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Candidate's residency is challenged

Vol. 133, No. 41 The eligibility and legal residence of as a job requirement. It was only 2 ½ miles,
Voters in Sumpter current State Rep. Christy Pagan have but I had to move to satisfy the job require-
Township will have several been questioned in a court filing by a ments,” Herbert said. “If it is a require-
choices for elected officials Canton Township resident who claims she ment that she live in the district, she
Nov. 6, with candidates' misrepresented her residency in cam- should live in the district.”
names printed on the ballot paign filing documents. Pagan, now in her second term in the
and others running write-in Pagan is currently the State state legislature, was originally a Belleville
campaigns. Representative from the 21st District resident before the family moved to
See page 4. which includes most of Canton, the City of Canton where she attended Plymouth-
Belleville and most of Van Buren Canton schools and graduated from Salem
Township. High School before attending Western
Kent Herbert, who has lived in Canton Michigan University, according to her cam-
for more than 20 years, said that rumors of paign website.
Pagan's failure to live in the district have “I did the research,” Herbert said, “and
Vol. 71, No. 41 been circulating for some time. He said she owns no property that I could find in
Evan McKimmy installed the recent reports of scandals at both the this community or in the 21st district. She
15 owl houses in Canton state and federal levels prompted his and her husband did come up, however, in
parks as part of his Eagle curiosity and that during his subsequent Ann Arbor where they received a tax
Scout project. investigation, he discovered documents exemption.”
See page 3. revealing that Pagan, 36, and her husband, Herbert said he was annoyed by the
Karl Lopata, filed for a Homestead Tax findings, as “this stuff just isn't right” and
Exemption on a home in Ann Arbor, claim- subsequently contacted Livonia attorney
ing that it is, in fact, their “principal resi- George Gostias and has filed a complaint
dence” rather than the Canton residency with Wayne County Circuit Court regard-
she claims. ing what he considers a fraudulent cam-
Vol. 71, No. 41 Herbert said he was sensitive to the paign and an attempt to deceive voters.
Halloween may be issue as he was forced to move from his The complaint names the Wayne State Rep. Christy Pagan
approaching but Inkster home in Westland when he took a job as County Election Commission and Wayne because her primary residence is not in
Legends Founder and the human resources director with the County Clerk Cathy Garrett, and claims the required area.
Director Fred Smiley is con- Ypsilanti Utilities Authority in 1998 as that that Pagan is not qualified by state law to “In accordance with Michigan Law,
centrating his efforts on the company had a residency requirement. appear as a candidate for State
annual Christmas raffle that “I had to move to Canton from Westland Representative in the 21st House District See Challenge, page 3
helps 100 families.
Officer, EMTs arraigned in prisoner’s death
See page 6.

