No. 45
NEWS YOU CAN USE, NEWS YOU CAN TRUST
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November 16 – 22, 2017
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The official holiday tree
lighting ceremony in Wayne
is planned for 5:30-8 p.m.
Saturday, Dec. 2 at theWayne
HistoricalMuseum.
See page 3.
Unopposed candidates
drew 25 percent of
Northville voters to the
Northville polls to approve a
proposal from the Northville
Public Schools.
See page 2.
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Voters in Romulus chose
seven city council members
and approved one proposal
from the Romulus Schools
while defeating another last
week.
See page 4.
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For home delivery of The Eagle call 734-467-1900.
Incumbent
Mayor
William R. Wild was the
choice of voters last week
while newcomers will fill
three of the four expiring
council terms.
See page 3.
Area runners canwork up
an appetite for a good cause
Thanksgiving morning by
running or walking in
Canton Leisure Services
15thAnnual TurkeyTrot.
See page 2.
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Sales of tickets for the
Annual Inkster Legends
Christmas Raffle are now
under way and sales are
going well, according to
founder and director Fred
Smiley.
See page 5.
City of Plymouth voters
returned incumbent City
Commissioners
Oliver
Wolcott and Dan Dalton to
office and chose Ed Krol and
NicholasMoroz to join them.
See page 5.
Voters in Belleville chose
Jesse Marcotte and Thomas
Fielder to serve on the city
council during theNov. 7 bal-
loting.
See page 4.
The City of Romulus is look-
ing to streamline the develop-
ment process, but the latest pro-
posed changes to current proce-
dures drew some concern from
city councilmembers.
The proposed amendments
would have granted final
approval authority for some
special land uses to the
Romulus Planning Commission,
which is an appointed body, not
an elected one. The zoning
changes would allow the com-
mission to grant final approval
on some low-intensity uses,
including assisted living cen-
ters, day care centers as well as
drive-through uses and vehicle
uses in the Central Business
District and commercial areas,
to name a few.
“This is a process we've been
looking at for several years,”
said City Planner Carol Maise.
Earlier this year, the city decid-
ed to follow the Redevelopment
Ready Community program
through theMichiganEconomic
Development Corporation
(MEDC), and Maise said the
special land use approval
process was one issue that
group cited.
Currently, the planning com-
mission hosts a public hearing
on special land uses before
commissioners rule on them.
Commissioners approval, how-
ever, sends the project to the
city council members for a final
vote. Maise said the new pro-
posal would skip that final step
on some uses, but still require
council approval for large scale
developments as well as adult
entertainment projects, race-
tracks or casinos, long-term
parking andwaste handling and
disposal, among others.
She said sending the lower
impact uses to the council adds
time to a developers' schedule.
She also noted that the council
has not made any changes to
the special land use requests
that have come before them in
the last seven or eight years.
“All they've done is add on
three or fourweeks to the devel-
opers' time,” she said. “It does
take longer.
“This maintains the integrity
of the process, which is the pub-
See
Changes,
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Legion
offering
banners
War has touched every neigh-
borhood in our country as young
men and women in the armed
forces fight for American free-
doms.
The American Legion
Westland Post 251 is hoping to
bring that message of patriotism
to local neighborhoods with the
availability of Blue Star Banners
which can be displayed in the
window or at the home of any
family with a member currently
serving in theU.S. armed forces.
The Blue Star Service banner
is an American tradition, accord-
ing to a prepared statement from
Post Commander Bill Acton. The
banner was designed and patent-
ed by a World War II officer in
1917 and quickly began the unof-
ficial symbol of a child in the
service, Acton explained. Blue
Star Service Banners, while
widely used across America dur-
ing the first and second world
wars, were not embraced during
the Korean or Vietnam conflicts
with nearly the same enthusiasm,
he said.
“The American Legion has
rekindled the program. Now, as
the long and difficult 'War on
Terrorism' continues, the Blue
Star Banner tradition reminds us
all that the war touches every
neighborhood in our country,”
Acton said.
“The banner lets others know
that someone in the home is cur-
rent serving in the U.S. armed
forces,” he said. The American
Legion Post will present a Blue
Star Banner to any family at no
cost. To obtain a banner, Acton
suggests a family member call
(734)776-5491.
There is also a Gold Star
Banner that can be displayed by
any familywho has lost amember
while serving in the armed
forces.
Currently, the Westland post is
in need of a temporary building
or home the veterans couldmain-
tain including minor repair work,
if needed, painting, maintenance
of a parking lot and/or yardwork.
The group would also pay util-
ity bills at the home or building.
Acton noted that the veterans are
in need of assistance in finding a
location for the post operations.
Anyone who may be able to help
the veterans group is asked to
contact.
The planning commission,
although they do a wonderful job,
but they don't have to answer
to the people like we do.
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‘Streamlining’ proposal prompts concern
Cultural exchange
International Festival set for Saturday
A celebration of diversity
through music, dance, and
drama from around the world
is planned next week when the
International Festival returns
to The Village Theater at
Cherry Hill in Canton this
Saturday.
This annual cultural and
educational festival celebrates
the diversity of Canton and sur-
rounding communities through
song and dance on the main
stage of The Village Theater,
located at 50400 Cherry Hill
Road inCanton.
This year, featured perform-
ers include: Hoaloha
Polynesian, NewZealand and
Tahitian Dance directed by
Melanee Hirvela; Sunshine
Children's Choir featuring
directors Howard Zhang and
Sherry Yan; Ann Hua Waist
Drum Team; The Tim O'Hare
School of Traditional Irish
Dance of Ann Arbor and
Plymouth; Spring Group of
PCCLC; Kuchipudi Dance
Group, directed by Sailaja
Pullela; Canton Summit Dance
Team; Michigan New Century
Chinese School (MNCCS); Ann
Arbor Li Ren Dance Team;
Ebony Copper - Native
American Flute with Wanda
and Ron Jones; Anna Ballet
and Dance with choreographer
Anna Lou; Asian Indian Dance
of Canton, choreographer Parul
Shah; Inner-Action Dance, cho-
reographer Sharon Kang; Troy
Chinese Classic Music Guzheng
Team; Sunshine Chinese
Dance Troupe; Peking Opera
Club;
Polish
National
Centennial Dancers, Lodge
#53; Pipa soloist Angela Bolon
(student of Yuchen Tian); Joyas
de Mexico Ballet under the
direction of Luly del Real; Sitar
performance by Naveen
Jackson, student of Manjula
Verma; Yangtze Melody Group
with Hua Qing Dance Group;
Clivia Dance Group featuring
choreography of Jessie Li and
theBollyburnDancers.
Cultural exhibits will be fea-
tured in the Village Theater
lobby during the event, with
some items available for pur-
chase. There will also be an
International Sweets Table
where favorite International
desserts from local stores and
bakeries will be offered at a
nominal price.
The festival will continue
from 11:30 a.m. until 5 p.m.
Saturday, Nov. 18 and is pre-
sented by the all-volunteer
Multicultural Committee of the
Canton Commission for
Culture, Arts andHeritage.
Tickets are $2 per person at
the door; cash only. Audience
members can have their hand
stamped and come and go as
they please throughout the day.
Seating for this main stage pro-
duction is general admission.
For more information about
the Canton International
Festival, call (734) 394-5300 or
visit
-
ater.org.
The Clivia Dance Group
The Ann Hua Waist Drum Team
