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High school students in Belleville have
a unique opportunity to study in Europe,
thanks to the local RotaryClub.
Applications for the Rotary Youth
Exchange Program are now available for
students in high school or students gradu-
ating in 2013. The Youth Exchange
Program is for the 2013-14 school year and
students would leave to spend a year
abroad living and learning a new culture
andnew language inAugust of 2013.
“The Rotary Youth Exchange Program
is one of the premier programs of Rotary
International and it is supported by
Rotary Clubs all around the world,”
explained Belleville Rotary Club
President David Parrott. Students who
participate in the Rotary Youth Exchange
Program will be sponsored by a local
Rotary Club in the United States/Canada
and will attend high school in their new
country.
“The Rotary Youth Exchange Program
provides students between the ages of 16
and 18 the opportunity of a lifetime,”
Parrott added. “It's a chance to spend 11
months in another country learning the
language and culture.”
Students apply through their local
Rotary Club anddistrict. Students general-
ly apply in September to go on exchange
the next year. Outbound students and their
parents are guided through months of ori-
entation and information about the coun-
try of their exchange year.
Outbound students typically stay with
two or three Rotary-approved families
and receive amonthly stipend for inciden-
tal expenses.
“Rotary Youth Exchange outbound stu-
dents need to be above average students
who are eager for the chance to try new
things and meet new people. You will
learn about other cultures, about other
people and about yourself,” Parrott said.
Students and families who may be inter-
ested in the Rotary Youth Exchange expe-
rience can obtainmore information at this
You Tube line at http://www.youtube.com/
watch?v=pGdwpF2BBp8.
For more information on the Rotary
Youth Exchange Program contact Jeremy
Richardson at (734) 697-3731 or
Jeremy.Richardson@comcast.net at the
Rotary Club of Belleville. There will also
be a Rotary District Informational
Meeting on the Rotary Youth Exchange
Program from 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday, Sept.
18, at the Plymouth City Hall at 201 S.
Main St., Plymouth. There will also be a
second informational session in Canada at
the Rotary Safety Village in Windsor,
Ontario Canada from 6-8 p.m. on
Wednesday, Sept. 19.
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September 13, 2012
CITY OF ROMULUS
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING
38531 WESTVALE
HARRY HUNTER
Pursuant to Michigan Public Act 12 of 2008 (amended Public Act 110 of 2006, The Michigan Zoning Enabling
Act), notice is hereby given that the City of Romulus will hold a public hearing at
7:00 p.m. on Wednesday,
October 3, 2012
for the purpose of considering variance requests. The public hearing will be held at the
Romulus City Hall Council Chambers, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus MI 48174-1485.
The Board of Zoning Appeals has set the public hearing to consider variances from the City of Romulus Zoning
Ordinance as follows:
1.
Dimensional (Non-Use) Variance
- Section 3.04(b) to allow a 720-square foot pole barn. A variance of
660 square feet is requested since the petitioner has an existing 1,440 square foot pole barn and the
permitted total square footage of accessory building floor area on parcels less than an acre is 1,500 square
feet.
The subject property is located at 38531Westvale. DP#82-80-118-01-0035-000. Copies of the application are
available for review at City Hall during regular business hours.
All interested parties are encouraged to attend and will be given an opportunity to comment on said request.
Written comments may be submitted until 12:00 noon, Wednesday, October 3, 2012 and should be addressed to
Carol Maise, City Planner, Planning Department, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, MI 48174-1485.
Ellen Craig-Bragg, City Clerk
City of Romulus, Michigan
Publish: September 13, 2012
CITY OF ROMULUS
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING
31119 FLYNN DRIVE
HOWARD JOHNSON'S
Pursuant to Michigan Public Act 12 of 2008 (amended Public Act 110 of 2006, The City and Village Zoning
Act), notice is hereby given that the City of Romulus will hold a public hearing at
7:00 p.m. on Wednesday,
October 3, 2012
for the purpose of considering variance requests. The public hearing will be held at the
Romulus City Hall Council Chambers, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus MI 48174-1485.
The Board of Zoning Appeals will also consider a variance from the City of Romulus Sign Ordinance as follows:
1.
Sign Height Variance
- Table 29.07 requesting a variance to allow a 33 foot high pole sign. The
Ordinance allows up to 20 feet high. Therefore a 13 foot height variance is required.
2.
Sign Area Variance
- Table 29.07 requesting a variance to allow a 128-square foot per side (256 square
foot total) pole sign. The Ordinance allows up to 64 square foot per side (128 square foot total).
Therefore a 64-square foot per side (128 square foot total) variance is required.
