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NORTHVILLE
NORTHVILLE

Annual beautification awards are presented

The 34th Annual Northville Award. ” of the revitalized living wall. The
Beautification Awards were pre- Beautification Commission walking/biking path begins oppo-
sented during the luncheon Chair Diane Pittaway reminded The Lifetime Award from site the Downs at Seven Mile
meeting of the Northville Rotary the audience that group mem- Northville Township was presented near Sheldon and extends well
Club Sept. 26. bers are active in the city and beyond Six Mile Road into the
Northville Mayor Brian complete and maintain many of to Meadowbrook Country Club. woods where it loops back. She
Turnbull presented the awards the garden areas in the commu- also said the Arbor Day seedling
to the city honorees and nity, including the small garden give-away last spring went very
Township Supervisor Mark Abbo in front of Northville City Hall. to the new garden that commis- ronment. well and the next one is planned
introduced the township win- Pittaway told the assembled sion members planted at Township Beautification for April 2025.
ners. Thirty-two awards were crowd that the Northville com- Cabbagetown Park, with the help Commission Chair Lynne In addition to the city-award-
given to city recipients and 24 mission recently received a cer- of the Parks & Recreation staff. Mosteller spoke about the work ed lawn signs and window
were given to township business- tificate of recognition for 60 She said the commission will be volunteers did at the Bennett decals, winners received a cer-
es and civic organizations. The years of membership in the working on new plantings Arboretum Pathway where the tificate presented during the
Lifetime Award from Northville Beautification Council of around the new welcome signs living wall had become over- luncheon.
Township was presented to Southeastern Michigan. The installed at main entrances to grown and untamed. A group of Volunteer Beautification
Meadowbrook Country Club., Northville commission was the city. The group uses native volunteers replanted the pockets Commission members are
Deadwood Bar & Grill received among the 24 communities that plants whenever possible, she in the wall with various plant always welcome, officials said.
the Best in Township Award and met to establish the nonprofit said, to ensure the plantings and varieties to maintain a neater The next city project is the
Home 2 Suites by Hilton gar- organization, she said. gardens are not only beautiful passageway, she said, and dis- cleaning of the VFW flag site
nered the Corporate Pride Pittaway also called attention but also beneficial for the envi- played before-and-after photos Post 4012 at 438 S. Main.
New Cricket patch now open at Millenium Park

Northville Township may our pitch because we expect it
now host games of cricket at ” to be used frequently,” Smith
Millennium Park. Local players have been said.
Northville Township Board requesting a pitch in Northville “This will require less main-
of Trustees members and the tenance over time and that will
Northville Parks & Recreation Township for about five years. help to contain costs.”
Commission separately Northville Parks &
approved the construction of a Recreation received three bids
cricket pitch between fields 1 requesting a pitch in Northville between the wickets. The field- for the project and awarded the
and 2 at Millennium Park. Township for about five years, ing team tries to prevent this by $34,000 contract to the lowest
The work was completed said Derek O. Smith, director of getting the ball to either wicket bidder, JSS Macomb.
this week, officials announced. Northville Parks & Recreation. to dismiss the batter (or get the “This is another unique
Northville Cricket Club, “We have some devoted player out). When 10 batters are amenity we are excited to intro-
under the umbrella of the cricket fans in this area and dismissed, the inning ends. duce to our region,” said
Michigan Cricket Association Northville Parks & Recreation Because of regular use, the Northville Township
hosted a grand opening of the is happy to bring the sport clos- condition of the pitch changes Supervisor Mark J. Abbo. “Not
pitch Sept. 30 at followed by the er to their homes,” he said. over the course of a match, but only does it show we are focus-
opening game. Cricket is a bat-and-ball the pitch cannot be repaired or ing on improving the quality of
Construction of the 10 feet game often compared to base- altered except in extreme cir- life for our residents, but also The new Millenium Park Cricket
wide by 102 feet long pitch con- ball. Two teams of 11 players cumstances. that we pay attention to the patch is now open.
sisted of excavation, and instal- compete and at the center of The changing conditions wants and needs of our resi-
lation of a concrete pad and the field is a pitch that has a impact the game and add to the dents. creating something special at
approved turf on an oval- wicket at each end. The team at excitement of the game, offi- With this addition, along Millennium Park.”
shaped field. bat strikes the ball that's bowled cials said. with Unity Skatepark which Millennium Park is located
Local players have been at one of the wickets and runs “We used artificial turf on opens in late fall, we are really at 45769 Six Mile Road.
Drone

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were."
Siegel noted that firefighters
were able to extinguish the
flames more quickly because of
the drone guidance.
There are additional uses,
too, noted Police Chief Scott
Hilden.
"It will be an excellent
resource to help find missing
loved ones, safely monitor hos-
tile situations and assist in a
disaster response," he said.
Previously, Northville
Township Police had to ask
other departments or the
Michigan State Police when
searching for a missing person
in large areas such as Maybury
State Park.
The drone is expected to
speed up the search to locate
the missing person.
Five members of the police
department have undergone
training to use the aerial
device and follow Federal
Aviation Administration (FAA)
regulations. This includes a
sergeant, two police officers
and two public safety officers
who assist in dispatch.
Officials said the police
team will assist the fire depart-
ment whenever the use of the
device would be helpful in a
fire-service incident.
Several firefighter/para-
medics who work on the HAZ-
MAT (hazardous materials and
safety training) team already
have access to a HAZMAT
drone and are certified to fly, so
the police drone augments
those capabilities.
Northville Township offi-
cials applied for and won a
grant to pay half the bill for
both the training and the
drone. The MMRMA paid
$4,381.50 of the total cost,
according to a prepared state-
ment from the township.
"We are so grateful to
MMRMA," Hilden said.
"Technology is a valuable tool
in public safety and the drone
lets us more effectively do our
job and keep the residents and
the public safety team of
Northville Township safe."