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With the help of Riverview residents, on Tuesday, Nov. 3, the city of Riverview hopes to hire eight full-time firefighterparamedics through a millage.

There is a shortage of qualified firefighters and paramedics nationwide; this millage can provide more funding for public safety for Riverview residents.

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Continued from page 1 The city’s need for first responders has resulted in a 67 percent increase in “run volume” within the past seven years.

Since the establishment of the Riverview Fire Department in 1923, it has operated with only part-time firefighters and most of them have second jobs.

As the need for emergency services in the city grows, so does the need for additional staffing. Existing firefighters will be eligible for full-time positions and qualified Riverview residents will have the opportunity to apply and work for the fire department in their hometown.

Creating a combination fire department utilizing full-time and part-time firefighters/paramedics will provide improved resources for all residents of and visitors to Riverview and it will help protect the business community as well.

The millage will not require any additional taxes from residents, it will replace the current sewer debt millage that has expired. If approved, the millage will take effect on July 1, 2021 with a lifespan of 10 years.

All lots and land parcels are included in the millage district and all real property (residential, commercial, industrial) will be assessed at the same rate. Amounts will vary depending on each property’s taxable value.

For more information on the Public Safety millage visit the City of Riverview website.

“Riverview has been affected by the nationwide shortage of qualified firefighter-paramedics and has experienced staffing shortages,” said Fire Chief Ron Lammers. “The millage will create staffing stabilization for providing fire and Advance Life Support services.”

Absentee/mail-in ballots can be obtained at the city clerk’s office at 14100 Civic Park until 4 p.m. on Monday, the day before the election.

Contact: Cindy Hutchison, City Clerk, Riverview, Michigan 48193 (734) 281-4241 chutchison@ cityofriverview.com. For more information, visit the Michigan Secretary of State’s website at michigan.gov/sos. Click on Elections.

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Property taxes, we all pay them. Here’s a breakdown My fellow Riverview residents, Covid-19 continues to influence our daily lives. But if we are smart about where we go, what we do, and how we do it, we can lead a somewhat normal life.

The City of Riverview still recommends following all the CDC Guidelines.

This column will be andrew focusing on where all swift those taxes go that you pay twice a year.

One of the comments heard most often from residents is “I pay a lot in taxes every year, what do you do with it?”

There isn’t one resident who feels they don’t pay enough in property taxes. The reality is that our property taxes are just starting to approach what they were 12 years ago in 2008.

The huge loss in property taxes was devastating to cities and townships.

But, we’ve made it through and we are doing our best to provide all the services residents expect and deserve.

Two of the more important services are ambulance and fire protection. That is why we have a Public Safety Millage on this November’s ballot.

The city has the dubious responsibility of being the “tax collector.” We get to do the dirty work for all the taxing authorities from the state, county, community college, intermediate school district, local schools, and finally our city.

After looking at our own tax bill my wife and I were a little shocked at all the different entities that have their hand in the pot.

Your property tax bill will be different than ours with the value of your home being the determining

factor. I won’t bore you with all the individual entries on your tax bill but I will list the major ones.

Besides the City of Riverview, the tax dollars collected go to the Riverview Community School District, the State of Michigan, Wayne County and RESA Intermediate School District.

The passage of Proposal A back in March of 1994 dramatically changed the way property assessments and taxation were done. The language in Proposal A states that beginning in 1995 the taxable assessment can be increased only by the amount of the Consumer Price Index or 5 percent, whichever is less.

It didn’t do anything to address the impact to municipalities when property values decline as quickly as they did in 2008/2009.

I don’t pretend to understand all the influences in determining how home values are calculated, but I do know what my tax bill is.

Starting with the 2020 Summer tax bill that we just paid, the total amount was $3,501.67. Of that amount, $601.22 went to the State of Michigan, $565.98 to Wayne County, $267.96 to Riverview Community Schools, and $2,066.51 to the City of Riverview.

This gives the city just under 60% of the total paid.

Looking back at the Winter 2019 Tax Bill our total was $1,496.82. Of that amount, $681.28 went to Wayne County (and you thought you were done paying county taxes), $537.32 to Wayne RESA Intermediate School District, $263.41 to the Riverview Community School District, and a thundering $14.81 to the City of Riverview. As you can see, less than one percent came to the city.

To recap, of the $4,998.49 that we paid to the City of Riverview, only about 42 percent or $2,081.32 stays with the city.

Hopefully you agree that for slightly over $2,000 we enjoy many city services. We get 24 hour police and fire protection, our streets get plowed when it snows, our garbage gets picked up, we have street lights, parks and recreation programs, senior programs, grass cutting (most of the time), boat ramp use, golf course, library and many other benefits. Sure, some will pay more and some will pay less, it all depends on the value of your home.

One comment I hear from people who moved here is that my taxes are so high here.

Once the property is transferred, the assessor must change the taxable value to 50 percent of the property’s current market value. Another point to remember is that the purchase price of the home is only one factor in determining the value of the home.

Another point that is extremely important in my opinion is that if you’re paying more in taxes here it is because the home you purchased here is worth more.

To bring this to a close, it would be appropriate to let you know that the city of Riverview’s millage rate of 47.88 is amongst the lowest Downriver.

Based on Wayne County 2017 Millage Rates the only municipalities with lower rates than Riverview are townships.

