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NORTHVILLE - PLYMOUTH
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Kiwanis Club sponsoring

holiday decorating contest

Plymouth residents who display red, The event is sponsored by Nancy
white and blue, patriotic bunting, and Caviston of the Caviston Insurance
the American flag to celebrate Agency and Patrick O'Neill of Family
Independence Day this year could reap a Legacy Wealth Partners. After completing
hefty reward for their decorating efforts. the entry form available at plymouthki-
Plymouth Kiwanis Club members are wanis.com, decorators will be sent an
sponsoring an Independence Day House email for submission of a photo of the
Decorating Contest and are offering a home. Deadline for submission is June 28
$1,000 downtown Plymouth gift card to and photos must include the name of the
the first-place winner. Second place will entrant and the address of the home.
receive a $500 card and third place hon- The winners will be announced on the
ors will include a $250 card. The gift website July 1.
cards are redeemable at more than 150 The Plymouth Kiwanis Club sponsors
locations in the city. the annual 4th of July Parade in the com- sponsors multiple charities in the area. originality of the decorations.
Only homes located in Plymouth and munity, hosts the pancake breakfast at the The judges' criteria for the decorating For more information, rules and an
Plymouth Township are eligible for the Fall Festival, and manages the popcorn contest will include the overall appear- entry blank, access plymouthkiwanis
competition. wagon in Kellogg Park. The civic group ance of the home and the creativity and .com.
Condominiums, retail space proposed for Center Street

A developer has proposed a new $3.35 Planning Commission earlier this month provisions. zone.
million three-story building along North during an online meeting. Miller was rep- Commission members were also con- The structure is in the city historic dis-
Center Street in downtown Northville. resenting the applicant and developer of cerned with the number of parking spaces trict and would require demolition of the
The building, as proposed, would be a the project, R. Kurdjian. in the plan and the lack of a main entry addition at the rear of the Tuscan Café. It
three-story construction at 156 North Members of the commission expressed door facing North Center Street. The plan is at the site of the former city Opera
Center including a first-floor restaurant some concern with the plans for the con- now shows the main door facing Dunlap. House and the plans, according to Miller,
and seven condominium units along with dominium units, some listed at only 579 According to Miller, Kurdjian will pur- contain design elements that reflect the
a one-story addition to the building which and 600 feet respectively. Those sizes do sue 10.8 parking credits and locate a load- former building.
currently houses the Tuscan Café at the not meet current size restrictions in the ing space behind the building. Miller said Members of the commission agreed to
corner of Dunlap. Plans for the new build- city. Miller said those units could be com- Kurdjian would work with the Downtown schedule a public hearing on the project
ing were presented by architect Robert bined with a larger condominium unit in Development Authority on improvements as the upper story residential units
Miller to the members of the Northville the plan to then meet the ordinance size to the entryway driveway and the loading require a Special Land Use permit.

Open officials said. Many Northville and the situation is safe for both customers their establishments, but no streets have
Plymouth businesses suffered financially
and staff members.
been closed to traffic. In Northville, how-
during the three-month period when exec- Northville City Manager Pat Sullivan ever, street closures on E. Main from
FROM PAGE 1 utive orders by the governor limited non- voiced his concern about having Center to Hutton and on N. Center from
essential business operations in an effort increased traffic in neighborhoods with Main to Dunlap will be marked with barri-
ed on Main, will need both the state per- to reduce the high rate of disease and the closure of two main streets downtown. ers with room to allow egress for emer-
mit for a limited permanent outdoor serv- death caused by the novel coronavirus. His message was matched by Police Chief gency vehicles. No street closures are
ice area and city permit to serve alcohol Ward noted that the plan will need to Alan Maciag, who said the police have involved in the Canton openings.
in an expanded outdoor area. Northville be re-evaluated weekly in part because, been getting a lot of calls recently about In most area communities, numerous
officials said they will close streets when “We don't know what's going on with the speeding in neighborhoods and he was local businesses have also reopened,
the majority of restaurants in an area virus spread.” concerned about increased neighborhood some also utilizing parking spaces in front
have those permits in place. In Plymouth, several popular main- traffic with the closure of Center Street of their stores. Many have limited hours,
The enhanced space allows for social stays have not yet reopened as owners are especially. He recommended just closing limited customer capacity and require the
distancing as businesses welcome back taking a more cautious approach to the Main Street for the business reopenings. wearing of masks and social distancing.
customers who had quarantined at home current safety regulation. Several said In Plymouth, the restaurants have uti- Information about reopenings is available
to prevent the rapid spread of COVID-19, they will reopen next month, if they feel lized the former parking places in front of on the respective DDA websites.