Basic HTML Version
A
SSOCIATED
N
EWSPAPERS OF
M
ICHIGAN
P
AGE
3
October 25, 2012
PUBLIC NOTICE
CITY OF ROMULUS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Public Accuracy Test for the November 6, 2012 General Election has
been scheduled for Thursday, November 1, 2012 at 3:00 p.m. in the Romulus City Council Chambers, 11111
Wayne Road, Romulus, MI.
The Public Accuracy Test is conducted to demonstrate that the program and computer that will be used to tabu-
late the results of the election counts the votes in the manner prescribed by law.
Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, City Clerk
Publish: 10-25-2012
CITY OF ROMULUS INVITATION TO BID
ITB 12/13-12 MIDDLEBELT WATERMAIN REPLACEMENT - SMITH TO ECORSE
(1)
Sealed Bids for Middlebelt Road Water Main improvements will be received at the City Romulus Clerk's
Office, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, Michigan 48174 until
2:00 pm
local time, on
November 1, 2012,
at which time bids will be opened and read.
(2)
The Contract Documents for this project are on file at the office of the City's ENGINEER, Orchard, Hiltz,
& McCliment, Inc., 34000 Plymouth Road, Livonia, MI 48150 and the Office of the City Clerk. A non-
refundable fee of $65.00 will be charged for each set of Contract Documents and an additional $15.00
will charged if mailed.
(3)
Bid Security in the form of a Bid Bond for a sum no less than five percent (5%) of the amount of the Bid
will be required with each Bid.
(4)
The City reserves the right to reject all bids and proposals and to waive technicalities.
(5)
No Bid may be withdrawn for a period of ninety (90) calendar days after the scheduled closing time for
receipt of the Bids.
(6)
For additional information contact Marcus McNamara of Orchard, Hiltz and McCliment, the City's
Engineers at (734) 466-4553 or by emailing, Marcus.Mcnamara@ohm-advisors.com.
Publish: October 25. 2012
CITY OF ROMULUS
RFP 12/13-17 REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FROM CONSULTING FIRMS FOR
CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING SERVICES
The City of Romulus will receive written qualifications for providing Consulting Engineering and Testing servic-
es for the resurfacing of Tobine Road from Shook Road to Wick Road. The construction engineering for this
project will include all surveying, staking, field inspection, construction administration and quality control test-
ing in accordance with MDOT requirements, specifications and guidelines for the pulverizing and reshaping of
approximately 3,300 linear feet of roadway, utility structure adjustments, storm sewer installation, grading, pave-
ment marking installation and restoration. Consultants must be on MDOT's pre-qualification list for Road
Construction Engineering and have working experience with Field Manager software and the MERL Program.
The City will be following the MDOT Vendor Selection Guidelines for Service Contracts dated October 2004.
(1)
Request for qualifications can be obtained from the from the MITN system
(http://www.mitn.info).
(2)
To be considered, proposals must be received in the City of Romulus Clerk's Office no later
than 2:00pm, Tuesday, October 30th, 2012.
(3)
ENVELOPES MUST BE ADDRESSED:
CITY OF ROMULUS CLERK'S OFFICE
RFP 12/13-17 REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FROM CONSULTING FIRMS
FOR CONSTRUCTION ENGINEERING SERVICES
11111 S. Wayne Road
Romulus, Michigan 48174
(4)
The City reserves the right to reject all bids and proposals and to waive technicalities.
(5)
No submission may be withdrawn for a period of 120 calendar days after the scheduled
closing time for receipt of the proposals.
(6)
Questions relative to this RFP can be directed to:
Thomas Wilson, Department of Public Works Director
734-942-7579
twilson@ci.romulus.mi.us
NOTE:
A copy of the draft G.I. package for this project will be available for viewing only at the City of
Romulus Clerk's Office.
Publish: October 25. 2012
ABSTRACT
WAYNE CITY COUNCIL MEETING NO. 2012-30
October 16, 2012
A Regular Meeting of the City Council was held Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at 8:00 p.m.
at Wayne City Hall, 3355 S. Wayne Rd. Members PRESENT: Haidous, Dobrowolski,
Damitio, Henley, Monit, Hawley. Members ABSENT: Rhaesa. Presentations to Bridget
Kelly and Donna McEachern of the Diamond of the Community Award. APPROVED:
minutes of Special and Regular meeting of October 2; bid award to Falcon Road Maint.
for $11,850.00; first reading of Ord. No. 830.03-Pawnbrokers; sale of P&R copier to Prof.
