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New foundation dedicated to helping kids
A charitable foundation
designed to help children in the
Romulus area is picking up
steam.
The JORY Foundation, start-
ed by Romulus resident Robert
McLachlan, has hosted a few
fundraisers and quietly made an
impact on the lives of children
in the community.
“It's been a big dreamof mine
to start a foundation and give
back to the community,” said
McLachlan, who is also a mem-
ber of the Romulus Community
Schools Board of Education.
“We were blessed with being
able to provide food, shelter,
clothing and educational oppor-
tunities for my two sons-not
every family has that.”
The JORY Foundation seeks
to help youth who are either
financially or socially disadvan-
taged. The foundation is named
after McLachlan's sons,
Jonathon and Rory. It was
founded in 2015, but health
issues slowed his efforts for the
first year. Even so, McLachlan
said he has contributed funds to
help children attend field trips
through the YMCA, provided
instruments for children at Wick
and Hale Creek elementary
schools in Romulus and, most
recently, paid for a refurbished
clarinet so a sixth grader could
take the band class shewanted.
“We do all kinds of little small
stuff,” said McLachlan, who
added that the small size of the
organization helps in that way.
“We candistribute funds directly
without any administrative
costs. We have no administrative
costs, so everything goes back to
the community.”
The foundation is putting on
a free anti-bullying and suicide
prevention seminar from 7-9
p.m. Oct. 24 at Romulus High
School. The event, sponsored by
the Romulus police and fire
departments as well as the
Wayne County Community
College District - Ted Scott
Campus and Skateland West,
will feature Cheryl Jones,
founder of LifeCycle Family
Counseling. Her speech will
focus on how to identify strug-
gling young people andwhat can
be done tohelp them.
McLachlan is also planning
the next fundraiser for the
organization, a dueling piano
show that will take place Nov. 18
at the Taylor Democratic Club
onWickRoad.
He said he's happy with the
way things have gone so far, and
is looking for additional corpo-
rate sponsors so the foundation
can expand its reach in the com-
munity.
“It's been a good rollout; I feel
good about it,” he said. “I just
hope it's successful. The commu-
nities need towork together.”
Formore, visit jorykids.org.
It may still be September, but
the Inkster Legends are already
planning
their
Annual
ChristmasGiveaway.
The annual raffle funds holi-
day groceries and gifts for 100
less fortunate Inkster families.
“We just completed our 20th
anniversary of the Inkster
Legends Free Basketball Camp
last month and now the stage is
set for our next event,” noted
DirectorFredSmiley.
This year the annual raffle
will include a grand prize of two
tickets to see the Houston
Rockets vs. theDetroit Pistons at
Little Caesars Arena Jan. 6, 2018.
First prize is a weekend stay at
the Sheraton Hotel with break-
fast and second prize will be
four tickets to The Henry Ford
museum. Third prize is a birth-
day party blast for 15 people at
the Romulus Athletic Center
and fourth prize is two racks of
lamb from Fairway meats in
Detroit. Fifth prize is a one-day
weekend stay at the Marriott
Hotel and sixth prize is a
Garmin GPS Navigation system.
Seventh, eighth and ninth prizes
are dinner for two at Urban
Soul, dinner for two at They Say
and dinner for two at Red
Lobster. Bonus prize this year is
a $25 gift certificate at Famous
Ford Garage restaurant in
Dearborn and the bonus grand
prize is a family package for four
people to see the world-famous
Harlem Globetrotters at Little
Caesars Arena.
Tickets for the raffle of all
these prizes is a $10 donation
and winners need not be pres-
ent to win, Smiley said. “All pro-
ceeds from the raffle go to the
ChristmasGiveaway.”
The drawing for the raffle
will take place at 6 p.m. Dec. 13
at the Sheraton Hotel in
Romulus.
“This fundraiser will really
help in our efforts to provide 100
families in Inkster with a great
Christmas,” Smiley said. “We
also accept donations and to
donate or for more information
go to
and click on contact us.”
For raffle tickets contact
Smiley at (734) 890-2478, Daniel
Orr (313) 715-6700 or Larry
Spencer (313) 520-8144.
of which was allocated to purchasing 17
buses and some security improvements.
These funds are not part of our regular
budget, as we, as a community, have no con-
trol over the continuation of this levy once
the original levy expires,” officials said in a
prepared statement..
Superintendent of Schools Marjie
McAnally said she is always happy to hear
from parents and resident and that the dis-
trict financial information, which is audited
annually by independent auditing firms, is
available at
McAnally
encouraged visitors to click on the Millage
Information icon andwatch the informative
presentation.
Town Hall meetings regarding the mill-
age questions are planned for 5:30 p.m. Oct.
18 at Halecreek Elementary School; at 9
a.m. and again at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 19 at
Romulus High School; at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday,
Oct. 24 at Wick Elementary School; at 6 p.m.
Wednesday, Nov. 1 at BarthElementary and
at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2 at Romulus
Elementary School.