This means that for every $1,000 of home value, the homeowner will pay $47.88. A few examples are Southgate at 57.31, Trenton 55.81, Woodhaven 53.37 and Wyandotte at 54.32.

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Residents join together in trying to influence McLouth zoning

Voicing an opinion, strongly Tallerico spoke early in the hearing. He described a legal “taking” — the seizure of private property or substantial impact on the right to its free use caused by government action and for which just compensation to the owner must be given, according to the Fifth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.

“We must keep in mind that we cannot zone property however we want when it’s owned by others,” Tallerico said. “They have rights.”

The property in question is 197 waterfront acres named to the U.S.

ment cell.

Actual Superfund work on the McLouth site hasn’t begun yet. The owner is removing buildings and PCBpolluted subsurface structures now.

Then Superfund experts will assess the hazards that are left and come up with a remedial plan. That cleanup work could start by the summer of 2021 — and is expected to continue through 2033.

Even after the cleanup, the land likely won’t be suitable for residential or park use, according to the EPA. Many people commented during

Trenton Mayor Steven Rzeppa commented after the meeting about some of the misconceptions he heard about the site’s current zoning: PAULA NEUMAN “While most of the discussion has Riverview Register centered around the mixed use portion of the site, something like one-third Seemingly no one Downriver of the McLouth site, including half wants to see the contaminated former the waterfront, is actually zoned as McLouth Steel property in Trenton I-3, which includes some of the most developed into an intermodal shipping intense uses imaginable on the site and port. really worries me. Most folks do not That was brought out overwhelmrealize this and think the entire site is ingly during a four-hour online-only mixed use. Current allowable uses on public hearing held the I-3 portion include July 22 by Trenton’s fireworks factories, Planning Commisslaughterhouses, oil sion about updates to processing facilithe citywide zoning ties, and other heavy ordinances. industry that could be More than 325 very detrimental to people joined the our environment and ZOOM meeting. Not quality of life. one person spoke in “The entirety of the favor of the shipping Riverview portion of port. The Planning the site is zoned this Commission also resame way (I-3). The ceived more than 150 current I-W proposal written communicaeliminates so many of tions in the same vein, these intense uses — said Chairman Aaron that again are already Castle. allowed under the People’s concerns current zoning map include declining — and we need to do property values as what we can to shore well as the traffic, these things up sooner inconvenience and rather than later. environmental impact “I also want to to the area caused by assure residents that an intermodal port we are going to do evPhoto Larry Caruso bringing in more erything in our power The buildings on the McLouth Steel property in Trenton and Riverview, some of which had stood for nearly ships, trains and to explore all legal 80 years, have nearly all been removed from the former steel mill site. Residents have voiced their concerns trucks. and planning-based about what will next happen to the waterfront site.

After the hearing, opinions to see what Castle joined other commissioners in a Environmental Protection Agency’s the Trenton hearing about wanting the options we have with this matter. This is 5-4 vote to approve the zoning updates, Superfund National Priorities List. The McLouth site to remain with its current a huge decision for our community and which include a change for the McLouth list comprises some of the nation’s most mixed-use zoning status, although some we will leave no stone unturned.” property to a newly created category — contaminated lands. Past Superfund of that land also has heavy industrial During the hearing, some residents waterfront industrial —designed to put cleanups have included the Exxon (I-3) zoning. also expressed concern about the some restraints on development while Valdez oil spill in 1989, the 2010 BP oil The city proposes giving the site — reputation and past practices of the site’s not making it impossible and subjectspill off the coast of Louisiana, and the and that of DTE’s Trenton Channel owner. Wayne County foreclosed on the ing the town’s taxpayers to expensive 2009 cleanup of a Florida wood treating Power Plant, which is expected to be dilapidated McLouth site in 2017, then litigation. company where 400 households had to closed next year —a new zoning classold it to billionaire Manuel Moroun’s The zoning change still has to go to be permanently relocated and more than sification called Industrial Waterfront family company Crown Enterprises the City Council to be decided. a half million cubic yards of contami(I-W), which is more restrictive than I-3 City Planning Consultant Benjamin nated soil had to be buried in a containzoning.

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Continued from page 4 Inc., and MSC Land Co. LLC, also a Moroun business. MSC signed on to the Superfund cleanup agreement.

Grosse Ile resident Patty Trevino said during the hearing that she grew up in Detroit by the Ambassador Bridge — also owned by the Moroun family — and has witnessed what happened to her former neighborhood.

“That company does what they want,” Trevino said. “We’re talking about a family worth a billion dollars.

I don’t know how you’re going to regulate that company. They can pay whatever fine you give them. Please look at the history.”

And other commenters suggested that a final decision on the zoning change should wait until an actual in-person hearing can take place without the current covid-19 restrictions on public gatherings.

“I’m of the opinion that this rezoning is being rushed in the midst of a pandemic,” said Ryan Stewart of Trenton, who added that many of the city’s senior citizens don’t have the ability to comment online.

Robert Johnson of Trenton said, “I see no rush to rezone it without more study and input. The testing for contamination is just about to begin.”

William Heil, president of the Grosse Ile Civic Association, also said the decision shouldn’t be rushed, especially because the Superfund assessment of hazards hasn’t yet begun.

Rzeppa said after the hearing: “The zoning ordinance updates began in 2016; it has not been a rushed process. In fact, most of us have argued that it has taken too long. This started before McLouth went into foreclosure and before Crown was even in the picture. We’d be having this conversation no matter who owned the site or even if it was sitting totally vacant.”

