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VOL. 28, NO. 30 THURSDAY, JULY 26, 2012
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By Jerry LaVauteSpecial Writer
The Van Buren Public Schools Board of Education recently conducted a work study session in which the new principals of South and North Middle Schools shared their goals for students and staff, and discussed the possi-
bility of changing the name of each school.For some among the schools’ staff and the
board, the name change would symbolize the schools’ new educational mission, in which South will educate fifth- and sixth-grade students, and North will edu-cate seventh- and eighth-grade students.
Jeff Moore, formerly the principal of Savage Elementary School, will be the new principal for grades five and six at South Middle School, replacing Robert Wilkinson, who is the new principal for grades
seven and eight at North Middle. Wilkinson replaces Peggy Voigt, who retired.
Moore said he met with the staff at South before the end of last year, knowing that the staff might change con-siderably afterward. It did. Moore said that 50 percent of his current staff for the fall is new to
South. He plans to meet with the new staff in a couple of weeks.
The names of North and South middle schools may be changed as the buildings are reconfi gured for the new school year.
MIDDLE MESSAGESNew principals discuss plans, goals for reconfi gured schools
Council OKs 5% hike in water, sewer ratesBy Jerry LaVauteSpecial Writer
At its regular meeting on July 2, the Belleville City Council approved a 5 percent increase in rates for water and sewer service in Belleville, and said that they were passing along recent increases imposed by the Detroit Water and Sewerage Department. The new
rates are effective retroactively to July 1. City residents saw a rate increase of 23 percent in the 2008-09 fiscal year, although recent increases have been around 5 percent.
Residents Mike Renaud and George Chedraue expressed concern that the city appeared to be allocating more time and expense for city officials
like the city manager and DPW director into the Water and Sewer Department budget, making the General Fund share of the city’s
expense appear to be more affordable.
“Expenses have been shifted to the Water
Department, and Keith doesn’t spend 50 percent of his time on water,” Chedraue said, referring to
DPW Director Keith Boc.Mayor Kerreen Conley, who
abstained from the vote approv-ing the new rates because she is employed by Wayne County’s Sewerage Department, said that the city is doing its best to properly allocate time spent by staff on specific areas, and that a more accu-rate way to record time spent on specific tasks is being implemented.
BELLEVILLE
By Ben Baird Heritage Media
Two young Belleville women were killed early Tuesday morning in a car crash in Canton Township, where they both worked.
Danielle Beavers, 19, and Brooke Kennedy, 18, are both former students of Belleville High School who have been described as best friends.
“The Van Buren Public Schools family is deeply sad-dened to learn today of a tragic
automobile accident that result-ed in the deaths of two former students, Brooke Kennedy and Danielle Beavers,” school district Superintendent Mike Van Tassel said Tuesday in a prepared statement.
“Both of these wonderful young ladies were members of the Van Buren School family since elementary school. Our hearts and prayers are with their families and friends at this terrible time.”
They were passengers in a Chevrolet Cavalier traveling
southbound on Canton Center Road in Canton Township at about 2:10 a.m. when the acci-dent occurred at the Michigan Avenue intersection, according to the Canton Public Safety Department.
Their vehicle was reportedly struck in the passenger side by a Chevrolet Monte Carlo travel-ing eastbound on Michigan Avenue. According to police, the Belleville women were pronounced dead at the scene
Community mourns pair killed in crash
District mulls idea of name change for North, South middle
schools. See page 3-A.
PLEASE SEE MIDDLE/3-A
Upcoming Purple Rose Theatre season includes Jeff Daniels play
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Danielle Beavers, left, and Brooke Kennedy in photos from their Facebook pages.PLEASE SEE CRASH/3-A
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