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NORTHVILLE - WESTLAND
NORTHVILLE - WESTLAND

Westland police sergeant

retires, officer promoted

While the recent changes in years with the Huron Police ward to holding a formal ceremo-
the Westland Police Department Department and then 23 years ny for Sgt. Furney and his family
will not be announced at the reg- with the Westland Police later this summer, as well as a
ular meeting of the city council Department. celebration in honor of Sgt.
members due to the COVID-19 Boucher's retirement, provid- Boucher's years of service to the
pandemic, officials have offered ed the opportunity for a depart- community,” noted a prepared
their congratulations online to ment promotion and Ofc. Cale statement from the department.
Sgt. Patrick Boucher and newly- Furney was sworn in as the “Congratulations Sergeant
promoted Sgt. Cale Furney. newest sergeant of Westland Boucher on his well earned
Boucher has had a long and Police Department. retirement, and also to new
respected 29-year police career, “Unfortunately, they could not Sergeant Furney on his promo-
including working 3 years with celebrate these events as they tion,” noted the post on the
the Detroit Police Department, 3 normally would, but we look for- department Facebook page. Sgt. Patrick Boucher Sgt. Cale Furney
Planning commissioners OK ordinance language

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Members of the City of approved the Special Land Use Ratio (FAR) ordinance language
Northville Planning and Preliminary Site Plan Commissioners also requested changes in response to a presentation by
Commission met online last requested by Northville Lumber City Planner Sally Elmiger at
week and discussed three issues for outdoor storage at 777 to the Floor Area Ratio (FAR) ordinance language the April meeting. Changes
that impact residents and busi- Baseline Road, with some con- in response to a presentation include a change in the FAR
nesses in the city. ditions. The business must limit factor to 0.36 for all properties;
Commissioners approved the use of the southern portion by City Planner Sally Elmiger. add 2,500 square-foot minimum
new outdoor storage space for of the site to storage of building house size if FAR results in a
Northville Lumber, consented to materials only, provide six truck In addition, Northville presented an update of their house less than 2,500 square
a public survey for the Master parking spaces and maintain Lumber must supply the city work. Based on that recommen- foot and investigate the addition
Plan public input process, and storage within the boundaries with Material Safety Data dation, the planning commis- of language excluding bonus
asked the city planning consult- as indicated on the plan. The Sheets (MSDS) annually for sioners agreed to work with rooms above a garage and half
ant to incorporate changes to commissioners also required materials stored outside. Carlisle Workman Associates stories if that room(s) is located
the draft Floor Area Ratio only loading and unloading on On another topic, members of (CWA) on a Master Plan Survey. within the slope of the roof and
(FAR) ordinance. the south side of the building as the subcommittee for the public Commissioners also request- the space doesn't add mass to
The Planning Commission a secondary use to storage. input process of the Master Plan ed changes to the Floor Area the building.
Northville Township extends water bill payment date

While residents in Northville due date for the April water and Hall offices remain closed, pay- residents should enter their tions, residents can contact the
Township have received their sewer bills from May 4 to June 5. ments can be mailed to Northville address by entering only the township at communityrela-
April water bills in the mail, offi- The payment due date extension Township-Water, P.O. Box 674268, house number and then the tions@twp.northville.mi.us.
cials have agreed to allow a little is due, Neumaier said in a pre- Detroit, MI 48267-4268 or on the address from the search results. Northville Township residents
extra time to make the payments. pared statement, to the effects of township website. Payments sent Both credit card and electronic who have signed up for the with
According to Assistant the coronavirus pandemic and by mail, Neumaier said, will be bank transfers can be accepted. autopay option will have the April
Township Manager/Finance Stay Home Stay Safe executive processed by Comerica Bank on There is a fee for these elec- payment deducted from their
Director Marina Neumaier, town- order of Gov. Gretchen Whitmer. the day they are received. tronic transfers. bank account on the regular May
ship officials have extended the While Northville Township If making an online payment, For more information or ques- 4 due date.

Community

effort

The Northville Township
Firefighters Charity Fund,
Northville Township Police
Officers Association, and
Northville Township
Command Officers
Association partnered to
donate $5,000 dollars to
the Wayne State First
Responder Mobile Testing
Program. The donation
will be used to help offset
costs incurred by the pro-
gram to provide free
COVID-19 testing to first
responders in the area.
These tests are vital to
keep our police officers
and firefighters on duty to
continue to provide the
best service possible, a
spokesperson said.

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 impor-
tant as voting to our democracy.
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 addition to English, including Spanish. You are not required to be a citizen in order to complete the 2020
Census, and there are no citizenship 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 demographic 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 living in your household on April 1, 2020, and ask their names, ages, genders, race, dates of birth, relation-
ship 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 billion per year in federal funding for these and many other critical programs. Census numbers also help determine how many congressional
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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