April 1, 2022 When we are not limited, we all thrive
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Commission Resolution calls for action on water, sewer rate increases. Livonia's Marecki takes lead.
Wayne County Commissioners Terry Marecki (R- Livonia) and Joseph Palamara (D-Grosse Ile) have co-sponsored a Resolution addressing the recently announced increases of 3.7% for water rates and 2.4% for sewer rates by the Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) for the fiscal year 2022-23. The Resolution was forwarded with a recommendation by the Commission’s Committee on Public Services at their meeting on March 29 for consideration of the full Wayne County Commission on April 12.
The Resolution calls for the Wayne County Commission to "expeditiously review the circumstances” contributing to the pending increases, and to "consider alternative options to address the proposed rate increases,” including possibly amending the GLWA’s Articles of Incorporation which were adopted in 2014.
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The increases have caused widespread controversy among GLWA member communities after it was revealed that they are linked, in large part, to an ongoing dispute over claimed unpaid bills by a member community to GLWA.
“The events leading up to the introduction of this resolution have already taken place and continue to have repercussions for our residents. The intent is to further the discussion on what we can do,” said Commissioner Terry Marecki (R-Livonia), who chairs the Public Services Committee.
“It is not our intention to act as judge and jury about what has taken place in the past between GLWA and Highland Park. It could be another community who was involved in this situation,” Commissioner Marecki said. “But as a matter of process and policy, it’s wrong that these claimed unpaid bills have historically been put on all our bills, usually without notice.”
“If there’s a dispute over unpaid water and sewer bills between GLWA and a member community, the resolution of that should not fall on the backs of the ratepayers from all other member communities. That is just not acceptable,” said Commission Vice-Chair Palamara, who is also a Public Services Committee member.
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The 47th annual Livonia Community Prayer Breakfast returns to an in-person format this year on the first Thursday in May.
Committee Chairperson is Terry Marecki. She leads a large committee of people who help coordinate this major event. This year’s keynote speaker is radio personality Tom Jordan of WJR focusing on the theme “Respect Matters.”
The Livonia Prayer Breakfast was initiated in 1975 by an ecumenical group of citizens and continues as a voluntary spiritual communion. Its focus has been on bringing inspirational speakers to communicate positive, faith-filled principles that will inspire people to think globally and act locally.
The Mission of the Livonia Community Prayer Breakfast is to communicate positive, faith-filled principles that inspire and empower people to reach their maximum spiritual and personal potential. It is a reaffirmation that people of goodwill, standing together, can transcend racial, geographic, or cultural differences, and create unparalleled opportunities for community progress.
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Tom Jordan, a news anchor, and reporter for more than 20 years will be the event keynote speaker with the theme: Respect Matters.
Tom Jordan knows what it takes to be a newsmaker. He has worked as a news anchor and reporter for more than 20 years and is currently hosting a show on WJR 760 AM.
Mr. Jordan is the Founder and President of The Jordan Group, which provides media training and communications consulting for corporate executives, physicians, publicists, non-profit groups, and just about anybody who plans to face the news media.
He is a three-time Emmy award-winning broadcast journalist. Tom’s breadth of experience includes his news coverage of some of the nation’s biggest stories; multiple presidential campaigns; the deadly Southern California wildfires; breaking coverage for NBC News on the death of President Gerald Ford; the Winter Olympics; the downturn and then turn-around in the U.S. Economy; and much more.
It has been said of Tom that he is a true professional, a great storyteller, and a genuinely sincere person.
He and his wife have four children.
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Tickets now on sale for May 15th
Livonia Civic Chorus Spring concert
Another Livonia organization benefiting from Hardies Family Trust Funding
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Newburgh Lake Water Cleanup!
Community improvement through Engagement
Date and Time:
Saturday, May 14th, from 9 am-12 pm
Where:
Newburgh Lake in Livonia
(Meet at Newburgh Pointe boat launch area)
Newburgh Lake is a 152-acre impoundment of the Middle Rouge River in Livonia, an oasis in the city! The Lake is home to many plants and animals including bald eagles, egrets, herons, and muskrats.
This jewel needs our help!
There is a lot of trash in the water along the shorelines. So Mike Rudell is hosting a cleanup! One of the ways to do this is via canoe or kayak, so I am looking for helpers willing to do so. I can use people onshore as well.
Come for an hour or two or stay for three with me. Packing my lunch for a picnic after. Message me with questions or for more information. Hope to see you there and please help spread the word by sharing this post, even if can't come!
