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• Sponsor of Gold Star Family Memorial
• Sponsor of Clinton Township Fire Department bench
• Sponsor of the Serenity Garden at the Clinton Township Senior Center
• Rosary Garden Crucifix Sponsor at St. Thecla Catholic Church, Clinton Township
• Sponsor of the future Children’s Room at the Macomb County
Giving Back
Rotating Emergency Shelter Team (MCREST) residential site
• Sponsor of a bench at the Clinton Township Tomlinson Arboretum
• Sponsor of a Veteran’s bench at the Macomb County Administration Office Building
• Past volunteer varsity softball coach for Chippewa Valley High School
• Sponsorship of Macomb County Warming Center’s Warmth of
Music fundraisers
• Secured and helped sponsor the Vietnam Veterans Wall that Heals, 2010, 2015 and proposed 2020
• Past sponsor of the annual Shred Day at the Clinton Township Civic Center
• Represents Clinton Township each year in the Mt. Clemens Thanksgiving Parade
• No wage increase since 2004
Why People Support Bob Cannon for Supervisor
Don Hubler – L’anse Creuse Board of Education Trustee and past president, Chair Southeast Michigan Council of Governments
“I strongly support Bob because he always focuses on doing the right thing and bringing the best services to our community. He is community minded and participates in many organizations for the betterment of our community. He is very experienced, dedicated and knows his responsibility is to the public.”
Lou (Koss) Moss, Clinton Township Optimists past President and Past Lt. Governor and Governor of Michigan Optimists, former Community Relations Director for Clintondale Community Schools
“AsfounderoftheClintonTownshipOptimistsClubIknowserviceclubsareimportanttoacommunity. Bobisa memberofourClintonTownshipOptimists,Goodfellows,SelfridgeBaseCouncilandRotary. Iapplaudhim,butI support him because he works hard and makes decisions in the best interest of the residents. He is the best supervisor a community could have and I have seen many.”
Gerrie (Hockaday) Brown, Educator, Clintondale Community Schools
“As an educator for years, I know the value of quality programs and facilities. This is one of the many reasons I support Bob. He knows the value of youth and senior programs. His motto is that a community is evaluated on how it treats their youth and seniors. Bob excels at both. He is a person you can always trust to do the right thing.”
Experience matters in these uncertain times
Under Robert Cannon’s leadership:
• Consolidation of department services saving taxpayers money.
• Mini-storage moratorium & revised mini-storage ordinance.
• Award winning Parks & Recreation and Senior Center programs.
• SMART bus service for seniors & disabled persons.
• For many years, personally sponsored annual Township Shred Day.
• Initiated the founding of the Clinton Macomb Public Library.
• Hundreds of ribbon cuttings for new township businesses.
• Gratiot Downtown Development Authority. • New resident information packets.
• Storm Ready Community Designation.
Awards
Chamber of Commerce, 2016
• Community Partner Award, Coalition for Youth and Families, Chippewa Valley Schools, 2015
• Macomb Hall of Fame, Macomb County Chamber of Commerce, 2012
• Service to Schools Award, Macomb Intermediate School District, 2011
• Eliminated sanitary sewer overflows into the Clinton River.
• Financial stability through 7 year recession and current COVID budget challenges.
• Miles of main roads improved.
• Miles of water and sewer infrastructure rebuilt or relined in mature residential and commercial areas.
• Memorial Day, Veteran’s Day, Independence Day, 9-11, Wreaths Across America Remembrances partnering with Resurrection Cemetery each year.
• Gratiot Cruise and Festival of the Senses.
• Sponsor of Vietnam Veteran’s Wall that Heals at 2010, 2015, 2020 (rescheduled for 2021).
• Initiated the Township’s Strategic Planning.
• Ethics Policy adopted.
• System of 14 improved parks.
• Regional Ambassador Award, Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, 2019
• Elected Official of the Year, American Society for Public Administration, 2018
• Tom Brady Leadership Award, National Association of Regional Councils, 2017
• Ted Wahby, Elected Official of the Year, South Gratiot
• First Welcoming Township in the Nation.
• Yasu, Japan Sister City Program.
• Establishment of the Clinton Township Cultural Diversity Committee.
• Establishment of the Clinton Township Beautification Committee
• Numerous road improvement projects (see page 3)
• Nixel Emergency Communications.
• Successful in having the police station located on Groesbeck instead of the Civic Center.
• Five fire stations serving the geographic needs of residents.
• Succesful at getting Township Board meetings video recorded and televised on CTTV 10.
• Established a historical village on the civic center site including the Moravian Hall and outhouse, Williams Log Cabin and Rose Garden structure along with construction of a restroom through a $300,000 grant.
• McMA Inclusion Award, Macomb County Ministerial Alliance, 2005
• Community Leadership Award, Housing Opportunities of Macomb, 2003
• Students of Service Award, Stevenson High School, 1995