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Students at Canton Charter Academy
raised $500 to make hand-tied blankets for
patients at The University of Michigan's C.S.
Mott Children'sHospital inAnnArbor.
Eighth-grade students in Yamamah
Sawalha's community service class asked fel-
low students in kindergarten through eighth
grade to donate a dollar for the project. For
every dollar donated, the students placed a
yellow block letter Mon a blue bulletin board.
The plan paid off, and they exceeded their
donation goal.
“I thought this project was a great success,”
said student Jacob Gruenberg. “The first
week of donations started slow, but then
everybody was encouraged to put even more
effort into the project and it took off.”
The students needed to work fast to hand-
tie 55 blankets so they would be ready for an
assembly with a representative fromC.S. Mott
Children's Hospital on Nov. 16. The represen-
tative talked to the students about the hospital
and thanked themfor their generosity.
“It made me feel good about myself to be
making blankets for sick children,” student
ElizabethCothran said.
Sawalha said she was proud of the way her
students handled this project from start to fin-
ish. “I am so pleased withmy class for coming
up with an idea from scratch, putting it into
place, sticking with it, and ultimately prevail-
ing,” Sawalha said.
The blankets will be given to long-term
patients at thehospital.
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Westwood Community School District
ADVERTISEMENT FOR BID
RFP-USF FORM 470/FY2013
- The Board of Education of the Westwood Community
School District of the City of Dearborn Heights will accept bids for services for FY2013
of the Universal Services Fund (USF) E-rate Program. Specifications are available from
the following web site: triple-r.us/erate/RFP-WestwoodFY13.pdf. You may also obtain a
copy of the RFP at the Westwood Central Office, 3335 S. Beech Daly Road, Dearborn
Heights, MI 48125. All questions regarding this RFP should be directed to David Stull at
313.565.3474. RFP's will be received in the Operations Department until 2:00P.M. on
December 13, 2012. The Westwood Community School District Board of Education
reserves the right to reject or decline all bids.
Statement of Assurance of Compliance with Federal Law
It is the policy of the Westwood Community School District not to discriminate on the
basis of race, color, national origin, age, gender, height, weight, disability, religion or
marital status in any of its programs, activities or employment.
Address Inquiries To:
David Stull- Senior Operations Officer
Operations Department
Building Name
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Telephone: 313.565.3474
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Publish: November 29, 2012
Public Notice
A limited number of applications for low-income public housing will be issued on Friday,
December 7, 2012 for all size dwelling units. Applications will be issued from the main
office of the Housing Commission, 34200 Beverly Road, Romulus, Michigan starting at
9:00 a.m.
Publish: 11/29/12
Charter Township of Canton Board Proceedings- November 20, 2012
A regular meeting of the Board of Trustees of the Charter Township of Canton was held Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 1150 Canton
Center S., Canton, Michigan. Supervisor LaJoy called the meeting to order at 6:12 p.m. and led the Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
Roll Call:
Members Present: Anthony, Bennett, LaJoy, McLaughlin, Sneideman, Williams, Yack. Members Absent: None. Staff
Present: Bilbrey-Honsowetz, Faas, Trumbull.
Oath of Office administered by Honorable Judge Michael Gerou.
The Honorable Judge Gerou administered the Oath of Office to the newly elected Charter Township of Canton Board of Trustees. No
other business was transacted. Motion by Bennett, seconded by McLaughlin to adjourn the meeting at 6:30 p.m. Motion carried unani-
mously.
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Philip LaJoy, Supervisor - Terry G. Bennett, Clerk -
Copies of the complete text of the Board Minutes are available at the Clerk's office of the Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton
Center Rd, Canton, MI 48188, during regular business hours and can also be accessed through our web site www.canton-mi.org after
Board Approval. Publish: November 29, 2012
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ABSTRACT
WAYNE CITY COUNCIL MEETING NO. 2012-33
November 20, 2012
A Regular Meeting of the City Council was held Tuesday, November 20, 2012 at 8:00
p.m. at Wayne City Hall, 3355 S. Wayne Rd. ALL MEMBERS PRESENT. APPROVED:
minutes of Special meeting of November 5; Regular meeting of November 6; Site Plan
#2012-06; bid award to NBC Truck Equip. for DPW snow plows for $8,778.00; agree-
ment with Wayne County for the Emergency Food Assistance Program; 35247 Glover a
hazard/nuisance; PSA with Stantec for $98,500.00; negative change order with Hartwell
Cement for -$15,115.10; consent calendar. Received and filed Communications and
Reports. Adjourned at 8:50 p.m.
