TWIN GOLFERS HAVE COMMON LINK MONEY-SAVING COUPONS INSIDE SPORTS, B1 ^ ^ SUNDAY May 16,2010 CANTON The Observers Eccentric Newspapers Volume 35 Number 93 OBSERVER S1.00 online at hometownlife.com CANTON CONNECTION Plan would replace aging fleet BY BRAD KADRICH and cut down on mileage and repair it provides funding for these units." Mileto pointed out — but left indica- OBSERVER STAFr WRITER problems. While district administrators pay tions the older buses in the current Charges pending The plan calls for the initial infu- close attention to the quality of the fleet will need "some serious and With an aging bus fleet Michigan sion of 35 new buses next year, and bus fleet, mileage issues cropped up extensive repairs in the near future." in November when Mileto generated In his report to the board, Mileto A 15-year-old Plymouth boy State Police inspectors say could then an annual replacement of 14 a report showing 81.2 percent of the pointed out such repairs are "expen- faces fdony charges sten\ming facc major repair issues in the near buses in most of the next 10 years. It district's fleet would be over 100,000 sive and time consuming." from a March fight that left a future, Plymouth-Canton adminis- replaces an initial plan that would miles by July 2012; 79 of them Plymouth High School freshman trators have detailed a replacement replace three buses in each of the While the initial plan (nine new already are, and another 15 will be with a broken pelvis. program that would completely next three school years. buses in the next three years) eases by July 2011. the problem, Mileto doesn't believe Canton Police Sgt Mark Gajeski revamp the fleet in the next 10 ) ears. "The whole idea of that interjec- it solves anything in the long run. confirmed Frida>' the Plymouth If the Board of Education signs tion (of new buses) is to deal with The problem became more urgent Administrators believe the long- boy. a freshman at Canton High off on the plan, the district would mileage issues, but it doesn't take us when the Michigan State Police com- range plan, while initially laying SCIKKJI, faces felony charges of buy as many as 35 new buses in the out of the woods," said Dean Mileto, pleted their annual safety inspection out some $3.5 million for new buses assault with intent to do great 2010-11 school year, the start of a the district's transportation direc- April 30. The fleet finished with a bodily harm. Gajeski said the boy lO-year replacement plan designed tor. "I think the (10-year) plan works 95.6 percent passing record — "A wuld be charged as a juvenile. to keep the 138-bus fleet modern with the idea that it's consistent and real tribute to the garage staff," Please see FLEET, A3 The fight occurred around 1:15 p.m. Wednesday, March 17, at Canton High School. It left the \ictim, a 14->'ear-old Canton resident, >vith a broken pehis for which he underwent surger)- and which have forced him to walk using either a walker or crutches. Heating up According to Frank Ruggirello, the district's community rdations drops out director, neither boy has returned to school since the incident. Inventor: System 'a gold mine with no end' Be a fan and win! BY DARREU CLEM Go to hometownlife.com and OBSERVER STAFf WRilER become a &n on our Facebook page and >X)U could win movie Canton inventor Robert Cuppetilli BY BRAD KADRICH tickets, pizza coupons, dinner gift has received a patent for a secondarv' OBSERVER STAFF WRITER certificates and more! The first heating system he says will sharply 500 people to sign on as fans will reduce energ)' consumption, slash cus- After two terms in the state House and facing a deadline be enter^ into a random drawing. tomer bills and create thousands of jobs to decide whether to con- Fift)' hick>' winners will be select- for companies that install it. tinue his political career in ed. Deadline is Friday. May 28. 'This is like a gold mine with no end the state Senate, Democrat in the bank," Cuppetilli. 