Canton trustees OK purchase of 7 police vehicles
Mar. 13, 2014 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Canton Township trustees have agreed to spend $155,894 for seven new vehicles. Five of the cars will replace existing police vehicles and two others will be added to the police department fleet. Included in the purchase were two Ford Police Interceptors, one Ford Explorer,
State test scores continue to climb in Northville
Mar. 13, 2014 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Northville Public Schools students turned in a strong overall performance on the 2013 Michigan Educational Assessment Program (MEAP) test, according to results released by the Michigan Department of Education. In October 2013, third through eighth grade students across the State of Michigan were assessed
Commission OK’s 23 of 24 liquor licenses
Mayor Pro-Tem Ed Hingelburg (L) and Mayor Dwyer listen to bar owners Mar. 11, 2014 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. “…the city is sometimes referred to as the West Side Royal Oak Party Town.” Members of the Liquor License Review Committee heard reports of violent fights, deaths in car
Trustees still seek answers to financial questions
Mar. 10, 2014 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. “The township drug forfeiture fund balance went from $146,000 in 2011 to $1.2 million in 2012” Concerned trustees in Plymouth Township believe board officials are deliberately overlooking negative audit findings uncovered last year by the audit firm, Plante Moran. Last year Plymouth Township
Northville Township to seek public safety millage
Mar. 7, 2014 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. “If the millage is approved, a homeowner with a $400,000 home would see an increase of $310 annually…” Northville Township voters will be asked to approve 1,550 mill tax hike in November. Northville Township trustees approved the ballot question last week, citing an
Canton chosen for $148 million research lab
Mar. 7, 2014 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. “The federal government will invest more than $70 million in the research facility…” A new, $148 million high-tech manufacturing research institute to be headquartered in Canton Township is expected to bring 10,000 jobs to this area and Ohio, according to an announcement from
Plymouth Township grant application riddled with errors
Mar. 3, 2014 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. An application for state funding submitted by Plymouth Township in January was riddled with falsehoods and erroneous information. The application for Economic Vitality Incentive Program (EVIP) funding is administered through the Michigan Department of Treasury and awards funding based on fulfillment of three criteria-Accountability
Livonia clerk requests Northville endorsement
Mar 3, 2014 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. “The board members did not offer Marecki any formal support or respond to her request for their endorsement” Northville Township officials have excellent, and long memories. They proved that during their regular meeting last Thursday when Livonia City Clerk Terry Marecki appeared at
Shoddy report is a disgrace
Feb. 27, 2014 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. OPINION “If Reaume didn’t know or only found out later, the terms that spring immediately to mind are mismanagement and malfeasance” What did he know and when did he know it? Plymouth Township, again, is the subject of a great deal of
Plymouth trustees OK new senior living complex
Feb. 24, 2014 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Area formerly occupied by Wycoff Steel was at one time reportedly contaminated Members of the Plymouth Township Board of Trustees have given preliminary approval to a planned adult nursing and senior living center off Ann Arbor Road. Stefan Stration, president of Pomeroy Living,