More than half of Romulus voters
turned out to cast their ballots on
Election Day to choose officials at the
local, state and federal level.
Romulus City Clerk Ellen Craig Bragg
said 11,121 people voted last Tuesday, or
about 57 percent of registered voters.
“Everyone came together to help us
out,” she said. “It was a very busy time.”
Buoyed by more than 5,500 straight
party ticket voters, Hillary Clinton easily
won in the city with about 7,500 votes,
good for about 68 percent of votes cast in
that race. Romulus voters also helped
return John Conyers (7,272 votes) and
ErikaGeiss (7,923) to office.
In the school board race, Danielle
Funderburg (4,849) retained her seat
while Robert McLachlan (4,067) and
Debi Pyles (3,999) won seats.
“I am humbled to have won the sup-
port of Romulus, Inkster, and Westland
voters to rejoin the Romulus Board of
Education,” McLachlan posted on
Facebook. “In the coming weeks and
months, youwill see the ideas that I have
for strengthening the position of our dis-
trict, both financially and froma curricu-
lar point of view. There will need to be
some courageous, challenging discus-
sions as we move forward, and I'm ready
to domy part.”
Craig Bragg said the heavy voter turn
out-particularly inprecincts that normal-
ly see a lot of voter activity-led to some
long lines. In traditionally busy
precincts, some voters had to wait more
than an hour to cast their ballots. She
said hoped to correct that issue in the
future.
“We are aware of some of those con-
cerns that voters had andwe don't take it
lightly for those wait times. We are
reassessing what went right, what went
wrong, what didn't work,” she said dur-
ing a regular meeting of the Romulus
CityCouncilmembers last week.
“We're working on correcting that so,
going forward, every voter will have a
positive experience,” she said.
A
SSOCIATED
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EWSPAPERS OF
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ICHIGAN
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November 23, 2016
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF PLYMOUTH
PLANNING COMMISSION
PROPOSED ACTION:
AMEND THE ZONING MAP OF THE TOWNSHIP
REZONE FROM:
OS, Office Service District
REZONE TO:
R-1, Single Family Residential District
DATE OF HEARING:
Wednesday, December 14, 2016
TIME OF HEARING:
7:00 P.M.
PLACE OF HEARING:
Plymouth Township Hall, 9955 N. Haggerty Road
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN
that the Planning Commission of the Charter Township of Plymouth has received a proposed
petition to rezone Tax ID No. R-78-058-99-0004-000 from
OS, Office Service District
to
R-1, Single Family Residential
District.
The property is located north of Joy Road, west of Sheldon Road, south of Ann Arbor Road, and east of Canton Center
Road.
Application:
2223-1116
Applicant:
Modern Method Construction
AMENDED ZONING MAP NO. 020
Charter Township of Plymouth, Wayne County, Michigan
LEGAL DESCRIPTION: For parcel/lot descriptions, see tax records based on Tax ID No. R-78-058-99-0004-000.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN
that persons interested are requested to be present. Pertinent information relative to the pro-
posed map amendment may be examined at the Plymouth Township Division of Public Services, Community Development
Department, during regular business hours from 8:00 A.M. to 4:30 P.M. Written comments will be received prior to the meeting
and may be mailed to 9955 N. Haggerty Road, Plymouth, MI 48170, or call 734-354-3270, ext. 5. The meeting will be held in
the Town Hall Meeting Room at Plymouth Township Hall, which is located at 9955 N. Haggerty Road, Plymouth, MI 48170.
PLEASE TAKE NOTE:
The Charter Township of Plymouth will provide necessary reasonable auxiliary aids and services, such
as signers for the hearing impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at all Township meetings, to individu-
als with disabilities at the meetings/hearings, upon one week notice to the Charter Township of Plymouth by writing or calling
the Supervisor's Office, 9955 N. Haggerty Road, Plymouth, MI 48170. Phone 734-354-3201. TDD users: 800-849-3777
(Michigan Relay Service).
PUBLISH: November 23, 2016
KENDRA BARBERENA, SECRETARY
PLANNING COMMISSION
PT112316-0097 2.5 x 6.912
PROPOSED ZONING
CHANGE FROM:
OS to R-1
MINUTES OF REGULAR ROMULUS CITY COUNCIL MEETING
November 7, 2016
Romulus City Hall Council Chambers, 11111 Wayne Rd. Romulus, MI 48174
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Pro Tem John Barden.
Pledge of Allegiance
Roll Call
Present:
Kathleen Abdo, John Barden, Linda Choate, Harry Crout, Sylvia Makowski, Celeste Roscoe,
William Wadsworth.
Administrative Officials in Attendance:
LeRoy D. Burcroff
Barbara Fitzgerald, Deputy Clerk
1.
Moved by
Crout,
seconded by
Roscoe
to accept the agenda as presented.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-440 2A.
