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NOTICE OF ELECTION
City of Romulus, Michigan
November 8, 2016 State General Election
TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF ROMULUS:
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT AN ELECTION WILL BE HELD IN THE CITY OF
ROMULUS ON
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 2016. THE POLLS WILL BE OPEN FROM
7:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the following offices will appear on the ballot: President and
Vice-President of the United States, Representative in Congress (13th District);
Representative in State Legislature (12th District); Representative in State Legislature
(District 11 - partial term ending 01/01/2017); State Board of Education; Regent University of
Michigan; Trustee Michigan State University; Wayne State University Governors; County:
Prosecuting Attorney, Sheriff, Clerk, Treasurer, Register of Deeds, County Commissioner
(11th District), Justice of Supreme Court; Justice of Supreme Court-Incumbent Position (par-
tial term ending 01/01/2019) Judge of Court of Appeals, 1st District Incumbent Position;
Judge of Circuit Court (3rd Circuit) - Incumbent Position; Judge of Circuit Court (3rd
Circuit) Incumbent Position (partial term ending 01/01/2019; Judge of Circuit Court-3rd
Circuit Non-Incumbent Position; Judge of Probate Court-Incumbent Position; Judge of
District Court-34th District Court Incumbent Position, Wayne County Community College
Districts 4, 6, and 7; Board Member Romulus Community Schools and Local School District
Board Member (Woodhaven-Brownstown School District).
The following proposals will appear on the ballot:
WAYNE COUNTY PROPOSALS
REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF SOUTHEAST MICHIGAN
A PROPOSALAUTHORIZING THE REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF SOUTH-
EAST MICHIGAN (RTA) TO LEVYAN ASSESSMENT
The proposal would authorize the Regional Transit Authority of Southeast Michigan (RTA) to levy
within Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties a property tax assessment:
• at a rate of 1.2 mills ($1.20 per $1,000 of taxable value);
• for 20 years beginning in 2016 and ending in 2035;
• that may not be increased, renewed, or used for other purposes without direct voter approval; and
• to be used upon the affirmative vote of an RTA board member from each RTA member jurisdic-
tion for the purpose of construction and operation of a public transportation system connecting
Macomb, Oakland, Washtenaw, and Wayne counties, including rapid transit bus routes across coun-
ty lines, specialized service for senior citizens REGIONAL TRANSIT AUTHORITY OF SOUTH-
EAST MICHIGAN and people with disabilities, commuter rail, airport express service, and other
public transportation purposes permitted by law, consistent with RTA bylaws and subject to the lim-
itations of the Regional Transit Authority Act.
If this new additional assessment is approved and levied, revenue will be disbursed to the RTA. It
is estimated that $160,907,285 will be collected in the first year.
Should this assessment be approved? YES [ ] NO [ ]
WAYNE RESA PROPOSAL
REGIONAL ENHANCEMENT MILLAGE PROPOSAL
Pursuant to state law, the revenue raised by the proposed enhancement millage will be collected by
the Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency and distributed to local public school dis-
tricts within the boundaries of the Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency based on
pupil membership count.
Shall the limitation on the amount of ad valorem taxes which may be imposed on taxable property
in the Wayne County Regional Educational Service Agency, Michigan, be increased by 2.00 mills
($2.00 per thousand dollars of taxable value) for a period of six (6) years, 2016 to 2021, inclusive,
as new additional millage to provide operating funds to enhance other state and local funding for
local school district operating purposes? It is estimated that 2 mills would raise approximately
$80,000,000 when first levied in 2016.
The revenue from this millage will be disbursed to the following school districts:
Allen Park Public Schools: Crestwood School District: Dearborn City School District: Dearborn
Heights School District #7; Detroit Public Schools Community District; Ecorse Public School
District; Flat Rock Community Schools; School District of the City of Garden City; Gibraltar
School District; Grosse Ile Township Schools; The Grosse Pointe Public School System;
Hamtramck Public Schools; City of Harper Woods Schools; School District of the City of Highland
Park; Huron School District; School District of the City of Lincoln Park; Livonia Public Schools;
Melvindale - Northern Allen Park Schools,; Northville Public Schools; Plymouth-Canton
Community Schools; Redford Union School District; River Rouge School District; Riverview
Community School District; Romulus Community Schools; Southgate Community School District;
South Redford School District; Taylor School District; Trenton Public Schools; Van Buren Public
Schools; Wayne-Westland Community School District; Westwood Community Schools;
Woodhaven-Brownstown School District; Wyandotte City School District
YES [ ] NO [ ]
Full text of the school ballot proposal may be obtained at the office of Wayne County Clerk,
Coleman A. Young Municipal Center, Room 502, Detroit, Michigan, phone: 313-224-6424.
