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The public is invited to hear the platforms of the six candidates for Riverview City Council during a candidate forum starting at 6 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 15, at the Riverview Community Center, 14100 Civic Park Drive.

Admission is free.

Three seats on the council will be filled during the general election on Nov. 2.

The six candidates invited to participate are those that received the most votes during the Aug. 3 primary election: incumbent council members

Jim Trombley and Dean Workman and challengers David Robbins, Rita Gunaga, April Bieganski and Theo Makarounas.

There will be at least one new council member. Incumbent Billy Towle was defeated in the primary after failing to place among the top six finishers in the 10-person race.

The candidate forum will be presented and sponsored by Go Big Multimedia, publisher of the Riverview Register multi-media news magazine – the official newspaper of the City of Riverview.

Will Evans, president and publisher of Go Big Multimedia, will serve as moderator.

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Questions - from Riverview residents only - should be directed to individual candidates and each candidate will get an equal number of questions. Each candidate will have a designated time to answer the questions. Each candidate will also have equal time for an opening SEE FORUM, Page 3

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FROM THE DESK OF THE MAYOR

Debunking some of the Landfill expansion myths My fellow Riverview residents, I normally use this column to inform you of all the good, fun things going on around town. The intent of this month’s column is to inform you, but I don’t consider this fun, it’s serious.

As I stated last andrew month, the Wayne swift County Facility Inclusion Committee has asked Riverview to resubmit our application to expand our land preserve. They sighted three items that they would like to see happen.

The first is to establish a curbside recycling program and/or operation of a second recycling center offsite from the landfill.

Their second request is a multimillion dollar requirement. They would like us to move the entrance to Sibley Road or Allen Road in Brownstown.

And a third request is to identify a minimum isolation (distance from) of the Frank & Poet Drain from the expansion.

What I didn’t have space to explain to you last month is all the background work happening over the past 14 months. The land preserve expansion request is an extremely important issue for Riverview and our surrounding communities.

It is so important that we’ve been on an educational offensive for more than a year. We’ve offered tours of the land preserve operations to most Downriver mayors and supervisors and their councils and boards. Our thought process was that if they’ve seen the operations for themselves,

Of all those elected officials who were offered and took time out of their busy schedules to educate themselves and build first-hand knowledge of the operation, it did not include our own Wayne County Commissioner, Joe Palamara. and not rely on the rhetoric of social media, a sound judgement could be made.

For all those that took us up on the offer, there was a common response.

The response was how impressed they were of the operation, its cleanliness, efficiency, and lack of odor. Most of those who took the tour wrote letters of support for the expansion.

Of all those elected officials who were offered and took time out of their busy schedules to educate themselves and build first-hand knowledge of the operation, it did not include our own Wayne County Commissioner, Joe Palamara. If our commissioner had taken the time for the tour he would have learned it didn’t include closing of the golf course as he misstated in an interview after the FIC meeting.

State Senator Stephanie Chang did meet with us via Zoom but did not tour the land preserve. She and State Representative Darrin Camilleri had concerns with the environmental impact of trucks. Our expansion includes no increase in truck traffic that has been going on in that area for the last 50-plus years. As a matter of fact, if you think out the process, all Downriver communities sending their garbage trucks to a landfill 20 miles away, those same trucks would be on the road hours longer and polluting more than if they came to Riverview.

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Evans said community events such as a candidate forum are important barometers to help voters make informed decisions in the voting booth. He said sponsorship of the forum by the Riverview Register is important to him, the newspaper staff and the citizens

Another elected official to not take us up on the tour was Trenton Mayor Steve Rzeppa.

If he would have taken just an hour and a half he would have seen exactly where Trenton’s garbage trucks go seven to 15 times a day. He would have seen where the expansion was planned and the odor controls already in place. He missed the methane recovery plant, the Compressed Natural Gas plant and hundreds of methane recovery wells.

One important area he missed was the area we’ve been talking with him and previously Mayor Stack of a joint recycling project between our two cities. Both Riverview and Trenton were called out by Wayne County for not having a recycling program.

Riverview will continue alone with our plans for a satellite recycling center on the east side of town to help satisfy the county’s concerns.

The Wayne County Facilities Inclusion Committee just ignored the 10 local mayors and supervisors and the 17 other organizations that supported our expansion request.

These leaders were able to look past all the false information put out by those opposing the expansion request.

They did pay attention to an organization based outside of our city.

This organization made up mostly of Trenton residents has no vested

of Riverview.

“I think we’re neutral,” Evans said. “We’re a goodnews newspaper. We cover all the good information in the communities. All the other media does a good job of covering the bad news in our state, region and nation.

“When people get our publication, they get it mailed to them or they pick it up in a restaurant or local store.

If you’re considering moving into the city, you can read all the good news in the city, in schools, sports, accolades for kids, clubs, organizations and more. I

interest on the negative impact to our residents if the expansion is denied.

The same organization has equated our land preserve expansion with the industrial development of the McClouth property in Trenton. The two have nothing to do with each other. Our land preserve is not contaminated with hazardous and toxic waste. We don’t pollute the land, water, or air. We are monitored and tested regularly by Wayne County and the state of Michigan’s Environment, Great Lakes & Energy division.

We’ve never hidden that the expansion will be toward some homes on Coachwood.

These homes will still have three fairways of golf course and at least 1,200 feet between their homes and the hill.

It has been falsely reported that the golf course is closing, it is not.

The City Council is moving forward with the plans to expand the landfill until our residents tell us to stop.

We are working on a special election to have an advisory proposal on the ballot, basically asking our residents if they would support the expansion given what the alternative is. As of now that alternative is a combination of cuts in services and tax increases. Council has been preparing for ways to replace the lost income for when the landfill closes.

One of the first actions taken will likely be putting a garbage collection millage on this December’s tax bill. This millage has always been authorized but never levied.

Over the next few months I’ll be highlighting the options City Council has to offset the loss of income.

think we cover the city with enthusiasm. That’s what our job is. We’re a megaphone for the city.

Go Big Multimedia also publishes the Grosse Ile Grand, the Southgate Star and the Wyandotte Warrior newspapers, plus Shopping Savvy Magazine.

Riverview Mayor Andrew Swift said plans call for the forum to be recorded and shown on the local city cable TV channels.

For more information about the candidate forum or the Riverview Register newspaper, call (734) 2823939.

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Restaurants fighting battles at every level When you look around these days things appear to be slipping back into place. Back into a comfortable rhythm that we are used to.

Kids are getting ready to go back to school, the Detroit Tigers are playing before large crowds again, live concerts are back and restaurants are offering indoor dining.

Things seem, well, normal.

Jeremy Syrocki, owner of Truago in Trenton, Major Biddle in Wyandotte and Lloyds on Grosse Ile has some information for all of us: Things are not normal.

When the pandemic first began, restaurants and other hospitality businesses were forced to close their doors when the first series of shutdowns was ordered. These businesses did their best to get by on a limited amount of carryout orders.

