Category: City Council
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September 20, 2021 – City Council Meeting
General Meeting The consent agenda was approved. A public hearing on the 2022/2023 Budget will be held on Wednesday, October 6th. Following a public comment on tree removal related to road repair, the issue was referred to the Committee of the Whole. The proposed amendment to the Livonia Code of Ordinances, Chapter 13.04 Section 030…
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September 8, 2021 – City Council Meeting
General Meeting Senator Dayna Polehanki provided a legislative update on the Budget and DTE outages. She will be hosting a listening tour in Livonia with the Attorney General next month for residents to voice their concerns. The consent agenda was approved. There was the first reading for the ordinance proposal to increase meter deposit fees for…
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August 23, 2021 – City Council Meeting
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…
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August 9, 2021 – City Council Meeting
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…
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July 26, 2021 – City Council Meeting
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…
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July 12, 2021 – City Council Meeting
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…
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June 28, 2021 – City Council Meeting
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…
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June 14, 2021 – City Council Meeting
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…
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May 24, 2021 – City Council Meeting
General Meeting This Saturday, May 29th at 9am there will be a Memorial Day Ceremony at Veteran’s Park Memorial Plaza to honor Livonia’s fallen heroes. The Livonia Civic Chorus will perform. Councilman Donovic (and City Council candidate) proposed the subject of residential blight be discussed in a Committee of the Whole meeting. When the date/time of the…
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May 10, 2021 – City Council Meeting
General Meeting In-person City Council meetings will resume on June 14th at City Hall. I believe you will have to be in-person to engage in the meetings but you can always watch them live via the following: AT&T Uverse Channel 99 / Spectrum Channel 203 / WOW Channel 10 / YouTube.com/LivoniaTV You may have seen the…
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