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WAYNE - WESTLAND
WAYNE - WESTLAND

Wayne officials demand answers at DTE meeting

While several Wayne resi- communities, is not on a single want them to make sure we
dents suffered long-term power circuit and most of the circuits ” remain a priority. The city will
outages following the recent are on the borders of the com- We have been very clear that the lack continue to have daily contact
heavy rains an inclement weath- munity and impact other cities of investment on these circuits is with DTE,” officials stated.
er, Wayne officials have issued as well when the power goes out, According to the posting, resi-
an official update regarding the engineers explained. unacceptable and we want them dents' contacts to the city regard-
situation. DTE employees identified to make sure we remain a priority. ing power outages have been
“The City of Wayne has been four poor performing circuits elevated to the DTE power qual-
in contact daily with DTE including the Biddle Street ity team.
Energy about the unacceptable Circuit which covers the area of overload from an ISO trans- and while “this is not an excuse, “You will be contacted back.
amount of power outages Forest and is directly across the former in another community but another reason why the cir- We do not have all of the techni-
throughout areas of the city street from the Department of and DTE had to shut down the cuits are failing, due to overload cal answers as we are not engi-
whether there was storm or not. Public Works; the Gilbert Circuit circuit to make the adjustments and need to be replaced with neers, but we feel you deserve
With your help contacting the which covers the south end of so that the circuit could handle better technology.” answers from the experts who
Michigan Public Service Wayne and the north end of the overload. Therefore, the DTE employees are going to can address your concerns bet-
Commission, we are making Romulus; the Peru Circuit, power had to be shut down to be addressing trees in Wayne ter than we can,” the Facebook
strides towards getting DTE to which covers just a small por- perform the repair work, that are hanging over the power post states.
make the necessary changes to tion on the northern border of according to DTE officials. lines this week and the tree “Please continue to contact
the infrastructure so that this the city, but is mainly a Westland Representatives of the utility trimming is a priority, officials the Michigan Public Service
does not continue to happen,” circuit, and the Newburgh company made it clear that said. Company representatives Commission about these out-
an official posted on the city Circuit which covers the when there are major storms, also indicated that DTE is ages. They have the ability to
administration Facebook page. Newburgh area. The Gilbert the repair projects are delayed spending $70 million on tree hold DTE accountable as they
According to the posting, city Circuit has been repaired, until the storm damage is trimming throughout the state. are the entity that has oversight
officials met with the DTE according to DTE while the repaired and power restored. Wayne officials have request- over the utilities in the State of
regional manager and several other three circuits are listed as DTE representatives also said ed information with more Michigan.”
DTE Engineers last week and a priority for repair. that COVID-19 has had people specifics to share with the pub- Contact the Michigan Public
were given specifics regarding The DTE representative said staying home which results in lic, according to the posting. “We Service Commission at 800-292-
the outages. repairing the circuits requires the use of more electric power. have been very clear that the 9555 or (517) 284-8100
The DTE engineers told city that power be shut off. They said That creates the potential for lack of investment on these cir- mpsc_commissioners@michi-
officials that Wayne, like most that the Gilbert Circuit had an overloading a circuit, they said, cuits is unacceptable and we gan.gov.

On the bright side

Inspire Theatre will present Monty Python's Spamalot
during October weekends at the Westland Center for
the Arts. Lovingly copied from the classic film comedy
Monty Python and the Holy Grail, Monty Python's
Spamalot retells the legend of King Arthur and his
Knights of the Round Table, and features a bevy of
beautiful show girls, not to mention cows, killer rabbits
and French people. Due to the uncertainty of the times,
and in order to protect the safety of cast, crew and
patrons, all attendees are required to have been fully
vaccinated against COVID-19. As advised by the
Center for Disease Control, mask wearing is strongly
encouraged while attending performances.Tickets are
priced at $18 and can be purchased at
inspiretheatre.ticketleap.com. Show times are 7:30
p.m. Oct. 15, 16, 22, 23, 29 and 30 and at 2 p.m. on
Oct. 17, 23, 24, 30 and 31. The Westland Center for the
Arts is located at 33455 Warren Road. For information,
call (734) 751-7057.

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CITY OF ROMULUS

NOTICE OF LETTING
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EXCESS CITY OWNED PROPERTY

Sealed Bids will be received in the office of the City Clerk, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, Michigan
48174-1485 until 2:00 p.m. Prevailing Eastern Time on September 20, 2021. Bids will be opened
at 2:15 p.m. on September 20, 2021 in the City of Romulus Council Chambers.
FOR SALE EXCESS CITY OWNED PROPERTY

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Road Subarea
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Road Subarea
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BID PACKETS may be picked up at the City of Romulus Dept of Assessment, 11111 Wayne Road,
Romulus between 8:00 am and 4:00 pm standard business days.
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