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ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS OF MICHIGAN PAGE 6 July 12, 2012
CANTON - NORTHVILLE - ROMULUS
Downtown Northville roadwork on schedule
Construction activities on the
downtown Northville project are
moving along on schedule, accord-
ing to a report from the
Department of PublicWorks.
At Main and Rogers streets, the
water main work should be com-
plete with the final connection
work finished last Saturday. The
contractor has been working on
building a quality gravel sub-base
for the new roadway, according to
the report, and as a part of this
work a new under drain has been
placed below the new gravel sub-
base. This under drain is
designed to remove water below
the street surface to minimize
freeze-thaw effects to the roadway
in an effort to extend its life.
New curbs and gutters are
going in on S. Rogers with place-
ment of concrete drive approach-
es to followwhen thiswork is com-
plete. Once this concrete has
properly cured and reached ade-
quate strength, residents will be
permitted to again start using
their driveways, the report said.
The contractor will also be
bringing in 4 more inches of grav-
el, which will be compacted in
place and made ready for the new
asphalt roadbase.
Residents on W. Main Street
have seen a lot of activity recently
with the removal of the asphalt
surface and concrete curb and
gutter. The concrete base of the
old roadway will not be removed,
but in certain areas it will be
repaired before new asphalt is
replaced.
Main Street residents can
expect new curbs and gutters to
be placed within the next two
weeks with drive approaches to
follow. Approximately one week
after drive approaches are poured
residents will be able to use their
driveways, theDPWreport said.
This project also requires to
the contractor to perform spot
repairs to sidewalks on both W.
Main Street and S. Rogers Street.
All intersections will also receive
newhandicap ramps.
This project is still on course
for substantial completion to
occur in late August, before school
starts. With the demolition work
now almost complete, residents
will be able to see progress as the
newroadway takes shape.
The engineering firm oversee-
ing the construction of this project
is Anderson, Eckstein and
Westrick, Inc. (AEW).
Construction inquiries or con-
cerns can be addressed to Craig
Wobrock, the field engineer
assigned to this project. Wobrock
can be reached at (586) 855-9591.
Residents are advised to leave a
voicemail message and include
their name, address and tele-
phone number so Wobrock can
follow-up regarding any concerns.
The report acknowledged the
inconvenience residents have
endured during the construction
but said that every effort to mini-
mize the impact was being made
to keep the work on track for an
August completion.
On the mark
New safety address sign offered
There is renewed community interest in
reflective address markers that help police
and firefighters to find homes in case of
emergency.
The markers are made of aluminum and
covered with 3m reflective green back-
ground and white reflective stickers. They
include a street address that can be seen in
daylight or at nighttime.
The plates, also known as “E911 Signs,”
are especially important since some homes
do not have addresses affixed to their homes,
garages, mailboxes or elsewhere on their
property.
Captain Jim Poet, a paid-on-call firefight-
er in Romulus, said the markers can make a
difference between life and death during an
emergency situation.
Poet makes the plates and uses them as
well. He has a vertical green plate attached
to his mailbox and has provided them to rel-
atives. The markers can also be created in a
horizontal format.
Each address marker is $20. An applica-
tion form can be printed from the City of
Romulus website at
http://www.romulusgov.com/Departments/Fir
e/HelpUsFindYou.aspx.
Payment must be made in full prior to
ordering. A check in the amount of $20
should be made payable to Romulus Fire
Department #4.
Councilwoman Eva Webb discussed the
markers at a recent city council meeting and
recommended themfor residentswho do not
have a street address showing on their prop-
erty. Councilman William Crova said he has
one of the markers attached to his mailbox
pole.
“So many houses in our city do not have
addresses on them,” Webb said. “This would
help both the fire department and your fami-
ly.”
For more information, call Poet at (734)
718-3137.
‘Community Veggie Tray’ opens
From now until early fall, Canton
Leisure Services is offering its first
Community Veggie Tray, a no-cost fruit
and vegetable exchange designed to
encourage Canton residents to trade their
produce surplus.
In an effort to prevent area residents'
extra harvest from going to waste, local
gardeners can now share their bounty
with their Canton neighbors in a free and
friendly produce exchange.
The Community Veggie Tray program
currently take place in the lobby of the
Summit on the Park, located at 46000
Summit Parkway. Residents can drop off
extra items in designated baskets and
pick up other produce from 6 a.m. to 10
p.m., Monday through Friday, from 6 a.m.
to 8 p.m. Saturday and from 7 a.m. to 8
p.m. onSunday.
This inventive program resulted from
an unmanageable amount of fresh fruits
and vegetables that cluttered Canton
Leisure Services Recreation Specialist
Jennifer Provenzano's kitchen counter-
top.
“One family can really only eat so
much salad before they begin to revolt,”
said Provenzano. “I started wondering at
home and then at work just how many
households have extra veggies going to
waste when there are so many house-
holds wishing to eat a variety of healthier
locally grown foods.”
To help get this new program off to a
good start and to ensure its continued suc-
cess, Joe's Produce of Livonia is donating
a box of fresh produce each week. “We're
so very lucky to have partnered with such
a charitable business on this effort,” said
Provenzano. “We know that this program
and the Canton community will really
benefit fromtheir generosity.”
Participation in the Community Veggie
Tray is free and open to all Canton resi-
dents.
For additional information, visit can-
tonfun.org or call (734) 394-5460.
Fire Department Capt. Jim Poet shows off
one of the new address markers now avail-
able in Romulus.