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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON - NOTICE OF THE CLOSE OF REGISTRATION
FOR THE AUGUST 7, 2018 PRIMARY ELECTION
Notice is hereby given that
July 9, 2018
, is the last day registrations can be accepted in order to be eligible to vote in the above
stated election to be held on Tuesday, August 7, 2018. Registrations will be accepted at the Canton Township Clerk's Office,
1150 South Canton Center Road, between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 4:30 p.m., Monday through Friday. Registration can also
be made at any Secretary of State Branch Office or State Designated Agency. Persons with special needs who are unable to reg-
ister in the above mentioned manner are urged to contact the Clerk's Office at 734-394-5120. Mail-in registrations postmarked
by
July 9, 2018
, will also be accepted.
TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS of the Charter Township of Canton, notice is hereby given that a Primary Election will be
held in the Charter Township of Canton on Tuesday, August 7, 2018 from 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m. for the purpose of voting on the
following:
Governor
United States Senator
United States Congress 11th District
State Senator 7th District
State Representative (20th & 21st Districts)
County Commissioner (10th District)
Delegate to County Convention
County Executive
and to vote on the following proposal(s):
Charter Township of Canton Road Millage Proposal
Shall the Charter Township of Canton, Wayne County, Michigan, levy a new millage of 1.45 mills for 20 years for the purpose
of paying the costs of maintaining, improving, rehabilitating, and reconstructing State and County roads in the Township, includ-
ing pedestrian pathway improvements and storm water drainage improvements, together with all costs of designing and acquir-
ing right-of-way, and appurtenances and attachments thereto, as well as to pay off any principal and interest on any debt issued
related to the improvements as described herein? If approved, the estimated millage ($1.45 per $1,000 of taxable value) is
expected to raise $5,672,172 in the first year. It is estimated that 97.09% of the annual millage revenue would be disbursed to
the Charter Township of Canton for road improvements, and, as required by law 2.91% would be disbursed to the Charter
Township of Canton Downtown Development Authority. The amount disbursed to the Charter Township of Canton Downtown
Development Authority shall be collected solely from properties located in the Canton Township Downtown Development
Authority. _____Yes _____No
STATEMENT AS REQUIRED BY ACT 278 OF PUBLIC ACTS OF 1964
Amending the Property Tax Limitation Act
I, Eric R. Sabree, Treasurer of Wayne County, Michigan, do hereby certify that, as of June 20, 2018 the total of all voted increas-
es in excess of the tax rate limitation established by Section 6, Article IX of the Constitution of the State of Michigan, as amend-
ed, and the years such increases are effective on property in the County of Wayne are as follows:
WAYNE COUNTY
Wayne County, Michigan
Township of Canton
Taxing Authorities Date of Election
Voted Increases
Years Increase Effective
County of Wayne
November 3, 2009
1 mill
2019
Wayne County Jail
August 7, 2012
1 mill
2021
Wayne County
November 6, 2008
1.25 mills
2020
Comm. College
November 6, 2012
1 mill
2022
SCHOOL DISTRICTS
Plymouth-Canton
August 5, 2014
18 mills
2024 (non-homestead only)
Community Schools
Van Buren Township November, 2011
18 mills
2016 (non-homestead only)
School District
Wayne-Westland
May, 2010
18 mills
2025 (non-homestead only)
Community Schools February, 2012
1 mills
2022
Persons entitled to be registered voters in Canton Township 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
Canton Township 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 Canton Township Hall located at 1150 S. Canton Center Rd, Canton, Michigan, 48188,
Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:30am and 4:30pm.
The Office of the Township Clerk, 1150 S. Canton Center Road, will be open from 9:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Saturday,
August 4, 2018 for obtaining and casting absentee ballots. Qualified voters must appear in person to receive a ballot.
On Monday, August 6, 2018, those requesting an absentee ballot must appear in person at the Clerk's Office no later than
4:00 p.m. Emergency absentee ballots ONLY will be issued on Election Day, August 7, 2018.
