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THE BELLEVILLE Ford Road boulevard project plans revealed
ENTERPRISE
ENTERPRISE
The first phase of the long-
Vol. 136, No. 06 awaited Ford Road boulevard Transportation Project Township Board of Trustees will be widened and that
last week during their regular
rights of way along the roads
Manager
Adam
Township officials in Van project is scheduled to begin Penzenstadler. The state offi- meeting. He said work on the will be necessary, although he
Buren Township want to next year according to cial spoke via Zoom to the project, which will replace the said it was too early to discuss
know what residents would Michigan Department of members of the Canton center passing lane on Ford details of those acquisitions
like to see in the design for a Road from Lotz to Sheldon from affected areas. Planning
new community center to be roads, will actually begin on is about 60 percent complete,
located at township hall. Haggerty Road next year with he said, and should be fin-
See page 6. work expected on Ford Road ished this September. He cau-
in 2023. He cited traffic stud- tioned, however, that there
ies which concluded that was “no guarantee that things
THE CANTON boulevards on five-lane roads won't change.”
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Vol. 74, No. 06 crashes which are regular million annually on the proj-
incidents on Ford Road. ect generated by approval of a
Take your best shot in Penzenstadler said the high road improvement millage by
Canton Township and win a volume of traffic on Haggerty voters in 2018.
$100 gift card during the Road near the Ford Road Penzenstadler cautioned
ShopLocalShopCanton intersection has necessitated that the acquisitions of rights
photo contest throughout a boulevard installation at of way can be challenging and
February. that location, too.
See page 3. Conceptual drawing of new boulevard on Ford Road. He added that Ford Road See Ford Road, page 6

THE INKSTER
LEDGER STAR
LEDGER STAR So ‘N’ice
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Members of the Eta Iota Annual festival returns
Omega Chapter of Inkster to Plymouth this weekend
were on hand to congratu-
late sorority member Sheila One of the coolest events in the area
Clay at the opening of the will take place this week as carvers install
Clay Center recently. about 65 ice sculptures throughout down-
See page 4. town Plymouth placed strategically to pro-
mote social distancing.
This will be the 39th year for the event
THE NORTHVILLE which will return to the basic concept for
EAGLE
EAGLE the festival which originated four decades
ago. It was started in 1982 by a small group
Vol. 210, No. 06 of local businessmen and community lead-
The social district in ers who hoped to attract crowds to down-
downtown Northville will town Plymouth to help bolster business
remain open for another during the usually lackluster sales time.
year following a vote of city The event grew to include massive ice
council to extend road clo- sculptures in Kellogg Park, live entertain-
sures through April 30, 2022. ment, collegiate and professional ice carv-
See page 3. ing contests and the famous dueling chain-
saw ice carving competition. The festival
earned an international reputation among
THE PLYMOUTH professional carvers who competed at the and a party tent, unprecedented warm Gietzen said he had to be persuaded to
EAGLE event which drew nearly 500,000 people to temperatures and rain last year during the attempt to produce the event this year but
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Vol. 21, No. 06 the city during the three-day weekend. weekend left many of the ice sculptures is now more than confident it will be a suc-
The festival has faced some challenges nearly unrecognizable. This year, health cess. “It is smaller, but it is really worth-
The $1.7 million demoli- during the past four decades including precautions due to the pandemic had all while,” he said.
tion and replacement of the inclement weather and financial difficul- but cancelled the event until, once again, a “People are really looking for some-
Kellogg Park fountain in ties during the economic downturn. As the few community members stepped in to thing to do, a family activity to get out of
downtown Plymouth is event was continuing to grow and include persuade James Gietzen, president of JAG the house at this time of year,” Gietzen
scheduled to begin this attractions like free skiing lessons, a pet- Entertainment which produces the event,
spring. ting zoo, pony rides, fire and ice obelisks to give it a try. See Festival, page 6
See page 2.

THE ROMULUS
ROMAN
ROMAN

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While the usual celebra-
tion had to be cancelled, the
gratitude and recognition of
Romulus Hometown Heroes
remained undeterred this
year.
See page 4.

THE WAYNE
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Vol. 74, No. 06 Community college accreditation extended 10 years
A doctor has started a
The
Higher
Learning
GoFundMe page for a Wayne Commission has extended the ” continuous improvement
processes, including profession-
man who has lung cancer, suf- accredited status of Wayne Our mission has always been to al development.
fered a stroke and was County Community College provide pathways to better lives WCCCD received a reaffir-
involved in an accident during District (WCCCD) for another mation of accreditation and met
the pandemic. decade. through higher education. all required criteria with no neg-
See page 5.
The accreditation followed a ative findings. WCCCD is the
comprehensive evaluation by “We are complimented and pursuing that mission with largest urban community col-
THE WESTLAND peer reviewers from the com- proud to again receive this affir- excellence.” lege in Michigan and operates
EAGLE mission last spring. Those mation of the world-class quality process is intended to provide six campus locations and spe-
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The HLC peer review
of our college district from the
reviews are among six regional
cialty campuses, and serves
Vol. 74, No. 06 institutional accreditors in the Higher Learning Commission colleges and universities with a nearly 70,000 students in 36
United States with authority to (HLC),” said WCCCD Chancellor critical evaluation of their pur- cities and townships, officials
In response to the danger- rate post-secondary educational Dr. Curtis L. Ivery. “Our mission poses, and how effective they said. The college is committed to
ously cold temperatures this institutions in 19 states. The has always been to provide path- have been in serving those pur- the continued development of
week, Warming Centers have peer reviewers particularly ways to better lives through poses, according to a prepared new programs, workforce trans-
been opened for residents in lauded the fiscal responsibility higher education. The HLC's rig- statement. The commission also formation, hosting community-
several locations throughout and commitment to local com- orous evaluation of our district seeks to ensure that quality based training sessions, and
the city. munities during the pandemic validated that our programs, fac- benchmarks are being met and improving student facilities and
See page 5. demonstrated by WCCCD. ulty, facilities, and methods are that the college is engaged in services, officials said.

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