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DianeWilson, the retiring director of the Belleville Area Historical Museum, will be honored for her 35 years of service to the community at a reception hosted by the BellevilleAreaHistorical Society.

The event, Epilogue-a Farewell Evening of Conversation and Hors D'oeuvres, will take place from 5-7 p.m. July 21 at the BayouGrill.

"Diane has been part of the Belleville Area Museum from its inception at Quirk Road Elementary School in 1989, through its move to the old Van Buren Township Hall in 1996, to the huge success it is today, hosting thousands of visitors annually," said CathyHorste, a townshiphistorian. Horste said Historical Society members and friends of history and the museum are

cordially invited to attend. Horste asked that those planning to attend RSVP to her at (734) 697-3662, or Belleville Area Historical Society Secretary Dorothy Simons at (734) 484-5398 no later than July 17. A $5 donation is suggested, she said, and may be handled in advance at the

museum, by mail to Horste at 16446 MartinsvilleRoad, Belleville, 48111. Checks should be made payable to the Belleville Area Historical Society, or at the door July 21.

The Bayou Grill is located at 404 Main St., Belleville.

A SSOCIATED N EWSPAPERS OF M ICHIGAN P AGE 3 J ULY 7, 2011

**Public Notice**

Wayne-Westland Board of Education Vacancy

Individuals interested in serving on the Wayne-Westland Board of Education, who reside within the boundaries of the school district, may submit a letter of interest and resume, by 4:00 pm, July 22, 2011 to:

Ms. Lynda Jackson, Secretary of the Board Wayne Regional Educational Service Agency

33500 Van Born Road Wayne, MI 48184

The Wayne RESA Board of Education will appoint the successful candidate to fill the board seat vacated by the resignation of William Gabriel, at a Special Board Meeting to be held on August 3, 2011, 6:00 p.m. at Wayne RESA Education Center, 33500 Van Born Road, Wayne, MI 48184

This term will expire June 30, 2012. Publish: July 7, 2011

CITY OF WAYNE

BOARD OF REVIEW

A special meeting of the July Board of Review will meet on Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 9:00 a.m. in City Hall, 3355 S. Wayne Road, Wayne, Michigan to correct a qualified error. An owner of property that is a "Principal Residence" on May 1 may appeal to the July Board of Review in the year for which an exemption was claimed or in the immediate suc-ceeding 3 years if the exemption was not on the roll. This means that an owner could appeal a 2008, 2009, 2010, and 2011 Principal Residence Exemption to the 2011 July Board of Review if the homeowner's Principal Residence Exemption was not on the tax roll for those years. The July Board may hear appeals for current year poverty exemptions, but not poverty exemptions denied by the March Board of Review.

Publish: June 30, 2011 Matthew K. Miller

July 7, 2011 City Clerk July 14, 2011

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:

David Medley, ADA Coordinator Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton Center Road

Canton, MI 48188 (734) 394-5260

Published: July 7, 2011 EC070711-0422 2.5 x 1.557

B ELLEVILLE - R OMULUS

Car vs. tree

Woman remains in hospital after crash

Detroit officials join in protest of waste well permits

Retiring Historical Museum director to be honored

A 26-year-old Dearborn woman remains in the trauma center at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Ann Arbor after rescue workers worked feverishly to extricate her from a vehicle that crashed into a tree in Van Buren Township Sunday after-noon.

According to Battalion Chief Daniel C. Besson, incident com-mander at the site, Van Buren Fire Department dispatchers received a call at about 4:15 p.m. Sunday reporting a car crash at eastbound I-94 near Haggerty Road. The caller said the car had struck a tree along the right shoulder of the roadway. Van Buren Police were already on the scene when rescue workers responded at 4:21 p.m. and found a Honda Civic crashed into a pine tree about 12-18 inches indiameter.

The male driver was outside the vehicle sitting on the ground, Besson noted, and was being assessed for injuries. The passen-ger, however, was trapped inside the car as the right-side front door took the brunt of the impact. The tree had toppled over in the crash and was resting on the roof and the hood of the car. The force of the impact caused the roof of the car to cave in around the woman who had suffered an obvious head injury and was being attended to by a Van BurenFirefighter/Paramedic. Besson noted that the woman's legs were trapped inside the vehi-cle and that she had become quite combative as the paramedic attempted to assess and attend to her injuries.

“Crews from engines one and

two worked feverishly,” Besson said, to stabilize the car, remove the tree that was trapping the woman and then remove the windshield that was leaning against her. Besson said he requested Medflight to transport the woman as her injuries appeared to be life threatening. He also requested additional resources from

Belleville, he said.

He cancelled both those requests, however, when the efforts of the Van Buren rescue workers were successful and the woman removed from the twisted remains of the Honda. The patient was transported to the trauma center at St. JosephMercyHospital byHuron Valley Ambulance while fire

department personnel assisted. The injuries to the male driver were not believed to be life threat-ening, while the passenger was being treated for a severe head injury and a fractured pelvis, Besson said.

Michigan State Police are inves-tigating the circumstances sur-rounding the crash.

Senator Hoon-Yung Hopgood highlighted the fact that officials from the City of Detroit have joined the chorus of voices speaking out against the proposal to re-open the Romulus hazardous waste site. These additions came during the final days of public comment on the permits for the former EDS (Environmental Disposal Systems) facility.

Hopgood made the announce-ment and comments in his monthly newsletter sent to constituents by mail and electronically.

In addition to Congressman

JohnDingell's continued support of community efforts to fight the oper-ation of this hazardous facility, both Congressmen John Conyers and Hansen Clarke recently sent letters stating their opposition to the issuance of the permits, according to Hopgood. Written comments highlighted the broad coalition of citizens, organizations and elected officials that have spoken out on this issue. State Representative Rashida Tlaib of Detroit also sub-mitted comments opposing the per-mits.

Hopgood said he believes the

broadening opposition to the "out-rageous proposal to resume opera-tions at this site" should send a clear message to state and federal regulators. According to the sena-tor, the applicant (Jim Papas) lacks the qualifications to handle haz-ardous waste, the legitimacy of his application is in question, and past mismanagement has already risked thewell-being of citizens. Hopgood is urging the Michigan Attorney General's office to issue a formal response regarding the questions raised in a May 5 letter on the well permits before the state

and federal agencies make their determinations. The letter asks for clarification regarding Papas' eligi-bility to apply for the permits, which could impact the final per-mit decisions.

Sam Riddle, former political consultant, admitted to conspiracy to commit bribery and extortion with respect to Papas providing $20,000 for favorable treatment in attempts to purchase the haz-ardous waste injection wells once runbyEDS inRomulus.

Hopgood said that he and State Rep. Doug Geiss sent the letter to

the attorney general seeking an opinion as to whether there was any wrongdoing on the part of Papas in the application process as related to theRiddle evidence. Papas has agreed to buy the wells from the Detroit Police and Fire Pension Fund, which obtained ownership of the facility whenEDS filed bankruptcy, on the condition that operating permits could be obtained from the state and federal agencies. The wells were closed in 2006 while under EDS control when state inspectors found safety violations.

A 26-year-old woman had to be removed from this Honda Civic on Sunday after the vehicle crashed into a tree near eastbound I094 near Haggerty Road. She sustained a head injury and fractured pelvis while the driver's injuries were not life-threatening.