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Foundation donors will match up to $50,000
Home invasions investigated
Remediation plan OK’d for former psychiatric hospital
Two anonymous donors have
pledged to match all donations
up to a total of $50,000 to the
Northville
Educational
Foundation through Jan. 31.
The annual Thanks-For-
Giving campaign of the founda-
tion is now under way and
organizers said that the goal is
$100,000, all of which will be
spent on district and school edu-
cational programs. The mone-
tary donations are deposited in
the foundation general and
endowment fund which pro-
vides student financial aid, pro-
fessional development for edu-
cations and annual grants to
teachers, the International
Baccalaureate Program, the
Leader in Me program and gen-
eral operations of the district.
Tax-deductible gifts can be
made online at www.Northville
EdFoundation.org or by calling
(248) 344-8458. Gifts can also be
mailed
to:
Northville
Educational Foundation, 501 W
Main Street, Room 211,
Northville, MI 48167.
The Northville Educational
Foundation is an independent
501(c)3 non-profit organization
whosemission is to attract, man-
age, and distribute charitable
gifts to provide educational
opportunities that enhance
Northville Public Schools' com-
mitment to educational excel-
lence. More information on the
Northville
Educational
Foundation and how to support
its programming can be found at
www.NorthvilleEdFounda
tion.org.
While the abandoned
Northville State Psychiatric
Hospital appears to be deserted,
there is significant action taking
place to fund the demolition of
the buildings and remediation
of the land.
The former hospital was pur-
chased by Northville Township
in 2005 and classified as a
Brownfield Plan in 2012.
Northville Township will now
use tax increment finance
authority funding from the 80-
acre REIS development to help
pay for the remediation and
demolition at the site and for
infrastructure necessary for the
development at the Seven Mile
and Beck Road site where a
new University of Michigan
medical facility is located. A
retail center is under construc-
tion at the site.
The new plan, adopted by a
unanimous vote of the
Northville Township Board of
Trustees last month will use the
tax capture funds to pay the
REIS for necessary infrastruc-
ture and site preparation costs
and designate some of the fund-
ing captured from the tax dis-
trict to pay for the remaining
hospital buildings along the
SevenMileRoadproperty.
The new plan was enacted
after approval was received
from the Michigan Economic
Development Corp. which
agreed to allow the use of state
controlled tax increment rev-
enue at the township-owned
hospital site. The tax revenue is
expected to be equally divided
betweenREIS and the township
for 14 years. The next 30 years of
tax capture funds will be dedi-
cated to the township to be used
at the 232-acre site. There are 17
buildings on the property with
the largest, the former psychi-
atric hospital, totaling about
900,000 square feet.
The tax capture to date totals
$241,832 and is estimated to be
about $431,830 for this year, offi-
cials said.
A detailed plan will be for-
mulated for the use of the funds
for the demolition when bids
are received for the work from
contractors and the exact
amount of available revenue is
known, officials said.
Canton police are continuing to inves-
tigate a home invasion and robbery
reported on Thanksgiving Eve, one of
four similar crimes reported in western
Wayne andWashtenawCounty.
In all four home invasions last week,
the armed intruders forced their way
into the victims' home, restrained the
residents and robbed them.
Canton police officers responded to a
911 call from residents of the 45000 block
of Lothrop, off Canton Center Road, at
about 7 p.m. last Wednesday evening.
The caller reported a home invasion
involving three black men, one of whom
was armed, who forced theirway into his
home and restrained the residents while
they searched for valuables.
The resident told officers that when
he responded to a knock at the front
door he observed an unknown man at
the door. Once the resident opened the
door, two other unknown men, one
armed with a gun, appeared and forced
their way into the residence. After forc-
ing entry, the three men restrained the
residents and stole items from the home,
the witnesses told police. After the three
men left the home, the residents told
officers they were able to free them-
selves tomake the 911 call.
The incident was markedly similar to
a home invasion that occurred about an
hour later inAnnArbor.
There were similar home invasions
reported to police last Monday and
Tuesday in Ann Arbor Township and in
Ypsilanti Township.
Police suggest that residents contact
the Canton Police Department immedi-
ately, (734) 394-5400 or dial 911 if they feel
threatenedby theunknown visitor.
Holiday classic
Cast members are ready to bring A Christmas Carol to the stage at The Village
Theater at Cherry Hill, 50400 Cherry Hill Road in Canton for six performances with a
7 p.m. curtain time Dec. 4, 5, 6 and 7 with added 2 p.m. matinees on Dec. 6 and 7.
The show is a production of Forever After Productions. Tickets are priced at $22 and
can be purchased at www.ShowTix4U.com, www.iheartforeverafter.com. Group
prices are available for groups of 15 or more at (734) 547-5156. The show features
music by Alan Menken, lyrics by Lynn Ahrens and is based on the book by Mike
Ockrent and Lynn Ahrens.