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An insult to voters
July 25, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. It took a firestorm of public opinion and enough bad publicity to crack even the hardened shell of arrogance of Plymouth Township officials, but the League of Women Voters were allowed to host a candidates forum in township hall last week. The township hall was
Political antics deny public’s right to know
July 19, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Leaders in Northville, Canton, Westland, Inkster, Belleville and Romulus got it right. Those in Wayne and Plymouth Township, not so much. The League of Women voters, despite the opinion of some local politicians, is nothing like a group of Neo-Nazis. We thought we would make
A good friend indeed
July 12, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Township actually paid $606,000 for a 323-acre parcel of land assessed for taxes in 2012 at $16 million. Shouldn’t the question of a clear title to the property have turned up in a records search? Neighbors like Richard Sharland aren’t as commonplace
League of Women Voters’ permit for candidates’ forum rescinded by township supervisor
UPDATE: LEAGUE FORUM TO GO ON MONDAY AT 7:00 PM-REAUME INSISTS ON WITHDRAWAL, SCHEDULES BOARD MEETING TO ADOPT A NEW POLICY… CANCELS AT LAST MINUTE…VOTERS ARE ANGRY. July 12, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. A special meeting of the board of trustees at Plymouth Township Hall was reportedly going to be
Will Detroit reclaim $16 million property? Land Plymouth purchased may still belong to City of Detroit
July 12, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. “The supervisor, is, by law, the chief assessing officer for the township and is responsible for the assessing process…” The City of Detroit has until March of next year to reclaim a 190-acre parcel of land valued at up to $16 million from
Water tower contract awarded to DeMattia
JULY UPDATE. NEW PHOTOS-CLICK ON BULLETS AT TOP RIGHT IN PHOTO CAN DEMATTIA COMPLETE THIS PROJECT FOR THE BUDGETED $491,000.00 AWARDED TO THEM BY PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP? April 5, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Despite questions about the bidding procedure, the Plymouth Township Board of Trustees awarded a contract to
Back to the future Township officials continue to battle residents, voters
July Update – EIGHT YEARS AFTER MOVING OUT, TOWNSHIP OFFICIALS STILL UNABLE TO DISPOSE OF THE ABANDONED PROPERTY, HAVE NOW DECIDED TO TEAR DOWN THREE OF THE FOUR VACANT BUILDINGS. January 26, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Seven years after Plymouth officials paid $12 million to construct a combination township
Township agrees to hire more staff at fire stations
June 28, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Township officials have allowed Fire Chief Mark Wendel to hire four on-call volunteers to work full time shifts at the two remaining open fire stations in the township. Following a recent fire and roof rescue operation in Lake Pointe plagued by equipment failures
Recent events in Plymouth Township
June 28, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Recent events in Plymouth Township have prompted officials to hire on-call volunteers to work at the two remaining fire stations on a full-time basis. We think that’s a good start. We think it is unfortunate that two incidents and a death took place before
Mangan prophesied the demise of the Fire Department at the hands of the Board of Trustees
EDITOR: Originally ran as as Guest Commentary by Greg Mangan in February 2012. Mangan was the official Plymouth Township Fire Department spokesperson and was subsequently laid-off by Township Supervisor, Richard Reaume shortly after this article was published. February 23, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. BOARD DECISION COULD THREATEN RESIDENTS’ SAFETY. Plymouth
