit. Section 1261.04 (a) of the Planning and
Zoning Code requires "Outdoor sales by a temporary permit for a twenty four
month period" only if approved by the Zoning Board of Appeals.
The text and any maps may be examined or written comments may be submitted at the
City Clerk's Office during business hours (10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.) Members of the pub-
lic may appear at the public hearing in person or by counsel. At the conclusion of the
Public Hearing, the Zoning Board will consider, and may act upon, this matter.
Matthew K. Miller
Publish: April 18, 2013
City Clerk
CITY OF ROMULUS INVITATION TO BID
ITB 12/13-34 TWO (2) LATERAL FILES
(1)
The City of Romulus, Michigan is seeking bids from qualified vendors for the above item/items and/or
services.
(2)
Qualified individuals and firms wishing to submit bids
must use the forms provided by the City
. Bid
forms and specifications may be obtained from the MITN system @ http://www.mitn.info/.
(3)
Bids must be submitted in sealed envelopes and returned to the
City Clerk's Office
no later than 2:00
noon, Wednesday, April 24, 2013. At approximately 2:15 p.m., local time all timely received bids are to
be publicly opened and read.
RESPONSE ENVELOPES MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED:
CITY OF ROMULUS CLERK'S OFFICE
ITB 12/13-34 TWO (2) LATERAL FILES
11111 Wayne Road,
Romulus, Michigan 48174
(4)
The City reserves the right to reject all bids and proposals and to waive technicalities.
(5)
For additional information contact Lynn A, Conway, City of Romulus, Purchasing Agent, by calling (734)
955-4568 or by emailing lconway@ci.romulus.mi.us .
Publish, April 18, 2013
N
ORTHVILLE
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LYMOUTH
Plymouth Township trustees
have approved a $784,000 bid to
extend 1.25 miles of the Ann Arbor
Road streetscape.
The approval came despite the
resounding objections and no vote
of Trustee Chuck Curmi who was
opposed to the plan.
As discussion of the bids for the
project continued during the regu-
lar meeting of the board members
last week, Curmi told his fellow
officials, “I don't think we should
be taking onmore debt”
Funding for the project will be
through
the
Downtown
Development Authority which will
use reserves on hand and borrow
the balance of the money from the
Brownfield Redevelopment
Authority. According to township
officials, the loan will be repaid to
theBrownfield fund in two years at
4-percent interest. Officials esti-
mated that the development fund
has a balance of about $1.5million.
Curmi voiced his objection to
the plan telling the board mem-
bers, “We can do what we can
afford now. I don't support borrow-
ing money (from the Brownfield
Revelopment fund).”
The extension of the project is
expected begin this spring and
should take about three months,
according to information present-
ed at the meeting. Included in the
project is the installation along
Ann Arbor Road between General
Drive and Sheldon Road, of brick
pillars, decorative fencing, side-
walk ramps and the installation of
stamped concrete.
Also planned is new sod, flower-
ing plants and an irrigation system
for the landscaping.
The extension will mirror the
already completed streetscape
along Ann Arbor Road and match
the style of the landscaping and
streetscape work in front of the
Kroger plaza, officials said.
The delay in completing the
streetscape begun in 2005, accord-
ing to comments at the meeting,
was the poor economy and the
decision of township officials to
pay off the first section of the proj-
ect before taking on the addeddebt
of the secondphase.
Curmi was the only opposing
vote on the issue.
Middle school students found with knives, marijuana
We can do what we can
afford now. I don't support
borrowing money.
”
Bus driver who made unauthorized stop is ‘on leave’
The bus driver who allegedly
forced Northville students off the
bus before their regular stops last
Friday has been placed on adminis-
trative leave while the matter is
being investigated by district offi-
cials.
According to a statement from
Northville Schools Superintendent
Mary Kay Gallagher, the district con-
firmed that some students on the
way home from Meads Mill Middle
School were ordered off the bus in
the area of Six Mile Road and
NorthvilleRoad after 3:15 p.m.
Gallagher said that the students
disembarked from Bus L at a loca-
tion other than their designated
stop.
Students claimed that some of
them had to walk more than a mile
to get home after being ordered off
the bus. Some of the students
involved confirmed that the bus
driver pulled the bus over to the side
of the road twice in an effort to get
some of the passengers to sit down
in the bus seats.
Gallagher said the district, “takes
the safety and well-being of our stu-
dents very seriously, and will take
whatever steps necessary and
appropriate to ensure student safe-
ty.”
One student recorded the inci-
dent on a cell phone whichwas later
sent to Channel 7 where the story
was part of the newscast Friday
evening.
One seventh grade student admit-
ted that he might have been part of
the problem.
“I wasn't necessarily standing up,
but I was, like, sitting on my knees,”
the student said.
Parents had complained because
the undesignated stopwhere the stu-
dents were ordered off is in a wood-
ed area and there is traffic nearby
onSixMileRoad.
Plymouth Township OK’s streetscape project