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Rita (Sonja Paul) James
Sept. 5, 1938
July 27, 2014
Rita (Sonja Paul) James
died July 27, 2014.
Among her survivors are
her sister, Delores Champ
of Westland; her sons,
Marnell Keith James and
Charles Kevin James, both
of Inkster; a granddaugh-
ter, Sharita James of
Romulus;
grandsons,
Charles Kevin James, Jr.
and Jamal Christopher
(Candice) James, both of
Detroit; seven great-grand-
children; five nieces; four
nephews; a brother-in-law,
Edward Barksdale of
Inkster; many other rela-
tives and many close
friends.
The Rev. George V.
Williams officiated at funer-
al services which took
place at the Penn Funeral
Home on Inkster Road in
Inkster.
Final rites were accorded
by Tri County Cremation
Services.
Joe Lee Overman, Sr.
Sunrise: Dec. 13, 1951
Sunset: Aug. 1, 2014
Joe Lee Overman, Sr. died
Aug. 1, 2014.
Among those left to mourn
his passing and celebrate
his memory are his wife,
Velma Jean; three sons,
Joe (Heather) Jr., Ken and
Daniel; grandsons, Antonio
and Kaleb Lee; his loving
mother-in-law
Mary
Greenwood; beloved aunt
and uncle Savannah and
Walter Johnson, with
whom he had a special
relationship;
brothers,
Leon, Frankie, Jacob and
Harry Joe; four sisters,
Rosemary,
Emma,
Lavonne and Bonnie, all
from Arkansas; a host of
other relatives including
brothers and sisters-in-law,
aunts, uncles, nieces,
nephews and cousins, and
many friends.
Funeral services took place
at Christ Temple City of
Refuge in Inkster.
Final arrangements were
entrusted to the Penn
Funeral Home on Inkster
Road in Inkster.
Interment was at Sunset
Hills Cemetery in Ypsilanti.
Rose Lee Lundy
Sunrise: Feb. 2, 1924
Sunset: Aug. 1, 2014
Rose Lee Lundy died Aug.
1, 2014
Among her survivors are
her six children, Barbara J.
Young of Inkster, Claude
(Lorna) Lundy, Jr., Calvin L.
(Deborah) Lundy, Sr., all of
Forsyth, GA, Jerome P.
Lundy, Sr. of Macon, GA,
Darryl E. Lundy of Inkster
and Veronica L. (Kenneth)
Terry of Fort Mill, SC;
grandchildren, Rita M.
(Charles) Young Bantom,
Carrie Ann Young, Marcene
Young-Love, Shari (Todd)
Jackson,
Frederick
Chontay Taylor, Brian
Young and Kevin Brown,
and great-grandchildren,
Angelique Bantom, Skyy
Bantom, Jamar Love,
Jamal Love, Dana R.
Robinson-Young,
Todd
Jamal Jackson, II, Madison
Jackson, Chon Joshua
Taylor, Cole Taylor, Neveah
Lundy, Talore Lundy,
Kendra Lundy, Marcus
Robinson, Ariel Davenport
and Alayna Lundy.
Mrs. Lundy was preceded
in death by grandchildren,
Claude Lundy, III, Calvin
Lundy, Jr., Alvin Lundy,
Raekwon Lundy, Ruby
Nicole Terry, Jerome P.
(Denisha) Lundy II, and
Jordan Terry.
Funeral services took place
at Pentecostal Missionary
Baptist Church in Romulus
with the Rev. Arthur C.
Willis, Sr. officiating.
Interment
was
at
Metropolitan
Memorial
Cemetery in Belleville.
Final arrangements were
entrusted to Bentley and
Sons Funeral Home in
Macon, GA and the Penn
Funeral Home on Inkster
Road in Inkster.
Reginald Darnell Hughes
Sunrise: Feb. 29, 1956
Sunset: July 18, 2014
Reginald Darnell Hughes
died July 18, 2014.
Among his survivors are his
brothers, Bobby (Carolyn)
and Clifton, Jr.; a host of
nieces, nephews, cousins
and other relatives, and
many friends.
