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August 16, 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: August 16, 2012
EC081612-0599 2.5 x 1.557
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
INVITATION TO BID
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Charter Township of Canton, 1150 Canton Center S, Canton, Michigan will accept sealed bids
at the Office of the Clerk up to 3:00 p.m.
Thursday, September 6, 2012
for the following:
2012 Water Main Capital Improvement Project
Horizontal Directional Drill
Denton Road, Mott to Geddes
Bid documents may be picked up at the office of the Engineer, Stantec Consulting Michigan Inc., 3754 Ranchero Drive, Ann Arbor,
Michigan 48108-2771. Document request shall indicate whether the request is by: prospective bidder, prospective subcontractor,
prospective supplier, or other. Bid documents are available for a non-refundable fee of $20 in electronic format (CD).
Any questions regarding the project shall be brought to the attention of Mr. Chris Elenbaas at Stantec Consulting Michigan Inc., in writ-
ing by email at chris.elenbaas@stantec.com or by fax at (734) 761-1200.
A Pre-Bid Meeting will be held on Wednesday, August 29, 2012 at 2:00 PM, local time at the Canton Township Administration
Building, 1150 Canton Center S, Canton, Michigan. The Pre-Bid Meeting is mandatory for all contractors planning to bid on the proj-
ect.
All bids must be submitted with an original and a copy in a sealed envelope clearly marked with the proposal name, company name,
address and telephone number and date and time of bid opening. The Township reserves the right to accept or reject any or all propos-
als. The Township does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in employment or the
provision of services.
TERRY G. BENNETT, CLERK
Publish:
8/16/2012
EC081612-0601 2.5 x 3.494
ROMULUS HOUSING COMMISSION
PUBLIC NOTICE
INVITATION FOR BID
The Romulus Housing Commission (RHC) will receive sealed bids in its offices at 34200
Beverly Road, Romulus, Michigan, until the hour of 1:00 PM local time on September 12,
2012. Work will be performed per plans and specifications. Bids are desired for
Comprehensive Maintenance / Repair Services for 100 public housing dwelling units and
RHC's two (2) office locations, located in the City of Romulus, Michigan. Contracted
services will include unit maintenance/repair and vacant unit make-ready preparation.
Plans and specifications may be obtained from the RHC office, 34200 Beverly Road,
Romulus, Michigan 48174. For more information you may contact the RHC Director at
(734) 729-5389 during normal business hours Monday through Friday between the hours
of 9 AM and 5 PM.
A pre-construction conference and walk-through will be held at 6094 Second Street,
Romulus, Michigan on August 22, 2012 at 11:00 AM.
Publish:
8-09-2012
8-16-2012
8-23-2012
EHO / EOE / M/F/D
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
INVITATION TO BID
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Charter Township of Canton, 1150 Canton Center S, Canton, Michigan will accept sealed bids
at the Office of the Clerk up to 3:00 p.m. Thursday, August 30, 2012 for the following:
FALL 2012 - WINTER 2013 SHOP CANTON GUIDE PRINTING SERVICES
Bids may be picked up at the Finance & Budget Department, or you may contact Mike Sheppard at: (734) 394-5225. All bids must be
submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked with the proposal name, company name, address and telephone number and date and
time of bid opening. The Township reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals. The Township does not discriminate on the
basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in employment or the provision of services.
TERRY G. BENNETT, CLERK
Publish 8/16/2012
EC081612-0600 2.5 x 2.059
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ELLEVILLE
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OMULUS
The cause of a fire Aug. 5 at the
David C. Brown Funeral Home in
Belleville has been determined as
“electrical” by State Police investi-
gators, according toMarthaBrown.
The fire was reported at about 6
p.m. at the building at 460 E. Huron
River Dr. and firefighters from
Belleville, Romulus, Sumpter and
Van Buren townships responded.
The blaze was under control by 9
p.m. although firefighters were on
the scene until after 11 p.m. and
some as late as 1 a.m., according to
reports of the incident. The funeral
home remains open for business
despite the severe damage to the
rear of the building.
The Brown family was at a gath-
ering at their home across the
street from the business when they
heard an explosion and saw the
flames at the funeral home.
Brown said that fire investiga-
tors found that despite rumors that
the fire was caused by an unattend-
ed gas grill, the explosion came
from an area behind a room on the
ground floor of the building.