All electors who are registered with the City of Romulus Clerk are eligible to vote at this election.
To comply with the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), voting instructions will be available on audio
tape and in Braille. Arrangements for obtaining the instructions in these alternative formats can be
made by contacting the Romulus Clerk in advance of the election. All polling locations are accessi-
ble for voters with disabilities.
1, 7 & 10 Romulus Middle School, 37300 Wick Road
2 & 4
Halecreek Elementary School, 16200 Harrison Road
3, 8, & 9 Romulus Elementary School, 32200 Beverly Road
5
Romulus Senior Center, 36525 Bibbins Street
6
West Village Estates, 7040 Shawnee Drive
11
Barth Elementary School, 38207 Barth Road
12
Romulus Athletic Center, 35765 Northline Road
(All located in Romulus, MI)
STATEMENT AS REQUIRED BYACT 278 OF PUBLIC ACTS OF 1964
Amending the Property Tax Limitation Act
I, Eric R. Sabree, Treasurer of Wayne County, Michigan, do hereby certify that, as of
September
20, 2016 the total of all voted increases in excess of the tax rate limitation established by
Section 6, Article IX of the Constitution of the State of Michigan, as amended, and the years
such increases are effective on property in the County of Wayne are as follows:
WAYNE COUNTY, Romulus School District
Voted
Years
Taxing Authority
Date of Election
Increases Increase Effective
County of Wayne
November 3, 2009 1 mill
2019
Wayne County Jail
August 7, 2012
1 mill
2021
Wayne County Parks
August 2, 2016 0.25 mills
2020
Wayne County
November 6, 2008 1.25 mills
2020
Community College
November 6, 2012 1 mill
2022
Romulus School District
May, 2011
18 mills
2021 (non-homestead only)
August, 2012
5.1314 mills 2017 (homestead only)
November, 2008 .75 mills
2018
Eric R. Sabree, Wayne County Treasurer
Dated: September 20, 2016
Absentee ballots are available for all elections; registered voters may contact the local clerk to
obtain an application for an absent voter ballot. You may vote by absentee ballot if you:
Are unable to attend the polls without assistance;
Are 60 years of age or older;
Expect to be absent from your city for the entire time the polls are open on
Election Day;
Are in jail, awaiting arraignment or trial.
Have been assigned to work as a precinct inspector in a precinct other than
where you are registered; or
Are unable to attend the polls because of religious beliefs.
Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, City of Romulus Clerk
11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, MI 48174
734-942-7540
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CITY OF ROMULUS INVITATION TO BID
ITB 16/17-11 2016-2017 SNOW REMOVAL/ICE MANAGEMENT SERVICES
FOR ROMULUS ATHLETIC CENTER/RINK MANAGEMENT
(1) The City of Romulus, Tax Increment Finance Authority, a Michigan Tax Increment Finance
Authority on behalf of the facility's management firm, Rink Management is seeking bids from
qualified and experienced companies for snow removal and ice management services for the
2016/2017 snow season for the Romulus Athletic Center.
(2) Qualified individuals and firms wishing to submit a bid
must use the forms provided by the City.
Bid forms and specifications may be obtained from the MITN system @
/.
(3) Two (2) copies of the bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope and returned to the
City Clerk's
Office
no later than 2:30 P.M., Monday,
11/14/2016
. Bids should be submitted in a sealed enve-
lope and addressed using the Bid package label provided in the ITB documents.
(4) At approximately 2:45 p.m., local time all timely received bids are to be publicly opened and
read.
(5) The City reserves the right to postpone the opening without notification and also reserves the
right to reject all bids and proposals and to waive irregularities.
(6) For additional information contact Lynn A, Conway, City of Romulus, Purchasing Director, by
calling (734) 955-4568 or by emailing
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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF PLYMOUTH
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
Tuesday, November 15, 2016
PLEASE TAKE NOTE that a Public Hearing will be held at Plymouth Township Hall, 9955 N. Haggerty Rd., Plymouth, MI
48170, on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 during a regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Charter Township of Plymouth
to consider the transfer of Industrial Facilities Exemption Certificate No. 2012-348 issued to Westport Fuel Systems, Inc., on
December 13, 2012, for real and personal property improvements at 14900 Galleon Ct.. The request is available for inspection
from 8-4:30 daily in the Clerk's Office. During the public hearing which begins at 7:00 pm., any resident of Plymouth Township
or members of the Legislative Board of any affected taxing unit in the Township shall have the right to appear and be heard.
Written comments addressed to the Clerk will be considered. Following the public hearing, the Board may decide on the request
by resolution.
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PUBLIC NOTICE
CITY OF ROMULUS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Public Accuracy Test for the November 8, 2016 State
General Election has been scheduled for Tuesday, November 1, 2016 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 tabulate the results of the election counts the votes in the manner prescribed by law.
Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, City Clerk
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Art entries accepted
TheBellevilleAreaCouncil for theArts
is now accepting entry forms for the
Seventh Annual Community Art Show
planned forNov. 4-6 at theBellevilleYacht
Club (BYC), 831 E. Huron River Dr.,
Belleville.
The Community Art Show is open to
everyone, ages 6 and older in all medi-
ums.
Artwork will be judged by local judges
with a background in art and cash prizes
will be awarded. Artists may enter up to
three pieces of artwork each for ages 6
through 17. Young artist entry fees are $10
and adult entry fees are $15.
Entry fees are waived for members of
the Belleville Area Council for the Arts.
Complete guidelines, categories, prizes,
and membership information are includ-
ed with entry form packages available at
the Belleville Area District Library,
Belleville Area Chamber of Commerce,
Frosty Boy, Garden Fantasy on Main, the
Professional Building, Sumpter Ace
Hardware, Sumpter Township Hall,
Twisted Rooster and Van Buren Township
Hall. Entry forms can be downloaded
fromwww.BacaArtShow.org. Artwork may
be dropped off Thursday, Nov. 3 and
FridayNov. 4.
The arts council will be hosting a
reception from 7-9 p.m. Friday, Nov. 4 For
more details visit
or call (734) 347-0430.
Hands-on education
Romulus High School students attended the first annual Construction Academy
at Eastern Market Oct. 18. Sachse Construction and Junior Achievement teamed
up to encourage students to explore careers in construction trades. The one-day
event featured training and demonstrations from subcontractors across the state.
Students were exposed to different careers and were able to interact with profes-
sionals. This unique learning experience allowed students to gain a hands-on
approach, which included subjects from fiber optics to masonry. Margaret Trimer-
Hartley, president of Junior Achievement, with students above, spoke to students
about the need for a younger skilled trade work force. "The average age of the
construction workforce is 55 years old. There will be many opportunities for high
school graduates to enter the skilled trades," said Trimer-Hartley. Junior
Achievement has been a strong partner of Romulus Community Schools provid-
ing programs that focus on financial responsibility, workforce readiness and
entrepreneurial thinking, a spokesman noted.
Wayne County Prosecutor Kym
Worthy has charged Aurelio R. Smith, 41,
and his girlfriend, Andrea A. Bracy, 21,
both of Inkster, in connection with the
death of Smith's 3-year-old son, Tyme
Smith.
According to reports from the prose-
cutor's office, Inkster police officers were
called to a local hospital at about 10:14
a.m. Oct. 13 in response to a report of sus-
pected child abuse. Smith and Bracy
were taken into custody at the hospital
and interviewedby detectives.
Worthy alleges in the charges that the
pair of defendants assaulted the boy, who
turned 3 in January, at about 2 a.m. Oct.
13 in an apartment located in the 1550
block of Inkster Road. The couple
allegedly then took the child to the hospi-
tal for treatment several hours later
when police were called by medical offi-
cials.
The child died in the hospital at about
11:10 a.m. the same day and an autopsy
performed Oct. 14 by the Wayne County
Medical Examiner ruled the death a
homicide. The autopsy revealed that the
child died from blunt force trauma to his
body.
Smith and Bracy were each arraigned
last week on charges of Felony Murder,
Torture, and Child Abuse First Degree
before Judge Sabrina Johnson at the
22ndDistrict Court in Inkster.
Smith was assigned a $1 million cash
bond and Bracy's bond was set at $1 mil-
lion cash or surety.
A preliminary examination on the
charges is set for Nov. 2 at the Inkster
court.
The Van Buren Community Schools
District has $350,000 that belongs to the
State ofMichigan officials hope to return.
During a report fromThomasM. Taylor
of Taylor andMorgan, the firm that acts as
the financial auditor for the school district
at the regular meeting of the board of edu-
cationmembers earlier this month, Taylor
said that while the district received the
highest level of assurance possible of the
accuracy of the financial reporting, he did
discover that some captured taxes were
not reported correctly by Van Buren
Township. The township erroneously sent
about $350,000 to the school district which
should have gone to the state for disburse-
ment to the schools. The state treasury
sent the same amount to the schools as a
due from the township tax capture, which
should have been sent to themrather than
directly to the school district.
School Finance Director Shareen
Barker said that Van Buren Township
Deputy Treasurer Sean Bellingham is
aware of the situation and she is con-
cerned that it is happening again during
the current fiscal year.
To correct the error, the state must now
invoice the township for the funds, which
Barker said can take time.
Auditors reported that the 2015-16 stu-
dent that population had dropped by 5,
030 students and is now at 4,868. The state
foundation per pupil allowance last year
was $7,554 while this year it is $7,667,
according to the auditor's report.
