FEBRUARY 20, 2025 Vol. 5, No. 4
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City sells land to allow business to build storage tower BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com
The city of Novi has agreed to sell a portion of land for $68,000 to Novi Industrial LLC so that it can build a sand silo/storage tower. Temperform, a company that makes heat, corrosion and wear-resistant alloy
castings, and a tenant of Novi Industrial, had already installed the base of the tower adjacent to the north end of its building, located at 25425 Trans X Road, when it was discovered by Novi city staff during the initial concept meeting that part of the tower base was being constructed on cityowned land. The city could not approve the initial concept as a result of the error.
It was determined that although the company could look into obtaining zoning variances, there would not be enough space to fit the tower, even with the variances, on its land. The company then asked if it could purchase a portion of the land so that it could continue to build the storage tower it had started. The land in question is located at
the southeast portion of the city’s water tower park at the corner of Novi Road and Trans X. Councilwoman Priya Gurumurthy asked if there was something the city could do to require that properties adjacent to city property confirm land ownership before starting construction. See TOWER on page 8A
Novi teenagers work to prevent distracted driving BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com
A small group of Novi High School students is actively working to educate people on the dangers of distracted driving. “Distracted driving is a thing and it can be deadly, and it’s, like, important to know that you should stay focused on roads,” Anushka Atchutuni, 16, said. Atchutuni, along with three of her classmates, Ruha Komaragiri, 15, Anshika Khanna, See DISTRACTED on page 12A Photo provided by Sri Komaragiri
Novi High School students working to combat distracted driving pose for a picture with officer Adam McGee, of the Novi Police Department, after speaking with him on the issues he sees with distracted driving on the road.
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