An assault on an Inkster woman has
been added to the offenses of a man
police and prosecutors allege is a serial
rapist in the area.
Last week, Wayne County Prosecutor
Kym Worthy charged Ikeie Ranordo
Smith, 32, of Redford Township, in con-
nection with a home invasion and assault
in Inkster. Prosecutors allege that Smith
broke into the home of an Inkster woman
at about 5:54 a.m. Aug. 23, 2011. He is
accused of striking the woman in the face
several times before fleeing the scene. In
this instance, he is facing charges of
home invasion first degree and assault
with intent to do great bodily harm.
Worthy said, “This is only one of sever-
al warrants that we have charged on this
defendant in the last two weeks. The
allegations in these cases show that this
defendant was a one-man crime spree
who victimized with impunity for a long
time -until now.”
This is only the latest in a long list of
charges filed against Smith and arraign-
ments in courts throughout the area. He
is charged with two counts of home inva-
sion in Dearborn and also faced charges
of criminal sexual activity and home
invasion in Dearborn Heights, Allen
Park,GardenCity andRedford.
Officials have characterizedSmith as a
serial rapist who may have victimized as
many as 35 individuals in eight communi-
ties since 2011. The myriad of charges,
including armed robbery, were filed fol-
lowing a joint investigationby local police
departments, Michigan State Police, the
FBI andWorthy's office. DNA collected in
rape kits and other forensic evidence
tested by the State Police Crime
Laboratory linked the cases, police said.
Smith is also facing charges of torture in
one home invasion sexual assault inci-
dent.
At one recent hearing, his mother,
Janet Freeman, told police and reporters
that shewas sure of his guilt after hearing
DNA evidence presented by a detective
in aGardenCity courtroom.
“Stick a fork in him, he's done,”
Freeman said. “My heart goes out to the
victims, most of all. They didn't deserve
this.”
The Wayne-Westland Fire Association
will host the 19th Annual Breakfast With
Your Firefighters from 9 a.m. until noon
this Saturday, Oct. 1.
Men and women from the fire depart-
ment will be working the griddles cook-
ing up hotcakes and sausages for the all
you can eat pancake breakfast at a cost of
$5 for adults and $3 dollars for children.
Fire department and rescue vehicles will
be ondisplay so kids of all ages can get an
up-close look at the rigs. The
Department will also be accepting items
like wheelchairs for their loan closet.
Fire Station One is located at 3300 South
WayneRoad.
For more information, call (734) 722-
1111.
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NOTICE OF LAST DAY OF REGISTRATION
City of Romulus, Michigan
November 8, 2016 State General Election
TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF ROMULUS:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THATAN ELECTION WILL BE HELD IN THE CITY OF ROMU-
LUS ON TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2016.
THE LAST DAY TO REGISTER TO VOTE FOR
THE ELECTION IS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 2016 BY 4:00 p.m.
Persons residing in the City
of Romulus registering after the deadline will not be eligible to vote at the election.
Voters may register by mail using a mail-in voter registration form or in person at a Secretary of State
Branch Office, Wayne County or the City of Romulus Clerk’s office.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
that the following offices will appear on the ballot:
President and Vice-
President of the United States, Representative in Congress (13 th District); Representative in
State Legislature (12 th District); Representative in State Legislature (District 11 – partial term
ending 01/01/2017); State Board of Education; Regent University of Michigan; Trustee
Michigan State University; Wayne State University Governors; County: Prosecuting Attorney,
Sheriff, Clerk, Treasurer, Register of Deeds, County Commissioner (11 th District), Justice of
Supreme Court; Justice of Supreme Court–Incumbent Position (partial term ending
01/01/2019) Judge of Court of Appeals, 1 st District Incumbent Position; Judge of Circuit Court
(3 rd Circuit) – Incumbent Position; Judge of Circuit Court (3 rd Circuit) Incumbent Position
(partial term ending 01/01/2019; Judge of Circuit Court-3 rd Circuit Non-Incumbent Position;
Judge of Probate Court-Incumbent Position; Judge of District Court-34 th District Court
Incumbent Position, Wayne County Community College Districts 4, 6, and 7; Board Member
Romulus Community Schools and Local School District Board Member (Woodhaven-
Brownstown School District).
