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Warren Mayor Lori Stone shares her budget for the 2024-2025 fiscal year in the auditorium at the Warren Community Center on April 8.
BY GENA JOHNSON
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STONE PRESENTS BUDGET FOR 2024-25 FISCAL YEAR BY GENA JOHNSON
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WARREN — Mayor Lori Stone gave her first budget presentation on April 8 at the Warren Community Center’s auditorium before nearly 200 in attendance. Those gathered included one councilman, residents, city department heads and members of the media. Stone discussed revenue, expenditures, Warren’s workforce, infrastructure and more.
Revenue and expenditures
“With all the revenue sources of the city totaled, the city budget proposed is $351.4 million dollars,” said Stone. “I bring you the fiscally responsible balanced budget for your consideration.” Stone started the budget presentation by discussing the city’s revenue, which she defined as expected income. According to the mayor, the general fund revenues are expected to total $158,242,078. See BUDGET on page 10A
WARREN — Three people arrested during the seizure of cocaine, fentanyl and guns were charged with the possession and manufacturing of narcotics during their arraignments on April 10 in the 37th District Court in Warren. Thomas Phillip King, 34, of Clinton Township; Brian Allen Mathews, 33, of Detroit; and Lisa Doss Lawrence, 56, of Clinton Township, were under surveillance by the Warren Police Department’s Special Investigations Narcotics Unit and arrested on April 4. Officials said King had been under investigation since March. Officers reportedly observed King and Mathews in a vehicle “loitering” outside area hotels. When Warren police went to make a traffic stop, a pursuit ensued. According to police, during the pursuit, the suspects allegedly discarded narcotics from the vehicle, which police reportedly subsequently recovered, including 100 grams of cocaine and 9 grams of fentanyl. Officers stopped the pursuit after determining the identities of both occu-
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pants in the vehicle, police said in a press release. Officers later conducted surveillance on a Clinton Township residence believed to be associated with one of the suspects and the vehicle that fled from officers. They observed a woman leave the residence with two large duffel bags and assault rifles in hand, according to police. She reportedly entered a vehicle and drove away from the scene. Warren officers then contacted the Clinton Township Police Department for assistance. After a short pursuit, Warren police stopped the vehicle driven by the woman, later identified as Lawrence, near Eight Mile Road and Groesbeck Highway. Officers conducted a K-9 search of the vehicle and found two assault rifles, 151 grams of crack cocaine, 120 grams of methamphetamine, and 200 grams of fentanyl, according to police. Investigators searched the Clinton Township home and found bulk quantities of ammunition, narcotics and packing materials, police reported. See ARREST on page 5A
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