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Westland voters will be asked to approve a
.99 mill property tax for 10 years to support
theWilliamP. Faust Public Library. The funds
wouldbe levied through the city.
In Inkster, six candidates and incumbent
Sylvia James are vying to have their names
on the Nov. 6 ballot. The race has been con-
tentious with accusations of non-residency
and falsified documents levied at three of the
candidates and James' ability to return to the
bench in question as she awaits sentencing
by the Michigan Supreme Court for misap-
propriation of funds from the Court
Community ServiceFund and other charges.
Seeking to replace her on the bench are
Brandi N. Taylor, Byron H. Nolen, D. Eason,
Jo A. Irby, Robyn Brazeal Liddell, Sabrina
Johnson andTeresaMcClainPatton.
Van Buren Township voters will have to
choose from 22 candidates seeking only
seven positions. Incumbent Supervisor Paul
D. While is being challenged by Linda H.
Combs, Larry J. Fix and Timothy A. Szetela.
ClerkLeonWright will faceKarinLamothe at
the polls and incumbent Treasurer Sharry A.
Budd will be challenged by John A. Herman
and Harry R. Roesch. Trustees Albert
Ostrowski, Denise Patridge, Jeffrey Jahr and
Phillip Hart have all filed for re-election and
will be challenged by Diane Madigan,
Howard Daniel Wright, Allen Babosh, Angela
Nettro, Regina Miller, Patrick Scott Brooks,
Patricia Johnson andBrendaMcClanahan.
All are Democrats facing the lone
Republican candidate, AnnFrancisFioritto.
In Canton, three incumbents, John
Anthony, Pat Williams and Gregory
Demopoulos hope to return to office. They
are being challenged by Deborah Whyman,
Joseph Cafarelli and former Canton
TownshipSupervisor TomYack.
Incumbent Supervisor PhillipLaJoy, Clerk
Terry G. Bennett and Treasurer Melissa
McLaughlin, all Republicans, are unopposed.
In Northville, three Republican candi-
dates are seeking the office of supervisor,
including Christopher Roosen, Edward F.
Kriewall andRobert R. Nix.
Incumbent Township Treasurer Marjorie
F. Banner will be challenged by Karen
Woodside while clerk Sue Hillebrand is
unchallenged. Seeking terms on the board of
trustees in Northville Township are
Republicans Fred Shadko, Marvin Gans,
Michael Kheibari, Mindy Herrmann,
SymanthaHeath andTomCameron.
The top four Republican candidates will
appear on the Nov. 7 ballot along with the
loneDemocrat, Michael Nolta.
In Plymouth Township Republican
Richard Reaume will be unopposed in his
bid for re-election as Plymouth Township
supervisor.
Incumbent Plymouth Township Clerk Joe
Bridgmanwill be challenged for the four-year
termbyNancy Conzelman.
Ron Edwards will be challenged in his bid
for a fifth term as township treasurer by
Edwin A. Schulz. Rita White was the lone
Democrat to file petitions for the office of
treasurer.
Republicans seeking four-year terms on
the Plymouth Township Board of Trustees
include Andrew Justus, Arthur R. Butler,
Charles Curmi, Christopher Hull, Don
Schettler, Janai Stepp, Jennifer Mann, Paul
E. Shultz and Sandy Groth. Incumbents seek-
ing a return to office are Kay A. Arnold, Bob
Doroshewitz andMikeKelly.
Two Democrats, Alanna Maguire and
Joanne M. Lamar, have filed for seats on the
board of trustees. The top four Republican
vote getters will appear on the general elec-
tion ballot along with the two Democratic
challengers.
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August 2, 2012
NOTICE OF ELECTION
City of Romulus, Michigan
August 7, 2012 Primary Election
TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF ROMULUS:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN ELECTION WILL BE HELD IN THE CITY OF ROMULUS ON
TUESDAY, AUGUST 7, 2012. THE POLLS WILL BE OPEN FROM 7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
that the following offices will appear on the ballot:
United States Senator,
Representative in Congress 13 th District, Representative in State Legislature 12 th District, County
Prosecuting Attorney, County Sheriff, County Clerk, County Treasurer, Register of Deeds, County
Commissioner 11 District, Judge of Circuit Court 3 rd Circuit Non-Incumbent Position, and Delegate to
County Convention.
