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THE BELLEVILLE Development at Saxton property is proposed
ENTERPRISE
ENTERPRISE
Vol. 134, No. 22 Don Howard ” the property and provide for
Sumpter Township senior Staff Writer The property is located public parking.
citizens will find their lives a The City of Plymouth has Accordingly, under the terms
little easier following the received a letter of intent related at the corner of Ann Arbor Trail of the letter of intent, F5
dedication of a new 26-pas- to the development and pur- and Union Street near Kellogg Park. Holdings now has an exclusivity
senger bus earlier this chase of the Saxton property period of 120-days with a possi-
month. from F5 Holdings, LLC. The ble 30-day extension. During this
See page 3. property is located at the corner Vanmoorieghem took over the Ferrantino is listed as principal period, F-5 will be given exclu-
of Ann Arbor Trail and Union back room equipment sales and of F-5 Investments and sive time to seek the approvals
Street near Kellogg Park. service for a few years. The city Management. Those knowledge- necessary for the plan to pro-
THE CANTON The Saxton family owned the later purchased the property for able of the transaction say the F- ceed and conduct due diligence.
EAGLE land and existing buildings parking spaces with hopes of 5 proposal is based on a concept According to informed sources,
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Vol. 72, No. 22 which were home to the Saxton finding a suitable developer who set as a public-private partner- the approval forbids future dis-
ship between the city which
could help provide an appropri-
Garden Center, a business start-
cussions with other potential
Area residents are ed in Northville in 1928 and ate entrance to the downtown would have the developer estab- buyers of the property until after
encouraged to "Take a Hike" moved to Plymouth in 1932. area. lish residential units on Maple the time-out period has ended.
on the Lower Rouge Trail in After the Saxton store was Plymouth Township resident Street, repair and redevelop the Mayor Oliver Wolcott did not
Canton Township on closed in 2012, Tom and businessman Michael J. brick building at the east end of return calls seeking comment.
National Trails Day®,
Saturday, June 1.
Pure Michigan
See page 2.

THE INKSTER Leader of state promotion
LEDGER STAR
LEDGER STAR

Vol. 72, No. 22 effort speaks in Plymouth
Inkster Mayor Byron
Nolen has presented mem-
bers of the city council with Julie Brown tell the story you have to know
his proposed 2020 budget Staff Writer it.”
recommendations for discus- The Pure Michigan cam-
sion and approval. Plymouth Township paign creators worked to edu-
See page 5. Supervisor Kurt Heise is a fan cate people that it's not always
of the Pure Michigan TV ads winter here, which was a per-
and thinks a Pure Plymouth ad ception of many. Campaign
THE NORTHVILLE campaign could work. creators also praised authentic
EAGLE Tim Allen,” Heise told an places such as the Detroit
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“Of course, we have to have
Motown building near Henry
Vol. 19, No. 22 attentive audience recently Ford Hospital, “where
when Dave Lorenz, who heads America was changed because
Local visitors can watch the Pure Michigan state of the work they did. They real-
sheep shearing, black- efforts, was the featured speak- ly brought us together,” Lorenz
smithing, wool spinning and er at the Plymouth Arts & said of the Gordy family, musi-
visit with a host of farm ani- Recreation Complex. cians and others of Motown.
mals during the annual Heise cited new manage- Lorenz said Detroit still has
Maybury Farm Fest this ment at the Hilltop Golf problems, large ones, but it's Dave Lorenz
Saturday. Course, Kellogg Park and local worth a visit, especially for hip hop to jazz then used “Oh, I loved it. It was very
See page 3.
tourism, “not just Pure those who haven't been there waterfalls, waves on shore and informative. I think it made
Michigan but Pure Plymouth. lately. And visitors to Flint, he more to market the state and you feel happy to live in this
But we've got to get Tim Allen. said, “would be shocked at their work can be found at community.”
THE PLYMOUTH Get him over here, put him to how cool it is.” michigan.org/puresounds. Zaetta said she likes the
EAGLE work,” Heise told the crowd as help define Michigan, with with firms including Coca-Cola Plymouth Community Band
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Lorenz and colleagues work
Lorenz said the Great Lakes
and Michigan Philharmonic
Lorenz was introduced.
Vol. 19, No. 22 Lorenz joked about his video of stars at night shown in and the Neighborhood concerts and Kellogg Park.
Two high schools seniors standing ovation upon being movie theaters: “What's better Michigan Ford Dealers. That Gail Grieger of PARC
will star in a professional introduced, saying, “They sel- than a theater?” he asked. outstate ad for the F150 truck thanked volunteers and
musical play they created, dom happen at the end.” He He said he has walked the was popular, Lorenz said. described the myriad pro-
wrote, and planned as part praised colleague George Mackinac Bridge, noting “I'm “This campaign has grams at 650 Church St.,
of their high school Arts Zimmermann and others who seeing a ship pass below me. reminded us this state's worth including arts.
Academy Capstone class. some 16 years ago came togeth- How many places can you do fighting for. You're doing a Monica Merritt, Plymouth-
See page 2. er to better market Michigan that?” great job. Just keep on doing Canton Community Schools
through radio, TV, billboards Lorenz showed the Upper what you're doing,” Lorenz superintendent, also spoke
and more. Peninsula Tahquamenon Falls, concluded. briefly to the crowd. She said
The goal, said Lorenz, is explaining a tribal community The May 15 “Celebrate “Elevate Every Student Every
THE ROMULUS beyond tourism to investment pact funds that significantly. A Michigan Luncheon” was host- Day” is the district theme this
ROMAN
ROMAN dollars and pride. Grand Haven resident, Lorenz ed by PARC in conjunction year.
Vol. 134, No. 22 Zimmermann understood that explained a state park initia- with Friends of the Rouge, “We're investing in our com-
from work in other states, tive portion of promoting Michigan Philharmonic munity. We have amazing
Officials at Amazon cele- including Ohio. Michigan. Orchestra, and the Plymouth kids,” said Merritt, noting
brated the opening of their “If you think about it, this is Ten selected state parks Community Chamber of skilled trades training and
Romulus Delivery Station really a different place,” had local sounds recorded Commerce. efforts in STEM, science, tech-
with a special delivery of Lorenz said of Michigan. “We such as sand castles being Shirley Zaetta of Plymouth nology, engineering and math
their own. have so many cool things. To built. Musicians ranging from said she was glad she attended. at the schools.
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Wayne-Westland board OK's closing of 3 schools

