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           Eager bikers were on hand to be among the first to travel along
           the new Huron River Pathway officially opened in Romulus last  Romulus city officials were on hand to cut the ribbon opening the Huron River Pathway to the public
           week.                                                      last week. The path connects the I-275 Metro Trail to downtown Romulus.
           Rolling right along




           Romulus Huron River Pathway officially opens to public




             Things are rolling along in  cials and the public. The path  with support from a $297,600  River Drive from Northline  Street to Hunt Street to sup-
           the City of Romulus with the  allows bike or foot travel from  federal grant. The Romulus  Road to Grant Street. At the  port traffic flow and biker safe-
           opening of the Huron River    the I-275 Metro Trail into   Downtown      Development     intersection of Huron River   ty, officials said.
           Pathway.                      downtown Romulus. The        Authority provided another    Drive and Goddard Street, the   The path is now open to the
             Last week, the new pathway  Huron River Drive Pathway    $100,000 toward funding of the  trail becomes a bicycle path.  public and several eager bik-
           was officially opened to the  was constructed in partner-  project.                      Sharrows, or bike-specific sig-  ers took the opportunity to be
           public with a ribbon-cutting  ship with the Michigan          The pathway consists of a  nage, have been installed on  the first to utilize the new
           ceremony attended by city offi-  Department of Transportation  shared-use path along Huron  Goddard Road from Grant    amenity as the ribbon was cut.

        Fall Family Fun Festival set for tomorrow





           While the Halloween con-    of the Romulus Historical        Participants will meet at the  Spookiest Yard. All entries must  ber of the entrant. Winners will
        tests continue throughout the  Society.                       Romulus Historical Park       be digital photos taken with   be announced on the Facebook
        City of Romulus, the Fall Family  Walking tacos, hot dogs and  Pavilion, 11147, Hunt St.    either a camera or phone. The  page and contacted separately
        Fun Festival is set for 5 until 8  other concessions will be avail-  Citywide Halloween contests  photo entries should be direct  for the award of their prize and
        p.m. tomorrow, Oct. 15.        able for purchase.             will continue until Oct. 27 and  messaged to the city Facebook  ribbon.
           The free event will include   There will be face painting  winners will be announced Oct.  Page @DowntownRomulus or       For more information about
        downtown hayrides, the scare-  and costumes are encouraged.   29. Categories include Best   emailed to apusino@romulus-    the contests, or the Free Fall
        crow contest voting, stories,  Visitors should bring their own  Pumpkin   Carving,   Best   gov.com. entries should include  Family Fun Festival, call (734)
        tours and treats from members  bag for treats.                Halloween costume and         the full name and phone num-   942-7545.
        Fatal shooting suspect sought                                                               To subscribe to The Eagle