After the hearing, both outgoing Grosse Ile Supervisor Brian Loftus and Riverview Mayor Andrew

Swift said that Trenton officials are in a tough spot when it comes to somehow balancing the legalities of zoning, the city’s need for tax base and the loud and clear opposition of residents to the intermodal shipping port proposal.

“I wouldn’t want to trade places with them (Trenton officials),” Loftus said. “The big picture must include the fact that Trenton has lost a tremendous portion of its tax base with this site lying fallow and the city will lose even more when the DTE plant is shuttered. This redevelopment will certainly help with a financial recovery so that the city can continue to provide the services the residents expect. To attempt to deny the property owner a legitimate use of his property could become a form of condemnation and would be very expensive to take to court with little chance of prevailing.

“I can’t speak for the entire Board of Trustees, but I would negotiate with the developer to voluntarily add setbacks, berms, landscaping and buffers, which could be included in a zoning ordinance.”

Said Swift: “Action could be taken to reduce or eliminate the use of those unsightly storage containers. But we’d also consider that the Moroun businesses have a reputation Downriver. We all know that the likelihood of litigation would occur. It would cost the city millions of dollars and years of lost opportunity to oppose the redevelopment. We would do what we can to maybe not change the course of development but influence and reduce the environmental impact while improving the financial stability of the city.”

Stephanie Tucker of Riverview, commenting during the hearing, urged residents to contact their members of Congress and get them involved.

“It’s going to take all of us to galvanize and keep this from happening,” she said.

Trenton resident Jennifer Knight had this message for city officials during the hearing: “This will be your legacy.”

Still wondering about vacant space in our fair city I’m sure some, like me, are wondering, “What are we going to do with all the Empty property created

by Penn Salt, Sharples ( Ato-Chem) (Arkima) or for that matter the semi-empty Fire Stone property and the empty property created by McLouth closing, south of the bend on Jefferson and North of Sibley Road.

GERALD At one time in the PERRY Riverview past, there were meetings Register with the then owner of the McLouth empty property North and South of Sibley. The meetings were attended by Riverview officials, Trenton officials, Wayne County officials, and the owner himself.

Proposals were presented to the property owner.

The talks got heated and when no progress was made, probably because of the price being offered and the price the owner had in mind, and when someone suggested that the group could take the land by condemnation.

That’s when the owner allegedly walked out of the meeting.

There were no discussions after that, that I am aware of, until Wayne County took the property for back taxes and sold it to the Maroon Family. I’m sure you know the rest of that story.

I’m also sure not everyone is going to be happy with the final outcome which will be decided in the near future.

As for the rest of the empty property along the Riverview waterfront and on Jefferson and Pennsylvania, it’s been there for years for the taking.

Keep in mind that the riverfront property in Wyandotte (BASF), the Penn Salt property and the Monsanto Plant Property have also been empty for a number of years and probably have a lots of tire kickers, but no takers, Add DTE coal fired plant soon to be vacant to the list, and you have a lot of potential tax dollars, but little hope of any buyers. At least none that I’m aware of.

Dear Mr. Perry, I see there is a sign at the entrance to Fire Department road that states

“ Riverview is designated as one of Tree City USA. I’m not sure what that entails but I am sure a lot of people in Riverview are interested in trees.

Seeing this designation involving trees got me to thinking, Where is the oldest tree located in Riverview and how does one find out?

My Dad used to say you can tell how old a tree is by the number of rings on a stump. But one would have to cut a tree down to find out its age. The question is, can you tell how old a tree is that is alive and well?

First of all not all trees are alike when it comes to using the below method, since no two tree species have the same growth factor. You need to know the growth factor of the species you are working with.

Lets just assume that we want to know the age of a white oak tree. The growth factor is 5.1. You wrap a tape measure around the tree at about five feet above the ground.

This measurement is the tree’s circumference. For example, say your tree circumference is 96 inches.

Use the circumference of 96 inches and divide by Pi or 3.14 to find the diameter of the tree, which is 30.5 inches.

Determine the age of the tree by multiplying the diameter 30.5 inches by the oaks growth factor of five and your answer is 152, so your white oak tree is about 152 years old.

Now that wasn’t so hard was it?

I wonder if we can get the Riverview City (Tree City USA) to get involved in some sort of contest? A contest on finding the oldest tree in Riverview.

I’ll give you a hint, There are big trees located at the high school. I think those are cottonwood trees. There are a few large trees in Memorial Park and there are also a lot of large oaks in the woods behind the Activities building in Young Patriots Park.

Of course, there are large trees scattered all over Riverview.

Come on folks, get out your masks, your measuring tapes and your walking shoes and let’s find the oldest tree in our city.

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Well known in New York EVELYN and other eastern states, CAIRNS Riverview it has a streusel topping Register comprising one-half to three-fourths of the cake and is often made with apples or other berries.

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BLUEBERRY CRUMB CAKE Streusel topping: 1 cup all-purpose flour ½ cup packed light brown sugar ¼ teaspoon salt ½ cup (1 stick ) cold unsalted butter, cut into tablespoons In a medium bowl, mix the flour, sugar and salt. Using your fingers, work in the butter until large, moist crumbs form. (Make sure the crumbs are large so they will form a crisp topping as the cake bakes instead of melting into the batter. Chill the streusel until ready to use.

