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THE BELLEVILLE Romulus council OK's $56 million project
ENTERPRISE
ENTERPRISE
Members of the Romulus City Council
Vol. 135, No. 32 approved four motions to clear the way for a
Van Buren Township $56 million redevelopment on Ecorse Road.
Police are continuing to The development, to be called Ecorse
investigate the drowning of a Commons, will be located at 37530 Ecorse
30-year-old man last week in Road on property now owned by North
an apartment pond. Point Romulus Industrial, LLC. The site
See page 2. includes more than 70 acres of land former-
ly owned by General Motors and includes
two industrial condominium buildings total-
THE CANTON ing about 655,000 square feet, according to
EAGLE plans presented to the council members.
EAGLE
To accommodate the redevelopment
Vol. 73, No. 32 plans, Romulus council members approved
Members of the Canton the termination and reliance of conditional
Township Board of Trustees zoning agreement which expired in 2019; an
have approved the restruc- ordinance map amendment, the approval of
turing of the township public an industrial condominium plan for the site
safety department, naming and the request for concurrence of the
two deputy directors. Brownfield plan the developers submitted
See page 6. to Wayne County.
A spokesman from the developer noted
that the property had been vacant for 10
years and that the redevelopment would
THE INKSTER create 400 jobs. The land, he said, is environ-
LEDGER STAR mentally contaminated but will be remediat-
LEDGER STAR

Vol. 73, No. 32 ed through the Brownfield Redevelopment
plan submitted to Wayne County.
Trying a new Michigan He told the council members that the site
Lottery machine paid off for was “obviously in need of repair” but that
an Inkster woman who won North Point was looking forward to staring
$200,000 prize in a May the “new life of the property.”
drawing. In response to questions from
See page 6. Councilmember Virginia Williams, the
spokesman said that the developer would
work with Wayne Country regarding traffic
THE NORTHVILLE patterns in the area and planned “to do
EAGLE
EAGLE more” than the county required. “We want a
Vol. 20, No. 32 good entrance,” he said. developer would consider expanding the are no jobs being created there.
road in the area to alleviate congestion.
Williams said she was concerned about
The vote on all four motions requested by
After years of complaints the traffic in the area and said that “these Currently, he reminded officials, that no the developer were approved unanimously
about the invasion of giant crossroads are important” and asked if the taxes are being paid on the land and there by council members.
new houses and radical
nance amendment is under Road improvements continue throughout Plymouth
remodeling, a zoning ordi-
consideration in Northville. City of Plymouth officials are Street from the railroad cross-
See page 3. celebrating nearly 30 years of ” ing to Blunk is being fully recon-
continuous street and infra- This project and the new policy structed and involves a full
structure improvements are the result of a lot of hard work replacement of the sanitary
THE PLYMOUTH marked most recently by the sewer main and the water main,
EAGLE Main Street project through and research on the part of many people. replacement and repair of
EAGLE
downtown.
storm drains and catch basins,
Vol. 20, No. 32 The latest improvements and a full rebuild of the road
were funded by the 2019 Street the intersection of Ann Arbor it to one northbound lane, one surface. Underground construc-
Sally Anne Repeck, a
well-known community Improvement Bond approved Trail and Main which will allow southbound lane, and a center tion of the utility lines will be
activist in Plymouth, died by voters last November. for pedestrian control. In addi- left turn lane with bike lanes on ongoing throughout the month
July 19, 2020 following a four- Officials said that infrastructure tion, a new pedestrian-con- both sides. Members of the of August, officials said and the
year battle with cancer. improvements to Dewey Street trolled crossing signal at Main Plymouth City Commission road paving will begin when the
See page 5. that included the replacement Street and Hartsough will be recently adopted a transporta- underground construction is
of the water main, a sanitary installed. tion policy that states the City of complete.
sewer repair and a complete Main Street will also undergo Plymouth will approach all Panel and joint repair work
THE ROMULUS rebuild of the road surface were a “road diet” before the end of transportation projects as will continue on Junction Street
ROMAN completed in June. the calendar year. South Main opportunities to implement from Blunk to Karmada and
ROMAN
“Complete Streets” that give
Street from Ann Arbor Road to
will begin as soon as traffic is
This project was the final
Vol. 135, No. 32 phase of a multiyear program of Ann Arbor Trail will be convert- priority to the safety of pedestri- reopened on Farmer. In addi-
The Romulus Police rebuilding the infrastructure in ed from four traffic lanes to ans, people who need mobility tion, North Evergreen between
Department may soon join the southeast portion of three traffic lanes, one north- aids, bicyclists, and motorists, as Blanche and Farmer will be
the elite ranks of those Plymouth, officials said. bound, one southbound and a well as design elements that repaved.
accredited by the Michigan The latest downtown project center turn lane) with bike promote walking, bicycling and The 2020 Infrastructure
Law Enforcement included the repaving of Main lanes along the curb line of both other means of non-motorized Program is progressing on
Accreditation Commission Street from Church to Wing sides. transportation. schedule, officials said. The
(MLEAC). streets. The roadway surface Wikipedia defines a road diet “This project and the new entirety of the program is antici-
See page 2. was milled and repaved and as, “A technique in transporta- policy are the result of a lot of pated to extend through the end
curbs were repaired in this tion planning whereby the num- hard work and research on the of summer with a projected
phase of the 2020 improve- ber of travel lanes and/or effec- part of many people,” said completion in late September.
THE WAYNE ments. tive width of the road is reduced Mayor Oliver Wolcott. “It's The schedule is dependent on
EAGLE include an upgrade and in order to achieve systemic another example of groups com- the continued favorable weath-
EAGLE
An upcoming project will
er, equipment, material and
ing together to make Plymouth
improvements.”
Vol. 73, No. 32 enhancement of the current The project will consist of re- the best it can be.” crew availability and field con-
The Wayne Historic pedestrian crossing signals at striping Main Street to convert In another project, Farmer ditions, they added.
Museum has reopened and
talks have resumed, accord-
ing to the latest newsletter
from the Wayne Historical
Society.
See page 4.

THE WESTLAND
EAGLE
EAGLE
Vol. 73, No. 32
Westland police officers
are being credited with sav-
ing the life of a 43-year-old
Livonia resident, believed to
have been driving his vehicle
while under the influence of
a controlled substance.
See page 4.

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