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 • [email protected] Vol. 24.32 Thursday, August 9, 2018 Sumpter voters choose Bednark, Hurst, Price By Rosemary K. Otzman Independent Editor Sumpter Township voters turned out in Tuesday’s primary election to select Democrat candidates Ken Bednark for treasurer, Esther Hurst for clerk, and Jennifer Price for the trustee position. Only Price will face opposition in the November general election. Bednark unseated appointed Treasurer Peggy Morgan. Unofficial final votes were: • Kenneth Bednark - 619 • Peggy Morgan - 438 • Ronald Barrington Robinson - 151 Appointed Clerk Esther Hurst held on to her position with unofficial votes of: • Esther Hurst - 550 • Sheena Barnes - 402 • Toni Clark - 244 Trustee candidate Jennifer Price was on the ballot, but later withdrew her name from the running. She won, anyway, with no campaigning at all. Independent photo by Bob Mytych She will be faced with opposition on On Opening Day Monday at the Wayne County Fair, Amelia Harris, 7, of Grass Lake won second place for showmanship of her pigs: the Nov. 6 ballot by Republican Tim Rush Glitter, Sparkle and Sprinkle. The fair, complete with carnival and special events, runs through Saturday at the fairgrounds on Quirk and Andrew Slovik, who has no party Road north of the I-94 North Service Drive in Van Buren Township. affiliation. Votes for trustee were: • Jennifer Price - 390 City Council cancels contract with seawall contractor • Antoine Jordan - 337 By Rosemary K. Otzman At its July 2 meeting, the council also geo-technical engineers, McDowell & • Jay W. Bardell, II - 256 Independent Editor learned Korneffel wished to change the Associates, to design an option for a return, • Kit Denice Dewyer - 96 The Belleville City Council is anxious materials and scope of the project. which would end the city’s seawall where In Van Buren Township, 6,420 of the to get started on its seawall repair and At Monday’s regular meeting, the the condominium seawall begins instead of 22,679 registered voters cast ballots for is tired of waiting for successful bidder council voted 4-0 to notify Korneffel that it having the seawall all one piece. a 28.31% turnout. In Sumpter Township E.C. Korneffel Co. of Trenton to firm up considered the company’s proposals to no “We need to get that work done,” said there were 1,511 ballots cast out of 7,142 contract details so they can get started on longer be in the scope of the the project and Mayor Kerreen Conley, referring to the registered voters for a 21.16% turnout. the estimated two-month project. the company has been non-responsive, so seawall repair. There are 3,176 registered voters in the The city accepted the Korneffel bid on the contract is no more. “It gives me nightmares!” City Manager City of Belleville, but the number of voters May 21 at a cost of $339,000, but that Councilman Jack Loria was present at the Diana Kollmeyer agreed. was not available. apparently included the seawall for the beginning of the meeting, but left before Councilman Jesse Marcotte, who made Statewide Democrat Gretchen Whitmer condominiums next door to Doane’s this vote was taken. the motion to move on from the Korneffel won her party’s nomination for governor Landing park. It turned out Korneffel The council also agreed to proceed contract, pointed out the engineers’ and she will face Republican candidate Bill wanted to deal only with the city and have to a second bidder, C&R Lakeside recommendation on the project said there Schuette in November. the city get the condo cost from the condos. Landscaping, which actually was were benefits to having C&R do the project. lower in cost -- $295,000 -- and highly C&R planned to use a barge for the work Permit No. 26 No. Permit recommended for the work. The city will and Korneffel said it would use a crane This Space On The Front Page. Front The On Space This 48111 see if C&R can keep the price it bid and from the shore over the condo roofs for the Belleville, MI Belleville, Postal Regulations Require Regulations Postal do the work. work. US Postage Paid Postage US STANDARD The council also will have its Building City Manager Kollmeyer said the city PRESORTED Official Rick Rutherford ask the city’s (continued on page 13) Page 2 Belleville Area Independent/August 9, 2018August 9, 2018/Belleville Area Independent Page 3 10% OFF TREE REMOVAL SPECIALIZING IN LARGE AND HAZARDOUS REMOVALS * The Willis Feed Mill OVER $300 w/AD PROFESSIONAL For the Best TREE SERVICE 24 Hr. EmErgEncy SErvicE Wildlife Food Plot Seed! TREE SERVICE, INC. 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