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State Wayne Theatre is now open for business

The State Wayne Theater was Theatres will have social dis-
scheduled to reopen last week tancing guidelines in all the com-
the first time since closing in mon areas and most importantly
response to COVID 19 health in the theater auditoriums. The
concerns. seating layout will automatically
“To take the challenge away be configured within reserved
from implementing social dis- seating computer software, so
tancing, Phoenix Theatres that customers will not be within
installed a new reserved seating 6 feet of other guests not in their
program in the computer system family group; each employee
that allows guests to select their will wear a mask and other pro-
seat in advance either on the tective equipment; guests will be
theater web site or newly-devel- required to wear face masks
oped mobile app. The computer when moving about the theater;
will automatically remove two transactions at the ticketing and
seats between each pair sold, concession stand have been
creating a checkerboard style streamlined to further minimize
pattern. With the extra wide touch points; Phoenix will use a
spacing that is a result of the food grade disinfectant spray on
wide reclining seats, there will all seats that removes 99.99 per-
easily be 6 feet of separation cent of all viruses on surfaces
between guests to safely social within 30 seconds; each seat will
distance while watching a film,” be labeled with a “clean and san-
explained Cory Jacobson, owner itized” sticker to verify the clean-
of Phoenix Theatres ing procedure between showings
“Prior to our re-opening, we has taken place and the same
will be meeting with a small spe- disinfectant spray will be used
cialized training group to indi- on high touch points throughout
vidually work with every the building including the rest- guidance in question, we intend theaters to reopen while enforc- amount of time and which are
employee in the company,” said rooms and concession areas. In to follow the CinemaSafe guide- ing these guidelines is at least as employing far less aggressive
Sheena Hohman, director of addition, hand sanitizer stations lines to ensure the safety of our safe, or safer, as any other com- risk reduction strategies,” noted
employee training and develop- will also be provided for cus- guests. All of our theatres in parable businesses currently Sims.
ment. “ tomer use throughout the the- Michigan will re-open to support permitted by Governor Whitmer To view Phoenix Theatres re-
New safety protocols have ater. the return of Hollywood's block- to open, such as a shopping mall opening video plan and a com-
been established for every “With the recent verdict of the buster movies to the big screen,” and likely safer than indoor plete listing of safety protocols,
aspect of the theater, Jacobsen Michigan Supreme Court that Jacobsen said. restaurants, where people might visit www.phoenixmovies.net
said, including: Phoenix places Gov. (Gretchen) Whitmer's “I believe allowing the movie have masks off for a significant /covid.
Autistic man may be retried in Westland armed robbery

An autistic man who suffered charges without prejudice keeping his hand in his pocket force in the incident. trauma from the arrest made
a serious injury as a result of a which allows the charges to be and left the restaurant with Westland Police Chief Jeff the life of a disabled man even
blow from a Westland police refiled and prosecutors have about $200. An employee Jedrusik said the use of the more difficult.
officer wielding a baton may entered a court motion to set reported a robbery and baton by Landis did not adhere “I think they should just dis-
once again face armed robbery aside that dismissal and have responding Westland police to department policy or train- miss the charges altogether, but
charges. Blair undergo another compe- officers observed Blair running ing. Jedrusik also asked Wayne this is not unheard of,” said
Judge Sandra Cicirelli of the tency evaluation. near Woodcrest Apartments. County prosecutors to review Marko. “It's pretty standard. I'm
18th District Court dismissed If medical professionals find According to police reports, the use-of-force evidence not surprised.”
armed robbery charges against him competent during a Nov. 12 Blair did not respond to police against Landis, an evaluation A co-defendant in the armed
Nicholas Deshawn Blair, 24, examination, Blair will face orders to stop and subsequently which remains incomplete. robbery case, Shairnee Carson,
during a hearing June 11. Her armed robbery charges in an fell face-first into landscape Blair recently had his eye 32, who lived at the Woodcrest
decision was based on a foren- incident which took place Jan. rocks. surgically removed and Apartments at the time Blair
sic report which evaluated him 16 at the Arby's restaurant on Responding Ofc. Kristopher repaired, according Jon Marko, was arrested, pleaded guilty to
as incapable of cooperating in North Wayne Road in Westland. Landis reportedly struck Blair the attorney representing him. a charge of being an accessory
his own defense and having “no According to police reports, in the head and neck with a col- Marko claims that the blow after the fact to a felony.
likelihood of competency.” Blair entered the restaurant lapsible baton. He was subse- from the baton caused the She is expected to be sen-
Cicirelli dismissed the and implied he had a gun while quently fired for using excessive injuries and added that the tenced this month.
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In addition, Wild hopes to make the 1993 FORD
FROM PAGE 1 importance of local communities a plat-
form issue leading up to the next gover-
district and recently, the city was recog- nor's race in 2022.
nized as one of America's top 50 places to “The League has done an incredible
live, work, and play by Wall Street 24/7, job with its SaveMICity municipal finance
according to a prepared statement from reform initiative, showing how the loss of
the League. state revenue sharing has hurt our com-
As League president, Wild plans to con- munities,” Wild said. “But I would like us
tinue the efforts of the organization to to turn that into a priority in the race for
reform the broken municipal finance sys- governor, and eventually I hope to see that
tem in the state will continue assisting trickle down and also become a platform
member communities in recovering from issue in state Legislature races as well.”
the COVID-19 pandemic and hopes to con- He said the trick will be balancing all
tinue infusing diversity, equity, and inclu- the different challenges and needs being
sion work into all aspects of the organiza- faced by Michigan communities.
tion and membership, he said. “We have to remain focused on those
“I want to continue the work of the goals we had before the pandemic
League and the direction the board has because our broken municipal finance
set over the last few years,” Wild said. system has not gone away,” Wild said. “We
“Obviously, we will be working to restart need to make progress on all fronts. We
our communities and our local economies really have our work cut out for us this
post COVID-19. And I'd like to see year, but it's an exciting time, and together,
Michigan's communities continue to take I know we will accomplish a lot.”