FARMS

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — While more Grosse Pointe Farms residents voted absentee than otherwise in Tuesday’s election, as is the ongoing trend, a decent amount still took the old-fashioned way: venturing out to the polls. Of the 34.22 percent of registered Farms voters who exercised their right in the primary, 1,821 did so via absentee

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Two weeks remain for Farms residents to take part in online engagement activities, which are gleaning public opinion to inform a draft of the city’s 2022 master plan update. A comment map where participants can leave ideas, likes and dislikes regarding the city already has gathered more than 100 comments, with

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — When he’s not training for his next marathon or juggling a stepson and three young daughters, Tim Rowland can be found managing the city’s finances behind a desk on the second floor of Farms city hall. Stepping into the role of finance director, treasurer and controller after his predecessor Debra Peck

Courtesy photoThis Lakeshore seawall site, deemed most in need of repair due to vehicle safety concerns, is located just south of Pier Park. GROSSE POINTE FARMS AND SHORES — With $750,000 in funding earmarked for the Lakeshore seawall project as a line item in the state’s fiscal year 2022 budget, Farms city officials are taking

Courtesy photoThe yellow ducky race during Regatta Weekend is always a fan favorite. GROSSE POINTE FARMS — While fireworks won’t be a part of this year’s 2022 Regatta and Fourth of July celebration in the Farms, the weekend promises more activities than ever before as it returns for the first time since the pandemic began.

Photo by Renee LanduytFisher Road construction is scheduled to start late July. GROSSE POINTE CITY AND FARMS — After three years of unsuccessful attempts to harness state grant funding, the City and Farms are teaming up this summer to tackle major road reconstruction of Fisher from Kercheval to Mack. Prior to the project’s onset, the

Photo by Renee LanduytPlans may see the Farms permanently place multiple precinct polling places at Grosse Pointe South High School. GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Dotting its i’s and crossing its t’s, the Farms is catching up with state law via an ordinance amendment that now allows polling places to be located outside precinct boundaries. The

Courtesy imageThe new play structure is set to be constructed after Labor Day and is estimated to take two weeks. GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Through a $150,000 partnership with the Grosse Pointe Farms Foundation, the Farms will be constructing a new and improved play structure at the entrance of Pier Park come fall. “The playground

Fire crews in Bloomfield Township had to hoof it on over to a local farm school after a cow made a run for it.

A Michigan farm’s animal waste practices are threatening to overload nearby bodies of water with harmful bacteria and pathogens, according to the attorney general.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Just two weeks after suffering a significant Fisher water main break, the Farms was hit with the impact of a 16-inch water main breaking in Detroit along Mack Avenue and near Pointe Plaza at 9:30 p.m. Saturday, March 12. An estimated 4,000 to 5,000 gallons of water per minute were released from the break, which was […]

1947 75 years ago this week NEW SEWERS FOR FARMS DEEMED VITAL: From the number of phone calls being received at the village offices of the Farms it is evident that the citizens of the village have taken a keen interest in the proposed program to provide storm water sewer relief throughout the entire village under one program, rather than […]

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — More than a year in the making, the Wayne County Roads Traffic Division graced Lakeshore Monday with the removal of 60 of the one-way signs that have been cluttering the stretch between Warner to just past Moross since October 2020. Though Farms officials immediately got to work at the time fighting the necessity of approximately 180 […]

To the Editor: Three things from atop my soapbox. First, it's a nice sentiment from Woods Councilman Todd McConnaghy that city workers are "family." Maybe he's

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Though serving in the Grosse Pointe Farms Public Safety Department since 1999, Andrew Rogers didn't specifically intend to go into law

Global producers of caviar say that demand has soared since the first lockdown.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS AND SHORES — As one of several potential opportunities with federal infrastructure dollars becoming available, the Farms, Shores and Wayne

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — As the Farms pursued grants to address flooding mitigation, seawall deterioration and roadwork throughout the year, it also saw the

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Michigan State Police were brought in to investigate a death at a home in the 300 block of Kercheval at 2:50 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 8, after

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — After serving as an appointed council member July 2018 to November 2019, Sierra Donaven returned to a seat on council Monday night, after

THE GROSSE POINTES — Organizing wide-spread efforts to bring a little cheer and the love of Jesus to local children of incarcerated parents has been at the

The farms are donating fresh fruits and vegetables to help people displaced by Hurricane Ida.

