The City of Southfield is seeking submissions for the 8th annual Southfield Photo Prize competition and public art exhibition. Finalist photos will be enlarged and displayed on the P&R Building for public viewing and online voting from June 17 - August 31, 2024. The photo that receives the most overall votes will be featured in the City’s 2025 calendar with a photo credit and winners will be announced at an awards ceremony in September.
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Cloud Opportunity was approved in 2019 for a marijuana site at a Wendy's at Telegraph and 12 Mile roads, but it did not move forward due to legal issues. If approved, this site at 28610 Northwestern Highway will be the third and possibly final marijuana retail site in Southfield. Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
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BY KATHRYN PENTIUK kpentiuk@candgnews.com
SOUTHFIELD — At its April 1 meeting, the Southfield City Council discussed Cloud Opportunity’s request to build and operate a one-story recreational marijuana retailer at 28610 Northwestern Highway. Terry Croad, Southfield’s director of planning, explained that Cloud Opportunity was approved
for a marijuana site at the Wendy’s at Telegraph and 12 Mile roads in 2019, but it did not move forward due to legal issues with the franchisee and the company. “So we had a total of three provisioning centers that were approved. This would be a net of three, because they’re relocating from the Wendy’s site to here. So they were originally approved at Wendy’s — that’s not moving forward for litigation purposes. And
this is a secondary site that they have found that they can build new as opposed to rehabbing,” Croad stated. The proposed hours of operation are 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Mondays-Sundays, with around 25 employees, 27 security cameras inside and outside, and security guards on-site to escort employees in and out and to patrol the business after-hours. The marijuana provisioning
center would rest on 1 acre of the 5.65-acre lot. The main entrance and parking lot would be located on the north side of the building. John McLeod, the owner of Cloud Opportunity, clarified that the original parcel of land was 6.2 acres, and since the parcel was split, he owns 1 acre. “This is the first development on that 6.2 acres, which will be followed by two other See MARIJUANA on page 4A
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The defending Michigan High School Athletic Association Division 1 state champions will have a Super Bowl champion leading the sidelines this year. Following the departure of former head coach Aaron MarSee COACH on page 5A
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