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PLYMOUTH - ROMULUS
PLYMOUTH - ROMULUS

New Henry Ford Hospital open in Plymouth

Emergency medical care may be closer former big-box store site. He noted that
to home for many in the Plymouth area abandoned big box buildings are an issue
with the opening of the new Henry Ford for municipalities across the country as
Medical Center. retail shopping habits change.
The new facility at the Interstate 275 "The Henry Ford Hospital project is
and Ann Arbor Road interchange near one of the crown jewels of western Wayne
Haggerty Road provides emergency, pri- County," Heise said. "It is a terrific addition
mary and specialty along with the emer- to the Plymouth community and provides
gency room staffed 24 hours a day, every world class health care to our residents
day, hospital administrators explained. while at the same time is an incredible
The 120,000 square foot structure redevelopment of the old Kmart property."
replaces the abandoned K-Mart building He added that the new facility "is a
which stood empty at the site since the tremendous benefit to the long-term eco-
retailer closed the store in 2017 and the nomic development prospects for the
building was razed in 2019. With the open- Plymouth community."
ing of the new facility, the former Henry According to Denise Brooks-Williams,
Ford clinic on Haggerty Road was closed CEO of Henry Ford Health North Market,
and services moved into the new building research demonstrated that the new med-
earlier this month. Pediatrics services ical center was needed in the area. She and a pain clinic, along with the emer- noted.
were transferred to the Beck Road Henry said the new facility now provides com- gency care department, she said. Brooks Williams said a new surgery
Ford facility. plete medical care and multiple treatment The new facility also has an on-site, center will be available soon and that the
Plymouth Township Supervisor Kurt options for patients. Specialty services full-service laboratory and a retail phar- facility is already offering some outpatient
Heise welcomed the opening of the new offered include cardiology, dermatology, macy and will offer mammograms and surgical procedures that formerly
facility calling it an incredible use of the gastroenterology, neurology, orthopedics other radiology services, administrators required hospitalization for patients.

On the job Witches

Romulus Police Ofc.
James Paquette has FROM PAGE 1
been named as Officer
of the Quarter by the be a door prize of a black dia-
department. A 14- mond pendant.
month member of the In addition to the cash bar
force, Paquette said he
finds positive interac- and food available, the event
tions with the public will include fire pits, a hot
and helping people in cocoa bar and corn hole
need are the most games. Events will take place
rewarding parts of this from 5 until 9:30 p.m. Oct. 13
job. Paquette spends inside and outside the
his spare time at the Plymouth Cultural Center.
gym or with friends and The event will support
family and is a sports local and international
enthusiast. He said he women's and children's
credits the influence of Rotary programs. Tickets for
his friends and family as
helping him achieve his the event are $45 and there
career goals in law are multiple levels of sponsor-
enforcement. ships still available. To pur- 27 at the Romulus VFW Post a Christmas has been a proj-
chase tickets or for more 78, 39270 West Huron River ect of the Goodfellows for
information, visit https://ply- Dr. The evening will include nearly a hundred years. The
mouthrotary.org.event/witch- contests for the best witch, hat cost is $30 per witch and the
es/ and broom; 50-50 raffles along event is limited to those 21
In Romulus, the event is with food and non-alcoholic years of age or older. For tick-
set for 6-9 p.m. Thursday, Oct. beverages. No Child Without ets, call (734) 322-7680.

Center vision of the community,” said the land so desirable. It's a short untapped gem here. I think this is traffic counts continue to build
“I just think this is an
NorthPoint Development Chief
distance to DTW, the freeways,
out here, housing in general, in
Marketing Officer Brent Miles. hotels, Ann Arbor, and Detroit,” something that over time as we the area can support that,” Miles
FROM PAGE 1 “Nearly every aspect of the devel- he added. build industrial, build employees, said.
opment plan was put together
vately-held developer in using extensive feedback from
America, is also investing more Romulus residents, because we
than $2 million to accelerate made a promise to invest in the
infrastructure development in an communities where we develop.
effort to attract retail, restaurants, Our commitment to Romulus is
and technology companies to the long-term, and we look forward to
massive complex. years of continued growth togeth-
McCraight, who was born and er.”
raised in Romulus, said the Northpoint Development
development is a huge asset for Chief Marketing Officer Brent
the city. He said the final plans Miles said the company chose
for the project demonstrated Romulus for multiple reasons.
cooperation from the developer “Overall, we wanted to make
and elected city officials. an investment in Detroit. We did
“We developed a relationship that in the last several years.
with NorthPoint. We saw about “We've invested hundreds of
three years worth of the work to millions of dollars here. Romulus
get us here. It's a product we has always been on our map
think Romulus residents can be because we love the access,” Romulus Mayor Robert McCraight was all smiles last week during the official groundbreaking for the new
proud of,” McCraight said. Miles said. Romulus Trade Center. City officials and NorthPoint Development spent three years in negotiations for
“Romulus Trade Center is a “That access is what makes the new facility.

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