Batter: 1½ cups all-purpose flour, plus 1 teaspoon for blueberries 1½ teaspoons baking powder ½ teaspoon baking soda ¼ teaspoon salt ¼ teaspoon allspice 4 tablespoons unsalted butter at room temperature (see note) ¾ cup sugar 1 large egg ¼ cup buttermilk 1½ cups blueberries, picked over, rinsed and patted dry Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Butter and flour, or spray with baking spray, a 9-inch square baking pan. In a medium bowl, whisk together the 1½ cups flour,

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Add the flour mixture and buttermilk in alternating batches, beginning and ending with the flour. Beat until just combined (the batter will be very stiff).

In a small bowl, toss the blueberries with the remaining teaspoon flour. Fold the berries into the batter and pour into the prepared pan. Sprinkle evenly with the streusel topping, covering the batter completely (do not press in). Bake until golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean, 45 to 50 minutes. Let cool completely before cutting.

(Note: To quickly soften butter if necessary, grate it using the large holes of a box grater or cut the butter into 1/4-inch slices.)

BLUEBERRY BRAN MUFFINS 1½ cups all-purpose flour 2½ teaspoons baking powder ¼ teaspoon baking soda 1/4 teaspoon salt 1½ cups All-Bran cereal ¾ cup 2% milk ½ cup orange juice 2 large eggs ¼ cup vegetable oil ¾ cup packed brown sugar 1 cup fresh (or frozen, unthawed) blueberries 1 tablespoon grated orange rind, if desired.

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Add eggs, oil and brown sugar to cereal mixture, combining well. (I used an electric mixer for about 15 seconds.)

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Riverview Community School District 20-21 Re-Entry Plan The Riverview Community School District COVID-10 Re-Entry Plan and the COVID-19 Preparedness and Response Plan for the 2020-2021 school year have been Board approved and submitted to the County for review.

Both documents are available on the District website and will be available to parents on Schoology.

In preparing for the opening of the 2020-2021 school year, the Re-Entry Task Force has worked diligently to provide for the safety and well-being of Riverview students, families and staff members, while maximizing opportunities for student learning.

A dedicated team of over 50 teachers, counselors, administrators, staff, and parents have been meeting on a weekly basis to develop a plan for the district to return to school. While continuously reviewing the ongoing guidance from Governor Whitmer’s office, Wayne RESA, the Health Department, and the CDC, the RCSD Task Force has created options for parents to choose from when making the important decision of how they will send their students back to school.

These options have been developed using Gov. Whitmer’s MI Safe Schools: Michigan’s 2020-21 Return to School Roadmap, which provides policies and procedures for each phase of reopening.

Plans will be developed and implemented based on the status of the region (we are currently in Phase 4).

Phases 1 - 3 (No in-person instruction/remote learning only) Phase 4 (In-person instruction with required safety protocols) Phase 5 (In-person instruction with moderate required safety protocols) The RCSD COVID-19 Return Task Force has developed the following options for all Elementary, Middle, and High School students (given we are still in Phase 4 in the fall):

Elementary Options Full Time Face-to-Face • Students attend school daily with face-to-face instruction • Preventative hygiene polices,

personal protection equipment, and physical distancing guidelines • Highest probability of students having to pivot in between remote (due to quarantine) and face-to-face learning.

50/50 Blended Learning • Combination of face-to-face and independent learning • Face-to-face instruction reduced to 50% • Rotating full instruction for each grade level as defined below over twoweek period: Group A: Week 1: M, W, Th Week 2: M, Th Group B: Week 1: Tu, F Week 2: Tu, W, F • Preventative hygiene polices and physical distancing guidelines Riverview Virtual Academy (RVA) • No contact online classes from home through RVA for all grade levels • Full Year Commitment • Certified Riverview teacher assigned for evaluation and assistance in every class • Equitable access for both parents and students to online learning and resources • Devices will be provided Middle School Options Full Time Face-to-Face • Students attend school daily with face-to-face instruction • Preventative hygiene polices, personal protection equipment, and physical distancing guidelines • Highest probability of students having to pivot in between remote (due to quarantine) and face-to-face learning Riverview Virtual Academy (RVA) • No contact online classes from home through RVA for all grade levels • Full Year Commitment • Certified Riverview teacher assigned for evaluation and assistance in every class

• Equitable access for both parents and students to online learning and resources • Devices will be provided High School Options Live Instruction (College Model) • Every other day face-to-face instruction.

• Class sizes reduced by 50%.

• Preventative hygiene polices, personal protection equipment, and physical distancing guidelines.

• Highest probability of students having to pivot in between remote (due to quarantine) and face-to-face learning.

Riverview Virtual Academy (RVA) • No contact online classes from home through RVA for all grade levels • Full Year Commitment • Certified Riverview teacher assigned for evaluation and assistance in every class • Equitable access for both parents and students to online learning and resources • Devices will be provided For additional information, parents are encouraged to visit the school district website and review the total

document along with the Frequently Asked Questions. If additional information is needed, please email the building principal. For specific questions regarding the Riverview Virtual Academy, please contact the Director of Online Learning, at ssample@riverviewschools.com.

All families, if possible, are encouraged to provide a Chromebook, or similar device for their child.

This will greatly assist the district in reducing intermittent cleaning of devices and assist in providing devices for remaining students.

