General Meeting The consent agenda was approved. $2,000 raised by the Chamber of Commerce from the LoveLivonia Concert event was donated to the Department and Parks and Recreation to support the youth scholarship program. The Parks and Recreation Commission requested authority to set fees and charges for activities autonomously but with regular updates to City…

General Meeting The consent agenda was approved. The Livonia Community Foundation granted $10,000 to Livonia’s first responders to help cover the cost of sanitizing equipment. [The Community Foundation was founded as a permanent endowment in 1993 and has assets of $2.5 million. Local non-profit organizations can apply for funding annually]. Council was provided an update…

General Meeting The consent agenda was approved. There will be a public hearing on Monday, August 2nd at 7pm for a rezoning request of the Speedway at Merriman and Schoolcraft: https://www.livonia.gov/Calendar.aspx?EID=1550&month=8… Public comments included several residents from the Willow Wood subdivision who have experienced flooding for decades and are seeking city intervention. Their request will be…

General Meeting An edit was made to the minutes and the consent agenda was approved. Public comments are a very important part of City Council meetings. When residents take time to attend meetings, they tend to speak on personal matters. For that reason, I generally keep them out of these summary posts. I do think…

General Meeting Consent agenda was approved.  The petitioner for the Space Shop Self Storage development at 31100 Plymouth Road by Merriman was present to advocate for the project but it was not approved by Council.  Councilwoman Toy City Council provided an overview of the Public Safety, Health & Environment Committee Meeting on the subject matter…

General Meeting I tuned into the Regular City Council Meeting and Study Meeting, here are the highlights: There is a City Council Public Safety, Health & Environment Committee Meeting tomorrow at 7pm on the subject matter of urban environment concerns to the Public Safety, Health and Environment Committee. [Author’s note: I will be attending] Residents…