A Belleville man is facing first-degree
murder charges in the shooting at the Tim
Horton's parking lot earlier thismonth.
According to police reports, Mark Allan
Germano, 44, shot and killed Edward Allan
Kuehn, 38, also of Belleville as the victimsat
in his parked car at about 7:33 p.m. June 4.
Prosecutors allege that Germano shot the
victim with a handgun twice, once in the
head and once in the neck, before leaving
the parking lot. Reportedly, Germano's ex-
wife called police to report there was a vic-
tim of a shooting in the coffee shop parking
lot and that the gunman had gone into the
woods behindher home onBemisRoad.
When Van Buren Township Police
responded to the scene they discovered the
lifeless body of the victim in the driver's seat
of his vehicle. They were able to contact
Germano, who had in fact gone into a wood-
ed area off BemisRoad, using his cell phone
and convince him to surrender. He was
arrested without further incident, according
to reports.
Information developed during the police
investigation indicated that Kuehn, who is
survived by a 16-year-old daughter and a 13-
year-old son, had recently begun dating
Germano's ex-wife. The office of the Wayne
County prosecutor said only that the defen-
dant and the victimwere acquainted.
Germano has been charged with first
degreemurder and felony firearmoffenses.
He was arraigned on the charges at 34th
District Court in Romulus last week before
Judge Brian Oakley and ordered to undergo
amental competency hearing on June 15.
A probable cause hearing was scheduled
for yesterday before Oakley. A preliminary
court examination on the charges is sched-
uled for June 28 before 34th District Court
JudgeTinaBrooksGreen.
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Golden
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Schools to seek OK
of millage requests
Shooting suspect awaiting next hearing
NOTICE OF LAST DAY OF REGISTRATION
City of Romulus, Michigan
AUGUST 8, 2017 SPECIAL ELECTION
TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF ROMULUS:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THATAN ELECTION WILL BE HELD IN THE CITY OF ROMU-
LUS ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 8, 2017.
THE LAST DAYTO REGISTER TO VOTE FOR THE
ELECTION IS MONDAY, JULY 10, 2017 BY 4:00 p.m.
Persons residing in the City of Romulus
registering after the deadline will not be eligible to vote at the election.
Voters may register by mail using a mail-in voter registration form or in person at a Secretary of State
Branch Office, Wayne County or the City of Romulus Clerk’s office.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
that the following proposals will appear on the ballot:
LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
PROPOSAL I.
ROMULUS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
OPERATING MILLAGE RENEWAL PROPOSAL
This proposal will allow the school district to levy a reduced number of
mills previously authorized to be levied on all property, except property
exempted by law and renews hold harmless millage that expired with the
2016 tax levy.
Shall the total limitation on the hold harmless mills used for operating purposes which may be
assessed against all property, except property exempted by law, in Romulus Community Schools,
Wayne County, Michigan, be increased by 2.5 mills ($2.50 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for
a period of 10 years, 2017 to 2026, inclusive; the estimate of the revenue the school district will col-
lect from hold harmless taxes authorized herein if the millage is approved and levied in 2017 is
approximately $870,000 (this is a renewal of 2.5 mills out of 5.1314 previously authorized millage
that expired with the 2016 tax levy)?
YES [ ] NO [ ]
LOCAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
PROPOSAL II.
ROMULUS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
SINKING FUND MILLAGE PROPOSAL
Shall the limitation on the amount of taxes which may be assessed against all property in Romulus
Community Schools, Wayne County, Michigan, be increased by and the board of education be
authorized to levy not to exceed
3 mills ($3.00 on each $1,000 of taxable valuation) for a period of 10 years, 2018 to 2027, inclusive,
to create a sinking fund for the purchase of real estate for sites for, and the construction or repair of,
school buildings, for school security improvements, for the acquisition or upgrading of technology
and all other purposes authorized by law; the estimate of the revenue the school district will collect
if the millage is approved and levied in 2018 is approximately $2,300,000?
