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March 8, 2012
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Survey seeks new building name
Bunny brunch tickets on sale
Plymouth garage sales set
Shakespeare asked, “What's in a
name?” and members of the
Northville Senior Advisory
Commission are asking, too.
They have recently prepared an
online survey to determine the best
new name for the Northville
Community Senior Center at 303 W.
Main St. The building, constructed
in 1954, was originally named the
Northville community Center and
after renovations in 2003 and 2004,
was renamed the Northville Senior
Community Center. It was then
revised to the current name.
The building houses the Senior
Adult Services program of the city,
but in recent years activities in the
building have expanded beyond tra-
ditional senior programs, a
spokesmannoted.
Currently there are athletic pro-
grams in the gym sponsored by the
city recreation department, fitness
classes for all ages, meeting and
banquet rooms available for rent
and adult enrichment classes for all
ages. The building is also home to
the Northville Youth Assistance and
Senior Transportation.
A four-question survey is avail-
able on line at http://www.survey-
monkey.com/s/GJCGYPW.
Questions include the suggested
new name, and explanation of the
name, the name of the person sub-
mitting the suggestion, which is
optional, and the area of residence,
city or township.
The Salvation Army Plymouth
Corps will host a Bunny Brunch on
Saturday, March 31, The event will
help provide additional awareness
in the community about programs
such as: Men's and Women's
Ministry, Summer Day Camp, Tiny
Tots
Pre-School,
Youth
Programming, Emergency Disaster
Services, and Tae Kwon Do, a
spokesperson said. The Great
Lakes Rabbit Sanctuary will also
be onhandwith their residents.
Youngsters who attend will be
able to participate in crafts and
various activities and will receive
an Easter basket they can fill with
some treats and completed crafts.
There will also be a photogra-
pher available to take a family pic-
ture that can be taken home as an
additional memory of the Easter
holiday.
Families wishing to attend the
Bunny Brunch Open House should
call (734) 453-5464 no later than
March 26 for reservations.
The Salvation Army Plymouth is
accepting monetary donations for
the crafts and food for the event as
well as donations of Easter baskets
and candy.
Volunteers are also needed to
assist with set-up, cooking, serving
food, craft stations, and clean-up.
To volunteer, contact Sandy
Kollinger, volunteer and special
events coordinator at (734) 453-5464
ext. 24.
from Huron Valley Ambulance
confirmed that not all their respon-
ders are Advanced Life Support
certified and some are not full-
fledgedparamedics.
Reports indicate that the town-
ship has agreed to a contract with
Huron Valley Ambulance to pro-
vide services for one year.
The ongoing controversy
stemmed from a fire department
operating budget deficit estimated
at about $900,000 which resulted
when the City of Plymouth opted to
disengage from the long-standing
joint operating agreement with the
township to provide fire protection
services to both communities. The
firefighters union and township
officials have been in contract
negotiations for months and
recently, the union offered the
township about $23,000 more in
wage and benefit cuts than the
townshiphad requested.
Township officials rejected that
union offer. The township and the
firefighters union are currently in
mandated arbitration.
An attempt to allow residents to
vote on a millage to fund the fire
department was thwarted by town-
ship officials who increased the 1-
mill requested by residents' peti-
tions to 10 mills after being
ordered by the courts to place the
issue on the ballot. That request
failed at the polls last Tuesday,
1,247 to 6,517.
Layoffs
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“It's spring cleaning time. Start
gathering up all those items that
you no longer need, use, or want,”
advised LaurenMisuraca, assistant
recreation director with the City of
Plymouth. Misuraca is urging resi-
dents to join the upcoming indoor
garage sales at the Plymouth
Cultural Ice Arena, May 12 and
June 9.
The ice is removed from the
arena for the events and partici-
pants can rent a 10 feet by 10 feet
space for $20, Misuraca said.
“People can sell everything and
freeup extra space in thehouse.”
She advised sellers to act quick-
ly as spaces are limited and there
will only be two sales this year.
Admission for buyers is free and
the sales will be open from 9 a.m.
until 2 p.m.
For more information visit
www.ci.plymouth.mi.us/recreation-
specialevents, call the recreation
office at (734)455-6620, or register
online at https://www.plymouth-
webtrac.net.
Sweet surprise
Meet Brownie, the newborn llama at Maybury Farm in Northville
where Maple Syrup Tours are now under way. Visitors can take a
hayride to the Sugarbush, tap the trees, see the sap drip into the
buckets, take it to the evaporator and watch maple syrup being
made.The maple syrup and products from the farm are available fro
purchase at the farm General Store in the Welcome Center. The
tours begin at 1, 2 or 3 p.m. this Saturday and Sunday through April
1. Admission is $6 per person, children 2 and younger are admitted
at no cost. The admission fee includes a visit to the farm to see the
animals, the hayride and the maple syrup experience. The farm is
located at 50165 Eight Mile Road, about a mile and a quarter west of
Beck, past the state farm entrance. For more information, call (248)
374-0200.