DDA Newsletter - Winter 2012 Issue

DDA NEWS
Volume 2, Issue 2
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BROWNSTOWN
Winter 2012
DOWNTOWN DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY
Progress continues on some key Recreation Campus elements
Brownstown Township’s multiphase
Recreation Campus development is expected to continue making major strides
forward this spring, including the start of
construction on the much-anticipated Event
Barn and the official debut of the new Dog
Park.
Site preparation has been under way on
King Road near the Historical Museum,
where the multipurpose Event Barn will be
built. Construction is expected to be about a
12-month process with a completion target
of spring 2013.
The new Dog Park, located near the
heart of the campus behind the Community
Center and Township Hall, is expected to
make a formal debut at a ribbon-cutting on
April 28. That will coincide with the Animal
Shelter’s annual pet license and vaccination
clinic.
Also nearing completion near the Dog
Park are the new tennis courts. Other items
on the horizon for spring and summer are
the new splash pad and playscape area
...from Pg. 8
New digital system
makes information
more accessible
Welcome
signage
Motorists traveling north on I-75 — which, according to the
latest SEMCOG traffic data available, averages about 50,000
vehicles daily — get to see this “welcome” courtesy of General
Motors and its nearby Volt Battery Assembly Plant.
Installation has been completed on several upgrades to the township’s media
broadcast capabilities.
The project, which was funded by the
Downtown Development Authority, provides
residents with easier and more complete
access to all official public meetings held at
Township Hall.
Visitors to the township board room will
now find two large presentation monitors.
One monitor is for viewing by the panel
members seated at the front of the room
and the other is for the members of the audience. Consequently, both now have the opportunity to view the same information at
the same time.
The monitors were part of a complete
Continued...Pg. 2
Farmers Market heading to new location
It is time to start thinking of warmer weather and the Brownstown
Township weekly Farmers Market, which will begin its second season
in June.
There will be some changes this year. The location will be moved
from King Road. The new location is going to be in the parking lot in
front of the Brownstown Township Hall.
Look for updates on the Brownstown Downtown Development
Authority’s Facebook page, and also the Brownstown Township Website.
The organizers are looking for vendors to be part of the Farmers Market and also are interested in expanding the types of items to be sold.
Continued...Pg. 8
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SPECIAL “PULL“PULL-OUT”
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
— Page 3
Find out why Jerry and Patty Goodwin like doing
business in Brownstown Township — Page 7
Send your comments and suggestions to the DDA via email to [email protected]
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Charter
Township
of Brownstown
DOWNTOWN
DEVELOPMENT
AUTHORITY
TERI RYBSKI
Chairperson
JEFF VARADY
Vice Chairperson
L.B. WILLIS II
Secretary
CRAIG BIELECKI
MIKE DiMILIA
ASIF KHAN
ANDY LINKO
NICK SKOTANIS
RALPH VIDUSIC
The DDA conducts its official
business during a regular meeting held at noon the third Thursday of each month, unless otherwise posted. It also typically
holds a work session at 4 p.m.
on the first Wednesday of each
month. Both meetings are held
at Township Hall and are televised on the local government
access channel. For additional
information about the DDA, contact Economic Development
Manager Giuseppe “Joe”
DiSanto, (734) 675-0166.
21313 Telegraph Road
Brownstown, MI 48183
www.brownstown-mi.org
Newsletter produced by HPR Media & Promotional Svs. LLC
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Digital media equipment installation completed
...from Pg. 1
transformation to digital recording performed
by VTP Corp. As part of
the upgrade, home
viewers watching the
recorded versions
through Comcast cable
or AT&T U-verse will be
able to see the same
presentation screen
images as people in the
Board Room.
The transition to
digital recording also
makes it easy for the
meetings to be transferred to a DVD, which
simplifies the process
for uploading the video
to the township’s Website for easy access
online.
The goals of the
upgrade were to both
provide additional gov- Township Hall staff members such as Tari Bramlett have been
ernmental transparency adapting to new high-tech hardware.
and move to a system
that is more technologically advanced and,
meetings from the week will replay the
as a result, more efficient to operate.
following Sunday according to the followAll meetings of the Board of Trustees
ing schedule:
as well as the DDA and the Planning, Zoning and Recreations commissions are
8 a.m. — Beautification/Historical
broadcast live and recorded for replay.
10 a.m. — Recreation
The recorded meetings typically are all
12 p.m. — Zoning Board of Appeals
broadcast the next day at 10 a.m. and 8
2 p.m. — Planning Commission
p.m.
