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BELLEVILLE - WAYNE
BELLEVILLE - WAYNE

Outdoor dining permits

extended until March 3

Members of the Wayne City ” now,” he said. “I just wanted to
Council agreed last week to an find a way to tie it to a time
extension of outdoor dining where we don't have to worry
permits for local restaurants about.”
through March 3, in an effort to We need to Gouin said allowing outdoor
help local restaurants weather dining throughout the winter
the current pandemic restric- be bending over will allow greater capacity for
tions. backwards for restaurants, even when the ban
The Michigan Department of on indoor dining is lifted by the
Health and Human Services our businesses now. state.
closed indoor dining until at “There are some restaurants
least yesterday, an order that that probably will continue to
was expected to be extended in have outdoor dining just for the
light of the thousands of new simple fact that people don't
cases of COVID-19 being report- feel comfortable crowded Service Above Self
ed weekly across the state. inside and it gives them extra Rotary Club of Belleville members have been busy throughout
Wayne Director of capacity for restaurants, she capacity,” she said. the community as the holidays approach. During the last
Community Development and said. Under the new rules Plymouth is among the sev- month, the club members have participated in bell ringing for
Planning Lori Gouin told the adopted unanimously by mem- eral area communities which the Salvation Army; provided 100 new winter coats to Belleville
members of the city council bers of the city council, Wayne have relaxed their rules when school students in all grades, delivered 2500 reusable water
that she suspected the ban on retailers could also use spaces it comes to dining during the bottles to the school district and funded badly needed reroofing
indoor dining could be extend- outside their locations. winter months because of the of the Victory Park gazebo. More recently, the group has been
installing decorations including holiday lights and a tree at the
ed throughout the winder. “It Mayor Pro tem Tom Porter COVID-19 pandemic. gazebo. Above, Rotarians bell ringing for the Salvation Army in
probably would be best for us to suggested that the city follow Northville is currently offering front of Walmart included Rachel Kozlowski, left, Corrine Flynn,
ask you to reinstate the guide- state guidelines and allow the a Heat in the Street Program and Dr. John MacDermid. Below, Rotarian Debra McWilliams,
lines for outdoor dining and expanded outdoor dining to promoted by the Downtown left, Van Buren Public Schools administrative assistant to the
retail sales,” she said at the expire when the state lifted the Development Authority and superintendent and Angela Mercer, student services adminis-
meeting. An extension into indoor ban. Chamber of Commerce to pro- trative assistant, sort coats for the giveaway. Club meetings
streets and parking areas could “We need to be bending over mote outdoor dining and shop- take place by Zoom at 6 p.m. Tuesdays. Those interested in
provide 25 to 50 percent more backwards for our businesses ping. attending a meeting can go to the Rotary website,
www.bellevillerotary.org, click on “Contact Us” and indicate
their interest.
Warm

welcome

The Wayne Fire Department
welcomed newest firefighter
Kevin Pietrasinski when he
officially earned his badge
and joined the department
Dec. 3 following a probation-
ary training period.
Pietrasinski is a certified
Paramedic and Engine
Operator and will serve on
regular calls along with the 16-
member full-time fire depart-
ment staff.