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A 30-year-old Inkster woman told police
that was threatened with a handgun by a
co-worker and another woman in the
Michigan Avenue McDonald's parking lot
twoweeks ago.
The woman told Canton Township
Police, called to the scene at about 11:30
p.m., that while driving home from her job
in Saline, a car began swerving into her
lane on eastboundMichigan Avenue, shout-
ing at her and calling her names. She told
police that she drove into the McDonald's
lot following the car of the people harassing
her, one of whom she recognized as a co-
worker. She said she left her vehicle armed
with a baseball bat to confront the woman
who was accompanied by another woman
and a man who did not leave the vehicle,
whichwas parked in theMcDonald's lot.
She told police she had recognized one
of the women in the other vehicle as some-
one she worked with and with whom she
had difficulty in the past. She told officers
that the woman harassing her had previ-
ously slashed her tires. She also claimed
that the woman was armed with a handgun
and a chain and that one of the women
threatened to shoot her.
Canton police took the accused women,
a 37-year-old fromCanton and a 19-year-old
from Inkster, into custody. The man who
was in the car with the pair was not arrest-
ed as he did not leave the vehicle during
the altercation, according to police.
Officers did confiscate a .40 caliber
handgun at the scene.
Police said that charges are expected in
the incident.
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August 28, 2014
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
INVITATION TO BID
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Charter Township of Canton, 1150 Canton Center S, Canton, Michigan will accept
sealed bids at the Office of the Clerk up to 3:00 p.m. Thursday, September 4, 2014 for the following:
PRINTING SERVICES OF THE 2014 FALL/WINTER SHOPCANTON GUIDE
Bids may be picked up at the Finance and Budget Department, on our website at www.canton-mi.org, or you may contact Mike
Sheppard at: 734/394-5225. All bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked with the proposal name, company
name, address and telephone number and date and time of bid opening. The Township reserves the right to accept or reject any
or all proposals. The Township does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability
in employment or the provision of services.
TERRY G. BENNETT, CLERK
Publish 8/28/2014
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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE
EVALUATION REPORT
(Program Year 2013 CDBG "CAPER")
PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD
The above named document for the Canton Community Development Block Grant Program is available for inspection at the
Finance Department, 1150 S. Canton Center Road, Canton, Michigan 48188, 734-394-5225, during regular business hours. The
document describes the performance of the CDBG program from July 1, 2013-June 30, 2014. Comments on the CAPER will
be accepted for 15 days, beginning August 28, 2014. Comments received during the public comment period will be forwarded
to the Department of HUD and will become an addendum to the CAPER.
Publish: August 28, 2014
Terry Bennett, Clerk
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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
ACCESS TO PUBLIC MEETINGS
The Charter Township of Canton will provide necessary, reasonable auxiliary aids and services to individuals with disabilities at
the meeting/hearing upon a two week notice to the Charter Township of Canton. These services include signers for the hearing
impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary
aids or services should contact the Charter Township of Canton by writing or calling the following:
Gwyn Belcher, ADA Coordinator
Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton Center Road
Canton, MI 48188
(734) 394-5260
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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
PUBLIC HEARING
CDBGADVISORY COUNCIL
On September 11, at 2:00 p.m. in Meeting Room "D" in the lower level of the Administration Building, 1150 S. Canton Center
Road, Canton, Michigan, the Canton Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Advisory Council will hold a public hear-
ing on the FY 2013 Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report ("CAPER"). Written comments or requests for infor-
mation should be directed to: Mike Sheppard, Financial Analyst, Finance Department, 1150 S. Canton Center Road, Canton,
Michigan 48188, (734) 394-5225.
Publish: August 28, 2014
Terry Bennett, Clerk
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AYNE
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ESTLAND
Grant will help fund fire equipment purchase
Teen could face charges in death of family friend
Wayne City Council expands meeting schedule
Inkster woman reports gun threat by co-worker
Library seeking volunteer
The Wayne-Westland Fire
Association (WWFA) has
received a $56,250 Assistance to
Firefighters Grant from the
Federal EmergencyManagement
Authority (FEMA) to purchase
five thermal imaging cameras.
Each of the front-line depart-
ment fire trucks will be equipped
with one of these cameras, which
will boost public safety and be a
critical asset for the department
in protecting and serving the
community, noted Westland
MayorBillWild.
The cameras use infrared
technology to help firefighters
locate victims, pinpoint fire, and
recognize structural dangers.