In addition, for all families who choose a traditional face-to-face model of instruction, the district is encouraging families to provide individual personal protection equipment for their children. The district will provide these items for all who need them.

The district thanks you for your patience and support through these challenging times. There is still work to do to get ready for the new school year. Please know the safety, wellbeing, and education of your children is the highest priority. \ Link to MI Safe Schools: Michigan’s 2020-2021 Return to School Roadmap: michigan.gov/documents/whitmer/

Elementary Frequently Asked Questions about return to school (Responses are based on Phases 4 & 5) 1. Will my student remain a Riverview student if they enroll in RVA? Yes, your student will still be considered a Riverview student and can take part in any of the extracurricular activities that a Riverview student is entitled to.

2. What happens if we start school using RVA and decide it isn’t the right option for us?

Once you enroll in RVA, we are asking for a full year commitment.

3. Why does it have to be for the entire year?

We need to have you commit to virtual or in-person, so we can adequately staff the classrooms and provide the best space requirements for students and teachers. This will all be based on parent choices on survey SEE QUESTIONS, Page 10

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that will be returned by mid-August.

4. Will RVA classes be taught by Riverview teachers?

Yes. 5. If a school-of-choice (SOC) parent decides on RVA for their child(ren) for this fall, what is the process for the following school year to get them back into the regular school setting?

Will they need to re-apply for SOC? Once a student is accepted into the system as a Riverview student, they will remain that. To transfer from RVA this school year back to in-person next school year is a quick and easy process for our secretary to complete.

6. Will electives be offered to elementary RVA students?

To begin, we would like them to register for core classes only. If they are doing well and handling the workload given, the parent can make this request possibly at trimester or semester break.

7. What are the class sizes of the in-person option going to look like?

This depends on the number of parents that choose each option.

For social distancing purposes, the elementary classes will not exceed 24 students.

8. What if I choose the in-person option and the Governor closes the schools again (Phase 1-3)?

RVA students will not see a disruption in classes. Face-to face students would again switch to remote learning (with their same cohort teacher). All of their teachers will remain the same and they will continue with their current classes.

9. Will remote learning, if we are in Phase 1-3 or a child is quarantined, have more accountability than it did last spring?

Yes, assignments and assessments are expected to be completed and will be graded. These items are not

optional for the 2020-21 school year.

10. Are the hours and days going to be the same with the in-person option?

The students’ day will be 5 hours at the least. If you choose the 50/50 option, this would mean coming to school only half of the days that a student typically would in the past.

11. Is drop off and pick-up going to be staggered?

We are working on these procedures and will communicate the responses as soon as possible.

12. Will elementary students be asked to wear masks? If so, will this be all day?

All students will wear an appropriate face covering (mask or face shield) all day except while eating. Students can bring their own and are encouraged to do so. If they do not own one, a disposable one will be provided.

13. Can students wear face shields in place of masks?

We are awaiting final guidance from the Wayne County Health Department.

Currently, students and staff can wear a face shield in addition to a mask, but the mask must still be used.

14. If a vaccine becomes available during the school year, will students be required to get it?

We will follow the guidelines of the eHeralheHHHealth Dept.

15. Will students in K-5 still have special classes?

Yes, they will receive specials. They could possibly be less often, and with the exception of gym, be offered in the regular classroom. We are still working on details/logistics with staff.

16. What happens when a student in the classroom gets sick?

We are waiting for guidance from the health department, but we do know there will be a quarantine area where students will wait until they can be picked up by a parent.

17. Is there going to be someone taking temperatures of staff and students?

Staff is expected to fill out a health questionnaire each day. Details of student temperatures being taken are still being finalized by Wayne County Health and configured by our PPE team.

18. What is the in-person gym class going to look like?

K-5 students will go outside when possible. If it is inclement weather, they will spread out in the gym.

Details on using/cleaning common equipment is still being configured by our staff.

19. What will lunch look like?

School lunch will be brought to the classrooms. They will be grab-and-go style and packaged separately. The students will eat in and with their cohort classroom. They will be using proper social distancing or plexiglass if the distancing is not available.

20. What will recess be like?

Recess times will be staggered and each cohort classroom will stay together during this time within the area that they are assigned to.

21. Will students be allowed to have backpacks?

Yes. Our custodial department, along with our PPE team and elementary principals are working on the best way to have students safely stow their belongings far enough away from others’.

22. What if I pick a different virtual learning company than RVA? If you were to select a different company, you would no longer be considered a Riverview student. If you wish to return to Riverview Schools (or RVA) the following school year and you are a School of Choice, you would need to reapply. Residents will follow the normal process.

23. What if my child has an IEP and I choose the virtual program?

The student’s IEP will be followed and services will be provided. Mr. Sample or Mrs. Henige can provide more information on this.

24. Will there be hand sanitizer available?

Yes, each classroom will have hand sanitizer.

25. Will there be additional cleaning processes put into place?

Yes. Our custodial and maintenance Director, Gary Kennedy, is working with the guidelines from the Health Department and his staff to make sure additional cleaning measures are taking place this school year. A surplus of cleaning disinfectant and equipment are being purchased.

26. How do I enroll my student for Riverview Virtual Academy?

Call or email Scott Sample at (734) 558-4217 or ssample@ riverviewschools.com 27. Will there be before and after school services available?

Yes, we will still be using Champions.

