Belleville Community Chorus mem-
bers will present their 11th annual spring
concert, Singing in the Shower, beginning
at 7 p.m. Saturday, May 6. The perform-
ance will feature a variety of songs that
everyone can enjoy singing along with in
the friendly resonance of their home
shower. Audiences are sure to hear
some favorite tunes.
Singing in the Shower will be per-
formed at the Belleville United
Methodist Church, 417 Charles St.,
Belleville. The concert features the adult
chorus and the Belleville Children's
Chorus andTeenEnsemble, all under the
direction of Sue Hiser and new assistant
director Steve Ko. Kevin Shay will pro-
vide the musical accompaniment at the
performance.
As always, the concert is free, though
donations are encouraged, and sponsors
arewelcome.
For more information about the
Belleville Community Chorus, contact
Pete Jones at (734) 731- 0829, email to
or visit
chorus.com.
The Belleville Community Chorus
offers opportunities for performance of
mixed voice choral music in a variety of
styles, a spokesman said. The chorus
strives to improve its musical quality
through education and commitment to a
rehearsal and performance schedule.
The generosity of donors and sponsors
supports the community activities includ-
ing education, rehearsal, performance
and entertainment. The Belleville
Community Chorus is a 501(C)3 not-for-
profit organization.
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Community Chorus will be ‘Singing in the Shower’
Northville leaders welcome technology upgrades
Members of the Belleville
City Council have approved a
topographic study of the failing
200-foot seawall at Doane's
Landing.
The city-owned portion of the
seawall has been deteriorating
and is separating rapidly,
according to Department of
Public Works Director Rick
Rutherford. He told the council
members that employees have
been watching the situation
daily and that the study to be
performed by Hennessey
Engineers and McDowell
Associates is a necessary first
step in preparing specifications
for repair bids to the 19-year-old
wall.
At a meeting last month,
Rutherford said the present sea-
wall was not properly engi-
neered and that it should have
been effective for 50 years had it
beendone correctly.
City
Manager
Diana
Kollmeyer told the council that
the wall is deteriorating on a
daily basis and shouldbe consid-
ered an emergency. She added
that it soon could be floating
down Belleville Lake if immedi-
ate corrective action is not
taken.
The park at Doane's Landing
at North Liberty and Main
Street has been marked off with
caution tape and closed for
more than a year and a loss of
soil is threatening the structural
integrity of the back porch of the
condominium located next to
the park.
Council members authorized
$2,500 for the topographic engi-
neering study.
Mayor Kerreen Conley cau-
tioned that the longer the repair
process takes, the more expen-
sive it couldbecome.
Rutherford said it is possible
that the entire wall will not have
to be repaired, but that only the
engineering study would deter-
mine the necessary repairs.
Kollmeyer said that a budget
amendment would be necessary
to cover the cost of the study
while council members ques-
tioned the source of funds for
the repairs.
Kollmeyer said the repairs
were not an eligible expense for
federal
Community
Development Block Grant fund-
ing although those funds could
be used for areas of the park
that are Americans With
Disabilities Act compliant.
Councilman Jesse Marcotte
said the repairs need to be a pri-
ority as he would like the city to
continue to be known as
Downtown on the Lake rather
thanDowntown in theLake.
No timeframe for the engi-
neering report, which includes
two site visits, was announced.
The state of the community in
both Northville Township and
the city is speeding along the
informationhighway.
Northville
Township
Supervisor Robert Nix, Mayor
Ken Roth and Superintendent of
the Northville Public Schools
Mary Kay Gallagher were the
featured speakers last week at
the state of the community lunch-
eon sponsored by the Northville
Chamber of Commerce.
The common theme among
the three leaders was the
advancement of communication
with residents using available
technology,
Nix told the assembled crowd
of about 200 at the Vis Ta Tec
center at Schoolcraft College that
the township now has a smart-
phone app that can be down-
loaded to keep residents
engaged with township depart-
ments and news while Roth
introduced new Twitter and
Facebook pages with city news
and events. Gallagher was aided
in her video presentation by two
students who stressed the need
for upgraded flexible learning
spaces.
The school district is consid-
ering a bond proposal that would
fund upgrades to several school
buildings and the creation of
open, collaborative work and
study areas for students.
Gallagher's student helpers were
Tiffany Greven, a fifth grade stu-
dent at Moraine Elementary
School andDylanCurtis, a senior
at Northville High School. The
presentation urged audience
members to immediately
become involved in decision
making in the district by using
their phones or tablets to com-
plete an on-line survey available
on the district website.
Nix said that the new town-
ship phone application, suitable
for iPhones or Android systems,
gives users access to township
departments, public safety
notices and a way to report prob-
lems.
Roth noted that while the
electronic newsletter the city
produces has been successful, an
update is planned and an online
survey is now available to garner
suggestions from residents. He
noted that the city now posts the
city council meetings on the web-
site so that anyone can view
them at any time. He joked that
theTwitter account is taken away
from him by staff members at 11
p.m. but said that it was a valu-
able and immediate tool to com-
municatewith residents.
Gallagher closed her portion
of the meeting noting that while
the school district receives a
lower per-pupil allowance from
the state than many districts, stu-
dents continue meet and exceed
state testing standards.
Council members authorized
$2,500 for the topographic
engineering study.
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Study of failing Belleville sea wall gets council OK
phone call, authorities allege that Attar
tells the individual not to cooperate if
questioned about the procedures by
authorities and to completely deny allega-
tions of genital mutilation. She instructs
the Michigan resident to tell authorities
that “nothing happened.”
Arrest
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