Arrogance and political vengeance
Apr. 25, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Opinion Last week, three area public safety departments agreed that their continued help in Plymouth Township might be doing more harm than good. The leaders of the three fire departments in Northville and Canton townships and the City of Livonia collectively agreed that
Plymouth officials push through $1.9 million bond with surprise agenda
Apr. 24, 2013 PLYMOUTH VOICE. No end in sight to spending spree Plymouth Township officials approved a $1.9 million capital improvement bond during a special board of trustees meeting this week. The improvements will be financed over 12 years with the bond. The plan that was revealed to
Community Bulletin Board
Apr. 22, 2013 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Old Village Annual Yard Sales & Trunk Sale Saturday April 27, 2013, 8am-3pm. Plymouth’s Historic Old Village will host its area wide yard sales. Residents who would like to participate, please email Mark Oppat at moppat@comcast.net and you will be placed on the map
Plymouth Township OK’s streetscape project
Apr. 22, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. “We can do what we can afford now. I don’t support borrowing money” Plymouth Township trustees have approved a $784,000 bid to extend 1.25 miles of Ann Arbor Road streetscape. The approval came despite the resounding objections and no vote of Trustee Chuck
Emergency medical support curtailed
Apr. 22, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Fire chiefs from Canton Township, Livonia and Northville Township say their departments will no longer subsidize Plymouth Township Fire Department emergency medical calls. This week the three public safety professionals sent written notice to Plymouth Township Fire Chief Mark Wendel stating that effective immediately
Cross trained, new practices enhance police and fire services
Apr. 22, 2013, PLYMOUTH EAGLE. New system employed in Public Safety Department When it comes to public safety in Van Buren Township, officers take their job descriptions seriously. Whether police or fire officers, the new philosophy of Interim Public Safety Director Greg Laurain and Fire Chief Dan Besson
School Superintendent gets rude reception, lack of respect
Apr. 23, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Edwards to Hughes: You’re (the school district) the only entity in Plymouth Township that keeps getting tax increases Plymouth Canton Community Schools Superintendent Jeremy Hughes received a less-than-cordial reception from Plymouth Township officials during their regular meeting last Tuesday. Hughes and school board
Michigan Notable author to share Summer of 68
Apr. 19, 2013 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Tim Wendel, author of the award-winning book, “Summer of 68: The Season that Changed Baseball and America Forever” will speak at the Plymouth District Library on Sunday, April 28, 2013 at 1:00p.m. This non-fiction work captures the tumultuous atmosphere in America that year. In the
Creative thinking pays off
Apr. 19, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Opinion We always admire a good deal when we hear of one, and when it benefits one of our communities, well, that’s even better. Recently, Northville Township officials awarded a bid to have the buildings and structures at the former Robert Scott Correctional
Missing man’s body is found
Apr. 19, 2013 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. The body of a missing Canton Township man was discovered in a marshy area of Westland Apr. 1. A survey crew in the area off Ford Road discovered the remains of Matthew Morris, 36, who was reported missing in January. Police confirmed that identification