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OFFICE OF THE WAYNE COUNTY DRAIN COMMISSIONER
NOTICE OF DAY OF REVIEW OF DRAINAGE DISTRICT BOUNDARIES
AND REVIEW OF APPORTIONMENTS
Notice Is Hereby Given that on September 2, 2015, the Wayne County Drain
Commissioner will hold a Day of Review of Drainage District Boundaries and a Day
of Review of Apportionments from 9:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m. at the Wayne County
Department of Public Services - Road Division, Central Maintenance Yard, 29900
Goddard Road Extension, Romulus, Michigan 48242.
The Day of Review is for the purpose of reviewing and revising the boundaries of
the Drainage Districts below. Maps depicting the proposed revisions to the bound-
aries of each Drainage District can be reviewed at:
.
The Day of Review of Drainage District Boundaries is an opportunity to review the
Drainage District boundaries with the Drain Commissioner or a member of his staff.
The Drain Commissioner, engineers and other staff members will be available to
assist individuals throughout the day, and make revisions where necessary. There is
no need to schedule an appointment for a specific time on the Day of Review. The
computation of costs for the Drain will also be available at the Day of Review.
The Day of Review of Apportionments is an opportunity to review the apportion-
ment with the Drain Commissioner or a member of his staff. The Drain
Commissioner and other staff members will be available to assist individuals
throughout the day, and make revisions where necessary. There is no need to sched-
ule an appointment for a specific time on the Day of Review. The computation of
costs for the Drains will also be available at the Day of Review.
Drain assessments will be collected in the same manner as property taxes. If the
assessment period is greater than one year, you may pay the assessments in full with
any interest to date at any time and thereby avoid further interest charges.
Persons with disabilities needing accommodations for effective participation in the
Day of Review should contact the Wayne County Drain Commissioner's Office at
(313) 749-8340 or through the Michigan Relay Center at 7-1-1 (TDD) at least 24
hours in advance of the Day of Review to request mobility, visual, hearing or other
assistance.
You may appeal the Drain Commissioner's decision to revise the district boundary to
the Wayne County Circuit Court within ten (10) days. You may appeal the Drain
Commissioner's determination of apportionments to the Wayne County Probate
Court within ten (10) days.
A general description of the lands by section number proposed to be added or deleted
from the Drainage Districts as recommended by a licensed professional engineer or
surveyor for each of the Drains is as follows:
Kenneth M. Kucel, P.E.
Wayne County Drain Commissioner
Telephone (313) 749-8340
Publish: August 20, 2015
P
LYMOUTH
Allegations that Plymouth
Township Treasurer Ron
Edwards withheld refund pay-
ments due a commercial taxpay-
er have been allayed following a
meeting last Tuesday.
Principles from Viola
Holdings, owners of VersaTrans,
who claimed that Edwards with-
held the final payments from the
Wayne County Land Bank
TURBO tax rebate program, said
they have agreed to a four-week
wait for payment after a meeting
with township officials and rep-
resentatives from Wayne County
last Tuesday.
Jared Rodriquez, acting as a
business consultant and
spokesperson for Viola, said an
agreement was reached during a
meeting with Township
Supervisor Shannon Price and
Edwards, along with representa-
tives from the Wayne County
Treasurer's office. Rodriquez
said company officials will wait
an agreed upon four-weeks for a
response from Wayne County
after receiving a promise from
county officials to investigate the
delayed tax rebate.
“We had a goodmeeting…they
did their due diligence and we're
happy with the progress,” said
Rodriquez after themeeting.
In an Aug. 6 letter addressed
to the entire township board,
Rodriquez, representing Viola
and VersaTrans, demanded
immediate action regarding an
overdue tax refund as part of the
Wayne County Land Bank
TURBO program. The estimated
amount is $10,000.
It is the responsibility of the
local municipal treasurer, in this
case Edwards, to send the col-
lected tax revenue to Wayne
County which then acts as an
agent and mails the rebate to the
qualifying Land Bank taxpayer.
In his letter, Rodriquez blamed
Edwards and accused him of
withholding the tax money that
shouldhave gone to the county.
Price mentioned the conflict
between Viola and Edwards dur-
ing the regular meeting of the
board of trustees last Tuesday
evening, explaining that despite
the allegations by Viola officials,
the problem was actually caused
by the erroneous removal of
VersaTrans from the TURBO
program by someone in the
offices atWayneCounty.
“The county removed them
from the Land Bank and there-
fore the township could not give
them payment because they
were no longer in the Land
Bank,” Price said.
“In order to fix the problem,
the township has to send a letter
to the Wayne County Treasurer
asking him to re-instate the Viola
properties into the Land Bank
for 2013,” Price said.
The letter detailing the situa-
tion and requesting that
VersaTrans be reinstated in the
LandBankTURBOprogramwas
sent to the county offices from
the township on Tuesday, Price
said. He added that county offi-
cials have indicated that when
the letter is received, the tax
refund check will be cut within
fourweeks.