Restaurants then were allowed to slowly open, first at 25 percent capacity, then 50 and finally where we are today.

When the reopening occurred Syrocki and other restaurant owners found that many of their former employees, desperate for money during the shutdown, had left the industry.

Help of all kinds, but especially kitchen help, became hard to find.

It still is. And that drove up wages, which increased the cost of running the business.

The employee crisis is still ongoing, but over the course of the past few months, these businesses have been hit with another blow - huge price increases on commodities, everything from chicken, to beef, to shrimp and crab.

Syrocki said his restaurants have pretty well held the line on prices during the labor crisis, but he said the increase in the cost of food and other items is forcing his establishments to bump up is prices and he hopes his customers will understand According to Syrocki, the cost of chicken wings and chicken breasts has doubled, crab is up 50 percent and beef, 40 percent.

And that’s when you can find these items.

Syrocki’s usual supplier for crab has been unable to get it, so Syrocki has had to seek out other suppliers.

“A lot of stuff is imported and we just can’t get

it,” Syrocki said. “It’s stuck out at sea or in port.”

And, it’s not just food.

Because of the increased number of restaurants offering carryouts, foam containers are becoming hard to come by. The same is true for plastic drink stirrers and paper napkins. Beer has even been hit,

Because of a glass shortage, Bud Light and Miller Lite in bottles are becoming scarce.

All of this means one thing - higher prices - and Syrocki wants customers to know that when they see those prices, restaurant owners are just doing it just to survive.

“We don’t like raising prices,” he said. “We’ve been about breaking even since around April, but with these huge price increases we have to raise our prices. We want the consumer to know we are not trying to gouge anybody. We need to do this to stay alive.”

The restaurateur also wants people to know that

if his costs go down, his prices will, too. Syrocki said he prints new menus each week and if and when prices start to dip, those changes will be reflected quickly.

Syrocki said he thinks people will understand, especially his regulars who come into his restaurants three and four times a week.

“Our employees work hard. Our staff is out there fighting everyday, battling against staffing shortages,” Syrocki said. “Some people get upset with the slower service, but most are understanding. I’d say for every unhappy customer there are about 10 who understand and tip well or offer an encouraging word.”

The staff at Truago, Major Biddle and Lloyd’s, like employees at all restaurants these days, are working under tremendous strain because of the staffing crisis, so the understanding smile or a kind word from customers really helps.

“People have no idea how much a little note on the bill - a little “good job” - means to a member of the waitstaff. Everytime they get one they bring it right back and show me, every time. It’s extra motivation for all of us.”

Syrocki said the employees at his restaurants feel like family and the regular customers feel like part of that family, too.

“We have a huge, fantastic customer base,” he said. “They have supported us all the years we have been here and especially through this whole COVID thing.

They’ve mostly been super patient with us and they are happy we are open. They are supporting the lives of well over 100 people at the three restaurants, and we really appreciate that.”

Syrocki said some restaurants have been forced to stay open shorter hours or remain closed on certain days because of a lack of employees. It’s something that he says he wants to avoid at all costs.

“I want to stay as consistent as we can,” he said.

“We want our customers to know that when they want to come and eat, we will be here and we will be open.”

No, things are not yet normal, but Jeremey Syrocki and his restaurants are trying their best to make it feel that way.

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Downriver residents pay solemn tribute Most summertime celebrations are happy, high-energy affairs with food and fun and rides and fireworks, but Aug. 12-15 at Young Patriots Park in Riverview, things were a little different.

The city, with sponsorship help from Ceaser Capital Management, brought The Wall That Heals to the Downriver area. The Wall is a three-quarter scale replica of the Vietnam War Memorial in Washington, D.C. Once opened, the exhibit remained open 24 hours a day until its closing ceremonies. People from throughout the Downriver area visited during the four-day stay.

The Vietnam War, which ended in 1975 and at the time was America’s longest war, claimed the lives of more than 58,000 U.S. service men and women.

The replica is 375 feet in length and stands 7.5 feet high at its tallest point.

Visitors experience The Wall rising above them as they walk towards the

apex, a key feature of the design of The Wall in D.C. Like the original Memorial, The Wall That Heals is erected in a chevron-shape and visitors can do name rubbings of individual service member’s names on The Wall.

The replica is constructed of Avonite, a synthetic granite, and its 140 numbered panels are supported by an aluminum frame. Machine

engraving of the more than 58,000 names along with modern LED lighting provide readability of The Wall day and night.

As on The Wall, the names on The Wall That Heals are listed by day of casualty.

The Wall that Heals website says: “Bringing The Wall home to communities throughout our country allows the souls enshrined on the Memorial to exist once more

among family and friends in the peace and comfort of familiar surroundings.

“The traveling exhibit provides thousands of veterans who have been unable to cope with the prospect of facing The Wall to find the strength and courage to do so within their own communities, thus allowing the healing process to begin.”

Since its dedication, The Wall That Heals has been displayed at nearly 700 communities throughout the nation.

The 53-foot trailer that carries The Wall That Heals transforms to become a mobile Education Center.

The exterior of the trailer features a timeline of “The War and The Wall” and provides additional information about the Vietnam Veterans Memorial in Washington, D.C. Additional exhibits give visitors a better understanding of the legacy of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial and the collection of items left at The Wall.

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Riverview Community School District welcomes newcomers The new school year almost always means new faces around the school district. This year is no different. Meet a few of the newcomers:

about handmade clothes and taking photos of my two children. I grew up figure skating and dancing. I love music and dancing with my children in our kitchen.

HAILEY ZACHARSKI, RCHS social studies teacher I grew up in Southgate, MI and attended Southgate Anderson High School. I graduated from Central Michigan University with a Bachelor of Science in Education, majoring in History, Social Studies, and Health Education. I also recently received my Master of Arts from Eastern Michigan University, majoring in Curriculum and Instruction. This will be my third year teaching. I enjoy reading, traveling, camping, hiking and exercising.

Quote: “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.”- Abraham Lincoln

KRISTI KRUGER, Forest/Memorial music Grew up in Livingston County, graduated a Pinckney Pirate. Undergraduate and graduate degrees in music from Eastern Michigan University. Taught two years at Hamtramck High school, then at Allen Park High school for 23 years as instructor of band, choir, marching band and jazz band. My significant other is chiropractor Dr. Kevin Karadeema. Have a dog named Louis and a cat named Milo.

Quote: “You can’t worry about something until you know you have something to worry about.”

MEGAN NAPIER, RCHS special education My name is Megan Napier and I was born and raised in Trenton. I have an extremely tight-knit family, and I enjoy spending quality time with them. I attended the University of Michigan - Dearborn for both my bachelor’s and master’s degrees. I have been married to my best friend Mark for five years, and we have two children - Delia (2) and Calum (1). We reside in Wyandotte. I love fashion, so I spend much of my free time shopping, crafting, and sewing. I am passionate

MATT GIARMO, Seitz social studies I grew up in Grand Rapids. I have one older brother.

