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Trustees approve code enforcement changes BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — During the Oct. 20 meeting of the Clinton Township Board of Trustees, new policies and approaches for the enforcement of township ordnance code violations were given a unanimous first approval. The changes to the code enforcement procedures come after discussions between trustees, Building Department Superintendent Barry Miller and Chief Judge Sebastian Lucido of the 41B District Court. They intend to bring Clinton Township in line with how other communities handle the severity of such issues. Prior to Oct. 20, Clinton Township handled code violations as criminal misdemeanors similar to Mount Clemens’ approach. Harrison Township, however, handles code violations as civil infractions. Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
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Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel, left, Mount Clemens Mayor Laura Kropp, housing developer Jim Geroge, state Rep. Denise Mentzer, state Sen. Kevin Hertel and state Rep. Joe Aragona stand or toss dirt for the ceremonial groundbreaking of the Manchester Mount Clemens apartment complex on Oct. 10.
Officials, developer break ground on ‘transformative’ apartments
MOUNT CLEMENS — After years of talk, deals and paperwork, a highly-anticipated housing project finally got underway on Oct. 10. City officials were joined by state legislators and local
real estate developer Jim George for the groundbreaking of the Manchester Mount Clemens, a building project that will add more than 100 market-rate apartments to the downtown core of the city. “(The groundbreaking) felt like it was a long time coming,” Mayor Laura Kropp said. “This project was anSee APARTMENTS on page 6A
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Bryant Goodreau, in orange flannel, speaks to the Clinton Township Board of Trustees about his appointment to the Prince Drewry Park Advisory Committee on Oct. 20.
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