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Massage business remains suspended

Vol. 133, No. 42 Julie Brown ” conducted in a professional
Staff Writer There's a history for seven years now. manner up to now,” commented
Wayne County Circuit Trustee Steven Sneideman.
Court Judge Vonda Evans Members of the Canton The history is for improper “There's a history for seven
has sentenced Brad Fields to Township Board of Trustees conduct of a sexual nature. years now. The history is for
life in prison without parole have unanimously extended the improper conduct of a sexual
in the death of 4-year-old business suspension at the nature.”
Gabrielle Barrett on Jan. 1. Tomii Acupressure Massage Public Safety Director Joshua
See page 4. business until January 2019. week during which Rick Wang, cations. Also, there is a copy of Meier told trustees under the
Trustee Sommer Foster was who identified himself as a con- Kezhang Tang driver's license current ownership employees at
absent from the meeting. sultant and former owner, spoke with the 2017 application, Tomii have twice been asked to
The business, located at 3800 on behalf of the business. Siegrist wrote in the email. perform sex acts. An employee
N. Lilley Road, has a history Canton Township records, Siegrist noted massage estab- of Tomii cannot be located fol-
with the township, officials however, show Denny Liang of lishments have licensing lowing the complaint, Canton
noted during discussion of the New York as the owner of the requirements and “there must police said, noting she is not a
Vol. 71, No. 42 issue. business. Canton Township be no illegal activity.” major investigation target.
Canton Leisure Services “This establishment has a Clerk Michael Siegrist noted in Township Supervisor Pat A Canton Township police
has been recognized for history and it ain't good,” said an email to the trustees that the Williams opened the 15-minute sergeant noted monitoring of
excellence in the field of Trustee John Anthony, a former previous owner of the business time allotment to Wang, who social media on massage adver-
parks and recreation man- FBI agent. “Now we're here was Li Pink Meldrum who is said, “I really cannot run the tising in regard to criminal sexu-
agement and has earned today and the owner isn't here.” listed on the Certificate of business without having some- al conduct. A sex act solicitation
national re-accreditation. No attorney for the business Occupancy issued March 24, one to trust.”
See page 2. was present at the meeting last 2017, and on the previous appli- “The business hasn't been See Massage, page 2
Downtown battleground

Vol. 71, No. 42 Arts and recreation millage spawns opposition groups
Household items, tools,
bicycles, jewelry and a long The ballot proposal to fund
list of other miscellaneous the Plymouth Arts and
items will be sold at the Recreation Complex has
annual auction at the Inkster become one of the most con-
Police Department. tentious issues facing voters in
See page 4. both the city and township.
Last week, a second or per-
haps third group filed for regis-
tration as a Political Action
Committee (PAC) with the state
Vol. 18, No. 16 elections commission. The
Northville city officials group opposes the ballot pro-
will host a community forum posal asking voters for .75 of a
from 1-3 p.m. Saturday, Oct. mill to support the arts and
20, at the Community Center, recreation facility.
303 W. Main to discuss the Supporters of the proposed
proposed street repair mill- project have invested more
age. than $3 million into the pur- Signs supporting the PARC millage were defaced with black spray paint last week.
See page 3. chase of the former Central
Middle School which sits on 16 already owns the land which He adamantly denied the
acres of property at the edge of was purchased from the claims of the anti-PARC groups
downtown Plymouth. The facili- Plymouth Canton Community that this is some for-profit or
ty has drawn numerous non- School District following a pro- money making scheme for him-
profit arts groups now housed fessional evaluation of the land self or the Malcombs, character-
in the building, including the and buildings. Mark and Patty izing it as malicious gossip and
Vol. 18, No. 42 Michigan Philharmonic Malcomb purchased an option completely untrue.
The art classes offered at Orchestra, The College for on the property at a cost of Recently, a vocal group for-
the local senior center by the Creative Studies and Friends of $3,350,000 and owed another merly identified as Say No to
Plymouth Community Arts the Rouge along with about 30 $50,000 on the property. PARC and then as Say No To
Council are drawing crowds. other arts and recreation Malcomb then donated the All Taxes registered with the
See page 3. groups, who have leased offices property and made the final state election commission as
in the facility. $50,000 payment, Soenen said. Defeat PARC Millage.
The proposed millage will be There have been multiple other Informed sources say the
used to construct an 800-seat private donations in support of loosely formed group has
performance auditorium on the the facility, he said. recently organized as a PAC
site and upgrade and renovate Despite gossip and claims to and is now soliciting contribu-
the other building facilities. the contrary, Soenen said, the tions to pay for signs and mail-
Vol. 133, No. 42 President of PARC Don Soenen purchase documents, ers. The group is also reported- Vote NO signs were removed
The Romulus Police has expressed his confidence in appraisals and financial docu- ly planning litigation to block an from lawns in downtown
Department will participate the plan and the financial via- mentation prove the legitimacy upcoming township public safe- Plymouth.
in the 16th Annual National bility of the project. “The the- of the purchase price. ty millage and defeat the PARC Members of the anti-PARC
Prescription Drug Take Back ater has to be a part of the proj- “We've conducted two inde- proposal. group denied any involvement
Day on Oct. 27. ect for it to be successful,” pendent studies and both the Earlier this month, lawn in the vandalism and hinted
See page 4. Soenen said. “We need that rev- township board of trustees and signs supporting the PARC mill- that supporters of the measure
enue to operate.” He explained the city commission have thor- age were defaced and sprayed may have damaged the signs in
that the cost of the theater is $15 oughly reviewed our plans,” with black paint in one neigh-
million and that the PARC Soenen said. borhood and at a church. See PARC, page 3
Grant funds NARCAN for Romulus police
Vol. 71, No. 42
The driver who killed a
Wayne couple in a head-on Romulus Police officers can ” the effects of an opioid overdose.
collision last December will now act even more quickly to ...the city has seen opioid related “Equipping our officers with
spend at least five years in help save lives threatened by NARCAN dispensers was neces-
prison. drug overdose. overdoses rise 314 percent between sary due to the continued
See page 5. Romulus Police Chief Jadie 2014 and 2017, according to city records. increase in heroin and opioid
Settles announced that the overdoses in recent years that
Romulus Police Department we've experienced in the City of
received a grant from the Wayne Romulus,” said Settles.
County Department of Health people per day die from opioid- Law enforcement is often the “Having this emergency treat-
and Human Services which will or heroin-related overdoses, first to arrive on the scene of a ment readily available to our per-
Vol. 71, No. 42 be used to train and issue each across the United States. These medical emergency, Settles sonnel not only helps save the
The Wayne-Ford Civic Romulus Police officer the nasal numbers continue to rise each explained, but until now officers lives of those battling this addic-
League will be partnering anti-opioid spray naloxone, to year. Romulus is not immune to have not been equipped with the tion, but also the lives of our offi-
with local elected officials to help prevent overdose-related the opioid epidemic as the city means to immediately respond to cers who are at risk of an inad-
ensure veterans and active- deaths. has seen opioid related overdos- opioid overdoses. NARCAN will vertent exposure to dangerous
duty military families have a According to the National es rise 314 percent between 2014 allow officers to administer treat- synthetic opioids during the
holiday meal. Centers for Disease Control and and 2017, according to city ment with a single puff through course of their public safety
See page 5. Prevention, an average of 115 records. an individual's nostril, blocking duties,” he added.

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