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THE BELLEVILLE City clerk offers absentee ballot assistance
ENTERPRISE
ENTERPRISE
Romulus City Clerk Ellen
Vol. 135, No. 29 Craig-Bragg made it very clear ” 34th District Court are incum-
bent David M. Parrott,
The newest officers and at the last regular meeting of the Some residents have received Alexandria Taylor, Robert P.
directors of the Rotary Club members of the council, the law two or three of the requests and are Coutts, John R. Day and Lisa
of Belleville were officially allows one ballot for each voter. Martin. The 34th District Court
installed July 7 at Quirk Park Craig-Bragg explained to the understandably confused and frustrated. handles the cases from
Pavilion in Van Buren council members that her office Belleville, Van Buren, Romulus
Township. had received several calls from and Sumpter Township along
See page 6. area residents who were some- for absentee ballots in light of office is available,” she said. with out-county arraignments
what confused about the num- the pandemic and that several In response to a question from Wayne County.
ber of forms they had received candidates had also sent out the from Council member Celeste Parrott, the incumbent, is
THE CANTON to request an absentee ballot for requests which have confused Roscoe, Craig-Bragg clarified completing his 18th year at the
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Buren Township resident was
Aug. 4.
mary. Roscoe wanted to know if
“One ballot per voter,” Craig-
Vol. 73, No. 29 “Some residents have Bragg reiterated. “If you sent this was the ballot on which the elected in 2002, 2008 and 2014.
received two or three of the your request in, we will candidates for the expiring judi- He earned his Juris Doctorate
The Canton Farmers requests and are understand- respond. If you have questions, cial term at the 34th District in 1985 from Wayne State
Market is now open for the ably confused and frustrated,” call our office and we will be Court would appear. Craig- University Law School and his
regular season every Sunday Craig-Bragg explained. happy to help you,” she said. Bragg assured Roscoe that this undergraduate degree at the
at Preservation Park with “There is one ballot per Craig-Bragg also reminded was the election in which the University of Michigan, Ann
COVID-19 safety guidelines voter. If anyone has already voters than they must only vote candidates for election to the Arbor.
in place. tuned in a request for an absen- for one party and that there are judicial position would be Coutts is a 21-year resident of
See page 2. tee ballot, another one is not two sides to the ballot. “If you selected and that the names of the area and currently resides
needed,” she said. Craig-Bragg make an error or spoil the bal- the top two vote getters would in Van Buren Township. He has
explained that the Secretary of lot, call us, we can help you,” then appear on the Nov. 3 a five-star rating with avvo.com
State sent out requests to regis- she said. “There is a process in General Election ballot.
THE INKSTER tered voters so they could apply place for spoiled ballots and our Vying for the position at the See Ballot, page 6
LEDGER STAR
LEDGER STAR

Vol. 73, No. 29 Warm
Michigan State Police
troopers are continuing the
investigation into a vehicle welcome
crash June 19 which killed a
21-year-old Inkster man.
See page 6. Village project
greets visitors

THE NORTHVILLE
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Vol. 20, No. 29 The $175 million southern
gateway into Northville
Four reproductions from Township was officially dedi-
the Detroit Institute of Arts cated last week.
have been installed in Township Supervisor
Northville as part of the Robert Nix and members of
Inside/Out program. the board of trustees, repre-
See page 4. sentatives of the developer
and project manager along
with the artists who created
THE PLYMOUTH the park sculptures were on
EAGLE hand to celebrate the project Helping dedicate the new Village at Northville last week were, from left, Scott Schwanke from MI
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Homes, developer of the project, Northville Township Supervisor Robert Nix, II, Township Treasurer
which incorporates the histo-
Vol. 20, No. 29 ry of the area into the futuris- Fred Shadko, Township Clerk Marjorie Banner, Township Trustee Symantha Heath and Howard
Members of the Plymouth tic design. Fingeroot, of Northville Five. Photo by Dave Willett
City Commission have Nix noted that the new
approved the construction Village at Northville is “one
single-family condominiums of the jewels” of the long-
at the former site of Saxton's. awaited, 53-acre, mixed-use
See page 2. development that is con-
structed on the site of the for-
mer Scott Correctional
Facility at the northwest cor-
THE ROMULUS ner of Five Mile and Beck
ROMAN roads.
ROMAN
Vol. 135, No. 29 “This transformational
project forever changes the
It was a homecoming, of complexion and image of a
sorts, for the members of the key southern gateway to the
Romulus City Council this community,” said Nix.
week when they attended a The master-planned, inte-
meeting in the council cham- grated village will include an
bers at city hall. upscale 283 unit “loft” apart-
See page 3.
ment building with an inter-
nal parking deck, 64 town-
homes, 108 single-family
THE WAYNE homes, neighborhood retail-
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EAGLE ers, a Hilton Home2 hotel, a Artists Russell and Nancy Thayer created the two red sculptures denoting joy and flight installed at
the Village at Northville development officially dedicated last week. Photos by Dave Willett
Vol. 73, No. 29 specialty grocery store, pre- and Nancy Thayer, were com- could be incorporated as part Nix said, “but now we have a
mier restaurant and area for
The first reading of the future commercial construc- missioned to create two of this beautiful new park.” gathering place for concerts,
ordinance governing the sale tion. sculptural park elements. The park was required as a farmer's market. This park
of recreational marijuana in The centerpiece of the These sculptures, together part of the project to provide represents a milestone.”
the City of Wayne did not go entire development is a care- with a series of permanent the township with “down- He thanked both Banner
as smoothly as it might have. fully crafted 1-acre park, commemorative plaques town” type events for resi- and Historic Commission
See page 5. which will serve not only the designed by the Northville dents, Nix said, and was member and Township
residents of the Village and Township Historic District added to this development at Treasurer Fred Shadko who
Northville, but will be avail- Commission (HDC), delineate no cost to the township. also worked with the devel-
THE WESTLAND able six times a year as a a history of this site and sev- Nix thanked the develop- opers and the artists to pre-
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Vol. 73, No. 29 for music, picnics, a farmer's cant Northville Township ship who had worked so dili- site.
sites.
Shadko said that the proj-
gently on the project, preserv-
market and other activities in
Westland police are con- cooperation with the Township Clerk and ing the history of the site in ect has been in development
tinuing to investigate two Northville Chamber of Historic District Commission the design of the total devel- since 2015-2016 and that the
shootings, including a sus- Commerce. Officials said they member Marjorie Banner opment. Nix said the project township and the developer
pected murder-suicide, hope to host that first commu- said, “I am very appreciative was a “joint effort” of the wanted to create “something
which took place in the city nity event before year end. of the fact that some developers and the township.
July 5. Local area artists, Russell Northville Township history “We have no downtown,” See Village, page 4
See page 5.

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