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They'll be wearing red and dancing to
their heart's content during theZumbaParty
Hearty planned from noon until 1:30 p.m.
Nov. 23 at the Summit on the Park in
Canton.
The Zumba Party Hearty is an effort to
help collect funds for the American Heart
Association and the Go Red for Women
campaign.
Admission to the event is a $5 minimum
donation, which will go directly to the
American Heart Association's Go Red for
WomenCampaign.
Those who like to Zumba and those
who've never tried it arewelcome to join the
dance party. Zumba fitness classes fuse
Latin, Pop andHipHopmusic together with
easy-to-follow moves to create a unique
workout experience. All ages are welcome.
Zumba Party Hearty participants are also
asked to bring bottledwater and come ready
to move. For additional information about
this Party Hearty or Zumba Fitness, call
(734)394-5460 or visit www.cantonfun.org.
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November 14, 2013
PLANNING COMMISSION
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN pursuant to Michigan Public Act 110 of 2006, of the State of Michigan, as amended, and pursuant to the
Zoning Ordinance of the Charter Township of Canton that the Planning Commission of the Charter Township of Canton will hold a
Public Hearing on Monday, December 2, 2013 in the
First Floor Meeting Room of the Canton Township Administration Building,
1150 S. Canton Center Road at 7:00 p.m.
on the following proposed special land use request as provided in Section 27.03 of the
Canton Township Zoning Ordinance:
PLYMOUTH CANTON MIDDLE SCHOOL SPECIAL LAND USE
- CONSIDER REQUEST FOR SPECIAL LAND USE
APPROVAL FOR A PUBLIC MIDDLE SCHOOL AS REQUIRED IN SECTION 11.02B FOR PARCEL NOS. 064 99 0009 703, 064
99 0009 704 AND 064 99 0009 705. Property is located north of Cherry Hill between Canton Center and Beck Roads.
Written comments addressed to the Planning Commission should be received at the Canton Township Administration Building, 1150
Canton Center S. prior to Wednesday, November 27, 2013, in order to be included in the materials submitted for review.
SEE ATTACHED MAP
Greg Greene, Chairman
Publish: Newspaper-November 14, 2013
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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: November 14, 2013
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ELLEVILLE
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ANTON
Van Buren group to replace ‘unsightly’ fencing
‘Zumba Party Hearty’ fundraiser planned at Summit
Tindall, Fielder are elected
4 charged
in robbery
Canton volunteer is honored
The International Festival will feature
music, dance, and drama from around the
world when the event returns to The Village
Theater at Cherry Hill from 11 a.m. until 5
p.m. Nov. 16. This cultural and educational
festival offers participants entertainment
and experiences celebrating diverse customs
and traditions a spokespersonnoted.
Featured dance performances will repre-
sent various cultures and countries, includ-
ing: India, Polynesia, Tahiti, New Zealand,
Ireland, China, the Middle East and the
UnitedStates.
Attendees can enjoy choral performances
by the New Century Chinese School and the
Plymouth Canton Chinese Learning Center,
and smaller group/solo performances by the
Yangtze Melody Group, Spanish songs by
Julzie Gravel, and Chinese songs by Canton
ChineseChoir.
Youth from New Hope Church will once
again perform their Praise Dancers, Mimes
of Ministry, and Steppers of Soul. Anuj Patel,
student of Manjula Lall, will also perform on
the sitar. Also included in the lineup are per-
formances by: The Tim O'Hare School of
Traditional Irish Dance and the Hoaloha
Hula Dance Company with the Motor City
Ukes. In addition, Indian Classical and Folk
Dances will be performed by students of
Sailaja Pullela, Parul Shah, and Chinmayee
Kulkarni.
New to the festival this year are Chinese
Dance Groups Bin Wu, Cajun Du Nord, and
LittleChineseAngels.
Numerous cultural exhibits will be fea-
tured in the lobby and cultural items from
around the world will be available for pur-
chase during the event. There will be an
International Sweets Table, where favorite
international desserts from Metro Area
Bakerieswill be available.
Tickets are just $2 at the door. This event
is presented by the all volunteer
Multicultural Committee of the Canton
Commission for Culture, Arts and Heritage
and sponsored in part by a grant from
Community Financial "Summer of Sharing"
program.
The Village Theater at Cherry Hill is
located at 50400CherryHill Road.
For more information about the Canton
International Festival, call (734) 394-5308 or
visit www.cantonvillagetheater.org.