I attended Byron Center High School and Western Michigan University. I enjoy sports, movies and music.

Quote: “Everything you can imagine is real.” Pablo Picasso HANNAH DAHL, Memorial fifth grade I grew up in the Downriver area with my parents and my older brother. I attended Riverview Schools from 6th to 12th grade, so I am a proud Riverview Alumni!

I received my bachelor’s degree in Elementary Education from Bethel University in Mishawaka,

Indiana. I enjoy being around my family, relaxing at the cabin, floating on the river and reading a good book.

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AMANDA PETERSON, Seitz physical education I grew up in Wyandotte - I graduated from Roosevelt High School in 2014. This year is my first-year teaching as I recently just graduated from Eastern Michigan University in the spring. I have two sisters and one brother; I am the oldest. My favorite activities are CrossFit, Paddle boarding, boating, hanging out with my dog and pretty much anything outdoors/keeps me active.

Quote: “In the middle of every difficulty lies opportunity.”

LISA GADWELL, developmental kindergarten I grew up in Taylor Mi with my amazing parents and sister, who is also my best friend. I graduated from Aquinas High School and went to college at U of M Dearborn. My husband and I just celebrated our 20th wedding anniversary in June. We have a daughter who graduated from Riverview High School this past year and a son who is currently a sophomore at Riverview High School. I love to spend time up north with my family, go boating, relax at the beach, watch my kids SEE NEWCOMERS, Page 10

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Continued from page 1 play sports and, of course, shop!

Quote: “Never regret anything that made you smile.” - Mark Twain JOSHUA SAMMONS, Memorial fourth grade I grew up in Wyandotte with my parents and two older brothers and one younger sister. I went to Eastern Michigan University. Shortly after I graduated I married my wife Melissa and we moved to Southgate and have lived there for seven years. We have three kids. Joshua (6) is starting kindergarten at Forest Elementary this year. Nora and Luke are twins and they are 3. They will be going to Riverview Co-Op for preschool. I tend to keep myself very busy. I love to travel and I love all sports but during the summer I especially love golf. My friends and I travel the state to play the best courses Michigan has to offer.

Quote: “ In the end we only regret the chances we didn’t take.”

ELIZABETH WINT, Memorial fourth grade Hello! I am Liz Wint. I graduated from Wayne State University in 2017. I am married and have one son, Boston.

I love knitting, baking, and spending time outside. I am so excited to join Riverview Community Schools!

ANGIE DEMELIS, Memorial fifth grade I grew up in the Downriver area and graduated from Lincoln Park High School. I attended Wayne State University where I received a Bachelor of Science degree. I also attended WGU where I received my Masters degree. I have been married for 18 years and have three boys. My boys attended Riverview Schools. I enjoy spending time at the lake with my family and friends, swimming and boating.

MARCIA O’CONNELL, developmental kindergarten I’m from Southgate, have a gorgeous 9 year old dog named Miggy, went to Eastern Michigan and Concordia University. This is my 17th year teaching. I love kindergarten and helping the little ones grow socially, emotionally, and academically! I’m

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TOM HUGHES, Seitz science Growing up in Dearborn, I had one older brother, two older sisters and one younger sister. Graduated from Edsel Ford High School in 1983. Back then, top movies were E.T. & Return of the Jedi. We wore Calvin Klein designer jeans and the No. 1 pop song was Karma Chameleon by Culture Club.

I taught in the Riverview Community Schools for 29 years. They gave me a coffee cup that states, “Once a Pirate, always a Pirate,” so I took them literally and came back. I went to EMU. I am Married with two children, Troy (10) and Twyla (7). I love time with my family, camping, travel, hanging out on a beach or sitting by a fire.

Quote: “Spread love everywhere you go. Let no one ever come to you without leaving happier.” - Mother Teresa KELLEY MCSHANE, transition center teacher I grew up in Lincoln Park and graduated from LPHS. I live in Riverview with my son, Jonah, who will be a freshman this year at RCHS. I attended Eastern Michigan University for my undergraduate degree, and also for my graduate degree in autism spectrum disorders. In my free time, I love hanging with family, being outdoors in the summer, and attending live music shows.

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AMANDA OSAK, Seitz math TIM SOHN, Seitz math My name is Tim Sohn and I graduated from Riverview High School in 1995. After high school I graduated from Eastern Michigan University. I began teaching middle school math in 2001. I worked in Southgate Schools for 20 years. Things I enjoy doing are working out and watching tv.

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The Riverview Community School District officially christened its new home of Pirate swimming, the recently revamped and upgraded pool at Seitz Middle School. The Pirates hosted the first-ever Riverview Rockin’ Relay meet. The meet was won by powerfu MIlan and Grosse Ile was the runner-up.

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TInY TYKES SOCCER September 23-November 11 Thursdays 6-7 p.m. at Coachwood Park Ages 6-7. Cost $40 CREATE IT DAYS For kids eight and up.

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Cost $8-$15 Pre-registration required Wednesday Oct. 6 - Scarecrow Wednesday, Oct 13 - Carmel apples Wednesday, Nov.10 - Gratitude pumpkins

KIDS FUn RUn CLUb September 22 - November 10 5-6 p.m. at Kennebec Park Ages 6-11. Cost $20

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September 20 - November 8 Mondays 5-6 p.m.

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PICKLEbALL LEAGUE Mondays Sept. 13 - Nov. 1 Beginner/Intermediate-This league will be for those just starting out in the Pickleball world and those with some experience who are true recreation players who love to play.

Thursdays Sept. 16 - Nov. 4 Intermediate/Advanced-This league will be for those who have been playing Pickleball and have become more competitive and have advanced past just a recreational player.

Matches at 5:30 or 6:30 p.m.

Ages 16 and up Cost $40

CARDIO CLUb Wednesdays at 5 p.m.

This club welcomes anyone (if under 16 must be accompanied by an adult) interested in staying fit and healthy, meeting other active people and enjoying Riverview’s beautiful parks. This club can be used for walking, running or biking. We will offer clubbers a 1/2 to 3 mile route of their choice each week. Check the Facebook page for weekly meeting places and maps.

GET In SHAPE Riverview Recreation offers classes in Total Body Toning, Cardio Drumming Gold, Cardio Weights plus Abs and Cardio Lite Plus Toning.

Classes offered various times at the City Hall gym SnACK ATTACK Saturday October 24 6-8 p.m. Senior Activity room Cost $10 Learn how to make four different snack mixes that are a big hit for lunches and gatherings or for a homemade, inexpensive holiday gift. Recipes, tasting samples and tasty snacks made by you to take home.

All ingredients and baking supplies will be provided.

We will be making Key lime, Santa, cinnamon sugar and popcorn party mix snacks.

FLORAL GRAPEVInE WREATH CLASS Make a beautiful fall wreath to decorate your home, a fall wedding or shower or give as a gift.

