Basic HTML Version
A
SSOCIATED
N
EWSPAPERS OF
M
ICHIGAN
P
AGE
2
December 15, 2011
MINUTES OF REGULAR ROMULUS CITY COUNCILMEETING
NOVEMBER 28, 2011
Romulus City Hall Council Chambers, 11111 Wayne Rd. Romulus, MI 48174
The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m. by Mayor Pro-Tem LeRoy D. Burcroff.
Present:
John Barden, LeRoy Burcroff, Linda Choate, William Crova, Celeste Roscoe, William
Wadsworth, Eva Webb.
Administrative Officials in Attendance:
Betsey Krampitz, Chief-of-Staff
Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, Clerk
Stacy Paige, Treasurer
1.
Moved by Barden, seconded by Choate to accept the agenda as amended.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
11-337 2A.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Roscoe to approve the minutes of the regular meet-
ing of the Romulus City Council held November 14, 2011.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
4.
Moved by Barden, seconded by Crova to accept the chairperson's report.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
11-338 5A.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Webb to award Bid 11/12-06 for the acquisition of
thirty-four (34) commercial mats for the entrances of City buildings to the lowest qualified bidder,
Kellermeyer Company, in the amount of $2,938.30.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
11-339 5B.
Moved by Crova, seconded by Barden to award Bid 11/12-07 for the acquisition of a
42" wide cold laminator with stand and supplies for the Department of Public Works to the lowest
bidder, Valiant, Inc. in the amount of $4,084.40.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate,
Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
11-340 5C.
Moved by Barden, seconded by Roscoe to award Bid 11/12-08 Official Publications
Newspaper for the publication of all City notices to the lowest bidder, Associated Newspapers, for
the calendar year 2012 at a per column inch price of $5.14 per inch.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
5D.
Deleted.
11-341 5E.
Moved by Roscoe, seconded by Wadsworth to concur with the administration and
authorize the mayor and clerk to enter into an amended agreement with the Detroit Water & Sewer
Department (Amendment No 2) and to recognize the new flows and pressures effective
July 2012.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth,
Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
11-342
5F. Moved by Webb, seconded by Crova to concur with the administration and
authorize installation of transducer equipment necessary for the Centex and Creekside sewer pump
stations by UIS Programmable Service at a cost not to exceed $7,000.00.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
11-343 5G.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Choate to authorize the mayor and clerk to enter
into a professional services agreement with Orchard Hiltz & McCliment for engineering/design
services for the replacement of water main on Middlebelt Road from Wick to Ecorse. Cost not to
exceed $97,300.00
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth,
Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
11-344 6A1.
Moved by Wadsworth, seconded by Webb to approve the introduction of an amend-
ment to Romulus Code of Ordinances, Chapter 12, Fire Prevention and Protection, Article VIII,
Outdoor and Open Burning.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova,
Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
11-345 6A2.
Moved by Roscoe, seconded by Crova to schedule a public hearing (in accordance with
P.A. 198 of 1974 as amended) on March 5, 2012 at 7:00 p.m. in the Romulus City Hall Council
Chambers, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, MI to consider issuance of an Industrial Facilities Tax
Exemption Certificate for Aerostar Manufacuring.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
11-346 6A3.
Moved by Barden, seconded by Roscoe to re-appoint Judith Frederick and Marlene
Spitza to the Board of Canvassers with their terms to expire on December 31, 2015.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
11-347 6A4.
Moved by Crova, seconded by Wadsworth to concur with city planner, Carol Maise,
and extend the medical marihuana moratorium for six months - expiration date of June 4, 2012.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
11-348 10. Moved by Crova, seconded by Wadsworth to recognize former city councilperson,
Mary Carter, on her 75th birthday.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova,
Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
11-349 11.
Moved by Barden, seconded by Choate to authorize the city treasurer to disburse funds
as listed in Warrant 11-22 in the amount of Four Hundred Seventy-Nine Thousand, One Hundred
Twelve Dollars and Twenty-Three cents ($479,112.23).
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff,
Choate, Roscoe, Wadsworth, Webb.
Nays
- None
Abstain
- Crova
Motion Carried.
12.
Moved by Roscoe, seconded by Webb to adjourn the regular meeting of the Romulus City
Council.
Roll Call Vote: Ayes
- Barden, Burcroff, Choate, Crova, Roscoe, Wadsworth,
Webb.
Nays
- None
Motion Carried Unanimously
.
I, Ellen L. Craig-Bragg, Clerk for the City of Romulus, Michigan do hereby certify the foregoing to
be a true copy of the minutes of the regular meeting of the Romulus City Council held on November
28, 2011.
Published:
December 15, 2011
CITY OF ROMULUS
BOARD OF ZONING APPEALS
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING
10536 INKSTER
JEFFREY & SANDRA REGNIER
Pursuant to Michigan Public Act 12 of 2008 (amended Public Act 110 of 2006, The
Michigan Zoning Enabling Act), notice is hereby given that the City of Romulus will hold
a public hearing at
7:00 p.m. on Wednesday, January 4, 2012
for the purpose of consid-
ering variance requests. The public hearing will be held at the Romulus City Hall Council
Chambers, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus MI 48174-1485.
The Board of Zoning Appeals has set the public hearing to consider variances from the
City of Romulus Zoning Ordinance as follows:
1.
Dimensional (Non-Use) Variance
- Section 3.04(a)(3)(b) to allow a 2,748-square
foot pole barn. A variance of 348 square feet is requested since the permitted total
square footage of accessory building floor area on parcels 2 acres or more is 2,400
square feet.
The subject property is located at 10536 Inkster Road. DP#82-80-052-99-0018-000.
Copies of the application are available for review at City Hall during regular business
hours.
