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The Friends project in Wayne is
ready to begin the 14th year of neigh-
bors helping neighbors.
This year, the home makeover
will take place Sept. 8 with a rain
date of Sept. 15, according to Ed
McMurray, chairman of the People
HelpingPeople project.
Each year, the group selects one
Wayne home for renovation, repair
and someTLC.
Nominations for this year are
now being accepted, McMurray said,
and should be referred to Pete
McInerney at (734) 722-2002 or himat
(734) 765-4965.
The only real qualification,
McMurray said, is that the home
must be owner occupied. "Money, or
lack of it is not always a considera-
tion. Inability of the owner to paint
the home is always considered," he
said. If a home is nominated but not
selected this year, it will get automat-
ic considerationnext year, he added.
"The project is publicly funded so
donations are gratefully accepted. As
a token of our appreciation, a dona-
tion of $50 or more will get the
donors name on the t-shirt we give
away to all participants," McMurray
said.
Previous donors and past partici-
pants will be sent a letter concerning
this year's project. If anyone wishes
to help they can register at the num-
bers above or just show up, he
added.
"We will meet at the Wayne
Banquet Center at 8:30 a.m. for a
continental breakfast and leave for
the site at 9:15. A pizza lunch will be
served at 11:30," he added.
For more information, McMurray
can be reached at the number listed
above.
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June 14, 2012
Balanced budget adopted by Westland council
Library and McDonald’s offer Books & Backpacks
Wayne ‘Friends’ program seeking resident to help
CITY OF WAYNE
FINAL DETERMINATION PUBLIC NOTICE
The City of Wayne continues to participate in the U. S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program as admin-
istered by the County of Wayne.
Objectives The City's program objectives are the following: A] To provide the bene-
fits of CDBG funding to persons of low and moderate income and to areas where at least
fifty-one percent (51 %) of the residents are of low to moderate income. B] To eliminate
slums, blight and blighting influences. C] To facilitate and support private investment,
reinvestment and development D] To conserve and improve the housing stock. El To
improve public facilities, including but not limited to parks and streets. F] To maintain a
high level of performance in the management of all CDBG projects.
Public Hearing On June 5, 2012, the City Council approved the reprogramming of
certain Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) 2010-2011 funds in the amount of
$10,000.00 by transferring such amount from Administration to Streets. The funds may be
used in conjunction with the City's 2012 CDBG Pavement & Sidewalk Replacement
Project on Sims Avenue between Wayne Road and Second Street and also on the west side
of Wayne Road north of the Norfolk Southern Railroad. Said transfer results in revised
amounts for 2010-2011 as set forth below.
Activity
Location
Revised Amount
Code Enforcement
Eligible Area
$ 18,000.00
Public Facilities, Streets
Eligible Area
$ 17,500.00
Public Facilities, Recreation Eligible Area
$ 20,000.00
Public Services, Seniors
City Wide
$ 16,500.00
Housing Rehabilitation
City Wide
$ 52,300.00
Administration
$ 2,700.00
Total:
$127,000.00
Other program provisions, such as for Program Income and Housing Rehabilitation are
not affected by said transfer and remain as previously approved.
Inquiries.- Peter J. Mclnerney, Community Development Director, 3355 S. Wayne Road,
Wayne, MI 48184 (734) 419-0118.
Publish: June 14, 2012
Charter Township of Canton Board Proceedings-June 5, 2012
Joint Board of Trustees and Planning Commission Proceedings – June 5, 2012
A joint study meeting of the Board of Trustees and Planning Commission of the Charter Township of Canton held Tuesday, June 5, 2012
at 1150 Canton Center S., Canton, Michigan. Supervisor LaJoy called the meeting to order at 7:00 p.m. and led the pledge of allegiance.
Roll Call
Members Present: Anthony, Bennett, Demopoulos, LaJoy, McLaughlin, Taj, Williams Staff Present: Director Faas, Jeff
Goulet, Angela Wolosiewicz Planning Commission Members Present: Ron Lieberman, Greg Greene, Craig Engel, Melissa McLaughlin
Planning Commission Members Absent: Sue Dodson, Brad Cambridge, Damon Garrett
Adoption of Agenda
Motion by Bennett, sec-
onded by McLaughlin to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried unanimously.
