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Company will invest
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Theater auditions scheduled
Philharmonic opens season
PLANNING COMMISSION
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON, WAYNE
COUNTY, MICHIGAN.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Michigan Public Act 110 of 2006, of the State of Michigan, as amended, and pursuant
to the Zoning Ordinance of the Charter Township of Canton that the Planning Commission of the Charter Township of Canton
will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, September 11, 2017, in the
First Floor Meeting Room of the Canton Township
Administration Building, 1150 S. Canton Center Road at 7:00 p.m.
on the following proposed amendment to the Zoning
Ordinance:
WESTCHESTER 3 PLANNED DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT (PDD) -FINAL PLAN-
CONSIDER REQUEST TO
ESTABLISH A PDD AS PERMITTED IN SECTION 27.04 OF THE ZONING ORDINANCE INCLUSIVE OF PARCEL NO.
025 99 0004 701. Property is located south of Warren Road and west of Ridge Road (Second Public Hearing).
Written comments addressed to the Planning Commission should be received at the Canton Township Administration Building,
1150 Canton Center S. prior to Thursday, September 7, 2017 in order to be included in the materials submitted for review.
SEE ATTACHED MAP
Greg Greene, Chairman
Publish: Newspaper - August 24, 2017
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PLANNING COMMISSION
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PROPOSED AMENDMENT TO THE ZONING ORDINANCE OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON, WAYNE
COUNTY, MICHIGAN.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Michigan Public Act 110 of 2006, of the State of Michigan, as amended, and pursuant
to the Zoning Ordinance of the Charter Township of Canton that the Planning Commission of the Charter Township of Canton
will hold a Public Hearing on Monday, September 11, 2017 in the
First Floor Meeting Room of the Canton Township
Administration Building, 1150 S. Canton Center Road at 7:00 p.m.
on the following proposed amendment to the Zoning
Ordinance:
WHELAN/GREENLEAF TRUST CONDITIONAL REZONING
- CONSIDER REQUEST TO REZONE PARCEL NOS.
004 99 0002 003 AND 003 99 0007 003 FROM LIGHT INDUSTRIAL TO R-6 SINGLE-FAMILYATTACHED RESIDENTIAL
SUBJECT TO A STATEMENT OF CONDITIONS AS PERMITTED IN SECTION 27.07. Property is located north of
Koppernick Road and east of Haggerty Road.
Written comments addressed to the Planning Commission should be received at the Canton Township Administration Building,
1150 Canton Center S. prior to Thursday, September 7, 2017 in order to be included in the materials submitted for review.
SEE ATTACHED MAP
Greg Greene, Chairman
Publish: Newspaper--August 24, 2017
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The last vacant space in Metro West
Technology Park in Plymouth Township
has been filled.
Polytec, Inc, a German company, will
invest $2 million in the technology park
located on Halyard between Ridge and
Beck roads in the township. The compa-
ny will move a robotics laboratory and
engineering and office space into the
vacant two-story, 12,000 square-foot build-
ing. Polytec representatives said they will
employ 10-12 people in the new location
andhope to be in operationby next year.
Polytec builds laser-based vibration
measurement systems to eliminate rat-
tling and noise in products produced by
the automotive and aerospace industries.
The company also provides data storage
and biomedical ultrasound services for
manufacturers.
Members of the township board of
trustees approved a 12-year, 50-percent
tax abatement for Polytec at a recent
meeting. Township officials estimate that
the business will generate $25,000 to
$30,000 in tax revenue during the 12-year
period.
Polytec has subsidiary facilities in
Japan, China, Singapore, France,
England and Sweden along with
American properties in California,
Massachusetts and inDexter, MI.
Auditions for the Plymouth Uptown
Players Youth Theater are set for 5:30-
7:30 p.m. Sept. 10 at the Plymouth
CommunityArts Council.
Plymouth Uptown Players Youth
Theater is a cooperative programhosted
by the Plymouth Community Arts
Council featuring directors fromTipping
Point Theatre inNorthville. The fall pro-
gramis for ages 6 - 15.
Families can register online at
, or in person or
by phone from 9 a.m. until 4 p.m.
Monday throughThursday.
Actors will meet in small groups for
20-25 minutes with the director, Sonja
Marquis.
Call (734) 416-4278 to pre-register for
an appointment at 5:30, 6, 6:30 or 7 p.m.
or email
to
reserve a time slot on Sunday. Actors
should be prepared to interact with oth-
ers who are auditioning, and have a
short audition piece prepared. Audition
material can be a monologue, joke, or
poem. It may be memorized or read. All
actorswill be cast.