28. If there is a family with multiple students, will they be on the same schedule with the hybrid approach?

Please contact the building administrator(s) or counselor (secondary) and they will collaborate to ensure a schedule that works best for you and your family.

29. Will bussing be provided still?

Bussing will be provided for all elementary and Middle School students.

30. Which Learning Management System will be used for remote learning?

Schoology will be the platform that will be used.

31. Will elementary students be moving to each class that they have or will they be staying in their cohort classroom?

Elementary students will be staying in the same classroom all day. If there is a teacher required that they normally switch to, that teacher will move, not the class.

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COVID-19 Screening Tool for Families Parents and guardians, use this checklist every day before sending your children to school.

If you answer “YES” to one or more questions, you must keep your child home from school today.

Does your child have: YES

NO A fever? (Temperature greater than 100.4 º F) A new or worsening cough?

Shortness of breath/difficulty breathing?

Runny nose and/or congestion?

Body aches and/or tiredness?

Vomiting and/or diarrhea?

New loss of smell or taste?

If the answer to any of the questions above is “yes”, keep your child home and consult your primary care physician.

If a doctor determines that the symptoms are due to another diagnosis, or COVID-19 is ruled out, your child may return to school after being fever-free for 24 hours without the use of fever-reducing medications.

Have you or your child had close contact with anyone who had a positive COVID-19 diagnostic test in the past 14 days?

Have you or your child your traveled out of the US in the last 14 days?

If the answer is “yes” to either of these questions, you and your child must stay home to quarantine for 14 days since last contact or return to US.

Report any confirmed or suspected cases: In the City of Detroit: Detroit Health Department Main Communicable Disease Line: (313) 876-4000 Dr. Kenetra Young, Detroit Health Department

Outside the City of Detroit: Wayne County Public Health Division Main Communicable Disease Line: (734) 727-7078 After Hours Call Center: (734) 727-7284

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City wants residents to be award of CODE RED program The Riverview Police Department wants all of our residents to learn about our reverse 911 system CODE RED. The City of Riverview has used CODE RED since 2015. It is a reverse 911 system that calls our residents two ways: 1) through a mapped area of the city.

2) a drawn geographical map of a specific area.

If you’ve received a “robo” call from the city, that was our CODE RED system.

You may wonder how this works.

CODE RED relies on a database of telephone numbers, cell phone numbers which are tied to addresses in the city through a geographical information system (GIS). When an alert is launched, the CODE RED looks for these numbers and automatically dials them.

The system is able to call thousands of phones, text, or email alerts in seconds. If you have signed up for text messages or email, you may receive an alert through those types of communication media.

If you have signed up for the CODE RED alerts, great.

If you haven’t there are a few ways you can accomplish this. First is by going to www.cityofriverview.com and look for police department page, then click the link that says “Visit Registration Site.” Complete the information and you are all set. When you come to city hall and visit the clerk’s office, the information is on the wall.

If you would like to be SMS texted to your phone or receive email alerts, then sign up using the registration site and request the type of notifications you would like.

Lastly, register your cell phone and receive text alerts by texting “RIVERVIEWALERTS” to 99411.

Here are some common questions residents ask about the alerts.

What prevents a message from being delivered to my phone?

If you have a landline and did not register a cell phone or different phone number or email you may not receive the message. If you use a landline at your home is busy for an extended

period of time and your calls do not forward to voicemail or an answering machine. Code Red will not override the current call.

If your contact information has changed and you have not re-registered your information.

If you have call blocking on your main phone and did not register an alternative phone.

If I have an answering machine will the Code Red system leave a message?

Yes it will. If you have a ring back tone, which plays a song instead of ringing, the system will interpret this as an Operator Intercept and hang up, only to retry the number. You have two options. You can remove the ringback tone or contact your cell phone provider and request the phone number for the emergency data base 866-4195000. While this does not happen often, there is a chance you may get a few of these.

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When there is no answer, CODE RED will attempt to call you up to three times.

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Water bill autopay is available for residents Have you signed up for the Water Auto Bill Pay program that the City of Riverview offers as a method to pay your residential water bill?

You might be thinking of trying this service, but you’d like a little more information.

Life can get crazy and it is hard to remember when you last paid your water bill because it is not a regular monthly bill that you pay. Oftentimes it is that “surprise bill” because it only comes four times a year.

The bills are due roughly Jan. 5, April 5, July 5 and Oct. 5.

Here is how the Water Auto Bill Pay program works, what information is needed and why.

This is a program the city has offered for a while now. It allows a resident to have the water bill automatically deducted from their bank account and applied to their utility account on the due date.

It takes the guesswork out of remembering to pay a quarterly water bill.

You have the peace of mind that your water bill is being taken care of and being applied to your account so there are no surprise delinquent water bills being transferred to your summer taxes and no unexpected shut off notices.

How do you know what your quarterly water bill will be for those of us that still balance a checkbook?

You will be emailed your quarterly bill instead of receiving a paper bill in the mail.

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That is how we can afford to not charge any fee for this service. The normal water bill process involves incurring the costs for the ink and paper to print, then the envelopes and postage to mail. When you sign up for autopay, it is mandatory that you have an email address so we can email your bill.

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You need a valid email address to which we will email the quarterly bill. You will need either a cancelled check or a letter from your financial institution that has the routing number and bank account number so we can verify the accuracy of the banking information. (Please note we are not able to pull funds from a business checking or business savings account.)