We can distribute funds directly
without any administrative costs.
”
Inkster Legends holiday raffle tickets on sale
MINUTES OF REGULAR ROMULUS CITY COUNCIL MEETING
September 25, 2017
Romulus City Hall Council Chambers, 11111 Wayne Rd. Romulus, MI 48174
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Pro-Tem John Barden.
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call:
Kathleen Abdo, John Barden, Linda Choate, Harry Crout, Sylvia Makowski, Celeste Roscoe, William
Wadsworth.
Administrative Officials in Attendance:
LeRoy D. Burcroff, Mayor
Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, Clerk
Stacy Paige, Treasurer
1.
Moved by
Crout
seconded by
Roscoe
to accept the agenda as presented.
Motion Carried Unanimously
17-303 2A.
Moved by
Wadsworth,
seconded by
Abdo
to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the
Romulus City Council held on September 11, 2017.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
3. Petitioner:
(3A) City Planner, Carol Maise, explained that the revisions to the zoning amendments were minor changes.
(3B) Rasaq Gbadamosi, from AFRA Consulting, gave a power point presentation.
17-304 3A.
Moved by
Roscoe,
seconded by
Makowski
to concur with the recommendation of the Planning
Commission and approve the first reading of the proposed Zoning Ordinance text amendments to Article 8,
Industrial Districts and Article 11, Use Standards.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
17-305 3B.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Roscoe
to concur with the recommendation of the Planning
Commission to approve the rezoning request for RZ-2017-004; City Event Centre to rezone 4.78 acres of prop-
erty located at 37451 Ecorse Road, DP# 80-025-99-0001-000 from O-1, Office District, to C-2, General Business
District.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
4. Chairperson’s Report:
Councilman Wadsworth thanked everyone who contributed to the Animal Shelter Bingo Fundraiser.
17-306 4A.
Moved by
Crout,
seconded by
Makowski
to recognize Pastor Woolridge on his 96 th birthday.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
4.
Moved by
Roscoe,
seconded by
Choate
to accept the Chairperson’s Report.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
5. Mayor’s Report:
Mayor Burcroff commented that the Pumpkin Festival’s 20 th anniversary celebration was a huge success and
thanked everyone who was involved with the festivities. The mayor also provided a video of upcoming city
events.
17-307 5A.
Moved by
Wadsworth,
seconded by
Makowski
to concur with the administration and award Bid
ITB 17/18-06 for a two-year contract for pavement marking services for the DPW to the lowest responsive and
most responsible bidder, RS Contracting, Inc. Terms of the contract to expire on September 30, 2019.
Motion
Carried Unanimously
.
17-308 5B.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Roscoe
to concur with the administration and adopt a resolution
designating Roberto Scappaticci, DPW Director, as the representative for the City of Romulus for the purposes
of the SAW Grant Agreements
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
17-309 5C.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Abdo
to concur with the administration and authorize the revi-
sion of the City’s Fixed Asset policy criteria to state as follows: “a fixed asset must have a value of at least
$3,000.00 and have a useful life of more than one year (and is not inventory)”.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
17-310 5D.
Moved by
Roscoe,
seconded by
Crout
to concur with the administration to recognize the reim-
bursement for work completed by DPW staff at the Hunt/Bibbins site from CDBG and recognize the additional
overtime costs associated with this project.
FUND/DEPT.
CURRENT
AMENDED
ACCOUNT NO.
ACCOUNT NAME
BUDGET
AMENDMENT BUDGET
General Fund
Revenues
101-000-682.000
Reimbursements
2,000.00
7,000.00
9,000.00
Expenditures:
101-265-710.000
Building & Grounds - Overtime 10,000.00
7,000.00
17,000.00
To recognize the reimbursement for work completed by DPW staff at the Hunt/Bibbins site from CDBG and rec-
ognize the additional overtime costs associated with this project.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
6A. Clerk’s Report:
City Clerk Ellen Craig-Bragg announced that the close of registration for the November, 2017 Election is
October 10, 2017. She also informed that the absentee ballots will be mailed out starting October 5 th and 6 th .
17-311 6A1.
Moved by
Choate,
seconded by
Makowski
to approve second reading, final adoption of Budget
Amendment 17/18-8, Community Development Block Grant – which was introduced at the Council meeting of
September 11, 2017.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
6B. Treasurer’s Report:
City Treasurer, Stacy Paige, announced that tax bills are due on October 2, 2017.
7. Public Comment:
A resident commented about a sign that is blocking the view at a busy traffic area. A resident spoke about Sunoco
having right-of-way on her property. A displaced resident, who lost everything in a fire at the Barrington
Apartments, asked if there is any way she can enter the apartment building to search for personal items. A resi-
dent reported that there is a piece of metal sticking out from the side of the laundromat building on Wayne Road;
and, that she witnessed a child running into the protruding metal and suffering a cut to the head. The resident
asked that someone from the City take a look at the building before anyone else gets hurt. Gina Wilson-Steward,
editor of the Telegram Newspaper, asked for an explanation of 5D on the agenda. A resident asked about paying
taxes at Rite-Aid kiosks.