THE GROSSE POINTES AND HARPER WOODS — Twenty years have passed since terrorist attacks on American soil took the lives of nearly 3,000 men, women, children and

THE GROSSE POINTES — New developments are popping up all around the Pointes' resident-only parks. Notably, the Park soon will unveil its first and long-awaited

GROSSE POINTE CITY, FARMS AND PARK — The hits keep coming in the Pointes as a storm Friday, Aug. 27, brought an inch of rain in 17 minutes according to meters

THE GROSSE POINTES — The Grosse Pointes, with the exception of the Shores, all saw an increase in population over the last decade, according to the recently

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Boasting a fishing rodeo, magic shows, possible pie-eating contest and an evening of fireworks, the Farms End of Summer Bash is set to be

The requirement that municipalities replace lead water lines from the street to affected houses is based on a 2018 state order placed in administrative rules by

GROSSE POINTE FARMS AND SHORES — With low voter turnout to the polls Tuesday, Aug. 3, and around triple the amount of absentee ballots, Charles Berschback and

GROSSE POINTE WOODS AND FARMS — Following the annexation of seven Provencal homes from the Woods to the Farms in 2019, the two cities may have finally put the

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — The International Fire Code was the last fire code adopted by the Farms, back in 2008. During its meeting in mid-June, city council

To the Editor: Our basement flooded for the third time in 10 years! We live in the "Inland" district of Grosse Pointe Farms and have the combined sewer system

As a young reporter covering Grosse Pointe Farms in the early 1990s, I was perusing the city's legal ads in the Grosse Pointe News. One called for a renewal of

Silver lining amidst devastation To the Editor: Our basement flooded for the third time in 10 years! We live in the "Inland" district of Grosse Pointe Farms and

When six ducklings fell through a Lakeshore sewer grate last Monday, June 14, an observant resident and Farms officers saved the ducks and the day. Sally Owen

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Even with the voter-approved 2 mills for road improvements last November, the Farms has maintained its title as the Grosse Pointe with the

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Grosse Pointe Farms dispatch was advised a body was floating in Lake St. Clair near Fisher at 3:52 p.m. Friday, June 11. The U.S. Coast

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GROSSE POINTE FARMS — It's an all too familiar tale for Grosse Pointers. Yet another vehicle crashed through the Pier Park iron gates at 11:20 p.m. Saturday,

To the Editor: In the April 1 edition, Letters to the Editor, the letter from the Farms mayor states that for the fully vaccinated, masks are no longer required

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — The No. 1 area in which a lot of police departments are lacking is adequate camera coverage throughout their campuses, according to a

One of the most interesting climate solutions is right beneath our toes, in the soil: Regenerative farming.

Potential candidates in the Park and the Farms need to get themselves in gear, if they haven’t already. In the Park, Mayor Bob Denner has already announced he will not run for re-election; he has held the post since 2015. Two incumbent council members have announced a mayoral run, suggesting at least one opening also will be available among the three council terms that expire this year. In the Farms, the mayor is up for re-election, along with three council members. In most cases, mayors have two-year terms and council members have four-year terms.

