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NORTHVILLE - PLYMOUTH
NORTHVILLE - PLYMOUTH

New industrial

development is

officially open

Local and county officials gathered at corner of Ridge Road and Five Mile
the former site of the Detroit House of Road, the project has nine custom, build-
Corrections prison, (DeHoCo) last week to-suit lots designed to house internation-
for the official opening of the new Ridge 5 al high-tech, light industrial, and
Corporate Park in Plymouth Township.. research and development corporations.
The 60-acre Michigan International Total capital investment for the project is
Technology Center, (MITC) celebrated the estimated at $100 million. Construction Jaimey Roth, left, of Hillside Development, Plymouth Township Supervisor Kurt Heise,
Wayne County Executive Warren Evans and Northville Township Supervisor Robert Nix
completion of the critical infrastructure began in 2019 and is expected to be com- cut the ribbon at Ridge 5 Corporate Park.
at Ridge 5 Corporate Park in Plymouth plete by 2026. Ridge 5 can support build-
Township. The project is being prepared ings from 20,000-250,000 square feet and tions,” said Jaimey Roth, principal of Robert Nix and Roth.
for high-tech and research and develop- is close to many of the region's technology Hillside. The land was once part of the prison
ment companies as part of a development companies. It is bordered by the Johnson Wayne County Executive Warren C. farm at the Detroit House of Corrections
collaborative. The park, a 60-acre indus- Creek as well as woodlands and wet- Evans was among the speakers helping to from the 1920s through the 1980s. It later
trial subdivision within 800 acres, is lands. “Members of the Ridge 5 commu- open the development along with became a state correctional facility but
developed and managed by Hillside nity will find themselves in a serene set- Plymouth Township Supervisor Kurt closed permanently in 2004. It was rede-
Investments. Located at the southwest ting with beautiful views in all direc- Heise; Northville Township Supervisor veloped into the MITC in 2017.
Volunteers needed for 3 new city task forces

Northville residents interest- to help make that vision a reali- Volunteers serving on the creating a plan to restore the ter of interest indicating their
ed in serving on any of three ty, they added. new Farmers' Market Task ecological health of city water- preferred task force and the
newly approved task forces in Members of the new Ford Force will be responsible for ways while improving public background or expertise they
the city have until Nov. 10 to sub- Field Task Force will be investigating options for future access and recreation through would bring to the group to
mit a letter of interest to city offi- charged with creating a plan to Farmers' Market operations. the implementation of a trail Northville City Hall, 215 West
cials. re-establish Ford Field as a cen- Roles of the task force members system referred to as “The Main St., Northville, MI 48167 by
The three task forces were tral gathering space. Roles of the will include establishing a vision Riverwalk.” Roles of the mem- Nov. 10. The letters of interest
approved by members of the city volunteers will include gaining for the market, assessing the bers will include creating a will be reviewed by Mayor Brian
council at their regular meeting input from community stake- needs of all stakeholders, identi- framework plan from which a Turnbull and another member
earlier this month. The purpose, holders, establishing a vision for fying and evaluating potential strategic plan will be developed, of the city council and appoint-
officials said, is to bring people Ford Field as a central park, locations, and identifying fund- conducting a needs assessment, ments will be made at the Nov.
in the community together to producing a needs assessment ing opportunities such as grants documenting current condi- 16 city council meeting.
work toward the betterment of and management plan, and and partnerships. tions, identifying grant sources, Meeting dates and times for
Ford Field, the Farmers' Market identifying funding opportuni- The newly-appointed mem- and producing cost estimates each of these task forces will be
and Rouge River Restoration. ties such as grants and partner- bers of the Rouge Restoration and concept drawing determined by the new task
The task forces need volunteers ships. Task Force will be charged with Volunteers can submit a let- force members.
Carl’s Golfland donation will aid Vietnam veterans

The COVID-19 pandemic poses a seri- people who supported the zation is based in Maryland. our work and restore services and out-
ous threat to a segment of the population #ShankThisVirus campaign,” Rose said in “This donation will help us to continue reach to our members,” Rowan said.
that is owed a debt of gratitude. a prepared statement. “It is a testament to
As Veterans' Day approaches, those the golfing community that we were able
who have already fought for their country to help so much in this time of need.”
are among those most susceptible to the The effort to help veterans began in
devastating effects of the virus. One April when Carl's, like thousands of other
Plymouth Township business recently businesses, began to increase online sales.
donated $625,000 to the Vietnam Veterans Carl's announced a $100,000 donation dur-
of America organization to help the fight ing a May televised exhibition match fea-
against the coronavirus. turing Dustin Johnson, Rory McIlroy,
Carl's Golfland, with locations in Rickie Fowler and Matthew Wolff.
Bloomfield Township and Plymouth, dis- “When COVID-19 hit, our organization
tributed the final contribution last week, was forced to scale back our work even as
raised from the sale of #ShankThisVirus we were studying the impact of the virus
t-shirts, personal donations and a $100,000 on aging veterans,” John Rowan, national
donation from owner Carl Rose Jr. president for Vietnam Veterans of
“We are grateful to the thousands of America, said in a statement. The organi-

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