72. said, sitting Marc Corriveau withdrew in a Canton home where he already has Friday from the race for the 7th Senior fitness installed the new system. Senate District seat. Area seniors are invited to cel- A consultant and former demoli- Corriveau. a Northville ebrate the 17th aoDual National tion business owner, Cuppetilli has attorney, had earlier this year Senior Heahh and Fitness Day enlisted partners and formed Sunrise decided to give Wednesday, May 26, from 9 a.m. Mechanical Inc., in hopes of market- up his 20th to 9 p.m. at the Summit on the ing what he calls an industrv -changing District House Park, located at 46000 Summit creation that has prototvpes for natural seat to run for Parkway in Canton. gas, propane, fuel oil and electric heat- ing s>'stems. the Senate seat Seniors 55 and older will ha\'e being vacated He also has a separate patent pending the opportunity to enjo\' a vari- by Canton for a secondary cooling system he says ety of senior health and fitness- Republican will dramatically curb energv' usage and related activities, including Intro Bruce to Pickleball at 9 a.m.; Farmers reduce consumer bills. Corrlveau Market 101 at 9:45 ajn.; Fun Cuppetilli has compared his energv- Patterson, who Outdoor Fitness at 10:30 a-m.; and usage and customer bills with those of is term-limited. a summer hinch for $5 at 11:45 a.ni. friends and neighbors who don't have Corriveau, first elected to the state House in 2002, said he For more information on the the secondary heating system, and he made the decision to pull out National Senior Health and Fitness has kept charts to show the results. earlier this week. Day at the Summit on the Park, Last December, a Plymouth woman "I'm fatigued and I'm tired, visit Cantonftm,org or call the who has a home similar in size to but I'm also happy," Corriveau Senior Center at (734l> 394-5485. Cuppetilli's 5,875-square-foot house had a utility bill of $631 compared to said. "Coming to this decision his $192, even though she kept her really wasn't that hard at the Shred day temperature setting at 62 degrees com- end of the day. The price I was part to his 71 degrees. paying was outpacing the joy I Community Financial invites was getting out of the job." local residents to protect confiden- Cuppetilli has compared several Corriveau's decision leaves tial information and shred their homes with similar results. Joe Barone, Kathleen Law of Gibraltar, a documents at the credit union's a business partner and attorney, has former state representative Canton branch ftx)m 2-4:30 p.m. been impressed by the results. who served in the 23rd House Saturday, May 22. The special The numbers are there, and they're District, as the only Democrat event is being hosted in partnership quite phenomenal," he said. "I think he's in the rato. She'll run unop- with Iron Mountain, a provider of got something here." posed in the Aug. 3 primary. secure information destruction. Cuppetilli estimates his invention The Iron Mountain trucks will be can reduce heating costs by 67 percent "It was not anything I expect- available in the branch's parking lot or more. He hopes to secure bids from ed," Law said. "Marc has served located at 6355 N. Canton Center in companies for the exclusive right to the community very well, and Canton. For more information, visit manufacture and distribute the second- we had a nice working relation- Bill B«Slt81 STArF PHOTOGRAPHER the credit union website at www. ary heating system. ship his first tv^o years. cfcu.org or call (734) 453-1200 or Robert Cuppetilli compares utility bills based on his new invention of a secondarY heating (877) 937-2328, toll ft-ee. Please see INVENTION, A8 system. Please see CORRIVEAU, AS Index Canton manufacturing firm makes l^ey investment APAfiTMons ... C4 AuiowTivt C5 CAREER BUILDER CI BY BRAD KADRICH President Andy Istvan. "The auto- CROSSWORD PUZZIE C2 OBSERVER STAFf WRITER motive companies will be adding EDUCATION ,. A4 it to more and more car lines. We HEALTH BIO see the numbers only going up. NEIGHBORS. ...B5-6 A Canton manufacturing firm OftllUARlES.. .. -. ~ ... B9 that's been in business more than It's automotive-related business REAL ESTATE C2 60 years isn't letting the sluggish that's being kept here in the metro SPORTS - B1 Michigan economy stop them from Detroit area instead of losing so investing in new equipment offi- much work overseas." cials believe will help them grow Istvan said the company, in Home Delivery; their business. business since 194'8, has tried to (866) 887-2737 operate by staying completely out Return Address: K&Y Manufacturing took pos- 41304 Concept Drive session of some $1 million worth of debt, an attitude he said "puts Plymouth MI 48170 of new equipment Friday company you in a position during bad times officials say better positions the to take advantage of deals that are firm among automotive parts sup- out there." pliers. Istvan said the deal positions The Italian-made BTB opposed- K&Y as a key player in the automo- machining transfer system will tive parts supplier business over allow K&y to manufacture a part the'next several years.