Sunday, September 26 3-5 p.m. or 6-8 p.m.

Senior activities room $10 registration fee $20 class fee

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Mondays - Family Storytime with Ms. Sue (all ages) September 13, 20, 27 / October 4, 11, 18, 25 6:00-6:30 p.m.

Registration starts: September 7 Join Ms. Sue in the evening time for stories, songs and games. Registration is required and will only be accepted in person or by calling 734-283-1250. Maximum of 20 children per session. Storytimes will be held outside weather permitting.

Thursdays - Preschool Storytime with Ms. Sue (ages 2-5) September 16, 23, 30 / October 7, 14, 21, 28 11:00 – 11:30 a.m.

Registration starts: September 7 Join Ms. Sue for some storytime fun! Participants will enjoy stories, songs and games. Registration is required and will only be accepted in person or by calling 734-283-1250. Maximum of 20 children per session. Storytimes will be held outside weather permitting.

Take & Make Mondays September 13 – Back-to-School Craft – Registration Starts September 7 September 27 – Famous Artist Paper Dolls – Registration starts September 13 October 11 – Pumpkin Craft – Registration starts September 27 October 25 – Halloween Craft – Registration starts October 11 Take & Make Craft Kits are a fun way for families and friends to make and share art together! Each kit contains craft materials and detailed instructions. Registration is required starting on the date listed above and must be done in-person or over the phone. Kit quantities are limited and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served

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October 4 – Monthly Book Club @ 7 p.m.

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October 16 – Howlin’ Fun Halloween Celebration @ 6:00 p.m.

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On-going services and resources Fall/Winter Hours of Operation: Monday – Thursday, 10 a.m. – 7 p.m.

Saturday, 10 a.m. – 3 p.m.

Closed Fridays and Sundays Choosing to use our curbside service? You just need to: 1) Place items on hold online (preferred method) at catalog.tln.lib.mi.us or by calling 734-283-1250. You can easily locate items when searching by title, author’s name or series name.

2) You will receive notification (automated call or email) when your items are ready to be picked up. Give us a call and let us know when you have arrived outside of the library. Please stop along the curb near our front entrance and we will deliver your items to your car (or bike). If you do not have a cellular phone, please call us before coming to the library.

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LEGAL NOTICES REGULAR MEETING OF THE RIVERVIEW CITY COUNCIL CITY OF RIVERVIEW, WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN HELD ON MONDAY, JULY 6, 2021 THE PETER ROTTEVEEL MUNICPAL BUILDING 14100 CIVIC PARK DRIVE, RIVERVIEW, MICHIGAN 48193-7689 VIA TELECONFERENCE Notice is hereby given that due to precautions being taken to mitigate the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and protect the public health, the Regular Meeting of the Riverview City Council will be held electronically on Monday July 6, 2021, at 7:30 p.m. in accordance with Senate Bill 1108, amending the Open Meetings Act. Members of the public wishing to participate in the meeting through electronic means will have access to the meeting through the following methods: Virtual Meeting Option: Access the meeting room via https://us02web.zoom.us/j/84224167682 Telephone Option Directions: 1. Dial: 1.312.626.6799 2. Enter meeting code: 842 2416 7682 3. Enter # Email Option: Send your public comment through email at: clerk@cityofriverview.com and your comment will be read at the meeting.

Email Option: Send your public comment through email at: clerk@ cityofriverview.com and your comment will be read at the meeting.

Rules of Procedure: Any member of the public wishing to comment during the Public Comment on Agenda Items on any agenda item (five-minute time limit) will be allowed to do so remotely by electronic or telephone means set forth above. In order to maintain decorum and/or designee will determine the order of speakers and the appropriate time frame for which comments are allowed.

The meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m.

PRESIDING: Councilmember Trombley (Acting for Mayor Swift) PRESENT: Councilmembers Norton, Towle, Trombley EXCUSED: Mayor Swift (Ill), Councilmembers Blanchette (Vacation), ONeil (Vacation), Workman (Vacation) ALSO PRESENT: City Manager Drysdale, City Clerk Hutchison, .Finance/ Purchasing Director McMahon ADJOURNMENT: Motion by Councilmember Norton, seconded by Councilmember Towle, that the meeting be adjourned until the next regular scheduled meeting of the Riverview City Council on July 19, 2021, due to lack of quorum.

Carried unanimously.

The meeting Adjourned at 7:34 p.m.

Councilmember Trombley, Acting for Mayor Swift Cynthia M. Hutchison, City Clerk CITY OF RIVERVIEW, WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES HELD ON MONDAY, JULY 19, 2021 The Virtual Meeting was called to order at 7:30 p.m.

Presiding: Mayor Pro Tem ONeil Present: Councilmembers Blanchette, Norton, Towle, Trombley, Workman Excused: Mayor Swift Also Present: City Manager Drysdale, Attorney Morgan and various department heads Approved Minutes of the June 21, 2021, Regular City Council Meeting by unanimous vote.

Approved Re-appointment of two applicants to the Zoning Board of Appeals and Adjustments for three-year terms to expire July 31, 2024, by unanimous vote.

Approved Re-appointment of two applicants to the Beautification Commission for three-year terms to expire July 31, 2024, by unanimous vote.

Approved Re-appointment of two applicants to the Parks and Recreation Commission for two-year terms to expire July 31, 2023, by unanimous vote.

Approved Consent Agenda by unanimous vote as follows: Authorize Extended Agreement Addendum for Pest Control for Municipal Building with Premier Pest Control.

Accept Donation of two (2) Lifepak 1000 Defibrillators from Beaumont Hospital Trenton.

Adopted Resolution Approving the Senior Alliance 2022 Annual Implementation Plan by unanimous vote.

Authorized Addendum to Inter-local Agreement for Shared Information Network Consortium by unanimous vote.

Authorized Envionmental Engineering Services with Tetratech by unanimous vote.

Authorized Addendum Extending Agreement for Watermain Replacement to Bidigare Contractors for Pennsylvania Watermain Replacement for a total amount of $566,005.00 and Authorized Engineering and Contract Management Fees to Charles E. Raines Company for an amount Not to Exceed $92,619.00.

AYES: Mayor Pro Tem ONeil, Councilmembers Blanchette, Norton, Towle, Workman NAYS: Councilmember Trombley Motion carried.

Authorized First Reading, by title only, of Proposed Ordinance No. 723 – Amending Chapter 34, “Law Enforcement,” Section 34031, regarding Employment Standards for the Police Department to be consistent with State Law, by unanimous vote.

PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 723 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 34, “LAW ENFORCEMENT,”OF THE RIVERVIEW CODE OF ORDINANCES, BY THE REPEAL AND READOPTION OF SECTION 34-32, “MINIMUM EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADOPTED,” OF ARTICLE II, “POLICE DEPARTMENT,” TO UPDATE THE SECTION AND TO BE OTHERWISE CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW Authorized First Reading, by title only, of Proposed Ordinance No. 724 Ordinance to Amend the City of Riverview’s Zoning Map to Replace the M-2 General Industrial District with the PSP Public/Semi-Public District, to Allow Recreation Uses on Specific Vacant Property East of West Jefferson Avenue by unanimous vote.

PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 724 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CITY OF RIVERVIEW’S ZONING ORDINANCE, TO ACCOMPLISH THE REZONING OF A PARCEL OF LAND FROM THE EXISTING M-2 GENERAL INDUSTRIAL DISTRICT UNDER ARTICLE 7, TO THE PSP PUBLIC/SEMI-PUBLIC DISTRICT UNDER ARTICLE 4, TO ALLOW FOR RECREATIONAL USES ON SPECIFIC VACANT PROPERTY EAST OF WEST JEFFERSON AVENUE, PER SECTION 2.02 “ADOPTION OF ZONING MAP” AND SECTION 2.03, ”INTERPRETATION OF BOUNDARIES,” OF ARTICLE 2 “ESTABLISHMENT OF ZONING DISTRICTS,” ALL BEING PART OF THE RIVERVIEW ZONING ORDINANCE Adjourned meeting at 8:13 p.m. by unanimous vote.

DETAILED MINUTES/ORDINANCES AVAILABLE AT THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK.

Mayor Pro Tem ONeil

Cynthia M. Hutchison, City Clerk

CITY OF RIVERVIEW, WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES HELD ON MONDAY, AUGUST 2, 2021 The meeting was called to order at 7:00 p.m.

Presiding: Mayor Swift Present: Councilmembers Norton, ONeil Excused: Councilmembers Blanchette, Towle, Trombley, Workman Also Present: City Manager Drysdale, City Attorney Pentiuk and various department heads Meeting adjourned until the next regular council meeting of August 16, 2021, due to lack of quorum, by unanimous vote.

SEE LEGAL NOTICES, Page 21

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CITY OF RIVERVIEW, WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES HELD ON MONDAY, AUGUST 9, 2021 The meeting was called to order at 8:39 p.m.

Presiding: Mayor Swift Present: Councilmembers Blanchette,,Norton, ONeil, Towle, Trombley, Workman Also Present: City Manager Drysdale, City Clerk Hutchison, Attorney Pentiuk, T.O. Professional Services Oprea Meeting adjourned into Closed Session for the Purpose of Discussing the City Manager’s Performance Evaluation, at his request, by unanimous vote.

Meeting adjourned at 8:40 p.m.

DETAILED MINUTES/ORDINANCES AVAILABLE AT THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK. Andrew M. Swift, Mayor Cynthia M. Hutchison, City CITY OF RIVERVIEW, WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES HELD ON WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2021 The meeting was called to order at 12:06 p.m.

Presiding: Mayor Swift Present: Councilmembers Blanchette, Norton, ONeil, Towle, Trombley, Workm Also Present: City Manager Drysdale, City Clerk Hutchison, Attorney Pentiuk Adopted Resolution to Place an Advisory Question on the Next Available Election Ballot regarding the Operation Capacity within the existing Riverview Land Preserve by unanimous vote.

The Mayor offered Guest Comments.

Meeting adjourned at 12:23 p.m.

DETAILED MINUTES/ORDINANCES AVAILABLE AT THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK.

Andrew M. Swift, Mayor

Cynthia M. Hutchison, City Clerk CITY OF RIVERVIEW, WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING MINUTES HELD ON MONDAY, AUGUST 16, 2021 The meeting was called to order at 7:34 p.m.

Presiding: Mayor Swift Present: Councilmembers Blanchette, Norton, ONeil, Towle, Trombley, Workman Also Present: City Manager Drysdale, Attorney Morgan and various department heads Approved Minutes of Regular July 19, 2021, Regular August 2, 2021, Special August 9, 2021, and Special August 11, 2021 City Council Meetings by unanimous vote.

Approved Re-appointment of one applicant to the Beautification Commission for three-year term to expire July 31, 2024, by unanimous vote.

Approved Consent Agenda by unanimous vote as follows: Authorize Solicitation of Bids for One Sand Rake Unit with Trade-in of One 2008 John Deere 1200A. Authorize Solicitation of Bids for One Walk-behind Aerification Unit with Tradein of One 1990 Toro Greens Aerator.

Approve Sole Source Purchase for Fiscal Year 2021/2022 to Rusmar Foam Technologies for Alternative Daily Cover (ADA) Foam System at a cost of $.57 per pound for an estimated annual cost of $250,000.00.

Authorize the Solicitation of Bid for Odor Control Supplies for the landfill.

Award Bid and Three-year Agreement with Drone View Technologies for Aerial Photography and Mapping, for a yearly cost of $17,900.00.

Award Bid and Agreement with Encotech for Granulated Activated Carbon (GAC) Change Out for $28,775.00, with 5% contingency of $1,438.75, for total of $30,213.75.

Approve Bid and Agreements for Heavy Equipment Rental with Alta Equipment Company; Michigan Cat; AIS Construction Equipment; Carleton Equipment Company and Bell Equipment Company; subject to future budget appropriations.

Approve Budget Amendment as presented.

Adopted Resolution for the Establishment of the Water, Sewer and Sewer Debt Rates and Meter Charges for the Period Beginning September 1, 2021, by unanimous vote.

Adopted Resolution Amending Departmental Fee Schedule as to Peddlers/Ice Cream Vendors by unanimous vote.

Adopted Resolution Wayne County Hazard Mitigation Plan, by unanimous vote.

Called a Public Hearing for the Purpose of hearing public comments regarding Piramal/Ash Steven LLC Proposed Industrial Facilities Tax Certificate Application, by unanimous vote.

Authorized Second Reading, by title only, and Adoption of Proposed Ordinance No. 723 – Amending Chapter 34, “Law Enforcement,” Section 34031, regarding Employment Standards for the Police Department to be consistent with State Law, by unanimous vote.

PROPOSED ORDINANCE NO. 723 AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 34, “LAW ENFORCEMENT,”OF THE RIVERVIEW CODE OF ORDINANCES, BY THE REPEAL AND READOPTION OF SECTION 34-32, “MINIMUM EMPLOYMENT STANDARDS ADOPTED,” OF ARTICLE II, “POLICE DEPARTMENT,” TO UPDATE THE SECTION AND TO BE OTHERWISE CONSISTENT WITH STATE LAW Adjourned meeting at 8:10 p.m. by unanimous vote.

DETAILED MINUTES/ORDINANCES AVAILABLE AT THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK.

