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City Fights Potential Post Office Closure...
Requests Your Support 
Post Office to Stay Downtown
At the March 2, 2010 City Council meeting, City Manager John Zech reported that city has received a letter from Nancy Rettinhouse, Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Postal District, SE MI, notifying the city that postal service WILL BE MAINTAINED at a facility in the downtown area. The Postal Service plans to sell or lease its current post office building and lease or purchase another location downtown. Services and post office boxes will be maintained at the downtown Wayne location but letter carriers will be relocated and service Wayne citizens out of the Post Office building in Westland. "Those 4,442 petitions worked," he said.
Post Office Update
Last evening (Oct 6, 2009) at the City Council meeting, City Manager John Zech reported that city officials had met with Nancy Rettinhouse, Chief Operating Officer, U.S. Postal District, SE MI. The City of Wayne turned in 4,442 petitions in support of keepping open the Wayne Post Office. At this time, no decisions have been rendered. Ms. Rettinhouse said she would like to keep the "dialogue open."
Full story follows:
In the wake of a recent announcement of the potential closure of the Wayne Post Office Branch of the US Postal Service, the City of Wayne has officially launched a campaign to keep the office open in the City.
City Council is asking Wayne residents and the thousands of people from surrounding communities who come to work every day within the City of Wayne, to sign a petition asking the US Postal Service to keep open the Wayne U.S. Post Office branch facility, located at 3716 Newberry Street in Downtown Wayne.
“There is no doubt that a full-service Post Office within the City is critically important not only to the people of Wayne but to thousands of workers who come to Wayne each day to work at the Ford Michigan Ave. complex and many other businesses within the City,” Mayor Haidous said last night at the City Council meeting.
“The Wayne Post Office Branch is also integral to the City’s downtown development plan,” he continued, “and we are asking anyone who has used the Wayne Post Office to sign a petition in support of keeping the Post Office open. Please download and sign our petition and return it to City Hall by Sept. 4, 4:30pm. More than 1,000 concerned citizens have already signed petitions to keep open the Wayne Post Office, serving Post Office customers as it has for more than 174 years.”
In a letter to Nancy Rettinhouse, Chief Executive Officer, United States Postal Service in Detroit requesting a face-to-face meeting, Mayor Haidous said, “While the City will submit more specific development information to Ms. Zarek (Post Office Review Coordinator) per her request, you should know that future planning for Downtown Wayne, as recently as 2006, cited the Post Office block and its strategic flanking blocks on Newberry Street as the ‘New Main Street’ for Downtown Wayne.”
Mayor Haidous has also requested help from President Obama, Senators Levin and Stabenow, as well as Congressman McCotter. "We will take our case to Washington D.C. if we must," he said.
Wayne City Council established a subcommittee consisting of Mayor Haidous, Mayor Pro Tem Donna McEachern and Councilwoman Pam Dobrowoiski to deal with the possible discontinuance of the Wayne Post Office.
The City of Wayne Planning Commission echoed City Council’s concerns at the possible Post Office closing. In a resolution passed Monday, August 17, 2009, the Commission said, “…the Planning Commission, consistent with its current work to develop a new Downtown Master Plan, declares its unqualified support to the uninterrupted continuation of active operations at the Unites States Post Office located at 3716 Newberry Street, Wayne Michigan and that the Commission will work toward the development of land use polices to encourage the expansion and introduction of similar uses.”
The deadline to turn in the first rounds of "Save the Post Office" petitions at City Hall was September 4, 2009, 4:30pm.
The Downtown Wayne branch of the U.S. Postal Service has served Wayne and surrounding communities for 174 years. The Newberry Street Post Office building, which is owned by the Postal Service, was dedicated in 1938.
As a historical note: our City's name, Wayne, was adopted in honor of Revolutionary War hero, General Anthony Wayne, whose military expertise secured the area for the United States. The people of the City of Wayne have a history of fighting for their beliefs.
City Council and Oakwood Annapolis Hospital
Honor Wayne Firefighters
Kathy Cronin, RN, BA, MBA, President and CEO, Oakwood Annapolis Hospital recently addressed Wayne City Council to recognize Wayne Firefighters and relate a real-life story of outstanding cooperation between the Wayne and Westland Fire Departments and Oakwood Annapolis Hospital personnel.
Dr. Susan Horling, Medical Director, Oakwood Annapolis Hospital Emergency Department, Lori LaFleur, RN emergency room nurse and Sheri Schmidt, paramedic, Oakwood Annapolis Hospital also attended the meeting. 
Nicole and Mehmet Avci, along with their children, Kathleen (5) and Jon (2), were retuning home to Okemos, MI., from the airport when Kathleen’s finger became stuck in a hole in a bench at the airport. After failing to extract the finger, airport personnel cutout a piece of the bench so that the Avci’s could take Kathleen to Oakwood Annapolis hospital and safely free her finger, which by then was in critical shape.