4 p.m. — Downtown Development Authority
In addition to the following day, all
6 p.m. — Board of Trustees
DDA office staff undergoes smooth transition
to local businesses, and conIt is with a heavy heart
tributing to the overall betterthat I must bid the Brownsment of the community.
town Township Downtown
To continue and expand
Development Authority fareon the DDA’s efforts, I would
well. After recently marrying
like to warmly welcome Sue
into the military community,
Trussell and Vern Gustafsson
the transient lifestyle now
to the DDA team as assistant
demands that I relocate out
directors. These individuals
of state.
have exemplary backgrounds
Before I trade snowflakes
promoting and growing the
for palm trees though, I
influence of the public sector.
wanted to take a moment to
With their wide range of
reiterate my appreciation for
experiences, I am confident
the opportunity to work for
Kaitlyn Campbell
this complementary pair will
such a progressive DDA
assist in furthering the overall
Board and community. In my
goals and mission of the DDA.
two and a half years here I have been forAll the best!
tunate enough to be a part of a team proKaitlyn Campbell-Hutchison
viding new amenities to residents, support
Charter Township of Brownstown
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The following list of more than
400 Brownstown Township
businesses is being published
here by the Downtown Development Authority as a community service. The DDA recognizes the important role a viable business environment
plays in making our community a great place to both live
and work, and appreciates the
commitment and support of
our hometown companies. The
DDA also maintains an identical list on the township Web
site and encourages businesses and residents to help
us keep the list up to date by
letting us know if there are any
that we have missed. Email us
at [email protected]
Accounting & Finance
Account Adjustment Bureau
Advance America
Advantage One Federal Credit Union
Best Bank
Charter One Bank
Chase Bank
Comerica Bank
Community Focus Federal Credit Union
Fifth Third Bank
First Community Federal Credit Union
Flagstar Bank
Greco Title Co./Philip F.
Key Bank
PNC Bank
Seaway Accounting Service
Adult / Home Care
American Heritage Adult Foster Care
Arbor Hospice & Home Care
Boller Meadows of Brownstown Senior
Apartments
Brownstown Forest View Assisted Living
Hearthstone Assisted Living
Liberty Home Care
Lillian Manor Adult Care Facility
Mary Rose Residence
Trinity Home Health Care
Animal Care
Brownstown Animal Shelter
McLaughlin Veterinary Hospital
Self-Serve Pet Wash
Automotive
AAA Michigan
Advance Auto Parts
Allen Road Collision
Allstate Insurance
Amoco Oil Co., Tel-Sibley
B&B Trucking Inc.
Battery Tech
Big 4 Auto Parts
Bill Ritchie Auto Electric
Bran Spankin Used
Brownstown Body Shop
Brownstown Car Wash
Budget Tire Co.
Continued...Pg. 4
Charter Township of Brownstown
The Brownstown
Downtown Development Authority is
constantly working
to enhance the business environment in
our community. The
DDA has initiated
several business
support programs,
including those with
financial incentives
to encourage businesses to locate and
expand here. The
DDA also actively
works to promote
the importance of
supporting our local
businesses.
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...from Pg. 3
Citgo Station
Collision Shop, The
Downriver Bus Repair, Inc.
Enterprise Rent-A-Car
Erie Metro Muffler & Brake Shop
Farmer’s Insurance
Fast Track Gas Station
Freeport Truck Tire Repair
General RV Center
George's Used Car Sales, Inc.
Gibraltar Quick Lube
Glass Mechanic
Greater Detroit Auto Auction
Handy Car Clean Co.
Heritage Collision, Inc.
Huzzy Car Wash
J & F Power Wash, Inc.
Jimmy's Auto Body Repair, Inc
Johnny D's Auto Detailing
K & L Sales
Ken's Towing & Hauling
Marathon Gas Station
Martin Tire & Wheel Co.
Martin's Towing, Inc.
Mr. Lube & Oil Inc.