The subject property is located at 31119 Flynn Drive. DP#82-80-043-99-0005-001. Copies of the application are
available for review at City Hall during regular business hours.
All interested parties are encouraged to attend and will be given an opportunity to comment on said request.
Written comments may be submitted until 12:00 noon, Wednesday, October 3, 2012 and should be addressed to
Carol Maise, City Planner, Planning Department, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, MI 48174-1485.
Ellen Craig-Bragg, City Clerk
City of Romulus, Michigan
Publish: September 13, 2012
B
ELLEVILLE
- C
ANTON
Flying Pilgrim annual
air show this weekend
Canton police seek suspects
‘New’ police chief in Belleville
Rotary Club offers students the chance to live, study abroad
When the Flying Pilgrims Radio
Control Club members send their aircraft
into the sky this weekend, there will be a
large crowdwatching.
The Saturday and Sunday event will
see the 200members of the club displaying
and flying their aircraft for the 29th year
and according to Jack Kezelian, they do it
to demonstrate the hobby to the general
public.
“The event has a universal appeal to
young and old,” Kezelian said.
“Attendance of several hundred spectators
a day is normal. Our intention is to gener-
ate new interest in the hobby, as well as
providing entertainment for the casual vis-
itor. This is definitely a family-oriented
event.”
The airplanes displayed and flown are
“Giant Scale” models, Kezelian said. This
means the model must be at least ¼ the
size of the real aircraft and include both
turbine jet and propeller driven models.
Wingspans over 100 inches are common,
he said, and most of the models weigh
between 15 and 50 pounds.
“Engine power ranges from 3 to 12
horsepower. These are large models,” he
added.
The models will fly all day during the
show, andperformmany aerobaticmaneu-
vers during their flights. At noon flying is
suspended for a time so spectators can
inspect the airplanes up close and ask
questions of the pilots. Themodels feature
all the aspects of the full size aircraft as
well. Things like retractable landing gear,
flaps, and “smoke” systems, are common
features, according toKezelian.
The Flying Pilgrims are part of the
Academy of Model Aeronautics, a national
organization that has approximately
160,000 members nationwide. They repre-
sent the modeler's interest on the national
level with government agencies such as
theFCCandFAA.
The show will take place from 10 a.m.
until 5 p.m. both Saturday and Sunday on
the northwest corner of Geddes and Ridge
roads.
There is a $5 per car parking donation
requested.
There's a familiar face in the chief of police
office inBelleville.
Former Chief Hal Berriman has accepted
the job as interim chief while Chief Gene
Taylor remains on sick leave.
Taylor's leave has continued for nineweeks
and there is no official date for his return,
according to city officials. City Manager Diane
Kollmeyer hiredBerriman following approval
of her request to do so by members of the city
council. She had been acting as chief, along
withher other duties, inTaylor's absence.
When making her request, she told the
council members that she did not want to be
the police chief and that she was dependent
on the extra duties being completed by senior
police officers on staff.
Berriman left the position as Belleville
Police Chief in 1999 after serving for five
years.
The Canton Police Department is
investigating a string of five break-ins at
pharmacies that have occurred since July
4.
The break-ins usually take place
between the hours of midnight and 5 a.m.,
according to police reports. The suspects
usually break out a window on the door
and only spend a fewminutes in the store,
reports stated.
Police believe that there may be multi-
ple crews at work. One set of suspects con-
sists of two white males and the other con-
sists of two black males. The two white
males appear to be approximately 5-feet,
6-inches in height. In the surveillance
videos of the incidents, the suspects are
wearing dark clothing, ski masks, baseball
caps and bandanas in order to conceal
their identities. The two black males also
wore dark clothing, baseball caps and ban-
danas in order to conceal their identities,
police said.
In the latest incident Aug. 24, there
were four perpetrators, two white males
and two black males also similarly
dressed.
The two white males appear to be driv-
ing a light-colored, four-door, mid-sized
sedan; possibly either a Pontiac G6 or
DodgeNeon, according to police.
Canton Police detectives have asked
anyone with information to call (734) 394-
5400 or call Crime Stoppers at 1-800
SPEAK UP. A cash reward of up to $1,000
is being offered throughCrime Stoppers.
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
CONSOLIDATED ANNUAL PERFORMANCE
EVALUATION REPORT
(Program Year 2011 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, 2011-June 30, 2012. Comments on the CAPER will be accepted for 15
days, beginning September 13, 2012. Comments received during the public comment period will be forwarded to the Department of
HUD and will become an addendum to the CAPER.
Publish: September 13, 2012 Terry Bennett, Clerk
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