The following proposals will appear on the ballot:
WAYNE COUNTY PROPOSALS
REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN
A PROPOSALAUTHORIZING THE REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF
SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN (RTA) TO LEVY AN ASSESSMENT
The proposal would authorize the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan (RTA) to levy
within Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties a property tax assessment:
? at a rate of 1.2 mills ($1.20 per $1,000 of taxable value);
? for 20 years beginning in 2016 and ending in 2035;
? that may not be increased, renewed, or used for other purposes without direct voter approval; and
? to be used upon the affirmative vote of an RTA board member from each RTAmember jurisdiction
for the purpose of construction and operation of a public transportation system connecting Macomb,
Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties, including rapid transit bus routes across county lines,
specialized service for senior citizens REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF SOUTHEAST
MICHIGAN and people with disabilities, commuter rail, airport express service, and other public
transportation purposes permitted by law, consistent with RTA bylaws and subject to the limitations
of the Regional Transit Authority Act.
If this new additional assessment is approved and levied, revenue will be disbursed to the RTA. It
is estimated that $160,907,285 will be collected in the first year.
Should this assessment be approved? YES [ ] NO [ ]
WAYNE RESA PROPOSAL
REGIONAL ENHANCEMENT MILLAGE PROPOSAL
Pursuant to state law, the revenue raised by the proposed enhancement millage will be collected by
the Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency and distributed to local public school dis-
tricts within the boundaries of the Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency based on
pupil membership count.
Shall the limitation on the amount of ad valorem taxes which may be imposed on taxable property
in the Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency, Michigan, be increased by 2.00 mills
($2.00 per thousand dollars of taxable value) for a period of six (6) years, 2016 to 2021, inclusive,
as new additional millage to provide operating funds to enhance other state and local funding for
local school district operating purposes? It is estimated that 2 mills would raise approximately
$80,000,000 when first levied in 2016.
The revenue from this millage will be disbursed to the following school districts:
Allen Park Public Schools: Crestwood School District: Dearborn City School District: Dearborn
Heights School District #7; Detroit Public Schools Community District; Ecorse Public School
District; Flat Rock Community Schools; School District of the City of Garden City; Gibraltar School
District; Grosse Ile Township Schools; The Grosse Pointe Public School System; Hamtramck Public
Schools; City of Harper Woods Schools; School District of the City of Highland Park; Huron School
District; School District of the City of Lincoln Park; Livonia Public Schools; Melvindale – Northern
Allen Park Schools,; Northville Public Schools; Plymouth-Canton Community Schools; Redford
Union School District; River Rouge School District; Riverview Community School District;
Romulus Community Schools; Southgate Community School District; South Redford School
District; Taylor School District; Trenton Public Schools; Van Buren Public Schools; Wayne-
Westland Community School District; Westwood Community Schools; Woodhaven-Brownstown
School District; Wyandotte City School District
YES [ ] NO [ ]
PERSONS ENTITLED
to be registered voters in the City of Romulus must possess the following
qualifications on or before the day of the election: (1) a citizen of the United States; (2) not less than
18 years of age; (3) a resident of the State of Michigan and the City of Romulus for not less than 30
days prior to the election (MCL 168.492). In addition, qualified electors must be registered to vote
not less than 30 days prior to the election (MCL 168.497).
Registrations will be received at the City of Romulus located at 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, MI
48174, Monday through Friday between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.
Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, City of Romulus Clerk
Persons with special needs as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the
Clerk’s Office.
Publish: 09-29-16
RM092916-0097 2.5 x 11.481
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 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.
Employment:
The Charter Township of Canton does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring or employment prac-
tices and complies with all regulations promulgated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under Title II of
the ADA.
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
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.
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-
ties. For example, individuals with service animals are welcomed in the Charter Township of Canton's offices, even where pets
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 Kerreen Conley, Human
Resources Manager, Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton Center Road, Canton, MI 48188, (734) 394-5260 as soon as
possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event.
The ADA does not require the Charter Township of Canton to take any action that would fundamentally alter the nature of its
programs or services, or impose an undue financial or administrative burden.
