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NORTHVILLE
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Traditional Victorian Festival begins next week

Northville will celebrate the Victorian Parade featuring chil-
history of the community during dren and adults all dressed in
the annual Victorian Festival set period attire. The parade will
for Sept. 22, 23 and 24. start on West Cady and Wing
The three-day celebration near the post office travel down
opens with the Victorian Parade East Cady to Hutton, Dunlap to
on Friday evening and contin- Linden, West Main to Wing and
ues through Saturday and back to the starting point. A map
Sunday with a wide range of of the route is available on the
events. The traditional event Northville Chamber of
includes live music, theatrical Commerce website.
performances, Victorian-era re- The Shawn Riley Band will
enactors, educational presenta- perform at Town Square from 7
tions, craft vendors, duck races until 10 p.m.
and other entertainment. This year, there will be no
Mayor Brian Turnbull will beer tent. Instead, visitors are
discuss the rich Victorian histo- encouraged to enjoy the
ry at the Northville District expanded social district, The
Library at 7 p.m. Wednesday, Twist, and meet in downtown
Sept. 20 at the Northville Northville at Town Square or on
District Library. He will share the closed streets at Main and
stories of the people, places, and Center. The restaurants and
businesses from Northville's bars in town will be open to help
past. Registration is available on celebrate the event.
the library online portal. On Saturday, festival booths
The festival booths will open will be open from 10 a.m. to 7 Authentic Victorian costumes are a tradition during the Northville Victorian Festival which celebrates the
from 4 until 9 p.m. Friday, Sept. p.m. The Town Square stage will history of the community.
22 on Main and Center streets. feature entertainment all day, Switchback Band will perform on Saturday and at 1 p.m. on Quack Pack of five for $20. Visit
Throughout the weekend, local with performers ranging from from 2 until 5 p.m. Northville Sunday. the Mill Race Village for a
non-profit, school groups, food musicians to magicians. At 11 Folk will play from 7 to 9 p.m. From noon until 3 p.m. schedule of activities.
trucks, and Arts & Crafts ven- a.m., Magician Jeff Wawrzaszek A full schedule of perform- Sunday, Mill Race Village will In downtown Northville on
dors will be engaging with visi- of A2 Magic, has a ances is available at the offer tours, events and family Sunday, festival booths will be
tors in the heart of town, provid- comedy/magic show, sponsored Northville Chamber of fun. The spirited duck race open from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
ing food and activities. by the Northville District Commerce website. begins at 3:30 p.m. Duck sales Switchback returns to the Town
At 6:30 p.m., the festival will Library. At 1 p.m., the Northville The Eclipse Vintage Baseball will take place from noon to 3 Square stage from noon to 3
officially begin with the Chorale performs. The team plays at Ford Field at noon p.m. and sell for $5 per duck or a p.m.
Greenway consultants present city connectivity study

Representatives from the Greenway Ideas presented in the report include noting what hasn't been completed from er to motorists, which helps reduce speed.
Collaborative believe they have found narrowing some four-lane streets to three the 2013 plan, and presented crash data, The consultants recommended removing
ways to improve connectivity between lanes, using the inside lane for turns and on usage of pathways provided by app some street parking and creating a bike
Northville parks, neighborhoods and local adding bike paths to both sides of the users, as well as the consultants' observa- path for greater safety and visibility in cer-
destinations. street. Green-painted boxes for bike paths tions and recommendations. tain areas, including Randolph near High,
The draft report of the consultants was at busy intersections would alert drivers of The consultants indicated many of the and Wing between Main and Cady.
presented to members of the Northville bicyclists. The consultants propose closing changes can be done near-term since they The report was produced by Norm Cox
City Council Aug. 24 and included an the gaps in existing sidewalks by adding involve city-owned right of ways and and Carolyn Prudhomme, of The
update of the non-motorized plan devel- new sidewalks and building walkways on would not alter the curbs. One simple Greenway Collaborative. A SEMCOG plan-
oped in 2013. The report included plans street shoulders where feasible. Examples improvement is to plant more trees in ning grant for FY 2023 will reimburse
for a proposed traffic roundabout, a river- include Baseline Road near Parmenter's right of ways to provide a buffer for pedes- approximately 90 percent of the $40,000
walk pathway, seasonally closed down- Cider Mill, and Seven Mile between River trians and make the street appear narrow- contract cost.
town streets and new developments at the and S. Center.
Downs and Foundry Flask. To improve safe school routes, the con-
The report demonstrated ways paths, sultants propose making a sidewalk con-
trails and sidewalks in the city can be bet- nection to Amerman Elementary,
ter connected within the city and also link installing a shared-use path along Doheny
to regional pathways to improve condi- Drive to Silver Spring Elementary School,
tions in the near term, with a focus on completing the sidewalk along Eight Mile
safety, access, and creating an environ- between Randolph and Hillside School,
ment that inspires people to walk and and replacing the existing pedestrian
bicycle more, a spokesman noted. bridge at Moraine Elementary School
City council members said they were with a pedestrian hybrid beacon and a
impressed with the content and noted it is crossing island.
an important and much needed document In one section of the report, the consult-
that will also help support future grant ants focused on key corridors in the city
applications. and those leading to regional connections,

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REQUEST FOR PROPOSAL
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Charter Township of Canton, 1150 Canton Center S, Canton, Michigan will accept sealed
proposals at the Office of the Clerk up to 3:00 p.m. Thursday, September 28 2023 for the following:
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may contact Mike Sheppard at: mike.sheppard@cantonmi.gov. All bids must be submitted in a sealed envelope clearly marked
with the proposal name, company name, address and telephone number and date and time of bid opening. The Township reserves
the right to accept or reject any or all proposals. The Township does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national origin,
sex, religion, age or disability in employment or the provision of services.
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