STUDY SESSION TOPIC Item 1. JOINT
PLANNING COMMISSION AND BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING.
Motion by Bennett, supported by Demopoulos that pur-
suant to Public Act 33 of 2008, commonly known as the Michigan Planning Enabling Act, the Board of Trustees of the Charter Township
of Canton hereby authorizes the Planning Commission to commence the procedure to complete the 5-year update and recommended
amendments to the Comprehensive Plan and to distribute the proposed updated Plan for comments in accordance with the Act. Motion
carried unanimously. Public Act 33 of 2008 (The Michigan Planning Enabling Act) provides procedures for adoption and amendments
to the local communities master land use plans. The Act also requires that the Planning Commission review and update the plan every
5 years. Over the past 18 months, staff has been working with subcommittees of the Planning Commission to review various aspects of
the Plan and update the demographic analysis of the plan per the 2010 census. Several amendments to the land use designations Future
Land Use Map are proposed, as well as an update to the Lotz Road Corridor policies. The Capital Improvements Element, a required
part of the Plan, is also included within the framework of the Plan document. A public hearing will be scheduled in the fall once the
required review and comment period is closed.
Item 1. Comprehensive Plan Update:
Update on demographic information and Census
data, Future Land Use map – proposed adjustments. Seven areas are under consideration for changes to the master plan. They are as
follows: 1. Joy Road Site #1 – community facilities to very low density residential 1 du/acre, 2. Warren Road Site #2 – community facil-
ities to low density residential (2 du/acre), 3. Canton Center Road Site #3 – community facilities to community shopping, 4.
Ford/Beck/Saltz #4 – low density residential to medium low density residential (3 du/acre), 5. Napier/west of Ridge Site #5 – low den-
sity residential to medium low density residential (3 du/acre), 6. Proctor/Ridge (east) Site #6 – very low density residential (1du/acre),
low density (2 du/acre), and rural residential (1 du/2 acres), to medium low density residential (3du/acre), and 7. Ford/Lotz Corridor Site
#7 – to light industrial, conservation, general commercial and mixed use. The process going forward will begin with Planning
Commission approval. A general advertisement regarding the master plan change will be posted and placed in the Eagle newspaper. The
Board will also affirm changes in a public session following the Planning Commission meeting. Capital Improvements Plan will be
incorporated into the plan and updated annually.
Item 2. Update on New Developments Presented. Item 3. Redevelopment
Opportunities:
There are 65 new home under development since December 2011. There will be 100 – 120 new homes in Canton for
2012. Canton is #1 in Wayne County for residential development.
Public Comment:
George Miller, 1946 Briarfield, had questions
concerning Canton purchasing property, wetlands, maintenance of Rouge Rover Parkland and the lead gun shells at the range.
Other:
The next Board meeting will be Tuesday, June 12, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the Administration Building, First Floor, Board Room, 1150
Canton Center S., Canton, Michigan.
Adjourn:
Motion by Bennett, supported by Demopoulos to adjourn at 8:35 p.m. Motion carried
unanimously.
– Philip LaJoy, Supervisor – Terry G. Bennett, Clerk –
Copies of the complete text of the Board Minutes are available at the Clerk’s office of the Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton
Center Rd, Canton, MI 48188, during regular business hours and can also be accessed through our web site www.canton-mi.org after
Board Approval. Publish: June 14, 2012
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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
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I
NKSTER
- R
OMULUS
- W
AYNE
- W
ESTLAND
Members of the Westland City
Council unanimously approved the
balanced municipal budget of just
over $56 million for the 2012-2013
fiscal year proposed by Mayor
WilliamWild.
Wild also presented a balanced
2013-2014 budget as well as part of
the city commitment to multi-year
budgeting, although the council
approves only one budget annually
as mandated by the Westland City
Charter.