Muddy Duck Car Wash
Nationwide Insurance
Norm & Eddie's Southgate Radiator
Quality One Transmissions
Pic Pac Market & Gas Station
Pro Racecraft Engineering
Red Line Cycle
Select Auto Center
Spee-Dee Lube & Auto Repair
State Farm Insurance
Sunoco
T & F Collision
Tel West Auto Electric
Top Value Muffler Shop
Waddle Tire Service
Winners Auto & Cycle
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Wuerth's Auto Repair
Child Care & Education
Adventures B&B Child Care
Creative Child Care Center
Duckie Daycare
Meadowbank Day Nursery
Miss Theresa's Child Care
Sunrise 2 Sunset Child Care Center
Sweet Peas Daycare LLC
Sylvan Learning Centre
Communications
Cingular Wireless
M & M Wireless
Quality Communications
Construction
AAB Enterprises
Art Harold Construction
Best Concrete & Supply Inc.
Cee Vee Of Michigan Inc.
Comfort Zone Insulations, LLC
Doan's Companies - Concrete Division
Flood Properties, Inc.
Freeport Stone & Supply
G. V. Cement Contracting Co.
Gaglio Brothers Construction
Joba Construction
King Kurb Asphalt
L.Loyer Construction Co
Liparoto Construction and Equipment
Storage
Owens Fence & Asphalt Co.
Pioneer Drywall
Flowers & Gifts
A One Of A Kind Creation Florist
Bakhaus Florist
Loveland's Hallmark
Food & Dining
3-Hermano's Restaurant
Baldo's Restaurant
Baskin-Robbins 31 Ice Cream
Bearclaw Coffee Company
Charter Township of Brownstown
Big Bear Lodge Restaurant
Burger King
Cottage Inn Pizza
Dairy Delicious
Dairy Queen
Drinks Saloon
Dunkin Donuts
Dynasty Inn
Eldorado Restaurant
Final Score Lounge
Jet's Pizza
King Cafe
Little Caesar’s Pizza
Marlow's Chill & Grill Sports Bar
McDonald's Restaurant
Moose MacGregor's Bar
Olympic Coney Island
Peking Chinese Food
Pete's Place Restaurant
Piper's Restaurant
Redskin Lounge
Sammy`s Cucina Carry-Out/Catering
Simply Italian Eatery
South Shore Coney Island
Subway
TD's Coney Island Café
Tiffany's Pizza
Wendy's Restaurant
Golfing
Lake Erie Metropark Golf Course
Sultana Par 3 Golf Course
Health & Beauty
#1 Cali Nails
Anytime Fitness
April & Company Kuts & Kurls
Boric's
Curves
Fantastic Sam's
General Nutrition Center
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Hair 1
Jessie's Chop Shop
Liquid Chaos (Tattoos)
Maria’s Eclectic Salon & Spa
Nail Garden
New Skool Tattoos & Tanning
OO-LA-LA Salon De Cheveu
Powerhouse Gym
PT Nails and Spa
Rain Forest Salon
Sacred Art Tattoos
Sakora Salon
Sally's Beauty Supply
Salon Envy
Southwest Tan
Weight Watchers
Historical / Museum
Brownstown Historical Museum
Home & Garden
AAB Enterprises
Absolute Quality Lawn Sprinklers
Added Class Interiors LLC
All Star Plumbing
American Home Protection
Bruce's Pond Shop
Carl's Furniture Warehouse
Chiles Michigan Inc.
Davey Commercial Grounds Co.
Davey Tree Expert Co.
Downriver Lawn Service
Emerald Rich Lawns
Happy Gardening
James Bros. Landscaping
Kurtzhals' Greenhouse
Louie's Landscaping Inc.
Marsh Greenhouse Too LLC
McNally's Landscaping & Design, Inc.
Par 4 Landscaping
Quality Plumbing
Regina Andrew Design
Ruhlig Farms & Gardens LLC
Signature Landscaping
Studio 53 Salon
Taylor Made Garden Supply
Wright's Landscape Service
Wagco Products , Inc.
Manufacturing
A to Z Awning Manufacturing, Inc.
Advanced Abrasives Inc
ASW Facility
Bay Logistics, Inc.
BBI Enterprises Group Inc
Brass Craft Manufacturing
Ceva Logistics USA, Inc Ste. 900
Daimler Chrysler
Ford Detroit HVC
Fords Parts Redistribution Plant
Integrated Manufacturing & Assembly
Ste. 890
International Paper Co.
Lincoln Park Tool & Die
Menlo Worldwide Logistics
Michael Fabricating Inc.
Pentel Tool & Die, Inc.
Ryder Integrated Logistics
Serco, Inc. (RCI)
Silver Seal Products, Inc.
Systrand Manufacturing Corp.
