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Canton to host 9-11 annual memorial remembrance

Canton Township will be the site of a attacks on the World Trade Center, the
special memorial ceremony to honor and Pentagon, and in Shanksville, Pa., where
remember victims of 9/11 on the 20th hijacked United Airlines Flight 93 crashed
anniversary of one of the darkest days in before it could reach its destination in our
American history. This special tribute will nation's capital. This ceremony in Heritage
take place starting at 9 a.m. on Saturday, Park will commemorate the people, the
Sept. 11, at the Heritage Park heroes, and all of the lives affected by
Amphitheater, located directly behind the Sept.11.”
Canton Administration Building. Speakers from several area organiza-
The memorial ceremony will be led by tions will also speak about the impacts of
Canton Supervisor Anne Marie Graham- these horrific attacks and address how
Hudak, who will be joined by Canton offi- hate crimes continue to plague certain cul-
cials and members of the Canton Board of tures. Participants are invited to leave
Trustees. The ceremony will also feature messages of hope that will be added to the
the Canton Fire Department Honor Canton symbolic version of the Survivor
Guard, remarks from Canton Public Safety Tree, which is the severely damaged pear
staff members, a musical tribute by Devyn tree that was discovered at Ground Zero
Rae, and a moment of silence.. and rehabilitated. Today the tree stands at
“We felt that it is so important for the the 9/11 Memorial in New York City as a
Canton community to honor the milestone living reminder of resilience, survival, and
20th anniversary of 9/11 with a memorial rebirth.
ceremony,” stated Graham-Hudak. “We Participants will be required to follow the time of the event. email leisure@canton-mi.org.
will never forget all those who died on all CDC and Michigan Department of For additional information, visit The Canton Administration Building is
Sept. 11, 2001, in the coordinated terrorist Health and Human Services guidelines at www.canton-mi.org, call (734) 394-5360, or located at 1150 S. Canton Center Road.
Siegrist 3 in 2018 Siegrist worked diligently to tion that exists to “promote, enhance, Hire
educate his voters of their new rights and
and encourage the professional develop-
expanded the permanent absentee voter ment and standing of municipal clerks
FROM PAGE 1 application list from 8,200 voters to 35,000 through cooperation, communication, FROM PAGE 1
voters,” the spokesman noted. education and training by utilizing semi-
Canton Public Library Board (elected “I love election administration. I love nars, institutes and meetings; to promote “Canton is a wonderful community to
2008) and the Plymouth Canton accessible government that is relevant to and encourage improvement of methods live, work and raise a family,” said
Community School Board of Education the needs and demands of the general and procedures of duties performed by Hawver in a prepared statement. “Safe
(elected 2014). He also serves as the public. It is true public service and a clerks and to address legislative matters neighborhoods, strong families, beautiful
Treasurer for the Association of Wayne sacred honor. It is this philosophy that relating to the municipal clerk's responsi- parks and natural spaces, and rich with
County Clerks, is a voting member of the drives my initiative and desire to work in bilities,” according to the organization diversity - that's what makes Canton spe-
MAMC Legislative Committee, and was this field,” Siegrist said. website. cial. I'm looking forward to working with
recently elected to the MAMC Board of His office also recently won a Of the eight states that administer Supervisor Graham-Hudak and the Board
Directors. Clearinghouse Award from the United elections on the local level, Michigan is of Trustees to keep Canton bright and
In naming Siegrist, representatives of States Election Assistance Commission one of the largest with 280 city clerks and beautiful.”
the state group noted the diverse popula- for “Outstanding Innovation in Election 1,240 township clerks. The Michigan elec- No salary or potential candidates for
tion of Canton. Cybersecurity and Technology.” tions system is administered by 1,603 the recommended Information
“Siegrist has worked to ensure voting “It is a team effort, and I couldn’t be county and local election officials making Technology (IT) department director and
precincts are staffed with multilingual here without my awesome staff and the it one of the most decentralized in the deputy director for the Municipal
inspectors to appropriately assist this hundreds of poll workers who ran last nation. There are an additional 257 vil- Services were discussed by the board of
diverse population,” organization offi- year’s election,” Seigrist said. lage clerks in Michigan, represented by trustees although they indicated those
cials said. “After the approval of Proposal The MAMC is a professional organiza- the MAMC. positions would also be filled.