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Bees move in … and right back out again PAULA NEUMAN Riverview Register

The honey bee swarm swooped into our lives on a Friday afternoon.

We didn’t see it arrive. Our neighbors across the street did. They told us about a huge swarm of bees, first massing around my car in the driveway, then having a big old jamboree under our air conditioner.

One neighbor was so amazed he came over and took pictures.

So on Saturday my husband and I went out to see what was going on. We saw dozens of bees buzzing in and out of an opening in between some siding slats and right under an air conditioner, sheltered by a bush. We had no idea there was an opening before this.

The swarm — and we’re talking tens of thousands of bees — had moved in and set up shop that fast.

We never felt particularly threatened by these bees.

They obviously weren’t aggressive like yellow jackets — the nastiest little jerks of the insect world. Our honey bees just went about their business, even when we got close to them. And they weren’t in a spot that was going to be an issue for anyone trying to hang out in the front or back yard.

Even so, we were a little concerned. I mean, maybe having a swarm of bees living in the walls of your house could cause a problem of some sort, right? So we tried to find somebody who knew something about our uninvited new house guests. Of course, neither my husband nor I had a handy beekeeper listed among the contacts in our phones.

So my husband contacted someone he thought might know somebody else who could help. That somebody else recommended another somebody, who then recommended another somebody…. It took quite a few calls to find Romulus beekeeper James Lee. It was worth it.

We talked to him over the phone, and he popped over on Sunday, two days after the swarm had moved into our wall.

We were lucky to stumble onto James, who is a clinical social worker at Reliance Counseling LLC in his day job. Bees are his hobby and his passion.

He tends a handful of hives and has a Facebook page called Bee Benevolent Swarm Removal. Feel free to check it out.

James had a look at our bees, and was pleased with them — lovely, docile honey bees, the beasties who are super pollinators of flowers and vegetables and fruit and thus essential to our food supply. He wanted to take them home.

What if we just leave them, I asked. What harm will it do?

Probably none at first, he said, but when they leave or die, your walls will be full of honey. And then they’ll likely be full of ants.

Ants? No way. I already have a small war going with pesky ants periodically invading a bathroom. No ants. The bees had to go.

How will you get the bees out of the wall, I wanted to know. It seemed like a logical question. So he showed me, explaining everything as he went along.

James set up a man-made beehive — a square, wooden box filled with sliding removable frames of hexagonal cells, some already filled with beeswax, some containing nectar and a little honey — in the bush right next to the “doorway” to the swarm’s digs under our siding.

He wore no protective gear while he did this, working inches from our buzzing bee buddies.

He was unworried and never got stung, but we kept a respectable distance away, and not just because of the coronavirus. A bunch of potentially pissed off bees makes social distancing a pretty easy decision.

The bees, he said, might just decide to move out of the space under the siding and into the box. He told us they’d definitely be curious and check it out. We were to watch for activity, and if we saw bees with pollen on them going into the box, we’d know his plan was working.

With the bee box set up to his satisfaction, James got ready to go home, and told us he’d check on the bee box in a few days.

But he called the very next day.

I had an idea last night, he said, and I’d like to come over with a smoker and some other gear. So later that day, James came back. He put some wood chips into

the bottom of a small metal bee smoker — basically a can with a spout — lit them on fire and aimed the smoke at the bees.

The smoke, he said, distracts and calms the bees in case they get agitated. Then he got to work with duct tape, attaching a mesh funnel to their opening between the siding slats. The fat end of the funnel was taped over their “doorway.” They would be able to leave their nest via the hole, but they wouldn’t be able to figure out how to get back in through the skinny end of the funnel, James said.

When enough foraging bees left the hive without coming back with goodies for their queen, she’d come out to see what the heck was going on, and maybe decide the bee box would make a fine alternative home. That was the hope, anyway. James explained everything as he worked. This time, he wore protective gear, but not gloves. He never got stung.

This took a while, and by the time James was done with his work, curious neighbors and a couple of family members were all standing — and social distancing — in the driveway watching.

James, by now a bit of a neighborhood celebrity, went home and said he’d check back in a day or two.

If we had any problems at all, we should call him, he said.

So we watched. By Tuesday afternoon, thousands and thousands of seemingly confused bees were hanging out on the side of the house. They were loudly humming, but still perfectly gentle. We thought they were waiting for the queen to come out so they could all move into their nice new mobile home. We were wrong.

By Wednesday afternoon, they were gone. My neighbors reported seeing the swarm fly through their yard heading to parts unknown.

James never got his new hive, despite his hard work.

He came to get his empty bee box and shrugged. Bees are capricious, he said.

The excitement is over. I didn’t want the bees living in my walls, but I am weirdly sad now that they’re gone. Never once in the six days that we had the swarm did anyone get stung.

Goodbye, bees. Happy trails.

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Free Shred Day in Riverview open to Downriver residents DAVE GORGON

Riverview Register

Area residents looking for a safe and secure way to destroy confidential personal paper documents are invited to Free Shred Day from noon to 4 p.m.

Saturday, Sept. 19, at the Riverview Land Preserve, 20863 Grange.

Up to three “banker boxes” of documents may be brought to the land preserve for shredding on site using a shredding truck.

The drive-through event will destroy such documents as receipts, bank statements, medical records, old tax documents, utility invoices and credit card offers – items that contain

sensitive information (such as name, address, social security numbers, account numbers, etc.) that the resident no longer needs.

