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Fired fire marshall requests jury trial in suit
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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PLANNING COMMISSION
CITY OF INKSTER, WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
RE:
Case # i5-O1 Z Proposed Amendment to the Zoning Map - Rezoning
In accordance with and pursuant to the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act, Act 110 of
2006, as amended, notice is hereby given that the Inkster City Council will hold a
public hearing on
Monday, May 18, 2015, at 7:30 p.m.,
in the Inkster City Hall
Council Chamber, located at 26215 Trowbridge, Inkster, Michigan, 48141, to consid-
er a proposed amendment to the City's Zoning Map.
At the public hearing, the Planning Commission will consider the following amend-
ments to the Zoning Map:
1. Rezoning of the site at 3952 Beech Daly located at the northwest corner of South
Beech Daly Road and Andover St., South of Dartmouth Ave. from B-2
Thoroughfare Mixed-Use District to B-3 General Business District. The purpose
of the proposed rezoning is to permit the use of the site for a used car dealership
and repair facility.
The land involved consists of Lots 16, 17 and 18 FRANK H. FELLRATH'S SUBDI-
VISION; Tax Parcel ID Number 44-024-01-0016-000. A map showing the location
of the site is provided below.
The application is on file and available for review at the City of Inkster Community
Development Department. Public comments are invited and encouraged. Persons
unable to attend the public hearing may send their comments in writing to the atten-
tion of the City of Inkster Community Development Department, 26215 Trowbridge,
Inkster, Michigan, 48141. Comments will be received through 12:00 noon, Monday,
May 18, 2015. Please reference 3952 Beech Daly Rezoning.
The City of Inkster will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services,
such assigners for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being
considered at the public hearing, to individuals with disabilities upon five (5) busi-
ness days written notice. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or serv-
ices should contact the City of Inkster at 313.563.9770.
Felicia Rutledge, Inkster City Clerk
PUBLISH: April 30, 2015
Community Development Department • 313.563.9760
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 14, 2015 for the following:
FAIR OAKS DRIVE & SUFFOLK COURT 2015 WATER MAIN IMPROVEMENTS
PRE-CHLORINATED PIPE BURSTING
Copies of the Contract Documents for bidding purposes must be obtained at the office(s) of Wade Trim Associates Inc., 25251
Northline Road, Taylor, Michigan 48180, starting on Thursday, April 30, 2015, upon making a payment of Eighty ($80.00)
Dollars if picked up or Ninety ($90_.00) Dollars if mailed (checks or money orders only - payable to Wade Trim, no cash), none
of which will be refunded.
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 4/30/2015
EC043015-1121 2.5 x 2.485
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 a two week notice to the Charter Township of Canton. These services include signers for the hearing
impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting. 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 30, 2015
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Former Van Buren
Township Fire Inspector
Anthony Karver has demanded
a jury trial in his Whistleblower
lawsuit against the township.
Karver, who was fired March
10, 2014, had protested his ter-
mination through a union griev-
ance was denied reinstatement
and damages April 10. His fir-
ing was upheld as by the
Federal Mediation and
Conciliation Service April 10,
after several delays.
Mediator Joseph P. Girolamo
signed the decision denying
Karver's grievance and agree-
ing with the township which
argued that he had been fired
because he failed to successful-
ly pass theFire Inspector II test,
a requirement for the position.
The township also claimed that
Karver, who was hired in 1992,
could not continue as a paid on-
call firefighter because he
attended fires as part of his job
as a fire inspector.
Karver claimed, through his
union, that he was fired
because he reported the high-
est-paid township employee,
Ken Floro, for repeatedly doing
hours of personal errands while
onduty.
"… the decision to terminate
Captain Karver was unrelated
to his complaint about Captain
Floro," stated Van Buren
Township Supervisor Linda
Combs in the filings submitted
to themediator.
Karver subsequently com-
pleted the Fire Inspector II test
onemonthafter hewas fired.
Karver's Whistleblower law-
suit, filed in June of last year,
names the township, Fire Chief
Daniel Besson, Combs, Public
Safety Director Greg Laurain
and Batallion Chief/Fire
Marshall David McInally. In the
suit, he claims that he was fired
not for failing to pass the test,
but because he threatened to
inform the members of the
township board that Floro was
getting paid for hours he was
not on the job if the officials to
whom he reported the informa-
tion did not correct the situa-
tion.
The Whistleblower case,
filed by Karver's attorney,
RichardConvertino, on June 11,
2014, requests reinstatement of
Karver to his former employ-
ment without loss of seniority;
reinstatement as a captain in
the fire department; back pay;
$25,000 as compensation for
pain, suffering, loss of reputa-
tion, emotional distress, mental
anguish, embarrassment,
humiliation, outrage and other
injuries; exemplary and puni-
tive damages, interest, court
costs and attorney fees.
A settlement conference in
the case is scheduled for July 6.
these and let everyone involved weigh
in.”
“While I appreciate the DEQ's presen-
tation to the township board and atten-
dees last night, I believe all residents who
will be directly affected by this waste dis-
posal deserve to have their say at a true
public hearing,” Pagan said. “Disposing of
radioactive waste in our neighborhoods
can pose significant risks, and people
have a right to know what those are and
what theDEQplans to do about them.”
In addition to calling on the DEQ to
tighten fracking waste regulations,
Hopgood and Pagan are also working to
address the threat legislatively. They have
introducedSenateBill 277 andHouseBill
4469 respectively to regulate radioactive
fracking waste storage in Michigan and
ensure that landfills and other facilities
could not accept waste that exceeds 50
picocuries per gram. This measurement
is nationally recognized as a uniformsafe-
ty number for limiting radiation exposure
associated with this type of waste and is
currently a rule adhered to by the
Michigan Department of Environmental
Quality (DEQ).