“There was great concern
from the Board of Regents as to
how the Land Bank was being
handled once the executive sec-
tion was shut down…like who
was in charge, how it has been
handled. When (Warren) Evans
turned the LandBank over to the
Treasury Department, Ray
Wojtowicz (Wayne County treas-
urer) took over.”
Rodriquez, who was not at the
board meeting, said that
VersaTrans had agreed to wait
for the estimated four weeks for
the long overdue check.
“We have to take their word
for the engagement over the past
four weeks, We don't know the
inner-workings of Wayne County,
nor Plymouth Township. …This
is a situation we've been working
on for over a year.We expected to
close this out---we expected our
2013 payment to come in 2014.”
In his August letter, Rodriguez
saidEdward's assistant told them
that a check had been sent to the
Wayne County Land Bank in
April 2015. In his letter, he also
complained of deceit and misin-
formation provided by Edwards.
He maintains that the funds
should have been sent to the
county fromthe township.
“I don't know where the
Edwards' check is at,” he said.
Speculation was that the
ongoing dispute between
VersaTrans and the township
regarding the tax refund check
may have been either the cause
or effect of VersaTrans' refusal to
donate funds to the township
fireworks and picnic as they
have in the past.
“I don't know why they didn't
donate this year,” Rodriquez
said.
“Ultimately we just want to
close this out. We've spent a great
deal of time, energy and money
to track this down. It's unfortu-
nate it had to go to this.
“We're going tomonitor the sit-
uation,” he said.
The Charter Township of
Plymouth is teaming up with
USA Hockey Arena to provide a
free movie night at the arena
Summer Drive-in, Monday, Aug.
31st. USA Hockey Arena will
provide the first 300 residents of
Plymouth Township and the City
of Plymouth with a free car pass
made available at townshiphall.
“We are thrilled to be able to
host this 'back to school' event for
our residents,” said Supervisor
Shannon Price. “This project is
just another example of the great
corporate citizens we have in
our community.”
The evening will include a
choice of three movies, popcorn,
drink and entertainment prior to
the movies; Gates will open at 7
p.m. and movies will start at
dusk. The Township of
Plymouth will have a Public
Safety representative there with
a police cruiser for photo oppor-
tunities, along with free
Fingerprint America Child
Identification kits. In addition
there will be a Plymouth
Township Fire Truck and staff
available. The evening will
include free face painting and
raffles.
“This event promises to have
something for everyone,” added
Clerk Nancy Conzelman.
“Whether you have young chil-
dren who will enjoy the activi-
ties, or you simply want to enjoy
a drive in movie on a summer
evening, we have a fun-filled
night planned for you.”
Residents who would like to
attend the-Back-to-School Movie
Palooza can pick up a voucher at
the Plymouth Township Clerk's
office. Each voucher will allow
one car with as many people as
one can fit into themovie of their
choice. Residents will be
required to show ID indicating
they live in Plymouth Township
or the City of Plymouth when
picking up the voucher. There is
a limit of one voucher per house-
hold.
“When Supervisor Price
approached us with his idea for
a back to school free movie, we
were happy to work with the
township to make this communi-
ty event happen,” said Denise
Ronayne, director of Corporate
Sales and Marketing for USA
Hockey Arena. “We are looking
forward to hosting this event for
local Plymouth families in coop-
erationwith our sponsors.”
The Charter Township of
Plymouth and USA Hockey have
secured sponsorship dollars to
offset the cost of this event. All
sponsorship money will be paid
directly to USA Hockey Arena.
Sponsors include: Coldwell
Banker Preferred Realtors, Erin
McKenzie and Andy Hargreaves;
Lou LaRiche Chevrolet; 1-800
Storage; IBEX Insurance and
RizzoEnvironmental Services.
Visit
.
com for a listing of the movies
showing.
In case of rain, vouchers may
be accepted on Sept. 1. USA
Hockey Arena is located at 14900
BeckRoad inPlymouth.
Don Howard
Staff Writer
We had a good meeting…
they did their due diligence
and we're happy with the progress.
”
We are looking forward to hosting
this event for local Plymouth
families in cooperation with our sponsors.
”
Taxpayer to wait 4 weeks for rebate
Free movie night is offered in Plymouth
and programming at the Friendship
Station, our seniors can finally have a
place to call home.”
As part of the plan, the Plymouth
Township Seniors Club will combine
with the Council on Aging beginning Jan.
1, 2016 to form one senior organization.
The club card games will be preserved
with the new and expanded program-
ming.
“This project is a perfect example of
our local leaders putting politics aside
and doing the right thing for our commu-
nity and residents,” Price continued. “It
has been a pleasure working with the
mayor on this project, and I am confident
will be able to collaborate to improve our
community.”
The City of Plymouth and Plymouth
Township will join the Council on Aging,
Plymouth Community United Way, and
the Wilcox Foundation have agreed to
share in the purchase price of a new bus
for Senior Transportation.
Seniors
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