Please do let Mike know by clicking below if you are planning on coming. Bring gloves and a few trash bags.
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Rotary AM Club members Mike Ladwig, Bill Friske, Dave Stechholz, Larry Stephens, Bob Carris, Nancy Darga and her husband Mike, and John Clay joined forces to kick off the painting project at the Methodist Children's Home Society in Redford.
According to President Mike Ladwig they "focused on patching and painting residents’ bedrooms. We will return next week with a crew of 17 volunteer painters to complete the job."
The Club offers a special thanks to Masco for supplying the paint and supplies to do the job.
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Mail Address
19514 Livonia 48152
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Cell address
734-674-5871
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2022 ELECTIONS
A regular Friday posting.
Primary election Tuesday, Aug. 2
General election Tuesday, Nov. 8
Livonia Board of Education-November
Colleen Burton incumbent
Liz Jarvis incumbent
Mark Johnson incumbent
Clarenceville Board of Education-November
Cindy Immonen incumbent
Dennis Myers incumbent
Michael Liss incumbent
Schoolcraft College Board of Trustees-November
Brett Gierak incumbent
Carol Strom incumbent
William Erwin incumbent
Congress--12th District
Rashida Tliab (D) incumbent
League of Conservation Voters
SEIU
Friends of the Earth
UFCW Local 876
Janice M. Winfrey (D)
Michelle Wooddell (D)
Kelly Garrett (D)
Linda Sawyer (R)
State Senate--5th District
Dayna Polehanki (D) incumbent
SEIU-Michigan
Attorney General Dana Nessel
Emily Bauman Westland (R)
Leonard Scott Jr. Canton (R)
State Senate--6th District
Mary Cavanaugh (D)
Vickie Barnett (D)
Betty Jean Alexander (D)
No Republican has announced
State Representative
16th District
Ismail Terry (D)
Stephanie Young (D)
No Republican has announced
State Representative
17th district
Laurie Pohutsky (D) incumbent
Mi Nurses Association
SEIU-Michigan
Sierra Club
Emily's List
Clean Water Actioon
AFSCME Council 25
AFL-CIO
MEA
No Republican announced
State Representative
22 District:
Matt Koleszar (D) incumbent
SEIU- Michigan
POAM
Mi Regional Council of
Carpenters and Millwrights
Mi Nurses Association
Cathryn Neracher (R)
County Commissioner
12th District
Glenn Anderson (D) incumbent
No Republican announced
County Commissioner
District 9
Terry Marecki (R) incumbent
No Democrat has announced
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LPS grads go on to do incredible things!
Meet April Maas
Each week the Livonia Education Foundation features a Livonia Public School graduate. Musings is happy to share an update on these graduates.
April recently moved home to Michigan after a decade in New York City. She works as a fundraiser at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center.
Her high school friends have remained friends for life.
“I often tell people that my high school experience was much like High School Musical – including people randomly breaking into song in the halls – in a good way. Churchill set me up for success in life, and also gave me my most lasting friendships. All my friends were joiners, probably too much so. From Marching Band to The Charger Herald, National Honor Society, and musical theater –
I believe these early collaborative and leadership experiences helped us all establish the ambition that continues to drive us 15 years later. The academic rigors of Churchill served us well, propelling us through college, and for several of us, grad school too. My core group of high school friends have gone on to diverse careers in finance, fundraising, medicine, film, and more. We have scattered across the country, but many of us have found our way back to southeast Michigan in the past year.
Without a doubt, the most valuable thing we walked away with was our friendships (plus the many new friends and partners we brought into the fold along the way). My closest friends from Churchill continue to support and challenge me and know me deeper than almost anyone – we have an enduring bond that cannot be replicated. Long lunches at Sushi House, late-night coffee in downtown Plymouth, and concerts downtown – are all wonderful memories from our high school years, but we continue to make new ones each year. I know we are incredibly privileged to have received an excellent public school education and truly enjoyed our high school experience. Few are given such an opportunity.”
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A Hometown Livonia creative expression of energy-saving ideas
2022 Renewable Energy
Sustainable Living Fair
brought to you by Greenleaf Commission on Sustainability
Saturday – April 23, 2022
Madonna University Welcome Center
36600 Schoolcraft Road
10:00 am – 1:00 pm
FREE Admission
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Vendors to scheduled to date.
Watch Musings for updates:
Friends of the Rouge, Midtown Composting, Mi Rainbarrel
Ecotelligent Homes, Greener Method Cleaning
Spark Building and Energy Solutions, GFL
Greenleaf Commission, Livonia Civic Center Library
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