Gail Grieger has been named as the
new executive director of the Plymouth
Arts andRecreationComplex (PARC).
Effective Nov. 1, Grieger is responsible
for directing day-to-day operations of
PARC including scheduling, tenant leases,
athletic, swimming and fitness programs,
theater andmusic operations, website and
social media sites, sales and marketing
programs and facilitymaintenance.
“I am privileged to accept the position
of executive director at PARC, and to join
the talented and diverse group of individ-
uals and organizations who are so dedicat-
ed to this project. I look forward to the
opportunity to enhance the entire
Plymouth community by bringing quality
art, theater, music, fitness, and recreation
activities to PARC, andmaking it the place
where everyone can experience what is
truly amazing about Plymouth,” Grieger
said.
PARC has successfully completed 15
months of operation and can nowmove to
the next phase of the plan to build a per-
forming arts center and exhibition hall,
and renovate the existing facilities, noted
Don Soenen, PARC president and chair-
man.
“We have demonstrated the financial
viability of the project, and the need in the
community for this facility. It's time to
install management to handle continuing
operations while we pursue the longer
termgoals for PARC. Ms. Grieger is highly
qualified, passionate about PARC, and
ideally suited for this position,” Soenen
said.
The PARC is a 501(c)3 public charity,
leading the effort to convert the historic
Central Middle School and the 16.6 acres
on which it stands, into an arts, education
and recreation complex serving the
greater Plymouth community, he added.
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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF PLYMOUTH
PUBLIC NOTICE
To all residents and other interested parties: Agendas and Minutes for the Charter Township of Plymouth Board of Trustees
Meetings are available for review online at
under Agendas/Minutes and in the Clerk's Office at Plymouth
Township Hall, 9955 N. Haggerty Rd., Plymouth, MI.
Regular Meeting dates in 2016: November 15 and December 13.
Special meetings, if any, will occur on Tuesdays, unless otherwise posted. The public is invited and encouraged to attend the
Board of Trustees Meetings.
Nancy Conzelman
Township Clerk
PT111016-0095 2.5 x 1.634
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF PLYMOUTH
ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS
THURSDAY DECEMBER 1, 2016
6:00 P.M.
PLEASE NOTE that the Zoning Board of Appeals will hold its Regular Meeting on Thursday, December 1, 2016 commencing
at 6:00 p.m., to consider:
• Application 1547, 44650 Helm CT, IND: are requesting that (1) wall sign be allowed on the north façade, which is the back
of the building facing Helm RD, due to all facades facing private property which makes it difficult for customers to locate
them. Variance requested: placement of wall sign on the north façade of the building with no public ingress/egress.
The meeting will be held at Plymouth Township Hall, 9955 N. Haggerty Road in the Town Hall Meeting Room.
For further information contact Plymouth Township Building Department 734 354-3210.
Publish: November 10, 2016
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Following comments fromres-
idents, members of the Plymouth
Downtown
Development
Authority and the Plymouth City
Commission are weighing
options regarding plans for a
new fountain inKelloggPark.
Tony Bruscato, director of the
development authority, issued a
statement last week thanking
residentswho participated in the
exchange regarding the plans for
the park and fountain.
"The DDA and City
Commission are currently look-
ing at renovations to be a two-
phase project, with Phase 1 to
constitute a new fountain in
Kellogg Park by summer 2017.
The DDA and City Commission
have listened to suggestions, and
have asked the fountain designer
for an alternative to the current
rendering. There is sentiment
from the DDA and City
Commission to keep the fountain
in its current location, and
reducing the amount of hard-
scape around the fountain,"
Bruscato said in the prepared
statement.
Plans had included moving
the fountain about 20 feet and
included a fountain with an LED
lighting display with an 18-inch
wall along the Main Street side
of the park. Those options were
criticized by residents attending
the public hearings and in email
comments to the development
authority. Plans also included
the closing of Union Street with
large planters and including the
area in front of the Wilcox house
as part of the park.
The renderings will be dis-
cussed at a second workshop on
the future design of a new foun-
tain. When those renderings are
available, the workshop meeting
will be announced, Bruscato
said.
Phase 2will be considerations
for upgrades to the remainder of
the park at a later date, with
input from the community. That
will include discussions on elimi-
nation of trees, walkways and the
sitting wall along Main Street At
this time, those options are on
hold until further discussion,
which is expected to begin some-
time next year. Again, those con-
versations will be announced
before they begin, Bruscato said.
A look at the progression of
theKellogg Park/fountain project
can be found on the Plymouth
Downtown
Development
Authority website at
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t o w n p l y m o u t h . o r g
[
mouth.org] The site includes the
Oct. 10 presentation at the
Plymouth Cultural Center, which
includes updated renderings of
the proposedproject.
Comments can be emailed to
the Plymouth Downtown
Development Authority at
[
us]
The renderings will be
discussed at a second workshop...
”
City ‘weighing options’ for Kellogg fountain
New director named at recreation facility
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Award
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A special thank you
After being rained out twice, the Annual Car Show sponsored by Romulus
Auto Supply and the Chevelle Club of Michigan had a successful fundrais-
ing event in partnership with Blue Sky Ice Cream & Hamburgers. The two
have been sponsoring the event during the Pumpkin Festival for 15 years,
donating proceeds to local organizations. This year, funds from the car
show were donated to the Romulus Veterans Outreach Committee which
annually conducts clothing, blanket and food drives to support local veter-
ans, as well as coordinates the annual "Roamin' Chrome" poker fundraiser
in August. Celebrating the donation are Lynn Ostrosky, co-owner of Blue
Sky Ice Cream and Hamburgers, left, Doug O'Leary, owner of Romulus
Auto Supply, Robert McCraight, City of Romulus Department of Public
Services and Chair of the Veterans Outreach Committee, Chuck Finch,
president of Chevelle Club of Michigan, Deputy Romulus Fire Chief Kevin
Krause who is a member of the Veterans Outreach Committee, Pat
Ostrosky, co-owner of Blue Sky Ice Cream and Hamburgers and Tom
Lasater, Chevelle Club of Michigan activities director.
