FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
FARMINGTON, MICHIGAN
MAY 30, 2008
The Committee to Move Farmington Forward, a citizens group formed to
advocate a “Yes” vote on Proposal 1, has announced a fundraising event to
take place on Monday, June 9 at John Cowley & Sons Restaurant.
Proposal 1 will be placed on the ballot for a vote on August 5, 2008 to seek
public [...]
Entries from May 2008
May 31, 2008
Streetscape News
May 26, 2008
Memorial Day
One annual Farmington tradition, more than any other, signals the beginning of summer: The Memorial Day parade.
Today, Wally Christensen and company pulled off another delightful event, filled with the kind of “small town” charm that makes our community a wonderful place to call home. Applause rang loud and long down Grand River as active duty [...]
May 26, 2008
Streetscape: The financing barrel
A friend who has asked many more questions than I have explained the streetscape financing situation to me like this:
The city levies a little over 14 mils every year to raise money. Imagine all those mils as a being a big old barrel. The Infamous Sewer Bond Issue set to expire in two years is in there, along with [...]
May 26, 2008
A pretty picture
Of all the imagined post-streetscape views I’ve seen, I like this one best. Splitting Grove Street with a boulevard puts more parking closer to shops, while adding beauty and safety to a simple strip of concrete and asphalt.
May 24, 2008
Sex ed for grown-ups
All I know about the Farmington Schools’ new sex education program is what I read in the papers. And what an interesting article it was.
You don’t often see the words “Condom Line Up” and “penis model” in a family newspaper like the Farmington Observer.
As a parent, I had no problem with schools teaching medically accurate [...]
