Kurt Heise
Township plan may reopen fire station
Jun. 3, 2017 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News Don Howard Staff Writer Members of the Plymouth Township Board of Trustees once again disagreed about the proposed hiring of three new firefighters, part of a plan initiated by Township Supervisor Kurt Heise aimed at reopening Fire Station No 2.
$50 million plant planned in Plymouth Township
Metal 3D printed parts Apr. 1, 2017 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News Don Howard Staff Writer A new $50 million investment is set for Plymouth Township with the construction of an 80,000-square-foot manufacturing facility at 41144 Concept Dr. The building will become the home of Oelikon
Fire chief offers ‘sobering’ report
Plymouth Township Fire Department personnel raise the longest ladder the township currently owns (circled) at The Inn at St. Johns’ during a demonstration of an aerial ladder truck. Current fire department equipment conditions and response times were reported as “life- threatening” by Chief Dan Phillips. Photo by Don Howard
Plymouth supervisor plans citizen advisory group
Feb. 4, 2017 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News Don Howard Staff Writer Plymouth Township Supervisor Kurt Heise is determined to keep a campaign promise “…to involve residents in the future of our community.” To that end, he announced his plans for a Citizens’ Advisory Council during the regular
DeHoCo contamination decisions remain
Aerial view of former DeHoCo site. Photo by Lynn Gregg Feb. 3, 2017 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Don Howard Staff Writer Demolition of the former Detroit House of Corrections on Five Mile Road was set to begin last month, according to Plymouth Township Supervisor Kurt Heise. Heise, while a
Township, city agree to settlement talks
Jan. 27, 2016 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News Don Howard Staff Writer Members of the Plymouth City Commission recently approved a Tolling Agreement, a legal document that will enable negotiation of the dispute with Plymouth Township about fire department legacy costs. The agreement, approved unanimously, was reviewed
Officials vow to correct financial shambles
Former officials Nancy Conzelman and Ron Edwards exhibit Excellence in Financial Reporting Award – Fall 2013, Plymouth Township Newsletter. Jan. 20, 2017 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News ” We have to get through 20 years of dysfunction in this building. Time is of essence, our accounting practices
Director’s absence, employee’s overtime questioned
Jan. 12, 2017 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Township News Don Howard Staff Writer The recent termination of a part-time park manager in Plymouth Township has called the employment practices of the recently defeated former township administration into question. The relationship between the part-time park manager, former Parks and Grants Director
Plymouth officials to sell snow machine
Jan. 1, 2017 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News Don Howard Staff Writer It took the new officials in Plymouth Township only 3 minutes to approve the sale of the controversial snow machine purchased by the previous administration. Members of the township board of trustees unanimously approved a
Officials spent 20 hours emptying offices
Dec. 26, 2016 PLYMOUTH EAGLE. Plymouth Michigan News Don Howard Staff Writer Security videos obtained from the Plymouth Township Police Department have given rise to numerous questions and concern regarding the actions of two former elected officials who spent the last 20 hours of their terms shredding documents and