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WESTLAND
WESTLAND

Feet on the Street

Recycling counselors to inspect trash containers throughout city

Westland residents may be sur- tailored feedback on how to
prised to see inspectors taking a improve what items make it into
look in their trash bins and refuse the cart.
containers beginning next month. The Feet on the Street pro-
In an effort to help residents gram is intended to increase the
recycle more effectively, the city amount of quality recyclables and
has joined the Michigan reduce the amount of non-recy-
Department of Environment, clables in recycling carts.
Great Lakes and Energy (EGLE) Developed by The Recycling
Recycling Partnership, a nonprof- Partnership, this program helps
it organization that works with communities achieve economi-
communities, companies, and cally efficient recycling programs,
governments to transform recy- reduces the number of new
cling. The partnership among resources used in packaging by
nearly 100 Michigan communities providing more recycled content
is an effort to help residents recy- for new products, and improves
cle more effectively. the cleanliness of communities,
Starting in May and with the officials said.
assistance of a $100,000 grant, “Recycling is not only the right
Westland officials will launch The thing to do, but also the smart
Recycling Partnership Feet on thing to do,” said Mayor William
the Street cart tagging recycling R. Wild “Recycling properly saves nities to improve residential recy- munities to continue to improve The partnership has success-
initiative -a communitywide ini- our taxpayers money by reducing cling across the state,” said residential recycling through fully implemented the Feet on the
tiative to improve the quality of the cost of sending recyclable Cassandra Ford, community pro- these quality improvement proj- Street program in more than 70
recycling in single-stream curb- materials to the landfill, supports gram manager at The Recycling ects,” said Emily Freeman, recy- communities around the nation,
side recycling bins by providing jobs, and improves the health of Partnership. “Through this proj- cling specialist for EGLE materi- with some communities seeing as
residents personalized and real- the environment. We know resi- ect, we are helping capture more als management division. “We all much as a 57 percent decrease of
time curbside recycling education dents want to recycle the right quality recyclables that are then have a role to play in the circular nonrecyclables in recycling and
and feedback. way and through this campaign, transformed into new materials, economy and these grants will average a 27 percent increase in
Included in the Feet on the we are providing them personal- as well as creating and supporting help even more Michigan com- the overall capture of quality
Street program is a comprehen- ized, real-time feedback to do just jobs, less waste, and stronger, munities engage with their resi- recyclables.
sive education and outreach strat- that.” healthier communities.” dents and improve the quality of Learn more about what is and
egy that involves a team of com- “The Recycling Partnership is “EGLE is excited to continue recyclable materials collected in is not acceptable at www.city-
munity-based observers visiting excited to continue working with working with The Recycling curbside and drop off programs ofwestland.com/291/Curbside-
each resident's cart and providing MI EGLE and Michigan commu- Partnership and Michigan com- across Michigan.” Recycling.

Career move

Westland resident Don Nicholson was
recently appointed by Gov. Gretchen
Whitmer to the Committee on the
Purchase of Goods and Services from
Community Rehabilitation Organizations.
Nicholson, owner of Don Nicholson
Enterprises, LLC, publishes, prints, and
creates graphic design materials for public
and community events. Nicholson will rep-
resent members at large for a term begin-
ning April 1 and expiring March 31, 2024.

On a mission

Lighthouse Home Mission in Westland will host
the annual yard sale from 9 a.m. until 7 p.m.
daily beginning tomorrow and continuing
through Saturday, May 7. All proceeds from the
sale of gently used furniture, small and large
appliances, household décor, collectibles, elec-
tronics, sporting goods, kitchen gadgets,
movies, bathroom accessories, lamps, rugs,
housewares and other items go to the mission
pantry to purchase food for those in need.
Donations to the sale are still being accepted.
The church is located at 34033 Palmer Road in
Westland. Donations and sales last year kept
volunteers, who are still needed, busy, a
spokesperson said. "This is the largest yard sale
most people have ever seen," she added. For
more information, call (734) 326-3885.

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
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, May 12, 2022 for the following:
REMOVAL AND REPLACMENT OF SUMMIT ROOF TOP UNIT # 3 FAN MOTOR
Bids may be picked up at the Finance and Budget Department, on the MITN Purchasing Group website at https://www.bidnet-
direct.com/mitn/cantontownship or you may contact Mike Sheppard at: mike.sheppard@canton-mi.org. All bids must be sub-
mitted 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 discrimi-
nate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in employment or the provision of services.
MICHAEL SIEGRIST, CLERK
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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
ACCESS TO PUBLIC MEETINGS

The Charter Township of Canton will provide necessary, reasonable auxiliary aids and services to individuals with disabilities at
the meeting/hearing upon notice to the Charter Township of Canton.
In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), the Charter Township
of Canton will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs,
or activities.
Employment: The Charter Township of Canton does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring or employment prac-
tices and complies with all regulations promulgated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under Title II of
the ADA.
Effective Communication: The Charter Township of Canton will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services
leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they can participate equally in the Charter Township
of Canton's programs, services, and activities, including qualified sign language interpreters, documents in Braille, and other
ways of making information and communications accessible to people who have speech, hearing, or vision impairments.
Modifications to Policies and Procedures: The Charter Township of Canton will make all reasonable modifications to policies
and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all of its programs, services, and activi-
ties. For example, individuals with service animals are welcomed in the Charter Township of Canton's offices, even where pets
are generally prohibited.
Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to par-
ticipate in a program, service, or activity of the Charter Township of Canton should contact the office of Barb Brouillette, Human
Resources Supervisor, Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton Center Road, Canton, MI 48188, (734) 394-5260 as soon
as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event.
The ADA does not require the Charter Township of Canton to take any action that would fundamentally alter the nature of its
programs or services, or impose an undue financial or administrative burden.
Complaints that a program, service, or activity of the Charter Township of Canton is not accessible to persons with disabilities
should be directed to Barb Brouillette, Human Resources Supervisor, Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton Center Road,
Canton, MI 48188, (734) 394-5260.
The Charter Township of Canton will not place a surcharge on a particular individual with a disability or any group of individu-
als with disabilities to cover the cost of providing auxiliary aids/services or reasonable modifications of policy, such as retriev-
ing items from locations that are open to the public but are not accessible to persons who use wheelchairs.
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