candgnews.com NOVEMBER 25, 2024 Vol. 22, No. 26
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Bloomfield Township adopts new strategic plan for 2025-2029 BY MARY BETH ALMOND
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BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — Bloomfield Township has adopted a new long-term strategic plan, which officials say is the most ambitious townshipwide initiative in nearly 20 years. The township’s last major strategic initiative, according to Supervisor Dani Walsh, was the creation of the township campus nearly 20 years ago, and she said this plan, developed with BerryDunn, represents the next chapter. “BerryDunn’s work, combined with extensive community input, has created a blueprint that will guide us toward a vibrant and sustainable future,” she said in a statement. The Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees unanimously adopted a five-year strategic action plan Oct. 28 to outline long-term goals over the Image provided by Bloomfield Township next five years. The plan, according to BerryDunn Project Manager and Lead Facilitator Michelle Kennedy, reflects an unprecedented level of community engagement. “The engagement from the community in this strategic planning proSee PLAN on page 22A
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The city of Birmingham’s 15-minute parking spaces will have sensors on them to assist parking enforcement.
SENSORS MONITOR BIRMINGHAM’S 15-MINUTE PARKING SPOTS BY MARY GENSON
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BIRMINGHAM — Ever since the Birmingham City Commission approved the expansion of the 15 Minute Short-Term Parking Pilot in downtown Birmingham, visitors have had designated
places to park for when they just need to run a quick errand. Up until now, parking enforcement had to use their own sight to monitor when a vehicle has been parked too long. In order to make the process of enforcing the 15-minute time limit more efficient,
See PARKING on page 21A
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