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PAGE 2 ASSOCIATED NEWSPAPERS OF MICHIGAN July 28, 2022

SUMPTER - PLYMOUTH
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Funding for proposed recreation trail withdrawn

Wayne County Commission- be willing to approve $250,000 care of some of the township Haidous if the township would
er Al Haidous delivered some for the project. needs. have the opportunity to amend
unwelcome news to Sumpter Haidous said that that the That has now changed, the plans for the recreational
Township officials during the federal government had also Haidous said. “Hopefully in a pathway because the govern-
July 12 meeting. restructured the criteria for month or so we can do catch up ment has now amended what
Haidous explained that the projects that the county could and make sure citizens' the funding can be used for
funding for a proposed recre- fund with the limited money. To requests are processed. We “probably four times.”
ational trail connecting the complete the proposed recre- receive lots of calls from resi- “We are limited on things we
township to a statewide biking ational bike and walking path, dents,” he said, “and often I call could apply for,” he reminded
and walking path had been Haidous said, would require them back myself.” Haidous.
markedly reduced by federal the much larger contribution Haidous said he would also Haidous said that “most of
officials and the $6.22 million from the township. like to see more projects com- the time” he has been success-
planned for various projects On a brighter note, Haidous ing through Sumpter Township ful bringing requests for fund-
like the proposed trailway had said county workers had nearly and there is other federal ing of projects in the communi-
been reduced to $2.2 million. completed cutting of the high recovery money available for ties he represents, but reiterat-
He said the county portion of weeds and maintenance specific projects through the ed that $6 million reduction to
the federal grant was reduced around traffic signs in the town- American Rescue Plan Act. $2 million for these specific
from $2 billion to $3 million and ship and ditches throughout the “I would hate to see federal grants left the county without
said the project would require area had been cleaned and money go back because you and the funding for the proposed
more funding from the local cleared. He said that for some I could fund projects,” he told pathway.
community. He asked the time the county simply did not the board members. “We just don't have enough
Al Haidous Sumpter officials if they would have enough employees to take Trustee Matt Oddy asked money for that,” he said.
Kellogg Park concerts continue

The popular Music in the Air free R&B, Gospel, Soul & Jazz. Although
weekly concert series will continue at 7 Sunshine lives in the heartland of the
p.m. tomorrow, July 29, and continue University of Michigan Wolverines, the
through Sept. 3 at the Kellogg Park stage chants of 'Let's Go Blue' take on a whole
in downtown Plymouth, officials from the different meaning for her.
Downtown Development Authority (DDA)
office said. The Rhythm Section includes ("Slick")
The concerts are sponsored by the Rick Humesky on guitar, Antonio "The
DDA; the Bank of Ann Arbor; the Groove Boy" Jacobs on drums, Matt
Plymouth Noon Rotary Club and Hines Macchiarolo on bass, and Patrick "Tricky
Park Lincoln. Fingers" Little on keyboards. The
The line-up this year again includes "Xsatiable Horns" are Patricio Padilla and
various area bands and tomorrow, Lady Tim "Topkat" Kalvitis.
Sunshine & the X Band (Detroit's' own - Next week, on Aug. 5--Larry Lee and
Emotion, Fire, Pride, and Soul) will per- the Back in the Day Band (Funk, R&B,
form. Motown) is scheduled; Aug. 12--Geff
Born on a plantation near the Phillips and Friends (Pop & Rock Variety Final round
Mississippi Delta in West Helena 60s); Aug. 19 Moxie Blitz (80s - Today
Arkansas, Lady Sunshine grew up singing Pop); Aug. 26--Steve King and the Dittilies After 48 years of owning and operating Fox Hills Golf & Banquet Center, sisters
gospel music as a little girl. She moved to (Wayne Newton of Wayne County) and Sandy Mily, at right, and Kathy Aznavorian have retired. Heritage Golf Group will
Ann Arbor in 1975 and began performing Sept. 2--Atomic Radio (Top 40, Pop Hip- be taking over the operations at Fox Hills and will continue to offer the same serv-
professionally in genres such as Blues, Hop, Rock). ice at the facility. The sisters began with an 18-hole golf course and a log cabin
and today, Fox Hills features 63 holes of golf, three clubhouses, three banquet
venues and a state-of-the-art performance center. Mily said the decision to retire
was "bittersweet." She and Aznavorian thanked "the hundreds of thousands of
guests that we have had over the years and the thousands of employees of Fox
Hills over the years. From the bottom of our hearts, we thank you. Words cannot
express our gratitude,” she said.

Lady Sunshine and the X band will take to the stage in Kellogg Park tomorrow evening.