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October 9, 2014
CITY OF ROMULUS INVITATION TO BID
ITB 14/15-08 20' x 52' STEEL BEAM PAVILION CDBG REHAB PROJECT
(1) The City of Romulus, Michigan is seeking bids from qualified companies for the above
item.
(2) Qualified individuals and firms wishing to submit a bid
must use the forms provided by the
City
. Bid forms and specifications may be obtained from the MITN system @
http://www.mitn.info/.
(3) Bids must be submitted in sealed envelopes and returned to the
City Clerk's Office
no later
than 2:30 P.M., Tuesday,
October 13, 2014
. At approximately 2:45 p.m., local time all time-
ly received bids are to be publicly opened and read.
RESPONSE ENVELOPES MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED:
CITY OF ROMULUS CLERK'S OFFICE
ITB 14/15-08 20' x 52' STEEL BEAM PAVILION CDBG REHAB PROJECT
11111 Wayne Road
Romulus, Michigan 48174
(4) The City reserves the right to postpone the opening without notification and also reserves
the right to reject all bids and proposals and to waive technicalities.
(5) For additional information contact Lynn A, Conway, City of Romulus, Purchasing Director,
by calling (734) 955-4568 or by emailing lconway@ci.romulus.mi.us.
Publish: Thursday, October 09, 2014, The Eagle or The Associated Newspapers of Michigan
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 a two week notice to the Charter Township of Canton. These services include signers for the hearing
impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary
aids or services should contact the Charter Township of Canton by writing or calling the following:
Gwyn Belcher, ADA Coordinator
Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton Center Road
Canton, MI 48188
(734) 394-5260
Published: October 9, 2014
EC100914-1006 2.5 x 1.557
Charter Township of Canton
Notice of Public Accuracy Test
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
that the Clerk's Office will conduct a Public Accuracy Test of the Optical Scan tabulating equip-
ment to be used for the General Election to be held on Tuesday, November 4, 2014. The test will take place on
Thursday,
October 16, 2014 at 4:00 p.m.
in the
Clerk's Office
, in the Township Administration Building, 1150 S. Canton Center Road.
This test is open to all interested parties. For further information, contact the Clerk's Office at 734-394-5120.
Terry G. Bennett, Clerk
Publish: October 9, 2014
EC100914-1007 2.5 x 1.526
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Mother to face trial in shooting of son
Diane Letice Orr, 43, of Van
Buren Township will face a jury
trial in Wayne County Circuit
Court in the shooting death of her
son, RenardLumpik, 23.
Orr is charged with second-
degree murder and felony
firearm in the Sept. 5 shooting
death of Lumpik, also of Van
Buren Township. She is free on a
$25,000 or 10 percent bond set by
Judge Brian A. Oakley of the 34th
District Court at her arraignment
Sept. 17.
Orr is represented by Inkster
attorney ByronH. Nolenwho told
Oakley during the arraignment
that she is not a flight risk as she
is a single mother with two teen
children and a baby to care for.
"There is no evidence she
meant to shoot him, but the gun
went off," Nolen said. "The victim
was in a rage. He destroyed the
apartment … the gun went off. It
was an accidental shooting. She
had a CPL (concealed pistol
license) for the gun. It was legal."
The only witness called to tes-
tify at the arraignment hearing
was Orr's 16-year-old sonwhowas
present at the apartment in the
11500 block of Meadows Court,
near the corner of Quirk Road
and the South I-94 Service Drive,
when the shooting took place at
about 10 a.m. Sept. 5.
He testified that his mother
and brother had argued loudly
that morning which escalated
into the throwing of pill bottles,
clothing and furniture. He said
his mother ordered his older
brother to leave the apartment.
He said a chair thrown by
Lumpik nearly struck his baby
sister and when he tried to take
the child out of the apartment, his
brother slapped him in the face
which resulted in a physical
altercation between the brothers.
Nolen showed photos of the
apartment indicating that
Lumpik had destroyed furniture
and had thrown both a couch and
a chair at his mother, breaking
the chair to pieces. Nolen said
that Orr acted to protect herself
and her other children from
Lumpik's rage and feared he
would harm or kill one of them.
Nolen said that Orr had previous-
ly banned Lumpik from the home
because of his angry outbursts
and temper.
The teen said that his mother
called the police and waited in
the car for them to arrive. He said
that immediately after the shoot-
ing, she left the scene, with the
gun, to go to his aunt's home, but
almost immediately returned to
make the call to police.
He said he told police that his
brother attacked him and his
mom.
Lumpik was killed, according
to the findings of the Wayne
County Medical Examiner, by a
single shot to the shoulder which
entered the aorta. There were no
powder burns on the victim,
according to the autopsy findings.
