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May 30, 2013
CITY OF ROMULUS
PLANNING COMMISSION
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING
ON A PROPOSED SPECIAL LAND USE
TIM HORTON ’S /COLD STONE
Pursuant to Michigan Public Act 110 of 2006, as amended (The Michigan Zoning Enabling Act), notice is hereby
given that the City of Romulus will hold a public hearing at
7:00 p.m. on Monday, June 17, 2013
for the pur-
pose of considering a Special Land Use proposal. The public hearing will be held at the Romulus City Hall
Council Chambers, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus MI 48174-1485.
The Planning Commission has set the public hearing to consider a request for a proposed 2,300 square foot
restaurant with drive-thru for Tim Horton ’s /Cold Stone located on a 1.31- acre parcel on the east side of
Merriman Road. Parcel #’s 82 -80-042-99-0071-701. Zoning: R-C, Regional Center District. Drive-thru facilities
are permitted in the R-C, Regional Center District, subject to Special Land Use Approval. Copies of the applica-
tion are available for review at City Hall during regular business hours.
All interested parties are encouraged to attend and will be given an opportunity to comment on said request.
Written comments may be submitted until 12:00 noon, Monday, June 17, 2013 and should be addressed to Carol
Maise, City Planner, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, MI 48174-1485.
Ellen Craig-Bragg, City Clerk
City of Romulus, Michigan
Publish: May 30, 2013
Public Notice - Request for Proposals
Proposals will be received in the office of the Romulus Housing Commission, located at
34200 Beverly Road, Romulus, Michigan, on June 10, 2013, until 11:00 a.m. local time.
The scope of work is for plumbing services for 101 dwelling units of public housing and
office buildings with related repairs. Plans and specifications may be obtained from the
Housing Commission office building on or after May 30, 2013.
Publish: May 30, 2013
June 6, 2013
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
ACCESS TO PUBLIC MEETINGS
The Charter Township of Canton will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired
and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting/hearing upon two
weeks notice to the Charter Township of Canton. 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: May 30, 2013
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NOTICE
WESTWOOD COMMUNITY SCHOOL DISTRICT
BUDGET HEARING
A Public Hearing on its proposed budget will be held by the Board of Education of the
Westwood Community School District on:
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
at 7:00 p.m.
In the
Equilla F. Bradford
Administrative Center
3335 S. Beech Daly Road
Dearborn Heights, Michigan 48125
THE PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE RATE PROPOSED TO BE LEVIED TO
SUPPORT THE PROPOSED BUDGET WILL BE A SUBJECT OF THIS
HEARING.
Copies of the proposed budget wi l l be avai lable for review at the Westwood
Administrative Office Center between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on June 11,
2013.
Roderick Means, Secretary
Westwood Board of Education
Publish:
May 30, 2013
Public Notice - Request for Proposals
Proposals will be received in the office of the Romulus Housing Commission, located at
34200 Beverly Road, Romulus, Michigan, on June 10, 2013, until 11:00 a.m. local time.
The scope of work is for pest control services for 101 dwelling units of public housing and
office buildings. Plans and specifications may be obtained from the Housing Commission
office building on or after May 30, 2013.
Publish: May 30, 2013
June 6, 2013
P
LYMOUTH
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ORTHVILLE
In an effort to help control futurewater rate increases and
reduce potential instances of low water pressure, the City of
Plymouth is again implementing voluntary outdoorwater use
restrictions this summer.
In a prepared announcement from the city manager's
office, residents are asked to voluntarily limit outdoor water
usage to odd/even days. Residents and businesses with odd
numbered addresses, ending in one, three, five, seven or nine
are asked to do outdoor watering only on odd numbered
dates. Likewise, those with even numbered addresses, zero,
two, four, six or eight, should water lawns, fill swimming
pools or wash cars only on even numbered dates. Sprinkler
systems should runbetween 10 p.m. and 5 a.m.
In Northville, where the city was fined $12,000 by Detroit
Water and Sewerage for over use, the same odd/even use
restrictions have beenmademandatory. Sprinkler systems in
Northville should run only between midnight and 5 a.m.
Handwatering canbe done between 11 a.m. andmidnight.
In addition, the City of Plymouth is asking residents to vol-
untarily limit water use between the hours of 5-10 a.m. when
the demand on the water system hits its peak. If there is a
delay feature on dishwashers or washing machines, resi-
dents are asked to set the timers to operate during non-peak
times.
In Northville, the new rules are mandatory and will be
enforced according to officials. Violations of the water
restrictions will first result in a warning but code enforce-
ment or police officers will issue civil infraction tickets. The
first citation will result in a $50 fine and any subsequent
infractions will carry a $100 fine. Unpaid tickets will be
added to residents' property tax bills.
Following voluntary restrictions is a good way to keep
future water rates, set by the Detroit Water and Sewerage
Department, down according to the statement issued by
Plymouth. By following the odd/even daywater cycle, the City
of Plymouth can level out these high water demand factors
resulting inmore stable long-termwater rates, it continued.
Plymouth has not made the restrictions mandatory, as in
Northville.
“The City of Plymouth would like to thank all of our resi-
dents and businesses in advance for their cooperation in
ensuring the overall reliability of our public water system, by
adhering to these voluntary restrictions.”
