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The Inkster Police Department is getting a
littlehelp fromtheMichiganStatePolice.
While Michigan State Troopers have been
patrolling the streets in Inkster for about 6 or
7 months, according to Lt. Michael Shaw, the
public relations officer for the second district
of the state police, there are now detectives
from the state now working in the Inkster
PoliceStation.
“This is a positive step,” said Inkster Police
Chief Hilton Napoleon, who requested the
state help following the sharp rise in shoot-
ings andhomicides in the city recently.
“This is a layer of support to take the pres-
sure off our department. We've had significant
layoffs, and the state detectives are assisting
our detectiveswith theworkload,” he said.
Shaw confirmed Napoleon's remarks
explaining that the responsibility for the
investigations remains with the local depart-
ment.
“We're working in conjunction with the
Inkster department. The investigations are
the city's responsibility. We know they have
lost a lot of officers and sowe're doingwhatev-
er we can to help them,” Shaw said. “We're
doing whatever the chief is asking for on the
investigative side, aswe can.”
Shaw said that with the new regional
patrol plan implemented by the state police,
officers can be easily moved around to the
locations where they are most needed. “It's
much easier these days, with this plan, to
move troopers around and have them where
they are neededmost.”
Napoleon said he felt the addition of the
state troopers was “most definitely a great
help” in the investigations. “Not only are
these detectives helping investigate the shoot-
ings, they are actually responding to the
scenes,” Napoleon said. “These crimes are
being more efficiently investigated because of
the help with the workload the state detec-
tives offer.”
“I am committed to provide whatever
resources are available to keeping the citizens
of Inkster safe whether from within or from
outside our department,”Napoleon said.
Shaw noted that the Michigan State Police
are also helping out in other municipalities
where there is a need for an added patrol
presence.
“We are helping in Detroit, Pontiac, some
townships where there is no police force,” he
said.
“I think we have three townships in
OaklandCounty that we patrol.”
“In Inkster we are working in cooperation
with their officers. We are not there to replace
the department, only to help out and do what
we can to put an end to this rash of shootings,”
Shawadded.
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August 22, 2013
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CITY OF INKSTER, WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
RE: Case #ZBA i3-03
Notice is hereby given pursuant to the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act, Act 110 of 2006,
as amended by PA 12 of 2008 and as provided under this act, the City of lnkster's Zoning
Board of Appeals will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, September 5, 2013 at 6:00
p.m. in the Inkster City Hall Council Chamber, which is located at 26215 Trowbridge
Inkster, Michigan. The purpose of the public hearing is to consider a use variance to allow
a Substance Abuse and Healthcare Rehabilitation Center in a B-1 (Local Business)
District. Muhammad Naeem is the applicant. The subject property is located on the south-
west corner of John Daly Road and Princeton Avenue and is legally described as follows:
Parcel I: Lot 757, also the North half of the adjacent vacant alley, also the West half of the
adjacent vacant alley, "Westwood Subdivision," as recorded in Liber 40, Pages 29 and 30,
of Plats, Wayne County Records (Property ID # 44-022-01-0757-000); and
Parcel II: Lots 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, 808, 875, and 876, including the adjoining one
half of the vacated alley at the rear of Lots 803, 804, and 805, "Westwood Subdivision",
as recorded in Liber 40, Pages 29 and 30, of Plats, Wayne County Records (Commonly
Identified As 2936 John Daly Road; Property ID # 44-022-01-0803-000).
Public comments are invited. Persons unable to attend the public hearing may send their
comments in writing to the attention of the City of Inkster Community Development
Director, 26215 Trowbridge, Inkster, Michigan, 48141. Comments will be received
through 12:00 noon, Thursday, September 5, 2013. Please reference Case No. ZBA 13-03
in all correspondence.
The City of Inkster 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 public hearing, to individuals with disabilities upon five (5) business days written
notice. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the
City of Inkster at 313.563.3211.