All interested parties are encouraged to attend and will be given an opportunity to com-
ment on said request. Written comments may be submitted until 12:00 noon, Wednesday,
January 4, 2012 and should be addressed to Carol Maise, City Planner, Planning
Department, 11111 Wayne Road, Romulus, MI 48174-1485.
Ellen Craig-Bragg, City Clerk
City of Romulus, Michigan
Publish: December 15, 2011
Greene saidhe didn't even knowwhat the
charges were or what he was accused of
until his arraignment in July. He had been
accused of using a computer to commit a
crime, unauthorized access of a computer,
obstruction of justice/misconduct of office
and obstruction of justice. Hathaway found
all the charges unsustainable and threw out
the accusation of unauthorized access of a
computer inNovember.
“She said it was my computer, how could
I not be authorized to use it,” Greene said.
“She also said that if she looked at her com-
puter and saw an unfamiliar document, as I
did, she would look at it too, to determine
what it was.”
“I just want to get on with my life,” he
said. “This has been 10months of hell.”
Greene
FROM PAGE 1
He and some friends were standing in
line at breakfast when they heard the first
bomb go off. One man commented that the
navy must have returned to port, because
they would be the only ones that would do
battle on aSunday,Weiser said.
The next bomb shook the mess hall and
sent dishes crashing to the floor, and pro-
voked the ire of a cursing sergeant.
Weiser said he thought he went outside to
see just was going on. He heard the whine of
an aircraft, and looked up to see a sight that
is ingrained in his memory to this day: A
Japanese 'Zero,' on a bombing run.
“I could see the guy's glasses, and the
sweat on his forehead,” Weiser said. “I can
see him today, how he looked. Then he
dropped the bomb, and knocked everyone
down.”
Later, after many on the base found
refuge in a nearby residential sector, Weiser
was given the only surviving radio - the only
link between the base and headquarters
with the instructions to guard it with his life.
He said he spent a long night in a foxhole,
watchingwhat looked like a lightshowon the
horizon.
“That night was really bad,” he said. “It
was like fireworks; you could see it from our
base.”
After that tour was over, Weiser re-enlist-
ed, and was assigned to the 365th Fighter
Group, which became known as the Hell
Hawks. As head of the communications sec-
tion, Weiser saidhewas on the tail end of the
invasion at Normandy, and made quick
progress along that campaign. They moved
their base 13 times in sixmonths, he said.
After returning to the states, he opened a
scrap iron and steel business in Wayne, and
retired in 1990.
“I've had a pretty good life,” he said. “I'm
very lucky.”
Weiser was presented with proclamations
honoring his service fromState. Rep. George
T. Darany on behalf of Gov. Rick Snyder,
from Kevin Kelley representing Wayne
County and Dearborn Mayor John B.
O'Reilly, representing U.S. Congressman
JohnDingell and theCity of Dearborn.
Wayne Mayor Al Haidous presented
Weiser with a plaque before VFW Past
Commander JosephTebor spoke.
The Wayne Memorial High School
Reserve Officer Color Guard under the
direction of First Sgt. Steven LaHaine also
honoredWeiser who expressed his gratitude
for the ceremony.
Editor's note: This interview with Nate
Weiser was originally published in 1995 and
waswritten by former editor Scott Spielman.
Applications to participate in the Canton
Township 2012 Home Improvement Expo
are now available. Space is filling up fast so
vendors are encouraged to return their
applications as soon as possible.
The 2012 Home Expo will take place
March 3 and 4 at theSummit on thePark.
Applications are available www.canton-
mi.org/homeexpo.aspx or by calling the
Canton Building and Inspection Services
Division at (734) 394-5200. All vendor appli-
cations must be sent to 1150 Canton Center
Road, Canton, Michigan 48188 by Friday,
Dec.18.
In addition to reserving booth space, ven-
dors also have the opportunity to advertise
in the 2012 Home Improvement Expo adver-
tisement booklet. The 2012 booklet will
include amap of the show and several home
improvement tips. Applications to reserve
an ad space are due byDec. 18 and are avail-
able on-line at the site or phone number list-
ed above.
Formore information, call (734)394-5200
The holiday decorations at Friendship
Church in Canton will bring the sights and
sound of Christmas to life this year.
The church grounds will be decorated for
the season with live volunteers and animals
in depictions of the original Christmas story
as portrayed in theBible.
The biblical characters are all volunteers
from the church and the animals are on loan
for the presentation from Real Life Day
Camp andFarminCanton.
Lead Pastor Mike Norton said the display
is open to the public.
“The public can take a walk back in time
and experience the wonder of the first
Christmas night. By showing real settings,
real people and real animals, we hope to
convey the real meaning of Christmas in an
uplifting way to everyone who visits, both
children and adults alike,” he said.
Costumed characters are planned in sev-
eral settings this year, each one portraying a
different event that leads up to the birth of
Christ. The stroll back in time is a 10-minute
walking tour on thewooded trails behind the
church.
Laura May, a Canton resident, noted, “It's
a really fun community event. I think it really
helps people appreciate the simplicity of the
original Christmas story, and it's (Living
Nativity) becoming sort of a tradition for lots
of families.”
Admission to the 'Living Nativity' is free
and open to everyone from 4:30 until 8 p.m.
this Sunday, Dec. 18.
Friendship Church Canton is located at
1240 N. Beck Road in Canton. It is a local
congregation of the United Methodist
Church.
Hero
FROM PAGE 1
Living nativity
Church brings Christmas story to ‘life’
Vendors sought for home expo
Wayne Mayor Al Haidous, left, speaks at the tribute dinner for former Wayne resident and
business owner Nate Weiser, right, during a tribute dinner hosted by the Wayne Rotary Club
last week. Haidous presented a city proclamation honoring Weiser.