Transparency, accountability and community engagement are essential in a democracy. Local government is important and City Council meetings provide insight into what’s happening in your community. Here is a summary of the August 9th, 2023 Regular + Study Meeting of Livonia City Council. General Meeting: https://livoniami.portal.civicclerk.com/event/349/overview Mayor Brosnan and a representative from DTE Energy presented…

On Monday, August 7th, City Council held a public hearing on multiple topics. Public hearings are not recorded and the VRS team attended in person to learn more about this topic. Each of the four items will be further discussed at the August 21st City Council meeting. The first two agenda items were residential homes…

General Meeting: https://livoniami.portal.civicclerk.com/event/348 The Mayor vetoed Council Resolution 355-22. At the July 10th City Council meeting, Council amended resolution 355-22 to clearly state that there would be no fee for requests for information from the tax database. That motion was unanimously approved, the veto override did not have 5 votes. It is expected that the…

On Monday, July 17th, City Council held a Capital Outlay and Infrastructure Committee meeting on the Bell Creek erosion issues and the Facility Condition Assessment and Space Needs Assessment . Committee meetings are not recorded and the VRS team attended in person to learn more about this topic. The first topic discussed involved a specific…

Vote.Run.Serve-Livonia does not cover Planning Commission topics except when the commission addresses a topic of substantial interest. Livonia citizens have long addressed concerns about delinquent and blighted property for various reasons, including the public safety concerns those properties have. Due to the popular nature in the redevelopment of one blighted building on this meeting’s agenda,…