Andrew M. Swift, Mayor

Cynthia M. Hutchison, City Clerk CITY OF RIVERVIEW • COUNTY OF WAYNE • STATE OF MICHIGAN NOTICE OF ABSENT VOTER APPLICATION/BALLOT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that applications for Absent Voter Ballots from any registered voter in Riverview for the City General Election who has not yet filed an application for the Election to be held on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, will be received in the office of the City Clerk from 9 AM to 5 PM Monday through Friday or dropped in the drive-through video monitored ballot box in the city hall police department front parking lot or inside the Police Department Lobby Drop Box 24/7. Voters requesting a ballot may take a picture of the signed/completed application and email it to elections@cityofriverview.com. Absentee Voters on the Permanent Absentee Voter Mailing List who do not receive their ballot by October 11, 2021, please contact the clerk’s office.

NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN, the Clerk’s office Friday, October 29, 2021, is the deadline for acceptance of absentee ballot applications to be voted outside the Clerk’s Office. The Clerk’s office will be open Saturday, October 30, 2021, from 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM. NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the deadline for applications for absentee ballots to be voted in person at the Clerk’s office in accordance with Sec. 168.76l of the Michigan Compiled Laws is 4:00 PM on November 1, 2021.

EMERGENCY ABSENT VOTERS’ APPLICATIONS will be issued to any registered elector prior to 4:00 PM on election day if he/she shall become physically disabled, or absent from the City because of sickness or death in the family which has occurred at a time making it impossible to apply for absent voter ballots by the statutory deadline.

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Meeting adjourned at 7:33 p.m.

DETAILED MINUTES/ORDINANCES AVAILABLE AT THE OFFICE OF THE CITY CLERK.

Andrew M. Swift, Mayor

Cynthia M. Hutchison, City Clerknce Director

Acting for City Clerk

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LEGAL NOTICES CONTINUED FROM PG 21 CITY OF RIVERVIEW NOTICE OF CLOSE OF REGISTRATION FOR THE NOVEMBER 2, 2021 CITY GENERAL ELECTION To the Qualified Electors of the City of Riverview, Wayne County: Please take Notice that any qualified elector of Riverview who is not already registered, may register to vote at the office of the City Clerk; the office of the County Clerk; a Secretary of State branch office, or other designated state agency. Registration forms can be obtained at mi.gov/vote and mailed to the City Clerk or online at the following link: https://mvic.sos.state.mi.us/registervoter.

Voters who are already registered may update their registration at www. expressSOS.com. The last day to register in any manner other than in-person with the local clerk is Monday, October 18, 2021. After this date, anyone who qualifies as an elector may register to vote in person with proof of residency (MCL 168.492) at the City Clerk’s office, located at 14100 Civic Park Drive, Riverview, Michigan, 48193, at the following times:

Entrance) Precinct 2- Riverview City Hall Gymnasium, 14100 Civic Park Drive (Gym Entrance) Precinct 3 - Seitz Middle School Cafeteria, l7800 Kennebec (North Entrance – Auditorium) Precinct 4 - Forest Elementary School Gymnasium, l9400 Hampton All electors who are registered with the city clerk in which they reside are eligible to vote at this election. Sample ballots can be found at www. cityofriverview.com under public notices. To comply with the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), voting instructions will be available in audio format and in Braille.

Arrangements for obtaining the instructions in these alternative formats can be made by contacting the city clerk in advance of the election. All polling locations are accessible for voters with disabilities.

This public notice is given in accordance with Section 168.653(a) of the Michigan Election Law as amended.

Cynthia M. Hutchison, City Clerk

Regular business hours: Monday through Friday from 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Saturday, October 30, 2021, from 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.

Election Day, Tuesday, November 2, 2020, from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that the City of Riverview will be voting on the following Contest: CITY COUNCIL (Vote for 3) A sample ballot may be viewed at www.cityofriverview.com under public notices when available. Persons with special needs as defined by the Americans with Disabilities Act should contact the clerk’s office.

Cynthia M. Hutchison, City Clerk

CITY OF RIVERVIEW ELECTION NOTICE PUBLIC ACCURACY TEST Notice is hereby given that a Public Accuracy Test will be conducted for the purpose of certifying the program and scanning devices used to process voter ballots for the City General Election to be held on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, in the City of Riverview, Wayne County, Michigan. Said Test is open to the public and any concerned parties may witness the test on Tuesday, October 26, 2021, at 3:00 PM at City of Riverview Municipal Building, Senior Active Rooms, 14100 Civic Park Drive, Riverview, Michigan. 48193.

Cynthia M. Hutchison, City Clerk

CITY OF RIVERVIEW, COUNTY OF WAYNE, STATE OF MICHIGAN NOTICE OF CITY GENERAL ELECTION TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 2021 TO THE QUALIFIED ELECTORS OF THE CITY OF RIVERVIEW:

CALL FOR RESERVATIONS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a City General Election will be held in the City of Riverview, Wayne County, Michigan, on Tuesday, November 2, 2021, between the hours of 7:00 AM and 8:00 PM prevailing Eastern Time to elect the following:

Since 1935

CITY COUNCIL (Vote for 3) All persons voting in this election must provide appropriate photo identification or complete an affidavit in order to vote. Any person voting in this election must be: a citizen of the United States of America, over eighteen years of age, and a registered elector of the City of Riverview.

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Beginning with the Reagan presidency, the federal government has been almost completely hands off when it comes to allowing the market to self-regulate. The laws are still on the books, and until very recently, it has been decidedly uncool to enforce them.

Through that 40-year span that began the assault, all manner of industries have been allowed to merge and grow, and to eliminate their competition by buying them.

Amazon has been a prolific example of that phenomenon, but they are hardly alone. I spend a lot of words describing my agitation over the truths regarding that company, not least of which is the truth that they could have never become what they have become without the full-throated roar of approval of those that purportedly exist to serve as a limiter, or yes, a governor on the throttle of what capitalism does without regulation.

Refusal to apply a single thread of analysis and vision of what the results would be, because those that regulate benefit from allowing the market to do what it wants.

Again, Amazon is not alone.

Walmart grew into a monster retailer that applied predatory practices in city after city, town after town across America so as to take the entire market from the independent retailers that served those communities for generations, and the government winked. Worse, government officials and official language of regulatory bodies lauded the extraordinary positive impact of Walmart.

Today, in mainly rural cities and towns, Walmart has a massive percentage of the grocery business, having undercut smaller merchants to the point of losing money on entire swaths of products that were sold in these towns by small business - until the small businesses failed, and it was then on to the next target.

Predatory practice is illegal, and guess how many times that practice

was called out by regulatory agencies?

Likewise, Amazon has targeted niche after niche that sold items that Amazon wanted to dominate, and succeeded brilliantly since their inception. They dramatically undersold their competition to eliminate them and nobody stopped them. No Republicans, no Democrats.

Neither party was interested in biting the hand that was feeding them, and destroying the America they pledged to protect.

Of course, these two companies alone make the case for antitrust regulations being deployed to rein them in, but there has been so much consolidation of market share in all manner of fields.

The banking industry is one of the worst examples. As are media companies, agricultural products, telecommunications, airlines, drug store chains, pharmaceuticals, war machine companies and many more.

