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First Step awarded grant for renovation

First Step has received a well as safety and visibility for violence. Evaluating capital Foundation was founded by Ms. siast and was a regular partici-
$28,000 grant from the Margaret occupants and visitors. “These improvement projects often Dunning in 1997. She was born pant in the Woodward Dream
Dunning Foundation to support repairs and improvements are comes easily because the results in 1910 in Redford Township and Cruise with her 1930 Packard
physical improvements to the vital to the continuation of the are tangible and can be seen. moved with her mother to 740 Roadster.
main administration building in organization's invaluable servic- The long-term effect on the Plymouth in the 1920s. During Ms. Dunning died in 2013 at
Plymouth. es and aid in the safe navigation agency is significant. By sup- her lifetime, Ms. Dunning was a the age of 104. Her estate provid-
Counseling and support toward 'peaceful families, safe porting these capital improve- successful business woman, phil- ed additional funding for the
groups for victims and survivors communities',” explained Lori ments, First Step staff, volun- anthropist, and civic booster. Margaret Dunning Foundation,
of domestic and sexual violence Kitchen-Buschel, executive teers, and board members will She was a major supporter of which continues to support her
also takes place at the Plymouth director of First Step. be able to get back to doing what many Plymouth nonprofits, charitable interests and legacy.
facility. “First Step is the only agency they do best, making our commu- including the Plymouth District For more information:
Planned improvements will of its kind in Wayne County; we nity safer from the crimes of Library and the Plymouth www.margaretdunningfdn.org
modernize the building, replace are the only agency that provides domestic and sexual violence,” Historical Society. In addition to More information about First
aging structural elements, comprehensive services for sur- she added.” her personal philanthropy, Ms. Step can be found at www.first-
improve energy efficiency as vivors of domestic and sexual The Margaret Dunning Dunning was a classic car enthu- step-mi.org.
Plymouth hosts first-ever Mistletoe Market

Julie Brown money in this area,” Graff said from his cohesive experience.”
Staff Writer office on Ann Arbor Trail. “So it looks like Parent noted shopping in
it's going to be a pretty good Christmas.” Frankenmuth and even New England as
Claire M. Smith of Addison, Michigan, He was eager to get to the Dec. 6 down- similar.
was happy to be in downtown Plymouth town Plymouth event, organized by down- “We just really believe in maintaining
again on Thursday, Dec. 6. town Plymouth merchants and billed as a a healthy and vibrant community. I was
"I did the Plymouth Farmers Market, European Market. born and raised here in Plymouth,” and
the (Plymouth) Ice Festival," said Smith, “This is totally driven by a group of want to “maintain the momentum this
whose family grows grains that become merchants,” Graff said. The recent town has.”
granola. She was at a merchant event, General Motors layoff announcements, He and Heidi left Plymouth for
Mistletoe Market, that day. Graff acknowledged may impact the awhile. “So we came back to raise kids.
“My dad is the farmer and grows the economy. You don't know what you have until it's
grain on our farm” in Addison, said “Going forward, people are a little bit gone,” he noted.
Smith, greeting customers in the tent on cautious” on buying items. Down Ann Arbor Trail, Home Sweet
Forest Avenue in downtown Plymouth. “I Rob and Heidi Parent, husband and Home store owner Carol Uber was greet-
just had my first birthday as a business.” wife, who own Sun & Snow across from ing many customers. She tipped her hat
Her Tenera Grains company (tenera- Kellogg Park, were busy setting up for the to fellow merchants, especially the
grains.com, also on Facebook) is in some rush of customers. Merchants and restau- Parents, noting “They do so much.
grocery stores and online. rants Parent said of the Plymouth shops Unbelievable. Heidi and Rob stepped up.
“I love Plymouth, I've gotten so much which draw shoppers from throughout She does so much for this town. They're
support. Westborn (Market) was the first southeast Michigan. behind the scenes on most things.”
store I got into,” said Smith. “They're looking for that classic holi- “You have to create an experience, not
Wes Graff, president of the Plymouth day environment. It really revolves just stock the shelves,” Uber said, and Rob Parent, who owns Sun & Snow with
Community Chamber of Commerce, is around holiday shopping that's family- friendly, good customer service.” wife, Heidi, was busy organizing the mer-
confident about local holiday shopping. friendly and unique,” Rob Parent said. The European Market included music chant- and restaurant-driven event to bring
“Right now, people seem to have some “We're trying to market this town as one and horse-drawn carriage rides. people to downtown Plymouth.
City wins 4-star rating for economic development

The City of Plymouth has Bolhuis has prepared the said Bolhuis. “We are aiming to in Michigan. Researchers “While accounting for only
been recognized for its success- Plymouth submission to the have a united vision between focused on the five-year about 15 percent of the cities
es and efforts in contributing to eCities research for the past the various organizations that changes in property values, and townships in Michigan, the
Michigan's entrepreneurial three years. serve the business community community assets, and tax rates, 277 communities analyzed are
growth and economic develop- “It's a valuable process to go and work together to ensure all which can demonstrate the home to 70 percent of the popu-
ment by the annual eCities through every year,” she said. special events and daily busi- growth, investments and cost of lation and 85 percent of the
study conducted by researchers “It allows us to evaluate what ness runs smoothly. We want to doing business within the com- state's commercial property,”
at iLabs, University of development occurred and cultivate meaningful relation- munity. During the five-year said Tim Davis, director of
Michigan-Dearborn Center for what we can improve upon for ships with developers, Realtors, period of 2013-2017, these com- iLabs. “By analyzing these high-
Innovation Research. The City the next year.” builders, and architects who do munities increased their capital performing communities, our
of Plymouth was honored as a During the next five years, work in our city to encourage assets by an average of 2 per- goal is to showcase what cities
four-star community along with city officials said they hope to future development and re- cent per year by investments and townships are doing to spur
180 other communities across welcome a variety of businesses. development.” such as street and building growth and how we can contin-
the state. “The city is successful The eCities study analyzed improvements, technology, and ue to support their efforts in
Assistant Community because of business owners publicly available data from 277 emergency vehicles and equip- developing business and
Development Director Greta who call Plymouth their home,” communities from 54 counties ment. encouraging entrepreneurs.”

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