Plymouth
Man evicted, 2 denied admittance to meeting
April 26, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. At least two people were denied admittance and one man was forcibly evicted from the Plymouth Lake Pointe Subdivision Homeowners Association meeting last Wednesday afternoon. According to accounts of the meeting, at which Plymouth Township Supervisor Richard Reaume was the scheduled speaker, association president
A welcome ‘voice of reason’ is heard at last
March 15, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. We are relieved to find ourselves in some good company. Somebody else simply doesn’t understand the conduct of the Plymouth Township administration. Last week, after watching the shenanigans in the township for months, Northville Director of Public Safety John Werth appeared at the meeting
Northville safety director chides Plymouth board
March 15, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Recent actions of the Plymouth Township Board of Trustees were questioned by a resident with 27 years in the public safety field during the regular meeting last Tuesday. John Werth, a township resident and the current Northville Public Safety Director, asked to speak to
Layoffs continue, fire station No. 2 is closed
March 8, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. At a special meeting of the Plymouth Township Board of Trustees last Thursday, board members voted 6-1 to immediately lay off six firefighters, leaving a full-time staff of 14 to protect a community of 28,000 residents. Following an emotionally charged meeting, Fire Chief Mark
Conflict of ‘interest’? Citizens group files court appeal; request for fire run records denied
February 16, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Township residents have filed suit with the Michigan Court of Appeals in an effort to derail the 10-mill question members of the Township Board of Trustees placed on the Feb. 28 ballot. After more than 4,000 residents petitioned for a 1-mill Special Assessment
Attitude adjustment is needed
February 16, 2012 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Not to keep harping on the same broken strings, but what in the world is going on in our local governments these days? We’re simply aghast at the overt disregard of many public officials for the welfare and concerns of the public. Sure, we
Board hikes ballot question to 10 mills
December 22, 2011 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Township residents will have the opportunity in February to vote on the question of paying a special millage to fund the fire department, although the ballot language is far from that sought by the Citizens Action Group. The board vote to approve the
Judge upholds fire millage petitions
December 8, 2011 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. The Citizens Action Group of Plymouth was successful with a second lawsuit in Wayne County last week. Judge Wendy Baxter ruled that the Citizens Action Group had, in fact, submitted the necessary petition signatures to place a dedicated tax assessment to fund the fire
Judge rules against fire petition drive
December 1, 2011 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Township officials were not ordered by the Circuit Court to place a dedicated millage to support fire department services on the February ballot. The Citizens Action Group of Plymouth Township had petitioned the court seeking the ballot question and an injunction to stop
Citizen group proves “You can fight city hall”
November 23, 2011 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. No matter what the outcome of the hearing in Wayne County Circuit Court may be, members of the Citizens Action Group in Plymouth Township deserved a resounding thank you from residents across the state. These people have taken the elected leaders in their municipality
