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No charges in fatal crash
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 pur-
suant 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 7, 2015 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 pro-
vided in Section 27.03 of the Canton Township Zoning Ordinance:
SPEEDWAY #8724 SPECIAL LAND USE
- CONSIDER REQUEST FOR SPECIAL LAND USE APPROVAL FOR REDE-
VELOPMENT OF AN AUTOMOBILE FILLING STATION AS REQUIRED IN SECTION 6.02) FOR PARCEL NO. 039 99
0020 701 (45350 FORD ROAD). Property is located north of Ford Road and east of Canton Center Road.
Written comments addressed to the Planning Commission should be received at the Canton Township Administration Building,
1150 Canton Center S. prior to Thursday, December 3, 2015, in order to be included in the materials submitted for review.
SEE ATTACHED MAP
Greg Greene, Chairman
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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 pur-
suant 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 7, 2015 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 pro-
vided in Section 27.03 of the Canton Township Zoning Ordinance:
SPEEDWAY #2358 SPECIAL LAND USE
- CONSIDER REQUEST FOR SPECIAL LAND USE APPROVAL FOR REDE-
VELOPMENT OF AN AUTOMOBILE FILLING STATION AS REQUIRED IN SECTION 6.02) FOR PARCEL NO. 053 99
0010 703 (5596 LILLEY N.). Property is located south of Ford Road and east of Lilley Road.
Written comments addressed to the Planning Commission should be received at the Canton Township Administration Building,
1150 Canton Center S. prior to Thursday, December 3, 2015, in order to be included in the materials submitted for review.
SEE ATTACHED MAP
Greg Greene, Chairman
Publish: Newspaper - November 19, 2015
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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 to individuals with disabilities at
the meeting/hearing upon a two week notice to the Charter Township of Canton. These services include signers for the hearing
impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting. 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 19, 2015
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Michigan State Police investigators
have confirmed that no charges will be
filed in the fatal accident that took place
on I-275 last week.
Semi-truck drive John Mark Sakofske,
37, of Holly, was killed at the scene when
the empty tanker truck he was driving
struck a Wayne County Road Commission
vehicle at about 2 p.m. Nov. 12.
According to information fromthe state
police, officers were dispatched to I-275
just south of Michigan Avenue in Canton
Township. Troopers determined that the
semi-tanker was traveling southbound in
the right lane and passed a Wayne County
Road Commission truck on the shoulder
with the arrow board lights activated. The
semi truck continued in the right lane and
struck the rear of a second Wayne County
Road Commission vehicle that was
stopped in the right lane with the arrow
board activated.
The semi-truck driver was killed
instantly and the driver of the road com-
mission truck transported to a local hospi-
tal as a precaution.
Plymouth Township has been
recognized for its work to foster
entrepreneurial growth and eco-
nomic development in the annu-
al eCities study conducted by
researchers at iLabs, the
University of Michigan-Dearborn
Center for Innovation Research.
Plymouth Township was hon-
ored as a Five Star community,
one of only 18 such awards
across the state.
“We are honored to have once
again been recognized as a Five
Star entrepreneurial communi-
ty,” said Shannon Price,
Plymouth Township supervisor.
“Our staff prides itself on creat-
ing a great economic develop-
ment environment, and working
with our neighbors to better our
region.”
The 4-mill tax rate in
Plymouth Township, the lowest
inWayne County, makes the com-
munity an attractive place for
both large and small manufactur-
ing companies to locate; compa-
nies that include Federal Mogul,
LOC Performance, Bosch, Red
Viking, Toolco, and many more,
Price noted.
Plymouth Township is also
part of a joint regional effort for a
high-tech business corridor along
Five Mile Road between Beck
and Napier roads with participa-
tion from Northville Township,
Wayne County, State of Michigan,
DTE, Michigan Land Bank and
the Plymouth Community
Chamber of Commerce, he
added. “This collaborative initia-
tive led by Plymouth and
Northville Townships has identi-
fied 1,000 acres of primarily
municipally and state-owned
land with 500 developable acres
in our shared Five Mile Road
corridorwhich is beingmarketed
as the MITC (Michigan
International
Technology
Center).
“We have built a strong coali-
tion to help promote the MITC,
and were delighted when the
MEDC and Governor (Rick)
Snider marketed the project on
two foreign trade missions.” con-
tinued Price. “Again, we are
grateful that our efforts were rec-
ognizedby iLabs.”
Five-star communities spent
more than $3.4 million on eco-
nomic development, had more
than $31 million in additions to
assets in the past year and had
more than $29 billion in com-
bined real and personal property
values, according to criteria from
iLabs.
The eCities study surveyed 66
communities from 29 counties in
Michigan that are home to more
than 19 percent of Michigan resi-
dents and 10 percent of college
graduates. These communities
count for nearly one-fifth of the
state's entrepreneurs who
earned more than $1.8 billion in
self-employed income. More than
60 percent of these communities
have a local business database,
nearly a third provide business
improvement grants, and nearly
40 percent have full-time eco-
nomic development employees,
according to the iLabswebsite.
“The eCities project highlights
how local governments from
across the State of Michigan are
cultivating and supporting eco-
nomic development. These com-
munities show how local govern-
ments can work in distinct and
strategic ways to energize public
spaces, while investing in busi-
nesses and job development,”
saidTimDavis, director at iLabs.
The communities were hon-
ored Oct 29, at UM-Dearborn.
Support for eCities is provided in
part by the DTE Energy
Foundation, Miller Canfield,
Oakland County Economic
Development and Community
Affairs and the UM-Dearborn
College of Business.
The annual eCities research
project, which began in 2007,
uses data supplied by the partici-
pants, as well as other public
records to assemble a six-factor,
32-item index of entrepreneurial
activity, looking at such factors as
clustering, incentives, growth,
policies, community and educa-
tion. The study focuses on entre-
preneurship because of its
importance to expansion and
diversification of Michigan's
regional economies and the
impact small businesses have on
job creation. To date, 199 commu-
nities across Michigan have par-
ticipated in the study, according
information provided by the
township.
Supervisor announces
retirement from politics
It will remain business as usual for
Canton Township Supervisor Phil
LaJoy, at least for the next year.
LaJoy, 71, announced last week that
he will not seek re-election to the
supervisor's post in 2016. This is
LaJoy's second 4-year termas township
supervisor. Hewas first elected in 2008.
LaJoy served as a township trustee
and as a state representative during
his 26-year political career. He
announced his decision during a town-
shipboardmeeting last week.
His announcement was met with
praise from Tom Yack, who currently
serves as a board trustee and is a for-
mer township supervisor.
Yack praised LaJoy's leadership in
the townshipduring the national reces-
sion and noted that LaJoy kept his
promise to the public to keep Canton
financially sound.
LaJoy formerly worked in manage-
ment positions with both UPS and
Xerox and founded a company that
provided temporary employees. He
received his business degree from the
University of Detroit.
He served two consecutive 2-year
terms in the State House of
Representatives before seeking his
first term as township supervisor. He
said he plans to spend more time with
his family, including his wife of 28
years, Jean, and his sons and four
grandchildren.
Plymouth Township Supervisor Shannon Price and Jana Radtke, the
township planner/community development director, show off the
ecities Five Star award presented to the township.
Plymouth Township honored by eCities
