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JANUARY 22, 2025 • Vol. 22, No. 2
Officials size up new year for West Bloomfield BY ANDY KOZLOWSKI
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WEST BLOOMFIELD — Fresh off a series of administrative changes that include a new township supervisor, police chief and board trustee, officials in West Bloomfield Township have plenty to keep them busy in 2025 as they work on projects in the parks, updating the master plan and more.
The new supervisor
Jonathan Warshay, the new supervisor, is no stranger to the board. He was first elected as a trustee in 2016, and reelected in 2020 and 2024. Following the resignation of the previous supervisor, SteSee NEW YEAR on page 10A Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
Blanketed in snow Jan. 14, Pine Lake Park will see improvements to its playscape later this year. It’s one of many quality-of-life projects in the works in West Bloomfield Township, backed by a bond that residents approved in 2024.
Effort to save historic school continues with community forum
Meeting at West Bloomfield Township Public Library Jan. 22
BY ANDY KOZLOWSKI
akozlowski@candgnews.com
KEEGO HARBOR/WEST BLOOMFIELD — The fight over Roosevelt Elementary continues. Located at 2065 Cass Lake Road in Keego Harbor, and part of the West Bloomfield School District, Roosevelt Elementary served the district
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for more than 100 years before closing in 2022, making it the longest continuously operating school building in Oakland County. In 2023, the school board voted, 5-2, to demolish the building and its playground. The district’s stance is that the building is a liability in its current form — dangerous, falling apart, costly to maintain — but the land it sits upon is prime real es-
tate, which the district could redevelop in the future. However, since the vote, there has been pushback from some members of the community who feel that the building should be preserved or repurposed for aesthetic, historical and cultural reasons. They also have concerns about demolishing a building that may contain toxic materials. See ROOSEVELT on page 6A
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