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FEBRUARY 19, 2025 • Vol. 22, No. 4
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Teen struck by vehicle while crossing Orchard Lake Road BY GENA JOHNSON gjohnson@candgnews.com
COURT OF APPEALS JUDGES PONDER DECISION ABOUT ROOSEVELT BY GENA JOHNSON
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DETROIT/KEEGO HARBOR — Legal arguments to save the former Roosevelt Elementary School in Keego Harbor from being demolished were heard by Mich-
igan Court of Appeals judges at a hearing in Detroit Feb. 5. In one corner was the appellant, the Heart of the Lakes Community, a nonprofit, grassroots organization that wants to preserve Roosevelt Elementary. The nonprofit was represented by attorney Derek Howard
of the law firm Doerr MacWilliams Howard, PLLC. In the other corner was the appellee, the West Bloomfield School District, which was represented by attorney Lindsay Hazen of the law firm Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C. See ROOSEVELT on page 10A
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Michigan Court of Appeals judges Kristina Robinson Garrett, Adrienne N. Young and Randy J. Wallace listen as attorney Derek Howard presents the case for the appellant, the Heart of the Lakes Community, at a hearing Feb. 5. The HOTLC is fighting to save the former Roosevelt Elementary School in Keego Harbor from demolition.
WEST BLOOMFIELD — At approximately 5:30 p.m. Feb. 7, the West Bloomfield Police Department received a 911 call about a pedestrian who was struck by a vehicle. According to a press release, a 16-year-old female who was walking eastbound across Orchard Lake Road near Indian Trail was struck by a vehicle traveling southbound on Orchard Lake. After being “immediately” dispatched, the West Bloomfield Police Department and the West Bloomfield Fire Department provided emergency assistance. The teenager was then transported to a nearby hospital. Reportedly, she sustained serious but non-life-threatening injuries. The driver of the vehicle that struck the teen is cooperating with the investigation, according to the release. If anyone has further information, call Sgt. Bob Houchins at (248) 975-8945. Call Staff Writer Gena Johnson at (586) 498-1069.