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June 29, 2017
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Flying high
Norwayne raffle offers special flight
Lifeline screenings planned
Historical talks scheduled
Notice of Public Hearing
Charter Township of Canton
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan
The Charter Township of Canton is developing its
Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Transition Plan
for approval in 2018
and is seeking public input.
Notice is hereby given that the Charter Township of Canton will conduct a public hearing on
Thursday, August 3, 2017, at 6:30
P.M. at the Canton Administration Building - Board Room, located at 1150 S. Canton Center, Canton, Michigan, 48188.
All individuals who currently reside in Canton Township, or who utilize a Canton facility, are encouraged to attend. Participants
planning to attend are encouraged to RSVP by calling 734/394-5360.
Comments may be submitted in writing through July 31, 2017, or made in person at the public hearing. Written comments may
be emailed to
or addressed to Brad Sharp, Facility Services Manager, 1150 S. Canton Center, Canton,
Michigan, 48188.
The Charter Township of Canton will provide necessary, reasonable auxiliary aids and services to individuals with disabilities at
the public hearing upon a two week notice to the Charter Township of Canton. These services include a signer for the hearing
impaired or audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids
or services should contact the Charter Township of Canton by writing or calling the following:
Kereen Conley, Human Resources Manager
Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton Center Road
Canton, MI 48188
(734) 394-5260
Publish: June 29, 2017
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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Charter Township of Canton, 1150 Canton Center S, Canton, Michigan will accept sealed
proposals at the Office of the Clerk up to 3:00 p.m. Thursday, July 13, 2017 for the following:
HVAC AND DUCT CLEANING SERVICES
Proposals 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 proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked with the proposal name,
company name, address and telephone number and date and time of proposal 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
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Charter Township of Canton Board Proceedings – June 20, 2017
A regular study session meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Charter Township of Canton was held Tuesday, June 20, 2017 at
1150 Canton Center S., Canton, Michigan. Supervisor Williams called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and led the Pledge of
Allegiance to the Flag.
Roll Call
Members Present: Anthony, Graham-Hudak, Siegrist, Slavens, Sneideman, Williams Members
Absent: Foster Staff Present: Director Hohenberger, Director Faas, Director Meier, Director Trumbull, Kristin Kolb – Township
Counsel, Bruce Malinczak – Deputy Treasurer Guests: Doug Shaw and Aaron Powers – WCA Assessing
Adoption of Agenda
Motion by Sneideman, supported by Slavens to approve the agenda as presented. Motion carried by all members present.
PUB-
LIC COMMENT:
George Miller, 1946 Briarfield, commented on a personal issue regarding barking dog(s).
STUDY SES-
SION: TOPIC 1: Tax Tribunal Counsel Interviews
Ms. Kolb gave the board an overview of the relationship between WCA-
Assessing and Canton Township, explaining the contract requires the township to select the counsel to represent the township as
needed in Tax Tribunal matters. Per the Request for Proposals, the township received 9 responses. These proposals were reviewed
and based on the scoring 2 firms, Secrest Wardle and Hallahan and Associates were the top 2 scorers. The board is meeting
tonight to interview the two candidates and will select the firm to handle Tax Tribunal matters for Canton at a later date. The can-
didates will be interviewed separately. Copies of the proposals 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, or by contacting the Secretary to the Clerk
at 734-394-5120. Supervisor Williams explained an RBA will be drafted with the board’s recommendation for which firm to
retain. Ms. Kolb offered the idea the RBA drafted with two options for the motion. Each board member was provided with the
background information to make their decision.
ADDITIONAL PUBLIC COMMENT:
None
OTHER:
None
ADJOURN:
Motion by Anthony, supported by Sneideman to adjourn at 7:26 p.m. Motion carried by all members present. ____
Michael A.
Siegrist, Clerk ____Pat Williams, Supervisor
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The winner of the Norwayne anniver-
sary rafflewill be flying high.
In an effort to fund a flyover of a B-25
bomber from the Yankee Air Museum
during the July 20 Norwayne Homefront
Celebration, organizers are selling 75 $50
raffle tickets. The winner will be notified
at 11 a.m. July 15 when the tickets will be
drawn at the Wayne-Ford Civic League.
Winners do not have to be present towin.
The winning ticket holder will be in
the passenger seat of the bomber during a
flyover of the Norwayne area, an appro-
priate tribute to the anniversary of the
development. Homes in Norwayne were
built during World War II to house work-
ers at the Willow Run Aircraft Plant
where B-24 bomber planes were built.
While the B-24 is not available, the B-25 is
a close proximity of the plane so many
residents of the Norwayne homes origi-
nally built.
The $50 raffle ticket includes admis-
sion to the Sept. 204 Yankee Air Museum
Blue Angles Air Show along with a park-
ing pass, a $60 value.
The flyover, which is priced at $2,000, is
planned for 4 p.m. Thursday, July 20, as
part of the Homefront Celebration
planned at the Jefferson Barns
Community Vitality Center. The program
is one of a series of celebrations planned
to mark the anniversary of the Norwayne
area.
