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August 16, 2018
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Senior Alliance sets annual golf outing
Schools will ask voters to approve millage
Uber Eats debuts in Westland
The Senior Alliance is host-
ing its 2018 Golf Classic
fundraiser on Friday, Sept. 7, at
Fellows Creek Golf Club to ben-
efit the many programs the
service offers. Individual tick-
ets and foursomes are available
to reserve now. The Senior
Alliance is also seeking spon-
sorships and/or donations to
include in the raffle at the
event. All the proceeds from
this event help support the
Holiday Meals program as well
as other program development
services.
Each Easter, Thanksgiving
and Christmas, The Senior
Alliance provides a warm,
nutritious meal for those sen-
iors who do not have an oppor-
tunity to enjoy the holiday with
friends or loved ones. The
Senior Alliance Holiday Meals
program fills the gap during
these three holidays, when the
regular meals-on-wheels pro-
gramdoes not operate.
Donations of items such as
gift certificates or merchandise
to help with the programs are
now being sought. A pick up
service is available by calling
(734) 727-2011 or donated items
can be brought to The Senior
Alliance office inWayne.
Financial donations in the
form of checks be made out to
“The Senior Alliance” and
mailed to the Attention of Suzy
Radocaj, 5454 Venoy Road,
Wayne, MI 48184. The Federal
ID# is 38-2322126.
More information is avail-
able at the number above or by
email at sradocaj@thesenioral-
liance.org.
The Senior Alliance, Area
Agency on Aging 1-C, is a
501(c)(3) non-profit that pro-
vides services to homebound
seniors, disabled adults, and
caregivers. The organization
helps thousands of seniors and
caregivers in 34 communities in
southern and western Wayne
County. The service network
includes in-home and commu-
nity services such as home care,
meals, information, advocacy,
loan closet, support services
and many other programs criti-
cal for seniors to live their best
life regardless of their financial
or social status.
Voters in the Wayne-Westland
school district will be asked to
approve a 4.48-mill bond proposal
on the Nov. 6 General Election bal-
lot.
Members of the Wayne
Westland Community Schools
Board of Education voted unani-
mously to place the question on the
ballot during the final meeting in
July. The proposal, requesting the
bond for a 25-year term, could pro-
vide $158 million in funding to the
school district, earmarked for
improvements and repairs to
school buildings and athletic
fields.
The vote came following a pres-
entation
by
Deputy
Superintendent for Administration
and Business Services JimLarson-
Shidler as part of a report from
Superintendent of Schools Shelley
Holt.
Larson-Shidler told the board
members that this bond would
require lower payments than the
former 2016 bond and that through
some refinancing, the district was
able to reduce payments during
the past two years, “a benefit to
taxpayers.” The 2016 bond rate
was 5.56mills, according toLarson-
Shidler.
Current estimates indicate that
the owner of a home with amarket
value of $100,000 and an SEV of
$50,000 would pay an additional
$224 annually in school tax if vot-
ers approve the ballot question.
Homeowners in Wayne, Westland,
part of Canton, a section of Inkster
and part of Romulus would be
affected by the new rate, if
approved.
Uber Eats, the online food ordering
and delivery platform launched by Uber
in 2014, is nowavailable inWestland.
Uber Eats partners with restaurants
in hundreds of cities around the world,
and now has now added Westland to the
list. Uber Eats is an online food ordering
and delivery app that partners with
restaurants to offer a range of cuisines.
The app allows residents to get food
from restaurants that don't normally
deliver, and the meals are usually deliv-
ered within 30 minutes or less. Many
Westland restaurants have already
joined Uber Eats, including Ashley's
Beer and Grill, Los Amigos, Anna's
House, McDonalds andOlga'sKitchen.
“Having Uber Eats as a convenience
for residents and businesses is another
step forward for the city,” commented
city Economic Development Director
Charles House, “Not only is Uber Eats
providing an easy way to get food from
your favorite restaurants, it is also creat-
ing new jobs. Anyone 19 years or older
can apply to be a delivery partner/driv-
er.”
“There is an increasing demand for
easy access to good food, withWestland's
Shop andDineDistrict continually grow-
ing and attracting destination restau-
rants,” commented Mayor William R.
Wild. “Uber Eats will help stimulate our
local economy by increasing that access
andby creating jobs in the area.”
Residents can download the Uber
Eats app from the Apple or Google Play
store.
Library millage is OK’d
Wayne voters were strongly in favor
of their local community library last
week, casting 1,907
votes in favor of a 10-
year, 1-mill tax to sup-
port improvements
and operations at the
facility.
Nearly 70 percent
of voters were in favor
of the millage with
only 851 no votes cast on the primary
election ballot Aug. 7. Estimates from
city officials indicate that the millage
will generate about $334,000 the first
year, which will be available to the
library in 2019.
One planned use for the funding is a
new roof at the library, which is 20
years old and in seri-
ous need of repair,
according to Library
Director
Steven
McGladdery. The
fundswill also be used
for new materials and
books, items cut from
the library budget for
several years due to the lack of funding.
Hours at the facility were also reduced
in cost-cutting measures and prior to
the vote, McGladdery said that increas-
ing the hours the library is available to
the publicwas a priority.
The funds will
also be used
for new materials
and books...