Rehearsals will take place from5-7:30
p.m. Sundays at the PCAC. Final per-
formances will be at 5 p.m. Friday, Dec. 8
and at 11 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 9. Actors
must commit to being at all performanc-
es, as well as dress rehearsals at Tipping
Point Theater after school (typically
4:30-6 p.m.) during Tech Week, Dec. 4, 5,
6, and 7. Exact dates and times within
this range will be provided on a full
schedule during the first weeks of
rehearsal.
The cost for the program is $215, with
current PCAC student membership
($30), good for a year. Tuition includes
two tickets per actor for the final per-
formance.
Parent participation is welcome dur-
ing tech week and final performances,
but always optional and not a require-
ment for this program.
The arts council is located at 774
NorthSheldonRoad inPlymouth.
The Michigan Philharmonic will opens
a new season on Saturday, Sept. 30 at the
Village Theater in Canton with “A Bit of
Beethoven&Blue Jeans”.
This 2017-18 concert series themed Arts
Advocacy, highlights the Michigan
Philharmonic commitment to community
and diversity as the orchestra features
music by composers from different cultur-
al backgrounds, as well as inviting local
artists and various youth groups to collabo-
rate. During the past 72 years, amid ever-
changing educational systems, policies,
and economic stability, Michigan
Philharmonic unwavering support for
composers, music education and commu-
nity engagement has remained pertinent
in preserving artistic integrity and enrich-
ment throughperformance and education.
For more information about times and
tickets, visit
or call
(734) 451-2112.
(NIOSH).
Stowe said he “didn't know” if the sub-
station transformers or equipment con-
tained PCB, but added DTE changed out
the oil and the transformers over the
years.
Friday morning, however, workers
dressed in protective gear were shoveling
the heavy ash and oil-soaked debris from
the site of the fire into black, 50-gallon
sealed drums clearly labeled as containing
PCB, apparently for hazardous waste dis-
posal.
According to industry experts and lead-
ing fire professionals, PCB is considered a
toxic chemical with residual characteris-
tics. It was mainly found in insulating flu-
ids (oil) in heavy-duty electrical equipment
and transformers in power plants installed
since the late 1920s. It is used mainly
because of stability at high temperatures.
The Environmental Protection Agency
(EPA) banned manufacturing of PCB in
the U.S. in 1979 and immediately estab-
lished controlled waste disposal regula-
tions. Waste containing PCB must be
destroyed by incineration or disposed in
approved landfills. It is said to be bio-accu-
mulative and not biodegradable. PCB
exposure can lead to adverse health
effects, according to the EPA. The non-
flammable synthetic chemicals are still
used as coolants and lubricants in electri-
cal equipment even though the chemical
is no longermanufactured in theU.S.
Aerial video footage taken at the fire
shows enormous raging flames and a huge
plume of thick black smoke billowing-up
in mushroom clouds from a large trans-
former directly at the rear of the building.
Firefighters said the smoke is a character-
istic of burning oil. One informed firefight-
er said the transformers could have con-
tained more than 1,000 gallons of contami-
nated cooling oil.
Plymouth Township Fire Chief Dan
Phillips said he was informed the oil in
the transformers had been changed sever-
al times during the years but said he was
being cautious about the reported risks of
increased toxicity. He said rumors that the
attending firefighters gear was to be
destroyed and burned was “a half-truth.”
He added that PCB is destroyed in tem-
peratures higher than 1,000 degrees, and
that the heavy black smoke was a sign of
incomplete combustion.
Phillips said the fire department gave
“some” firefighter gear to DTE to test for
the dangerous particulates and if the gear
is safe, it will be cleaned and returned to
service.
“We are taking an over-abundance of
caution to make sure everyone is safe,” he
said.
Plymouth City Manager Paul Sincock
described the performance and response
by area fire department personnel at the
fire as “phenomenal.”
Witnesses said firefighters soaked the
cultural center to prevent any sparks or
flying debris to ignite at that building
while continuing to battle the flames and
smoke at the burning sub-station.
Phillips said he was equally pleased
with the outcome and the performance of
the firefighters.
“The (fire) departments did a great job
containing the fire, protecting the cultural
center and saving the sub-station build-
ing,” Phillips said.
that type of situation. It's fiscally prudent
for us to rebuild those resources so we
have money to make the continuing
improvements that are necessary.”
At the new rate, water and sewer costs
in Plymouth Township are less than
neighboring communities. City of
Plymouth average rates are $12.07;
Canton rates are $12.83; City of Northville
rate is $14.99 and Northville Township
residents pay $11.28, according to the
analysis preparedbyClinton.
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