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BELLEVILLE - ROMULUS

Splash Park wins

state design award

The new Van Buren Township Quirk days, has become an area destination and
Park Splash Pad & Playground will be gathering place for the community, culti-
awarded the 2020 Park Design Award vating an environment that promotes
from the Michigan Recreation & Park inclusive play, motor skill improvement,
Association (mParks). cognitive development and socialization
The award honors exemplary park and for residents and visitors of all ages,
recreation professionals and citizen advo- according to an official statement from the
cates and is presented to mParks agency township.
members in honor of outstanding land- “As part of an ongoing dedication to
scape design, facility or architectural responsible growth and improvement,
design and park design. The mParks other notable enhancement opportunities The new Van Buren Township Quirk Park Splash Pad & Playground will be awarded the
awards program encompasses five award throughout Quirk Park were identified 2020 Park Design Award from the Michigan Recreation & Park Association.
categories - Design, Organization, and completed during the construction
Marketing, Individual and Therapeutic window,” the statement continued. The tional and accessible picnic tables), The Design Award will be presented on
Recreation. final design included way-finding signage, redesigned ADA compliant pathways, Friday, Jan. 13, during the mParks
A collaborative effort between the Van removal of old play equipment and instal- improved and accessible ADA parking, Conference & Trade Show at the
Buren Civic Fund, the township and the lation of new play equipment (ADA com- new changing rooms, a memorial garden Suburban Collection Showplace in Novi.
Downtown Development Authority, the pliant play structure and traditional, tod- and a number of infrastructure improve- For more information, contact the Van
Quirk Park Splash Pad & Playground proj- dler and buddy swings), a new pavilion, ments to meet and exceed utility Buren Township DDA at (734) 699-8941 or
ect, which was completed in 70 working additional seating options (benches, tradi- demands. visit VanBurenDDA.com.
14-year veteran police officer is promoted to lieutenant

