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JANUARY 8, 2025 • Vol. 22, No. 1
‘You have been a champion for the West Bloomfield community’
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Write-in candidates play large role in Sylvan Lake City Council race BY MARK VEST mvest@candgnews.com
Patton set to retire from role as chief of the West Bloomfield Police Department BY MARK VEST mvest@candgnews.com
WEST BLOOMFIELD — If West Bloomfield Police Department Chief Michael Patton ever doubted the township’s affections for him, those doubts were likely alleviated at a Board of Trustees meeting Dec. 16. Patton is set to retire after a nearly 40-year career with the West Bloomfield Police Department Jan. 10, and at the meeting, “on behalf of a grateful community,” a proclamation was read by Board of Trustees members that recognized “the dedication and well-earned retirement of their beloved Police Chief.” Multiple residents, along with public officials, attended the meeting and expressed their gratitude to Patton, who was in attendance. After graduating from Mercy College of Detroit
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After a nearly 40-year career with the West Bloomfield Police Department, Chief Michael Patton is set to retire. Patton’s retirement date has been set for Jan. 10.
See PATTON on page 12A
SYLVAN LAKE — Residents had to wait a while to find out who was going to fill two spots on Sylvan Lake’s City Council, but the results are now official. Three candidates were running for the two open spots. According to a representative from the Sylvan Lake City Clerk’s Office, the results were announced to residents Nov. 18, nearly two weeks after the Nov. 5 general election. Jim Cowper and Eucharist Peter Cassar ran as write-in candidates, with Sally Segal being the only one on the ballot who did not run as a write-in candidate. Cowper and Segal, who are both incumbents, retained their spots on the Sylvan Lake City Council, with Segal finishing with 647 votes and Cowper with 348 votes. Although Cassar, who is known as Luke by some residents, has previously served on Sylvan’s City Council, he was See COUNCIL on page 4A
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