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THE BELLEVILLE Patience urged in Canton road repair
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Vol. 133, No. 49 Julie Brown ” County.
Adventist Community Staff Writer We're not fixing potholes “We're not fixing potholes
Health is seeking volunteers with any of this millage
to participate in a free Canton Township Supervi- with any of this millage money. money,” Williams told resi-
healthcare event set for 8 sor Pat Williams urged resi- dents. “You've got to ride
a.m. until 5 p.m. Sunday, Feb. dents to be patient regarding Pat Williams Wayne County hard.”
24 in Belleville. road repairs, noting there are Tim Faas, Canton director of
See page 5. about 480 lane miles of road- August primary election, to be er-elect for the Wayne County municipal services, explained
way involved. divided among local county, Board of Commissioners, noted 30 percent of millage money is
“It's a 20-year plan so it will primary county and state during public comments, allocated to local county roads,
THE CANTON not be overnight,” he said fol- roads. At the study session, res- “Maybe in 2020 we'll see 55 percent to primary county
EAGLE lowing a Nov. 27 study session idents asked members of the Sheldon on the list and roads, and 15 percent to state
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Vol. 71, No. 49 at which a number of residents Canton Board of Trustees Haggerty.” Road repairs and roads, for an annual program
projects are handled by differ-
total of $5,506,872.That total
spoke. “It will require the com-
about local road upgrades as
Four long-time veterans of munity to have patience.” well as major roads including ent units of government, with doesn't include the $165,300
the Canton Township Public Canton voters approved 1.45 Haggerty and Sheldon. Williams noting past difficul-
Safety Department have mills for roads during the Melissa Daub, commission- ties in working with Wayne See Roads, page 3
retired, including three
police veterans and one Legal opinion
member of the fire depart-
ment.
See page 3. County prosecutor speaks to

THE INKSTER Northville Town Hall audience
LEDGER STAR
LEDGER STAR
The office also has an Elder
Vol. 71, No. 49 Julie Brown Abuse Unit (“although it's not
Staff Writer
Residents are invited to very old as I get closer to that
join the Inkster Police Wayne County Prosecutor age,” she said of 65), Homicide,
Department for a cup of cof- Kym Worthy, whose office han- and Domestic Violence Units.
fee and conversation during dles 41 percent of all Michigan “We really have a rampant
Coffee With A Cop set for 10 felony trials, knows the “CSI” domestic violence problem in
a.m. Thursday, Dec. 20. television show influences Wayne County. We have to be
See page 5. jurors. able to prove the case in court.
“We just want jurors to listen These are cases we take very
to what the facts are,” she said of seriously,” she said of the nearly
THE NORTHVILLE that show portraying dramatic 9,000 cases this year.
EAGLE ease in finding fingerprints. Worthy discussed school vio-
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Vol. 18, No. 16 “Disavow yourself of precon- lence, and her staff's work with
ceived notions of how a criminal
law enforcement to curtail it.
Fast response from the trial is done. Come in with an She distributed a letter to the
Northville Township Fire open mind.” audience, translated into
Department is credited for Worthy, a former Wayne Spanish and Arabic, urging par-
limiting the damage at a County Circuit Court judge ents to talk to children about
garage fire Nov. 24 in an area who's headed up the prosecu- making such threats.
with no fire hydrants. tor's office since 2003, has served “Almost every municipality in
See page 2. on a jury. “It really helped me Wayne County has experienced
prosecute cases. That experi- these,” she said. Often, threats Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy
ence as a juror made me a bet- are made via social media or to addressing school safety issues,” hit” of a genetic profile with a
THE PLYMOUTH ter prosecutor,” she said. classmates. All are investigated, he said. name. “We still have to put the
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EAGLE Town Hall meetings last week with warrants issued to see if untested rape kits discovered in case together,” she said, again
Worthy spoke about the11,341
Worthy began a series of
guns or bomb-making materials
noting it's unlike television. “But
Vol. 18, No. 49 by speaking to a crowded audi- are on hand. Detroit. it's a useful tool. When we do
Anyone interested in torium at Northville Township “Sometimes they do it and “We have them almost all this, we get hits from other
applying to fill the unexpired Hall. After outlining the work of states.”
term of Patty Mullen on the her office, she answered a num- ” That's led to arrests, she
Plymouth Canton Board of ber of audience questions. The We really have a rampant domestic added, with only 10 U.S. states
Education can submit a let- town halls will continue, includ- violence problem in Wayne County. not impacted by the Wayne
ter of interest until Dec. 10. ing in Detroit neighborhoods. County rape kit testing.
See page 2. Her office handles 18,000- Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy “Michigan has led the way” and
22,000 felony cases a year, with been bipartisan on this issue,
Worthy praising diversion pro- she said. “So this is our way of
THE ROMULUS grams for some, such as first- they think it's funny,” Worthy tested. We now have legislation making sure this never, ever,
ROMAN time juvenile offenders who can said, adding a cautionary note that deals with that as well.” ever happens again,” she added
ROMAN
have their record expunged by
That evidence has led to
that university acceptances have
of bar coding to share data
Vol. 133, No. 49 meeting certain conditions. been revoked following such locating 833 suspected serial across jurisdictions.
The Child Abuse Unit is threats. rapists, and 152 convictions. She Said Canton Public Safety
An Inkster man is facing
multiple felony charges in staffed by those with special Northville Township Public noted the U.S. Justice Director Joshua Meier after
connection with the armed training. “Many children in Safety Director Todd Mutchler Department helped with grants, Worthy spoke, “I thought it was
robbery of a Romulus couple child abuse cases as you know said he felt the letter was effec- as did others, including Wayne great.” Canton Township
and the shooting of the are threatened with their lives,” tive. County Commission support. Supervisor Pat Williams noted
female victim. said Worthy, noting the serious- “I really think this letter the Worthy noted DNA evidence
See page 5. ness of these cases. prosecutor put together is from the kits can yield a “direct See Worthy, page 2
Romulus development efforts win honors

