Tuesday, December 4, 2012
At Monday's city council meeting, resident complaints centered around patrons' vehicles packing residential streets.
The new restaurant Garage Grill & Fuel Bar opened last week in downtown Northville to high fanfare, but some residents are worried that the influx of people to that part of downtown Northville is creating traffic hazards in the residential areas. "There are 14 parking spaces for a restaurant that has seating for more than 200 people," said Mary Beth Widak at Northville City Council's meeting Monday. She said her home's driveway is on High Street where many of the restaurant's patrons have been parking. When vehicles park on both sides of the streets, she said, they become so narrow that only one vehicle can pass at a time. Widak also said the added traffic is bringing speeding drivers down the residential streets. "We bought homes in …
Council also planned renovations for Fish Hatchery Park's tennis court and fence.
The Northville City Council approved the purchase of two new vehicles for its police fleet at its meeting Monday evening. Police Chief Gary Goss said Northville Police had two 2008 Ford Crown Victoria vehicles that needed replacing. "They have more than $80,000 miles on them," he said. Goss said the department looked into purchasing Chevy Impalas but found them to be impractical. They decided on one Ford Taurus Police Interceptor, which will cost $29,756, and one 2013 Chevy Tahoe, which will cost $26,474.25. City Manager Pat Sullivan said he spoke with police officials in Plymouth about their vehicle choices. "They said they're going to split between Tahoes and sedans," he said. "They serve different purposes." Goss said the Taurus will be…
Monday, June 6, 2011
City manager says state medical marijuana law doesn't offer local governments enough guidance on regulation.
Northville could tonight join the list of Michigan communities putting brakes on the new state law allowing marijuana to be distributed for medical purposes. Council members are expected to vote tonight on establishing a six-month moratorium on the authorization of licenses, permits or approvals “for the sale or dispensation” of medical marijuana within city limits, according to city documents. “Other communities have done this,” city manager Patrick Sullivan said. “In fact, some have already extended their moratoriums.” State voters approved the use of medical marijuana by a better-than 3-2 margin in 2008. Since then, numerous Michigan communities have sought to either ban distribution outright or block establishment of dispensaries, …
Aysha Jamali
3:32 pm on Wednesday, December 5, 2012
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