Page 6 - eagle011223

PAGE 6 ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS OF MICHIGAN January 12, 2023

WAYNE - WESTLAND
WAYNE - WESTLAND

Suspect in multiple homicides is captured in Wayne

A suspect in several homicides was ed a traffic stop of the suspect as he was from his vehicle prompting a foot chase. The suspect was immediately taken
arrested in Wayne by Michigan State driving a 2017 Chrysler 200. The individ- The Michigan State Police K-9 unit into custody, according to police reports.
Police last Saturday, according to police ual believed to be connected to several were called and “officer Koma” was used “We will continue to work with county
reports. homicides failed to stop when ordered to to track the suspect who was eventually and local police to focus on these danger-
The 34-year-old suspect was seen in pull over by troopers. That failure esca- located hiding under a lawn chair at an ous criminals in order to improve the
Inkster on Friday at 7:15 p.m., according lated into a vehicle pursuit, according to address near Howe Road and Annapolis quality of life in the city of Inkster,” “stat-
to police reports when troopers attempt- reports, and eventually the suspect ran Street in the City of Wayne. ed Michigan State Police Lt. Mike Shaw.
State grant is awarded to

aid Eloise development

Plans for the redevelopment of the could be complete in 2026.
Eloise Psychiatric Hospital have been bol- The development will be completed in
stered by a $695,000 grant from EGLE phases and will include the preservation
(State Department of Environment, Great of two historic buildings on the property
Lakes, and Energy). while other structures at the site, includ-
Plans for the redevelopment at the for- ing the former bakery and power plant,
mer psychiatric hospital have been under will be removed.
way since John Hambrick, managing The recently awarded state grant is
member of 30712 Michigan Avenue LLC, designated as funding for brownfield
purchased the site from Wayne County for remediation of contaminated soil at the
$1 in 2018. The city of Westland has part- site, according to a prepared statement
nered with Hambrick's development com- from the state office. Petroleum-related ment of this challenging project,” noted reliant and at one time served 10,000
pany to redevelop the site as part of a compounds apparently leached into the Hambrick. Westland officials have said in patients and 2,000 employees with neces-
multi-phase project. When complete, soil from underground storage tanks, the past that another economic benefit of sary utilities, farming, and service
according to plans for the development, according to the prepared statement. The the project will be the drawing power of providers located in 75 buildings on the
new commercial establishments, a hotel EGLE grant will fund the excavation, the development which could spur more 900-acre site. Most of the buildings have
and a restaurant bar will join the pre- transport and disposal of the contaminat- traffic and attention in the area. been demolished although the remaining
served historic buildings and the haunted ed soil. The property was operated as a psychi- buildings, including the Kay Beard build-
attraction at the site. Total development “We are very grateful to EGLE, the city atric hospital until 1979 and then as ing, were the topic of a horror movie and
costs are estimated at more than $4 mil- of Westland and the State of Michigan for Wayne County General Hospital until remain an attraction for paranormal
lion and the first phase of development this grant. It will assist us in the redevelop- 1984. The property was completely self- investigators.

Bright lights

Winners of the 2022 All American Holiday Decorating Contest in Westland included
Jason Wright for Best Traditional Display; Matt Sutela for Most Creative Display and
Randy and Kim Krause for Over-the-Top Display. Honorable mention winners were Ron
and Debbie Alessandrini, Melinda Smitt, Joseph and Sharon Foy, Barbara Fiedler and
George Thomas. Hassan Saab, Westland Neighborhood Services director acknowl-
edged the winners of the annual competition during the regular meeting of the city
council members earlier this month.