TDS/US Automotive
Total Distribution Systems (TDS)
USA Logistics
Medical Professionals
Sami Abbasi, DO
Susan Abed, Orthodontics
Apex Behavioral Health, PLLC
Athens Podiatry Group
Bahroos D.D.S., Juanita
Brownstown Dental Care
Brownstown Medical Facility
B. A. Burkhart, (D.D.S., P.C.)
Dearborn Cardiology Associates
Downriver Pediatric Associates
Downriver Physical Medicine & Massage Therapy
Charter Township of Brownstown
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Eye Clinics Of Michigan
Family Gentle Dentists
Florek Chiropractic Center
Griswold Chiropractic
Henry Ford Health CenterBrownstown
Internal Medicine Assoc of Mich
Jeffery Jaffe D.D.S.
Josephine Ford Cancer CenterDownriver
King Medical Center
Iqbal A. Nasir, MD PC
Liberty Home Care
Michigan Interventional Pain Clinic
Oakwood PCHA Health Center
Occupational Medicine
Odette Chiropractic Health Center
Precision Orthopedics
Preferred Rehab Care Inc
Rahmani Eye Institute, P.C.
Redford Optical
Ribley Chiropractic Clinic
Alice Shanaver, D.O.
Sharp Image Optical
Southeast Internal Medicine
Southshore Oral Surgery
Dr. Dino Tolias
Wyandotte Internal Medicine Assoc.
Jeevaka Yapa, DDS
Motels/Hotels
Clearview Motel
Palace Motel
Red Cabin Motel
Rock Motel
Southland Motor Lodge
Pharmacies
Brownstown Pharmacy
CVS Pharmacy
Henry Ford Pharmacy
Walgreens Pharmacy
Real Estate & Housing
Arthur's Mobile Home Park
Bridgewood Apartments
Brownstown Square Apartments
Casa San Marino Apartments
Century 21 A-1 Realty
Concord Cooperative Inc.
Estel Smith Trailer Park/Red Cabin
Hamptons Of Brownstown
Hampton Square Condominiums
Highlander Apartments
Homecrest Apartments
Karnak Realty
Lloyd's Mobile Home Park
Marianne Manor Apartments
Continued...Pg. 6
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...from Pg. 5
Patti Sue Apartments
Premier Mortgage Funding
Preston Pointe Apartments
South Glen Apartments
Stratford Place Apartments
Struin Apartments
Tela Valley Mobile Home Park
Recreation
Brownstown Community Center
Funk Motorsports
General RV Center
Ice Box Sports Center
Lake Erie Interpretive Center
Lake Erie Marshland Museum
Lake Erie Metropark
Lake Erie Metropark Marina
Lincoln Bowman Archery Club
Michigan DNR (Point Mouillee)
Sportway Of Brownstown
Team Z Motor Sports
Wayne County Parks / Boat Launch
Wolverine Shooting Sports, Inc.
Rental Halls
Brownstown Community Center
Germania Club - Downriver
Rockwood Moose #1157
UAW Local 387
Residential Businesses
The BioMat Company
Cross Cut Lawn & Maintenance
Miss Theresa's Child Care
Party Lite
R&J Dumpster Trailers
VAJO-Virginia Joe Promotions
Retail
7-Eleven
Adam and Eve
Bottom Line Bait & Tackle
Brownstown Liquor
Brownstown Pharmacy
Crawford's Family Market, Inc.
CVS Pharmacy
Dollar General
Easy Pick Mini Market, Inc.
Family Dollar Store
Fashion Bug
Fort Farms Market
Isabella's Closet
Kap's Party Store
King Food Mart
Kroger Grocery
Mario's Party Store
Michigan Cat
Mitch's Market
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Ned's Market
Patio Market & Hardware
Pic Pac Market
Rags to Riches
Rob Hickey Furniture
Stanley's Market
The Market
Walgreens
Services
AAA Michigan
ABC Catering
Accumed Billing
Action Industries LLC
Al & Sons Hydraulic
Alfonsi RailRd Construction Co.
All Around Carpet
All Bright Polishing
All Star Specialists
Allied Liquidators Inc.
Auto Warehousing Co
B & J Trucking
Bentley Environmental Services
Brownstown/Dearborn Moose Lodge
C-Mac Transportation, LLC
Consumer Protection Attorneys of
Michigan
Dark Star Glass
Day Dreams Studio
Dearborn Fleet Service
Downriver Lift Truck
Downriver Trader
Dunc-A-Roo's Party Rentals Inc
Downriver Secondary Operations, Inc.
