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September 4 – 10, 2014
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Darlene Hawley will be
honored with the Diamond
of the Community Award by
the City of Wayne
Commission on Aging during
a dinner in her honor Sept.
16.
See page 3
.
The man convicted of the
sexual assault and robbery
of a 72-year-old woman will
spend 15-30 years inprison.
See page 2.
A bill introduced in
Lansing last week would
transfer the former Detroit
House of Corrections
(DeHoCo) prison site in
Plymouth Township into the
state landbank.
See page 5.
The Northville Historical
Society is having the annual
Victorian Clothing Sale for
those attending the Victorian
Festival. The sale is Sept. 6, 7
and 8 atMill RaceVillage.
See page 4.
Van Buren Township
Police are continuing the
investigation into a fatal traf-
fic accident that took place
on Ecorse Road and
Haggerty early last Thursday
morning.
See page 2.
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One of most anticipated
community events in
Westland will arrive Sept. 12
and 13 when the 4th Annual
All-American Blues, Brews,
&Barbeque begins
See page 3
Registration for programs
at the B.L.O.C.K. youth and
teen center are now being
accepted in Canton. The pro-
gram offers a variety of
options for those 11-17.
See page 4.
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Drying Up Your Home's
Wet Basement will be the
topic at a homeowner work-
shop planned at the Leanna
Hicks Inkster Public Library
at 6 p.m. Sept. 17.
See page 3.
Canton Township officials
unanimously approved at 1.5-
mill public safety tax millage
increase at their regularmeeting
last week, while lowering the
general fundmillage by 1mill.
They also agreed to a new
$140 per household annual trash
pickup fee in the township.
The two measures will fend
off a $15.8 million budget deficit
predicted to accrue over the
next four years.
The two new fees will cost the
owner of a home with a State
Equalized Value of $100,000
about $190 a year more in taxes,
beginning with the winter tax in
2015.
The new tax rate in the town-
ship will go from 10.4 mills to
10.9 mills with the general fund
reduction.
In Canton, voters gave the
board of trustees the authority to
raise public safety taxes without
voter approval several years ago.
According to township
records, property tax revenue
has decreased by about $20 mil-
lion during he past five years as
property values have plummet-
ed across the state. The new
plan is predicted to bring in
about $5 million in revenue
annually.
Former trustee Greg
Demopoulous said he supported
the millage for public safety and
that with the sharp decline in
property values, he will still pay
less in property tax than he did
in 2007. He called the new mill-
age “an investment inCanton.”
Only
trustee
Steven
Sneideman had any objection to
the new plan, although he did
join his colleagues in making
approval of the new fee unani-
mous. Sneideman said he would
prefer to see a pick-up fee based
onproperty values.
He said he felt the $140 fee
penalized those with lower-
value homes.
Treasurer
Melissa
McLaughlin, however, said it
was “paramount” that Canton
residents feel safe and where
they can be confident emergency
medical help is available. She
added that it costs the same
amount to pick up trash from
every home, no matter what the
value of the property.
Trustee John Anthony called
the Canton police and fire
departments the finest in the
state and noted that “It takes
money to stay at that level.”
Romulus police are continu-
ing the investigation into a fatal
shooting that took place Aug. 25
onHarrisonStreet.
Officers are searching for the
main suspect in the incident,
LeAndre Lamar Childs, 18, who
is wanted for First Degree
Murder and Felony Firearm
offenses. Childs is described as a
black male, 18-years-old, about
5-feet, 3-inches tall andweighing
about 145 pounds. He wears a
short Afro hair style, has brown
eyes andblackhair.
According to police reports,
officers were dispatched to the
home, located in the 1500 block
of Harrison Street, in the area of
Inkster and Eureka roads at
about 7 p.m. aweek agoMonday.
Uniform officers discovered
the victim, a 25-year-old, white,
male Romulus resident, suffer-
ing from a gunshot wound.
Emergency medical care was
provided at the scene by first
responders and the man was
immediately transported to
Oakwood Hospital, Wayne
where he died as a result of his
injuries, according to police
reports.
Police said the victim was
allegedly involved in an alterca-
tion with three men which
resulted in one of the three
shooting the victim with a hand-
gun. The suspects fled the scene,
witnesses told police, in a Ford
Probe type vehicle, traveling
northbound onHarrisonStreet
The Romulus Police
Department issued a Be On The
Look Out for the vehicle to all
law enforcement agencies.
See
Suspect,
page 2
Eric Joy's first year as presi-
dent of the Plymouth Fall
Festival ran pretty smoothly.
That may be due to his 20 or so
years as a volunteer at the event
before taking on the top job for
the first time last year.
Joy said that he expects that
the 59th year of the festival will
also provide a great time for vis-
itors and the local civic groups
participating. His only recom-
mendation to improve the festi-
val is that visitors use the shut-
tle provided by Praise Baptist
Church this year.
“They did a great job with it
last year. It's free and there is no
hassle. Nobody waits in line
and they go from Forest Street
and the church whenever there
are people who want to go.”
The church, located at 45000
North Territorial Road, will be
open so that there is no threat
of standing in the hot sun or
rain waiting for a shuttle. The
shuttles will operate one half
hour before and after festival
hours all three days.
“I think everyone will have a
great time this year,” Joy said.
“Not too much has changed,
except we are really trying to
get more community and school
groups involved.”
Joy and Vice President
Frank Agostini, Treasurer
Michael Richardson and
Secretary Scott Harris have
made more community involve-
ment a priority for the festival
and have a plan to bring in
more school groups, teams,
clubs and community groups
next year.
Joy said that the involvement
of the community groups, clubs,
school teams, churches and
even businesses is the key of
the success of the Plymouth
Fall Festival. This year, the
Civitans will host the annual
TasteFest from6-8Friday night,
the Kiwanis Club will have
their traditional Pancake
Breakfast starting at 7 a.m. on
Saturday morning, the AM
Rotary Club will serve their
famous Spaghetti Dinner from
4-8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday,
the Rotary Club begins selling
their famous BarbequeChicken
Dinner at 11 a.m.
The midway will return
again, with the rides in the
same location as last year, the
craft show will be open all
three days and the car show
will again show off some classic
vehicles on Saturday and
Sunday.
And Main Street will be
lined with booths from local
clubs like the Polish Centennial
Dancers, the Plymouth Fife &
Drum Corps, and high school
teams selling Good Humor Ice
Cream treats and lemonade,
the Trailwood Garden Club, the
Vietnam Veterans' group and
many others offering attractions
for visitors of all ages.
Kellogg Park will feature
entertainment on stage and in
the park and the Party Tent
behind E.G. Nick's will also
have entertainment Friday and
Saturday nights. The 2014
Plymouth Fall Festival hours
are noon until dusk Friday,
Sept. 5; 9 a.m. until dusk on
Saturday, Sept. 6 and 9 a.m.
until 6 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 7.
“This festival brings 75,000
people into a 2.2 square mile
town every year,” Joy said. “I
hope people understand that
this is a real community volun-
teer event. When all the events
are counted, there are probably
about 1,000 volunteers working
tomake this happen,” Joy said.
Wouldhe do it again?
“Without a doubt. We're
already working on next year,”
he said.
(A complete guide to the Fall
Festival events is included with
this edition of TheEagle.)
Celebrate the season
59th Annual Plymouth Fall Festival begins tomorrow
Police seeking suspect in fatal shooting
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In Canton, voters gave the board
of trustees the authority to raise public safety
taxes without voter approval several years ago.
Canton OK’s public safety millage
LeAndre Lamar Childs