Moved by
Wadsworth
, seconded by
Abdo
to approve the minutes of the regular meeting of the
Romulus City Council held on October 24, 2016.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-441 2B.
Moved by
Crout
, seconded by
Makowski
to approve the minutes of the special meetings of the
Romulus City Council held on October 24, 2016; 6:00 p.m. closed session, Pending Legal Matters; 6:30 p.m.
public hearing, FCA US LLC request for IFTE Certificate; 6:45 p.m. public hearing, Daehan Solutions Georgia
LLC, request industrial development district; 7:00 p.m. public hearing, Yapp USAAutomotive Systems, request
to transfer IFTE Certificate; 7:15 p.m. public hearing, Yapp USA Automotive Systems, request for new IFTE
Certificate.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
3. Petitioner: None.
4.
Moved by
Roscoe,
seconded by
Choate
to accept the Chairperson’s Report.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
5. Mayor’s Report:
Mayor Burcroff presented a proclamation to the family of the late Leonard Earl Campbell.Economic
Development Director, Tim Keyes, spoke about the recognition the City received from the U of M Economic
Development Program – 5 Star award for economic development and 4 star for best practice award. Dennis
Davidson announced the winners of the Scarecrow Contest: first place, Dave’s & Co. Barber Shop; second place,
Fluff and Puff; and third place, Family Dental.
16-442 5A.
Moved by
Wadsworth,
seconded by
Makowski
to concur with the administration and award RFP
16/17-04, 36542 Goddard Road Façade Improvements – CDBG Contract 15-24-14 to R. J. Perry Carpentry, Inc.
in the amount of $63,654.00
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-443 5A1.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Choate
to concur with the administration and approve no-fee
permits for any permits associated with the construction of the facade and any code violations that may be pres-
ent.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-444 5B.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Roscoe
to concur with the administration and authorize the
mayor and clerk to enter into a purchase agreement for the property located at 36100 Bibbins with a purchase
price of $95,000 plus closing costs.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-445 5C.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Roscoe
to concur with the administration and grant authoriza-
tion for the mayor and clerk to enter into a one-year commercial lease agreement with West Shore Fire, Inc.,
agreement to expire November 30, 2017, for the use of Fire Station #1 (37230 Northline Road).
Motion Carried
.
16-446 5D.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Wadsworth
to concur with the administration and approve
payment for a quote from R. L. Evans Electric, Inc. in the amount of $11,595.00 to repair master
meter hot boxes containing the water meters for the airport.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-447 5E.
Moved by
Roscoe,
seconded by
Choate
to concur with the administration and approve the re-
appointments of William Crane, Terrell Bird, Lucinda Rhoton, Mark Lewkowicz, Virgil Varner, Gerald
Wendland, and Sheldon Chandler to the Historical Commission with terms to expire on December 29, 2017.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-448 5F.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Wadsworth
to introduce Budget Amendment 16/17-13 to adjust
FY 16/17 Budget for expenditure amounts not accounted for in FY 15/16 Projected Budget. Funds anticipated
to be spent in FY 16/17 were actually spent in FY 15/16.
FUND/DEPT.
CURRENT
AMENDED
ACCOUNT NO.
ACCOUNT NAME
BUDGET
AMENDMENT BUDGET
Community - Employee Activity Fund
Expenditures:
225-747-740.001
Community Facilities
10,720.00
(3,441.00)
7,279.00
Revenues
225-000-613.000
Transportation Impact Fees (500.00)
500.00
-
225-000-664.000
Interest
(50.00)
50.00 -
Fund Balance
225-000-365.000
Subsequent Prior Year
(10,170.00)
2,891.00 (7,279.00)
To adjust FY 16/17 Budget for expenditure amounts not accounted for in the FY 15/16 Projected Budget. Funds
anticipated to be spent in FY 16/17 were actually spent in FY 15/16.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
16-449 5G.
Moved by
Wadsworth,
seconded by
Crout
to introduce Budget Amendment 16/17-14 to adjust
the project cost to cover the final streetscape invoice and close out the construction fund.
FUND/DEPT.
CURRENT
AMENDED
ACCOUNT NO.
ACCOUNT NAME
BUDGET
AMENDMENT BUDGET
DDA-Goddard Road Construction Fund
Revenue
405-000-682.000
Goddard Road Reimbursement -
6,955.00
6,955.00
Expenditures:
405-295-980.000
Goddard Road Project Cost
12,000.00
31,872.00
43,872.00
Fund Balance
405-000-390.000
Goddard Rd Constr Fund Bal 36,916.59
(24,917.00)
11,999.59
To adjust the project cost to cover the final streetscape invoice and close out the construction fund.
16-450 5H.
Moved by
Makowski,
seconded by
Roscoe
to introduce Budget Amendment 16/17-15 to recognize
available CDBG program income funds that must be used toward approved projects.