GROSSE POINTE CITY, FARMS & PARK — Officers in the City, Park and, more recently, the Farms have been after a 56-year-old Detroit man since mid-February for a string of larcenies from local vehicles. He now is suspected of larcenies from at least 13 vehicles and one vehicle theft in the last month. Soon after, officers developed McMahon as the suspect, but remained unable to catch him in the act or with incriminating evidence. Michael Narduzzi who discovered an electric razor in the driver’s side doorwell of McMahon’s vehicle. The same electric razor, confirmed by sending two photos to the owner while still on scene, happened to be the only item missing from the vehicle stolen Feb. 26.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — With a $100,000 donation from the Grosse Pointe Farms Foundation, and in partnership with city funding, Farms residents soon will be able to enjoy a new gazebo at Pier Park. “This is one of the key spots in the park that has really drawn people to our park,” Mayor Louis Theros said. The gazebo itself is in the $100,000 range, Reeside added, with the site work, foundation work, pavers and more adding to the cost. “(The gazebo) was envisioned really as a focal point to kind of the only great lawn area that we have at the park,” Reeside said. “This is a signature project,” said Jeff Huebner, chairman of the Farms foundation.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — As the child of a librarian and a salesman representing major publishing companies — and who mastered the Dewey Decimal Classification in kindergarten and was reading Civil War books by Bruce Catton at age 8 — it’s fitting that Bob Allen was unanimously appointed as a trustee to the Grosse Pointe Library Board by Farms city council during its meeting Monday, March 8. “I look forward to it and I hope I make my mom proud by it,” Allen said of the trustee position. “I’m the embodiment of why you have libraries, because libraries saved me and I don’t think I’m exaggerating the point,” he said. The prior rotating representative, Elizabeth Vogel, is resigning from the position after being named president of the Grosse Pointe Rotary Club, which is a significant time commitment. Allen will fill the position for a partial term, ending June 30, 2022.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — With the city’s assessor for 27 years, Tim O’Donnell, scaling back on his client base, city council has approved a contract to end July 31, 2023, with WCA Assessing. With a city the size of the Farms requiring its certifying assessor to be of a Michigan Advanced Assessing Level or above, Eric Dunlap, MMAO, of WCA has been named the certified assessor. While WCA representatives will only physically be in the Farms half a day per week, upgraded technology will allow them to access necessary information any time. The city previously had been paying O’Donnell $1,900 per month to be in the Farms one day a week with more limited access. A resolution honoring O’Donnell for his years of service for the city is expected to be presented to the former assessor during an upcoming council meeting.

The deadline to file to run for office on Nov. 2 is April 20 … just two months away! We have four mayors running for re-election, not counting Harper Woods, and no fewer than 14 seats are open among the five Grosse Pointe city councils. Candidates need to file the proper paperwork with their city clerks and/or Michigan Secretary of State. Grosse Pointe Farms municipal judge candidates require the same number of signatures, but from qualified registered electors of the city of Grosse Pointe Farms and/or Grosse Pointe Shores. The other Grosse Pointe municipalities have similar requirements and would-be candidates are encouraged to contact their clerks today.

ANN ARBOR – The Michigan Statewide CSA Network will be hosting an upcoming virtual CSA fair featuring Michigan farms on Feb. 26. A Community Supported Agriculture share is a subscription program to a local farm in which you pay a farmer upfront for a regular delivery or pickup of their harvest. The CSA fair will consist of two drop-in Zoom sessions: one at “lunch hour” from noon to 1 p.m. and a “happy hour” session from 5-6 p.m. Regional breakout rooms will be available so you can learn more about which farms offer shares in your area. Here are the Ann Arbor area farms offering CSAs this year:Interested in participating in the fair?

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Debate brought about by the November election seems far from over as yard sign ordinances are now being called into question. The public comment portion of the Farms council meeting Monday night was dominated by residents’ concerns over the city’s Sign Ordinance No. 193, which regulates political signs are not to exceed 6 square feet and must be removed from yards no later than five days following an election. “The amendments that were put in place four years ago, from a timing standpoint, occurred after the 2016 presidential election,” City Attorney William Burgess said. “So that’s political speech maintaining that sign and I don’t think that a resident should have to respond to a notice warning them, threatening them with a fine, to explain the reason they have the sign up for the sign to be considered political speech.”Also disputed is the complaint-driven nature of receiving notices, wherein neighbors are reporting neighbors.

The signage appeared approximately two weeks ago, on the back of Wayne County’s Lakeshore reconstruction project along that route. An MDOT representative told the city, Theros reported, that some discretion can be used at the county level to alleviate the confusion. Currently, the issue is being reviewed by Wayne County Director of Public Services Beverly Watts, with intention to set a meeting with Farms city officials. Coming out of the meeting, the city is hoping to see a significant reduction in signage along the stretch. It hasn’t been an issue.”“Do not enter” signs also are placed to the left at the ends of roads intersecting with Lakeshore.

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — The next time residents in the Farms click on their city website, they may find an entirely new design waiting for them. The city plans to go live with its new website early to mid-October. “Most importantly, we wanted to make sure that the website facilitated citizen engagement and when this website launches in October, I think it will increase our ability to engage with our residents,” Assistant City Manager/City Clerk Derrick Kozicki said. The old website was significantly difficult for city administration to update, according to Councilman Neil Sroka, who is on the communications committee. The Shores currently is in initial talks with the company to consider doing the same.