To obtain election instructions in an alternative format (audio or Braille), contact the Clerk's Office at 734-394-5120 prior to
Election Day.
If you are unsure of your voting location, please refer to your voter registration card, check the Clerk's voting page on
Canton's Website at
, or call the Clerk's office at 734-394-5120.
Michael Siegrist, Clerk
Publish: June 28, 2018
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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 to individuals with disabilities at
the meeting/hearing upon notice to the Charter Township of Canton.
In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), the Charter Township
of Canton will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs,
or activities.
Employment:
The Charter Township of Canton does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring or employment prac-
tices and complies with all regulations promulgated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under Title II of
the ADA.
Effective Communication:
The Charter Township of Canton will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services
leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they can participate equally in the Charter Township
of Canton's programs, services, and activities, including qualified sign language interpreters, documents in Braille, and other
ways of making information and communications accessible to people who have speech, hearing, or vision impairments.
Modifications to Policies and Procedures:
The Charter Township of Canton will make all reasonable modifications to policies
and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all of its programs, services, and activi-
ties. For example, individuals with service animals are welcomed in the Charter Township of Canton's offices, even where pets
are generally prohibited.
Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to par-
ticipate in a program, service, or activity of the Charter Township of Canton should contact the office of Barb Brouillette, Human
Resources Coordinator, Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton Center Road, Canton, MI 48188, (734) 394-5260 as soon
as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event.
The ADA does not require the Charter Township of Canton to take any action that would fundamentally alter the nature of its
programs or services, or impose an undue financial or administrative burden.
Complaints that a program, service, or activity of the Charter Township of Canton is not accessible to persons with disabilities
should be directed to Barb Brouillette, Human Resources Coordinator, Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton Center Road,
Canton, MI 48188, (734) 394-5260.
The Charter Township of Canton will not place a surcharge on a particular individual with a disability or any group of individu-
als with disabilities to cover the cost of providing auxiliary aids/services or reasonable modifications of policy, such as retriev-
ing items from locations that are open to the public but are not accessible to persons who use wheelchairs.
Publish: 06/28/2018
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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
INVITATION TO BID
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Charter Township of Canton, 1150 Canton Center S, Canton, Michigan will accept sealed
bids at the Office of the Clerk up to 3:00 p.m. Thursday, July 12, 2018 for the following:
ASPHALT PAVING OF CHERRY HILL PATH TO I-275 METRO TRAIL
Bids may be picked up at the Finance and Budget Department, on our website at
, or you may contact Mike
Sheppard at: 734/394-5225. All bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked with the proposal name, company
name, address and telephone number and date and time of bid opening. The Township reserves the right to accept or reject any
or all proposals. The Township does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability
in employment or the provision of services.
MICHAEL SIEGRIST, CLERK
Publish 6/28/2018
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Members of the Rotary Club of
Belleville had a busy few weeks
this spring.
Club members led the clean-up
of the western boat launch on
Belleville Lake, planted trees
around the Van Buren Township
water tower, awarded scholar-
ships to seven deservingBelleville
High graduates and planted more
than 1,000 begonias around the
gazebo inVictoryPark.
Garden Fantasy and Keith
Bruder Landscaping provided
plants, other materials and tools
for the flower planting, designed to
brighten up the area for the sum-
mer.
Non-Rotarian volunteers joined
club members for several of the
efforts and, according to a club
spokesman, their help was very
muchappreciated.
“The club encourages anyone
interested in learning more about
Rotary, whether to help in local
projects or possible membership
to visit the club website at
” he
said.
During the next fewweeks, club
members will be concentrating on
ticket sales for the upcoming
Lucky Rubber Ducky Race on
Belleville Lake. The race is nor-
mally conducted on the same day
as the Taste of Belleville-Aug. 16
this year. Sales of these tickets
help fund much of the work that
Rotary members are able to
accomplish in the Belleville,
Sumpter andVanBuren area.
Shipments of contaminated
soil from a closed beryllium plant
in Ohio will begin arriving at the
Wayne Disposal Plan in Van
BurenTownshipnext week.
