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Sebastian Milano, 9, walks through the board game aisle in the Target toy department as Southfield Police Detective Alexandra Iavasile and his mother, Ashley Milano, accompany him during Heroes and Helpers Dec. 11. Photo by Liz Carnegie
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SOUTHFIELD — Ten Southfield Public Schools students bustled around Target Dec. 11 with police officers and fire-
fighters as part of Heroes and Helpers, an annual holiday shopping adventure. The children were partnered with Southfield police officers and firefighters to shop at the Target at 30333 Southfield Road. Each child was given a $300 gift card.
Target donated $2,500 and the Southfield Police Department donated $1,000 for Heroes and Helpers. The Southfield Police and Fire departments have done Heroes and Helpers
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SOUTHFIELD — The Southfield City Council voted 5-2 in favor of a proposed data center site plan at its Dec. 15 meeting. The data center would be placed on a vacant parcel of land along a stretch of Inkster Road between 11 Mile Road and Interstate 696. The site plan includes two stories, a substation with generators and a screening wall facing the nearby residential properties. The data center would also be on a closed loop water system and utilize 100 megawatts of power. There would be no ground water usage. The center is also projected to create 35 engineering jobs. At the meeting, Metrobloks Chief Investment Officer Jeff Mandel said the data center would not affect residents’ utility rates, as the center will be paying for its own upgrades and usage.
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