Brown’s daughter, ShellyWillick,
her husband and their four chil-
dren lived in the second-floor sec-
tion of the building that was com-
pletely destroyed. A fundraiser has
been planned for the family, who
lost everything in the blaze, from 4-
7 p.m. Aug. 25 at the Belleville
Moose Family Lodge. The $12
donation for a spaghetti dinner will
help replace the family's posses-
sions which were lost in the fire
which destroyed 30 percent of the
building and took the lives of their
two family cats.
Reports indicated that no one
was in the building at the time of
the blaze .
One firefighter was treated at a
local hospital and two others at the
scene for dehydration. No other
injurieswere reported.
The funeral home has been in
business in Belleville since 1974. It
was moved to the current location
in 1982.
Benefit planned to aid victims of fire
School millage wins voters OK
A new drop box outside Romulus City
Hall allows residents to pay a bill or deliver
city correspondence without leaving their
car.
Mayor Alan R. Lambert said the conven-
ience is meant for residents - including sen-
ior citizens - who can now take care of busi-
ness any time of the day or night and week-
ends.
“Residents can drive up to the drop box,
insert their payment or letter and drive off,”
Lambert said. “This will assist residents who
don't want to make the walk from the park-
ing lot to City Hall and will help those who
happen to visit the municipal building after
hours or the weekend or when a department
is closed for the lunch hour. It's a real con-
venience.”
City Treasurer Stacy Paige, whose office
empties the drop box on weekdays, said the
box also comes in handy on poor-weather
days when residents want to pay bills but
don't want to get
out of their cars.
She cautioned
users not to
include cash
when paying a
bill.
L a m b e r t
credited the
idea to a city
employees' cost-
savings commit-
tee that was
formed to come upwithmoney-savings ideas
in light of the city's financial difficulties sev-
eral years ago.
Julie Wojtylko, the mayor's administrative
aide and a member of the committee, said
the group has come up with a number of
ideas that have been implemented to save
money. She said that the drop box is more of
a convenience than a money-saver and
should get plenty of use.
“Our city employees not only work hard,
but they're very creative,” the mayor said.
“This group has come upwith some wonder-
ful ideas to stretch taxpayer dollars while
improving services. On behalf of all Romulus
residents, I thank our employees for both
their teameffort and another great idea.”
Incumbent Van Buren Township
Supervisor Paul D. White will not appear on
the Nov. 6 ballot after being defeated in the
primary election last week.
White received 1,069 or 34.62 percent of
the votes cast while the winner, Linda H.
Combs, received 1,109 or 36.25 percent of the
votes.
Leon Wright received 1,679 votes for the
office of township clerk closely followed by
opponent Karin LaMothe with 1,390 votes.
Sharry A. Budd received 1,776 votes for the
office of Van Buren Township Treasurer, fol-
lowed by JohnA. Hermanwith 808 andHarry
R. Roeschwith 387.
The four Democrats vying for election as
township trustees on the November ballot
will be Phillip C. Hart who received 1,194
votes in the primary, followed closely by
Jeffrey L. Jahr who received 1,082 votes.
Brenda McClanahan received 943 votes and
Reggie Miller was the fourth highest vote get-
terwith 928.
Dan Wright received 909 votes, Denise
Partridge received 903 votes and Scott Brooks
earned 874 votes. They were followed by
Angela Nettro with 857 votes, Albert
Ostroskwi with 806 votes, DianeMadiganwith
787 votes and Patricia Johnsonwith 649 votes.
Allen JosephBabosh received 238 votes.
The lone Republican candidate for
trustee, Ann Frances Fioritto, received 452
votes and will appear on the November bal-
lot.
Voters in the Romulus Community School
District approved the continuation of an oper-
ating school millage by nearly a two-to-one
margin last Tuesday.
The school district requested a renewal of a
5.1314 mill rate for five-years. The current
millage expired in 2011.
The millage request was approved with
2,502 votes or 65.16 percent of the votes cast.
No votes totaled 1,338 or 34.84 percent, accord-
ing to theWayneCounty elections office.
The millage will be used for operating
funds for the Romulus Community Schools
andwill expire in 2016.
The tax will generate approximately
$2,160,000 for the 2012 calendar year.
A new drop box for after-
hours use has been
installed outside Romulus
City Hall.
New drop box
aids residents
Incumbent supervisor
is defeated in primary