Melvindale

By GABRIEL GOODWIN Sunday Times Newspapers MELVINDALE — Wednesday’s scheduled City Council meeting was cancelled because of a lack of a quorum, but a city administrator stayed after to address residents’ concerns. Three councilors — Kalley Hess, Carl Louvet and Medina Balderas — were absent, as was Mayor Stacy Striz. Councilors Wheeler Marsee, Nicole Barnes and Dave Cybulski were present for the meeting. Marsee opened the meeting, called the role, then closed the meeting citing the minimum of four councilors are required … [Read more...] about Council lacks quorum, meeting cancelled

Council to vote Wednesday By GABRIEL GOODWIN Sunday Times Newspapers MELVINDALE — One topic began an explosion of words between council members. For the first time since talks of a merger between the Melvindale and Dearborn fire departments began, the Melvindale City Council discussed the agreement openly at a public meeting June 5. Talks started with the proposal of a $264,500 Competitive Grant Assistance Program grant that would essentially reimburse Dearborn for merging with Melvindale. The council agreed the … [Read more...] about Fire merger talks provide insight, headaches

‘Improving the quality of life in our communities ... requires investingin our young people.’ — Mark Reuss GM-North America president By GABRIEL GOODWIN Sunday Times Newspapers MELVINDALE — Ten Melvindale High School students received an opportunity to gain experience not familiar to many their age: They became General Motors Corp. employees. Through a partnership between the United Way and GM, the GM Student Corps was created as a way to teach students essential life skills and provide them with real-life work … [Read more...] about Melvindale students become GM employees

By GABRIEL GOODWIN Sunday Times Newspapers MELVINDALE — Melvindale beat out 10 other cities in metropolitan Detroit to become the winner in a Weight Watchers weight-loss challenge. The free weight-loss event had more than 200 participants competing in 34 six-member teams. Melvindale officially entered 30 participants broken into five teams. Collectively, the group of 30 residents from Melvindale lost almost 270 pounds combined to end the last week of weigh-ins. The city was approached by the weight loss company to … [Read more...] about Melvindale proves it had something to lose

By ANDREA POTEET Sunday Times Newspapers MELVINDALE – Nearly a third of the city’s residents were evacuated Saturday during a fire at Detroit’s Marathon refinery. No one was injured in the fire that began about 6 p.m. that day at the refinery that occupies some land in Melvindale but authorities took to Facebook to order about 3,000 people to leave their homes. Nine blocks were evacuated that evening and about 40 residents were sheltered in the city’s civic center, according to published reports. The fire was … [Read more...] about Residents evacuated during refinery fire

By ANDREA POTEET Sunday Times Newspapers MELVINDALE – A 2-year-old girl is home after a hospital stay following injuries she suffered from falling out of the second-story window of a hotel room Monday. Police Chief Steven Densmore said Thursday that the girl was released from Children’s Hospital of Michigan Wednesday after being treated for injuries suffered during the fall. Firefighters arrived at Comfort Inn, 17600 Dix-Toledo, about 7 p.m. Monday after getting calls that the child had fallen from the window. Densmore … [Read more...] about Toddler home after fall from second-story window