No. 26
NEWS YOU CAN USE, NEWS YOU CAN TRUST
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June 28 – July 4, 2018
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The family of MiltonMack
Sr. remembers his life of
community service and dedi-
cation to his family on the
anniversary of his death.
See page 4.
The permit for the demo-
lition of a 150-year building
was denied by a unanimous
vote of the Historic District
Commission in Northville
last week.
See page 5.
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Romulus Beautification
Committee members will
accept nominations for the
2018 exterior home decorat-
ing contest through the
monthof July.
See page 2.
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For home delivery of The Eagle call 734-467-1900.
Three members of the
Westland Police Department
were awarded honors dur-
ing a presentation recogniz-
ing their outstanding work
recently.
See page 4.
One of the favorite family
traditions in Canton, the
Canton Leisure Services
Annual Family Camp-out
and Movie Night will take
placeFriday, July 13.
See page 3.
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Inkster residents will see
some changes starting July 1
when a new trash contractor
provides them with curbside
recycling.
See page 2.
Pulte Homes has submit-
ted plans to the Plymouth
Planning Commission for the
clean up and redevelopment
of a contaminated site that
has been vacant for three
decades.
See page 5.
Belleville Rotary mem-
bers led the clean-up of the
boat launch on Belleville
Lake and planted more than
1,000 begonias around the
gazebo inVictoryPark.
See page 3.
One of the most iconic sites in Wayne
County was sold to a developer last week
for $1.
The former Wayne County General
Hospital, also known as Eloise, inWestland,
will become the site of amixed-use residen-
tial complex for low-income seniors and
families. The developer, identified as
Morgan Development based in Southfield,
purchased all 28 acres at the site, including
the Kay Beard Building, and other out
buildings on the property between
Merriman andHenryRuff roads.
Officials from Wayne County expect the
developer to spend a minimum of $20 mil-
lion on the project and construct at least
106-units on the land. There is an 18-month
deadline to begin rehabilitation at the site
which must be complete within 42 months,
according to the sales documents.
The 150,000 square-foot Kay Beard
Building will be renovated into senior
housing units.
The property had been listed for sale by
the county at $1.5 million at one time.
Maintenance at the vacant property was
costing $375,000 annually, according to a
fact sheet distributed by Wayne County.
According to the sheet, no other offers for
the landwere received.
Westland Mayor WilliamWild supported
the sale of the land. In a June 4 letter he
said that the developer has agreed to
remove the blighted structures on the prop-
erty and that the addition of the new hous-
ing units will help support a nearby com-
mercial center.
The social ministry arm of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America,
Samaritas, continues to operate a family
service center on the Eloise site. That pro-
gram will continue to operate, according to
a county spokesman. He added that the
county is going to explore possible senior
housing optionswithSamaritas.
“While the Eloise complex was once a
large publicly funded and operated institu-
tion, this public use is no longer needed or
desired; therefore, as government officials
we need to facilitate the redevelopment of
this community into newdevelopment driv-
en by private investment and sustained by
one of the state's largest, diversified, non-
profit agencies, which is Samaritas,” Wild
wrote.
The Eloise complex first opened in 1839
as a poorhouse and a farm, and grew to
span 900 acres and house 76 buildings. It
once had its own post office, tobacco field,
greenhouse, cannery, and piggery. It was
also the location of the Wayne County
General Hospital, which closed in 1984.
The cemetery located on the historic prop-
erty will be maintained, according to a
county spokesman. More than 7,000 former
residents of the hospital are buried there,
according to theTalesofEloisewebsite.
Eloise complex sold to developer
Fifteen Westland students
are ensured of a brighter
future following the presenta-
tion of more than $27,000 in
scholarship last week.
Westland
Community
Foundation board members
awarded the scholarships to
students who will be studying
in colleges, community col-
leges and attaining skilled
journeyman training. The
presentation included family
members of the winners at the
Dyer Center last Monday, June
18.
To date, the Westland
Community Foundation has
awardedmore than $200,000 in
scholarships to area students.
Among the scholarship win-
ners this year were: Austin
Bazan, who will attend Lake
Superior
University;
Christopher Forbes who will
attendWayne State University;
Jacob Hausch, who will attend
Schoolcraft
Community
College; Terry Lewis who will
attend Schoolcraft
Community College; Noah
Luke who will attend
Washtenaw
Community
College; Ella Main who will
attend Schoolcraft Community
College; Bernard McQueen
who will attend Eastern
Michigan University; Jayson
Mills who will be going to
Ferris State University;
Madison Mobley, who will
attendWayne State University;
Jasmin Perry, who will attend
Michigan State University;
Austin Reid who will attend
Schoolcraft
Community
College; Zackary Rowe, who
Foundation awards annual scholarships
See
Students,
page 4
Join the parade
The Plymouth Fife and Drum Corps will again be part of the annual Northville Community Foundation Independence Day Parade that
will step off from the Northville Downs parking lot at 10 a.m. next Wednesday, July 4. In Plymouth, the Good Morning America
parade will begin at 9 a.m. July 4 at 850 Main St. and march through downtown. The holiday will begin in Plymouth with the free
Michigan Philharmonic concert, An American Salute, beginning at 7 p.m. Saturday, June 30 in Kellogg Park. Again this year, Mill Race
Village at 215 Griswold St. adjacent to Ford Field in Northville will offer special attractions from 11 a.m. until 2:30 p.m. following the
parade. Attractions this year include live music and tours of the historic buildings along with some live reenactments of historical
scenes.
