Farmington council member Dave Wright closed out tonight’s meeting on an interesting note. With a nod to Hank and Betty Borgman in the front row, Wright expressed gratitude for Hank’s efforts with the streetscape petition drive and affirmed Hank’s point of view that voters needed to have a say on the bond issue. “Even though [...]
August 19, 2008
Between church and state
Anyone in need of a new monument sign with computerized LED display should get in touch with First Baptist Church in Farmington. They may not be able to use theirs. Church elders begged city council members tonight for a variance that would allow them to replace their existing sign with one that would display a [...]
August 19, 2008
Garage sale ordinance: The big ho-hum
You would think with promotion in the Detroit Free Press, WDIV and at least one metro radio station that Farmington City Hall would have been jammed this evening with angry garage sale addicts protesting the encroachment of city government on their time-honored, neighborhood traditions. So I got to City Hall fifteen minutes early – and [...]