The Westland Police ser-
geant charged with involuntary
manslaughter in the death of a
Vol. 18, No. 16 prisoner in custody has been
Plans to demolish Main fired.
Street School in downtown Ronald Buckley, 54, was
Northville and construct charged by Wayne County
four or five luxury homes Prosecutor Kym Worthy last
went awry during the regu- week along with two para-
lar city council meeting Oct. medics, Matt Discola, 50, and
1. Leah Maynard, 36, in the death
See page 8. last December of William
Marshall, 35, of Inkster.
The three were arraigned on
the manslaughter charge and a
charge of willful neglect of duty
before Judge Mark Plawecki in Ronald Buckley Matt Discola Leah Maynard
Vol. 18, No. 41 the 20th District Court in
Dearborn Heights last week. police department. paramedic intervened or took cell at 8:30 a.m.
Plymouth Community
United Way is seeking volun- The involuntary manslaughter The three are accused of fail- Mr. Marshall's vital signs when When Buckley observed Mr.
teers to help make a differ- charge is a felony with a 15-year ing to provide medical care to they arrived at 8:01 a.m. Marshall not moving at 9:27, he
ence in the community dur- maximum sentence while the Mr. Marshall who was arrested According to the prosecutor, Mr. and another officer dragged
ing annual Make a neglect of duty charge carries a at 6:28 a.m. Dec. 10, 2017 when Marshall was dragged from the him into the hallway and
Difference Day Saturday, 5-year maximum sentence. cocaine and marijuana were cell into a hallway while having attempted CPR, according to
Nov. 17. Each was given a $50,000 per- found in his possession during a convulsions and repeatedly ask- reports, and used a defibrillator.
See page 7. sonal bond at the arraignment. traffic stop. According to police ing for help. He was placed, At 9:39 a.m. the paramedics
Discola and Maynard are no reports, Marshall told officers convulsing, back into the cell at returned to the jail and trans-
longer employed with the he had not ingested any drugs at 8:07 and Buckley dismissed the ported Mr. Marshall to a local
Westland Fire Department and the time of his arrest. paramedics at 8:10 a.m., accord- hospital where he was pro-
Buckley was terminated last Marshall went into convul- ing to the charging documents. nounced dead. Mr. Marshall's
week following the completion sions in the Westland jail at 7:51 At approximately 8:27, Buckley cause of death was determined
of an internal departmental a.m., according to the prosecu- observed Mr. Marshall still hav- to be cocaine toxicity, according
Vol. 133, No. 41
investigation, according to a tor's report, and the paramedics ing convulsions but failed to
More than 250 adults and prepared statement from the called to the scene. Neither seek help for him as he left the See Charges, page 5
children joined the Summer
See page 4. Canton to receive $750,000 in road funds
Reading Program at the
Romulus library this year.

Canton Township will receive to bring the once-discontinued federal government for major done well for the people who put
an additional $361,112 from program back to Wayne County county roads, our neighborhood me in office.”
Wayne County to be used for last year. In addition to reinstat- roads are left in the hands of our “Making all of our Wayne
repair and maintenance of ing the program, Barone said he private homeowners to repair County communities an attrac-
crumbling neighborhood roads. was able to nearly double the through special assessments tive place to live, work and raise
Vol. 71, No. 41 The funds, bringing the allocation for Canton Township which may be more than they a family has been a top priority
Leaders of the Wayne- Canton Township allocation up by providing critical impact on a can afford,” Barone said. of my administration since the
Westland Community to $750,000, will come from the fairer formula for distribution in “The last thing I want is to day I was elected,” Evans said. “I
Schools are getting the word 2018-2019 county budget, accord- the recently approved Wayne have one of my constituents am happy to partner with
out on an upcoming Tuesday, ing to a statement from Wayne County budget. forgo paying for food or medi- Commissioner Barone to pro-
Nov. 6, bond proposal vote. County Commissioner Joe In the previous budget cycle, cine because he or she is forced vide some much needed relief
See page 5. Barone who worked with Wayne Canton Township received to pay for a special road assess- for Canton Township and the
County Executive Warren Evans, $388,888. This fiscal year, Canton ment that they never signed up other heavily-populated town-
to secure the funds for Canton. will see an increase of more than for. I am very pleased that we ships. With the cooperation from
“This represents a fairer dis- $360,000 for a total allocation of were able to work with our federal and state elected
tribution of county road funds $750,000. Since taking office in Executive Evans and his staff to leaders, we will continue to
earmarked for the township,” 2015, Barone has been a strong bring much needed funding to strive for realistic and reason-
Vol. 71, No. 41 Barone said. advocate for additional neigh- our neighborhood roads. able solutions to fix our
The liaison officer at John The Township Road Initiative borhood road funding to repair “It will not fix all of Canton's statewide infrastructure prob-
Glenn High School will was implemented in 2014 as a neighborhood roads in his dis- subdivision streets, but it sure is lems.”
remain at his post for anoth- one-time program to provide trict. a welcome addition to our fourth Barone, R-Plymouth Town-
er year following the funding for neighborhood roads “Our local neighborhood consecutive balanced budget,” ship, represents District 10,
approval of Westland City within the nine townships in roads are the last in line when it he added. “Anytime we can bring which covers Canton Township,
Council members last week. Wayne County, Barone said. comes to road repairs. With lim- funding back to our community, I Plymouth Township and the city
See page 5. Barone was successful in his bid ited funding from the state and am happy and feel that I have of Plymouth.

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