Complaints that a program, service, or activity of the Charter Township of Canton is not accessible to persons with disabilities
should be directed to Kerreen Conley, Human Resources Manager, Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton Center Road,
Canton, MI 48188, (734) 394-5260.
The Charter Township of Canton will not place a surcharge on a particular individual with a disability or any group of individu-
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.
Publish: 9/29/2016
EC092216-1385 2.5 x 4.72
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
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, October 13, 2016 for the following:
PURCHASE OR LEASE OF CARDIOVASCULAR EQUIPMENT 2016
Bids may be picked up at the Finance and Budget Department, on our website at
, 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 9/29/2016
EC092216-1388 2.5 x 2.062
There have been some major changes
in the administration staff atWestlandCity
Hall.
Last week, Mayor William Wild named
former Wayne-Westland Fire Chief
Michael Reddy Jr. as the new executive
assistant to themayor.
Reddy, a graduate of John Glenn High
School, has worked for the Westland Fire
Department for nearly 25 years and has
served as chief since May of 2001. He also
earned his bachelors degree in public
safety studies.
Current Executive Assistant to the
Mayor Thelma Kubitskey will assume the
vacant Chief Business Development
Officer position, which has been vacant
since December of 2015. Kubitskey has
worked for the City of Westland since
October of 2012 when she was originally
hired as the city budget director.
Kubitskey earned her bachelors degree
from Madonna University and retired
from Northville Township after 32 years.
There, she worked as the assistant town-
shipmanager/finance director. She has an
extensive municipal finance background
including completion of capital improve-
ment projects such as construction of a
new townshiphall.
Assistant Fire Chief Michael Stradtner
will be promoted to the position of Wayne-
Westland Fire Chief, replacing Reddy.
Stradtner has worked for the Westland
Fire Department for 22 years and has a
bachelors degree in Healthcare
Management and will begin working on
his masters degree in Organizational
Leadership this year.
In another administrative change,
Westland Department of Public Service
Deputy Director Hassan Saabwill oversee
the transition of ordinance enforcement
which is currently being performed by the
Westland Fire Department into a new
department, budgeted for 2017. Saab has
been with Westland for 2 years and has 23
years of experience with Wayne County
Department of Public Service. He also
possesses a PhD in structural engineering
and amasters degree in civil engineering.
Following a three-month search of
potential candidates and qualified appli-
cants, Latricia Gunnells has been appoint-
ed as the new Parks and Recreation
Director, pending city council approval.
Mayor William Wild assembled a team
to interview applicants for the position
which consisted of Kubitskey, Personnel
Director Cindy King, City Council
President James Godbout and Canton
Leisure Services Director Debbie
Honsowetz. The search resulted in 25
applicants which led to 11 subsequent
interviews. A shorter list of applicants
then interviewedwithWild.
“I believe Ms. Gunnells has the skills
and experience to provide the leadership,
vision and creativity necessary to rebuild
our recreational programming and oppor-
tunities while also leveraging the partner-
ship the city enjoys with various local ath-
letic groups,” commentedWild.
Gunnells, a Detroit native, is relocating
from Oklahoma where she currently
works as the Community Center
Supervisor for the City of Oklahoma City.
Gunnells previously served as the
Activities Director for the City of Tulsa
and was the assistant women's basketball
coach for the University of Tulsa. She has
been responsible for management of mul-
tiple facilities including community cen-
ters, indoor/outdoor public swimming
pools, multiple playgrounds, athletic
fields, disc golf courses and more than 20
miles of rocks/boulders for repelling and
training. She has managed staff ranging
from up to 68 full-time staff along with 30
volunteers.
Gunnells has successfully obtained
grants including those from corporations
such as KMart, WalMart and others. She
has a bachelor of arts degree in communi-
cations from St. John's University, and has
nearly completed her master's degree in
management and sports administration
fromSouthernNazareneUniversity.
The interview team was unanimous in
identifying Gunnells as their number one
choice for the open Parks and Recreation
Director position.
H. Saab
L. Gunnells
M. Stradtner
T. Kubitskey
M. Reddy
