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THE BELLEVILLE School board member claims discrimination
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Vol. 134, No. 33 Melandie Y. Hines, vice-pres- ” “He (the unnamed white board
ident of the Wayne Westland The school district has made member) is rude, condescend-
Voters in Belleville will Community Schools Board of ing and instigates scenarios that
decide whether to approve a Education, has filed a complaint no official statement cause backlash from our con-
10-year, 2-mill public safety alleging racial and sexual dis- regarding Hines' complaint. stituents via board meetings and
millage on the Nov. 5 ballot. crimination against the social media.”
“Caucasian male” members of The school district has made
See page 4. the board. In her statement to the inves- and the hostile working environ- no official statement regarding
Hines complaint was filed tigator, Hines says that she has ment that has been created. Hines' complaint.
July 24 with the Equal been subjected to a “Hostile Hines acknowledged that one Hines was first elected to the
THE CANTON Employment Opportunity environment as recent (sic) as of the main targets of her com- school board in November of
EAGLE Commission (EEOC) June 20, 2019 due to my race and plaint is board member Fred 2014 and began her term in
EAGLE
January of 2015. Her current
sex.” She claims that since July
Weaver, whom, she says, made
Department of Civil Rights. In a
Vol. 72, No. 33 letter to the members of the of 2018, a Caucasian male board extreme “discriminatory term will expire in December of
Savings of some $3 million board from Civil Rights member has made “my work remarks about women and 2020.
a year for Canton Township Investigator David Jones, the environment hostile.” African Americans” during an In her complaint, Hines says
will come from the termina- school district was given 14 days Hines said she filed the com- educational conference mem- that the male board members
tion of sanitary sewer serv- to answer a long list of interroga- plaint because of the “terrible bers of the board attended.
ice with Wayne County. tories regarding Hines' claims. things” going on in the district In her filing, Hines states: See Claim, page 3
See page 2.
Going wild

THE INKSTER
LEDGER STAR Police rescue exotic animals
LEDGER STAR
Vol. 72, No. 33 Romulus police took a walk the animals.
on the wild side last week after While several comments on
Emergency vehicles from
Inkster were among those an anonymous tip sent officers social media defended the
participating in the 19th to a building in the 31000 block owner of the animals, police
Annual Ferndale Emergency of Ecorse Road. said the conditions were less
Vehicle show last weekend. While the “suspects” were than ideal.
See page 4. not armed, many of them could “The detective on scene is a
be considered dangerous, par- snake lover and was devastat-
ticularly a 200-pound, 16-foot ed to see the condition that
reticulated python. The giant recovered snake was in,”
THE NORTHVILLE rabbits, maybe not so much. police said on the Romulus
EAGLE described as an “unassuming” police Facebook page, where
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Inside what the police
photos of the animals were
Vol. 19, No. 33 building last Thursday, officers posted.
A Monroe man has been discovered the animals, many “The conditions they (the
found guilty of multiple of which were, according to animals) lived in were defi-
felonies stemming from an zoology experts, in poor condi- nitely not in compliance with
attack on a woman in her tion. Among the exotic animals any laws, and experts for every
Northville Township home. discovered in addition to the type of animal recovered pro-
See page 3. python and six giant Flemish vided information proving that
rabbits were 300 hedgehogs, their care was less than inade-
three large iguanas, two kanga- quate,” Romulus police said in Two kangaroos and a 200-pound python along with giant
roos, a peacock, and an Arctic a statement. “We appreciate
THE PLYMOUTH Fox. Police said they had a the interest in the welfare of Flemish rabbits and 300 hedgehogs were found in a Romulus
EAGLE report of a baboon in the build- these animals and we know building by police last week Photo courtesy of Romulus police.
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Vol. 19, No. 33 ing, but that animal was not that they are in the capable
discovered during the inter- hands of persons who are very
Eagle Scouts Justin vention. qualified to care for them.”
Crouch and Sean Cowell Police officers consulted While there were also
joined forces recently to experts from the zoo regarding numerous social media
install “Buddy Benches” at a the condition of the animals requests to see, pet and or
number of local elementary and the best treatment for adopt the animals, police were
schools. them. The creatures were sub- adamant that the creatures
See page 5. sequently sent to shelters and were now in facilities
other facilities equipped to equipped to properly care for
properly care for them, accord- them and no public contact
ing to the official police web- would be allowed.
THE ROMULUS site. Police also said that the
ROMAN warrant for the premises fol- “bootleg zookeeper” had been
ROMAN
Police obtained a search
identified and that detectives
Vol. 134, No. 33 lowing an anonymous com- would speak with the individ-
The weather may still plaint from an individual con- ual as part of an ongoing crimi-
seem like summer, but cerned about the condition of nal investigation.
Romulus officials are gear-
ing up for the Pumpkin
Festival set to begin with a Lawmakers host Canton meeting about cleaner air
number of contests Sept. 19.
See page 5. A group of federal lawmak- woman Kathy Castor, Chair of be used to address climate jobs for hardworking men and
ers visited Canton Township the U.S. House Select change and create good paying women. We also want to ensure
last week, on hand to discuss Committee on the Climate jobs. that Michigan remains the glob-
THE WAYNE the future of electric vehicles Crisis, attended the town hall The members of Congress al center of the auto industry.”
EAGLE
EAGLE and clean energy in the state. meeting about at Canton were also joined by leaders wheels, and we are poised to
“Michigan put the world on
from Rivian, an electric vehicle
Congresswoman Debbie
Township Town Hall last week.
Vol. 72, No. 33 Dingell, Congresswoman Haley A large crowd attended the manufacturer based in lead the way yet again as we
Those with matters before Stevens, Congresswoman event which gave residents the Plymouth, the Natural approach the next generation of
the 29th District Court in Rashida Tlaib , Congressman opportunity to discuss efforts to Resources Defense Council, an mobility,” said Stevens.
“Encouraging greater produc-
international environmental
AndyLevin, and Congress-
leverage car technology that can
Wayne got a special value advocacy group, and the Blue tion and consumer adoption of
last week: two judges hear- Green Alliance, a national coali- electric vehicles is key to our
ing their case instead of one. tion of labor unions and envi- hitting our sustainability goals,
See page 3.
ronmental organizations. creating new economic oppor-
“We must continue to keep tunities right here in the
the U.S. at the forefront of inno- Midwest, and keeping Michigan
THE WESTLAND vation and technology so we can at the forefront of global innova-
EAGLE
EAGLE address critical environmental tion. I am grateful to my col-
Vol. 72, No. 33 issues including our carbon leagues in Congress and to rep-
resentatives from industry,
footprint. Electric vehicle devel-
18th District Court judges opment is critical to this,” said labor, and environmental
Mark McConnell and Sandra Dingell. “The town hall conver- groups for participating in a
Cicirelli met with Michigan sation allowed us to update our productive, insightful discus-
Supreme Court Justice constituents on efforts in sion.”
Elizabeth T. Clement last Congresswoman Haley Stevens, left, Congresswoman Debbie Congress to tackle climate “My district has the worst air
week. Dingell,Congresswoman Kathy Koster and Congressman Andy change head on, while creating
See page 3. Levin met in Canton last week. and maintaining good paying See Meeting, page 6

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