Plymouth Township water rates increased by board

STILL UNDER CONSTRUCTION, PLYMOUTH TOWNSHIP WATER TOWER Since April of 2008 when the new township water tower was reported functioning by engineers, the 1 million gallon tank has reportedly not been filled to more than 65 percent capacity. It is said the tank will hold only 250,000 gallons of water
Northville Township Firefighters Fill The Boot

Aug. 14, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Northville Township firefighters collected $2,905 during their recent Fill The Boot campaign to help the Muscular Dystrophy Association. They exceeded the total from last year by $900, according to a spokesperson who said the firefighters are happy to help MDA which is an organization
Local artist is part of special exhibit in Bloomfield

Aug. 14, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth resident and well- known artist Tony Roko will have his work on exhibit next month at the Janice Charach Gallery in Bloomfield. Roko and fellow artist Bowen Kline, who are both self-taught, will be the focus of the show at the gallery that
AOL makes major cuts with its Patch

Aug. 10, 2013 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plans Call for Cutbacks in Sites, Staff Layoffs AOL Chief Executive Tim Armstrong is resorting to major cuts at the company’s Patch local news unit in a last-ditch effort to turn it into the profitable enterprise he promised it would be by the end
Letter to the editor blasts township officials

Rendering of $625,000 park pavilion. Aug. 9, 2013 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Campaign supporter says he’s furious and embarrassed To the editor: I was furious last week when the Plymouth Township Board voted 4-3 to borrow $2 million to spend on “recreation” projects without any input from the voters.
Downtown Plymouth Events

Wednesday August 7 Bring your young ones to this week’s summer Music in the Park Children’s Concert Series featuring Gordon Russ the Magician. These kid friendly concerts will be held every Wednesday at noon in Kellogg Park. Delta Diamond Setters & Jewelers will be having their 30th Annual Sale
The secret to brilliance must be election

Aug. 7, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Opinion By: Susan Willett, Publisher The older I get, the more things amaze me. Stuff I used to simply take for granted all of a sudden seems somehow magical and inexplicable, like that 8-ball thingie that knows all the answers to the
What a difference time makes

Closed Lake Pointe Fire Station in Plymouth Township Aug. 6, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. OPINION Time, it appears, seriously alters the perspective of elected officials regarding acceptable levels of public safety service. For example, a few years ago when Plymouth city and township shared fire services, the city
Former GM Vice Chairman signs new book in Plymouth

Aug. 6, 2013 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Geoff Frampton learned a great deal during his 37 years as a Ford Motor Co. engineer. One of those lessons was always try to think out of the box. Now part of the sales staff at Don Massey Cadillac in Plymouth, Frampton applied those
Record breaking 5-hour board meeting leaves residents upset, still no answers

Aug. 5, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Residents protest plan for golf course project “It appears there’s a rush to do something; it’s the appearance of impropriety,” Township Resident. Several residents of Woodlore North subdivision attended the meeting of the Plymouth Township Board of Trustees last week to reiterate their