Plymouth Mayor Phil Pursell will not seek re-election to the City Commission even though he is eligible for another term. He has said he would like to spend more time with his family and move onto other things. Best of luck, Mayor.
http://www.hometownlife.com/article/20090604/NEWS15/906040578/1032/Pursell+bows+out+after+2+city+terms
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Mayor Pursell stepping away from the City Commission
Posted in city services, government, tagged City Commission, city government, City of Plymouth, mayor, Phil Pursell, Plymouth MI, Plymouth Michigan on June 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
School district clamoring for stimulus money for “green” projects as budget deficit looms
Posted in Plymouth-Canton Schools, city services, taxes, tagged budget deficits, economic crisis, economy, green initiatives, Plymouth Canton Educational Park, Plymouth Educational Park, Plymouth-Canton Schools, stimulus funds, tax dollars on March 19, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The March 15, 2009, Plymouth Observer reported that officials of the Plymouth-Canton School District are trying to get their hands on millions of dollars in federal stimulus money. The funds wouldn’t got to keeping teachers employed, anything to improve the curriculum or even balance the budget, but would got to several so-called “green” initiatives.
Superintendent Craig [...]
I <3 the Plymouth Library
Posted in Plymouth District Library, city services, downtown Plymouth, tagged downtown Plymouth, taxes, city services, Plymouth District Library, Plymouth public library, libraries on March 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
I think my favorite place in town is the library. It’s my escape when I want to get out but also have some quiet.
The internet is fantastic, but it’s not the same as getting information from a book. Our library has a great selection of all sorts of materials. I’ve been exposed to so many [...]
“Trailhead” development project
Posted in city services, tagged City of Plymouth, Trailhead development on February 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The old factory/warehouse on the west side of Lilley/Mill, between Ann Arbor Trail Road and Main Street, was partially demolished months ago. Clearly some development project has been in the works or demolition would have been completed.
In the last few days, there has been a sign on the property indentifying the area/project as “Trailwood,” which [...]
A few miles of bad — no, awful! — road
Posted in Wayne County, city services, roads, tagged Canton MI, Plymouth MI, potholes, roads, Sheldon Road on February 11, 2009 | 2 Comments »
It’s no surprise that there are potholes everywhere. It’s that time of year and our roads here in Michigan are not that good even in good weather.
It’s also no surprise that Sheldon Road is full of potholes (enough to fill the Albert Hall,perhaps). Sheldon Road has been bad since I was a kid. What is [...]
It’s true: you get what you pay for
Posted in city services, taxes, tagged taxes, City of Plymouth, Canton, Westland, snow removal, city services on December 21, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
If you own a home in the City of Plymouth, you know that taxes here are pretty steep. Cross the road into the township and watch thousands drop off your yearly tax bill.
Cities in this area are considerably cheaper to live in tax-wise, but city services elsewhere don’t match ours in town. The recent snowfall [...]
5:30 a.m.
Posted in Plymouth-Canton Schools, city services, tagged automated calling system, Plymouth-Canton Schools, snow day on December 19, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Anticipating this morning’s mini-blizzard, knowing that the roads would be too lousy to do my 6:00 a.m. gym routine, I stayed up late reading, putzing around the ‘net, etc.
5:30 a.m. sharp our phone rings…and rings…and rings. Stops. Ah, silence. Ten seconds later the phone rings again…and rings…and rings.
The phone calls I’ve gotten [...]
A surprise about the Sheldon-M-14 underpass: the cost
Posted in Wayne County, city services, taxes, trains, tagged CSX, M-14, Observer & Eccentric, Plymouth Observer, railroad, Sheldon Road, underpass on December 14, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
I’ve been lauding the opening of the Sheldon-M-14 railroad underpass. It’s going to be a tremendous convenience to the people of Plymouth and Sheldon Road commuters.
I was shocked, though, to learn several things per today’s Plymouth Observer the most amazing being that the The entire project, which is not fully completed, cost $15,000,000. Yes, that’s [...]