Felicia Rutledge
Inkster City Clerk
PUBLISH: August 22, 2013
CITY OF ROMULUS REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS
RFP 13/14-03 LOCAL EXCHANGE CARRIER,
LOCAL TOLL AND LONG DISTANCE SERVICES
RFP 13/14-04 ANALOG LINES
Opening: August 27, 2013
(1)
The City of Romulus, Michigan is requesting proposals from qualified vendors for the above services.
(2)
Qualified individuals and firms wishing to submit proposals
must use the forms provided by the City
.
Bid forms and specifications may be obtained from Mary Stegner of
RMS Associates, LLC, the City's
consultant at 586-263-3960 or by emailing mstegner@phonerms.com
(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 27, 2013.
(4)
RESPONSE ENVELOPES MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED WITH THE RFP NUMBER AND
NAME AND BE ADDRESSED:
ITB #___
CITY OF ROMULUS CLERK'S OFFICE
11111 Wayne Road,
Romulus, Michigan 48174
(5)
At approximately 2:15, local time all timely received bids are to be publicly opened and read.
(6)
The City reserves the right to reject all proposals and to waive technicalities.
(7)
For additional information, email or fax Mary Stegner of RMS Associates, LLC at mstegner@
phonerms.com prior to 5:00 p.m., August 23, 2013
Publish:
Thursday, August 22, 2013
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NKSTER
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OMULUS
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Romulus city clerk hopes for more voters Nov. 6
State police detectives now working in Inkster
Several residents in the
Oakwood Family Medicine
Residency program had a chance to
meet-and thank-one of their cham-
pions recently.
Former Governor. Jennifer
Granholm, who helped reinstate
funding for the program when it
was threatened by cuts from the fed-
eral government, visited Oakwood
Annapolis Hospital inWayne where
she heard first-hand the impact the
program had on the residents and
the community as awhole.
“This is a vital program for us,”
said Eric Widner, division president
of Oakwood Annapolis Hospital.
“Without these funds we would not
have been able to provide these
services to the community.”
In 2004, with guidance from the
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid
Services (CMS), Oakwood closed its
family medicine residency program
at Oakwood Hospital and Medical
Center in Dearborn and opened a
new, improved programat Oakwood
Annapolis Hospital. Oakwood
President and CEO Brian Connolly
said there was a great need for pri-
mary care physicians in the greater
Wayne area, and medical residents
would be able to learn in an excel-
lent hands-on environment and
serve the community at the same
time.
“The whole idea was to bring
family medicine practices into a
medically underserved area,” he
said.
After three years of successful
compliance audits, CMS abruptly
disallowed the program, canceling
funding and taking back millions of
dollars already dispersed to
Oakwood to train residents.
With help from many members
of the Michigan delegation includ-
ing congressmen John Dingell, Gary
Peters, John Conyers, Sander Levin
and Dan Benishek, along with sena-
tors Debbie Stabenow and Carl
Levin and former congressmen
Dale Kildee, Hansen Clarke and
Thad McCotter, Granholm was able
to successfully have the decision
reversed, securing the long-term
future of the program. Granholm
said it was not an easy task, but the
outcome made all the work worth-
while.
“Sometimes, when things are set
inmotion it's hard to go back and fix
them,” she said. “I'm glad our stren-
uous advocacy and determination
came through in this case. This pro-
gram was not only vital to Oakwood
and the Wayne community, but to
theState ofMichigan as awhole.”
The Family Medicine Residency
Program at Annapolis trains 30 doc-
tors every year. They typically over-
see as many as 26,000 patient visits
annually and have cared for more
than 800 babies annually since the
program started, according to
Karen Weaver, MD, the program
director. Since 2004, more than 92
primary care physicians have com-
pleted the Oakwood Family
Medicine Residency Program. A
total of 56 graduates stayed in
Michigan to practice and 30 of those
who stayed in Michigan remained
in Wayne County to deliver primary
care services to the families of the
area.
“Many of those go on to practice
in medically underserved areas,”
said Mark Hannis, MD, senior vice
president and director of medical
education for Oakwood Healthcare.