Mr. Hughes was preceded
in death by his parents,
Clifton Sr. and Pearlie Mae
Hughes, and two brothers,
Nathan and Ervin.
Funeral services took place
at Greater Middle Baptist
Church in Ferndale with the
Rev. Dr. Arthur C. Willis, Sr.
officiating.
Final arrangements were
entrusted to the Penn
Funeral Home on Inkster
Road in Inkster.
Interment was at Detroit
Memorial Park West in
Redford.
Charles Edward Lake
May 24, 1951
July 28, 2014
Charles Edward Lake died
July 28, 2014.
Among those left to cherish
his memory are his partner,
Elmira Murphy; five sib-
lings, Mary Alice Garwood,
Archie Henry (Sheryl) Lake,
Veronica
(Price)
Thompson,
Corine
(Kendall) Harvey and
Henrietta Lake; his name-
sake, Charles Armani; a
stepson, Darnell; Taneka
and
Darnell
Patrick
Murphy; nieces, Tonya
(Gregory) Redding, Sheila
(Corey) Bush; Sharon
(William) Garwood, Tracy
(Frankie) Austin, Erica
(Jamie) Jordan; Alicia
(Terrance)
Morgan;
Elizabeth (Dustin) Hall;
Price
(Adrienne)
Thompson, Jr., Renise
(Ivan) Thompson, Vanessa
(Marvin) Lykes and Cicely
Lake Cannady; a host of
great nieces and nephews;
many cousins, and several
friends.
Mr. Lake was preceded in
death by his brother-in-law
Redus Lee Garwood and
nephews, Kendall Harvey,
Jr., Derrick Wynn, Sr. and
Derrick Bush, Sr.
Funeral services took place
at High Praise Cathedral of
Faith in Inkster with Bishop
Clarence B. Haddon, Sr.
officiating.
Final arrangements were
entrusted to the Penn
Funeral Home on Inkster
Road in Inkster.
Interment was at Great
Lakes National Cemetery in
Holly.
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Inkster to auction off homes by sealed bid
Rebonding of school debt saves taxpayers $34 million
There may soon be some new
neighbors in several Inkster
neighborhoods.
The city is selling residential
properties in several areas
through an auction. Bids, which
must be sealed, will be accepted
at the office of the city clerk, 26215
Trowbridge Ave., Inkster until 4
p.m. Sept. 8.
The minimum bid on the prop-
erties is $1,500 and each will be
sold in “as is” condition. Bids
must be submitted in a sealed
envelope and include the name of
the person or organization sub-
mitting the bid and the words
“Sealed bid for” and the address
of the property.
Bidders must also complete an
application to purchase city-
owned property and include it in
the sealed envelope. That form is
available on the city website.
Included, too, must be a bid bond
in the form of a certified check or
money order in the amount of
$600 for each property on which a
bid is submitted. The bond
amounts should be payable to the
City of Inkster. Bid bonds will be
refunded to unsuccessful bidders
and forfeited to those whose bids
are accepted but fail to closewith-
in the established time frame.
The bids will be opened at 10
a.m. Sept. 9 at Inkster City Hall.
Bidders do not need to be pres-
ent. Successful bidders will have
five business days to respond
before forfeiting the bid bond. If
the highest bidder does not
respond, the property will be
awarded to the next highest bid-
der.
Successful bidders will receive
a closing date set by the city. The
full sealed bid payment will be
due at the time of closing. The city
will issue a quit claim deed to the
buyer and a purchase agreement
will be executed. If the payment is
notmade, the bid bondwill be for-
feited.
The city has planned open
house visits from 10 a.m. until 3
p.m. Aug. 16 and again Aug. 23 at
the various addresses. Homes on
Allen, Ash, Dartmouth, Glenwood,
Henry, Henry Ruff and Hickory
will be on the scheduled open
house along with homes on
Hopkins, Isabelle, Lucerne,
Norfolk, Spruce, Stanford, Walnut
and Williams. Property addresses
and Open House dates and times
canbe found on theCity of Inkster
websitewww.cityofinkster.com.