The following proposals will appear on the ballot:
WAYNE COUNTY ART INSTITUTE
AUTHORITY MILLAGE
The Wayne County Art Institute Authority was established pursuant to Public Act 296 of 2010 and formed to allow
for continuing support of art institute services for the students, residents and visitors of Wayne County. The law
allows the authority to seek authorization from the electors to levy a tax of not more than 0.2 mill (20 cents per
$1,000 of taxable value) on real and personal property to provide revenue to an art institute services provider for
this purpose. Accordingly, to continue providing art institute services to benefit the residents of the County, shall
a 0.2 mill on all of the taxable property located within the County be imposed for a period of ten (10) years, being
years 2012 through 2021? It is estimated that if approved and levied, this new millage would generate approxi-
mately $8,284,722 in 2012. YES [ ] NO [ ]
COUNTY PROPOSITION J
JAILS MILLAGE RENEWAL
To renew the millage authorized in 2002, shall Wayne County be authorized to continue to levy this millage at the
2011 rollback rate of .9381 mills (about 94 cents per thousand dollars of taxable valuation) for ten more years
(2012 through 2021) for any of the following previously authorized uses: To acquire, construct, and/or operate
jail, misdemeanant, or juvenile incarceration or detention facilities, and for adult penalty options such as work
release, home detention and community restitution; with at least one-tenth of the millage used to acquire, build
and operate a juvenile offender work/training institution? This renewal is estimated to generate at least
$38,859,493 in property tax revenue in 2012. YES [ ] NO [ ]
ROMULUS COMMUNITY SCHOOLS
CONTINUATION OF OPERATING MILLAGE
The Romulus Community Schools (the District) is authorized by State law to levy a voter-approved hold harm-
less millage on principal residences, qualified agricultural property, qualified forest property, supportive housing
property, industrial personal property and commercial personal property. The district levied 5.1314 mills in 2011.
The authority to levy this millage expired with the 2011 tax levy. This proposal would renew the District’s author-
ity to levy up to 5.1314 mills for an additional five years (2012-2016).
To provide operating funds for the Romulus Community Schools, Wayne County, Michigan, shall the limitation
on the taxes that may be levied upon principal residences, qualified agricultural property, qualified forest proper-
ty, supportive housing property, industrial personal property, and commercial personal property in the District be
increased by 5.1314 mills ($5.1314 per $1,000 of Taxable Value), for a period of five (5) years 2012 through 2016
inclusive? The estimate of the revenue the District will collect from combined taxes authorized herein if the mill-
age is approved and levied in the 2012 calendar year is approximately $2,160,000.00. YES [ ] NO [ ]
Full text of the school ballot proposal may be obtained at the administrative offices of Romulus Community
Schools, Director of Business Operations, Sherry Papazoglou, 36540 Grant Road, Romulus, MI 48174 and
telephone: 734-532-1600.
All electors who are registered with the City of Romulus Clerk are eligible to vote at this election. To comply
with the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), voting instructions will be available on audio tape and in Braille.
Arrangements for obtaining the instructions in these alternative formats can be made by contacting the Romulus
Clerk in advance of the election. All polling locations are accessible for voters with disabilities.
1 & 14
Wick Elementary School, 36900 Wick Road
2 & 16
Halecreek Elementary School, 16200 Harrison Road
3, 8, 9 & 15
Romulus Elementary School, 32200 Beverly Road
4 & 12
Merriman Elementary School, 15303 Merriman Road
5, 13 & 18
Romulus City Hall, 11111 Wayne Road
6
Rudgate Community Building, 7040 Shawnee Drive
7 & 11
Barth Elementary School, 38207 Barth Road
10 & 17
Cory Elementary School, 35200 Smith Road
(All located in Romulus, MI)
STATEMENT AS REQUIRED BY ACT 278 OF PUBLIC ACTS OF 1964
Amending the Property Tax Limitation Act
I, Raymond J. Wojtowicz, Treasurer of Wayne County, Michigan, do hereby certify that, as of
June 12, 2012 the
total of all voted increases in excess of the tax rate limitation established by Section 6, Article IX of the
Constitution of the State of Michigan, as amended, and the years such increases are effective on property
in the County of Wayne are as follows:
WAYNE COUNTY, Romulus School District
Voted
Years
Taxing Authority
Date of Election
Increases
Increase Effective
County of Wayne
November 2, 2010
1 mill
2015
Wayne County Jail
August 6, 2002
1 mill
2011
Wayne County Parks
November 2, 2010
0.25 mills
2015
Wayne County
November 6, 2009
1.25 mills
2020
Community College
Romulus School District
May, 2011
18 mills 2011 (non homestead only)
September, 1999
16.63 mills
2011 (homestead only)
November, 2008
.75 mills
2018
Raymond J. Wojtowicz, Wayne County Treasurer
Dated: June 12, 2012
Absentee ballots are available for all elections; registered voters may contact the local clerk to obtain an applica-
tion for an absent voter ballot. You may vote by absentee ballot if you:
Are unable to attend the polls without assistance;
Are 60 years of age or older;
Expect to be absent from your city for the entire time the polls are open on Election Day;
Are in jail, awaiting arraignment or trial.