It's now 'lieutenant' when addressing Burcroff said he is proud of the work helping me along the way. You all know cials worked on discovering the pass-
Labrit Jackson of the Romulus Police Jackson has done during his time with who you are. Thank you. I look at this as word for the site, Jackson completed a
Department. the city. just another opportunity to serve the citi- 10-week research project focused on
Jackson, a 14-year veteran of the Among his other responsibilities, zens of the city of Romulus...and yes, I'm social media and law enforcement in the
department, Jackson is also the administrator on the still being allowed to make our facebook Staff and Command executive leader-
was officially Romulus Police Department facebook posts.” ship curriculum at Eastern Michigan
named to his page where he offers posts and news He assumed the administration role University.
new rank on about the department and current on the department facebook page about Jackson also served as a former
Nov. 25 and events. His popular posts now have about a year ago after the site remained dor- school resource officer since 2006 and he
congratulated 5,600 followers. mant for several years. While city offi- and his family reside in the city.
by Mayor “Normally I enjoy staying behind the
LeR o y scenes, but just this once, I'll step out CITY OF ROMULUS INVITATION TO BID
Burcroff and front,” he posted on facebook announc- ITB 19/20-19 Two Year pricing - UPM Cold Patch
members of ing his new rank. ITB 19/20-20 Two Year Contract Pricing for Concrete Purchases
the city coun- “I would like to take the opportunity ITB 19/20-21 Two Year Diesel Fuel Pricing
cil during to introduce the newest lieutenant of the The City of Romulus, Michigan is seeking bids from qualified companies for the above item/items
their regular Romulus Police Department....me. There and/or services.
Lt. Labrit Jackson meeting. are so many people I have to thank for
(1) Qualified individuals and firms wishing to submit a bid must use the forms provided by the City.
Official bid forms and specifications may be obtained from the MITN Purchasing Group page of
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF NORTHVILLE BidNet Direct (http://www.mitn.info/). Bids may be rejected unless made on the forms includ-
NOTICE TO THE RESIDENTS ed with the bidding documents. Copies of documents obtained from any other source are not con-
HOLIDAY OFFICE CLOSINGS sidered official copies.
(2) Clarifications, modifications, or amendments may be made to this solicitation at the discretion of
The Charter Township of Northville Administrative Offices will be closed on the following days in observance
of the Christmas and New Year's Holidays: the City. Any and all addenda issued by the City will be posted on the MITN Purchasing Group
page of BidNet Direct. All interested parties are instructed to view the MITN website regularly
Tuesday, December 24, 2019 for any issued addenda. It is the responsibility of the bidder to obtain all issued addenda and
Wednesday, December 25, 2019 acknowledge receipt of said addenda by including a printed copy of each addendum as part of
Wednesday, January 1, 2020 the required documents for this solicitation and to list the addendum and sign and date the
"Acknowledgment of Receipt Addenda Form: supplied in the bid documents.
Residents who wish to pay property taxes, before the year-end, can do so up until closing at 4:30 p.m., (3) A total of three copies (one marked "Original" and two marked "Copy") of the bid must be sub-
Tuesday, December 31, 2019. mitted together in one sealed package/envelope and returned to the City Clerk's Office no later
than 2:30 P.M., Tuesday, 1/14/2020. Bids should be addressed using the bid package label pro-
POLICE & FIRE EMERGENCY SERVICES WILL REMAIN AVAILABLE.
vided in the ITB documents.
Marjorie Banner, Clerk (4) At approximately 2:45 p.m., local time all timely received bids will be publicly opened and read.
(5) The successful Bidder will be required to submit proof of all bonds and insurance required by the
Publish: December 12, 2019 NT0033 - 120519 2.5 x 2.555 ITB documents and copies of all required endorsements.
(6) The City reserves the right to postpone the opening without notification and also reserves the
right to reject all bids and to waive any minor informality or irregularity in bids received and to
ORDINANCE NO. 2019- 009 award the bid in whole or in part. Ultimately, a contract may be awarded to the lowest most
CITY OF ROMULUS responsive and responsible company, as determined in the sole discretion of the City of Romulus
APPENDIX A - ZONING or otherwise in a manner deemed by the City to be in its own best interest.
AMENDMENT 1.245 (7) For additional information contact Gary Harris, City of Romulus, Purchasing Director by calling
(734) 955-4568 or by emailing Purchasing@romulusgov.com.
(8) The City of Romulus strictly prohibits the reproduction or publishing of any published document
An Ordinance to amend the Official Zoning Map of the City of Romulus by rezoning certain prop- or solicitation without the express written consent of the City of Romulus. Unauthorized post-
erty from M-1, Light Industrial to M-T, Industrial Transportation. ing of any notice of these documents or reference to said documents or solicitations is strictly
THE CITY OF ROMULUS ORDAINS: prohibited.
SHORT TITLE: This Ordinance shall be known and cited as the Amended Zoning Ordinance.
SECTION 1: To rezone 10.10 acres of property, Parcel ID #80-004-02-0815-000 from M-1, Publish: 12/12/2019
Light Industrial District to M-T, Industrial Transportation. RM0455 - 121219 2.5 x 5.626
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LOT 815 CITY OF ROMULUS
SUPERVISORS ROMULUS PLAT NO 13 ORDINANCE NO. 19-335
T3S R9E L 68 P 59 WCR AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 50 SPECIAL ASSESSMENTS, SECTION 50-1
AND SECTION 50-13 of the CODE OF ORDINANCES FOR THE CITY OF ROMULUS.
THE CITY OF ROMULUS ORDAINS:
Chapter 50 Section 50-1 is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 50-1. - Necessity for improvements or abatements.
Whenever the city council, based upon sufficient petition of property owners, shall by resolution
determine the necessity for the improvement of certain lands within the city for any public use or
purpose or to bring about the abatement of a public nuisance, it shall direct the city assessor to pre-
pare a list of all of the lots, subdivisions and parcels of real property making up the total area of prop-
erty affected by such improvement. The list shall contain the name of the owner, or other party in
interest of each parcel, subdivision or lot to the best of the city assessor’s knowledge.
Chapter 50 Section 50-13 is amended to read as follows:
Sec. 50-13. - Petitioning city for street lighting; payment for improvement.
(a) Any property owner may petition the city to have street lighting or additional street lighting
installed in the vicinity of his property.
(b) The petition shall be filed with the city assessor and shall be signed by not less than 51 per-
cent of the property owners in the assessment district. The petition shall be verified by the city
assessor and certified as sufficient by him.
(c) The city assessor, upon determination of the sufficiency of the petition, shall follow the
SECTION 2: Severability. Should any word, sentence, phrase or any portion of this ordinance requirements of Section 50-2 through 50-10.
be held in any manner invalid by any court of competent jurisdiction or by any (d) Payment of the cost of the improvement shall be borne by the property owners within the dis-
state agency having authority to do so for any reason whatsoever, such holdings trict, the costs to be based on an annual charge as prescribed by resolution of the city council.
shall be construed and limited to such words, sentence, phrase, or any portion of (e) The city shall pay all street lighting charges against city property not held for public purpos-
the ordinance held to be so invalid and shall not be construed as effecting the es.
validity of any of the remaining words, sentences, phrases or portions of this ordi- (f) This section shall not apply to residential, commercial, or other developments in which street
nance. lighting installation is required as part of the city's approval process for the development. In
such cases, the developer shall be responsible for completion of street lighting installation in
SECTION 3: Conflicting Ordinances. All prior existing ordinances adopted by the City of accordance with the site plans and any and all other city requirements pursuant to the approval
Romulus inconsistent or in conflict with the provisions of this ordinance are, to process for the development.
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the extent of such conflict or inconsistency hereby expressly repealed. ADOPTED, APPROVED, AND PASSED by the City Council of the City of Romulus this 4th
day of November, 2019.
SECTION 4: Effective Date. This ordinance shall take effect upon publication thereof in an I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Ordinance as passed by the City Council
official newspaper, which publication shall be made when the minutes passing of the City of Romulus at a regular Council Meeting held in the City Council Room in said City on
the ordinance are published subject to revocation at will of the City of Romulus the 4th day of November, 2019.
at any time. I further certify that the foregoing was published in The Eagle, a newspaper of general circula-
tion in the City of Romulus, on the 21st day of November, 2019.
ADOPTED, APPROVED AND PASSED by the City Council at the City of Romulus this 2nd day ELLEN L. CRAIG-BRAGG, CMC, City Clerk
of December, 2019. Within forty-five (45) days after publication of any ordinance duly passed by the Council, a peti-
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true copy of the Ordinance as passed by the City Council of tion may be presented to the Council protesting against such ordinance continuing in effect. Said
the City of Romulus at a regular Council Meeting held in the City Council Chambers in said City on petition shall contain the text of such ordinance and shall be signed by not less than six percent (6%)
the 2nd day of December, 2019. of the registered electors registered at the last preceding election at which a Mayor of the City was
Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, City Clerk elected. Said ordinance shall thereupon and thereby be suspended from operation and the Council
shall immediately reconsider such ordinance.
Introduced: November 25, 2019 Introduced: 10-14-2019
Adopted: December 2, 2019 Second Reading: 11-04-2019
Published: December 12, 2019 Published/Effective 11-21-2019 RM0454 - 121219 2.5 x 6.835