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ORDINANCE NO. 29-W-26-23
AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 46, SECTION 46-1(49)(c)(2) OF THE WESTLAND CITY CODE TO AMEND
THE RATES FOR INDUSTRIAL WASTE CONTROL CHARGES
THE CITY OF WESTLAND ORDAINS:
Section 1. That subsection (2) of Section 46-1(49)(c) of the Westland City Code entitled
"Sewage disposal rates (Section 102-124)" shall be amended to provide as follows:
"2. Industrial waste control charge (Section 102-124(b)):
Meter Size
Monthly
(inches)
Charge
5/8
5.90
¾
8.90
1
14.85
1 1/2
32.65
2
47.50
3
86.00
4
118.65
6
178.00
8
270.00
10
375.00
12
430.00
16
650.00
18
750.00
24
975.00
30
1,075.00
36
1,175.00
48
1,300.00
Section 2. That all other provisions of Chapter 46 of the Westland City Code, except as amended herein, shall remain in full force
and effect.
Section 3. Severability. The various parts, sections and clauses of this Ordinance are hereby declared to be severable. If any part,
sentence, paragraph, section or clause is adjudged unconstitutional or invalid by a Court of competent jurisdiction, the remain-
der of the Ordinance shall not be affected thereby.
Section 4. Repeal. All other Ordinances inconsistent with the provisions of this Ordinance are, to the extent of such inconsis-
tencies, hereby repealed.
Section 5. Publication. The City Clerk shall cause this Ordinance to be published in the manner required by law.
Section 6. Effective Date. This Ordinance shall become effective upon publication.
ADOPTED:
May 15, 2017
EFFECTIVE:
May 25, 2017
PUBLISHED:
May 25, 2017
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CITY OF WESTLAND
SYNOPSIS OF MINUTES
MTG. 10 5/15/17
Presiding: President Godbout
Present: Cicirelli Bryant, Coleman, Hammons, Herzberg, Johnson, Kehrer
88: Minutes of regular meeting on 5/1/17.
- Contract renewal w/MHS 7/1/17-6/30/18.
- Intro BA 2017-05, 2016-17 FY 3rd Quarter.
- Waive procedure to intro & adopt in same meeting BA 2017-05, 2016-17 FY 3rd Quarter.
- Adopt BA 2017-05, 2016-17 FY 3rd Quarter.
- Bid for supply/installation of engineered wood chips for all 19 parks to low bidder Superior Groundcover Inc., amt. $33,197.50.
- Bid for Lincoln Field Park improvements to Hennessey Engineers; amt. $10,000.
- Purchase of Towmaster TC-Trailer for DPS; amt. $14,319.
- Purchase of Tandem Truck Chassis for DPS; amt. $103,005.
- Purchase of Dump Box for DPS; amt. $27,869.
- Purchase of Utility Water Truck w/Outfitting for DPS; amt. $155,369.
- Adopt Ord. 29-26-23 to amend rates for water & sewer control charges.
89: Blues, Brews & BBQ event 8/5-6.
90: Adopt Fiscal Yr. Budget for 2017/2018.
91: Adopted Res. spreading millage for 2017/2018 FY.
92: Adopt Capital Improvement Program as amended for 2017/2018 FY.
93: Adopt Admin Fee Schedule for 2017/18 FY as amended.
94: Site Plan for Prop.Community Financial Credit Union, 7420 N. Wayne Rd., PID #015-03-0004-001, w/contingencies.
95: Prop. LD PID #015-03-0004-001, e. side of Wayne Rd., n. of Warren Rd. w/contingencies.
96: Adopt res. to set 6/5/17 as PH to assess street lighting improvements for Lacy Drive.
97: Appr. checklist: $1,533,237.59.
Mtg. adj. at 9:19 p.m.
James Godbout
Richard LeBlanc
Council President
City Clerk
Publish: May 25, 2017
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CITY OF WESTLAND
NOTICE OF HEARING ON SPECIALASSESSMENT
FOR THE INSTALLATION, OPERATION AND
MAINTENANCE OF A STREET LIGHTING
SYSTEM ON LACY STREET IN THE CITY OF WESTLAND
TO OWNERS OF LAND ADJACENT LACY STREET IN THE CITY OF WESTLAND:
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the City Council of the City of Westland has scheduled a public hearing to determine the neces-
sity of a special assessment to install, maintain and operate street lighting on Lacy Street as stated in the petition received by the
City of Westland
TAKE FURTHER NOTICE, that the City Council will meet on the 5th day of June, 2017 at 7:00 p.m. at the Westland City Hall,
36300 Warren Road, Westland, Michigan 48185, for the purpose of hearing any person to be affected by the proposed project,
and to continue with the special assessment process.
Pursuant to Public Act 64 of 1989, an owner, party in interest, or his or her agent: (1) may appear in person at the hearing to
protest the special assessment; (2) may file an appearance and protest by letter, at the hearing; or (3) may file an appearance and
protest by letter prior to the hearing, in the Office of the Westland City Clerk, 36300 Warren Road, Westland, Michigan, during
regular office hours. A written appeal may be filed with the State Tax Tribunal within thirty (30) days of the confirmation of the
special assessment roll, only if that assessment was protested as specified above.
Publish: May 25, 2017
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NOTICE
Maralat Communications, LLC proposes to construct a 178-foot monopole tower.
