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THE BELLEVILLE Condominiums OK’d at site of historic school
ENTERPRISE
ENTERPRISE
Vol. 135, No. 05 Members of the Westland Greenmead Historical Park in
City Council approved the 2016, While the site is in the
Members of the Van rezoning of the former site of City of Westland border, it is in
Buren Public Schools Board the Perrinville schoolhouse the Livonia Public Schools dis-
of Education unanimously last week, along with a prelimi- trict which owned the proper-
selected Amy Pearce to nary plan and final site plan ty. The school district sold the
serve as the president. for the land. land to Infinity Homes in 2017.
See page 4. Planned for the 5-acre site The final plan was
at Farmington Road between approved by a 5-2 vote with
Joy and Ann Arbor Trail is a council members Peter
THE CANTON six building, 28-unit condo- Herzberg and Mike
EAGLE minium development. MeDermott casting the no
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Construction on the new con-
votes. The land was zoned as
Vol. 73, No. 05 dominiums, which will back residential and required a
“Life is a Cabaret - LIVE up to Edward Hines Drive, is change to allow condomini-
from the Starlight Lounge” is expected to begin this summer, ums at the site. McDermott did
a special musical fundraiser according to the developers.. vote in favor of the rezoning
for the American Cancer The land formerly housed which was approved on a 6-1
Society Relay For Life of the one-room historic school- vote with Herzberg casting the Developers presented an artist's rendering of the proposed condo-
Canton and Plymouth. house that was moved to only no vote. miniums at the former site of the one-room Perrinville School.
See page 5.

THE INKSTER
LEDGER STAR
LEDGER STAR
Vol. 73, No. 05
The search continues for
individuals involved in a
two-car shoot-out on
Michigan Avenue in Inkster
last week.
See page 2.

THE NORTHVILLE
EAGLE
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Vol. 20, No. 05
A closed Presidential
Primary is planned in
Michigan for Tuesday, March
10, and City of Northville Stepping out
Clerk Dianne Massa is get-
ting prepared. The student showcase at Dance New York in Plymouth earlier this month
featured nearly 40 dancers of all ages from throughout the area showing
See page 2.
off their technique with a wide variety of performances. Kermit the Frog
made a special appearance waltzing with Miss Piggy (Janice Stanton)
and the Ladies Formation Team including Andrea Bzura, Nicole
DeBrincat, Lynn Diedrich, Cheryl Fabian-McCoy, Linda Hodges, Sabrina
THE PLYMOUTH Hubbard, Rebecca Jacobsen, Joyce Jenereaux, Dorrie Milan, Jean
EAGLE Polyachenko, Natalie Scruggs, Emily Solecki and Susan Walsh per-
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Vol. 20, No. 05 formed a Charleston for the show finale. Instructors Clive (Kermit) and
Suzanne Phillips, Jonathan Welly, Tiffany Sullivan and Ashleigh DeWeese
Plymouth Township Clerk performed with their students during the showcase presentation.
Jerry Vorva is already mak-
ing preparations for what
huge voter turnouts the 2020 29th district judge to retire in March
clerk's anticipate will be
elections. Court will be adjourned for that ended in 2006. In 2006, maintain memberships in the
See page 5.
Judge Laura Mack who has Mack was again elected, this State-sponsored Mental
announced her retirement time to a full 6-year term and Health Court Advisory
effective March 1. she was re-elected in 2012 and Committee, the Wayne County
THE ROMULUS Governor Jennifer 2018. Jail Diversion project, and the
ROMAN Granholm appointed Mack to As Mack is in the middle of Michigan Diversion Council
ROMAN
Vol. 135, No. 05 the judicial post at the 29th her six-year term, Gov. Incompetent to Stand Trial
District Court in Wayne on Jan. Gretchen Whitmer will Workgroup, the Wayne County
The cost for a new much- 12, 2004 to replace Judge appoint her replacement. District Judges Association
needed dog run at the Carolyn Archbold, who retired Mack said she is planning to and the Michigan District
Romulus Animal Shelter will at the end of 2003, leaving remain a director of Families Judges Association. She is also
be paid by donations and three years on her elected Against Narcotics NW Wayne willing to serve as visiting
fundraisers. term. In a mandated election Chapter, the Wayne 100 Club, judge for local courts and will
See page 4 in 2004, Mack was affirmed by and the Michigan Association be taking over as president of
the voters to serve out the of Treatment Court
remainder of Archbold's term Professionals. She will also See Mack, page 3 Judge Laura Mack
THE WAYNE
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EAGLE ‘Stranger Danger’ prompts police, Ring alliance

Vol. 73, No. 05
Inkster police now have a
The owner of Metro new “eyewitness” available to ” crime,” Lebo said.
Inkster police can now
Storage has offered to sell help them locate those suspect- We don't get access to their user information. We don't request video in an area of the
the East Michigan Avenue ed of crimes in the city. get access to their location. All it does is send an email city where a crime has been
property where a $3 million According to Inkster police, that says, the Inkster police department is assisting reported.
project was planned to the a local homeowner captured The request, through the
City of Wayne for $1. video of the vehicle involved in in an active investigation in your area. Neighbors app, prompts an
See page 3.
a ‘Stranger Danger’ incident email to the user for permis-
earlier this month. Inkster police said a local Stevenson Middle School stu- sion to use the video from the
According to a letter sent to homeowner captured video of dent. Ring camera.
THE WESTLAND parents in the Wayne Westland the vehicle involved in the inci- Lebo said the Inkster Police “We don't get access to their
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EAGLE school district, the incident dent on a home security Department has entered into user information,” Lebo

Vol. 73, No. 05 took place Jan. 13 as the stu- device. an agreement with the Ring stressed. “We don't get access to
dent was walking home from
Co., based in California. Ring
their location. We don't get
“We were able to get video
A Westland resident Stevenson Middle School. The footage from a Ring video cam- has millions of internet-con- access to their cameras. All it
returned an overlooked can- student was approached by a era,” Ofc. Andrea Lebo said. nected cameras installed does is send an email that says,
ister containing $27,000 to man in an SUV near The vehicle is described as a across the country, according to the Inkster police department
the Wayne Westland Credit Birchwood and Division dark-colored Dodge Durango. the company website. is assisting in an active investi-
Union last week. streets just off Middlebelt Road Police say a man inside the “I'm excited because this is
See page 3. in Inkster. SUV approached the just one more avenue to fight See Danger, page 2

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