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LEFT: Brownell Middle School student Jane Hynous holds her winning “I Voted” sticker design as she stands in front of her collection of Pusheen memorabilia. BELOW: Hynous’ werewolf design won first place in the elementary/middle school category and also received the most votes of any sticker entered in any of the categories. Photo provided by the Michigan Department of State
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Report shows improvement in road conditions since 2020 millage approved BY K. MICHELLE MORAN kmoran@candgnews.com
STUDENT’S WINNING ‘I VOTED’ STICKER CAPTURES WILD NATURE OF MODERN VOTING FARMS — At a time when political divides are deep and sharp enough to cleave family and friends from one another, one local student has managed to do the impossible: unite both sides. And she isn’t even old enough to vote yet.
An illustration that’s been dubbed the “unhinged werewolf ” by Brownell Middle School seventh grader Jane Hynous, of Grosse Pointe Farms, was the winner of a statewide “I Voted” sticker design contest. Nearly 58,000 people voted for their favorite designs from entries in the elementary/middle school, high school and general categories, with Hynous taking top honors in the elemenSee STICKER on page 22A
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FARMS — Grosse Pointe Farms officials got a look at what their original, voterapproved 2-mill road levy in 2020 has meant for the city, and what its renewal in November would mean for local road conditions, during a City Council meeting Oct. 14. “We’ve made some really good progress,” City Manager Shane Reeside said of work accomplished since 2020. “This is a ballot issue for the November election for renewal. … This is a renewal, so it’s not additional tax dollars.” The current millage expires with the winter tax collection in December. Officials are asking voters to renew the 2 mills for another five years. Eddie Zmich, one of the city’s engineers with Hubbell, Roth & Clark Inc., said that the focus of the road millage had initially been restoration of main arteries through the Farms, but they now hope to
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