City adopts new rules for “bigfoot” homes
Aug. 6, 2020 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News UPDATED Don Howard Staff Writer After years of complaints and protests about the invasion of monstrous new houses and radical remodeling, a zoning ordinance amendment to limit the size of homes by a ratio of square footage to lot
Plymouth Township election results no surprise
Aug. 5, 2020 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News UPDATED Don Howard Staff Writer Resident voters in Plymouth Township registered a laudable 43 percent turnout for Tuesday’s Michigan Primary Election, besting 2016 election participants by almost 10 percent. There were 10,343 votes cast. Absentee voting, included in the
Exercise your right to vote – voice your opinion
Aug. 3, 2020 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News We urge every voter to exercise their right to vote and voice their opinion on Tuesday. The voters will choose the choices and candidates the remainder of voters will see on the November ballot. No matter which side of the political
Township woman charged with election law forgery
July 31 2020 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News Karen Lynne Rotondo, 57, of Plymouth Township is facing a felony charge after a foiled attempt to obtain an absentee voter ballot in the name of another person. Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel, on Friday, charged the suspect with one count
Sally Anne Repeck 1956- 2020 Community Activist
Jul. 30, 2020 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News Sally Anne Repeck, a well-known community activist in Plymouth, died July 19, 2020 following a four-year battle with cancer. Ms. Repeck was the former chair of the Wayne County Department of Social Services and also chaired the Plymouth Downtown Development Authority
Jewell Maple townhome project underway in Plymouth
Jul. 25, 2020 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News Don Howard Staff Writer Members of the Plymouth City Commission approved a plan for the construction of a 10-unit group of single-family condominiums and the redevelopment of the building that formerly housed Saxton’s Garden Center, a Plymouth landmark from 1932 until
Debra Madonna – first recipient of the Ruth Huston-Whipple Award
Madonna is the founder of the Miracle League of Plymouth, created to give special needs children with mental and physical disabilities a chance to play and experience the joy of America’s favorite pastime-baseball.
Northville Downs thrives despite unknown future
Jul. 20, 2020 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News While the pandemic is keeping people quarantined, they will now be able to watch and wager on live horse racing at Northville Downs without leaving home. Events at Northville Downs will now be available through TVG, an affiliate of the FanDuel
Landfill complaints reach boiling point – plea to AG for help
Jul. 17, 2020 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News Don Howard Staff Writer Years of complaints from Northville Township residents about odors and rancid smells emanating from the 337-acre neighboring Salem Township landfill owned by Advance Disposal Services (ADS) have been referred to the top legal authority in the state
Know your risk during the COVID-19 pandemic
Jul. 15, 2020 PLYMOUTH VOICE. Plymouth Michigan News The Texas Medical Association has assembled a risk chart to keep people informed. Physicians from the TMA COVID-19 Task Force and the TMA Committee on Infectious Diseases in Austin Texas ranked the risk factors on a scale of 1 to 10.