Sample ballot for Tuesday's primary - A6 Your hometown newspaper AreaZ serving Plymouth and Plymouth Township for 116 years Moby brings P L ¥ i 0 i T « his music festival to ffly iS M Y DTE Energy Music August 1 2002 0 b 0 e n r e r Theatre Bl 75 cents Volume 116 Number 97 www.observerandeccentric.com © 2002 Hometown Communications Network J C Ise e k s rezoning ■ Overpass The Wayne County Road in Salem Commission is holding an informational meeting con cerning the Sheldon Road BY ALEX LUNDBER6 CSX grade separation project STAFF WRITER on Tuesday Aug 6 in the Canton High School Little Despite hours of discussion about Theater beginning at 6 30 the possible rezoning of hundreds of pm Road Commission acres of Sdem Township land for a spokesman John Roach said research and development complex, county officials will outline no decision has been made concern­ the project and the antici ing Johnson Controls Inc planned pated construction strategy move from Plymouth Township Sheldon Road is expected Another meeting to discuss and to be closed for approxi possibly decide on the JCI proposal mately two years while the will be scheduled for later this month estimated $8 5 million under A b o u t 60 residents packed Salem pass IS being constructed m Tbwnship Hall Ihesday night for the KATY BATDORrr;OBSERVER Plymouth Township presentation by the company concern­ Seven-month old Luc Offer of Plymouth shops with his mother Amanda at Bugaboos ing the rezoning of 367 acres in the We're open area of Napier and Joy roads Dean Boik of JCI promised a lot of Ninth graders who will be jobs at the proposed facility, adding attending the new Plymouth that there would be no manufactunng High School will get a chance Downtown hot, attracts new business at the site to look at their new sur ‘It could be as high as 5,000, at the roundings during an open beginning it will be about 1,700,” h e house on Tuesday Aug 6 BY TONY BRUSCATO The Mayflower Centre, which recently W e will have pottery, glass, handmade said They would be executive, tech­ Principal Mike Bee said the STAFF WRITER added Starbucks and Panera Bread, is cards, handmade personal care items nical and engineering jobs ” students and their parents expected to have two new establish­ like lotions and soaps all things that JCTs Todd Fink said that the com­ will be able to look around The face of downtown Plymouth is ments open m the near future you wouldn t typically find in other pany was dedicated to the notion that the high school and ask forever changing as businesses move in The Muse a fine craft galleiy is sto re s the township would not have to pick questions dui ng the open and out and even change locations expected to open around Sept 1 Colhver said much of his inventory up any of the costs of building the house whichbeginsat 6pm And thats whats happening as six We expect that 90 percent of mvento will be one-of a kind items that con facility More thaij that, he promised nc^^ businesses come to town, one relo ry will be handcrafted items from artists sumers might find in Palm Springs and that Its construction would create a We're open cates its stole front, and another is ieav all over the world said Camie Colhver, 1 t(. PLEASE SEE BUSINESS, A2 in g w n who own'' the shop with his wife Laurie PLEASE SEE JOHNSON, A4 {'8r> U \ IS i h J baturdav Aug Ott fron 9 am tobpm m the Canton Hign School park rig lol ofi Merchants will Canton Center Road In case of inclement weather the event will be held on Aug IT The project strut their stuff IS sponsored by the Plymouth Canton Music Boosters BY ALEX UIND6ERG A participant m every ■ Bank on it STAFF WRITER sidewalk sale to date, he said the qmrlty weather New Liberty Bank has Despite a threatening didn t keep the crowds announced two new appoint slty that occasionally d o w n ments to its administrative opened up, crowds of The response was very operations team shoppers took to the good,” he said The rain Michelle Burger who has streets last weekend to kind of messed things up served New Liberty Bank for sample local wares dur Friday and Saturday the past three years as a mg the annual Plymouth afternoon but it vras OK Credit Analyst has been pro Sidewalk Sale The gallery, which sells moted to Loan Officer With Plymouth Community gift Items, home acces­ over 13 years experience in Chamber of Commerce sories and pieces of art, the banking industry Burger Executive Director Fran doesn t hold a lot of sales USA FEDOR previously held positions at Joney said the turnout because of the limited- National City Bank in credit was better than