Northville Township
Grant funding will aid township
September 6, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. We’d just like to officially congratulate Northville Township for the recent $582,000 federal grant that will be used to provide a full complement of firefighters on staff. These grants, part of the federal stimulus package, were designed to keep firefighters and police officers on
“Undercover cop” pleads not guilty
September 6, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. The on-call Northville firefighter recently charged by Northville Township police for unauthorized use of emergency lights on his personal vehicle pleaded not guilty Sept. 29 during a pre-trial hearing before Judge James Plakas at the 35th District Court. Simon Wilkinson, 45, was arrested in
Northville wins $582,000 federal fire safety grant
August 23, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. [Plymouth Township has 13 firefighters in total for all shifts for their 28,000 residents, two major expressways and acres of industrial complexes.] Northville Township officials have approved and accepted a two-year $582,000 public safety grant. The federal grant, called SAFER, Staffing for Adequate Fire
Being right is often a double-edged sword
August 16, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Editorial By: Susan Willett, Publisher, Associated Newspapers of Michigan. While I predicted the win of the incumbents in Plymouth Township (Yeah, I’m still ranting about those fools), I really wanted to be wrong. Geez, I love to be right. I love it. Nothing does
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
Breakdowns, staffing hamper fire response
May 31, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Township fire fighters faced some extraordinary obstacles during an early-morning house fire last week as equipment failures plagued their efforts. The fire started in the basement of a home on Dogwood Court in the Lake Pointe subdivision. Homeowner David Mills said a telephone
Residents are already losers in campaign
May 17, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. An outdated and cumbersome federal law cost residents of Plymouth Township a great opportunity last week. John Werth, a Plymouth Township resident, and the current director of public safety In Northville Township, had submitted his nominating petitions and was ready to officially announce his