YES [ ] NO [ ]
PERSONS ENTITLED
to be registered voters in the City of Romulus must possess the following
qualifications on or before the day of the election: (1) a citizen of the United States; (2) not less than
18 years of age; (3) a resident of the State of Michigan and the City of Romulus for not less than 30
days prior to the election (MCL 168.492). In addition, qualified electors must be registered to vote
not less than 30 days prior to the election (MCL 168.497).
Registrations will be received at the City of Romulus located at 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, MI
48174, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, City of Romulus Clerk
Persons with special needs as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the
Clerk’s Office.
Publish: 06-22-17
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NOTICE TO ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF ROMULUS
OF INTENT TO ISSUE BONDS SECURED BY THE TAXING POWER OF
THE CITY AND OF RIGHT OF REFERENDUM THEREON
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the City Council of the City of Romulus, County of Wayne,
intends to authorize the issuance and sale of general obligation capital improvement bonds pursuant
to Act 34, Public Acts of Michigan, 2001, as amended, in one or more series in a total principal
amount of not to exceed Fourteen Million Dollars ($14,000,000), to pay all or part of the cost to
acquire and construct road improvements, intersection and traffic signal upgrades, including related
drainage and utility improvements.
BOND DETAILS
The bonds will mature in annual installments not to exceed twenty (20) in number, with
interest rates to be determined at a public or negotiated sale but in no event to exceed the maximum
permitted by law on the unpaid balance from time to time remaining outstanding on said bonds.
SOURCE OF PAYMENT OF BONDS
THE PRINCIPAL OF AND INTEREST ON SAID BONDS shall be payable from the gen-
eral funds of the City lawfully available for such purposes including property taxes levied within
applicable constitutional, statutory and charter tax rate limitations.
RIGHT OF REFERENDUM
THE BONDS WILL BE ISSUED WITHOUT A VOTE OF THE ELECTORS UNLESS A
PETITION REQUESTING SUCH A VOTE SIGNED BY NOT LESS THAN 10% OF THE REG-
ISTERED ELECTORS OF THE CITY IS FILED WITH THE CITY CLERK WITHIN FORTY-
FIVE (45) DAYS AFTER PUBLICATION OF THIS NOTICE. IF SUCH PETITION IS FILED,
THE BONDS MAY NOT BE ISSUED WITHOUTAN APPROVING VOTE OF AMAJORITY OF
THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY VOTING THEREON.
THIS NOTICE is given pursuant to the requirements of Section 517, Act 34, Public Acts
of Michigan, 2001, as amended.
Ellen Craig-Bragg
Clerk, City of Romulus
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CITY OF WESTLAND
INVITATION TO BID
Sealed proposals will be received by the City of Westland Purchasing Division, 36300 Warren Road, Westland, Michigan 48185,
on or before
July 6th, 2017 at 10:00am
(no exceptions will be made for late filings) for the following:
Ice Arena / Senior Center Roofing Project
Complete specifications and pertinent information may be obtained from the Purchasing Office. The City of Westland reserves
the right to reject any or all bids. Proposals must be submitted by the time stated above or they will be returned. The City of
Westland reserves the right to reject any or all bids.
Publish: June 22
nd
, 2017
Devin J. Adams
Controller
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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
REAL ESTATE BROKERAGE AND CONSULTING SERVICES
The Charter Township of Plymouth, Wayne County, Michigan, is seeking proposals for a Real Estate Brokerage and Consulting
Services expert that will provide a full range of needs related to the successful disposition of property located in the southwest
corner of Ridge Road and Five Mile Road in the Township. Complete copies of the Request for Proposal are located on our web-
site at
under the 'Requests for Proposals' tab. Bids are due into the Clerk's Office located at 9955 N
Haggerty, Plymouth MI 48170 by Friday, July 7, 2017 at 4:00 p.m. A copy of the bid documents and the commercial appraisal
is available at the Clerk's Office for public perusal. Questions on the bid may be directed to Township Supervisor Kurt Heise at
(734) 354-3201 or
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William and Jean (nee
Kobylasz) Wadsworth of Romulus
will mark their golden anniversary
with a trip toLas Vegas thisweek.
