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September 19, 2019 ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS OF MICHIGAN PAGE 5

NORTHVILLE - PLYMOUTH

Public opinion sought in relocation of post office

The Northville Post Office will alternative is to pursue a new square foot on 2.3 acres within
be completing a change of construction facility and asked ” city limits.
address card soon as officials the city to help find suitable land The representatives of the postal service Several residents on Wing
have announced a plan to move for the proposed 15,845 facility. toured the city prior to the meeting Street and the area neighbor-
the facility from the current loca- The lease on the privately- hood spoke in opposition to
tion on Wing Street. owned current post office site to look at available properties and land. expanding the post office at the
Vee A. Spikes from the expires Nov. 30, 2022, according current site. The proposed new
Facilities Implementation Team to official records. building would be owned by the
of the United States Postal In her letter, Spikes requested address to which the community rent site to accommodate future U.S. Postal Service.
Service notified City of that the proposed move be and local officials may send writ- post office expansion, they The representatives of the
Northville officials that the placed on the city council agenda ten appeals of the tentative deci- explained and there are no plans postal service toured the city
Northville Main Post Office so public comments on the pro- sion.” to relocate either the Art House prior to the meeting to look at
would be relocated to a “yet-to- posal could be heard and “the That meeting took place dur- or the Dog Park to facilitate the available properties and land.
be-determined location within Postal Service Team will again ing a Sept. 3 public hearing dur- post office expansion.. Public comments and appeals
the city limits,” in a letter July 30. identify the needs and decision ing which the members of the A contingent of U.S. Postal on the matter will be accepted
Spikes said the postal service to relocate the postal services, city council reiterated their goal Service officials attended the until Oct. 3, 2019 and can be sent
is currently experiencing issues outline the proposal to meeting of keeping the post office within public hearing regarding plans to Vee Spikes, Real Estate
associated with space constraints he needs for relocation, invite the central business district. to relocate operations from the Specialist, USPS, at
within the current building. She questions, solicit written inut on Former council members pur- Wing Street building to a new vee.a.spikes@usps.gov or by call-
suggested that the proposed the proposal and provide an chased land adjacent to the cur- space of approximately 16,000 ing (309) 664-4627.
New commission members named
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Plymouth Township now has a
nine-member Environmental The longest term
Leadership Commission.
Members of the township board on the commission
of trustees confirmed the appoint- is 3 years.
ments of Linda Barterian; Ashley
Binion-Zucaro; Cheryl Bord;
Joanne Lamar; Mary Ann Board of Trustees voted to create a
MacLaren; Angel Price; Robert formal commission to continue
Prohaska; Andrew Wolf and Anita this citizen-driven effort and to
Yeager. make township government more
The Citizens Advisory Council, of a partner in it, the official
which was initiated in 2017, result- added.
ed in the creation of several com- Terms on the new
mittees, including one on Environmental Leadership
Environmental Stewardship, Commission, as required by town-
according to township officials. ship ordinance, will serve stag-
That committee, unlike most of the gered terms, with the longest term
others that were created, outlived at 3 years.
the duration of the Citizens Barterian will serve 1 year;
Advisory Council and continues to Binion-Zucaro 2 years; Bord 1 Old friends
meet as an ad-hoc volunteer group, year; Lamar 3 years; MacLaren 3 When Wayne County Prosecutor Kym Worthy agreed to speak at the Plymouth Men's Book Club
involved in a variety of environ- years; Price 2 years; Prohaska 1 last week, she was surprised to find the man who first hired her, former prosecutor George Ward,
mental awareness, education and year; Wolf 2 years and Yeager 3 at right, in the audience. The Men's Book Club, organized by Fred Hill, at left, includes no reading,
advocacy projects,” he added. years. but does focus on charitable contributions. Worthy spoke about her experiences as a judge and
In recognition of this effort, and The commission members are now a prosecutor and her charity, The Children's Center, in Detroit. The center serves nearly 7,500
to provide a more formal structure currently working to establish an children annually who struggle with behavioral emotional, educational or physical challenges. Photo
and integration into Township organizational meeting date which by Dave Willett
Hall operations and initiatives, the will be announced soon..