Allen Park

By TEREASA NIMS Sunday Times Newspapers ALLEN PARK – The city is looking at four possibilities for City Hall and the Police Department and are currently sifting through emails from residents who sent in their opinions. Residents were asked to respond by June 10 to tell the city which of the following four options they thought best. First on the list is a new City Hall and Police Department with an interim facility. This would be a new structure at the rear of the current location near Public Works Department. During … [Read more...] about City hall relocation possibilities

By TEREASA NIMS Sunday Times Newspapers ALLEN PARK — While rumors fly and the speculation thickens, city officials remain tight lipped about the abrupt departure of Emergency Manager Joyce Parker’s assistant. Dorcas McCreary left the office suddenly June 4. McCreary began working for the state of Michigan as an assistant to the emergency manager in 2010. She worked along side Parker in Ecorse. According to someone in government, there was reportedly a violation in Ecorse, which was discovered when the pair left. Parker … [Read more...] about EM’s assistant leaves abruptly

By TEREASA NIMS Sunday Times Newspapers ALLEN PARK — Comments made in a hallway in 2012 continue to taunt Councilman Angelo DeGiulio after his case to halt punishment was dismissed in Wayne County Circuit Court May 30. Judge Annette Berry said the case should have been dismissed in December but a clerical error kept it on the docket. DeGiulio asked the court that he not be punished for ethics violations stemming from an exchange with a police officer, retired officer and the retired officer’s wife outside council … [Read more...] about Dismissal allows council to discipline DeGiulio

By TEREASA NIMS Sunday Times Newspapers ALLEN PARK — The mayor was granted an extension to answer a federal lawsuit filed against him as mayor and as an individual resulting from a 2013 city council meeting. Resident Matthew Tracer is suing Mayor William Matakas alleging Matakas kept him from speaking, false arrest, retaliation, abuse of process and malicious prosecution. Tracer also cites the events caused emotional distress and he has to move from the city after 46 years because he fears further wrongful imprisonment and … [Read more...] about Matakas sued in federal court over arrest

By TEREASA NIMS Sunday Times Newspapers ALLEN PARK — There are three looming proposals for Southfield Lease Properties and Emergency Manager Joyce Parker said she hopes to divulge them in the upcoming weeks. “I’m considering one proposal in a very serious situation,” Parker said of the former Unity Studios property. Parker said she will offer a “more detailed report on what is being considered” in the next two weeks. Parker recently met with the mayor and City Council in closed session regarding the … [Read more...] about Proposals on table for Southfield Lease Properties

By TEREASA NIMS Sunday Times Newspapers ALLEN PARK – Property owners may soon receive letters regarding crumbling porches, sidewalks, missing roof shingles and peeling paint, just some of the issues city officials are cracking down on. “We want to bring the town into more compliance,” Building Department official David Boomer said. “Obviously we have some blight issues we are going to try to work through.” Boomer said it will take a concerted effort to make changes in the city’s appearance. One city council member … [Read more...] about Blight issues stir debate in AP

By TEREASA NIMS Sunday Times Newspapers ALLEN PARK – Some citizens are complaining that police and fire services were cut since the installation of the emergency manager in an effort to slash the city’s budget, and that city council isn’t attempting to find a fix to make the department appealing again.  “As any recruit looking for a place of employment, they are looking for the best,” said Police Chief James Wilkewitz said. “We don’t hold the same appeal as we did years ago.” Malcom Beaton, who serves as chairman for the … [Read more...] about AP has trouble getting new police officers