The couple met in October,
1965 at Ziegler Hospital in Detroit
just after Wadsworth returned
from his Army service. He was
employed at the hospital as a sur-
gical technician in the operating
room and his future bride was
working there as a Registered
Nurse.
They were married 50 years
ago on June 24, 1967 at St.
Cunegunda Catholic Church in
Detroit.
The couple purchased their
first home on Taft Street in the
Oakbrook Subdivision of Romulus
in October of that year. In 1980,
they moved to their Barth Road
home where they still reside.
They are the parents of three
sons, John, James andBilly.
Wadsworth retired as a ser-
geant with the Wayne County
Sheriff's Department in 2004. He
had been with the department for
38 years. His wife retired after
working at Oakwood Hospital in
Belleville for 25 years.
The couple attends St. Aloysius
Church in Romulus where they
are long-timemembers.
Wadsworth has served on the
Romulus City Council since 1983.
With voter approval, the Romulus
Community School District will be able
to make some needed repairs to facili-
ties for the next 10 years.
The schools have two millage
requests on the Aug. 8 ballot, both
renewals of existing levies, but at differ-
ent rates.
The first is a renewal of the Hold
Harmless levy that expired in 2016. The
district will ask for a reduction in the
millage, from 5.1314 to 2.5 mills. The
board has steadily worked to decrease
the Hold Harmless millage, reducing it
from 8.99 to 5.1314 mills about five years
ago, saidMarkEdwards, director of pub-
lic relations for the Romulus
Community School District.
“It'll definitely give us some financial
security to improve our school district,”
he said.
The second is a sinking fund millage,
which would be increased from .75 mills
to 3.0mills. Voters approved that millage
in May of 2012. It can only be used for
buildingmaintenance and typically pays
for large projects that would otherwise
drain the district general fund. The cur-
rentmillage expires in 2018.
“We have many things that need to be
fixed in our district, across all of our
buildings,” Edwards told members of
the Romulus City Council at their regu-
lar meeting last week. “Roofs, parking
lots, our football field-and we'd also like
to demolish theMt. Pleasant site.”
Sinking fund millages can also fund
technology upgrades, he said, and some
fundswouldbe allocated for that.
“We're trying to stay state-of-the-art,
21st century learning so our technology
definitely needs some improving, as
well,” he said.
The funds cannot be used for
salaries, supplies or equipment. He said
the sinking fund is necessary because
the general fund has seen cuts from
state and federal sources. Edwards said
the district has lost about $1.5 million
every year.
Edwards said some of the projects
planned if the sinking fund increase in
approved include new fire suppression
systems in all buildings as well as
repairs to the football field.
“Building safety is number one. Our
football facility is now 17 years old and
it's not been maintained properly. We
need to fix our football field because we
have concussions and many other
injuries that could take place and we
want to prevent that.”
New sidewalks and parking lots
across the district are also planned.
Other facilities will get plumping and
roofing repairs.
“We want to solidify our schools; we
want to protect our investment and we
want to work with the community and
the city to do this,” he said.
This district has more information
about the ballot request on its website,
including the ballot
language.
Romulus resident Virginia Williams
said she wished that language were a lit-
tlemore clear.
“The sinking fund has been .75. The
wording says 'up to 3.0 mills,” she said.
“What is it, up to 3 mills? Is it the 3
mills? Is it 2.5? It should be more clear. I
think the wording on any ballot, when
you're asking taxpayers for more money,
shouldbe clear so there's no confusion.”
She also pointed out that last year,
Wayne County residents approved a 2.0
RESA millage for school districts
throughout the county.
Jean and William Wadsworth, 2017
Mr. and Mrs. William Wadsworth, 1967