The proposed budget does not
include any increases in city mill-
age rates or loss of union jobs all
while putting more police officers
and firefighters on the road and
protecting a $2.5 million fund sur-
plus,Wild said.
Highlights of the budget include
a joint venture with the City of
Wayne to merge the parks and
recreation services, resulting is a
savings to Westland of $900,000
annually.
In addition, Wayne and
Westland will share a fire chief
resulting in a savings of $180,000 for
Westland and $140,000 for Wayne
on an annual basis and will begin
the merging of the two full-service
fire departments. These shared
services agreements will help
Westland qualify for $1.7 million in
statutory revenue sharing for the
2012-2013 fiscal year as part of the
state mandated Economic Vitality
Incentive Program (EVIP), Wild
said.
The Assessing Department will
be privatized to Westland based,
WCA Assessing, for all assessing
functions required by the city sav-
ing approximately $30,000 annually.
The privatization will not result in
any layoffs in the city,Wild added.
“During these uncertain eco-
nomic times, the city administra-
tion, city council, union representa-
tives and myself worked very hard
to maintain fiscal responsibility
while continuing to provide the res-
idents with the quality services
they expect and deserve,” Wild
said. “I am particularly pleased
with these two budgets as city audi-
tors only three years ago had fore-
casted deficits of $23 million and
$37million respectively.”
Students can find real food for
thought at the Inkster Public
Library this summer.
When grade school students
visit the library they can obtain a
free McDonald's bookmark as part
of the Books & Backpacks pro-
gram just launched in Inkster.
Each time they check out books,
the librarian will stamp the book-
mark and when the bookmark is
stamped five times, the student
can take the fully stamped book-
mark to the neighborhood
McDonald's for a Happy Meal® or
Mighty Kids Meal compliments of
McDonald's.
“Education is a priority for
McDonald's, as is providing the
resources in our communitywhich
enable our youth to gain the tools
they need to succeed in school and
in life,” said Jon Campbell, Inkster
McDonald's owner/operator. “We
are passionate about supporting
literacy and are excited our Books
& Backpacks program will posi-
tively impact somany youth.”
The program will continue
through the end of the year and is
designed to encourage reading
and build on the reading skills
children acquire in school.
Now through December, the
Inkster Public Library will host a
drawing and award one youth
each quarter a McDonald's back-
pack and a $20 gift card for books,
for a total of four winners at the
conclusion of the program. A dis-
play with entry forms is available
at the Inkster PublicLibrary.
“Improving literacy is a passion
for the Inkster Public Library. That
is why we have been working for
many months with Starfish Family
Services, the Josie Odum Morris
Literacy Project, Inkster Public
Schools and others, to lay the foun-
dation for a Family Literacy
Movement in Inkster. Now,
McDonald's is bringing its literacy
program 'McDonald's Books &
Backpacks” to Inkster',” said
James B. Lenze, director at Inkster
Public Library. “The library is
proud to team up with McDonald's
in providing incentives for our
youth to improve their reading
skills. We know this program will
have a powerful, positive impact
on the community, and we thank
McDonald's for offering this pro-
gram through the Inkster Public
Library.”
The McDonald's Books &
Backpacks programwas first intro-
duced in June 2010 in partnership
withDetroit Public Library and all
of its branches.
It has expanded to eight
libraries and a bookmobile in six
additional communities through-
out metro Detroit, including the
Inkster PublicLibrary.
Super star
Jordan Frayer, a Romulus resident and student at New Boston Huron High School, recently signed a letter of
intent to attend Adrian College. Frayer, in the Adrian jersey, is a multiple sports star at Huron and will play base-
ball in college. Currently in his fourth year of high school varsity baseball, he pitches, plays first base and is cap-
tain of the team. He was also captain of the defense and played linebacker on the football team. In basketball,
he played center and led the team in rebounding. He earned All-Downriver League recognition in all three
sports. His proud family attended the signing with brother Jeremy, left, and parents Jerry and April are all
smiles.