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Regular Meeting of the City Council held Tuesday, July 19, 2011 at 8:00 p.m. at Wayne City Hall, 3355 S. Wayne Rd. Members present. Moment of silence given for William Brooks & Garland Charles Randall. APPROVED: minutes of Regular Meeting of July 5, 2011. TABLED: presentation of a Certificate of Appreciation to Richard Kuzma; APPROVED: first reading of ordinance to reduce regulated uses from 15 to 11. APPROVED: Site Plan #2011-06; bid award with Fiore Enterprises LLC., Detroit, MI $141,162.50; Materials Recovery Facility License for Scrap Busters, 39165 Maple St.; Taxi Cab License for Taxi Town Inc., 36110 Michigan Avenue; transfer ownership of 2010 SDM Licensed Business located at 5703 S. Wayne Road from Faiza Manjo to Hallak Inc., resignation of Tricia Nault from the ZBA, reappointments of Terry Shenk and Don Quarles to the ZBA; weed list #5; execution of necessary documents to complete acquisition of four tax foreclosed properties from Wayne County; call Public Hearing for Tuesday August 16, 2011 to consider an application from Ford Motor Company, for an Industrial Facilities Tax Exemption Certificate pursuant to Act 198 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1974; MERS Employer Resolution establishing Uniform Transfer Provision; Special Event Permit for the Chamber of Commerce for July 28-30, 2011 and waive all fees; consent calendar. Received and filed Communications and Reports. Adjourned at 9:34 p.m.

The City Council of Wayne, Michigan will hold a Public Hearing on Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at 8:00 P.M., or as soon thereafter as may be heard, in the Council Chambers of Wayne City Hall, 3355 S. Wayne Road, Wayne, MI 48184, to consider an application filed by the Ford Motor Company on July 14, 2011, seeking to amend Industrial Facilities Tax Exemption Certificate No. 2009-287 pursuant to Public Act 198 of 1974, as amended. The company plans a total additional projected taxable investment of $123.7 million by September 1, 2012, increasing the prior estimate from $184 million to $307.7 million. The project location is the body, paint, final assembly, and stamping areas of the Michigan Assembly Plant ("MAP"), 38303 Michigan Avenue and 37500 Van Born Road. The pro-posed additional project expenditures are derivatives of the existing common platforms applied for in the original abatement application and would add new features and unique designs. The previous estimate to retain 2000 jobs remains the same.

Members of the Public, as well as representatives of the legislative body of each taxing unit which levies ad valorem property taxes in the City are invited to attend and be heard. At the conclusion of the public hearing, the City Council will consider, and may act upon this matter.

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

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Inkster voters will be asked to make some serious decisions Tuesday at the polls when they choose two candidates to vie for mayor, city council candidates from District 2 and 6 and whether to approve a millage to fund the repair of the sewer system in the city.

Incumbent Mayor Hilliard Hampton Jr. is being challenged by Aaron Sims and Councilman Courtney Owens for the $8,250 a year toppost.

The top two candidates will appear on theNov. 8 ballot. In District 2, candidates Curtisene Barge, Marcus L.

Hendricks and Haneef Sabree are hoping to win the favor of voters and move on to the November bal-lot.

InDistrict 6, voters will be asked to choose between Henry Lee Crump, Jr., DeArtriss Richardson andDennardShaw.

Voters throughout Inkster will

be asked if the city should borrow no more than $20 million for 25 years to pay for the cost of acquisi-tion, construction, equipping and installation of improvements and extensions to the combined sewer overflow separation system in the city. The estimated millage would be 1.42 mills in 2012 and the simple

average annual millage rate required to retire the bonds is 3.27 mills.

That would mean a payment of $1.42 for each $1,000 of taxable home value in 2012 and an annual rate to retire the bonds of $3.27 for every $1,000 of taxable property value in Inkster. Wayne to buy 8

foreclosed properties

The difficult economy may pay dividends for redevelopment efforts in theCity ofWayne.

Members of the city council approved the purchase of eight tax foreclosed properties last week, including five properties that are located within the Downtown Development Authority (DDA). The city had the right of first refusal of 18 total properties within the city, according to Community Development Director Peter McInerney.

The city will pay about $126,000 for the properties, with the bulk of that money-nearly $94,000-coming fromtheDDAbudget.

The largest single expense is $52,734 for 3444 Winifred, known as the Winifred Apartments. That prop-erty is currently being cited by the city under the dangerous and blight-ed building ordinance, said McInerney. He recommended that the city purchase it so that it can be

demolished and prevent the reopen-ing of the property as apartments if purchasedby another buyer. “We are currently pursuing Neighborhood Stabilization Programming funding that we will use to demolish and clean up the property,” City Manager Bob English wrote to the council.

Other properties include 35732 Michigan Ave.-the Oak Apartments-and 35812 Michigan Ave.-the hand carwash.

The city will also purchase 32541 MichiganAve. for $909; 34574ElmSt. for $11,183; 4857 Hunt St. for $5,900; 34506 Brush St. for $12,844 and 4807 Venoy for $16,150. That property, about .75 of an acre, is located across the street from Oakwood Annapolis Hospital. There is a small home there, but it is in poor condition and would probably be demolished and marketed for future development as a medical office or another similar use, officials indicated.

Westland Personnel Director Cindy King is taking on another challenge.

Shewas recently named to chair the city Disability Concerns Committee, volunteers whowork to promote accessibility to Westland businesses and city facilities for thosewith special needs.

The committee has been involved in various projects includ-ing creating a public service announcement on how the physi-cally challenged may use city vot-ing machines, public education on diabetes and the installation of call buttons at gas stations, explained WestlandMayorWilliamR.Wild. “Ms. King has been employed by the city sinceOctober 2009 and pos-sesses over 30 years' experience in local government. She replaces Roger Shifflett the former city

building director,”Wild said. “Cindy will do a great job in this position,” commented Wild. “She brings a wealth of knowledge to the committee with her extensive knowledge of municipal services and her background in human resources.

“I look forward to her contribu-tions in concert with those of the residents who serve on this impor-tant committee,”Wild said. For more information on the committee and how to address areas of concern, contact King at (734) 467-3225 or via email at cking@cityofwestland.com. The committee meets at 5:30 p.m. the third Monday of each month at the Friendship Center on Newburgh Road inWestland.

Members of the city council also confirmed the reappointments of

Robert Yurk and Ken Sharp to the Westland Planning Commission and Timothy Jackson to the WestlandLibraryBoard.

Sharp has served on the plan-ning commission since 1996 was reappointed to serve a three-year term which will expire Aug. 20, 2014.

Yurk has served on the planning commission since 2002 and was reappointed to serve a three-year termthat will expireAug. 5, 2014. Jackson was appointed to the Westland Library Board to fill an unexpired term that will expire June 20, 2013.

“It is a pleasure to have resi-dents who continue to serve on the city's boards and commissions year after year and to have new mem-bers show interest and bring new ideas,”Wild said.

More than 150 golfers hit the links to raise money for vital programs and services at the 19th Annual Golf Classic, hosted by Spectrum Human Services, Inc. recently. Sponsors included the Daly Merritt, Inc., Gordon Food Service (GFS), Mobi l ity Transportation Services, Meritain Health, Center for Youth & Families, edtec central, Financial One, Wolverine Human Services, Baldwin Capital, Linc Mechanical Services, Keys Construction, Holy Cross Children's Services, Residential Medical Services and Fifth Third Bank. Rain didn't deter players like Shawn O'Neal of Spectrum Human Services, left, Laine Marks from Gordon Food Service, Cul lan McNamara and his dad, Wayne County Commissioner Kevin McNamara.