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CITY OF WESTLAND
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
PUBLIC NOTICE
The following appeal will be heard at a public hearing to be held in the Council Chambers of Westland City Hall, 36300 Warren
Road, Westland, MI, Wednesday, December 20, 2017, at 5:30 p.m. at which time comments may be directed to the Board dur-
ing audience participation. If you wish to reply by mail, send your comments to the above address. All property owners whose
names appear in our tax rolls located within 300' of this property are being notified pursuant to this statute.
Petition #2865-Scotty's Liquor-35812 Ford Rd.
Req. for a 120.5 sq. ft. sign area variance from Ord. 248 to install wall-mounted signage on 3 sides of the building that would
comprise 195.5 sq. ft.; whereas Sec. 15:6.2 allows the building a maximum of 75 sq. ft.
Petition #2866-S. Wackro-33406 Bordeaux Ct.
Req. for a 1'6" side yd. fence hgt. variance from Art. X of the Westland City Code, to install a 6' high privacy fence in the east
side yd. of the home; whereas Sec. 22-303(c) states that side yd. fences that are allowed cannot exceed 4'6" in hgt.
Publish November 30, 2017
WL0103 - 113017 2.5 x 2.201
Letter to the Editor
Board criticized for
programcancellation
To the editor;
It was recently announced that
the successful John Glenn Scholars
programwouldno longer continue.
As a Scholars board member, I
amdeeply disappointed that the stu-
dents of John Glenn will be denied
the opportunity to be challenged by
this program. The decision to end
the program was very difficult, but
necessary.
As was reported by The Eagle,
the founders and financial support-
ers of the Scholars program, Mr. and
Mrs. Shaw, no longer received the
staff support that was promised
when approached to start the pro-
gram. The Scholars program was a
collaboration of staff, students and
parents. The success of the program
can be traced to the leadership and
enthusiasm of John Glenn's school
psychologist and the scores of staff who served as mentors. The former superin-
tendent, with the support of the board of education, was responsible for the
demise of the Scholars program. Thewithdrawal of staff supportmade it impossi-
ble to continue the program.
The success of the Scholars program can't be denied. By any metric, the pro-
gram was not only improving student grade point averages, but also changing
lives. One only had to attend an awards banquet to understand how meaningful
and life changing the experience was for both students and mentors. These ban-
quets were the largest gathering of students, parents and staff outside of gradua-
tion.
This program realized significant student academic success through its ALL
IN behavior by its founders, staff, students and parents. It is shocking that mem-
bers of the board of educationwhowere present at the banquets did not stand up
for the program instead of acquiescing to the actions of the former superinten-
dent.
As a former 11-year school board member, I believed it was essential for each
boardmember to think for themselves andmake decisions in the best interests of
students. In this case, the members of the Wayne-Westland School Board choose
to follow the lead of the superintendent instead of supporting the students of
JohnGlenn.
By all accounts, the Scholars programhas not only impacted academic grades,
it has created a high school culture supportive of academic achievement. It is sad
to think that half of Wayne-Westland's high school students will not have available
to them this outstanding academic program. More than 600 John Glenn students
each semester will be denied the opportunity to have an academic and personal
developmentmentor.
If, as a school board member, I was made aware of a high school program that
produced significant academic results, engaged students, teachers, and parents,
resulted in a positive change to the school culture and was accomplished with
limited funds, I would have said I'm ALL IN. Seldom does a program like John
Glenn Scholars come along, it is a shame that the Wayne-Westland Board of
Educationwasn't ALL IN.
TomYack,
CantonTownship
Tom Yack
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.
Every year, the Inkster Legends raffle
pays for holiday groceries and gifts for
100 less fortunate Inkster families.
This year the annual raffle will
include a grand prize of two tickets to
see the Houston Rockets vs. the Detroit
Pistons at Little Caesars Arena Jan. 6,
2018. First prize is a weekend stay at the
Sheraton Hotel with breakfast and sec-
ond prize will be four tickets to The
Henry Ford museum. Third prize is a
birthday party blast for 15 people at the
Romulus Athletic Center and fourth
prize is two racks of lamb from Fairway
meats in Detroit. Fifth prize is a one-day
weekend stay at the Marriott Hotel and
sixth prize is a Garmin GPS Navigation
system. Seventh, Eighth and Ninth
prizes are dinner for two at Urban Soul,
dinner for two at They Say and dinner
for two at Red Lobster. Bonus prize this
year is a $25 gift certificate at Famous
FordGarage restaurant inDearborn and
the bonus grand prize is a family pack-
age for four people to see the world-
famous Harlem Globetrotters at Little
Caesars Arena.
Tickets for the raffle of all these
prizes is a $10 donation and winners
need not be present to win, Smiley said.
"All proceeds from the raffle go to the
ChristmasGiveaway."
The drawing for the raffle will take
place at 6 p.m. Dec. 13 at the Sheraton
Hotel inRomulus.
"This fundraiser will really help in
our efforts to provide 100 families in
Inkster with a great Christmas," Smiley
said. "We also accept donations and to
donate or for more information go to
and click on
contact us."
For raffle tickets contact Smiley at
(734) 890-2478, Daniel Orr (313) 715-6700
or Larry Spencer (313) 520-8144.
Teen shooting investigated
Seniors to celebrate holiday
An investigation into the shooting of a
15-year-old Inkster youth is continuing,
according to reports from the Michigan
StatePolice.
Troopers from the Metro South patrol
in Inkster are working with investigators
from the Michigan State Police Special
Investigation Section to determine the
facts surrounding the shooting which took
place Nov. 20 in the 3800 block of Henry
Ruff.
The 15-year-old, who has not been
identified by authorities, was taken to an
area hospital with non life-threatening
injuries.
Investigators are currently working
leads on suspects in the incident, police
sources reported, although no motive for
the shooting had been determined at the
time of the report.
Police saidmore information would be
released as the investigationproceeds..
The Inkster Commission on Aging
Annual Christmas Party is planned for
11:30 a.m. Monday, Dec. 4.
The party will take place at the Dozier
Recreation Complex, 2025 Middlebelt
Road, in Inkster.
Ticketswill be sold only in advance and
no tickets will be available at the door.
Tickets are $8 for members and $10 for
nonmembers and can be purchased at the
TwinTowers or the recreation complex.
Tickets are limited. For more informa-
tion, call (313) 561-2382. Sales will begin
Nov. 15.
