Plymouth Voice
New report says 85 gallons of oil / kerosene dumped at Northville Downs
Jul. 5, 2024 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News It is now known there was between 80 and 85 gallons of oil and kerosene that spilled from eight drums and a storage container last month at the former Northville Downs demolition site according to a recent statement by the Michigan
Nessel denounces fossil fuel industry for climate events – wants to prosecute
Jul. 1, 2024 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News OPINION Attorney General Nessel Smears Fossil Fuel Companies By: Theodore Bolema, Ph.D., J.D. Wants to sue the entire industry, but only lawyers, bankers and bureaucrats to benefit Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel announced that her office is seeking proposals
Accident dumps motor oil – kerosene into Rouge watershed
Jun. 23, 2024 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News A ruinous accident occurred Friday at the site of the former Northville Downs building project (The Downs) near Center Street and Seven Mile Road – just upstream on the Rouge River tributary that feeds Phoenix Lake and Wilcox Pond, located in Plymouth
Traffic snarled as workers begin bridge work
Jun. 18, 2024 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News MDOT’s road reconstruction project is in full swing and motorists are frustrated. Michigan Department of Transportation’s $84 million M-14 – I-96 reconstruction project between Newburgh Rd. in Livonia and Sheldon Rd. in Plymouth Township will certainly remedy the rapidly depreciating roads
Historic Preservation is Powerful
Jun. 7, 2024 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News Guest Editorial By: Jack Dempsey Historic Preservation is Powerful The unfettered celebration of the saving and renewal of the Michigan Central in downtown Detroit should inspire people and policymakers of this State to redouble efforts to preserve our past.
These are our heroes and we shall never forget
Jun. 6, 2024 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News D-Day 80-years – 2024. It may be the last time American veterans of the Greatest Generation are able to go to Normandy to commemorate that fateful day, June 6, 1944. The infamous operation known as Operation Overlord was planned in two
Northville Downs racetrack debacle lives on
May 28, 2024 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News With a $10 million federal lawsuit hanging in abeyance, owners of Michigan’s last parimutuel horse racetrack are reportedly scrambling to find a new home to replace the now dismantled Northville Downs. On the drawing board is the Handy Township Fowlerville track
Today the nation mourns the loss of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice
May 27, 2024 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News Today the nation mourns the loss of those who paid the ultimate sacrifice . Albeit, Memorial Day is the official start of summer celebrated with picnics and family gatherings; it is also a time for serious reflection. All over the world
MDOT proposes GPS mileage tracker to fund the damn roads
May 16, 2024 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News The state plans to spend $5 million on a survey about a new road usage charge system. That includes asking if people would be willing to install a GPS mileage tracker in their vehicles. Similar systems are already in place in
Don’t separate teacher effectiveness from student achievement
Apr. 23, 2024 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News OPINION By: Molly Macek Repealing reforms will only hurt students School boards across the state have their work cut out for them. Leading a school district is hard enough, and now they must prepare to bargain with teachers’ unions