EDS Information Services
Farmer’s Insurance
EZ Living Cleaning Services
Fenco Products
G&G Property Maintenance
Germania Club - Downriver
The Golden Move
Gorno Transportation Serv.
H. Domine Enterprises Inc.
Hands-On Safety & Skills (HOSST)
Haventown Cleaners
Heaven's Best Carpet Cleaning
Hydro-Zone, Inc.
I Do The Baking
J & F Power Wash, Inc.
J & J Expediting Inc.
Jeffery's Photographic
Jevic Transportation
Job 1 USA Staffing
John Molnar Funeral Home
Joshua Thomas Enterprises LLC
Charter Township of Brownstown
Keene Clean Janitorial
L & R Sand Blasting
LA Insurance
Lakeshore Utility Trailer, Inc.
Liquid Transportation
MDP Immigration Law
Millennium Technology Inc.
M & M Parts Inc
Music Workshop
Mirror Lite Company
Nationwide Insurance
National Wine & Spirits of MI
Oakridge Cemetery
Oceanic Blue Sky
Our Green Earth Electric
Our Lady Of Hope Cemetery
Pan American Express Inc.
PC Guru Computers
PJAX
Protect-A-Boat
Public Storage Inc.
Rain For Rent
Reino Linen Service of Michigan, LLC
Secretary of State Office
Shrinkwrap International
Signs, Etc.
Simple IT Solutions, LLC
State Farm Insurance
Stathakis, Inc.
Straight Shot Express
Suburban Electric Inc.
The Shop
Terry Hall & Assoc
Thrift Books
Two Men and A Truck
The UPS Store
Transfreight
Triad Transportation
VFW Hall Post 4230
VFW Post 9363
Vicorp
The Watermark Group LLC
Wayne County Rd Comm.
Storage & Equipment Rental
Bill's Trailer Storage
Jennies Backyard RV Storage
L.Loyer Construction Co
Liparoto Construction and Equipment
Storage
Mercer Dix Equipment Co
Relska Equipment
Wagon Wheel Storage
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Jerry and Patty Goodwin have
operated their business on
Allen Road in Brownstown
since 2004.
About Music Workshop
Music shop owners strike a positive chord
offering lessons, instruments and supplies
The year was 2004 and Jerry and Patty
Goodman were ready to open their own business. Jerry, who had more than 30 years in
the music business, wanted to locate in the
vicinity for the convenience of his clients.
They came upon a 600-square-foot shop
that was available at 19486 Allen Road, on
the west side of the street near Downriver
Bus Repair, between Sibley and King roads,
in Brownstown Township.
“In 2004, there weren’t too many buildings available,” Goodman remembered. “My
wife thought this was
the cutest place. I
originally thought it
wasn’t big enough. We
talked to the landlord,
who said that whenever we were ready to
expand, he could accommodate us.”
And Music Workshop was born. The
store may be small in stature, but it’s big on
supplies and service. The shop is packed
with instruments, parts (including hard-tofind parts) and accessories, school band
supplies, amplifiers, music books, song
sheets, method books and DVDs. The staff
provides high-quality repairs and music lessons for all sorts of instruments in three
studios.
“We offer a free set up on every instrument we sell (a $45 value),” Goodman said.
“That includes neck adjustment, action and
intonation of the instrument to make it play
In
Business
In
Brownstown
well and sound good.”
Goodman started taking guitar lessons
when he was 8 years old. He began teaching
at age 16 and has been doing it ever since.
He played for several years professionally in
the 1970s.
Music Workshop has 70 students of
various levels. Many of them take guitar
lessons, but others play the banjo, violin or
piano. Music lessons also are available for
the bass, mandolin, ukulele, voice, theory
and all brass and woodwind instruments.
“We have students that have been coming here for years,” Goodman said. “They’re
into it. Some practice three hours a day. One
went on to the School of Rock Camp and
blew everybody away.”
The workshop also is home to beginning
musicians who purchase a less-expensive
guitar or another musical instrument and
take lessons. Starter guitar packages are
available.
Goodman said there has been a shift in
guitar sales in recent years.
“I have noticed in the last several years
that the acoustic guitar has become more
popularized,” he said. “I used to sell 2-to-1
electric guitars over acoustics. Now it’s 2-to2 acoustics over electric. I believe it’s because acoustics are now a bigger part of
heavy metal music. The folk style of many
singers has made the acoustic guitar popular again.”