If residents or business owners have any questions they
can call the City of Plymouth Department of Municipal
Services staff at (734)453-7737,” the statement concluded.
gest that residents of apartments and condo-
miniums will have a much higher exposure
to radio frequency pollution with multiple
smartmeters placed in one central location.
Supporters of themeters say the impact is
no more and probably less than cell-phone
transmissions andwi-fi installations.
Plymouth resident Bruce Hartdegen has
been a vocal critic of themeters and has spo-
ken at meetings of the Plymouth Township
Board of Trustees. In April of 2012, he told
the board members that more research was
needed the health concerns surrounding the
meters. He suggested then that not enough
informationwas being provided to the public
regarding thehealth impact of themeters.
At that meeting, Plymouth Township offi-
cials rejected a proposed resolution to
impose a moratorium on the installation of
the new meters until further research could
be completed.
Unlike conventional electric meters,
smart meters, often referred to as time-of-
use meters, enable two-way radio communi-
cation between the meter and the central
system. The advantage claimed is the time-
of-use pricing versus flat rate pricing.
DTE has said that by billing customers by
the time of day power is used, consumers
will be encouraged to adjust their usage
habits to bemore responsive to “market pric-
ing.” There are usually three rate structures,
Peak, Mid-Peak and Off-Peak, with the Peak
rate being double theOff-Peak rate.
DTE has already installed more than a
million of the smart meters and plans to
have about 3.6 million installed during the
next several years. A spokesperson said that
fewer than 1 percent of DTE customers have
inquired about opting out of the meters. The
responsibility for exercising the opt-out
option rests solely with the consumer, a
spokesperson said.
The smart meter program is currently
being implemented and is under way in the
Plymouth community.
Ameeting to address the issues surround-
ing the meters is planned for 1:30-4:30 p.m.
Sunday, June 2, at the Waldorf and Dunning
meeting rooms at the Plymouth District
Library.
The library is located at 223. S. Main St.,
Plymouth.
The meeting is open to the public at no
cost although donations to help release a
filmwill be accepted.
For more information, call (734) 748-0438
or emailsmattayou@att.net.
Raffle tickets are now on sale to win a
Mediterranean cruise for two with friends of
theMichiganPhilharmonic.
Only 300 raffle tickets will be sold at $50
each and the winner will cruise the Eastern
Mediterranean Sept. 20-30 on board the
Celebrity Cruise Line newest ship The
Reflection. Stops in ports at Rome, Sicily,
Athens, Rhodes, Santorini, Mykonos, Ephesus,
Naples, Sorrento and Capri. Round trip air-
fare is included in the prize.
The drawing for thewinning ticket will take
place June 29 in Kellogg Park at the Michigan
PhilharmonicAmericanSalute concert.
Raffle tickets are available now online at
www.michiganphil.org or by phone at (734) 451-
2112.
There is still room available on the cruise,
which is a also a fundraiser for the Michigan
Philharmonic and $125 of the fee for each
cabin booked for this cruise will be donated to
the orchestra, compliments of Celebrity
Cruises and Travel Leaders. For information,
call Travel Leaders, (734) 455-5810.
The annual Flowers are Forever garden
walk in Plymouth will take place from noon
until 8 p.m. on Tuesday, June 25, rain or
shine.
Tickets are $8 if purchased in advance
and $10 the day of the walk. Tickets for chil-
dren 12 and younger are half-price; there is
no charge for babes in arms. Strollers are
not permitted.
The Trailwood Garden Club, a branch of
the Woman's National Farm and Garden
Association, is the sponsor. Tickets are avail-
able from Garden Club members, Backyard
Birds on Main Street and Saxton's Power
Equipment onAnnArbor Trail inPlymouth.
Admission includes descriptions of the
gardens and a map to their location. Tickets
will be available after June 1.
The gardens have a variety of features as
well as many ideas that can be adapted to
home gardens. Complimentary refreshments
and a perennial salewill be at one of the gar-
dens. Master Gardeners will also be avail-
able to answer gardening questions.
Trailwood Garden Club's projects include
plantings in throughout Plymouth.
For additional information, contact
DarleneRinke (734) 459-7499.
Meters
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Philharmonic raffle under way
Garden Walk planned in Plymouth
Test drives earn school cash
There is a lot of traffic expected around
Moraine Elementary School in Northville
tomorrow night when Dick Scott Chrysler
Jeep Ram will host the Drive for the Kids
fundraiser as part of the school funnight.
Representatives from the dealership will
join parents and teachers for the Family Fun
Night event and bring new 2013 Chrysler
minivans to Moraine for test drives. For
every test drive taken, $10 will be earned
from Chrysler to be put toward school
enrichment programs. Knowledgeable deal-
ership staff members will be onsite to help
answer questions about the vehicles and
facilitate the fundraising test drives.
The Drive for the Kids is a national pro-
gram sponsored by Chrysler and at the end
of the tour, the school with the highest num-
ber of test drives in each one of the five geo-
graphic regions designated by the automak-
er will win an additional $5,000 in funding
for their school.
Drivers must be 18 or older and have a
validdriver's license.
The test drives will be available from
5:30-8:30 p.m. in the Moraine Elementary
School parking lot, 46811 Eight Mile Road in
Northville.
The first citation will result in a $50
fine and any subsequent infractions
will carry a $100 fine. Unpaid tickets will
be added to residents' property tax bills.
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Plymouth ‘suggests’, Northville ‘enforces’ water rules