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Canton educator is honored by state lottery

A Plymouth-Canton Community School ready to learn.”
District educator known for bringing hot She said her favorite part of being an
healthy meals to students every day has educator is “feeding hungry children and
been honored with an Excellence in seeing the smiles on the students faces
Education award from the Michigan when they come to get their breakfast and
Lottery. lunch.”
Award winner Colleen Berry is the Berry said building relationships with
nutrition services supervisor for Canton the students and making an impact on
High School. She received a plaque, a their lives in the brief time she has with
$1,500 cash prize, and a $500 grant for her them each day motivates her to do her
school. One of the weekly winners will be best each day.
selected as the Educator of the Year and “Students can't learn if they are hungry,
will receive a $10,000 cash prize. so each day our staff does our best to pre-
The Michigan Lottery established the pare nutritious meals for each student
Excellence in Education awards in 2014 to and to serve each meal with a smile.”
recognize outstanding public-school edu- A colleague nominated her for the
cators across the state during the school Excellence in Education award. The nom-
year. ination cited her leadership and dedica-
Each winner also is featured in a news tion to feeding students, and her ability to Canton High School Nutrition Services Supervisor Colleen Berry recently accepted an
segment on the Lottery media partner sta- adapt to the challenges the school faced at Excellence in Education award from the Michigan Lottery and was featured on WXYZ
tions. Berry was featured on WXYZ-TV in the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. TV in an interview.
Detroit. During her interview, Berry said “During the COVID-19 pandemic, “Colleen had a lot of help from the years as the cafeteria manager at Canton
that helping children prepare to learn by Colleen had to change gears and turn into administration and cafeteria staff to pitch High School.
filing their bellies led her to a career as in a new community service to provide food in and assist her efforts, but her service Outstanding public-school educators
food service for the school district. to these families difficult times,” the nomi- over the years is an inspiration to me and may be nominated for an Excellence in
“Some of these children only eat at nation said. “Having meals with fruit, veg- she always does it with a smile.” Education award at http://bit.ly/
school, so making sure they have nutri- etables, and milk available helped count- Berry attended Canton High School ExcellenceInEducation or through the
tious meals to help prepare them for less families during the school weeks and has worked in the district food service websites of the Lottery media partner sta-
learning is important. A well-fed student is while children had no school. department for 13 years, including three tion.
Newest township park to be dedicated next week

The newest neighborhood park in hills, which will be added later this year. was selected near the Holiday Park Run Golf Club just by snapping a selfie
Canton Township will officially open “Canton is excited to unveil our Subdivision, which is one of the oldest next to any Kopper Park amenity and
with a special ribbon-cutting ceremony newest park that offers a lot of fun neighborhoods in the township, to posting it on Facebook using the hashtag:
next week. amenities arranged in a small but unique address a need for a play structure in #KopperParkFun.
Kopper Park, located on the north space,” said Canton Leisure Services this area that has witnessed generations Remember to tag Canton Leisure
side of Koppernick Road, east of Director Greg Hohenberger. “This new of families grow and develop through the Services for a chance to snap, post, and
Haggerty Road, will be dedicated by site was added to the northeast part of years, officials noted. win. This prize is valued at approximate-
Canton Township Supervisor Pat Canton in an effort to provide park Those present at the outdoor ceremo- ly $100. The winner will be notified by
Williams and members of the board of access in this section of our community. ny are encouraged to wear face masks Wednesday, Nov. 4 on Facebook at
trustees at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 15, Plus, this new addition to our parks sys- and must allow for social distancing at CantonLeisureServices.
weather permitting. tem is helping us get closer to fulfilling the park. For more information about Kopper
Kopper Park features traditional play- our goal of having a park within a 10- Those visiting Kopper Park from Oct. Park and other Canton park amenities,
ground equipment in an unconventional minute walking distance from every 15 through Nov. 1, can enter for a chance visit www.cantonfun.org or call (734) 394-
space, officials noted. The new play area home in Canton by 2050.” to win 18 holes of golf for two at Pheasant 5360.
includes: swings, slides, a play structure Funded in part by a Community
with climbing apparatus, play panels, Development Block Grant, this half-acre CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
spinning wheel, shade sail, and a bounc- plot of land was purchased from the West ACCESS TO PUBLIC MEETINGS
ing grasshopper, as well as benches that Gate Apartment Development to add to The Charter Township of Canton will provide necessary, reasonable auxiliary aids and services to individuals with disabilities at
will enchance the area, officials said. the Canton park system in an area of the the meeting/hearing upon notice to the Charter Township of Canton.
Future additions will include the instal- community that has expanded and In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), the Charter Township
lation of synthetic turf to create rolling added many new families. This location 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 Barb Brouillette, Human
Resources Coordinator, 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 Barb Brouillette, Human Resources Coordinator, 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.
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COMBINED NOTICE
NOTICE OF FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT (FONSI)
NOTICE OF INTENT TO REQUEST RELEASE OF FUNDS (RROF)
OCTOBER 8, 2020
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
1150 CANTON CENTER S
CANTON, MI 48188
(734) 394-5225
REQUEST FOR RELEASE OF FUNDS
On or about October 20, 2020 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 Community
Development Act of 1974, as amended, to undertake the following projects: Project # 1 Kopper Park Playground for the purpose
of creating a playground, $75,000, in the northeast corner of Canton Township near the crossroads of Haggerty Road and
Koppernick Road.
FINDING OF NO SIGNIFICANT IMPACT
The Charter Township of Canton gives notice that it has been determined that the release of funds for the above projects will not
constitute an action significantly affecting the quality of human environment and accordingly the Charter Township of Canton
has decided not to prepare an Environmental Impact Statement under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (NEPA, 42
USC 4321).
The reasons for this decision not to prepare such statement are as follows: No serious environmental adverse impacts or
hazards were identified in the course of the environmental review.
An Environmental Review Record (ERR) that documents the environmental determinations for this project is on file at Finance
Department, 1150 Canton Center S., Canton MI 48188 and may be examined or copied weekdays 9 A.M to 4 P.M.
PUBLIC COMMENTS
Any individual, group, or agency may submit written comments on the ERR to the Canton Finance Department, 1150 Canton
Center S., Canton MI 48188. All comments received by October 19th will be considered by Canton Township prior to author-
izing submission of a request for release of funds.
ENVIRONMENTAL CERTIFICATION
The Charter Township of Canton certifies to HUD that Pat Williams in his capacity as Supervisor consents to accept the juris-
diction of the Federal Courts if an action is brought to enforce responsibilities in relation to the environmental review process
and that these responsibilities have been satisfied. HUD's approval of the certification satisfies its responsibilities under NEPA
and related laws and authorities and allows the Charter Township of Canton to use Program funds.
OBJECTIONS TO RELEASE OF FUNDS
HUD will accept objections to its release of fund and the Charter Township of Canton's certification for a period of fifteen days
following the anticipated submission date or its actual receipt of the request (whichever is later) only if they are on one of the
following bases: (a) the certification was not executed by the Certifying Officer of the Charter Township of Canton; (b) the
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-
taken activities not authorized by 24 CFR Part 58 before approval of a release of funds by HUD; or (d) another Federal agency
acting pursuant to 40 CFR Part 1504 has submitted a written finding that the project is unsatisfactory from the standpoint of envi-
ronmental quality. Objections must be prepared and submitted in accordance with the required procedures (24 CFR Part 58, Sec.
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.
Pat Williams, Canton Township Supervisor CN2109 - 100820 2.5 x 6.837