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Wayne man charged in Eloise fire
Westland City Hall wins project award
Shooting investigation continues
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One teenhas pleaded guilty and
another faces charges in the fire
which gutted the former bakery on
theEloise propertyMarch 30.
Trevor Bauer, 18, of Wayne
entered a guilty plea to third-
degree arson charges and admit-
ted he set the fire that destroyed
the building in a hearing before
Wayne County Circuit Court Judge
James Chylinski last week. He also
pleaded guilty to possession of bur-
glary tools.
A 16-year-old boy from
Westland is also charged in the
fire, but his name is not being
released due to his status as a juve-
nile.
Chylinski continued the $10,000
or 10 percent bond for Bauer dur-
ing the hearing. His sentencing is
set forMay 25.
Wayne-Westland firefighters
were assisted by Garden City and
Inkster firefighters in battling the
blaze. The building, which former-
ly served as the bakery at the city-
like complex, was completely
destroyed. Firefighters had diffi-
culty accessing the property due to
a fence and found that the floor of
the second story of the building
was ready to collapse when they
arrived at the scene at about 2 p.m.
March 30, according to official
reports of the incident.
Firefighters suspected that the fire
was set on the second floor and
flames were already coming
through the roof when they
arrived.
The 160-acre property is owned
by Wayne County and the complex
has been offered for sale at $1.5
million excluding the buildings
that house the Wayne County
Family Center, the Wayne County
Sheriff Road Patrol Division and a
Wayne County Clerk satellite
office.
The new Westland City Hall
has been selected as one of the
National Public Works Projects of
the Year by the American Public
Works Association (APWA). The
project also received the local
and state award from the associa-
tion.
The Public Works Project of
the Year Award was established
to promote excellence in theman-
agement and administration of
public works projects by recogniz-
ing the alliance between theman-
aging
agency,
the
consultant/architect/ engineer,
and the contractor who, working
together, complete public works
projects, according to a prepared
statement fromthe city.
This year the Westland City
Hall won the APWA, Downriver
Branch, Structural Project of the
Year Award for projects between
$5- $25 million dollars. The city
hall nominationdrewon the inno-
vation of taking a blighted big box
store in the middle of the “Shop
and Dine” district and renovating
it to create a modern, energy-effi-
cient city hall. This retrofit saved
a significant portion of the 64,000
square-foot commercial building
from being land-filled and solved
a decades-old problem of replac-
ing the former undersized city
hall.
This green-mindedness along
with features incorporated into
the design by OHM Advisors
which included installing window
walls along the length of the
southern wall, along with sky-
lights and self-extinguishing lights
gained high marks from the judg-
ing panel. The new, larger city
hall replaced the former cramped
13,500 square foot building which
served the City of Westland since
1966. This allowed many of the
city departments to be joined at
one location, providing the con-
venience to residents of a “one-
stop shop”. Officials evaluated
several alternative locations, but
none were as cost-effective or
allowed for the retrofitting of a
defunct building into a green
infrastructure functional facility.
The city hall nomination will
now proceed to compete at the
APWA state level and possibly the
APWAnational level.
“Westland's City Hall project
has received acclaim and awards
for multiple organizations,” com-
mented Mayor William Wild.
“The AWPA has awarded the
Westland City Hall project with
this award at the local, state and
now national level. It has
strengthened the city's profile as
one of Southeast Michigan's lead-
ing innovative and environmen-
tally conscientious cities.”
Detectives from the Michigan State
Police Special Investigative Section are
requesting information from the public
regarding a shootingMay 3.
According to police reports, detec-
tives were called to Garden City
Hospital regarding a man being treated
for a gunshot wound. The victim, a 57-
year-oldman was injured while working
on a house in the 3000 block of Irene in
Inkster. He was shot once in the arm,
police said.
After the injury, the victimwas able to
transport himself to the hospital where
he was listed in stable condition, accord-
ing to police reports. He was unable to
provide detectives with information
regarding a suspect in the shooting dur-
ing his initial interview, officers said.
Anyone with any information regard-
ing the shooting has been asked by
detectives to contact the Michigan State
Police at 855-642-4847 or Crime Stoppers
at 800 773-2576.
Health classes to be offered
Wayne Senior Services will be
offering aDiabetes PATHWorkshop in
coordination with The Senior
Alliance. The workshop will take
place from 11 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.
beginning on Wednesday, May 18 and
continue for six weeks through June
22.
The classes are free and will take
place in theHYPERecreationCenter.
Pre-registration is required by call-
ing (734) 721-7460.
The workshop focuses on how to
feel better and manage diabetes.
Students will learn how to eat healthi-
er, plan low-fat meals, read nutrition
labels and prevent low blood sugar
and other complications.
The workshop will also focus on
topics including dealing with stress
and learning to relax and handle
everyday activitiesmore easily.
Participants will receive a free
book ‘Living a Healthy Life with
Chronic Conditions” after session four
and a free CD after session six
'Relaxation for Mind and Body'. Light
refreshmentswill be offered.
A minimum of 15 students is neces-
sary to offer this class.