THE WAYNE
EAGLE Three schools in the Wayne- ” 2018 election, the schools must
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Vol. 72, No. 22 Westland district could be District officials said the closure of the operate at 80 percent building
capacity. As enrollment drops,
closed during the next three
Wayne Westland Comm- years. buildings is due to declining student enrollment and the student population is pro-
unity Schools in among eight Members of the Wayne- jected to fall beneath the
schools in the state awarded Westland Community Schools conditions of a recent bond approval by voters. required 80 percent at the
grant funds to replace older Board of Education voted 6-0 at selected buildings, according to
diesel school buses. the May 21 meeting to accept officials.
See page 4. the recommendation from the house existing district pro- Canton Township will be closed In April 2018, members of the
Demographics and Utilization grams, but no final decision has in August of 2022, if needed. board of education approved a
subcommittee to close the been made regarding that plan. Officials said no final decision grade level re-configuration to
THE WESTLAND school buildings. Hoover Elementary School was made on this closure, but move to K-5, 6-8 and 9-12 grades
EAGLE In August 2020 Marshall on Fourth Street in Wayne will should the move be necessary, and to close three buildings
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Vol. 72, No. 22 Upper Elementary School on be closed in August of 2021. The plans are already under way to beginning in the fall of 2020.
closure of the building will real-
facilitate a closure.
From December 2018- April
Bayview Street in Westland is
The Grand Ballroom at scheduled to close, following locate $4.7 million to other District officials said the clo- 2019, the Demographics and
Westland City Hall has offi- the vote of board members. The school buildings in the district, sure of the buildings is due to Utilization subcommittee col-
cially been renamed for for- closure will reallocate $10 mil- according to school officials. declining student enrollment lected data, scheduled meetings
mer Gene McKinney who lion of Bond funds to other Hoover will also potentially be and conditions of a recent bond with focus groups of stakehold-
served as mayor from 1969- school buildings in the district, repurposed, they added. approval by voters. To qualify ers, and created the recommen-
1975. officials said. Marshall could Walker-Winter Elementary for $158 million bond funds vot- dation presented to the board
See page 4. potentially be repurposed to School on Michigan Avenue in ers approved in the November members.

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