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
To subscribe to The Eagle ACCESS TO PUBLIC MEETINGS
visit www.associatednewspapers.net The Charter Township of Canton will provide necessary, reasonable auxiliary aids and services to individuals with disabilities at
the meeting/hearing upon notice to the Charter Township of Canton.
In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), the Charter Township
of Canton will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs,
or activities.
PUBLIC HEARING Employment: The Charter Township of Canton does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring or employment prac-
CANTON PUBLIC LIBRARY tices and complies with all regulations promulgated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under Title II of
the ADA.
A public hearing on the proposed 2022 budget for the Canton Public Library will be held on Thursday, September 16, 2021, at
7:30 p.m. in the library's Community Room. The property tax millage rate proposed to be Effective Communication: The Charter Township of Canton will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services
leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they can participate equally in the Charter Township
levied to support the proposed budget will be a subject of this hear- of Canton's programs, services, and activities, including qualified sign language interpreters, documents in Braille, and other
ways of making information and communications accessible to people who have speech, hearing, or vision impairments.
ing. The library is located at 1200 S. Canton Center Road, Canton, Michigan 48188-1600. Copies of the proposed budget
will be available at the library. Modifications to Policies and Procedures: The Charter Township of Canton will make all reasonable modifications to policies
and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all of its programs, services, and activi-
Eva Davis ties. For example, individuals with service animals are welcomed in the Charter Township of Canton's offices, even where pets
Library Director are generally prohibited.
Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to par-
ticipate in a program, service, or activity of the Charter Township of Canton should contact the office of Barb Brouillette, Human
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON Resources Coordinator, Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton Center Road, Canton, MI 48188, (734) 394-5260 as soon
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event.
PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE RATE The ADA does not require the Charter Township of Canton to take any action that would fundamentally alter the nature of its
PROPOSED TO BE LEVIED programs or services, or impose an undue financial or administrative burden.
TO SUPPORT THE 2022 PROPOSED BUDGET
Complaints that a program, service, or activity of the Charter Township of Canton is not accessible to persons with disabilities
should be directed to Barb Brouillette, Human Resources Coordinator, Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton Center Road,
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Charter Township of Canton will be holding a public hearing regarding the Canton, MI 48188, (734) 394-5260.
property tax millage rate proposed to be levied to support the 2022
proposed budget on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 7:00 p.m. in the first floor Board Meeting Room at the The Charter Township of Canton will not place a surcharge on a particular individual with a disability or any group of individu-
Township Administration Building located at 1150 South Canton Center Road, Canton, MI 48188. als with disabilities to cover the cost of providing auxiliary aids/services or reasonable modifications of policy, such as retriev-
ing items from locations that are open to the public but are not accessible to persons who use wheelchairs.
All interested citizens are encouraged to attend and will be offered an opportunity at said hearing to voice any comments they
may have regarding this request. The meeting can also be accessed virtually via a Zoom link, which will be posted on the Canton Publish: 09/02/21 CN2280 - 090221 2.5 x 4.72
Township Website at www.canton-mi.org. Written comments may also be submitted to the Township Clerk's Office at 1150 South
Canton Center Road, Canton, MI 48188 prior to the hearing date.
COMBINED NOTICE
Michael A. Siegrist, NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT (FONSI)
Canton Clerk NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS (RROF)
Publish: September 2, 2021; The Associated Newspapers CN2281 - 090221 2.5 x 2.687 SEPTEMBER 2, 2021

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
CITY OF ROMULUS INVITATION TO BID 1150 CANTON CENTER S
ITB 21/22-05 Romulus Public Library Interior Renovation
The City of Romulus, Michigan is seeking bids from qualified companies for the above item/items CANTON, MI 48188
and/or services. (734) 394-5225
(1) Qualified individuals and firms wishing to submit a bid must use the forms provided by the REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS
City. Official bid forms and specifications may be obtained from the MITN Purchasing
Group page of BidNet Direct (http://www.mitn.info/). Bids may be rejected unless made on On or about September 13, 2021 the Charter Township of Canton will submit a request to the US Department of Housing and
Urban Development for the release of Community Development Block Grant funds under Title One of the Housing and
the forms included with the bidding documents. Copies of documents obtained from any other Community Development Act of 1974, as amended, to undertake the following projects: Project # 1 Heritage Park ADA
source are not considered official copies. Playground for the purpose of creating new ADA playground structures, $141,134, in the middle of Canton Township near the
(2) Clarifications, modifications, or amendments may be made to this solicitation at the dis- crossroads of Canton Center and Heritage Park drive.