Have been assigned to work as a precinct inspector in a precinct other than where you are registered; or
Are unable to attend the polls because of religious beliefs.
Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, City of Romulus Clerk
11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, MI 48174
734-942-7540
Publish: 08-02-12
MINUTES OF REGULAR ROMULUS CITY COUNCIL MEETING
JULY 9, 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:
John Barden, LeRoy Burcroff, Linda Choate, William Crova, Celeste Roscoe,
William Wadsworth, Eva Webb.
Administrative Officials in Attendance:
Betsey Krampitz, Chief of Staff
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
- Barden,
Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
12-206 2A.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Webb to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the
Romulus City Council held July 2, 2012.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth,
Webb.
Nays
- None
Abstain
- Barden.
Motion Carried.
3A.
No action taken by Council.
12-207 4A.
Moved by Crova, seconded by Choate to adopt a resolution to wish Walter Zaleski a happy
80th birthday.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
4.
Moved by Barden, seconded by Roscoe to accept the chairperson's report.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
12-208 5A.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Barden to authorize payment to SEMCOG in the amount of
$2,657.00. Said dues are for membership from June 15, 2012 through June 15, 2013.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
12-209 5B.
Moved by Webb, seconded by Barden to approve the Senior Alliance Annual Implementation Plan
for Aging Services for fiscal year 2013 as presented.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova,
Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
12-210 5C1.
Moved by Barden, seconded by Roscoe to adopt a resolution to authorize the mayor and clerk
to enter into the Agreement for Placement of Land in Conservation Easement between the City of\Romulus and
Post It Stables, Inc. as presented.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth,
Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
12-211 5C2.
Moved by Choate, seconded by Crova to adopt a resolution to authorize the mayor and clerk to
enter into the Wetland Preservation Long Term Management Agreement between the City of Romulus and Post It
Stables, Inc. as presented.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth,
Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
12-212 5C3.
Moved by Roscoe, seconded by Barden to adopt a resolution to authorize the mayor and clerk to
enter into the Agreement for Conservation Easement between the MDEQ and the City of Romulus as presented.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
12-213 6A1.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Webb to schedule a study session to discuss the Sanitary Sewer
Evaluation Study (SSES). The meeting will take place on July 23, 2012 at 6:45 p.m. in the City Hall
Council Chambers, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, MI.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova,
Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
12-214 10.
Moved by Webb, seconded by Barden to adopt a memorial resolution for the family of Alice Plank.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
12-215 11.
Moved by Barden, seconded by Choate to authorize the City Treasurer to disburse funds as listed
in Warrant 12-13 in the amount of One Million Four Hundred Forty-Two Thousand, Ninety-Five Dollars and Five
Cents. ($1,442,095.05).
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
12.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Roscoe to adjourn the regular meeting of the Romulus City Council.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, 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 9, 2012.
Publish:
August 2, 2012
CITY OF ROMULUS INVITATION TO BID
ITB 12/13-02 PAVEMENT MARKING
(1)
The City of Romulus, Michigan is seeking bids from qualified vendors for the above item/items and/or
services.
(2)
Qualified individuals and firms wishing to submit bids
must use the forms provided by the City
. Bid
forms and specifications may be obtained from the MITN system @ www.mitn.info.
(3)
Bids must be submitted in sealed envelopes and returned to the City Clerk's Office no later than 2:00 P.M.,
Wednesday, August 15, 2012. At approximately 2:15, local time all timely received bids are to be publicly
opened and read.
RESPONSE ENVELOPES MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED:
CITY OF ROMULUS CLERK'S OFFICE
ITB 12/13-02 PAVEMENT MARKING
11111 Wayne Road,
Romulus, Michigan 48174
(4)
The City reserves the right to reject all bids and proposals and to waive technicalities.