Nobody gets turned down, and they do have to make their case. There has been no hew and cry from the public; as a people, we are so indifferent as to be complete and utter enablers of that which is killing them.

These companies and industries all succeed in convincing regulators to leave them alone. They write the legislation for the senators and congressmen, meaning complete abdication of responsibility of our leaders to lead and protect. Their power grows, funding campaigns and providing payoffs to these lawmakers as the leave office. Our choices shrink, every day. Our influence wanes, every day.

Companies make the case for economies of scale, which enables increased revenues for the companies, and paydays for the stockholders.

They don’t focus all that much on the lost jobs from those mergers. It is tacitly understood that there is collateral damage from these realities.

The money that is made by the few is so enticing that the concern for the rest of America is relegated to the landfills (another huge example of big

business in and of itself).

Both Amazon and Walmart tout the jobs they create when they open in a specific region. They don’t tout the fact that overall, far fewer jobs remain after the dust settles and other businesses have failed. They result in a smaller workforce.

I can think of no examples where the applications to buy land and expand their empires is denied for this very reason. As a matter of fact, city after city, state after state, woo Amazon and Walmart to locate in their districts. Remember that ridiculous competition for Amazon’s second headquarters, where every mayor led the charge, offering ever higher incentives to locate in their cities, including Detroit?

We are stupid. Because while yes, they do add jobs in the short run, the result is the elimination of all manner of businesses that employed more people - net job loss. And nobody cared.

Regulators pay no heed when price fixing is brazen and complete - FedEx and UPS charge - to the penny - the exact same prices for freight. This is collusion to fix prices, a crime.

This practice is against the law.

And on and on this goes, with not a peep from our leaders. Nobody cares, even when the evidence is written in mile high type, and price hikes are in lockstep with each other, hurting the shippers and shippees, and customers because the price increases do get passed on to consumers.

People still read my articles and perceive that my perspective is all about my businesses. I say, “Shop, Drink, Eat, Bank, Be Local,” and they still think it’s all about me. Even when I explain, they really don’t get it. I advocate for the health of the local economy that enables me to do business, which includes everything that happens in a community that includes financial transactions.

The better every independent business does, the better for everyone that lives there or does business there, including my businesses. Conversely,

every dollar that I diverted anywhere else reduces the vitality of the region.

It’s really not that hard to comprehend, and yet I see the eyes glaze over. Macro matters are indeed very hard to get our arms around, so I write.

To get the point across that I want you to shop at Keck or Hood’s before you go to Home Depot or Lowe’s.

When I spend $100 there, I’ve paid a few hours of wages for someone that lives right here, which enables those companies to go on serving. Or, I can go online or to the big boxes, and let the impact of my purchases dissipate into the wind, and into the bank accounts of big businesses located elsewhere.

There is indeed reason for encouragement. The idea of localism is resonating more and more, but I don’t fool myself. The idea of supporting predatory businesses outweighs that localism in massive numbers.

I can’t say I never shop at big businesses, but I always ask myself the question: “Can I get it locally?”

Because the problem is not with the big businesses, it is with the government that, by policy and intent, favors big over small. No such massive tax breaks for independent businesses in Detroit as Duggan campaigned for Amazon with millions in incentives.

Big acted as quickly as it could to divert money from the Covid stimulus initiatives that were aimed at Small, and got away with it until they were shamed.

Back to antitrust. There is activity on the big tech front, and that’s good.

I think it’s all appearances, but we’ll see. Meanwhile, I am not seeing any such crackdowns to reduce the impact of Big over Small. Monopolies equate to higher prices and less choice, and power at the polls.

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Always ask yourself if you can get it locally before you just capitulate and shut the independent out.

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The Memorial Day program honoring the 17 fallen in Riverview.

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Thanks goes to many who chipped to make these events successful, Here is a shout out to some of them.

The Riverview football team, under the direction of coach Derek McLaughlin, pitched in and put up 300 flags around the Reflection Pond at Young Patriots Park - twice, once before Memorial Day and then again the Sunday before the “Wall” arrived, Thanks, too, to John Price and Gene Wagoner who lead the charge on the flag thing. They were there for the putting up and taking down of the flags - twice.

Thanks to all the motorcycles and riders that escorted the “Wall That

Heals” truck all the way from Elizabeth Park to Trenton to Riverview to Wyandotte to Southgate to Lincoln Park and then back again. Oh my gosh, what a site.

Not to mention all the police cars escorting and blocking all of those many intersections along the way. What a complicated project to organize and carry out. Congrats Chief Ron Beggs and Lt. Richie Troup who organized this.

Tons of organizational meetings went into this and there are too many other helpers to thank by name.

I do have to recognize the tireless time and effort that Todd Dickman and Donna Mitchell of the Recreation Department put in. My gosh, they were pulled in every direction because of all the last minute changes and they performed every duty with a smile.

Their fallback comment was, “No problem, we’ll take care of it.”

Also, I guess none of the Riverview projects would have happened without the volunteers. Oh Photo Larry Caruso yeah, volunteers and lots of them. Not just Veterans, but all kinds of folks - old and young - pitching in to make things work successfully and smoothly.

Holy smokes, busy, busy, busy.

Finally, a huge thank you must go out to Mico and Michael Ceaser and Ceaser Capital Management. They footed the bill for all of this.

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Bucs offense runs wild in season-opening win HANK MINCKIEWICZ Riverview Register

The Riverview football team inaugurated its new state-of-theart football field at Donald Lessner Stadium in high style on Thursday, Aug. 26.

The Pirates scored a near-school

on Divine Child’s first drive and made a long return to set up Riverview’s first score, a 23-yard run by Wakeman.

He later caught a 35-yard pass from Thompson to set up his team’s third touchdown, two-yard run by Shupe.

Cal Lockard has two pass interceptions, including one that featured a long return that set up the 24-yard Thompson-to-Shupe passing score.

Riverview trailed only briefly in the game. After going up 6-0 after its first

Junior running back Anthony Bowman sails through the air on his way to one of nine touchdowns Riverview scored against Dearborn Divine Child in its season-opening 64-42 victory.

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record of 64 points and thrashed nonleague opponent Dearborn Divine Child 64-42. It was the third time in the past 50 years that Riverview surpassed 60 points in a game and it was the most the team has scored since it beat Flat Rock 71-7 in 2013.

Jacob Shupe scored four of Riverview’s nine touchdowns in the game - three rushing and one receiving. But there were heroes aplenty in the game for Riverview.

Quarterback Preston Thompson, Reece Wakeman, Anthony Bowman, Jacob Shank and Gavin Blackwood all scored touchdowns for the Pirates.

Landon Kincaid intercepted a pass

possession, Riverview watched DC march downfield for the tying-score and the go-ahead extra-point.

That was the only lead of the night that the Falcons would enjoy. Two and a half minutes later, Riverview was back on top when Bowman scored on a short run. That TD was set up by a 46-yard gallop by Shank.