When the Avci’s arrived, Westland Fire Department personnel had just completed a run to the hospital. Emergency Room personnel asked for their help to cut the hardened stainless steel. All efforts failed and the ER team contacted Wayne Fire Department for help. Our Firefighters responded and immediately summoned off-duty Firefighter Jason Reeves who brought the high-strength steel cutting tool which freed Kathleen’s finger.
Explained Cronin, “The nurses and doctors from the Oakwood Annapolis Emergency Room will tell you that whenever we need the Wayne Firefighters, they are here within two seconds. We have a great, positive relationship with the City of Wayne.” Wayne Fire Chief Mel Moore commented, “It’s great to have an outstanding hospital within our city which recognizes our firefighters’ abilities and works with us. This is an example of why that cooperative relationship is important. We were able to save this little girl’s finger. Today, she’s a beautiful, smiling little girl and enjoying life. Things are good!”
Wayne Firefighters:
Capt. Duane Reeves
Lt. Bill Thomas
Firefighter Kevin Kimmel
Firefighter Jeremie Schneider
Firefighter Cullen McKee
Firefighter Jason Reeves
Arbor Day Tree Planting
The City of Wayne Department of Public Works and Hoover Elementary School teachers and administration recently hosted an Arbor Day tree planting event. Fourth grade students gave presentations and participated in planting the trees. The student's teachers prepared a curriculum to coincide with the Earth Day/Arbor Day theme.
Trees for this event and other tree plantings at Wayne elementary schools were purchased through a 2009 DTE Foundation Tree Planting Grant. The grant provides up to $1,250 for the purchase of trees to be planted by the DPW at the schools. The City's local match for the grant is accomplished
through our “in-kind” service. We expect to purchase up to ten trees with this grant.
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City of Wayne Video Channel on AT&T U-verse TV
Wayne AT&T U-verse TV subscribers can now view City Council meetings and other city-related video programming on AT&T U-verse TV Government, Education and Public Access Channel 99.
AT&T customers can access channel 99 in a number of ways: by selecting “Government, Education and Public Access” from the “Live TV” section of the Main Menu; by accessing the “Guide” and scrolling to Channel 99; or simply by entering “99” on the remote control. Once on Channel 99, viewers must select the City of Wayne programming from among other communities’ programming.
AT&T is continuing to make their U-verse TV programming available in neighborhoods throughout the City of Wayne. To see if you can access AT&T U-verse TV, go to https://uverse1.att.com/un/launchAMSS.do.
AT&T is the only national provider to offer a 100-percent Internet Protocol (IP)-based video service, AT&T U-verse TV. AT&T U-verse TV offers customers a compelling variety of TV and Internet packages to customize their entertainment experience.
Downtown Master Planning Process Underway -
A recent meeting was held at the Wayne Community Center as part of the public involvement portion of the Downtown Master Plan. The Community Stakeholder Meeting brought together the City Council, the Planning Commission, Zoning Board of Appeals, the Downtown Development Authority, the Downtown Area Citizen's Council and the 2020 Committee for their comments on the proposed plan for downtown. Carmine Avantini from LSL Planning, the City's Planning Consultant, explained an overview of the plan and presented a map that shows the redevelopment plan for the downtown. There was also a power point presentation that depicts the highlights of Mr. Avantini's presentation. (20-Year Redevelopment & Design Concepts Map PDF.)
Contact Matthew Miller, AICP, City Planner at 734-722-2000 with any comments. Please visit the Master Plan page of this website.
Tree City USA
For the 13th year the City of Wayne has been named a Tree City USA community by the Arbor Day Foundation to honor its commitment to community forestry. The City is also the recipient of a Tree City USA Growth Award for demonstrating progress in its community forestry program in education and public relations, continuing education for tree workers, tree planting / maintenance and recycling.
The national, prestigious Growth Award recognizes environmental improvement and higher levels of tree care in Tree City USA communities.
The Tree City USA program is sponsored by the Arbor Day Foundation in cooperation with the National Association of State Foresters and the USDA Forest Service.
Wayne has met the four standards to become a Tree City USA community: having a tree board or department, a tree care ordinance, a comprehensive community forestry program and an Arbor Day observance.
"Trees are a vital component of the infrastructure in our cities and towns, providing environmental and economical benefits," said John Rosenow, chief executive of the Arbor Day Foundation. "Trees moderate climate, conserve water and provide habitat for wildlife. Trees in urban areas reduce the heat island effect caused by pavement and buildings. Properly placed trees can increase property values. Communities that are recognized with a Tree City USA designation and Growth Award go to great lengths to plant and care for the community forest."
For more information about Tree City USA go to: www.arborday.org/TreeCityUSA. The Arbor Day Foundation is a nonprofit, environmental, and education organization of nearly one million members, with a mission to inspire people to plant, nurture, and celebrate trees. www.arborday.org.