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JAYCEES HOLDING 5K TO HELP VETERANS HAVEN l o c a l n e w s , A 2 BIKING LAKE WAYNE-WESTLAND A GANNETT COMPANY ’ SUPERIOR BECOMES FEATURE BSERVER FILM T H U R S D A Y , NOVEM BER 5, 2015 • hometownlife.com ENTERTAINMENT, B10 H erzberg edges Reeves in council race Godbout, Johnson, Hammons win re-election BY THE NUMBERS WESTLAND LeAnne Rogers assistant, Herzberg will be CITY CLERK Staff Writer joining his first cousin Kevin Coleman, midway through a Four-year term, elect one Three incumbent Westland four-year term, on the council » Richard LeBlanc 5,451; 78% councilmen were re-elected by beginning in January. Jody Rice-White 1,564; 22% voters Thesday while the fourth Former councilman, state incumbent was edged out of a legislator and current Wayne WESTLAND new term. County Commissioner Richard CITY COUNCIL Council President James LeBlanc, D-Westland, was the Four-year term, elect four Godbout, Councilmen B ill John fifth member of the group of » James Godbout (i) 3,912; 15% son and Adam Hammons were candidates campaigning to » Bill Johnson (i) 3,661; 14% the top three vote-getters, earn gether. LeBlanc was elected as » Adam Hammons (i) 3,539; 14% ing four-year council terms. the new Westland city clerk to » Peter Herzberg 3,440; 13% Councilman Dewey Reeves replace Eileen DeHart Schoof, Dewey Reeves (i) 3,333; 13% finished fifth behind challenger who isn’t seeking re-election. Charles Pickering 2,976; 12% Peter Herzberg, who earned a LeBlanc carried 77.5% of the TOM BEAUDOIN Judy McKinney 2,372; 9% two-year council term for a votes cast handily beating Jody Westland school board member Shawna Walker hugs Westland William Campbell 2,339; 9% fourth-place finish. Councilman Dewey Reeves after he is defeated in a bid for re-election A 24-year administrative See COUNCIL, Page A2 Tuesday. Driver sentenced in boy’s death LeAnne Rogers Staff Writer A Romulus woman has been sentenced to 25 to 50 years in prison for running over and killing a Westland boy after consuming drugs before get ting behind the wheel. Kimberly Garrett, 39, was sentenced Tuesday by Wayne County Circuit Court Judge Mark Slavens. She had entered a no contest plea to a charge of second-degree murder and to driving under the influence causing death, BILL BRESLER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER which has a Wayne voter Brian Girouard at the Precinct 6 poll. 10-15-year con current sen tence. Garrett had consumed her Rowe elected as new W ayne m ayor oin, Xanax, and cocaine before driving her vehi LeAnne Rogers IN OTHER RACES... cle off the street Staff Writer and striking Kayale Fruge, 8. » In Ward 1, Christopher Sanders, the The youngster was was struck On her second try, Wayne Councilwoman only candidate appearing on the ballot, June 20 by a Garrett’s vehicle Susan Rowe has been elected mayor while was elected with 793 votes. Write-in which left the roadway on incumbent Councilman Lome “Skip” Monit candidates Allen "Buddy" Shuh and Darwin near Delton Court and was defeated by a large margin a bid for Alfred Brock received 544 and 199 votes, came into the yard where he re-election Tbesday. respectively. was standing. The youngster Midway through a four-year council » Incumbent Councilman John Rhaesa died after being hospitalized term, Rowe received 960 votes while Bob was unopposed in seeking a second on life support for several Boertje garnered 796 votes in the race for a four-year term and received 1,192 votes. days. two-year as mayor. Write-in candidate Le- » Tom Porter was elected to a four-year Never stopping after the nard Fisher wasn’t really a factor in the council term in Ward 3 with 1,097 votes accident, Garrett continued race, receiving only 38 votes. easily besting Monit, who received 554 driving to her home. A witness It’s the first time Wayne voters have votes. to the accident followed Gar elected council members through a ward » Appointed to fill a vacancy earlier this rett to Romulus and called voting system. Candidates must live in the year, Anthony Miller received 1,149 police who arrested her. votes to be elected to a two-year term ward and during the primary, only ward BILL BRESLER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Garrett was aware that she residents vote for their local candidate. In Wayne Campaign volunteers Chris Miller, Ed Rowe, as an at-large councilman. The other was driving in violation of the general election, ward council seats are and Vic Osborne waited for voters. Rowe's wife, candidate, Lucietta Miles, received 360 restrictions that stemmed filled by votes cast citywide. Susan, was elected mayor Tuesday. votes and didn't actively campaign. from a March arrest for driv ing under the influence of drugs, according to police. 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She wasn’t supposed to WRITER man, a Redford resident, no ty news like no other organiza iner found that Kayale had work that day, but Jachman — ticed township Supervisor tion in the state of Michigan. died of blunt trauma. like so many other journalists She contacted veteran photog Tracey Schultz Kobylarz had Our reporters break big sto who work for O&E Media — rapher Bill Bresler and he posted information online, ries because they are in the [email protected] cares about the town she cov made the short trip from his while Bresler captured im towns they cover. 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The investiga Twitter: crossing west on Merri victim crossing in an tion into the fatal acci @LRogersObserver TOM BEAUDOIN Council President Jim Godbout on election TOM BEAUDOIN night. He earned another Richard LeBlanc is Westland's four-year term. new city clerk. executive director James COUNCIL Ridener to revamp the troubled local bus ser Continued from Page A1 vice. “Without Dewey’s Rice-White. passion, Nankin Transit “Thank you to ev wouldn’t have been erybody who support turned around,” said Wild. ed me. I mean it,” “Dewey helped move the Reeves told supporters city forward. There were gathered at the Wayne- a lot of tough issues that Ford Civic League we faced and Dewey was after the election re always part of the solu sults were posted. tion.” A council member Johnson also had sharp since 2007, Reeves has words for residents he been the only African said had unfairly and American to hold elect persistently attacked ed city office in recent Reeves. “You’ve had a years. He campaigned target on your back for jointly with the other six years. If I could do it, incumbents and with I ’d go last and let Dewey the endorsement of stay,” he added. Westland Mayor Wil The bottom three can liam Wild. didates were former “You meet certain councilman and mayor people who change Charles Pickering, Bill your life.