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THE BELLEVILLE
ENTERPRISE
ENTERPRISE Wayne chief hired by Northville

Vol. 133, No. 52
The 2018 Belleville Area Just in time for the New Year, applicants for the position. members. He earned a bache-
Historical Society calendar the City of Northville has hired Maciag will succeed Michael lor's degree in criminal justice
featuring “History of the a new police chief. Carlson who retired in July after from Western Michigan
Belleville Area District Alan Maciag, the former 20 years with the Northville University, a master's degree in
Library,” is on sale at several police chief in the City of Wayne, Police Department. criminology from Eastern
locations for $5. officially assumed his new role Maciag's hiring was Michigan University and attend-
See page 2. in Northville yesterday, Dec. 26. announced during the regular ed both the FBI National
Maciag was the highest scor- meeting of the Northville City Academy and the Northwestern
ing candidate in assessments by Council members last week. He University School of Police Staff
Empco, a firm specializing in ended his 20-year tenure in and Command.
THE CANTON testing applicants for public sec- Wayne, where he has served as He will be paid $95,000 annu-
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Police Capt. Dustin Krueger,
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City Manager Patrick Sullivan.
“This is an honor for me and
A Dearborn woman has Empco assessed the top five a privilege,” Maciag, a Grass since July, will return to his pre-
been charged in a hit-and- Police Chief Alan Maciag candidates from a large field of Lake resident, told council vious duties in the department.
run collision that injured a
Canton bicyclist earlier this
month. Fresh start
See page 2.
Newly elected officials

THE INKSTER
LEDGER STAR
LEDGER STAR plan futures in office

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Julie Brown
State Rep. Jewell Jones Staff Writer
(D-Inkster) addressed the “The No. 1 issue I heard from voters
Center for Democracy and was roads, especially in Canton. People
Technology Future of are concerned about how those funds
Speech Online summit are going to be spent,”explained Melissa Melissa Daub Kevin Coleman Dayna Polehanki
recently. Daub, the Wayne County Commissioner- of auto-insurance once again and it's my provided a great opportunity to hear the
See page 4. elect for Plymouth, Northville and part hope that responsible changes can be concerns of voters across our district,”
of Canton Township. made to lower sky-high rates without Polehanki said. “Some common themes
Daub will represent both the town- sacrificing solid coverage levels for emerged. First, our schools.
ship and city of Plymouth, both the town- those that experience catastrophic acci- “Voters are ready for new leadership
THE NORTHVILLE ship and city of Northville and the east- dents. I plan to be a strong voice for our for our public schools,” she said, “The
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Vol. 18, No. 16 on the commission. She was at a recent to work with both sides and get things ets and teachers who continuously need
Canton Board of Trustees meeting in
The City of Northville which the August primary approval of a
launched a new website that 1.45-mill road tax was discussed. ”
provides a fresh look for the Daub said the Canton board of I think the four of us have the
city and easy-to-access pages trustees and staff “did a great job getting same values and ideas on what we would
with organized content for information out to the community” on
each department. roads. “I think we definitely need to con- like to see happen in our communities.
See page 4. tinue that work.”
State Rep.-elect Kevin Coleman, a
Democrat, will represent most of done,” Coleman added. to do more with less.”
THE PLYMOUTH Westland, minus the northeast corner, as Daub, also a Democrat, campaigned Polehanki agreed with others on road
EAGLE well as the City of Wayne in Lansing with state Rep. Kristy Pagan, an incum- concerns, citing flat tires, bent rims and
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Vol. 18, No. 52 beginning Jan. 1. bent Democrat from Canton, as well as smashed windshields she has heard of
newcomers state Rep.-elect Matt
“Roads are the issue on most voters'
on the campaign trail. “Voters are paying
A proposal from Art In minds. My goal is to help Lansing law- Koleszar and state Sen.-elect Dayna more for road repairs and not seeing
The Park to expand the art makers and Gov. (Gretchen) Whitmer Polehanki, both Democrats. progress,” she noted.
sale by a day was rejected by make sure local cities and counties have “I think the four of us have the same “More recently, I have heard from
members of the Plymouth the road funding they need to build bet- values and ideas on what we would like constituents who are expressing frustra-
City Commission. ter, longer-lasting roads without huge to see happen in our communities,” said tion over legislation being passed in
See page 3. tax-increases or tolls that would hurt our Daub. “I'm really excited to get started. lame duck. Many of these bills are sim-
state. I'll approve of any budget changes I'm looking forward to serving the com- ply a power grab aimed at the voters of
that make roads a priority again,” said munity I grew up in.” our state. Frequently, people are upset
THE ROMULUS Coleman, echoing Daub's priorities. Koleszar represents Canton, that the recently-passed ballot proposals
ROMAN education works in our state so that kids Northville and Plymouth in the 20th are being altered, and the authority of
ROMAN
“I campaigned on changing the way
District. Polehanki represents the state
statewide office holders is being cur-
Vol. 133, No. 52 from every community have a fair shot Senate 7th District. tailed. I agree with these sentiments and
at success. Cities like Westland and Polehanki has been a teacher and on believe that most legislation requires
City Treasurer Stacy
Paige, along with a group of Wayne have seen their school districts her Twitter account lists K-12 education, rigorous debate and testimony. Given
trained volunteers, will help fall behind in funding but the recent minimum wage and sick leave pay meas- the short time remaining in the calendar
senior and low income resi- approval of school millage dollars by vot- ures, and more as her 2019 priorities. year lame duck does not allow for
dents with tax filings at the ers will help. As a lawmaker, I'll support Polehanki also voiced concern about thoughtful consideration to occur,” she
Romulus Senior Center. raising per-pupil funding and also seek lame duck Michigan Legislature efforts said.
See page 3. special allocations so that our schools in late 2018. “The new legislative session will pro-
are as strong as we need them to be. The “While campaigning I spent a lot of
Legislature is likely to take up the issue time knocking on residents' doors. This See Start, page 6

THE WAYNE
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Distinguished young
women in the Wayne- Painter’s work is seen throughout area
Westland area can register
now for the annual event Julie Brown himself additional computer skills, to do
which will take place in Staff Writer digital work and vinyl signs. Mack had a
March. Ford Motor Co. commission at a Dearborn
See page 5. Artist Ken Mack's work can be seen plant which actually closed so he could
throughout the area, as evidenced by his complete his work.
efforts at the Plymouth District Library “I had a certain amount of time and I
THE WESTLAND where he created the holiday windows, at made it,” he said of that environmental
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He grew up in northwest Detroit, and
Vol. 71, No. 52 other public buildings. recalls sign painters like Leonard
“I really enjoy the people that stop and
Shelby Lepper of Canton look and talk,” said Mack, who lives in Dymbrowski who lived there as inspira-
Township was the winner of Westland with his wife, Carol. “A lot of tions. Mack studied at Oakland Community
a $5,000 shopping spree at them have never seen anyone doing hand College two years and Eastern Michigan
Westland Shopping Center art.” University in graphic design for a year. Artist Ken Mack, a Westland resident, cre-
last week. He's been doing hand lettered signs ates a Santa design for the Gastro Pub in
See page 5. since 1975, and around 1980 began to teach See Painter, page 3 Plymouth.

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