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Council discusses rework oversight

By Jerry LaVaute
Special Writer

In response to residents concerns, the Belleville city attorney drafted a new ordinance for fire safety standards within the city. The fireworks ordinance for the state of Michigan was relaxed recently in some areas, and the new local ordinance is an attempt to better control the process each holiday and ensure safety. Council members discussed portions of the new ordinance and a date for a public hearing, but didnt reach any decisions. As a result, Mayor Kerreen Conley deferred further discussion for a few weeks. Some of the difficulty stemmed from how the various types of fireworks are defined, and how the ordinance applies to each. Some terms used are Consumer Fireworks, designed to produce visible effects by combustion, Display Fireworks, explosive materials intended for use in fireworks displays, and Low Impact Fireworks, including ground and handheld sparkling devices.
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The history and heritage of the Belleville Fire Department will be celebrated on Saturday.

Super Saturday on horizon

Belleville will be buzzing with Harvest Fest, Fire Department 100th anniversary celebration activities
By Andrew Kidd
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Township plans 3 new sewer pump stations

By Jerry LaVaute
Special Writer

Van Buren Township residents will have three new sanitary sewer pump stations to replace three aging stations first built more than 30 years ago. The locations where the pumps will be replaced are North Shore Drive, Ryznar Drive and the Haggerty Road station north of Savage Road. The first two locations are near Belleville Lake. The three pump stations were selected for replacement after a DPW study. Public Works Director Tom MacDonald said that the station at Haggerty Road is often being repaired.
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cornucopia of fall activities will burst forth onto Fourth Street Saturday as the annual Belleville Harvest Fest returns to the downtown area. Coinciding with the Harvest Fest, the Belleville Fire Department is celebrating its 100th anniversary Saturday with a full day schedule of events as well. The free activities kick off with the 100th Anniversary Muster Parade of fire trucks and apparatus down Main Street at 10:30 a.m., the Harvest Fest from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. and live music starting at 4 p.m. in the Fourth Street Square. The fire department will hold a pancake breakfast sponsored by St. Anthony Boy Scouts Troop 793 at St. Anthonys Church (409 W. Columbia Avenue) from 8 a.m. to noon, with kids activities on Fourth Street and fire trucks on display on Main Street and at St. Anthonys Church following the parade. The Belleville Museum will also present a special fire exhibit for the duration of the festival, and a Firefighter Waterball Competition begins at 1 p.m. on the St. Anthonys Church grounds. After the festivities, there will be a release of 100 Chinese lanterns from the Denton Road Bridge at dusk in memory of firefighters lost in the line of duty. Harvest Fest guests will be able to participate in a variety of kid-

Fire department anniversary activities

A variety of special events are planned Saturday in recognition of the Belleville Fire Departments 100th anniversary: 8 a.m.-noon: Pancake Breakfast hosted by Boy Scout Troop 793 at St. Anthonys Church Gymnasium, 409 W. Columbia Ave. Cost is $6 per person, children under 3 free. 10:30 a.m.: 100th Anniversary Muster Parade of re trucks and apparatus down Main Street in Belleville. 11 a.m.-4 p.m.: Kids activities on 4th Street. Special re exhibit at Belleville Museum, 409 Main Street. 1 p.m.: Fireghter Waterball Competition at St. Anthonys Church grounds, 409 W. Columbia Ave. 4 p.m.-dusk: Live entertainment in 4th Street Square featuring Machine Gun Kelly, a local classic rock and blues band. Dusk: Commemorative release of 100 Chinese lanterns from the Denton Road Bridge. Fire trucks and apparatus will be on display after the parade on Main Street and at St. Anthonys Church grounds. friendly activities at the library and museum, including a petting farm, pony rides, butter churning and candle dipping, among many others. Belleville Downtown Development Authority Administrative Coordinator Carol Thompson said Saturdays events are not only a means of honoring Bellevilles fire department, but also a chance for residents to celebrate what makes their community their own. Were here with family, friends and neighbors, she said. We can kind of stop the crazy parts of our lives and really get together and enjoy what makes life in Belleville wonderful. Feedback for the annual harvest festival has been positive, she said, and it shows through attendance. Over the last 10 years or so the growth of activity in town has been substantial, Thompson said. A large number of groups in the area come together each fall and it just keeps growing in population and size. Thats not limited to just the Harvest Fest. Thompson said more events have popped up that have turned Downtown Belleville into a bustling community year-round. There are groups who are hosting events in the downtown area more than 75 days a year now, she said. Theyre put on by the people of the community for the people of the community. For more information about the Harvest Festival, contact the Belleville Downtown Development Authority at 734-646-0504 or at dda@belleville.mi.us.

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