Melvindale Archive
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Marathon thanked for support of pool, other civic projects
Posted on December 12, 2016 | No CommentsMELVINDALE – Local Marathon Petroleum Corp. representatives received thanks from city officials at the Dec. 7 City Council meeting for the company's financial support of the pool reopening and other civic projects. -
Melvindale DPW director: urgent need for sewage pump station upgrades
Posted on December 12, 2016 | No CommentsMELVINDALE – Department of Public Works Director Larrie Ordus and C.E. Raines Engineer Bruce Hammonds explained the urgent need for pump station upgrades at the Dec. 7 City Council meeting. -
Louvet: Owner using store for meetings despite zoning denial
Posted on December 12, 2016 | No CommentsMELVINDALE – Councilman Carl Louvet told the City Council Dec. 7 that Nabil Omer, owner of the former E F Auto Supply, is violating city ordinance by holding meetings in the store without a certificate of occupancy. -
Parking, precedence result in Melvindale ZBA denial
Posted on November 27, 2016 | No CommentsMELVINDALE – Insufficient parking and concern over precedence led the Zoning Board of Appeals to deny a rezoning request and parking variance for a potential Allen Road business at the Nov. 21 meeting. -
Ortiz says health care cost reduction, centralized dispatch key to deficit elimination
Posted on November 20, 2016 | No CommentsMELVINDALE – City Manager Richard Ortiz said the city's deficit elimination plan will depend heavily on health care savings and police department cost efficiencies realized by merging with Dearborn's centralized police dispatch. -
Melvindale PD gets body camera software, in-car video system
Posted on November 6, 2016 | No CommentsMELVINDALE – Police will receive body camera software updates and new in-car video recording systems that automatically download from police vehicles parked near the station to a server, using wireless Internet technology. -
Melvindale, Ecorse police arrest break-in suspects, recover property
Posted on November 6, 2016 | No CommentsMELVINDALE – Melvindale and Ecorse police officers worked quickly the morning of Oct. 12 to capture armed home invasion and robbery suspects who impersonated police and assaulted their victims. -
Economic Development Corporation eyes boarding house repurposing
Posted on October 30, 2016 | No CommentsMELVINDALE – The Economic Development Corporation is pursuing several options for a closed boarding house near a former trailer park at 17742 Dix. -
Primmsylvania: A traditional Halloween haunt
Posted on October 30, 2016 | No CommentsMELVINDALE – Creating a Halloween spectacular is a tradition for Kurtis Primm and his sons, who annually turn his mother's front yard in the 18600 block of Reed into a spooky showcase. -
Trunk or Treat kicks off Halloween fun
Posted on October 23, 2016 | No CommentsMELVINDALE – Warm weather and eager trick or treaters encouraged families to participate in the city's annual Trunk or Treat event Oct. 16 at the Civic Arena, 4300 S. Dearborn St.