m recent edition nature of a lot of J Neighborn won the People's Choice for his classic car administration and as a com y ears its merchandise Still, mercial lender We had good crowds, they have yet to miss the Nancy Foutch joined New better than last year,” she ev en t Liberty inApril as a Senior said I think it went very I m pleased with the Classic cars in Old Village could be habit Credit Analyst Foutch has a w e i r results,” Jabara said “We background in finance with She said there was participate every year experience including posi good participation from Cathy Paul, owner of BY ALEX LUNOBERG county last Saturday Inkster area tionsasasenior credit ana local merchants as well Kids on the CJrow, put STAFF WRITER Habitat for Humanity Peter Bunting, one of the organiz­ lyst for a large regional A lot of businesses that out a selection of kids Development Director Heather ers of the show, said that every­ bank as well as assistant didn t necessarily put up clothing, books, toys and While organizers didn’t get as big Abreu said they pulled m about thing went smoothly for a first- site credit manager financial displays on the streets other accessories for of a response as they had hoped for, $600 from the car show tim e e v e n t analyst and controller still opened their doors shoppers to look over a chanty classic car show in Old “It was pretty good for a first-year “We were expecting 50 cars and located in downtown wide to invite shoppers She said the sale isn t so Village drew enough of a crowd to effort,’ she said “We hope to have we got 20,” he said “It went fairly Plymouth Mich New Liberty m much about racking up warrant positive feelings about a some growth for next year” well for the first tim e We’ll proba­ Bank is a full service com Almost all of frie busi­ huge business for her bigger turnout next year The money will be put to work bly do it again, people enjoyed it ” mumty bank that is locally nesses participated,” “It’s not a day to make Home-building outreach pro­ immediately several different hom e- Aside from the money raised for owned and operated T oney said a huge amount of money,” gram Habitat for Humanity and 20 building projects m Wayne County charity, organizers saw the show as Kal Jabara, owner of she said It’s a day to get classic car enthusiasts gathered on Currently, Habitat is finishing a a good classroom as far as w hat to Big cheese W ild Wings Gallery, the product out for people Starkweather between Liberty and house m Romulus and is getting do and not to do m the fiiture rolled out the collapsible to see Spnng to appreaate Detroit steel ready to build another in Inkster Bunting said the low turnout of The reservation deadline is tables again to take part and donate money for the construc­ The organization hopes to purchase car owners was due to the fact that Monday for the Aug 7 in the annual promotion PLEASE SEE MERCHANTS, A3 tion of new homes around the land for another 10 hom es in the appearance by Dominos CEO PLEASE SEE CAR$,A2 David Brandon at the Canton Chamber of Commerce luncheon CONTACT US INDEX LOOKING AHEAD Brandon will speak on Newsroom (734) 459 2700 Apartments E7 Movies How to Be Successful in T ^ n g u p i Newsroom fax (734) 459 4224 Automotive F3 Obituaries Your Business and Persona! 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Been surfing lately? and e&c&nMcMom n (P ) Observer & Eccentric j Thursday August I 2002 LOCAL NEWS wwwobserverandeccentr BUSINESS 7 T ^ FROM PAGE A1 B&E's Beverly Hills “We’ll have sev­ eral local artists who will have Items on display, as well,” he sa id m aybe Jnlie Van Ameyde of Livonia said, “I looked all over the state for a place to open my business, and Plymouth looked like an untapped market It’s a very linked friendly place,” she said Van Ameyde will open Spa Julianna, an “upscale but com­ fortable” luxury spa that will Plymouth Township have a host of water treatments, police believe a rash of immersion baths, light and breaking and entering hydro therapy, massages and crimes are related and an yo g a looking for residents to “It will be a place where peo­ help in the investigation ple can enjoy a day away from On July 28, two busi­ the stress,” said Van Ameyde nesses m the 45000 bloc! The 6,000-square-foot spa, of Helm were broken mtc being designed in Pans, is at roughly the same time expected to be open in October In both cases, a rock Meanwhile, downtown prop­ throw n through a window erty ow ner Ron Cook said he’ll was the way the perpetra be leasing space on Ann Arbor tors got access to the IVail for a new Subway