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Bloomeld Township man killed by semi on I-94 in Van Buren Township

By John Turk & Laura Zoochi
For Heritage Media

VAN BUREN TWP. A Bloomfield Township man who died Monday night after being hit by a semi while allegedly trying to cross a busy highway has been identified. George Orley, 20, was identified by his father, and his autopsy is currently underway, said Mary Mazur, spokeswoman for the Wayne County Medical Examiners Office. The 20-year-old was struck and killed by a semi tractor-trailer around 10:30 p.m. Monday on I-94 between Rawsonville and Belleville

roads, according to Michigan State Police. In between accepting calls and visitors Tuesday, Randy Orley, the 20-year-olds father, conveyed that the incident was very raw. However, he did confirm that his son a University of Michigan student, according to a matching LinkedIn profile was a founder of what appears to be a Detroit charity application and website called 313 Certified LLC, found at 313certified.com. Police reports have indicated that a witness told authorities Orley parked his 2012 Acura along the right shoulder, exited the vehicle and tried to walk across I-94 into oncoming traffic. A semi tractor-trailer traveling eastbound

on I-94 attempted to avoid him but was unable and struck him in the center lane. He was pronounced dead at the scene by Wayne County Medical Examiners Office investigators. State troopers are continuing to investigate the incident. Michigan State Police have not yet released further information on the fatal accident. According to George Orleys LinkedIn profile, he was also a Detroit Pistons Summer intern for Palace Sports and Entertainment. It also lists that George graduated in 2011 from Cranbrook Kingswood High School in Bloomfield Township.

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Owen Intermediate School faculty members win Lego contest

In July, Owen Intermediate teachers Virginia Falk and Peter Ten Broeck prepared entries for the 8th Annual Ann Arbor District Library Lego Contest. The day long event featured entries from age categories from preschool to adult. Judges evaluated each entry and the public voted for their favorites. Falk was awarded first place in the adult category and Ten Broeck took home both an honorable mention and the peoples choice award. Falk, Owens art teacher, created a sculpture-inthe-round featuring Koi fish and an egret wading in marsh grass. Ten Broeck, a 5th grade math teacher, created a 4 foot tall tower made of black and white bricks and featuring flames, horses, owls and other architectural features.
Photo courtesy of Van Buren Public Schools

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Ofcials defer adoption of budget cuts

By Jerry LaVaute
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VAN BUREN TWP. The Board of Trustees had a 35-minute discussion Aug. 20 about potential budget amendments and the role and responsibilities of the supervisor and deputy supervisor. Officials met July 29 to discuss several actions to reduce costs and put the budget on better footing, and identified $444,000 of cost reductions or deferrals to their spending plan for 2013. When the issue returned at the August meeting, the proposed savings had been pared to $291,000. But it looked as if the item would quickly be approved, having been discussed a second time in the previous days work study meeting. But when Supervisor Linda Combs asked if there was to be any discussion among board members on the issue, Trustee Jeff Jahr, expressing surprise that other board members

hadnt raised the issue, asked Combs about the job title change from executive assistant to deputy supervisor for Karin LaMothe. Jahr recalled that, only the day before, Combs had planned to make the change, but had noticed that the proposal was missing from Tuesdays board packet LaMothe would remain an executive assistant. Combs explained that she had called the Michigan Townships Association earlier that day, and learned from them that no job title change was necessary in the amended budget LaMothe could remain an executive assistant, but would retain the privileges of a deputy supervisor, in charge of the townships daily operations in Combs absence. But LaMothe could not, according to the MTA, chair a board meeting or vote as a board member in Combs absence. Other officials recalled being caught off-guard when Combs made the change earlier this year, when LaMothe was appointed and sworn in

as the townships deputy supervisor, the townships first, according to Jahr. Combs had provided about a 45-minute notice via email to other elected officials of the swearing-in. Combs, who has acknowledged and apologized personally to the other elected officials for the communication faux pas, nonetheless insisted that, according to the MTA, it was her prerogative to appoint a deputy supervisor without first obtaining board approval. After the discussion, the issue and the adoption of the budget amendment was deferred until the next meeting on Sept. 3 for further discussion. The board voted 6-1 to defer, with Combs in dissent. Jerry LaVaute is a special writer for Heritage Media. Follow his blogs Pas Blog and The Eye of the Storm at http://jlavaute.blogspot.com. He can be reached at glavaute@gmail.com or call 1734-740-0062.

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