candgnews.com OCTOBER 9, 2024 Vol. 37, No. 21
2024 ELECTION GUIDE 8A
Council sets date for hearing on proposed Sheetz development
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The Maneke Family from Indiana and New Jersey crosses the finish line at the 21st edition of the Save the Manatees 5K at Lake St. Clair Metropark on Sept. 28. Photo by Erin Sanchez
BY NICK POWERS npowers@candgnews.com
FRASER — The public will once again be able to voice their opinion before the City Council about the fate of the former State Bank of Fraser building A hearing about Sheetz’s conditional rezoning request for the property will take place Oct. 30 at 6 p.m. The venue is yet to be determined. City Manager Elaine Leven said an alternate venue to council chambers was needed due to early voting in the November election. Sheetz is a family-owned convenience store and gas station chain that started in 1952. Locations are open 24 hours for 365 days of the year. It is new to Michigan with the first location in Romulus breaking ground March 14. Though the special meeting of the City Council on Sept. 26 meeting was only called to set the public hearing date and time for the conditional rezoning request, residents were eager to make their voices heard. Kent Stonebreaker, a former Fraser Planning Commission member, led off the public comment segment of the meeting. He questioned
‘We’ve made a difference’ MANATEE 5K ENDS AFTER 21 YEARS BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
HARRISON TOWNSHIP — On Saturday, Sept. 28, the 2024 edition of the Save the Manatee 5K took place at Lake St. Clair Metropark amidst damp conditions. As imperfect as such conditions are for outdoor events, perhaps it was fitting. The first event took place in the rain and, 21 years later, the final outing occurred in similar conditions.
For over two decades, the Save the Manatee 5K has been a staple of Harrison Township as the brainchild of Lesley Argiri, a schoolteacher from the township who became a 5K runner through her husband, Brian McDonald. “I noticed that all these 5Ks we were doing were fundraisers, so I thought why not try to raise money for manatees with a 5K,” Argiri said. The first race in 2003 drew 150 participants despite rainy conditions. See MANATEE 5K on page 28A
See SHEETZ on page 6A
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