(5)
For additional information contact Lynn A, Conway, City of Romulus, Purchasing Agent, by calling (734)
955-4568 or by emailing lconway@ci.romulus.mi.us.
Publish:
August 2, 2012
other equipment, Walsh said.
"The U.S. and German troops
square off in battle featuring
authentic armor and re-enactors
in historically accurate dress as
the P-51 Mustangs fly overhead
and provide tactical air support
for the embattled American
ground forces."
The air show will take place
Saturday and Sunday, Aug. 4 and
5 at Willow Run Airport in
Ypsilanti and proceeds will bene-
fit the Yankee Air Museum in
Belleville.
More than 20 P-51 Mustangs
will gather for a display of speed,
power and agility, Walsh said.
"The P-51 Mustang is credited
with ending World War II and is
now known as one of the most
iconic fighters of all time."
A special attraction will be the
Sea Harrier F/A2, the only pri-
vately owned Harrier in the
world. Art Nalls, a retired and
decorated Marine Corps pilot
purchased the Sea Harrier in
2005 and spent two years restor-
ing the aircraft to flying condition.
"This will be the first time the
Sea Harrier will ever be seen in
Michigan," he said.
Smokey, the F-86 Sabre will jet
through the sky. The plane, some-
times referred to as the Sabrejet,
was a transonic jet fighter aircraft
produced by North American
Aviation. The Sabre is best known
as America's first swept wing
fighter which could counter the
similarly-winged Soviet MiG-15in
high speed dogfights over the
skies of the Korean War," Walsh
said.
Tickets for the air showare $25
for adults if purchased before
noon Aug. 5. Children 15 and
younger are admitted at no cost.
Parking is $5 per vehicle Tickets
at the gate are $30 for adults and
parking is $10. Gates will open at
9 a.m.
Discounted tickets are avail-
able at www.yankeeairmuseum.
org/airshow.
from the 1960s, the portrait was
lent to Maybury Sanatorium in
1935. It hung there until it was
returned to themuseum in April of
1965.
Segal said she knew if the paint-
ing was returned to Washington,
D.C. it would probably go into stor-
age where it would remain, so she
set out to find a local site with cli-
mate control and the full-time
staffing the government requires
for such a loan. She found it at the
Local History Room of the
NorthvilleDistrict Library.
Ackerman agreed to conserve
the portrait and themuseumcreat-
ed a frame for the work at no cost
to the city.
Ackerman said he has been hik-
ing inMaybury StatePark for years
and thinks that a new frame made
fromwood fromone of the downed
back cherry treeswould be a fitting
tribute forMaybury’s portrait.
Ackerman, who learned his con-
servancy and restoration skills at
the University of Buffalo, said he
usually has about 10 paintings in
the lab at the museum undergoing
repair or restoration and that he
worked on the Maybury portrait
“as time permitted.”
“We have a pretty busy loan pro-
gram at the DIA, it's a world-wide
program” he said.
“But we were glad to do this as
part of the history of the area,” he
said.
The history of the tuberculosis
sanatorium which bore Maybury's
name began in 1917 when the City
of Detroit negotiated the purchase
of eight farms in Northville
Township and began development
of the 900-acre facility. Owned and
operated by the city of Detroit, it
became internationally acclaimed
and visited by dignitaries from
around theworld.
Maybury was a well-to-do bach-
elor who had retired from a suc-
cessful real-estate business at the
age of 37. He almost single handed-
ly supervised the construction of
the sanatorium. He borrowed a
team of horses from Howard
Whipple, a local farmer who
hitched the team to a plow with
Maybury leading the way on foot.
Together they wandered up and
down the land plowing a single fur-
row. That furrowmarked the roads
that were built in Maybury around
1918. The roads still exist today in
the interior of the park and are
used for the trails. Maybury was
located between Seven and Eight
Mile roads and Beck and Napier
roads.
Maybury Sanatorium opened in
1921, at that time it was called
Detroit Municipal Tuberculosis
Sanatorium. Later the name
changed to Spring Hill Sanatorium
and finally toMaybury Sanatorium
until it was closed onAug. 4, 1969.
In the fall of 1931 Maybury was
seriously ill, having been infected
with the same disease for which
the sanatorium was created. His
was a terminal case and Maybury
spent his last days on the farm he
loved. On Nov. 4, 1931, he died in
theMaybury farmhouse.
The 945-acre Maybury State
Park, the first state park in Wayne
County, openedMay 1, 1975.
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