“Public safety is priority num-
ber one,” said Wild, “And this
new technology will greatly
increase our firefighters' ability
to serve andprotect residents.”
This is not the first piece of
new technology this year that will
provide better public safety to
the Westland community. With
the launch of the newly
redesigned city website in April
of this year, a crime-mapping tool
was added to the police depart-
ment
page
on
www.CityOfWestland.com. The
tool keeps citizens informed
about what is going on in their
own neighborhoods, and allows
residents to receive crime-alerts
and other reports based on loca-
tion,Wild explained.
For more information on the
grant, contact Wayne Westland
Fire Department Deputy Chief
Patrick Harder at pharder@ww-
fa.comor (734) 560-4385.
A 15-year-old Wayne youth
may face charges in the death
of a 55-year-old family friend
from Westland following an
Aug. 17 altercation during a
concert at DTE Energy Music
Theatre.
TheOaklandCountyMedical
Examiner has ruled the death
of Robert Kobe a homicide
although initial reports of the
incident indicated that it was
an accident. Reports said that
the 15-year-old, at the Hank
Williams Jr. concert with his
father and the victim, shoved
Kobe who fell in the concourse
area where he struck his head
on concrete. He was found in a
pool of blood at the scene,
according to reports form the
OaklandCounty Sheriff's office.
Initial reports from witness-
es said that the teen shoved
Kobe shortly before 9 p.m. and
then attempt to leave the scene.
Officers said that bystanders
detained the youth until police
officers arrived.
Sheriff deputies took the
teen into custody and he spent
Sunday night at Oakland
County Children's Village juve-
nile detention facility. He was
released the next Monday by
order of theWayneCounty pros-
ecutor while the police investi-
gation continues, according to a
prepared statement from the
sheriff's office.
Kobe was transported to an
Oakland County hospital and
was on life support prior to his
death Aug. 19 from the injuries
sustained in the altercation two
days before.
The sheriff's office is expect-
ed to conclude the investigation
into the incident by the end of
this week and then will submit
the findings to the office of the
Oakland County Prosecutor for
a determination regarding
charges, according to a state-
ment fromofficials.
The name of the teen, who
remains free on his own recog-
nizance, has not been released
by law enforcement officials
due tohis juvenile status.
Members of the Wayne City
Council have doubled their
workload.
The council members agreed
at a recent meeting to begin
each regular first and third
Tuesday of the month meeting
with a one-hour study session to
consider issues facing the city
including the deficit budget. The
budget study sessions will begin
at 7 p.m. and the regular council
meetings at 8 p.m.
Mayor Pro Tem James
Hawley proposed a study ses-
sion prior to one meeting a
month. The council members
suggested the new schedule be
adopted prior to both monthly
meetings and approved the
motion unanimously, in the
absence ofMayor Al Haidous.
“We can get some things
accomplished. We will be able to
discuss issues in more detail,”
Hawley said in proposing a reg-
ularly scheduled study session.
“We're not discussing the
budget and time goes by,” he
added.
Hawley was referring to the
$500,000 budget deficit the city
faces. While a balanced budget
was adopted by the council in
June, it is based on revenue
from a millage increase that was
not approved by voters. That rev-
enue in the budget will not be
collected by the city and will
result in a continueddeficit.
Hawley suggested that other
issues also be scheduled for dis-
cussion at the new meetings
including the Community
Center, repairs to the roof at city
hall, a proposed fire authority
and future staffing.
Councilwoman Susan Rowe
was in favor of the meetings and
suggested that the council
schedule discussion of one issue
at eachmeeting
Councilman Skip Monit
agreed with the concept of limit-
ing the meeting to one hour. He
said that would prevent the
meeting from“getting off track.”
The new schedule is expect-
ed to begin with the Sept. 2
meeting.
Denise M. Bearre, the director of the
Leanna Hicks Inkster Public Library is
looking for somehelp.
She is looking for volunteer help at the
upcoming book sale at the library. She
needs help to stock books and collect any
sales money in two-hour shifts during the
salewhich is scheduled for 4-8 p.m. Sept. 4
and 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. Sept. 6.
Volunteers will meet from 6-8 Sept. 3 to
sort books for the sale.
The library is located at 2005 Inkster
Road in Inkster, Bearre said.
More information is available at (313)
563-2822 or volunteers can signup for time
slots at dbearre@inksterlibrary.org.