Orr's trial is scheduled to
begin Jan. 7.
capped, and the foolish and risky invest-
ments should end. Going forward, I think it
is paramount for anyone who seeks such
permits should be required to take certain
precautionary measures to protect the
public interest,” he added.
In addition to the grave environmental
and health concerns that accompany
transporting, treating and injecting haz-
ardous waste into the ground, the
Romulus facility has been at the center of
a failed investment scheme involving the
Detroit Police and Fire Retirement
System. The pension board has invested in
the facility by issuing multi-million dollar
loans to the operator of the facility, but the
loan eventually defaulted, resulting in
approximately $40million in losses.
One of the bills introduced by Hopgood,
Senate Bill 1105, would seek to stop such
investments in the failed project. The bill
would provide that an investment fiduci-
ary of a large sponsored system that has
invested in a hazardous waste disposal
well facility would be prohibited from
making additional investments in the facil-
ity and would be required to sell, redeem,
divest or withdraw all investments in the
facility if certain conditions occur, includ-
ing: the operator of the facility files for
bankruptcy, a controlling interest in the
operator of the facility is sold or trans-
ferred, or if an environmental protection
violation occurs at the facility.
Senate Bill 1106 would prohibit the
Department of Environmental Quality
(DEQ) from issuing an operating license
for a hazardous waste facility if the dispos-
al well is located within 1,000 feet of an
interstate highway, within two miles of an
international airport, or within threemiles
of a hospital, golf course, soccer field, base-
ball field or football field.
“This risky investment made by the
Detroit Police and Fire Retirement
System not only has jeopardized the many
workers and retirees who have entrusted
their pensions to the board, but it also has
threatened the health and safety of the
Southeast Michigan residents who live
near the facility, risking their health and
livelihoods,” Hopgood said. “Enough dam-
age has been done already, and we must
act to prevent more harm from occurring
in the future. My legislation would help
ensure that further investments by the
Detroit Police and Fire System are halted
and that this facility could be closed for
good.”
The Romulus Fire Department was
recently awarded a $5,000 Marathon
PetroleumFirst RespondersGrant.
Sam Awad, the manager at the local
Marathon terminal, said, “We were
pleased with the approval of our grant
application and are happy to support
local first responders.”
Awad, who has been at the local
Romulus Marathon for about two years,
said his facility applied for the grant
from the corporate headquarters of
Marathon and were awarded the fund-
ing. Awad has been working with the
Romulus Fire Department on the
Emergency Response Plan. He applied
for the funding on behalf of the fire
department, he said.
Fire Chief Dave Allison said the
department will use the grant money to
help fund the purchase of new personal
protective equipment, or turn-out gear,
for the firefighters.
Mayor LeRoy D. Burcroff said he
appreciated Awad's efforts and the gen-
erosity ofMarathonPetroleumCo.
“This grant showcases how local gov-
ernment and the business community
can work together and support one
another with mutually beneficial results.
We thank Marathon for supporting our
first responders,”Burcroff said.
Tamika Glenn of Belleville has been
elected to the Detroit Bowling Hall of
Fame.
The Detroit Bowling Hall of Fame
Committee, comprised of the Metro
Detroit USBC Association elected Glenn
and two other new members and name
three others for special awards. Glenn's
election will boost the hall of fame mem-
bership to 252.
Glenn's career started as a youth
bowler when she won 13 Michigan Junior
Masters Association (MJMA) titles.
In 1995 she won the Greater Detroit
Bowling Association (GDBA) Singles and
All-Events titles, becoming the first
woman to win titles in the previous all
male organization. She also made the
GDBA All-City Second Team the same
season.
In 1995 she also earned First TeamAll-
City honors in the Detroit Women's
Bowling Association (DWBA). This All-
City honorwas the first of 10 for her.
In 2001 shewon theDWBATeamevent
title as a member of the All Star Grille
team.
She won Doubles and Team titles in
the
2013
MDUSBC
Women's
Championships.
Her career high average is 230, she has
18 300 games and five 800 series including
ahighof 814.
Her induction will take place at a cere-
mony planned for Oct. 26 in Warren.
Tickets are $30 each and can be pur-
chased through the MDUSBC office at
(248) 443-2695 ext. 104.
Well
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Fire fighters awarded grant
Local bowler wins honors
John Steffler, left, Marc Hester, Romulus Marathon Terminal Manager Sam Awad,
Romulus Fire Department Deputy Chief Kevin Krause, Romulus Fire Department
Secretary Jill Martin, Romulus Fire Department Chief David Allison, Kari Fields and
Kris Fields are all smiles regarding the Marathon grant to the fire department.