No. 27
NEWS YOU CAN USE, NEWS YOU CAN TRUST
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July 5 – 11, 2018
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Voters in Wayne will be
asked to approve amillage to
support the local library in
theAug. 7 primary election.
See page 4.
Members
of
the
Northville Public Schools
Board of Education will con-
tinue discussion of proposals
received for 501 West Main
St. at the Tuesday, July 10
meeting.
See page 3.
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Representatives from
local companies - including
Amazon - will be present at a
Community Job Fair
Saturday, July 7, at the
Romulus Senior Center.
See page 3.
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A Detroit man was sen-
tenced last month to 30 years
in prison for the January
2017 sale of fentanyl laced
heroin that resulted in the
deathof aWestlandman.
See page 4.
Canton
Township
Trustees have some con-
cerns about increased senior
living facilities calls for aid
stretching emergency vehi-
cle response too thin in the
community.
See page 2.
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The Inkster Police
Department will host a free
showing of Disney's Moana
at 9 p.m. Friday, July 13.
there will be free popcorn
and refreshments.
See page 4.
Plymouth
Township
trustees have approved the
purchase of a new 2018
Pierce Enforcer Fire
Pumper, the first new truck
since 2000.
See page 5.
Ten original Rosies
attended the dedication of a
the first Rosie the Riveter
Floribunda Rosebush gar-
den in southeast Michigan at
the Belleville Historical
Museumlast week.
See page 5.
In a surprise move, Plymouth
Township officials approved the
filing of a second lawsuit against
the City of Plymouth in an
attempt to recover the unsettled
pension financial obligations
resulting from the 2010 dissolu-
tion of the intergovernmental
fire protection agreement.
The action came at the
Tuesday, June 26 meeting fol-
lowing a report from Township
Attorney Kevin Bennett.
Bennett told the board of
trustees that a tolling agreement
established between the two
communities would expire
Saturday, June 30, and that he
had been informed that the
Plymouth City Commission
members would not vote to
approve the settlement until the
Monday, July 2 meeting, a lapse
of 48 hours. The agreement
allowed both parties to waive
the right to claim that litigation
should be dismissed due to the
expiration of a statute of limita-
tions, without any admission of
fault, liability orwrongdoing.
Bennett said that if the tolling
agreement were allowed to
expire the township would lose
an amount equal to the subject
benefit payments from January
2016 to June 30, 2018 should the
city renege on the settlement.
“We're trying to reserve our
rights under the tolling agree-
ment.”Bennett said.
In March, informed sources
said it was the deliberate
stalling by the current city com-
missioners and lack of progress
toward a settlement that initially
created the need for the tolling
agreement. At the May 22 board
of trustees meeting, Township
Supervisor
Kurt
Heise
announced that the city commis-
sion had accepted the $1.1 mil-
lion settlement counter-offer
and authorized city attorney,
Robert Marzano, to work with
Bennett toward drafting final
settlement documents. At that
time, Heise recommended ter-
minating the tolling agreement.
No action was taken by the
board members at the meeting
and the agreement remained in
place.
“The township is doing this to
protect our interest under the
tolling agreement,” Heise
remarked after the Tuesday
meeting. “It's like a bridge.”
Heise said Plymouth Mayor
Oliver Wolcott is aware of the
lawsuit plan.
According to Heise, if ratified
by the city commissioners, the
city will cut a check for the $1.1
million onSept. 4.
The previous township
administration filed a five-count
lawsuit naming the City of
Plymouth as defendant, alleging
the city refused to pay the obli-
gation for post-termination
health care costs, medical bene-
fits and retirement cost for cer-
tain Plymouth Community Fire
Department employees who
worked from 1995 to 2010, when
the joint fire agreement was
cancelled.
The township is doing this
to protect our interest
under the tolling agreement.
”
Township files 2nd lawsuit against city
It just got very expensive for
teens to smoke ecigarettes in
CantonTownship.
Last month, the Canton
Township Board of Trustees
approved an amendment to the
township ordinance prohibiting
minors from possessing tobacco
products to include ecigarettes,
vapor products and alternative
nicotine products. Currently,
Michigan state law does not
have a minimum age to possess
vapor products as it does with
tobacco-basedproducts.