cretion of the City. Any and all addenda issued by the City will be posted on the MITN FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
Purchasing Group page of BidNet Direct. All interested parties are instructed to view the
MITN website regularly for any issued addenda. It is the responsibility of the bidder to obtain The Charter Township of Canton gives notice that it has been determined that the release of funds for the above projects will not
all issued addenda and acknowledge receipt of said addenda by including a printed copy of constitute an action significantly affecting the quality of human environment and accordingly the Charter Township of Canton
each addendum as part of the required documents for this solicitation and to list the adden- has decided not to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA, 42
USC 4321).
dum and sign and date the “Acknowledgment of Receipt Addenda Form: supplied in the bid The reasons for this decision not to prepare such statement are as follows: No serious environmental adverse impacts or
documents. hazards were identified in the course of the environmental review.
(3) Please email your intent to bid to John DeMattia Construction: An Environmental Review Record (ERR) that documents the environmental determinations for this project is on file at Finance
jdemattia@demattiaconstruction.com John DeMattia Department, 1150 Canton Center S., Canton MI 48188 and may be examined or copied weekdays 9 A.M to 4 P.M.
snaumoff@demattiaconstruction.com Scott Naumoff (cell) 248.924.8677 PUBLIC COMMENTS
(4) A total of two copies (one marked “Original” and one marked “Copy”) of the bid must be
submitted together in one sealed package/envelope and returned to the City Clerk's Office no Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to the Canton Finance Department, 1150 Canton
later than 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, 9/21/2021 or submitted electronically on the MITN Purchasing Center S., Canton MI 48188. All comments received by September 12th will be considered by Canton Township prior to author-
izing submission of a request for release of funds.
Group page of BidNet Direct prior to 2:00 pm.
(5) At approximately 2:30 p.m., local time 9/21/2021, all timely received bids will be publi- ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION
cally opened and read.
(6) The successful Bidder will be required to submit proof of all bonds and insurance required The Charter Township of Canton certifies to HUD that Anne Marie Graham-Hudak in her capacity as Supervisor consents to
accept the jurisdiction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental
by the solicitation documents and copies of all required endorsements. review process and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD's approval of the certification satisfies its responsibili-
(7) The City reserves the right to postpone the opening without notification and also reserves ties under NEPA and related laws and authorities and allows the Charter Township of Canton to use Program funds.
the right to reject all bids and to waive any minor informality or irregularity in bids received
and to award the bid in whole or in part. Ultimately, a contract may be awarded to the lowest OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS
most responsive and responsible company, as determined in the sole discretion of the City of HUD will accept objections to its release of fund and the Charter Township of Canton's certification for a period of fifteen days
Romulus or otherwise in a manner deemed by the City to be in its own best interest. following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the
(8) For additional information contact Gary Harris, City of Romulus, Purchasing Director by following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the Charter Township of Canton; (b) the
calling (734) 955-4568 or by emailing Purchasing@romulusgov.com. Charter Township of Canton has omitted a step or failed to make a decision or finding required by HUD regulations at 24 CFR
part 58; (c) the grant recipient or other participants in the development process have committed funds, incurred costs or under-
(9) The City of Romulus strictly prohibits the reproduction or publishing of any published doc- taken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD; or (d) another Federal agency
ument or solicitation without the express written consent of the City of Romulus. acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of envi-
Unauthorized posting of any notice of these documents or reference to said documents or ronmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec.
solicitations is strictly prohibited. 58.76) and shall be addressed to HUD at McNamara Federal Building at 477 Michigan Avenue, Detroit MI 48226. Potential
objectors should contact HUD to verify the actual last day of the objection period.
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