Following the celebration there will be
police, fire and children's softball games,
activities and food.
For information about the celebration
or to purchase a raffle ticket, call (734)
716-4078 or (734) 334-0042.
The Wayne Historical Society will host
Tyler Moll discussing Prouty and Glass and
the first carsmade in theCity ofWayne.
The event is planned for 7 p.m. July 13
at the Wayne Historical Museum, 1 Towne
Square inWayne.
Davis, the attorney for the board of can-
vassers.
“The ballots in Westland have not been
properly stored, because the pictures
show a box with tape over it,” Colombo
said during the recent court hearing. “We
know that Westland is not storing their
ballots properly. At least on that level, we
know that the Westland city clerk has vio-
lated state law.We know that.”
Anderson-Davis, Mark Brewer, the
attorney for Miller, and Columbo agreed
that the condition of the ballot storage in
Westland in particular was improper.
Westland is one of the 37 precincts in the
Taylor School District. Brewer agreed that
the recount could go forward without
Westland as, he said, it appears the other
precincts arewithin the law.
Inkster, another precinct in the district,
was singled out during the hearing as the
only onewhere board of canvassers repre-
sentatives found that ballots were proper-
ly stored.
Columbo called the situation, “very dis-
turbing.”
LeBlanc said that published reports
quoted Columbo as saying that “none of
the clerk's did anything wrong.” He said
that he is going to attempt to receive rec-
ommendations from the state, with
approval from Wayne County officials, for
the type of long-termstorage of ballots that
wouldbe acceptable.
“We need to know from the state what
type of long-term storage , the type of
device4 and the proper seal that can be
used for long term storage of ballots,” he
said. The clerk said that the ballots in
Westland are stored in three areas of city
hall, behind locked doors in storage areas.
He said unused ballots are stored before
elections in one area and ballots that have
been cast are stored elsewhere in case
they are needed for a recount.
“They are in locked rooms in sealed
boxes,” he maintained, “before they go
into long-termstorage.”
“They are in storage areas and the only
access is with authorization from the city
clerk's office. That would be me, my
deputy clerk, or the three clerical people
in our office, he said.
“I don't think we do things any differ-
ently that other folks,” he said.
training facility) what you want. They tell
you when they may have a trained dog
available. Training a dog for this kind of
work is very specialized.
“The training kennel called last month
and said they had a black lab that had just
finished arson training and would be
available. We immediately said we would
take her,” the chief said. He added that
Bella earned her certifications in Texas
where the requirements are more strin-
gent than those inMichigan.
Stradtner said so far, Bella, all 45 wig-
gling, lovable pounds of her, is everything
the department hoped for, andmore.
“We have taken her into burned build-
ings and hidden accelerants on her to
ensure her training. She's able to find
themevery time.”
Stobbe, who works in the fire marshal's
office, takes Bella with him to work every
day as the two continue to bond. He spent
two weeks at the Texas training facility
learning to handle the dog and beginning
the partnershipprocess.
“Today, I had her at the high school all
day doing some forensics training with the
students. I brought her out at the end of
the lesson and the kids just love it,” he
said. “She's a great dog, she has a great
disposition and loves the kids. She is so
good with my 5-year-old son who also
loves her,” he said. “She's really social and
has a great
t e mp e r a -
ment.
“ B u t
when it is
time to work,
she knows.
Her whole
demeanor
changes,” he
said.
Stradtner
and Stobbe
stressed that
B e l l a ' s
de t ec t i on
and obedi-
ence training would continue and that
soon, when she is fully settled in, her serv-
ices would be available to other fire
departments.
“The state police have arsondogs, but if
they are busy, it could take awhile for
them to get to a local investigation. Having
Bella available will be a big help,” the
chief said.
“We are proud to become the first com-
munity in Western Wayne County to pos-
sess our very own arson dog,” commented
MayorWilliamWild.
“This new asset will allow us to drasti-
cally reduce a fire investigation's duration
and minimize any potential for over-
sights.”
Bella was purchased with funds from
the Firefighters Public Awareness
account along with donations from the
firefighters union charity.
Residents living in and around the
Wayne area can learn about their risk for
cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, dia-
betes, and other chronic, serious condi-
tionswith affordable screenings Aug. 10 by
Life Line Screening. Hype Recreation
Center will host the community event at
4635HoweRoad inWayne.
Screenings can check for:
•The level of plaque buildup in arteries,
related to risk for heart disease, stroke
and overall vascular health.
•HDLandLDLcholesterol levels
•Diabetes risk
• Bone density as a risk for possible osteo-
porosis
•Kidney and thyroid function, andmore
Screenings are affordable, convenient
and accessible for wheelchairs and those
with trouble walking. Free parking is also
available.
Packages start at $149, but consultants
will be available to design personalized
test packages based on the age and risk
factors of individual patients. For more
information or registration, call 1-877-237-
1287 or visit
.
Pre-registration is required.
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