TENORM involves materials whose
low, naturally occurring radiation levels
are increased through human activities
that concentrate them. The controversial
oil and gas drilling practice known as
hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, is a
major generator of it. Wayne Disposal
accepted up to 36 tons of radioactive
fracking sludge from a Pennsylvania oil
and gas drilling company - after it had
been turned away by landfills in
Pennsylvania and West Virginia. Wayne
Disposal on itswebsite advertises its abili-
ty as one of few landfills in the U.S. capa-
ble of acceptingTENORMwaste.
Wayne Disposal had requested the
DEQ allow it a tenfold increase in
allowed radioactivity, up to 500 picocuries
per gram, last year, but withdrew the
request last October. Yale said the panel's
report found “because of the extra con-
trols that are in place at a Type I landfill,
the DEQ could consider evaluating that
for possibly having a higher level,” but no
plans are imminent.
The panel recommended that all land-
fills accepting TENORM restrict its place-
ment to at least 10 feet below the bottom
of a landfill cap, and said DEQ Director
Dan Wyant should consider requiring
landfills to restrict the total volume of
TENORM waste placed annually, to limit
worker exposure. Radium-226, commonly
found in TENORM, decays to radon 222, a
potential carcinogen through inhalation.
Wayne County Commissioner Richard
LeBlanc, State Representative Julie
Plawecki, and State Senator David
Knezek will be hosting a monthly coffee
hour in Inkster on the second Monday of
each month. The meetings will take place
from 1 - 2:30 p.m. at May 11 the Leanna
Hicks Public Library, located at 2005
InksterRoad.
Residents are encouraged to attend
and discuss issues of importance to them.
Citizens who have questions or concerns
in the meantime are encouraged to con-
tact any of the elected officials by mail,
telephone, or email:
SenatorDavidKnezek
Mail: POBox 30036, Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (855) 347-8005
Email:
Representative JuliePlawecki
Mail: POBox 30014, Lansing, MI 48909
Phone: (517) 373-0849
Email:
.
CommissionerRichardLeBlanc
Mail: 500 Griswold St., 7th Floor, Detroit,
MI 48226
Phone: (313) 224-8855
Email:
requested a warrant for Dent from her
office. She said her office first became
aware of the tape when it was shown on a
local television newscast. Worthy recom-
mended dropping the drug charges
against Dent when the tape was
enhanced as part of a state police investi-
gation and an independent investigation
by her office. The tape appears to show
Melendez taking a small bag of white
powder from his pocket and then claim-
ing to have found it under the seat of
Dent's 2011Cadillac.
Melendez was also fired from a part-
time detective position with the Highland
Park PoliceDepartment. He appeared for
arraignment on the charges last week and
was given a $25,000 cash or surety bond.
Hewill appear in court next week for pre-
trial proceedings.
Yost said that she experienced a great
deal of pressure to provide information
that could have impacted on the criminal
investigation the Michigan State Police
conducted into the arrest.
Marsh said that there is currently a
review of the other officers involved in
the arrest underway.
“I'm requesting a complete review of
all the officers involved,”Marsh said.
Marsh and other city officials also pub-
licly thanked the community and several
local ministers for the patience and order
with which demonstrations regarding the
matter hadbeenhandled.
“We just wanted to thank them for the
peaceful demonstrations and their
patience in letting the investigations into
the matter proceed. They sent us their
message in a civilized manner and they
let the systemwork.
“I think many other communities
could learn a lesson from the way the res-
idents in Inkster handled this situation,”
Marsh said.
food into the winter. It gives you an
extended season.”Miller andher group of
volunteers currently use about 2 acres of
the Belleville farm, but she is hoping to
expand her efforts and produce even
more fresh food. The produce is donated
to local groups such as Veterans' Haven
and soup kitchens, Miller said.
“I was raised to help people and I love
locally-grown fruits and vegetables,” she
said, “so this was a natural progression
forme.”
Miller, who has been at Ford Motor Co.
in Wayne for 23 years and is now a group
team leader in the chassis department,
involved fellow members of UAW Ford
900 in Wayne in her efforts and several of
them have volunteered to help at her lat-
est project, a 20-by 30-foot Veterans’
Garden located behind the union hall on
Michigan Avenue in Wayne, directly
across from the auto plant. This spring
marks the first planting season at the
Wayne site and volunteers will sow straw-
berries, garlic, oregano, beans, peas,
tomatoes and eggplants throughout April
at the raised-bed garden.
These are the same crops she and a
group of volunteers including her hus-
band, Joe, daughter, Ashley, 15 and son,
Matthew, 17, planted in the Belleville gar-
den.
“The volunteers come from every-
where. Some are college students, high
school kids, neighbors and community
groups,” she said. “And we are lucky to
have donations of cardboard, mulching
materials, woodchips, compost, hay, many
things businesses might otherwise throw
away.”
Miller has also taken her efforts at
locally-grown food into schools to try and
teach children about the benefits of gar-
dening. At Bishop Elementary School in
Ypsilanti, she started a project with 6th
graders that resulted in 22 gardens at the
school which produced about 85 pounds
of vegetables.
Eating Gardens is a non-profit organi-
zation and operates under the umbrella
of the North Woodward Community
Foundation, a 501 c 3.
UAW-Ford's Local-900 donated needed
materials that could be recycled at the
garden such as woodchips and compost-
ingmaterial.
“We are always proud to discover our
members positively improving their
neighborhoods,” said Jimmy Settles,
UAW-Ford vice-president. “This type of
impact embodies UAW-Ford's mission to
improve the quality of life for our mem-
bers, workplace and the communities in
whichwe live andwork.”
For information about donating mate-
rial or volunteering at the project, access
EatingGardens.org
or
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