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NORTHVILLE - ROMULUS
NORTHVILLE - ROMULUS

Township will request millage on primary ballot

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Voters in Northville Township age will result in no increase in ment.
will be asked to approve a mill- the amount taxpayers in the Therefore, according to officials, A Northville Township house
age to fund police, EMS, fire, township are assessed. with a market value of $400,000
parks, recreation, senior and Members of the Northville approval of the Aug. 4 millage will result will see an increase of approxi-
youth services on the Aug. 4 bal- Board of Trustees approved the in no increase in the amount mately $100 per year if the mill-
lot. new millage at the April 16 regu- age is approved by voters, how-
While the millage is an lar meeting. The existing millage taxpayers in the township are assessed. ever that increase will be offset
increase of .5 mill, that amount to fund township operations will by a decrease of approximately
will be offset by a decrease of expire this year and trustees decision was based on months of currently being provided in the the same amount in the separate
approximately .5 mill in the mill- agree to place the increase of .5 analysis and input from resi- community. To accomplish that millage for the 2009 Seven Mile
age used for the Seven Mile mill on the ballot, effective for 6 dents. The findings indicated retention of service levels, the .5 Road property purchase. As a
Road property purchase. years, from 2021--2026. that residents are in favor of mill is necessary and 90 percent result, the total millage paid by
Therefore, according to offi- According to a prepared state- maintaining the current levels of of that increase is needed to property owners will not
cials, approval of the Aug. 4 mill- ment from the township, the police, fire and EMS services fund the public safety depart- increase, officials said.
Northville candidates submit petitions for August vote

Don Howard mitment. ” and Chris Roosen.
Staff Writer “Everyone here is dedicated Everyone here is dedicated and committed The incumbents will be chal-
and committed to serving the lenged by Cyndy Jankowski,
In Northville Township, the township and doing what's best to serving the township and doing Steve McCurik, Kevin Johnston
slate of candidates seeking elec- for our residents.” Nix said. what's best for our residents. and Mohammad Aslam, the only
tion Aug. 4 includes 12 Abbo announced his retire- Democrat on the ballot.
Republicans and a lone ment as township supervisor in The winners of the Aug. 4
Democrat. 2012. During his term, the state Abbo was appointed fiscal direc- Vying for the office of treasur- election for trustee will deter-
Filing for reelection to the closed Northville Psychiatric tor for the Wayne County er in the township will be mine which names appear on
position of township supervisor Hospital and the resulting pro- Commission in 2016. incumbent Fred Shakdo who the Republican ticket Nov. 3 to
were incumbent Supervisor posed development at the site Marjorie F. Banner, the will be opposed by Jason challenge Aslam, the only
Robert R. Nix, III and Mark J. prompted a period of turmoil incumbent township clerk is Rhines. Democratic candidate.
Abbo, who served as supervisor and animus between the town- seeking reelection to the full- Candidates for the four terms All terms of office in the town-
from 2000 until 2012. ship and the City of Livonia. The time position and will be chal- of office as members of the ship are four years and the suc-
Nix said he's looking forward situation led to open arguments, lenged by Roger Lundberg, a for- Northville Township Board of cessful candidates in November
to another term and praised his lawsuits and an effort at annexa- mer engineering director at Trustees will be incumbents will serve from November of
board members and their com- tion of Northville by Livonia. Fiat-Chrysler Corp. Scott Frush, Mindy Herrmann 2020 until November of 2024.
Yard waste pick up resumes Sign of the times

Residents in the City of Northville cials said in a prepared statement. Members of the Romulus Police Department
could place yard waste at the curb for To prevent residents from having to sent a thank you to all the residents and
pick-up beginning last week. store bags of yard waste on their property, businesses who have “fed us, prayed for us,
Northville officials have come to an Northville has installed a dumpster tem- even thought about us during this thing.
agreement with Waste Management, the porarily at the Department of Public Some of us like many of you have been for-
city refuse contractor, to begin collecting Works facility at 650 Doheny Dr. City of ever changed by the coronavirus, but it has-
n't broken us. We are Romulus strong and
the yard debris beginning last Monday. Northville residents will be able to access we'll all get through this together,” read the
Those with yard waste can place it at it daily but the dumpster is for yard waste post on the police department Facebook
the curb on the regularly scheduled trash only. page prompted by this sign posted at the
pick-up days, officials said. “Please do not place trash in the dump- back gate of police headquarters. Officers
The yard waste collection may be ster or leave debris in the drive,” officials sent a special thank you to Brian and
delayed beyond residents' regular service said. “The city thanks you for your Michelle. “It's the first thing our guys see as
day, since Waste Management is working patience and understanding during this they are hitting the road...it means more than
with limited crews and is focused on deliv- unprecedented crisis,” the statement con- you'll ever know,” the officers posted.
ering essential services, Northville offi- cluded.

It's never been more important
for everyone living in Michigan

to be counted in the U.S. census.

The census impacts everyone from seniors to students, kids and
parents and our local businesses and neighborhoods. Participating
in the census is a civic duty as important as voting to our democra-
cy.

To help get the word out, the state of Michigan has launched the Be
Counted campaign to communicate the importance of completing
the census, dispel myths and help ensure every Michigander is
counted in the 2020 Census.

The census form is available in several different languages in addi-
tion to English, including Spanish. You are not required to be a citi-
zen in order to complete the 2020 Census, and there are no citizen-
ship questions on the census form.

The census takes place every 10 years with the goal of counting
everyone living in the United States. Invitations to complete the 2020
Census will begin arriving in mailboxes across Southeast Michigan
in March.

For the first time, the census can be filled out online, as well as by
phone or mail, making it more convenient than ever.

Also, your information is 100% confidential and by law cannot be
shared with anyone. Census data is only used to produce demo-
graphic statistics and will not be used in a way that will identify you
or your household.

Completing the 2020 Census is critical to the future of our state.
There is $3,000 in federal funding at stake for every person who
completes the census.

The 2020 Census will ask questions about the number of people liv-
ing in your household on April 1, 2020, and ask their names, ages,
genders, race, dates of birth, relationship status, phone numbers
and whether your home is owned or rented.

Participation in the census determines funding for local communities
and essential services, including public safety, schools, housing,
health care, and senior programs. Michigan receives nearly $30 bil-
lion per year in federal funding for these and many other critical pro-
grams. Census numbers also help determine how many congres-
sional seats Michigan will have.

Be sure to fill out your census form
and Be Counted in 2020.

To learn more, visit www.michigan.gov/census2020/.

Kerry Ebersole Singh is Michigan's 2020 Census executive director.
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