Under Chapter 46, of the
Charter Township of Canton
Code of Ordinances, Section 46-
506, it is now illegal for persons
under the age of 18 to possess or
smoke vapor products or alter-
native nicotine products on a
public highway, street, alley,
park or other public property, or
in a place of business or amuse-
ment. A person who violates this
is guilty of a misdemeanor, pun-
ishable be a fine of not more
than $50 for eachoffense.
“The new addition to this
ordinance prohibits minors
from possessing all types of
vapor products using tobacco or
any other substance,” said
Deputy Police Chief Craig
Wilsher.
“The use of vapor products
by minors continues to increase
and is causing health and safety
concerns, especially when the
substance being vaped is
unknown or unregulated by its
users.
“Our officers have been alert-
ed to students as young as mid-
dle school-age vaping in public
places; the intent of the new
ordinance is to prevent use by
minors, as well as make it more
difficult for under age kids to
obtain,”Wilsher added.
In addition, Section 46-505 of
the same Chapter, makes it ille-
gal for any person to sell, furnish
or give vapor products or alter-
native nicotine products to a
person under the age of 18.
Penalty for a violation of this
section is a misdemeanor pun-
ishable by a fine of not for than
$50 for eachoffense.
This section also requires all
points of retail sale of vapor or
alternative nicotine products to
post a sign as required by
Section 1 of Public Act NO. 31 of
1915 (MCL722.641) that includes:
“The purchase of tobacco
products or vapor products or
alternative nicotine products by
a minor under 18 years of age
and the provision of tobacco
products or vapor products for
alternative nicotine products to
a minor are prohibited by law. A
minor unlawfully purchasing or
using tobacco products is sub-
ject to criminal penalties.”
The
Canton
Police
Department has a long history of
conducting local business
checks for the sale of alcohol
and tobacco products to under-
age persons-these periodic
checks will now include e-ciga-
rette, vapor and alternative
nicotine products, Wilsher
added.
Green
space
Northville Garden
Walk marks 25th year
After nearly three decades
of hard work and dedication,
Craig and Roberta Malkowski
have created their own slice of
paradise at their Northville
property. Their efforts will be
on display this year along with
four additional private gardens
during the 25th Northville
GardenWalk set for July 11.
The Malkowskis purchased
their 2.25-acre property 29
years ago, attracted by the
beauty of the location and the
apple and pear orchards on
the land. All that remains of
the orchards is one ancient
apple tree that stand like a sen-
tinel on the propertywhich has
been transformed by the sheer
determination and hands-on
efforts of the Malkowskis.
While they utilized profession-
al landscaping help in the front
of their home, they took on the
challenge of the back garden
on their own. One of the major
challenges their efforts
encountered was the heavy
clay soil-which they first
attempted to bypass by plant-
ing in the early spring or after
aheavy rain.
That hasn't always been the
answer, however. One neigh-
bor, they recalled, dubbed their
area “The Northville Desert”
becauseMother Nature consis-
tently skirted the area when
she called for rain. The
Malkowskis, not to be defeated,
resorted to an old-fashioned
watering system they use to
this day.
“We drag a garden hose
around to all the garden beds,”
the couple said.
They have also battled the
heavy clay soil with the instal-
lation of four compost bins at
the rear of the property which
hold various stages of “black
gold” used to enhance their
bedding plants.
The couple also took advan-
tage of the Arbor Day seedling
giveaway in Northville years
ago and planted tiny trees that
have matured into stately 30-
foot pines towering over the
acreage. They built a step-
down waterfall for the 21-foot
pond at the back of the proper-
ty where Craig Malkowski's
“tree bench” is featured.
Another project was a small
pond near the house where
goldfish are protected from
wildlife and the couple can
enjoy the serenade of frogs on
summer evenings.
Roberta Malkowski took a
Master Rain Gardener class
and developed a “rain garden”
on the northwest corner of the
yard. She said the “cottage gar-
den” is her favorite, filled with
many colorful and eclectic
flowers.
The 25th Northville Garden
Walk will take place from 9
a.m. until 4 p.m. July 11.
Included in the celebration of
the Silver Anniversary of the
event, along with five private
gardens, will be a Vineyard
Café at the Cady Inn at Mill
Race Village where compli-
Don Howard
Staff Writer
The backyard oasis of Craig and Roberta Malkowski is one of five homes on the 25th Northville
Garden Walk set for next Thursday.
The use of vapor products
by minors continues to increase...
”
Canton restricts teens’ ecigarette use
See
Walk,
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