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July 19, 2012
PLANNING COMMISSION
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON, WAYNE COUNTY,
MICHIGAN.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Michigan Public Act 110 of 2006, of the State of Michigan, as amended, and pursuant to the
Zoning Ordinance of the Charter Township of Canton that the Planning Commission of the Charter Township of Canton will hold a
Public Hearing on Monday, August 6, 2012 in the
First Floor Meeting Room of the Canton Township Administration Building, 1150
S. Canton Center Road at 7:00 p.m.
on the following proposed amendment to the Zoning Ordinance:
WEST CANTON PROPERTIES III CONDITIONAL REZONING
- CONSIDER REQUEST TO REZONE PARCELS 075-99-
0011-705, 075-99-0011-706, 075-99-0012-702, 075-99-0014-702 (50875 PROCTOR), 076-99-0001-702, 076-99-0006-702, 076-99-
0007-708, 117-99-0003-702, AND 118-99-0001-703 FROM RA, RURAL AGRICULTURAL TO R-4 SINGLE-FAMILY RESIDEN-
TIAL, WITH CONDITIONS AS PROVIDED FOR IN SECTION 27.07. Property is located north and south of Proctor between
Denton and Ridge Roads. A copy of the statement of conditions is on file in the Planning Services Division.
Written comments addressed to the Planning Commission should be received at the Canton Township Administration Building, 1150
Canton Center S. prior to Thursday, August 2, 2012 in order to be included in the materials submitted for review.
SEE ATTACHED MAP
Greg Greene, Chairman
Publish: Newspaper-- July 19, 2012
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MINUTES OF REGULAR ROMULUS CITY COUNCILMEETING
JULY 2, 2012
Romulus City Hall Council Chambers, 11111 Wayne Rd. Romulus, MI 48174
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Pro-Tem LeRoy Burcroff.
Present:
LeRoy Burcroff, Linda Choate, William Crova, Celeste Roscoe, William Wadsworth, Eva Webb.
Excused:
John Barden.
Administrative Officials in Attendance:
Alan R. Lambert, Mayor
Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, Clerk
Stacy Paige, Treasurer
1.
Moved by Crova, seconded by Roscoe to accept the agenda as presented.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Burcroff,
Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
12-201 2A.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Webb to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the
Romulus City Council held June 25, 2012.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Abstain
- Burcroff.
Motion Carried
.
4.
Moved by Crova, seconded by Choate to accept the chairperson's report.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Burcroff,
Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
12-202 5A.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Choate to concur with the administration and adopt a resolution
to grant authorization for the mayor and clerk to enter into the Full and Final Waiver and Release
Agreement for Pinewoods Village which shall resolve any and all claims regarding overpayment of water
and sewer bills in the amount of $32,067.86.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
12-203 6A.
Moved by Crova, seconded by Wadsworth to adopt a memorial resolution for the family of
Geraldine Alexander.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
12-204 6C.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Webb to adopt a resolution for the City to enter into a contract
with the engineering firm of Orchard Hiltz to explore the advisability of a special assessment district affecting
the areas in the 275 Investment Development property area.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Burcroff, Choate, Crova,
Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
12-205 10.
Moved by Webb, seconded by Crova to adopt a memorial resolution for the family of
Clyde Laine.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
11.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Webb to adjourn the regular meeting of the Romulus City Council.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
I, Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, Clerk for the City of Romulus, Michigan do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true
copy of the minutes of the regular meeting of the Romulus City Council held on July 2, 2012.
Publish: July 19, 2012
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:
Gwyn Belcher, ADA Coordinator
Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton Center Road
Canton, MI 48188
(734) 394-5260
Published: July 19, 2012
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I
NKSTER
- W
AYNE
- W
ESTLAND
Inkster residents won't have to
travel far from home to find farm
fresh produce, thanks to a new
program launched by the Wayne
Metropolitan Community Action
Agency.
A new Inkster Farmer's Market
will operate from 10 a.m. until 2
p.m. each Wednesday through
Sept. 19. Themarket will alternate
between two locations, the park-
ing lot of the YWCA (26429
Michigan Ave.) on the first and
thirdWednesdays eachmonth and
the parking lot of Focus Hope 759
Inkster Road on the second and
fourthFridays of themonth.
Garden City Hospital is also
scheduled to be on location and
provide free health assessments
through a new traveling Health
Coach. The coach operates from
10 a.m. until 1 p.m. and provides
free services such as diabetes case
management, community health
resource referrals, health screen-
ings and assessments.
In addition, patrons of the
Inkster Farmers Market will also
have an opportunity to sign up for
free classes that focus on healthy
eating and making healthy eating
fit into the householdbudget.
Double Up Food Bucks,
SNAP/EBT Benefits, and Senior
Project FRESH Benefits will be
accepted at the market. Debit and
credit cards will also accepted.