Matthew K. Miller
Publish: November 29, 2012
City Clerk
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Charter Township of Canton, 1150 Canton Center S., Canton, Michigan will accept sealed pro-
posals at the Office of the Clerk up to 3:00 p.m. Thursday, December 13, 2012 for the following:
CONSULTING ENGINEERING SERVICES FOR ANALYSIS, DESIGN,
AND CONSTRUCTION OF RESIDENTIAL ROAD REPAIRS
Proposals may be picked up at the Finance & Budget Department, on our website at www.canton-mi.org, or you may contact Mike
Sheppard at: 734/394-5225. All proposals must be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked with the proposal name, company
name, address and telephone number and date and time of opening. The Township reserves the right to accept or reject any or all pro-
posals. The Township does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin, sex, religion, age or disability in employment or
the provision of services.
TERRY G. BENNETT, CLERK
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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 29, 2012
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ANTON
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OMULUS
Santa arrives Dec. 7
Students hand-tie blankets for hospital patients
A long-time community tradition
will continue Friday, Dec. 7, when
Romulus residents come together to
light the official Christmas tree and
welcomeSantaClaus to the city.
Families are invited to Romulus
Historical Park at 11120 Hunt St. for
festivities, which get under way at 6
p.m.
Mayor Alan R. Lambert will wel-
come attendees and then he, the
city clerk, treasurer andmembers of
the city council will lead the singing
of Christmas carols.
Santa Claus will arrive by fire
truck and will join attendees in the
lighting of the official city Christmas
tree. Lambert will present Santa
witha key to the city.
The night continues at
Progressive Hall at 11580 Ozga
Road. Santa will meet with chil-
dren, who are encouraged to pres-
ent letters with their Christmas
wishes. Complimentary refresh-
ments will be served. The Lincoln
Park Train Club will have a display
at thehall.
Photos with Santa will be avail-
able for $3 each - the only cost of the
evening.
The festivities are possible
thanks to the sponsorship of local
businesses and organization and
the volunteerism of community
members under the leadership of
the
Romulus
Downtown
Development Authority (DDA).
“I love that our community
comes together to welcome in the
holidays,” Lambert said. “It's one of
my favorite traditions. I thank all of
our local sponsors and dedicated
volunteers and I encourage families
and children of all ages to help wel-
come Santa to Romulus. I'm looking
forward to a great night to kick off
theChristmas season.”
A coloring contest related to the
Christmas tree lighting will take
place as well. For details on the con-
test or to volunteer towork the night
of the event, to provide sponsorship
or to receive more information, call
the
Romulus
Downtown
Development Authority at (734) 955-
4533.
Canton Township is currently col-
laborating with Chevron Energy
Solutions on a project which offi-
cials hope will decrease utility costs
by more than $5.7 million during the
next 15 years.
The project, approved by the
Canton Board of Trustees last May,
includes the upgrading of heating
and cooling systems, as well as
replacement of mechanical systems,
water and lighting fixtures, in addi-
tion to systemcontrols.
Through energy efficiency
improvements, Canton Township
will reduce its purchase of electrici-
ty and natural gas and, in turn,
reduce carbon emissions, according
to Township Maintenance Manager
BradSharp.
“These improvements and instal-
lation of new energy efficient equip-
ment will all be paid for by the
resulting savings in utility and oper-
ational costs over the next 15 years
with energy savings that are guaran-
teed by Chevron Energy Solutions,”
Sharp said. “No Township operating
funds will be used to pay for any of
these improvements, including new
lights, boilers, water fixtures, etc.”
In addition to the energy savings,
additional improvements will
replace aging mechanical systems,
not only reducing utility use but also
helping replace aging equipment
without capital expenditures. These
energy conservation measures
showcase just some of the forward-
thinking strategies Canton Township
has implemented to streamline
operating expenses in order to bet-
ter serve the growing needs of resi-
dents, Sharp added.
Chevron Energy Solutions will
design and engineer the project, and
will install, monitor and guarantee
energy conservation performance
measures.
The company will also imple-
ment efficiency improvements
designed to provide better lighting
quality and aesthetics, while
decreasing maintenance costs.
Projects will include: replacement
of lighting fixtures; plumbing
upgrades and improvements; instal-
lation of new mechanical units and
controls and installation of new
high-efficiency boilers.
Although many of the system
improvements will take place
behind the scenes and will not be
visible to the general public, two
projects will be more noticeable to
Canton residents. One of those is the
replacement of the Canton
Township Administration Building
promotional message board sign
with a high-efficiency LED sign.
Another planned upgrade is the
replacement of the 10-year-old
splash playground at Heritage Park
by next summer, the new systemwill
feature low-use water features,
which will re-circulate domestic
water compared to the current
water flow-through system.
No Township operating funds will be used
to pay for any of these improvements, including
new lights, boilers, water fixtures, etc.
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Canton energy project could save $5.7 million
Students at Canton Charter Academy hand tied blankets for patients at Children's Hospital.
Santa arrived in Romulus in style last year.