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NORTHVILLE

Demolition of school meets city opposition

Plans to demolish Main Street four homes and reserve a por- Gallagher argued that language city and that this development ate respect for historic districts.
School in downtown Northville tion of the land for parking for in the Michigan Revised School was overwhelmingly favored by She urged the members of the
and construct four or five luxury Old Village School, located next Code and case law would the school community. historic commission to “give the
homes went awry during the reg- door to the site at 501 East Main exempt the district from the One resident reminded the school district a fair shake” and
ular city council meeting Oct. 1. St. requirement of Historic council members that the possi- noted that just because some-
The Northville Public Schools During the meeting, members Commission approval. She, and bility of the school building thing is historic, there are other
board members have been of the council voted 5-0 to have others, stressed that a prolonged becoming an attractive nuisance factors to be considered in
accepting plans and bids to city attorney Robert Marzano legal batter between the city and like the Northville Psychiatric preservation.
demolish the 81-year-old school legally challenge the authority of the school district could contin- Hospital existed and the build- Council President Ken Roth
building expected to sell for the school district to demolish ue for several years and be ing could begin to draw curious reminded the audience that the
about $1.3 million. There have the school building without the expensive for both entities. trespassers. question was not whether Main
been multiple bids and plans for approval of the Historic District She said that voting to litigate Mayor Pro tem Nancy Darga Street School should be demol-
the site submitted by developers Commission. the matter would cause an agreed that spending tax money ished but rather the issue of the
to the school officials. The cur- Superintendent of Northville undue financial hardship on in legal battles was not desirable authority of the Historic District
rent developer plans to erect Public Schools May Kay both the school district and the but noted that she had a passion- Commission.
Young artists exhibit work

The Northville Art House will present for purchase to support the First
the third annual Young Artist Juried Art Presbyterian Youth Group Mission trip
Fair, from 11 a.m. until 3 p.m. Saturday, to Puerto Rico next July.
Nov. 17, at The First Presbyterian There is a suggested donation of $3 at
Church of Northville, 200 E. Main St. the door to the Young Artist Juried Art
More than 30 young artists, ranging in Fair. Those younger than 12 are admit-
grades 2 - 12, will showcase their diverse ted at no cost.
artistic talents and be selling their origi- Closing the event will be musical
nal artwork during the one-day indoor guest Neil Woodward, Michigan's
fair. Featured work will include: acrylic, Troubadour who will present a tour
watercolor, illustrations, jewelry, mixed through Great Lakes with music and sto-
media, fiber art, photography and much ries.
more. Tickets are on sale now to see Neil
The Northville Strings Students will Woodward at the Northville Art House; Jennie Wei, 13, displays some of her watercolors which will be for sale at the Northville
open the Art Fair with a performance $5 for those 14 and younger and $7 for Art House Young Artist Juried Art Fair.
from 10:30 - 11:15 a.m. adults. All proceeds go to help fund the and events. Contact the Northville Art 0497 or go to http://northvilleart
Lunch and snacks will be available Northville Art House outreach programs House for more information at (248) 344- house.org/young-artist-art-fair-2018/
Home invasion suspect arrested, charged

Wayne County Prosecutor tem at a residence in the 16600 police reports. The resident told ful imprisonment and three
Kym Worthy has charged Erik block of Winchester Drive. officers that he struggled with the counts of attempted kidnapping.
Daniel Brumley, 46, of South When officers arrived, the res- intruder who dropped the Brumley was arraigned on the
Lyon, in connection with the ident explained that he had weapon and then fled the scene. charges Oct. 6, the 34th District
home invasion and an assault on heard noise in the home and Police said that investigation Court in Romulus and his bond
a resident in Northville went to investigate, discovering by the Northville Township set at $1 million, cash, no 10 per-
Township. an unknown man in the home. police led to arrest of Brumley as cent provision and no contact
According to police reports, The resident told officers that a suspect in the incident. with the victims.
Northville Township officers when he confronted the intruder, Brumley has been charged His next court appearance is
responded to a 911 call at 5:54 the suspect brandished a weapon with home invasion - first degree, scheduled for Oct. 19, at the 35th
Erik Daniel Brumley a.m. Oct. 3 and a home alarm sys- and assaulted him, according to three counts of attempted unlaw- District Court in Plymouth.