Ins. Assoc. for $300.00; Interlocal Agreement for a Joint Fire Department; Letter of
Agreement between Wayne & Westland Fire Unions, declaring #009-99-0015-000 a haz-
ard/nuisance on an emergency basis; consent calendar. Received and fi led
Communications and Reports. Adjourned at 8:58 p.m.
Matthew K. Miller
Publish: October 25, 2012
City Clerk
CITY OF WAYNE
PUBLIC NOTICE
There will be an official Public Accuracy Test of the Election Management and Tabulation
computer system to be used by the City of Wayne for the General Election, Tuesday,
November 6, 2012. The Public Accuracy Test is conducted to demonstrate that the com-
puter program used to record and count the votes cast at the election meets the require-
ments of law. The test will be held at the Building and Engineering Department, 4001
South Wayne Road on Tuesday, October 30, 2012 at 9:00 a.m.
Matthew K. Miller
Publish:
October 25, 2012
City Clerk
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
ACCESS TO PUBLIC MEETINGS
The Charter Township of Canton will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such as signers for the hearing impaired
and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting, to individuals with disabilities at the meeting/hearing upon two
weeks notice to the Charter Township of Canton. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary aids or services should contact the
Charter Township of Canton by writing or calling the following:
Gwyn Belcher, ADA Coordinator
Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton Center Road
Canton, MI 48188
(734) 394-5260
Published: October 25, 2012
EC102512-0641 2.5 x 1.557
Charter Township of Canton
Notice of Public Accuracy Test
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE
that the Clerk's Office will conduct a Public Accuracy Test of the Optical Scan tabulating equipment to
be used for the General Election to be held on Tuesday, November 6, 2012. The test will take place on
Wednesday, October 31, 2012
at 10:00 a.m.
in the
Clerk's Office
, in the Township Administration Building, 1150 S. Canton Center Road. This test is open to all
interested parties. For further information, contact the Clerk's Office at 734-394-5120.
Terry G. Bennett, Clerk
Publish: October 25, 2012
EC102512-0642 2.5 x 1.488
More development-big and
small-could be heading toward the
City of Romulus.
Members of the city council
attended public hearings last
Monday for discussion of tax abate-
ments for two firms that are
expected to bring about 70 jobs
and invest more than $25 million
in the city. They also recently
approved special land use
requests that could bring a new
strip center and a 24-hour Tim
Horton's restaurant.
“Any time you have new busi-
nesses coming into the city, that's a
good thing,” said Councilman John
Barden.
Lee Steel is proposing to invest
about $13million and bring 35 new
jobs to its facility. The company is
requesting a 12-year tax abatement
that could save it more than
$875,000 to help finance the proj-
ect.
4L Ventures, another manufac-
turing firm, is proposing to spend
about $12.6 million and bring 35
new jobs to its new facility on
Eureka Road. The company also
purchased a 90 acre parcel to miti-
gate the wetlands found on its con-
struction site; the 90 acre parcel
has beendonated to the city.
The abatements, if approved,
would be 50 percent of new taxes,
which means the city would still
see additional tax revenue from
them. Council members also
approved special land use recently
for the Romulus Village develop-
ment on Ecorse and Hannan
roads. The 7.43 acre site will be
split into three parcels. A seven-
pump gas station, a 2,400 square-
foot fast food restaurant and two
retail buildings-one of about 7,000
square feet and one of about 16,000
square feet-are planned.
“We're just building it and look-
ing for retail uses,” said property
owner Frank Jarbou. “It could be
anything.”
“It's quite an ambitious plan,”
said Councilman William Crova.
“I'min favor of development in that
area.”
The council also approved spe-
cial land use that will see the gas
station at Wick and Wayne roads
re-opened. It has been closed and
vacant formore than a year.
The Tim Horton's would be
located on Eureka and Wahrman
roads, according to Patrick Bell of
Tim Horton's. The 1,340-square-
foot restaurant and café would be
open 24 hours and include a drive-
through.
“We're very excited to be in this
location,” he said.
The special land use is just one
step in the process; the develop-
ments will also have to go through
site plan review.
Development could bring 70 jobs to community
Pear trees dedicated at historical cemetery
R
OMULUS
The dedication of 20 Cleveland
Select Pear Trees at the Romulus
Memorial Cemetery is the latest
beautification effort spearheaded
by the city volunteer Cemetery
Commission.
