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JANUARY 22, 2025 • Vol. 38, No. 2
Officers rescue driver from retention pond BY NICK POWERS npowers@candgnews.com
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — On New Year’s Eve, a driver sinking into an apartment complex retention pond was rescued by a team of Clinton Township police officers. Sgt. Ryan Bates jumped in to save the driver. Bates downplayed any heroism at a Jan. 9 press conference at the Clinton Township Department, saying it was a team effort. Those involved in the rescue were from Platoon C, which Bates called “tight-knit.” “It wasn’t just me. I couldn’t have done it without them,” Bates said. “I was just the one who got in the water the fastest.”
BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
MOUNT CLEMENS — At their first meeting of the new year, Mount Clemens City Commissioners gave the city the go-ahead to enter into a new agreement regarding the Manchester Mount Clemens apartment complex. Approved at the commission’s Jan. 6 meeting, the new agreement sees the city and developer Jim George, doing business as 1 N River Road, LLC, become partners in the Manchester Mount Clemens low-profit limited liability corporation company. The city will provide around $20.7 million via grants from the state of Michigan for 8% ownership in the L3C, while George’s LCC will provide $1.3 million for 92% ownership. The city’s shares can be sold for profit in the future. “In order to reach (the L3C) designation, the company must meet the definition of ‘charitable purpose,’ which, as the recital indicates, moves to ‘better the community by improving public safety, revitalizing the neighborhood, providing affordable housing, and encouraging economic development,’” City Manager Gregg Shipman said. Robert Huth, attorney for the city, told commissioners concerned about the city’s liability that the risk is minimal. “The question that’s posed is what would happen if something goes wrong — what would happen if, during the construction of this, a vendor doesn’t get paid, do the taxpayers and this commission have
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ABOVE: This photo shows Clinton Township police officers rescuing a driver sinking in a retention pond at The Harbours apartment complex on New Year’s Eve. Photo provided by the Clinton Township Police Department
RIGHT: Clinton Township Police Sgt. John Kuehn assisted in rescuing a driver sinking in a retention pond at The Harbours apartment complex in Clinton Township on New Year’s Eve. In this photo from the Jan. 9 press conference, Kuehn shows the equipment used to help save the motorist. Photo by Nick Powers
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