“This program has a very rich histo-
ry.”
City Clerk Ellen L. Craig-Bragg
thanked Romulus voters who turned
out for the Aug. 6 Primary Election,
which saw the number of candidates
reduced to two for mayor and 14 for
city council.
Craig-Bragg said the voter turnout
was nearly 18 percent in the city and
expressed hope that more voters cast
ballots in the General Election Nov.
5.
“Thank you to all of the Romulus
residents who voted and congratula-
tions to the candidateswho advanced
from the primary to the General
Election,” she said. “I really appreci-
ate the 2,800 voters that participated
in the Democratic process, but we're
only half way through the process.”
While candidates for mayor and
city council were on the primary bal-
lot, the General Election ballot will
expand to include two candidates for
mayor, two for city clerk, two for
treasurer and 14 for city council.
Voters will elect the mayor, city clerk
and treasurer, along with seven coun-
cilmembers.
“Traditionally, the turnout for the
primary is lower than the General
Election,” Craig-Bragg said. “Our
goal is to increase that number sub-
stantially inNovember.”
The city clerk urged voters to
learn about the candidates and talk
to their family members and neigh-
bors about the importance of voting.
Questions can be directed to the city
clerk's office at (734) 955-7540 or vot-
ers can find election information on
the city clerk's section of the city web-
sitewww.RomulusGov.com.
“If each Primary voter brought
five more voters to the polls at
General Election time, we would
have a great turnout,” Craig-Bragg
said.
Craig-Bragg said the new consoli-
dated polling places made voting
quicker and enabledworkers towrap
up each poll by 10 p.m., perhaps a
record time. For the first time, voting
tabulations were broadcast live on
the government access channel on
Comcast, which proved to be a suc-
cessful and popular venture, she
said.
Craig-Bragg also thanked her staff
and crew of election workers, includ-
ing students from Romulus High
School. She thanked employees at
the Department of Public Works who
delivered election equipment and
precinct signs and thenpickedup the
equipment and signs when the polls
closed.
“I also want to thank the city
administration for all the support,”
Craig-Bragg said. “Weworked hard to
improve the election process in
Romulus. Everyone came together
and worked really hard. It's a long
day, especially for our election work-
ers, but it's all worth it. Our city is
blessed.”
against the utility company. Consumers
Energy will pay a $340,000 fine related to the
Royal Oak explosion and another $90,000 in
the blast at Frank's Furniture in which store
employees James Zell, 64, and Leslie
Machniak, 54, were killed. Store owner, Paul
Franks, who was 64 at the time, was severely
injured. The family business, one of the old-
est in Wayne, moved to a nearby warehouse
and subsequently closed following the explo-
sion.
In addition to the fines, Consumers has
agreed to create a fund of $1 million to help
victims of natural gas disasters. The
announcement of the fines and victims fund
came from the office of Michigan State
AttorneyBill Schuette.
Investigators also found at least 14 other
locations where gas-main replacement work
was occurring where safety requirements
were being violatedby ConsumersEnergy.
In a published statement, Stuart Sklar, the
Farmington Hills attorney who represented
family members of the employees killed in
the explosion at Frank's Furniture, as well as
the Royal Oak man's family, said that the
fines seemed lenient.
“To me, the $90,000 in Wayne is an
insignificant slap on the wrist, especially
since we know that some of the things that
went wrong in Wayne went wrong in Royal
Oak,” he said.
Sklar was even more critical of the
$340,000 fine in the Royal Oak incident
reportedly calling it “a joke.”
Families in both explosions reached set-
tlements with Consumers Power which
included confidentiality provisions.
Wayne
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Former governor pays visit to Annapolis
Former Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm visited Oakwood
Annapolis Hospital recently to receive a thank you for her help in saving
the Family Medicine Residency program and to meet some of the resi-
dents who are practicing medicine in the community. Amal Raychouni,
DO, left, Letacia Thomas, MD, Alan Kwok Wong, MD and Catherine
Cherri, MD.