The low-level radioactive dirt
from a contaminated former mili-
tary supplier contains lead and
radioactive elements of thorium,
radium and uranium, all known
carcinogens particularly if
inhaled or ingested.
Both the U.S. Department of
Ecology and the Michigan
Department of Environmental
Quality officials have stated that
the toxic waste does not pose a
threat to the health or environ-
ment. It was, however, removed
from the Ohio location as part of
the remediation of a former
Atomic Energy Commission site.
The U.S. Army Corps of
Engineers, charged with the
removal of the contamination and
remediation of the site, estimated
that about 11 tractor trailer loads
of soil, each carrying about 15
tons of contaminated dirt, could
be expected at the landfill, which
has a permit to accept hazardous
materials. More than 124,000 tons
of radioactive dirt will be
removed from the Luckey plant
which supplied the highly toxic
metal to the military and Atomic
Energy Commission during the
1940s and 50s. The remediation at
the site is expected to continue
for 8 to 10 years, officials said.
“This is stuff that could go into
any landfill, basically anyplace,”
said Robert Skowronek, supervi-
sor of the Michigan Department
of Environmental Quality
Radioactive Materials Unit. He
said that it is a policy of the Army
Corps of Engineers that the con-
taminated soil be disposed of in a
licensed landfill or hazardous
waste disposal site. The radioac-
tivity is at level that exceeds fed-
eral regulatory limits, which
makes disposal at a licensed land-
fill necessary.
The cleanup at the Ohio site is
estimated to cost about $244 mil-
lion.
David Crumrine, a spokesman
for US Ecology, operators of the
Wayne Disposal landfill, said that
the concentrations of radioactivi-
ty in the soil from the Lackey
plant is barely above normal
background levels. He said the
waste is not regulated by the
Nuclear Regulatory Commission
as the level is so low. He added
that the Army Corps engineers
approved of the Wayne Disposal
site for the material due to the
high level of environmental pro-
tection the facility offers.
Regulations require that haz-
ardous waste be rendered inert
before disposal, but the radioac-
tive soil isn't considered haz-
ardous and can therefore be
directly disposed of at the Van
Buren landfill.
One of the favorite family traditions in
Canton, the Canton Leisure Services
Annual Family Camp-out and Movie
Night, will take place Friday, July 13, fea-
turing the animated movie "Moana," rated
PG.
Families are invited to celebrate the
great outdoors and set up tents on the
north side of Heritage Park near the pavil-
ions. There will be plenty of activities for
the entire family beginning at 6 p.m.
including: inflatable bouncers; s'more
making, family games and more. Face
painting will be available for a nominal
fee. Crusin' CustomConeys will also be on
site providing a dinner option.
In the event of inclement weather, the
movie may be suspended or cancelled. A
grand prize will also be awarded to the
best decorated Hawaiian-themed camp-
site.
Once again, campers and RVs will be
allowed to participate; however, no elec-
tricity will be available. Set-up of tents
and campers will begin at noonFriday. No
advance reservation is necessary and the
$21 camping fee will be collected on-site
the day of the event; cashonly.
Those wishing to take part in the activi-
ties andmovie but not interested in camp-
ing-out, can purchase wristbands for $6
per participant. The wristband does not
include face painting, refreshments, and
concessions. Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea of
Canton will also be onsite with additional
breakfast items for sale on Saturday, July
14. Sleep under the stars in Heritage
Park, located west of Canton Center Road
and south of Cherry Hill Road, during this
overnight camping experience. For more
information, call (734) 394-5460 or visit
The low-level radioactive dirt from
a contaminated former military supplier
contains lead and radioactive elements
of thorium, radium and uranium...
”
Radioactive waste on route to Van Buren landfill
Rotarians Debbie Green, Brian Pearcy, Ray Eissinger, Susan Richardson, Joyce Rochowiak, Keith
Bruder, Jerry Richardson and Walt Rochowiak, a citizen volunteer, take a rest following the flower
planting.