FUND/DEPT.
CURRENT
AMENDED
ACCOUNT NO.
ACCOUNT NAME
BUDGET
AMENDMENT BUDGET
CDBG _ Comm Development Block Grant Revenues
252-000-683.000 Program Income -
5,000.00 5,000.00
Expenditures:
252-000-844.000 Program Income - 14,710.00
14,710.00
Fund Balance
252-000-390.000 CDBG Fund Balance 14,585.00 (9,710.00) 4,875.00
To recognize available CDBG program income funds that must be used toward approved projects.
Motion
Carried Unanimously
.
6A. Clerk’s Report
6B. Treasurer’s Report
7. Public Comment:
Jeff DuPilka, President of West Shore Fire, Inc. spoke about the rental of Fire Station #1.
8. Unfinished Business
9. New Business
10. Communication
11.
Moved by
Wadsworth,
seconded by
Makowski
to adjourn the regular meeting of the Romulus City Council.
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
I, Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, Clerk for the City of Romulus, Michigan do hereby certify the foregoing to be a true
copy of the minutes of the regular meeting of the Romulus City Council held on November 7, 2016.
RM112316-0117 2.5 x 9.298
B
ELLEVILLE
- R
OMULUS
Romulus Community Schools
and the City of Romulus have
joined forces to help multiple
area charities and organizations
for the holidays with a “Stuff the
Bus” campaign.
Donations for Stuff the Bus
will be accepted from 10 a.m.
until 5 p.m. Nov. 28 through
Dec. 2 in the Romulus City Hall
parking lot, 11111 Wayne Road.
People dropping off their contri-
butions will be greeted by a vol-
unteer who will load their dona-
tions onto the bus.
“We hope that by accepting
all organizations and donations
together will bring greater
awareness for all of those needs
during the holiday season,” said
Tanya Cofield, Romulus recre-
ation coordinator and creator of
the “Stuff theBus” initiative.
The buswill also be accepting
donations for the final evening
at the official city Christmas
Tree Lighting event from 5:30
until 7:30 p.m. Dec. 2. at the
downtown Historical Park,
11147Hunt St.
Items needed and being
accepted to help Stuff the Bus
include:
Romulus
Goodfellows:
Monetary donations.
Romulus Helping Hand:
Non-perishable food items,
canned goods, curedmeats.
Romulus Animal Shelter: Cat
litter, dry dog and cat food, old
blankets/towels.
Romulus Veterans Outreach
Committee: toiletries, gently
used winter clothing, blankets,
hats, gloves, etc.
Romulus Senior Center:
Adult underwear/briefs, gently
used medical equipment includ-
ing walkers and shower chairs
and new bandages and other
medical supplies.
Romulus Students in Need:
Gently used winter coats, hats,
gloves, scarves, new undergar-
ments, socks and toiletries.
Monetary donations for all
groups are also accepted. For
more information, call (734) 941-
8665.
We hope that by accepting all
organizations and donations together
will bring greater awareness for all
of those needs during the holiday season.
”
We are aware of some
of those concerns that voters
had and we don't take it
lightly for those wait times.
”
City, school district work to ‘Stuff The Bus’
Half of Romulus voters cast ballots Nov. 8
Goodfellows’ help available
Mayors’ Ball tickets on sale
To subscribe to The Eagle call 734-467-1900.
Applications for holiday help from the
Belleville/VanBurenGoodfellows are now
available at the Van Buren Township
PoliceDepartment front desk.
The forms will also be available online
at the Van Buren Township website,
and are printable.
All applications must be submitted in
personbefore 3 p.m. Dec. 2.
Residents of the City of Belleville and
Van Buren Township are eligible for the
program. Sumpter Township residents can
apply for help through the Goodfellows
organization in that community.
Proof of residency, such as a driver's
license or state identification card will be
required during in-person applications. A
current utility bill will also be accepted as
proof of residency if it contains the name
and address of the applicant or family.
Applications must be submitted in person
and no mailed or emailed applications
will be accepted.
For more information contact Pam
Fleming at (734) 699-8934 from 9 a.m. until
3 p.m. Monday throughFriday.
The fourth annual Mayors' Ball is
planned for 5 to 11 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 11,
2017.
The event, hosted by Belleville Mayor
Kerreen Conley and Romulus Mayor
LeRoy D. Burcroff will take place at the
Belleville Yacht Club and include danc-
ing, food, refreshments and silent and live
auctions.
The event is an annual benefit for the
Romulus and Belleville Boys and Girls
clubs.
Cocktails will be served beginning at 5
and the dinner and auctions are sched-
uled to begin at 6 p.m.
Tickets for the event are $100 per per-
son and must be purchased in advance.
The donation includes dinner an open bar
and entertainment.
For tickets, contact Rob McLachlan at
(734) 578-5682 or rwmclachlan@
gmail.com.