           A 21-year-old Detroit man died after  wounds, officers reported. Inkster para-
        being shot by unknown suspects in      medics transported the man to a local      visit www.associatednewspapers.net
        Inkster Oct. 2, according to reports from  hospital, police said, where he died from
        the Michigan State Police.             his injuries.
           Inkster police officers responded to a  No suspect information or witness
        shots fired report at 11:50 p.m., Oct. 2 in  accounts were available, police said and                 ORDINANCE NO. 2021-002
        the area of Hazelwood Street and Center  the shooting remains under investiga-                           CITY OF ROMULUS
        Drive, said Michigan State Police Metro  tion by detectives from Michigan State                        APPENDIX A - ZONING
                                                                                                                 AMENDMENT 1.250
        Detroit Post Troopers in a statement.  Police.                                An Ordinance to amend the Official Zoning Map of the City of Romulus by conditionally rezoning
           Upon arrival, officers discovered the  Anyone with information on the inci-  certain property from RC, Regional Center to M-1, Light Industrial.
        Detroit man on the ground near a black  dent is asked to call (734-287-5000) or  THE CITY OF ROMULUS ORDAINS:
        Jeep Cherokee, which was running. The  leave an anonymous tip on the Michigan  SHORT TITLE: This Ordinance shall be known and cited as the Amended Zoning Ordinance.
        victim had suffered obvious bullet     State Police mobile phone app.         SECTION 1:  To conditionally rezone 171.60 acres of property, portions of Parcel ID #80-039-99-
                                                                                                  0001-706, #80-039-99-0001-707, #80-039-99-0001-708, #80-040-99-0002-713,
                                                                                                  and #80-040-99-0002-714, from RC-Regional Center to M-1, Light Industrial
             MINUTES OF THE REGULAR ROMULUS CITY COUNCIL MEETING                                  LEGAL DESCRIPTION
                                     September 13, 2021                                           Part of the Southwest 1/4 and part of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 10, T3S-R9E,
            Romulus City Hall Council Chambers, 11111 Wayne Rd, Romulus, MI 48174                 City of Romulus, Wayne County, Michigan, more particularly described as follows:
                                                                                                  Commencing at the West 1/4 Corner of Section 10; thence along the West Line of
                                                                                                  Section 10 and centerline of  Vining Road (150 foot wide Right of  Way), S
         The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Pro-Tem John Barden.
                                                                                                  00°56'12" E, 75.00 feet; thence along the South Right of Way line of Smith Road
         Pledge of Allegiance                                                                     (150 foot wide Right of Way), N 88°57'52" E, 75.00 feet, to the POINT OF BEGIN-
                                                                                                  NING of the Parcel to be described; thence continuing along the South Right of
         Roll Call                                                                                Way line of Smith Road, N 88°57'52" E, 2517.45 feet, to a point on the North-South
                                                                                                  1/4 line of Section 10; thence continuing along the South Right of Way line of Smith
            Present: Kathy Abdo, John Barden, Celeste Roscoe, Tina Talley, Eva Webb, Virginia   Williams  Road, N 89°17'11" E, 1286.95 feet, said point being the following two (2) courses
            Absent / Excused: William Wadsworth                                                   from the East 1/4 Corner of Section 10: 1) along the East-West 1/4 Line of Section
            Administrative Officials in Attendance:                                               10 and centerline of Smith Road (150 foot wide Right of Way), S 89°17'11" W,
            LeRoy Burcroff, Mayor                                                                 1286.63 feet; 2) along the East line of the West 1/2 of the Southeast 1/4 of Section
            Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, Clerk                                                           10, S 01°14'09" E, 75.00 feet; thence continuing along the East line of the West 1/2
            Administrative Staff in Attendance:
            D'Sjonaun Hockenhull - Deputy Clerk; Stephen Hitchcock - City Attorney; Julie Wojtylko - Chief of Staff;  of the Southeast 1/4 of Section 10, S 01°14'09" E, 1965.18 feet; thence S 89°21'13"
            Carol Maise - City Planner; Julie Albert - Director of Assessing & Financial Services; Merrie Druyor -  W, 1295.69 feet, to a point on the North-South 1/4 line of Section 10; thence S
            DDA/TIFA Director; Roger Kadau -Co-Director of Cable                                  89°05'09" W, 2518.96 feet; thence along the East Right of Way line of Vining Road
         1. Agenda                                                                                (150 foot wide Right of Way), N 00°56'12" W, 1958.26 feet, to the POINT OF
            A.  Moved by Tina Talley, seconded by Kathy Abdo to accept the agenda as presented.   BEGINNING, containing 171.59 acres, more or less.
                Motion Carried Unanimously
         2. Minutes
                Res. #21-254 Moved by Kathy Abdo, seconded by Tina Talley to approve the minutes from the
                Regular Meeting held on Monday, September 7, 2021, at 7:30 p.m. Motion Carried Unanimously
