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THE BELLEVILLE 64th Fall Festival sweeps into Plymouth
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This afternoon, streets will
Van Buren Township begin to be filled with the
board of trustees have sounds of carnival rides being
approved $29,995 for an elec- installed and various booths and
tronic message sign to be attractions being erected along
installed in front of township Main Street as the City of
hall. Plymouth prepares for the 64th
See page 2. Annual Fall Festival.
Bingo to support the
Plymouth-Canton Little League
THE CANTON will take place in The Gathering
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the most awaited events of the
Vol. 72, No. 35 year, the Civitans Taste Fest will
Staffing at the Canton take place in the Veteran's Tent
Township Public Safety behind E.G. Nick's restaurant on
Department is a concern of Forest Street. That tent will host
officials who noted that the the A.M. Rotary Club Spaghetti
township is down two police Dinner Saturday evening, too
officers and two firefighters. and each event will be followed
See page 3. by live entertainment in the tent
with a $5 cover charge to sup-
port the Veteran's group.
THE INKSTER Saturday morning is the to many good causes.” vans run half an hour before the JAG Entertainment which books
LEDGER STAR Kiwanis Pancake Breakfast and ing his time to manage or coor- festival open each day until half professional bands for perform-
LEDGER STAR
Joy, who has been volunteer-
an hour after closing, or until
ances during community con-
the big event of the weekend
Vol. 72, No. 35 and the start of it all, the Rotary dinate the event for several everyone is delivered back to certs and other events during
Chicken Barbeque is, as always, years, had one piece of advice their car. the year, agreed with Joy about
Michigan Attorney set for Sunday. for those attending the festival “It's free and it is very con- the true spirit of the event.
General Dana Nessel heard “It's a real community event. any time during the weekend. venient,” Joy said. “The Plymouth Fall Festival
about serious nursing home Everything here is for the com- “Take the shuttle. Please, Pre-sale tickets for the Taste really is a special event. It is all
abuses, as well as other prob- munity,” explained Festival take the shuttle,” he said. Praise Fest and the Spaghetti Dinner at volunteers, from civic groups
lems facing the elderly dur- President Eric Joy. “The money Baptist Church, 45000 North reduced prices are still avail- and clubs, all working together
ing a forum in Inkster. goes in a circle, people spend it Territorial Road, about a quar- able at E.G. Nick's and Kiwanis for one weekend,” he said. “It
See page 4.
here, at these events, and these ter mile west of Sheldon Road, and Rotary club members are really is what being part of a
civic groups then give it all right will again this year offer free selling advance tickets for the community is all about.”
back to the community in schol- parking and free shuttle service pancake breakfast and chicken (A complete guide to all the
THE NORTHVILLE arships, donations to sports to the heart of the festival all dinners. Fall Festival activities is included
EAGLE teams and groups and donations weekend. The air-conditioned James Geitzen, president of in this edition of The Eagle.)
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The 10-acre Maybury Opioid clinic prompts delayed citizen protests
Farm Corn Maze will open
Sept. 27 and families can Residents opposed to the members to vote against the
enjoy the Great Pumpkin planned opioid treatment facil- ” project.
Festival at the farm Oct. 12 ity in Westland may have Had there been this type of reaction Mayor William R. Wild sug-
and 13. missed the appointed time in prior to the decision being made, gested a community forum on
See page 5. which to voice their com- the issue with the developers
plaints. it may have been a different decision. and the public noting that the
The new facility, to be locat- characterization of the facility
THE PLYMOUTH ed at 34290 Ford Road, the site and the description of the oper-
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A Stacy Street resident said
the meeting.
He said state regulations
House, was approved by mem-
Vol. 19, No. 35 bers of the city council by a 5-2 that she cannot allow her three required notice to people living “It's a little different than has
Young actors and singers vote Aug. 5. Several residents young daughters to play alone within 300 feet of the property been described here tonight,”
will have a chance to show used the public comments por- outside because of the current in question and that a notice of he said.
off their talents during tion of the Aug. 19 meeting of foot traffic on her street. She the proposal was published. He Council President James
upcoming auditions for the the Westland City Council agen- claimed that drug deals were added that the discussion of the Godbout said he was unaware
Plymouth Uptown Players da to voice concerns and objec- being made in front of her issue at the planning commis- of any public opposition to the
set for next week. tions to the facility. home in broad daylight. sion July 16 was the subject of clinic prior to the July or
See page 5. Residents voiced complaints Some speakers said they news coverage, too. August meetings.
about the proximity of the new were concerned that they had Several speakers said this “Had there been this type of
addiction treatment center to not been informed of the pro- decision would be a factor in reaction prior to the decision
THE ROMULUS both an elementary and middle posed opioid clinic prior to their next voting decisions for being made, it may have been a
ROMAN
ROMAN school and the Wildwood apart- approval by council members. council members prompting different decision,” he said.
City Director of Planning
Westland is the second-
Vol. 134, No. 35 ments. One resident claimed to Mohamed Ayoub said that Council President Pro tem largest city in Wayne County in
Peter Herzberg to remind the
represent “a lot of people in my
Last week, a two-story, neighborhood” who, he said, because the proposal was a audience that he had cast a no terms of opioid incidents,
single-family home was “are very concerned about the “special land use” request, vote on the issue and that he behind Detroit, according to
assembled on former State potential risk to the children in minimal notification to nearby pleaded with other council website information.
Land Bank property in
Romulus is just under four Builder to donate new welcome sign to Romulus
hours.
See page 2. Visitors to Romulus will soon regular meeting last week as bers of the council that the DiDomenico explained.
be greeted with a new welcome part of a request for the waiver waiver of the building permit “On behalf of my father and
sign to be installed in the trian- of a building permit for the was unnecessary, but Mayor I, this is a way to give back,”
THE WAYNE gle at Hannan and Northline installation of the large brick LeRoy Burcroff said he felt it DiDomenico said. He
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Nino DiDomenico from
Vol. 72, No. 35 D&G Building in the city that will rest on a 3-foot brick donation to the city. had been in the city for 25 years
The sign will be at the entry
and that the main office of the
wall which will extend on
Jason Malloy, whose par- appeared before members of either side of the message. way to the city from the west development company was in
ents lived in Wayne, has the Romulus City Council at the DiDomenico told the mem- and will face toward the corner, Romulus.
been named as the new ath- “Most of our developments
letic director at Wayne are in Romulus,” he told the
Memorial High School. council members.
See page 4. Several of the council mem-
bers commented on the current
hazardous conditions at the
THE WESTLAND intersection and expressed
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Vol. 72, No. 35 DiDomenico for taking on the
project.
The site of the former Burcroff agreed noting it was
Hawthorne Valley golf a “troublesome intersection”
course and restaurant is but assured the council that the
back on the market following signage would not in any way
cancellation of development block any vision.
plans at the property. “We are happy to do it,”
See page 3. Specifications for the new welcome sign to be donated to the city by D&G Builders. Burcroff said of the waiver.

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