8. Unfinished Business:
Mayor Burcroff informed that the City did not approve the placement of the sign that was blocking the view of
traffic. The mayor commented that the right-of-way (Sunoco) is regulated by the state. Mayor Burcroff assured
that he will do everything he possibly can to help the resident of the Barrington Apartments to locate personal
belongings. In answer to the question regarding 5D on the agenda, Mayor Burcroff explained that the budget
amendment was a reimbursement for work done by the Department of Public Works.
9. New Business: None.
10. Communication: None.
17-312 11.
Moved by
Choate,
seconded by
Crout
to pay Warrant 17-18 in the amount of 1,100,661.00.
Roll Call
Vote: Ayes
– Abdo, Barden, Choate, Crout, Makowski, Roscoe, Wadsworth.
Nays
– None.
Motion Carried
Unanimously
.
12.
Moved by
Wadsworth,
seconded by
Makowski
to adjourn the regular meeting of the Romulus City Council.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
I, Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, Clerk for the City of Romulus, Michigan do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true
copy of the minutes of the regular meeting of the Romulus City Council held on September 25, 2017.
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DETROIT REGION AEROTROPOLIS
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
STATE OF MICHIGAN
PUBLIC HEARING ON TAX INCREMENT FINANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
PLAN OF THE LOCAL DEVELOPMENT FINANCE AUTHORITY OF THE
DETROIT REGION AEROTROPOLIS DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
TO ALL INTERESTED PERSONS IN THE DETROIT REGION AEROTROPOLIS
DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION REGION:
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the Executive Committee of the Detroit Region
Aerotropolis Development Corporation, Michigan, will hold a public hearing on
Wednesday, the 25th day of October, 2017, at 3:00 p.m., prevailing Eastern Time in the
Detroit Region Aerotropolis offices located at 11895 S. Wayne Rd, Suite 101A, Romulus,
Michigan, to consider the adoption of a resolution approving a Tax Increment Finance and
Development Plan (the "Plan") for the Local Development Finance Authority of the
Detroit Region Aerotropolis Development Corporation pursuant to Act 281 of the Public
Acts of Michigan of 1986, as amended.
The property to which the Plan applies is located near the southern intersection of
Ecorse and Henry Ruff Road, in the City of Romulus, as described more fully in the pro-
posed Plan.
Copies of the proposed Plan, maps, etc. are on file at the office of the Detroit
Region Aerotropolis Development Corporation for inspection during regular business
hours.
At the public hearing, all interested persons desiring to address the Executive
Committee shall be afforded an opportunity to be heard in regard to the approval of Plan.
All aspects of the Plan will be open for discussion at the public hearing.
FURTHER INFORMATION may be obtained by calling the Detroit Region
Aerotropolis Development Corporation at 734-992-2286.
This notice is given by order of the Executive Committee of the Detroit Region
Aerotropolis Development Corporation, State of Michigan, pursuant to Section 4 of Act
281 of the Public Acts of Michigan of 1986, as amended.
Wendy Sutton
Secretary
CITY OF ROMULUS INVITATION TO BID
ITB 17/18-11 Official Publications-Newspaper
The City of Romulus, Michigan is seeking bids from qualified companies for the above item/items
and/or services.
(1) Qualified individuals and firms wishing to submit a bid must use the forms provided by the City.
Official bid forms and specifications may be obtained from the MITN Purchasing Group page of
BidNet Direct (
/). Bids may be rejected unless made on the forms includ-
ed with the bidding documents. Copies of documents obtained from any other source are not con-
sidered official copies.
(2) Clarifications, modifications, or amendments may be made to this solicitation at the discretion of
the City. Any and all addenda issued by the City will be posted on the MITN system. All inter-
ested parties are instructed to view the MITN website regularly for any issued addenda. It is the
responsibility of the bidder to obtain all issued addenda and acknowledge receipt of said adden-
da by including a printed copy of each addendum as part of the required documents for this solic-
itation and to list the addendum and sign and date the "Acknowledgment of Receipt Addenda
Form: supplied in the bid documents.
(3) A total of two copies (one marked "Original" and one marked "Copy") of the bid must be sub-
mitted in a sealed envelope and returned to the
City Clerk's Office
no later than 2:30 P.M.,
Thursday,
11/2/2017
. Bids should be addressed using the bid package label provided in the ITB
documents.
(4) At approximately 2:45 p.m., local time all timely received bids will be publicly opened and read.
(5) The successful Bidder will be required to submit proof of all bonds and insurance required by the
ITB documents and copies of all required endorsements.
(6) The City reserves the right to postpone the opening without notification and also reserves the
right to reject all bids and to waive any minor informality or irregularity in bids received and to
award the bid in whole or in part.
(7) For additional information contact Gary Harris, City of Romulus, Purchasing Department Buyer,
by calling (734) 955-4561 or by emailing
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