Members of the Van Buren Township
Downtown Development Authority (DDA)
voted 6-1 to approve advertising for bids for
the installation of a new fence along a por-
tion of Belleville Road near the Belle
Harbor subdivision.
Bids, which will include the removal of
the current cyclone fence covered with poi-
son ivy and other vegetation, and the instal-
lation of a 6-foot, simulatedwood vinyl fence
will be due sometime this month. Bids will
include the removal of the vegetation in the
area and pruning of the trees in the area to
allow for the installation. The current fence
is located in theWayneCounty right of way.
The lone dissenting vote on the project
was cast by DDA member Robert Bechtel
who said the project is only of benefit to
about 11 residents and is a conflict with the
charterwhich requires that all DDAprojects
be for the infrastructure and beautification
of the entire community.
Bechtel also said he feared legal ramifi-
cations if the township begins replacing
fences in the area,
“We open up a precedent for people in
this community say 'you did that for them to
beautify, Well, how about me?'' Bechtel said.
He read his statement of opposition into the
minutes of themeeting.
So far, the DDA has spent $4,778 on the
project.
DDA Executive Director Susan Ireland
said she sent letters to 11 residents whose
property abuts the fence and that nowall the
affected residents are in favor of the project.
Ireland first proposed the project last
November after receiving complaints from
residents about the unsightly fence.
She added that the current fence pres-
ents a terrible image of the city to those driv-
ing in the area through the downtown corri-
dor.
After discussion and comments from the
rest of the DDA boardmembers, the 6-1 vote
was in favor of pursuing bids on the project
and taking responsibility for long-termmain-
tenance of the fencing, once installed.
A variety of cultures are represented at the annual Canton International Festival at The
Village Theater at Cherry Hill.
Belleville
voters
re-elected
Councilwoman Kim Tindall and chose for-
mer Mayor Thomas Fielder, to fill the other
4-year termon the city council.
Tindall earned 223 votes while Fielder
garnered 218. The third candidate on the
ballot for the two open seats was Bob
Balderston who received 128 votes. Only 318
of the 3,159 registered voters went to the
polls, for a turnout of about 10 percent
Four men have been
arrested and arraigned on
armed robbery charges
related to a Nov. 3 incident
at Crossings Apartments in
CantonTownship.
Charged with two counts
of armed robbery each, a
felony punishable by up to
life in prisonwereMuhedin
Danny Turkovic, 17, of
Canton, Alexander James
Shippey, 22, of Livonia,
Joseph Charles Holland, 18,
of Canton and Clary Dujuan
Scott, Jr., 17, of Detroit.
Bond was set for each of the men at $10,000 cash by 35th District Court Magistrate Frank
Wren. Eachwill face a preliminary court examination tomorrow.
According to police reports, the men are accused of breaking into an apartment at The
Crossings and robbing two individuals inside the dwelling at gunpoint. Police said that their
investigation into the incident began immediately after officerswere called to the scene.
Canton Township resident Liz Paruch was
awarded ACT! Lead of the Year by the
American Cancer Society Cancer Action
Network (ACS CAN) for her dedicated volun-
teer and advocacy work to help make cancer a
national priority.
This annual award is given to a lead con-
gressional district volunteer who has demon-
strated unfailing leadership advocating for
ACS CAN's areas of cancer-related public poli-
cy.
"Liz has been a tireless volunteer and dedi-
cated cancer advocate of ACS CAN's legislative
priorities," said Christopher W. Hansen, presi-
dent of ACS CAN. "We are grateful for Liz's out-
standing efforts to organize local volunteers
and advocate for strong and effective cancer-
fighting public policy inher community."
Paruch is the ACT! Lead in Congressional
District 11 for ACS CAN, the advocacy affiliate
of the American Cancer Society. ACS CAN is
the nation's largest cancer advocacy organiza-
tion and supports evidence-based policy and
legislative solutions designed to eliminate can-
cer as a major health problem. As the ACT!
Lead, Paruch serves as the primary volunteer
contact withDistrict 11 lawmakers and recruits
andmanages other local volunteers to lead dis-
trict advocacy and fundraising efforts.
Paruch is a survivor of breast cancer and
has been actively involved in Relay for Life
and Making Strides Against Breast Cancer for
multiple years. She volunteers for the Society
Cancer Prevention Study-3 and Reach to
Recovery program, and spearheaded fundrais-
ing events for ACS CAN, including Spinning for
aCure inOaklandCounty.
Formore information, visit www.acscan.org.
Muhedin Danny Turkovic
Alexander James Shippey
Joseph Charles Holland
Clary Dujuan Scott
Annual International Festival is this weekend