Staff will be on hand to answer
questions about these benefit pro-
grams.
“We're very excited to be
launching this new Farmers
Market Program in Inkster,” said
Louis Piszker, Wayne Metro CEO.
“Accessing fresh produce is a chal-
lenge for many Inkster residents.
We're trying to fill that gap in the
community, while also partnering
with other nonprofits to offer valu-
able services at the same time” he
explained.
Wayne Metro Community
Action Agency is a local, nonprofit
organization dedicated to empow-
ering low-income individuals and
strengthening communities
through diverse services, leader-
ship and collaboration. The
agency has more than 50 pro-
grams including valuable educa-
tional, housing and emergency
services.
For more information on the
Inkster Farmers Market, call (734)
729-7706 or (734) 306-4701 or visit
www.waynemetro.org.
The newest member of the
Wayne City Council feels right at
home.
James Hawley, 72, was appoint-
ed by a unanimous vote of council
members to fill the unexpired term
of Donna McEachern, who
resigned when she moved out of
the city recently.
Hawley was among eight resi-
dents who sent letters of interest to
the city but was the overwhelming
favorite for the seat. Hawley has
served on the Wayne Planning
Commission for three years,
accepting an appointment when
he retired from the City of Ann
Arbor.
“I spent my whole career work-
ing for cities or counties and have
a lot of planning background,”
Hawley said.
He is a graduate of Wayne
Memorial High School and earned
his degree in business administra-
tion from Western Michigan
University. His family has been in
the area “forever”, Hawley said,
and he and his wife, who taught in
the Wayne-Westland schools, really
enjoy the community.
“When we married we left for
awhile and went to California, but
we came back about 14 years ago
and haven't regretted a day of it,”
he said. “Our friends and family
are here.We think it's perfect.”
Hawley said he enjoyed his
time on the planning commission
but thought he would like to get
more involved in the actual deci-
sion making process in the city.
The commission is an advisory
board and makes recommenda-
tions onwhich the city council acts.
“Several people also encour-
aged me to offer to help on the
council,”Hawley said.
Hawley said his first meeting on
July 3 was pretty familiar for him
as he had been to so many city
meetings during his career, usually
on the other side of the table mak-
ing presentations about budgets
and planning. He said he really
hopes that “maybewe can come up
with some ideas to help improve
the city,” he said. He said that
places like Portland, OR and
Irvine, CA have done some good
things, as have other cities around
the country and “maybeWayne can
utilize some of those ideas.”
“It feels like I've been there a
long time,” he said. “I really hope
we can get some things moving in
the city.”
A new Inkster Farmer's Market
will operate from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m.
each Wednesday through Sept. 19.
”
I spent my whole career working for cities or counties
and have a lot of planning background.
James Hawley
”
Inkster Farmers’ Market offers fresh produce
Hawley chosen to fill vacancy on Wayne council
Restaurant to be remodeled
More than $750,000 will be spent on reno-
vations to the empty building at 501 South
WayneRoad inWestland.
Westland City Council members
approved plans for the renovations at a
recent meeting. The 3,726 square foot build-
ing is located in the Downtown
Development Authority (DDA) District and
has seen various and numerous owners dur-
ing the past few years. It was most recently
listed for sale at $450,000.
The building is set to open at the end of
August as the Country Kitchen after exten-
sive interior and exterior renovation. The
exterior renovations include elimination of
the out-of-date mansard roof and replace-
ment with anEIFS façade systemwithmetal
coping as well as new stone trimelements at
the corners and entryway of the building.
The site is located between Cherry Hill and
Avondale inWestland.
Work is already under way and the
restaurant, which is set to create 50 jobs, will
provide a menu of southern-style foods
unique to the restaurants currently located
within the city, saidMayorWilliamWild.
would still own the theater and that this new
joint agreement would be a partnership with
Phoenixwhichwould be paid amanagement
fee. He declined to reveal the financial terms
of the arrangement prior to final approval
fromthe city councilmembers.
English said hewould like to start the new
arrangement this August and hopes that he
and the council canmove that quickly.
English said that the State Wayne would
remain open during any upgrades or renova-
tions.
Phoenix
FROM PAGE 1
Pageant bound
Breaunna Gree, 9, has been chosen as a state
finalist in the National American Miss Michigan pag-
eant scheduled for July 26 in Dearborn. She will be
participating in the Junior Pre-Teen age division
along with contestants from across the state. The
winner of the pageant will receive a $1,000 cash
award, the official crown and banner, a bouquet of
roses and air transportation to compete in the
national pageant in California, which will include a
tour of Hollywood and tickets to Disneyland. The
contestants activities include soccer, cheerleading
and swimming and she enjoys drawing, traveling
and helping others. Her sponsors include the com-
munities of Romulus and Wayne, Mark Chevrolet
and Mary Kay Cosmetics.