The tower will be unlit. The tower will be located at 18102 Inkster Road in
Romulus, Wayne County, Michigan. Interested persons may review the application
online at
by entering the Form 854 File Number
A1075266. Interested persons may raise environmental concerns about the proposed
structure by filing a Request for Environmental Review with the Federal
Communications Commission (FCC):
• The FCC strongly encourages interested parties to file Requests for Environmental
Review Online. Instructions for making such filing can be found online at
• The mailing address for interested parties that would prefer to file a Request for
Environmental Review by paper copy is FCC Request for Environmental Review,
Attn: Ramon Williams, 445 12th Street SW, Washington, DC 20554.
We also invite your comments pertaining to the effect of the proposed tower on his-
toric properties. Please submit comments regarding effects on historic properties
within 30 days to Lisa Heise c/o Martin Environmental Solutions Inc at 4209
Baymeadows Road, Jacksonville, FL 32217,
, or call (904)
737-1034.
Rock on
Little garden of inspiration blooms in Plymouth
Students let off ‘STEAM’ at annual project exhibit
The tiny garden of colorfully
painted rocks in Kellogg Park in
downtownPlymouth is part of an
international phenomenon that
started in a Massachusetts sea-
side village located inCapeCod.
The little garden is filled with
rocks of all shapes and sizes,
each with an inspirational mes-
sage painted brightly on the
stone. A sign at the head of the
little display reads, “Take one
when you need one. Share one
with a friend who needs some
inspiration or leave one for
another. One message at just the
right moment can change your
whole day, outlook, life.”
The rock gardenwas installed
at the park by Bird Elementary
School -Girls on the Run, and it
is loadedwithpositive, kindmes-
sages.
The little gardens have grown
to international proportions
after being started in 2015 by
Megan Murphy of Barnstable,
MA. Now, with the help of count-
less others, hermessages of hope
and understanding have spread
kindness and inspiration beyond
her imagination, she said.
Murphy, 49, said she wanted
to spread hope and comfort to
thosewould see hermessages on
painted rocks. Messages like,
“Focus on what makes you
happy-and givesmeaning to your
life.” She realized that even
though she was successful in her
business venture she was unhap-
py.
After selling her stake in a
local boutique to her business
partner, Murphy decided she
needed a change in her life and
started training to become a life
coach. She spent time meditat-
ing while walking the 6-mile long
stretch of Sandy Neck Beach.
She and her daughter began col-
lecting and painting more than
200 rocks a week with messages
of inspiration, then marking
them with a hashtag on the
reverse side to track their visibil-
ity.
Their effort met with an unex-
pected surge of popularity on
social media, like Facebook,
Instagram and Twitter. At last
count #The Kindness Rocks
Project page has 19,000 follow-
ers.
The little gardens now stretch
throughout North America and
feedback in the form of inspiring
rebounding positive messages
from cancer patients, people in
chemotherapy or distress have
convinced Murphy that the proj-
ect is a success.
“Kindness is the quality or
state of being gentle and consid-
erate to others. Kindness is a
noun. A noun being the object of
a verb, or an act, therefore, you
must act before it can be labeled
'kind.' To be described as kind,
you must begin by taking actions
that prove to be positive, inspira-
tional, thoughtful, touching, self-
less, caring, or charitable,
Murphy said.
Students in the Northville schools
were pretty steamed last month when
they participated in an exhibition of their
work.
About 1,500 students from across the
district participated in the third annual
Northville STEAM Fair presented by
Community Choice Credit Union and
funded by Northville Educational
Foundation.
This year, the event went behind the
fun and explored how STEAM (Science,
Technology, Engineering, Arts and Math)
goes into the creation of games. Fromcal-
culating angles for an art-inspired putt-
putt golf course to coding and mixing up
magnetic slime, students had an opportu-
nity to dream up a game, figure out how
to create it and then allow others to play
it.
Nearly 100 student projects created by
teams from first through 12th grade were
on display. During the morning, every
fourth grade student in the district
walked through the fair and got to try out
many of the games. In the afternoon,
every seventh grader in the district visit-
ed the display and tried out the games.
Some of the student favorites included a
marshmallow cannon, a life-size angry
bird game, the Can You Duplicate the
Drawing? game, driving a robot and cre-
ative coloring the robotic way. In the
evening, the event was open to families.
The fair experienced the largest turnout
to date, organizers said.
Even when a project broke down, the
students didn't worry. It was an opportu-
nity for them to figure out what went
wrong and how to fix it and improve it,
the organizers added.
Northville Educational Foundation
provided funding for the event that is
designed to take concepts students are
learning in the classroom and connect
themto real-life applications. Sponsors of
the Northville STEAM Fair this year
included: Community Choice Credit
Union; Advanced Disposal; AISIN
Technical Center of America; Community
Financial Credit Union; The
Knickerbocker Group of Raymond
James; Michigan Educational Credit
Union; Patti Mullen and Associates of
Remerica Hometown One; MOD Pizza -
Northville andSt. JohnProvidence.
sponsors Community Financial Credit
Union, Northville Meijer, Blackwell Ford,
and Monroe Bank & Trust for their help
inpresenting the event.
Maybury Farm is located at 50165
Eight Mile Road in Northville. It is 1-¼
mile west of Beck Road on Eight Mile, ½
mile west of Maybury State Park. Enter at
the Maybury Farm sign. Parking is free at
Maybury Farm and additional overflow
parking is available at Maybury State
Park (Annual Recreation Passport
required). For more information, visit
or
book.com/mayburyfarm.
Farm
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Don Howard
Staff Writer
Students showed off their creative games during the recent STEAM exhibition in
Northville.
