As we drove along 11 Mile past City Hall, I happened to glance over at the light display on the corner, where white lights snake around the bare branches trees and a giant, lighted candle stands in honor of December-ish holidays. In Farmington Hills and Farmington, diversity isn’t just a goal, it’s an obsession. How [...]
Entries from November 2007
November 23, 2007
Things to be Thankful for – Farmington Edition
1. Curb-side leaf pick up – lots of people seem to appreciate it. 2. Farmington Bakery – soon to be Sunflour Bakehaus – where people come not only to shop, but to gather and chat. Check out the chocolate croissants and vegan chocolate chip cookies… 3. Downtown Farmington white tree lights – They look MUCH [...]
November 21, 2007
A meeting worth making time for
The Farmington Observer reports Farmington city officials will hold a series of community forums facilitated by Dr. Joseph Ohren, a professor at Eastern Michigan University and tied to the Plante Moran merger/shared services study. Because the results of the survey won’t be released until the end of the year, I wondered what the real agenda would be [...]
November 18, 2007
Republican ads promote fear, not truth
Word is getting around about a flyer distributed by a Republican organization to smear Farmington Hills city council candidate Michael Bridges shortly before election day. The message, which closely resembles the content in a television ad opposing Maureen Brosnan in the Livonia mayoral race, refers to the “Bridges-Granholm” plan for Farmington Hills. As was the case in Livonia, the piece [...]
November 15, 2007
Farmington council member Buck goes over the top – and then some
Comes now Farmington council member Tom Buck, to say our city’s new mayor should be opposed to a merger with Farmington Hills, even before a county-funded study launched just weeks ago is completed. Talk about your self-fulfilling prophecies. As reported by the Farmington Observer on-line Wednesday evening, Mr. Buck told council member Valerie Knol that Farmington’s mayor should [...]
