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PLYMOUTH

Community pledge donations save recreational fields

Don Soenen watched the For According to officials, the hall- ” In addition to securing these
Sale sign go up at 10-acres of recre- ways on all three floors of the for- All the improvements will be funded by an as-yet funds for major capital improve-
ational fields owned by the mer Central Middle School will ments, PARC - like all non-profit
Plymouth Arts and Recreation have new ceiling tiles, new LED unidentified group of residents and foundations. organizations- will continue to face
Complex (PARC) a few months ago lighting, new paint on the walls the ongoing challenge of balancing
with some regret. Now, Soenen, and lockers, and refurbished floor- the annual operating budget. This
who serves as PARC president, will ing including the original terrazzo officials said. and no major private donations year, the facility has been bolstered
happily watch the sign come down floors, along with already-installed All the improvements will be emerged, we reluctantly decided to by a record facility utilization
as the property is no longer on the new directory and wayfinding funded by an as-yet unidentified sell the 'excess land'. Not because which has led to a 15 percent
market. signs. Exterior doors have already group of residents and foundations we wanted to; because at that point increase in revenue over 2018,
Benefactors of the arts complex been replaced where needed, and which recently banded together to we had to, as the building is not combined with the recurring,
have come forward and pledged all have been re-painted, accord- make charitable pledges to PARC long-term viable without sufficient needed annual charitable dona-
the necessary funding to make the ing to a spokesperson. on the condition that the complex funding to make necessary repairs tions to PARC by foundations and
needed improvements at the 100- In addition, broken and uneven would abandon the sale of the and improvements. Those who residents, including the $100 pub-
year old building, conditional on cement leading to the front recreational fields. have now stepped forward to allow lic campaign initiated this year,
the retaining of the recreational entrance has been replaced and When members of the board us to retain the 10 acres of recre- Soenen said.
fields by the arts complex, Soenen next year, officials said, the first realized that enough pledges had ational and green space have done “No other community that we
said. priority will be the much-needed been received to fund the neces- PARC and Plymouth a great favor are aware of in the region, or any-
Last week, following the re-paving of the parking lot. Other sary improvements to the historic for which we should all be grate- where in Michigan, can boast this
pledges, members of the board of projects that will be phased in dur- school building, they enthusiasti- ful,” the board members noted in a breadth and depth of quality arts,
directors of the 501 c 3 non-profit ing the next few years include: re- cally agreed to the condition and prepared statement. education, and recreation organi-
were happy to reveal plans for installing full-size windows consis- agreed to cancel the sale of the 10- “The private donors who made zations in one central location,
major capital improvements dur- tent with the original appearance acres of green space despite the this possible will be appropriately helping sustain these mostly non-
ing the next 3 to 4 years to help of the building and some major significant financial offers from recognized via naming rights as profit organizations and providing
ensure the building remains a val- upgrades to the pool area, locker several qualified developers, a their multi-year charitable dona- outstanding quality-of-life opportu-
ued asset for the Plymouth com- rooms, and theater. All the rest source noted. tions turn into completed proj- nities for residents of all ages,” the
munity. rooms will also be refurbished, “When the millage vote failed ects,” the statement continued. board statement concluded.

Library to debut new upgraded creative computer lab on Saturday

The Plymouth District Library will for- Enhancement Grant through the Premiere Pro, Illustrator, InDesign, After our local student population.”
mally unveil the recently-completed full Michigan Economic Development Effects and Acrobat; a full color graphics Training classes for those utilizing the
scale upgrade to the facility computer lab Corporation, according to a library printer; a large poster printer; faster net- lab will be available for students at all lev-
Saturday. spokesman. The new full-service creative work capabilities and training classes at els. Pairing this with the library extensive
The new full-service creative computer lab will now be available seven days a all levels online training product, LinkedIn
lab will be formally introduced from 11 week. Improvements and upgrades at the Advanced graphics and video capabili- Learning, offers even more professional
a.m. until 2 p.m. this Saturday, Nov. 23. facility include: all new public computers ties in the Creative Lab will speak directly instruction opportunities, Souchock
The upgraded facility was created with updated with Adobe Creative Cloud Suite to the needs of area entrepreneurs and added. LinkedIn Learning, provided for
the assistance of a Michigan 2020, which includes Adobe Photoshop, small business owners as their communi- Plymouth library cardholders, was made
cation efforts expand, the spokesman possible through the support of the Bosch
noted. Area students, both at the high Community Fund. Both the lab classes
school and college levels will find the lab and LinkedIn Learning sessions will
vitally important in the completion of class directly improve job skills for community
assignments. members as they look to secure future
“These improvements literally trans- employment or advance professionally,
form our lab from a basic computer class- Souchock said.
room into an economic development tool No registration is required for the
for the community, “commented Carol Creative Lab open house Saturday. The
Souchock, director of the library. “Our library is located at 223 S. Main St. in
seven-day service will go beyond what is Plymouth. For more information, visit
available in the schools, greatly serving plymouthlibrary.org or call (734) 453-0750.

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NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
PLYMOUTH CHARTER TOWNSHIP, WAYNE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
ON ADOPTION OF
BROWNFIELD PLAN
MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY CENTER
REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
PURSUANT TO AND IN ACCORDANCE WITH ACT 381 OF THE
PUBLIC ACTS OF THE STATE OF MICHIGAN OF 1996, AS AMENDED
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE THAT a Public Hearing shall be held before the Township Board of the Charter
Township of Plymouth on the 10th day of December, 2019, at 7 p.m. in the Plymouth Town Hall, 9555 Haggerty
Road, Plymouth, Michigan, on the adoption of the Michigan International Technology Center Redevelopment
Authority's Brownfield Plan, of which the Authority proposes to implement pursuant to and in accordance with
the provisions of the Brownfield Redevelopment Financing Act, being Act 381 of the Public Acts of the State of
Michigan of 1996, as amended.
The property to which the proposed Brownfield Plan applies is the property located in the Michigan International
Technology Center Redevelopment Area, which includes approximately 800 acres of property along the north
and south sides of Five Mile Road between Napier Road and Beck Road in Northville and Plymouth Townships.
Identification of the specific property subject to the proposed Brownfield Plan is as follows:
MICHIGAN INTERNATIONAL TECHNOLOGY CENTER AREA

TAX PARCEL ID NO. OWNERSHIP TAX PARCEL ID NO. OWNERSHIP
77-066-99-0001-716 NTBRA 78-001-99-0001-703 City of Detroit
Hillside Realty
77-066-99-0001-719 NTBRA 78-001-99-0001-704 Investments, LLC
(130-acre portion)
77-066-99-0001-722 Zhongding Sealing 78-001-99-0001-704 Hillside Realty
Parts USA (3-acre portion) Investments, LLC
Hillside Realty
77-066-99-0002-700 DTE Electric Company 78-006-99-0001-701 Investments, LLC
77-066-99-0002-701 Northville Township 78-006-99-0001-002 Adient plc
77-066-99-0002-702 Northville Township 78-006-99-0001-711 Michigan Land Bank
77-066-99-0001-723 NTBRA Adjoining road rights-of- Wayne County
(4.5-acre portion) way
This description of the property along with any maps and a description of the Brownfield Plan are available for
public inspection at Plymouth Town Hall, 9555 Haggerty Road. Please note that all aspects of the Brownfield
Plan are open for discussion at the public hearing.
_________________________, Clerk
November 7, 2019
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