The $335 trees were purchased
by people with ties to the cemetery
and the community and planted
along Shook Road in front of the
cemetery by crews fromWHCanon
Co., a Romulus-based landscaping
company.
The buyers dedicated the trees
to deceased individuals or entire
families buried in the cemetery,
which is considered a key histori-
cal
place
in
Romulus.
Commissioners will have plaques
prepared and installed near each
tree.
Jan Lemmon, chairwoman of
the commission, said Cleveland
Select Pear Trees were chosen for
their beauty. She said she was
thrilled with the success of the
project.
“The trees will bloom white in
the spring and they'll have a bur-
gundy leaf in the fall,” Lemmon
said. “They will give an overall
beautiful appearance to the front of
the cemetery andprovide shade.”
Located at Shook and Tobine
roads, the cemetery is the final
resting place of deceased armed
forces heroes, political figures,
public-safety officers, other well-
known families and 180 years of
Romulus residents.
The burial grounds date back to
1832, making them older than
Michigan, which earned statehood
five years later. The cemetery has
been dedicated as a historical land-
mark.
Mayor Alan R. Lambert and
Councilwoman Eva Webb, who
were on hand for the dedication,
praised the commissioners for
their efforts.
“Our Cemetery Commission
puts their heart and soul into
everything they do,” Lambert said.
“Their members have loved ones
buried there, which is why they're
so involved. I'm so appreciative of
what they do. This is another case
of residents working together to
make our city a better place.”
Economic
Development
Director Timothy Keyes connected
the commissioners with WH
Canon, which provided a landscap-
ing plan for the entire cemetery.
Keyes said enhancing the beauty of
the cemetery is important, calling
the property “hallowed ground.”
“Our cemetery is a place of his-
torical significance,” Keyes said.
“I'm just thrilled to be able to help
them. It's refreshing to work with
sucha dedicated group of people.”
Jim Jones of WHCanon said the
project means a great deal to him
personally.
“I have enjoyed working with
the commission and Tim Keyes,”
he said. “Jan Lemmon is a special
lady. She's a go-getter. It's fun to see
someone with that much energy
and that much passion pull this
together.”
Several people who purchased
trees were on hand for the dedica-
tion, including commissioners
Lemmon, Tammy McGrane and
Linda Choate, who is a city council-
woman. Commissioners Nancy
Champaigne, Craig Plank and
Jerry Wendland also were on hand
for the dedication.
Lambert's wife, Diane Banks
Lambert, purchased a tree inmem-
ory of her parents, Bob and Mary
Ann Banks. His chief of staff,
Betsey Krampitz, purchased a tree
and was present for the dedication,
along with funeral home owner
WilliamCrane.
Brothers Terry, Ron and Jim
Bird purchased a tree on behalf of
their estimated 50 relatives who
are buried in the cemetery.
“It really is the history of all of
the early Romulus families,” said
Ron Bird, who is 71 years old. “You
canwalk through the cemetery and
you'll see family name after family
name fromearlyRomulus history.”
“I'm just thrilled,” added Terry
Bird, who is 72. “The cemetery has
never looked this nice in my life-
time. It's beautiful.”
The Rev. Bill Kren was on hand
for the dedication as president of
the Greater Romulus Chamber of
Commerce. Mark Lewkowicz and
Genevieve Dugan were present to
represent the Romulus Historical
Society andCommission.
Lemmon grew up near the
cemetery and has a number of rela-
tives buried there. Her tree is dedi-
cated to her mother, father and
brother.
“That's why I'm so dedicated to
this project,” she said. “The ceme-
tery had overgrown bushes and
vines and just needed someone
who would take the initiative and
give it tender loving care.”
Commissioners and other volun-
teers have participated in several
cleanup efforts at the cemetery.
The commission's goal is to add 20
more trees next year along the back
fence of the cemetery. Tree spon-
sorshipswill be available.
For more information, call
Lemmon at (734) 941-0996.
On hand for the Romulus Memorial Cemetery tree-planting dedication are Greater Romulus Chamber of
Commerce President the Rev. Bill Kren (left), Mark Lewkowicz, Bill Crane, Councilwoman Eva Webb, Chief of
Staff Betsey Krampitz, Economic Development Director Timothy Keyes, cemetery commissioners Jan Lemmon,
Craig Plank, Tammy McGrane, Jerry Wendland and Nancy Champaigne, Ron Bird, Councilwoman and
Cemetery Commissioner Linda Choate, Terry Bird, Mayor Alan Lambert, Jim Jones and Andrea Dawson of WH
Canon, and Genevieve Dugan.