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CANTON
CANTON

Canton board of trustees approves pay raises

Julie Brown Trustee Steven Sneideman right where we started for state-
Special Writer noted the new board members ” shared revenue” in the general
had been elected Nov. 3 and The township supervisor, treasurer fund. A Drug Enforcement Fund
Members of the Canton their predecessors had turned and clerk hold full-time salaried positions, for which the township has been
Board of Trustees unanimously down raises “for essentially five a fiduciary is “a bookkeeping
approved a 2.5 percent raise for years. I'm comfortable with it at and will receive the 2.5 percent pay hike. item” in its handling, Trumbull
merit non-union full-time this time,” he said, and also with said, and a western Wayne con-
employees, along with elected a match for other employee sortium with other municipali-
township officials, at their Dec. units. officials. The vote was unani- said Director of Fire Services ties on criminal matters “ended
7 meeting. Trustee Sommer Foster mous, with Trustee Kate Christopher Stoecklein. and there was money left over.”
The township supervisor, noted the four part-time Borninski absent due to her That date doesn't include Some of that was returned to
treasurer and clerk hold full- trustees receive only nominal final Plymouth-Canton school tearing down of the old station, consortium members, Trumbull
time salaried positions, and will pay. board meeting. Stoecklein added. said, with the state involved now
receive the 2.5 percent pay hike. “It becomes quite a jump,” Canton trustees, in other Finance and Budget Director in dissolution.
Supervisor Anne Marie especially for full-time elected business, OK'd 6-0 use of $56,000 Wendy Trumbull outlined sever- Trustees also awarded
Graham-Hudak, Clerk Michael officials, Foster said. at various vendors to furnish the al changes to the 2020 budget $41,900 to Wade Trim Associates
Siegrist, and Treasurer Dian Early in 2020, former Canton new Fire Station No. 2. that were unanimously OK'd. for work at the Administration
Slavens were among the “yes” Supervisor Pat Williams began “This is the exciting part. The township will spend more Complex/Heritage Park site.A
votes on the first raises for elect- to study pay for elected officials, The station's coming along great on external legal affairs. 10 percent contingency was
ed officials in several years. due to forgoing of raises by the and should open this January,” “We're actually ending up included in that vote.

Serial burglar to Police seek suspect in shooting

serve probation are continuing their search for a
Canton police investigators
woman who shot an employee
during a robbery earlier this
David Edward Miller will month.
serve three years probation Canton police investigators
and pay a $1,000 fine after are asking the public for assis-
pleading guilty to several tance with identifying the female
break-ins in Canton suspect who shot the employee
Township. of ADAM (Alcohol Drug
Miller, 58, of Clinton Administrative Monitoring) dur-
Township, faced a maximum ing a robbery which took place at
of 40 years in prison for the about 7 p.m. Nov. 16.
four break-ins, a charge of According to police reports,
larceny along with a habitual the female suspect entered the
offender charge. business at 5820 North Lilley
Miller entered a guilty Road carrying a handgun and
plea to breaking and enter- demanding cash from employ-
ing two BIGGBY Coffee loca- ees. During the incident, the sus-
tions, a Subway sandwich pect discharged the handgun she
shop and a local tanning was brandishing, striking one vic-
salon in August. Each of the David Edward Miller tim. Canton first responders sub-
felony charges carried a sequently transported the
maximum 10-year sentence. records, Miller was released injured individual to a local hos-
As a habitual offender, he from prison in March where pital for treatment of a non-life
faced the possibility of life in he had been serving terms threatening injury. described as having dark skin, in Anyone who may recognize
prison. for charges including break- Witnesses told police the sus- her 20s to 30s, wearing a gray the woman is asked to contact
According to state prison ing and entering. pect fled the scene with an undis- hooded sweatshirt and a red the Canton Police Department at
closed amount of cash. She is mask. (734) 394-5400.