THE WAYNE
EAGLE The City of Romulus helps a city grow,” said Timothy
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Vol. 71, No. 49 received the highest possible Economic development helps a city grow. Keyes, Romulus' long-time eco-
Tim Cokley of Lighthouse rating for efforts contributing to nomic development director.
“It's a key function of municipal
entrepreneurial growth and
Home Missions which serves economic development in the It's a key function of municipal government. government. Our team has
the homeless in both Wayne state. experience and knowledge of
and Westland discussed the Romulus was the only down- Timothy Keyes local and regional development
need for help at the shelter river-area community to earn a issues. We work smart and hard
recently. five-star rating during the annu- townships are doing to spur “The City of Romulus recog- every day to meet the needs of
See page 4.
al eCities study conducted by growth and how we can contin- nizes the importance of eco- the business community and
researchers at iLabs, the ue to support their efforts in nomic development, business our residents.”
University of Michigan- developing business and attraction and retention and Romulus was recognized for
THE WESTLAND Dearborn Center for Innovation encouraging entrepreneurs,” bringing jobs to the community,” implementing a policy for culti-
EAGLE Research. said iLabs Director Tim Davis. said Romulus Mayor LeRoy D. vating relationships with the
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Romulus was acknowledged
The main thrust of the study
Vol. 71, No. 49 is best business practices and Nov. 29 during the Center for Burcroff. “The importance of local business community that
includes four key initiatives:
our focus cannot be overstated.
Westland police investiga- innovations implemented by Innovation Research executive We don't do it for awards, but we • Business-to-business meet-
tors are attempting to identi- local government, a spokesman speaker series, which discussed are grateful for the recognition and-greet gatherings.
fy a man who grabbed a pair explained. Michigan economic growth, by such a prestigious organiza- • City-hosted job fairs with
of Cartier glasses off the face “By analyzing these high-per- including key areas such as cap- tion as UM-Dearborn's Center visibility to Romulus residents
of the owner last month. forming communities, our goal ital, infrastructure, industry and for Innovative Research.”
See page 4. is to showcase what cities and the ecosystem. “Economic development See Award, page 5

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