Monthly Archives: November 2007
An historic occasion: First United Methodist Church marker dedication
Sunday brought special honor to Downtown Farmington, thanks to the First United Methodist Church. In the community for more than 180 years, the church received a state historic marker now proudly displayed on Grand River. The church has several claims … Continue reading
Filed under Downtown Farmington, Farmington MI
Picketing makes sense
As I watched a Channel 4 reporter interview folks about Tuesday night’s Farmington Schools union employees’ protest on Shiawassee, I was struck by the words “live within our means,” spoken by the district’s assistant superintendent Dave Ruhland. That’s a broad … Continue reading
Filed under Farmington Hills MI, Farmington MI
Study after study after study after…
Awful lot of study going on in Farmington these days. On Monday, I participated in a focus group conducted by representatives of Plante Moran, the firm hired to study the impacts and opportunties of shared services and merger of Farmington and Farmington … Continue reading
Filed under Downtown Farmington, Farmington Hills MI, Farmington MI, Views
Election results
To no one’s great surprise, Farmington Hills incumbent city officials Barry Brickner, Ken Massey and Randy Bruce won re-election by a wide margin over two challengers, Michael Bridges and Johnny Oram. This was Bridges’ second run at city office, he currently chairs … Continue reading
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Just how much is $24 million?
If you drove down Shiawassee near Power Road this evening, you may have seen dozens of people bundled up in winter coats, holding picket signs, cheering and chanting. The contingent of Farmington Schools teachers, bus drivers and other union employees showed up … Continue reading
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