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Holiday Inn site to be transformed into veterans housing BY KATHRYN PENTIUK kpentiuk@candgnews.com
SOUTHFIELD — The City Council unanimously approved a plan to adapt and reuse the Holiday Inn building at 25100 Northwestern Highway for multiple-family residential use Sept. 30. The request was from the Tunnels to Towers Foundation to convert the 98-unit extended-stay Holiday Inn to include an 85-unit permanent housing apartment building where veterans will pay no more than 30% of their income. The site will have 24/7 supportive services for veterans, including security day and night. The Tunnels to Towers Foundation was founded in honor of Firefighter Stephen Siller, who sacrificed his life to save people during the 9/11 terrorist attacks. See HOUSING on page 7A
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The Holiday Inn Express & Suites, 25100 Northwestern Highway, was approved by the City Council to be used as veteran housing for Tunnels to Towers.
Lathrup Village voters to decide marijuana proposal Nov. 5 LATHRUP VILLAGE — On Nov. 5, Lathrup Village residents will vote on whether or not the city should repeal the prohibition on cannabis establishments in the city’s boundaries.
Voters will also decide if the city ordinance that currently prohibits all cannabis establishments will be amended to allow cannabis businesses and establish an application process, selection criteria, licenses, fees and regulations for two retail facilities and two safety compliance facilities. Lathrup Village Mayor Mykale Garrett explained that a group of residents petitioned to get the two proposals back
on the ballot after the November 2022 election, when voters rejected cannabis facilities in the city. “So this is their democratic right to get the petition signed, and they got the correct amount of signatures, and as you can see, it’s on the ballot,” she said. “Now, this has been a very interesting time, because there is a group of people See MARIJUANA on page 4A
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