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December 31, 2015
W
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ESTLAND
2 city directors
to be replaced
Teens charged in theft
Schools set planning meetings
The appointments of two city
department directors in
Westland have been terminated
byMayorWilliamWild.
Wild notified Economic
Development Director Lori
Fodale and Parks and
Recreation Director Jessica
Mistak that their appointments
would not be renewed when
they expireDec. 31.
Mistak was appointed to the
parks and recreation position
last January and is chargedwith
overseeing three dozen parks in
Wayne and Westland, the Mike
Modano Ice Arena; the
Concrete Jungle skate park; the
H20 spray park and the farmers
market.
A replacement for Mistak
would be subject to approval of
the members of the city council,
but Wild said that no list of can-
didates for the job has been pre-
pared and no successor has
beennamed.
He offered no specific rea-
sons for the change in his
administration.
“Going into the new year,
we're looking at going in a dif-
ferent direction with economic
development,” Wild said. “We're
going to use this opportunity to
take a look at how we can
improve.”
The economic development
director is a mayoral appoint-
ment which is not subject to
approval by city council mem-
bers.
Wild said that no replace-
ment for that position has been
selected and no list of possible
candidates compiled.
Wild added that Westland
has seen success with economic
development, but he did not
want the city to become compla-
cent.
“We've had lots of success,
but moving forward I felt like I
needed to find someone with a
little different skill set,” Wild
said.
Wayne Westland school
administrators are developing a
strategic plan to guide the direc-
tion of the district through the
next 5 to 10 years.
That plan will include some
big dreams, according to a state-
ment from the district, and
school officials are hoping to
enlist the aid of local residents in
shaping those dreams for the
future of students in the district.
The strategic plan will be the
“stimulus for continued innova-
tion and excellence in our dis-
trict, both now and into the
future.” The plan will be a guide
to success and a chance for stu-
dents, staff, parents, city officials
and community members to
share their dreams for the future
of the district, officials said.
A series of 2-hour meetings
has been scheduled through the
end of January and will culmi-
nate in a presentation to mem-
bers of the board of education in
spring 2016.
Meetings are set for:
• Jan. 7, 6 p.m., Parent Meeting,
David Hicks Elementary
School, 100Helen, in Inkster.
• Jan. 11, 7 p.m., Community
Meeting (open to all communi-
ty members), Westland City
Hall, 36300 Warren, in
Westland.
• Jan. 14, 1 p.m., Seniors (open to
all community members),
Dyer Senior Center, 36745
Marquette, inWestland.
• Jan. 19, 1 p.m., Community
Meeting (open to all communi-
ty members), Jefferson-Barns
Community Vitality Center,
31250Dorsey, inWestland.
• Jan. 19, 6 p.m., Community
Meeting (open to all communi-
ty members), Wayne City Hall,
3355 S. Wayne Road, in
Wayne.
• Jan. 28, 6 p.m., Parent Meeting
(all parents welcome), Taft-
Galloway Elementary School,
4035Gloria, inWayne.
Suggestions can also be sub-
mitted
to
planning-information/.
More information about the
meetings and the process is
available from Cheryl Watson or
SueRawson at (734) 419-2010.
Two teens have been charged
with larceny, receiving and con-
cealing stolen property and cred-
it card fraud.
The pair, Keenan McClendon,
17 and Freddie Wofford, 18, of
Westland, were arraigned on the
charges in 18th District Court
after being arrested by Westland
police, following tips from the
public.
The arrests came as a result of
a complaint from a resident of
the 34000 block of Elmwood who
reported that her car had been
broken into and her credit card
stolenNov. 21.
Police used a list of locations
where the stolen credit card had
been used and then obtained
security photographs of the sus-
pects. The photos were released
and tips from the public identi-
fied the pair, police said.
Not guilty pleas were entered
for both men at their arraign-
ments and each was released on
personal bond.
Winning ways
The Junior Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) program at Wayne Memorial High School contin-
ues to excel under the leadership of First Sgt. (Retired), Steven LaHaine with their second-place fin-
ish at the state-wide competition at Cass Technical High School in Detroit recently. The Wayne
Memorial students competed in Platoon Drill, Squad Drill, Uniform Inspection, Color Guard, and
First-Year Cadet Drill and the first-year cadets finished first place in their division. With these wins, the
Wayne program qualified for the Brigade (regional) Championship in March and the National
Championship in Louisville, KY in April.
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CANTON
ACCESS TO PUBLIC MEETINGS
The Charter Township of Canton will provide necessary, reasonable auxiliary aids and services to individuals with disabilities at
the meeting/hearing upon a two week notice to the Charter Township of Canton. These services include signers for the hearing
impaired and audio tapes of printed materials being considered at the meeting. Individuals with disabilities requiring auxiliary
aids or services should contact the Charter Township of Canton by writing or calling the following:
Gwyn Belcher, ADA Coordinator
Charter Township of Canton, 1150 S. Canton Center Road
Canton, MI 48188
(734) 394-5260
Published: December 31, 2015
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