Longtime customer Randy Cole of Lincoln Park said he is always impressed with
the parts available at Music Workshop and
Charter Township of Brownstown
Location: 19486 Allen Road, between
Sibley and King roads
Hours: 11 a.m. to 8 p.m. Monday through
Friday; 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday; closed
Sunday
Memberships: Music Workshop offers
memberships, which allow students to
take private lessons at a rate of just $12
per half hour as well as receive discounts
on music books, CDs, DVDs and other
printed materials, including special orders,
as well as metronomes, electronic tuners,
straps, cables, stands and cases. A membership is $20 per month.
Contact Information: Call (734) 479-0840
or send an email to
[email protected]
enjoys how the shop is so well organized
and inventoried. Cole buys new and used
parts, including strings for his guitar.
“I come here for the lowest prices in
town on the best-quality stuff,” said Cole,
who is retired from Great Lakes Steel. “It’s
small. It’s intimate. Other places have eight
million guitars and kids who just learned
what a guitar was last week. These guys
have integrity, honesty and you don’t have
to worry about anything.”
Strings, reeds, drumsticks, drumheads,
harmonicas and picks are discounted every
day.
Goodman spends much of his time
repairing instruments – guitars, of course,
but also band instruments, amps and
equipment. He has staff to repair keyboards as well.
“Anything music-related we take an
interest in,” he said.
Area musicians gather to perform outside Music Workshop on various warmweather weekends. Goodman said he plans
to expand that to an acoustic festival
probably toward the end of August. He will
invite local talent to perform acoustic music an entire weekend. The shows will be
free for performers and the public.
The Goodmans are prepared to expand
at the current location when the economy
improves.
“We love it here,” Jerry Goodman said.
“Brownstown has been very good to us.
We’re kind of in the middle of seven different communities. We love the area.”
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Market on the move to new location
...from Pg. 1
Contact Sue Trussell at the Brownstown Township DDA at
(734) 675-5911 or [email protected] if you would like
to receive a vendor application.
The market is co-sponsored by the Brownstown Township DDA
and the Beautification/Historical Commission.
Both organizations are looking forward to a great market season in 2012.
Progress continues on some key Recreation Campus elements
...from Pg. 1
near King and Telegraph. Other
family-friendly features are coming
soon as well, including volleyball
courts, a pond, and walking and
biking trails.
Due to construction, temporary
community garden plots have been
constructed behind the police station carport for use this year. In
future years the space will remain a
garden for those not wanting a
raised bed, along with several demonstration plots to be cared for by
the Garden Club.
Parks and Recreation currently
is accepting reservations for 10-byIt’s out with the old as the former bus garage is cleared from the Recreation Campus area.
10 plots for $10 by calling the department at (734) 675-0920.
Demolition is being completed on the
former bus garage, which is in the area
where new soccer fields will be constructed.
struction project that will run through NoThe road work on West Road between
Another key element of the plan calls
vember.
Telegraph and Hall Roads is being delayed
for the creation of two new baseball diaThe West Road project will widen that
until the summer of 2013 due to new Fedmonds on the north side of King. Once the
one-mile stretch to five lanes that will ineral Highway Administration regulations.
new diamonds are in place the current
clude two lanes running both east and west
Though the delay is not great news for
diamonds on the south side will be demoland a center turn lane.
area motorists, there is
ished and replaced by a soccer field that
It will be conducted by
a silver lining. Two large
incorporates a sled hill, as well as new
The West Road project will widen
the Wayne County Deroad construction proparking areas that emphasize much more
that one-mile stretch to five lanes that
partment of Public Serjects already are schedlandscaped green space than seen there
vices and will be funded
uled this year, and the
at present.
will include two lanes running both
through a federal TransWest Road project
Plans also were firmed up last fall for a
east and west and a center turn lane.
portation Economic
would have added to the
new clock tower that will include an elecDevelopment grant.
expected traffic congestronic sign that will provide updated inforThe plans remain available for review at
tion if it had been initiated under the original
mation on community events, including
Brownstown Township Hall.
timetable.
movies and music in the park.
The scope of the project includes road
The Michigan Department of TransportaPlans also continue to move forward
bed reconstruction and intersection imtion is reconstructing Telegraph from Vreeon the construction of a public safety meprovements, as well as some sidewalk imland to West Road. MDOT also is overseeing
morial that is expected to be constructed
provements.
the I-75 at Dix-Toledo interchange reconnear the Event Barn and historical house.
West Road widening delay until summer 2013
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