Hosts at the open house events
includeMurray's Real Estate, Red
Carpet Keim and Your Home
TownRealty.
For more information about
the homes or bidding process, call
(313) 563-9760.
Wayne voters will not be asked
to approve a millage hike to bail
out the budget deficit in the city
after all.
But not all residents feel the
decision of the city council to table
discussion on a new millage was
the most appropriate action they
might have taken.
The plan to ask voters to
approve 5-mill property tax levy
was being considered by members
of the city council who decided
against the request last month.
The new tax levy would have been
used to offset part of the $500,000
budget deficit and the 345 plan for
public safety retirement costs.
Voters rejected a millage to fund
the 345 program in November of
2013.
Councilwoman Susan Rowe
said she felt there wasn't time to
properly prepare for a millage
election.
“We don't have time to prepare
a decent campaign. I don't think it
would pass. We need committee
involvement and we should start
now but not put it on the
November ballot,” she said.
CouncilmanAl Damitio, howev-
er, wanted to know how the city
was going to offset the deficit with-
out amillage.
“We have had several study ses-
sions and have not come up with a
balanced budget. I just want each
of the council people to look at
themselves and ask, 'How are you
going to cut it so it is balanced?' If
you aren't going to ask residents,
where are you going to cut?,”
Damitio demanded.
City Manager Joseph Merucci
explained that if the millage were
on the November ballot and
approved, it would do nothing to
help the current budget situation.
The new rate would not become
effective until the July 2015 tax roll
and be included in the 2015-2016
budget.
Mayor Al Haidous, who favored
the millage request, said that the
city could balance the budget this
year but would not have any fund-
ing for 2015. “There will be no rev-
enue coming. We will be on a cliff.
If we knew money was coming in
July, there would be a cushion for
the future,”Haidous said.
Councilman Skip Monit noted,
“Without this millage, this is going
to be a different city.”
Haidous said that if the council
couldn't come to a unanimous vote
debate of the question was a waste
of time. He suggested tabling the
motion for the millage and Mayor
pro tem Jim Hawley made that
motion, seconded by Councilman
David James.
Tabling the discussion appar-
ently prompted the ire of Ron
Roberts, a community activist who
has been vocal in his criticism of
the council. He addressed the
members during the citizens' com-
ments portion of the agenda, fol-
lowing their decision to table the
millage question.
“We are waiting for you to step
up to the plate and save the city.
You are not making the decisions
we need to see youmake.
“For five years, you haven't
really done anything. We are on
the brink of bankruptcy because of
the decisions that were made up
there and you still aren't willing to
make the tough, hard decisions,”
Roberts said.
The
Wayne
Westland
Community School District
recently saved taxpayers about
$3.4 million in interest payments
onbonds.
The district opted to refund the
bonds, a financial mechanism
similar to the refinancing of a
home mortgage, in an effort to
lower the cost of the bonds, first
issued in 1998 and refunded in
2004. The refunding was approved
bymembers of the school board at
a regularmeeting lastmonth.
Financial advisors to the dis-
trict, Stauder, Barch & Associates,
Inc., requested a reevaluation of
the credit quality of the district as
part of the rebonding. Moody's
Investors Service and Fitch
Ratings rated the district at A3
and A. Moody's mentioned the
large tax base in the school dis-
trict, favorable employee con-
tracts and below-average direct
debt. Fitch cited management
reduction in expenses through
negotiated long-term contracts
and increased state funding as
factors in the improved ratings of
the district.
The 2014 refunding bonds were
sold at an interest rate of 1.34 per-
cent andwillmature in 2019.
Superintendent of Schools
Michele Harmala said that the
savings would go directly to tax-
payers in the district as a reduced
interest payment rate on the out-
standing $36millionbonddebt.
We have had several study sessions
and have not come up with a balanced budget.
”
City council tables proposal for new Wayne millage
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