Later in the first half, Thompson scored on a 23-yard run, Shupe scored on a 24-yard run and Shupe scored on a 51-yard run.

Divine Child’s offense kept hitting back occasionally and it was 42-21 at halftime.

The Falcons scored 21 more points

in the second half and they were close on other occasions, but the two interceptions by Lockhart proved to be crucial defensive stops.

Shupe’s touchdown reception and a two-point conversion brought the score to 50-21 and that’s the way the third quarter ended.

The final quarter was full of action as DC scored three times and Riverview twice. DC got so many chances to score on offense because its defense had almost no luck in stopping the Riverview offense.

It took one play, a 71-yard run by Shank for Riverview to score on its first possession of the fourth quarter, and two plays, including a 76-yard scoring run by Gavin Blackwood, on its second.

Riverview scored 22 secondhalf points and the Bucs ran just 13 plays. They ran just 33 plays in the entire game and gained 485 yards.

While Riverview scored on nine of its 12 possessions in the game and made the Divine Child defense look helpless at times, the Falcons, who possess a potent offense, gouged the Riverview defense numerous times, too. The 42 points surrendered by the Bucs was the most since a 48-26 playoff loss to Allen Park that ended the 2019 season.

“They’re very good and they can put points on the board and that’s what we wanted, we wanted to test ourselves because our Huron League schedule is very tough,” said Riverview coach Derek McLaughlin.

Riverview has now won 10 straight

Schedule Sept. 10 at Huron, 7 p.m.

Sept. 17 Flat Rock, 7 p.m.

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Oct.15 Grosse Ile, 7 p.m.

Oct. 22 at Monroe 2021 Riverview Pirates 2 Devin Sawmiller 3 Jacob Shank 4 Anthony Bowman 5 Preston Thompson 7 Bed Johnson 8 Gavin Blackwood 10 Max Lockhart 11 Cal Lockhart 12 Nico Martin 14 Marrion Abney 15 Jacob Puma 17 Omar Garcia 20 Jacob Shupe 21 Adam Rockensuess 22 Seth Daniels 26 Reece Wakeman 28 Mateo Kornijenko 30 Ben Linnean 32 Rhyse Miller 40 Landon Kincaid 42 Brett Nino 44 Zack Werling 53 Brodie Griffin 54 Gabriel Landskroener 56 Alex Cetnar 57 Julien Johnson 59 Josh Elliott 61 Austin Lipchick 62 Will Dyer 63 Chad Furst 65 Alejandro Escobar 67 Justin Clifton 70 Muhammad Gulzar 72 Gabe Labadie 73 Hunter Diley 74 Gavin Squire 77 Noah Hunt 85 Joseph Breezee 88 Jalen McCray

regular-season games and the Bucs are 33-9 dating back to 2017. They are 27-5 in regular-season games over that span.

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Gabriel Richard falls to Grosse Ile in opener

On a hot and humid late August night, the Gabriel Richard football team gave it a valiant shot, but came up short in its season-opener against Grosse Ile on Aug. 27.

The Pioneers scored first in the game and then led 21-20 just a minute into the second half but Grosse Ile, behind the punishing running of junior Brody Kellens and the timely passing of junior quarterback Travis Symons, prevailed 40-21.

Richard had a number of big plays in the game, but not enough to get past the Red Devils.

Richard’s first touchdown of the 2021 season was set up by a 38yard pass from quarterback Nick Wisniewski to senior Luke Gordon, who made a fine over-the--shoulder catch at the Grosse Ile one-yard line.

From there, Wisniewski snuck it in.

After falling behind 20-7, Richard got back on the scoreboard when senior Nick Szczechowski took a handoff, popped through the line, and raced 63 yards to the end zone.

Szczechowski, who plays safety on defense, is one of the area’s top overall athletes. He rushed for more than 500 yards last year and had 10 rushing touchdowns. He stepped in at quarterback for a game and threw for two touchdowns. On special teams he had 487 return yards and scored six times. On defense, he had 30 tackles and four interceptions, two of which were returned for six points.

It was 20-14 at halftime, but once the second half started, it only took Szczechowski 36 seconds to find his way back to paydirt.

The fast and shifty senior gained 16 yards on the first play of the second half and broke the second play 44 yards for another score. And, just like that, Richard had the lead.

It did not last.

From that point on the Grosse Ile defense stiffened and held the Pioneers scoreless over the course of the final 23 minutes of the game.

On the other side of the ball, led by Kellem, the Red Devils seemed to get stronger and stronger On a hot and humid night that saw numerous players go down with leg cramps, Kellems was an amazing workhorse. He carried the ball 29 times, gained 182 yards and scored three times.

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^ Senior receiver Luke Grodon is a force for the Pioneers. < Nick Szczechowski, one of Downriver’s top returning players, scored on runs of 44 and 63 years for Richard on opening night, but the Pioneers fell to Grosse Ile 40-21.

Being the first game for each team and being played in suffocating weather, the contest was far from clean. Grosse Ile sputtered on its first two possessions of the night, but junior Tyler Swick gave the team a shot of adrenaline when he gathered in a Richard punt near midfield and returned it 50 years for the first

touchdown of the season for the Red Devils.

There would be five more to follow and Swick got another of them when he hauled in an 18-yard scoring strike in the corner of the end zone from a scrambling Travis Symons.

Swick finished the night with five catches for 63 yards. He carried the ball three times for 11 more and had 106 yards on kickoff and punt returns.

The left-handed Symons, starting for the first time replacing the graduated Nate Brown, scored a rushing touchdown and was 9-for-17 passing for 120 yards.

Despite the loss, it was a good first game for the Pioneers, too, who showed determination and flashes of offense that could lead to many victories this year.

This is the first year since 2012 that Tom Michalsen is not at the helm for the Pioneers. Michalsen was 55-36 during his time at Gabriel Richard and his teams made six playoff appearances. The Pioneers are currently on a streak of four straight winning seasons and four straight playoff appearances.

With Michalsen gone, the new coach is Bill Miller, who was a longtime assistant on Coach Bob Czarnecki’s staff at Trenton High School. He left Trenton under unhappy circumstances.

Miller was a candidate for the head coaching job at Trenton when Czarnecki announced his retirement.

Controversy ensued when both he and veteran Trenton assistant Aaron Segedi were passed over for a candidate with no varsity coaching experience.

The public outcry forced the Trenton administration to reopen its coaching search, but both Miller and Segedi declined to reapply and instead found a home at Gabriel Richard. Segedi is Miller’s defensive coordinator Miller said his 2021 Richard squad is a mix of veterans and untested young talent.

“It’s kind of an interesting roster of players here for us,” he said. “We got some guys that are older and more experienced, then we have a mix of players who are young and have little to no experience. So yeah, we’re going to lean on the old guys. But the young guys are getting better.”

Week 2 brought a long trip to Clinton and the Pioneers first league game will be Sept,. 17 against Ann Arbor Gabriel Richard.

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