Jeff Dobek, assistant city manager in Riverview and director of the Land Preserve, said Shred Day promotes recycling, keeping paper out of landfills, and is a great way to fight identity theft.

The shredded paper will be recycled. Each ton of recycled paper can save 17 trees, 380 gallons of oil, 7,000 gallons of water and 4,000 kilowatts of energy – enough to power the average home for six months.

“Instead of ending up in a landfill, the documents will be shredded, taken away and recycled,” Dobek said.

The event will be held rain or shine.

Rubber bands, paperclips, staples

and folders should not be removed from documents being shredded. No businesses or binders, please.

At the Riverview Land Preserve, “we’re always looking for ways to improve and operate the finest modern-day landfill,” Dobek said. “We’re also committed to local residents, customers and our community partners to providing highquality recycling options to protect environmental resources.”

Free Shred Day is “our contribution to the communities that we work with every day,” he said. “We want to do our part. We’re the Downriver communities’ repository.”

The Riverview Land Preserve is a Michigan-based, licensed, Type II (non-hazardous) solid waste landfill facility owned and operated by the

city since 1968. The facility design and operation exceed both state and federal regulations, making it possible to manage a variety of non-hazardous wastes in an environmentally responsible manner.

The Riverview Land Preserve facilities and services are designed to meet the needs of municipal, commercial and industrial clients.

The site is an important regional resource that serves Riverview and the Downriver communities of Allen Park, Brownstown Township, Ecorse, Flat Rock, Gibraltar, Grosse Ile, Lincoln Park, Melvindale, River Rouge, Rockwood, Southgate, Taylor, Trenton, Woodhaven and Wyandotte.

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Peter Rose

Riverview Register

This column is all about shopping locally; about all the good it does when we do, all that is lost when we don’t.

As the third-generation owner of Chelsea Menswear and Willow Tree in Wyandotte, my sharing for the last three years has been based on my very subjective point of view.

I have watched our entire economy shift from “local” to “national” during my life.

I don’t see the tide turning, but I surely do see incredible examples of the community-building power of localism, and that’s what I want to share with you today.

Back in June, a remarkable project was revealed. I got to watch it happen and simply wouldn’t trade the warmth of that experience.

A lot of work came to a head at our portion of the event created by Mr. John Garvie, a retired Roosevelt High School teacher and coach.

John retired in 2005, and is stillknown well to many. Less so for the graduating class of 2020, because they were just three years old when he retired - but they know who he is now.

Garvie knew and understood the discouraging circumstances of Wyandotte’s 2020 seniors - the on-line classes, the early end, the elimination of a proper graduation ceremony, and the cancellation of the celebration of prom.

Everyone who has graduated ever graduated from high school can feel this on a personal level, but Garvie wanted to do something about it.

What he decided to do is something that might be seen as just “a nice thing,” until it dawns on us that it applies to the entire graduating class - all 298 of them.

“A nice thing” is a bit of an understatement.

John spoke to Wyandotte’s Superintendent of Schools Catherine Cost, sharing his concerns and his wish to create a positive thing in a negative year. He told her what he wanted to do. A stunned Mrs. Cost knew that

Kenneth Bearden was a board member on the Love Wyandotte board of directors (President and founder of this organization is another hat of mine), and she called upon him to relay Garvie’s plan to our board to see if Love Wyandotte could and would like to bring this plan to fruition.

Everyone on our board joined agreed unanimously in the affirmative.

Approximately three months later, it all came together.

Roosevelt High School planned and executed a drive-through event where awards, diplomas, certificates,

$100 worth of gift cards to spend at members of the Love Wyandotte coalition of businesses.

A single man that loves his community wrote a check for $30,000 to buy five $20 gift cards for all of them so that he could do a nice thing for a whole bunch of people that he didn’t know.

Love Wyandotte is a Wyandotte 501c-6 that is in the process of creating a city-wide alliance of businesses, non-profits, residents and schools that all work together as different crucial elements of one thing: The economic

this unprecedented time of financial hardship for the local and independent businesses of Wyandotte.

The gift cards can only be redeemed here in Wyandotte, perfecting and extending this gift. The additional boost to Love Wyandotte itself is something we could never have imagined.

In the dictionary of phrases under “heartwarming events,” you’ll find June 17th, 2020 in the City of Wyandotte, where the name John Garvie is highlighted and italicized and in bold type.

This month’s column is dedicated

hot dogs, grab bags and more were handed to every graduating student in their cars!

What a fun thing to be able to watch.

But it got a lot more fun at the very end, when John Garvie got to hand each senior the envelope that Love Wyandotte team members had put together. He got to personally say “congratulations and best wishes” to each of them as he did.

In each of the 298 envelopes was

community of the City of Wyandotte.

Not the taxes and infrastructure matters; our government handles that well with the help of citizens and businesses and nonprofits.

The beauty of this incredible gift to the students had another intent, which is an illustration that all of my words in all of my columns could not as effectively communicate: Cash or Visa cards or many other things could have been given, but his plan was to keep the money in Wyandotte at

in thanks, appreciation, wonder and gratitude.

It makes me smile to see all of the ideals of localism demonstrated simply and magnanimously by one man.

It serves beautifully as an operating manual for successful communities everywhere, no matter the scope of the effort.

Localism works, my friends.

Go local. Be local.

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