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Class act

Keystone Academy
students are accus-
tomed to seeing offi-
cers from the
Sumpter Township
Police Department in
the halls of the school
building. School
administrators said
Sumpter Township
Public Safety
Director/Police Chief
Eric Luke requires
each officer to visit the
school during their
shift and walk through
the building to ensure
the safety of the stu-
dents. “Their constant
presence not only
brings comfort and
peace of mind, but it
puts smiles on our
students' faces,”
school officials said.

Council hears plan for Ford Field renovations

The vision for Ford Field park in the flow of the Middle Rouge River and is the council by OHM and Wendy Wilmers- to be funded in the Federal Omnibus Bill
Northville has been revealed in a 35-page heavily wooded on the north side. It is, Longpre, director of Strategic Planning passed in December 2022. The funds are
master plan developed by consulting firm however, obscure - tucked behind the and Special Projects. being administered through the EPA State
Wade Trim. The plan defines the way the Water Wheel Office Centre and under an The west entrance improvements are and Tribal Assistance (STAG) program for
east and west sides of the park, separated overpass - largely unseen from Griswold being funded by a $910,000 grant secured water quality protection.
by Griswold, would be linked amid and S. Main, according to the study. through State Rep. Matt Koleszar's office The Master Plan calls for repairs of the
improvements to each side. The master plan recommends enhanc- as an appropriation from the Michigan Randolph Drain at Serenity Point to deter
The plan includes the expansion of a ing the wooded section by adding trails as Enhancement Grant program of 2022. It ongoing erosion of the outfall, stabilize the
pathway that currently borders the west well as a 12-foot wide bridge and connect- will be applied to the design and construc- river embankment, and shore up the 4-foot
side to connect to the east side which ed pathway that leads to S. Main. The non- tion of the new west entrance and to help head wall that abuts Hutton Street.
would enable people to traverse the parks motorized plan adopted by members of the stabilize the embankment, which is 30-feet Consultant Wade Trim notes the repairs
and emerge from either side to other areas city council recommended better connec- at the highest point. “will reduce sediments coming from the
of the city. Proposed new signage and a tions from S. Main Street to the southeast Another grant will fund improvements outfall discharging into the Rouge River
trail map that defines the connecting path- portion of the city and to the Hines Park to Serenity Point. This project is one of the and improve the water quality of not only
ways would help unify the two parks, the gateway at Seven Mile Road. community projects identified by Sen. the Rouge tributary but also the Great
consultants noted. In addition, a more visi- The first step toward transforming the Debbie Stabenow and Rep. Haley Stevens Lakes.”
ble pedestrian/bicycle crossing across park has already begun. A new west-side,
Griswold, just north of Main Street, would ADA-compliant entrance will be construct-
provide enhanced safety for people going ed off Hutton. A contract with engineering
between the two sections of Ford Field. firm OHM Advisors provided for three
This goal of connectivity could take several designs for the new entrance and plaza.
years to achieve, the study noted. They were presented to the public, mem-
Currently Ford Field park west is the bers of the Planning Commission, the
larger, more visited space where Fort Historic District Commission, the River
Griswold is located along with the baseball Restoration Task Force, the Downtown
field and the walking/biking pathway that Development Authority (DDA), and city
circles the park. The north end of the path council. The consensus was to build a wel-
leads to Robert's Rock and Serenity Point, come plaza at the Hutton curve with an
which has benches amid trees and plants accessible walkway along Hutton to the
and offers a view of the intersection of the existing park access in Serenity Point,
Randolph Drain and the Middle Rouge approximately 750 feet. The refined design
River. The less visited east side continues will be presented at the Dec. 18 meeting of

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