• May 8, 2023 – City Council Meeting

    General Meeting: https://livoniami.portal.civicclerk.com/event/343/overview The consent agenda was approved. The matter of establishing a fee structure for fines to owners of vacant/abandoned structures was sent to the Committee of the Whole. A block party was approved. A signage request by Metro Detroit Signs for Haggerty Road between 7 Mile and Phillips Rd was approved. The Livonia…

  • Michigan Budget Update

    June is approaching and that means the start of a new fiscal year for the state of Michigan. Michigan’s Democratic party controls both bodies of the state’s bicameral legislature for the first time in 40 years, enabling different priorities to be funded. This past week, the Michigan Senate budget cleared the first legislative step by…

  • 5/1/23 LPS Board of Education Meeting

    Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O03h5rb7aEI Sympathy Resolution: The Board had a moment of silence and approved a sympathy resolution for the family of Joshua Redding (eighth grade student at Holmes). Points of Pride – School Library Month Recognition: The Board recognized School Library Month and the Media Specialists within the schools and the important role that they play.…

  • May Happenings

    Hibernation mode is over. There are lots of reasons to get out the house and on the town this month in Livonia! Tuesday, May 2nd: Thurday, May 4th: May 5th & 6th Friday, May 5th: Saturday, May 6th: Sunday, May 7th: Monday, May 8th: Tuesday, May 9th: Wednesday, May 10th: Thurday, May 11th: May 12th…

  • Election 2023 Update

    The filing deadline has passed, here are the candidates for the November 2023 election. As candidates launch websites we will add their links. The candidates for Mayor are the following: The candidates for Clerk are the following: The candidates for Treasurer are the following: The candidates for City Council are the following: Four candidates will…

  • 3/2/23 LPS Board of Education Meeting + 4/24/23 Special Meeting

    Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlE4KYQqINI Read Across America Resolution: The Board Recognized March is Reading Month as video highlighting activities across the District. Recognition: District Update from the Superintendent: Superintendent Oquist appealed highlights from across the District. The Board approved the following: First Reading of Board Bylaw BHA – Code of Ethics and Board Policy IHFB – High…

The VRS Team

Vote.Run.Serve-Livonia is a volunteer run platform launched by Carrie Budzinski and Brian Weiss in December 2021. Michael Testa is the correspondent for Livonia Public Schools. All 3 are Livonia residents.

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