         3. Petitioner
            A.  Res. #21-255 Moved by Celeste Roscoe, seconded by Tina Talley to approve the no-fee permit
                request from David Jones to hold an Americanism Day Parade Event on September 19, 2021, and
                road closure request for parade route: Fourth Street south to Beverly Road; West on Beverly Road to
                Washington Road; south to Vinewood. Motion Carried Unanimously
            B.  Brad Strader from MSKS, Richard Stokan from Kerr Russell, Jessica Katers from OHM, and
                Johnnie Sweeney from Northpoint facilitated a PowerPoint presentation on the petition.
                Res. #21-256 Moved by Celeste Roscoe, seconded by Tina Talley to approve the first reading of the
                Zoning Map Amendment and associated Conditional Rezoning and Development Agreement and
                Development Plan for RZ-2020-002 for Northpoint - Romulus Trade Center to conditionally rezone
                171.60 acres of property including Parcel ID #80-039-99-0001-706, #80-039-99-0001-707, #80-039-
                99-0001-708, #80-040-99-0002-713, and #80-040-99-0002-714 from RC, Regional Center to M-1,
                Light Industrial Roll Call Vote: Ayes - Abdo, Barden, Roscoe, Talley, Webb,    Nays - Williams
                Motion Carried
                Res. #21-257 Moved by Celeste Roscoe, seconded by Eva Webb to approve the Special Land Use,
                SLU-2020-003, Northpoint - Romulus Trade Center to construct 7-9 light industrial and distribution
                buildings greater than 80,000-sq. ft. in size in the Romulus Trade Center subject to:
                   1. A revised Conditional Rezoning and Development Agreement and Development plan per the
                     comments of the Planning Commission, City staff, and consultants; and
                   2. Any additional items as determined by the City Council
                Roll Call Vote: Ayes - Abdo, Barden, Roscoe, Talley, Webb,    Nays - Williams  Motion Carried
         4. Chairperson's Report, John Barden, Mayor Pro-Tem                          SECTION 2:  Severability. Should any word, sentence, phrase or any portion of this ordinance be
            A.  Moved by Celeste Roscoe, seconded by Tina Talley to accept the Chairperson's Report.  held in any manner invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction or by any state
                Motion Carried Unanimously                                                        agency having authority to do so for any reason whatsoever, such holdings shall be
         5. Mayor's Report - LeRoy D. Burcroff, Mayor - Please see Clerk's Office for complete copy of minutes  construed and limited to such words, sentence, phrase, or any portion of the ordi-
         6. Clerk's Report - Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, Clerk                                          nance held to be so invalid and shall not be construed as effecting the validity of
         A.     Res. #21-258 Moved by Eva Webb, seconded by Tina Talley to approve the Public Hearing request  any of the remaining words, sentences, phrases or portions of this ordinance.
                for October 4, 2021, at 6:00 p.m.  Motion Carried Unanimously         SECTION 3:  Conflicting  Ordinances.   All prior existing ordinances adopted by the City of
         7. Treasurer's Report - Stacy Paige, Treasurer                                           Romulus inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are, to the
         8. Public Comment - Please see Clerk's Office for complete copy of minutes               extent of such conflict or inconsistency hereby expressly repealed.
         9. Unfinished Business - Please see Clerk's Office for complete copy of minutes
         10. New Business                                                             SECTION 4:  Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect upon publication thereof in an offi-
         11. Warrant                                                                              cial newspaper, which publication shall be made when the minutes passing the ordi-
            A.  Res. #21-259 Moved by Kathy Abdo, seconded by Tina Talley to approve warrant #: 21-17 Checks  nance are published subject to revocation at will of the City of Romulus at any time.
                presented in the amount of $616,650.96. Roll Call Vote: Ayes - Abdo, Barden, Roscoe, Talley, Webb  Complete copy of the ordinance is on file in the City Clerk's Office, 11111 Wayne Rd. Romulus,
                Nays - Williams     Motion Carried                                    MI.
         12. Communication - Please see Clerk's Office for complete copy of minutes   ADOPTED, APPROVED AND PASSED by the City Council at the City of Romulus this 27th day
         13. Adjournment                                                              of September, 2021.
                Moved by Kathy Abdo, seconded by Eva Webb to adjourn the meeting at 9:40 p.m.   I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Ordinance as passed by the City
                Motion Carried Unanimously                                            Council of the City of Romulus at a regular Council Meeting held in the City Council Chambers in
         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 13, 2021.  said City on the 27th day of September, 2021.
                                                                                      Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, City Clerk
                                                                                      Introduced:   September 13, 2021
         Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, City Clerk                                             Adopted:      September 27, 2021
         City of Romulus, Michigan                                     RM0604 - 101421  2.5 x 9.125  Published:  October 14, 2021                  RM0606 - 101421  2.5 x 10.757
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