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Book Love
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In a world of technology and screen
media, there is still something special
about physically holding a book and turn-
ing the pages.
Researchhas foundhowever, that there
has been a steep drop off in teens reading
after the age of 13.
To combat this decline, Romulus High
School English teacher Jessica Whiteside
and her co-teacher Jennifer Slyman have
partnered with the Book Love
Foundation. The non-profit organization,
led by author Penny Kittle, strives to put
books in the hands of students who other-
wisewouldnot have access to them.
Whiteside was the recipient of a $4,000
grant that enabled her to add nearly 500
books toher classroomlibrary.
“It's phenomenal for our students to see
that people are truly invested in their lit-
eracy. Ms. Slyman and I work so hard to
show students that reading has a place in
their lives. When an organization iswilling
to donate this magnitude of books it really
speaks volumes to how invested these
donors are. I have no doubt that these
books will positively alter the trajectory of
my students' lives, and that makes this
whole project worth it,” saidWhiteside.
Sophomore Denora Holston assisted
with the application process by writing
two letters of recommendation that
helped explain the need for the books to
the foundation.
The Book Love grant committee
receives hundreds of applicants and only
selects a very small number of recipients.
“It's exciting to see the large number of
books arrive. They will help to open up a
new world for students my age, and that's
pretty cool,” said Holsten. Whiteside
hopes that her studentswill develop a love
for reading that will last a lifetime and can
be passed down from generation to gener-
ation.
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Belleville will not be the site of
compliance facilities for medical
marijuana.
Members of the city council
unanimously agreed to opt out of
the current state laws that allow
provisioning centers, growing
licenses, transportation and facili-
ties for the distribution of mari-
juana. City Manager Diana
Kollmeyer was directed by the
elected officials to prepare
changes to the current zoning
ordinance in the city that might
allow marijuana facilities in
areas zoned as industrial.
City attorney Steve Hitchcock
discussed the new state laws
allowing for the centers during a
special meeting of the council
members Nov. 13. He told the
council members that under the
new law, permits for the distribu-
tion of medical marijuana could
be issued as early as Dec. 15. He
explained that background
checks by state personnel would
then be completed and licenses
couldbe grantedby next spring.
Hitchcock said that the munic-
ipality in which the provisioning
center was located would receive
25 percent of the 3 percent tax
proposed on sales of marijuana.
He noted that in Colorado, the
sale of the drug brought an esti-
mated $700 million in revenue to
the state.
He suggested that Belleville
might realize $20,000 in tax rev-
enue from a center located in the
city, but that the amount is specu-
lative as the state has not
announced a revenue split of the
proposed tax.
Hitchcock noted that a munici-
pality can charge $500 per facility
for the added expenses of having
a facility in the community, like
the added police patrols that
could be necessary, along with
fees for a license application and
necessary services.
Councilman Tom Fielder
noted that while Hitchcock quot-
ed sums to bemade bymunicipal-
ities with the marijuana outlets,
he was in favor of opting out of
having the facilities in Belleville.
He said he believes that there are
50 to 100 Belleville residents with
medical marijuana cards or per-
mits, which might bring in $3,450
at a provisioning center. He
added that he didn't think the
financial potential should be a
consideration in the establish-
ment of themarijuana clinics.
Fielder said that he did not
think local patients with marijua-
na cards would be deprived and
that they could travel to nearby
locations to obtain the drug.
Hitchcock noted that the legal-
ization of recreational marijuana
will be a ballot issue next year
and some of the centers are
preparing for the approval of that
measure by voters. Should that
happen, Belleville might have to
repeal the current prohibitive
ordinances, he advised.
“She was the kind of person
that would make everyone com-
fortable,” Barden said.
“Everyone on the council is
going to miss her. She's been
very inspirational to the council,
to thewholeCity of Romulus.”
The council members
thanked Choate for her years of
service and provided a video
tribute that was capped off with
a personalized version of “The
WayWeWere.”
Choate said she'd never for-
get the day she walked into city
hall and her life changed. Now,
she said, it will change again.
“I appreciate all the support
from the community,” she said.
“It was the community that kept
me going all these years-all the
wonderful people. I've been so
lucky.”
Choate
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Romulus High School sophomore Denora Holston, left, and English teacher Jessica
Whiteside admire some of the new hardcover books purchased with a Book Love
grant.
Fielder said that he did not think local patients with
marijuana cards would be deprived and that they
could travel to nearby locations to obtain the drug.
”
Belleville rejects marijuana facilities
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