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Official Newspaper of Record for the City of Belleville, Sumpter Township, & the Charter Township of Van Buren 152 Main St., Suite 9, Belleville, MI 48111 • (734) 699-9020 www.bellevilleareaindependent.com Vol. 23.33 Thursday, August 17, 2017 Bryant new principal at Rawsonville By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Tracy Causey-Bryant, who has been working as an instructional coach at Savage Elementary School for the past two years, is the new principal of Rawsonville Elementary School. At Monday’s regular meeting, the Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education voted unanimously to approve a one- year contract for Bryant. Her salary is $95,977.46, with benefits on top of that. (continued on page 12) Belleville Bridge Walk, Taste of Belleville are today The annual Belleville Bridge Walk and Taste of Belleville are scheduled for today, Independent photo by Bob Mytych Thursday, Aug. 17. Emily Kruschlin of Belleville poses with Zoe on the final day of the Wayne County Fair last Saturday. It’s Kruschlin’s final year with The Bridge Walk starts at 5:30 p.m. at the Belleville 4-H Club. Doane’s Landing and the city has invited people to dress up as Rosie the Riveters. This event, sponsored by the City of Haidous, Glaab to set meeting on Waltz Bridge Belleville, usually goes on rain or shine By Rosemary K. Otzman He said he wants to have the meeting He said he called Wayne County with lots of umbrellas in tow if it rains. Independent Editor include county technical staff and engineers Executive Warren Evans on Friday to tell After the brief walk over the bridge, Wayne County Commissioner Al Haidous to talk about the bridge and, hopefully, him of the problems this bridge closing is walkers pose for a group photo at the said he is working to set up a meeting representatives of the railroad to discuss causing and Evans said he is making it a Welcome to Belleville sign near Hayward’s for members of the public interested in that problem. priority project. and then proceed to the Taste of Belleville learning about details of repair work on the The date has yet to be set and that’s “He said he will work with me and push at Horizon Park. Waltz Road Bridge in New Boston. because he wants to make sure he gets all for its completion,” Haidous said. The Taste, which runs from 6 to 8 p.m., The meeting is also expected to address the county people together to bring all the Haidous said he talked to officials in the is sponsored by the Belleville Central ongoing problems with the CSX railroad facts to the public. county road department and they said when Business Community. It has a rain date of tracks that are often blocked in Huron He said CSX will be invited, but he they assessed the damage on the bridge it Aug. 24 in case it turns out to be too rainy Township. doesn’t know if they will come. He said turned out to be more than they thought it for outdoor dining on Aug. 17. On Tuesday, Commissioner Haidous he had bad experiences with the railroad would be. They have to replace all of the The Lucky Ducky Rubber Duck Race, said he is working with Huron Township blocking streets when he was Mayor of four bearings, he said. sponsored by the Belleville Rotary, is Supervisor David Glaab and hopes to hold Wayne. And then, Congress passed a bill A lot of engineering work is necessary scheduled to launch in Belleville Lake at the meeting at the Huron Township Hall. that municipalities can’t issue tickets to before repairs can begin, he said. 6:30 p.m. railroads. Tickets were what worked in People are concerned about fire trucks, Wayne. Also, Congressman John Dingell police, and ambulances having to travel Permit No. 26 No. Permit This Space On The Front Page. Front The On Space This 48111 helped Wayne at the time, Haidous said. long detours since the bridge is closed, Belleville, MI Belleville, Postal Regulations Require Regulations Postal Commissioner Haidous said he has causing delays of vital services. Also, US Postage Paid Postage US had many calls and emails to his office businesses in New Boston are suffering STANDARD from people upset about the bridge being from the closure. PRESORTED suddenly closed for repairs on June 1. 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He said manages Keystone, “is taking it up a notch the education of children is important to for student safety.” keeping America free; Principal Godfrey told the Keystone • Approved the revised Emergency Use school board at its Aug. 10 meeting that at of Seclusion and Restraint policy to be the recent weeklong Leadership Summit in in alignment with the Michigan Board of Grand Rapids, a mother from Sandy Hook Education policy; Elementary School in Connecticut spoke • Approved the certification of authority on the shootings in her school that left 20 confirming compliance with the Children’s students and six adults dead. Internet Protection Act for funding year Godfrey said a person from NHA is 2017 and approved the 2018 letter of now assigned to each of the 84 schools it agency for E-rate funding; operates to help focus on student safety.