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‘Very significant project in the history of the city’ MAXFIELD TRAINING CENTER REDEVELOPMENT COULD SOON BE A REALITY BY MARK VEST mvest@candgnews.com
An agreement has been reached for the city of Farmington Hills to provide advanced life support services to residents of Farmington. Pictured are Farmington Hills Fire Department firefighters James Chesney and Ryan Wood.
FARMINGTON — A project that has been on the minds of Farmington officials for years may be on the road to completion. The Maxfield Training Center, located at 33000 Thomas St., is a 3-acre parcel of land in the city’s downtown. The property has been vacant for approximately 12 years. It was previously owned by Farmington Public Schools, operating as a high school and then a junior high school before becoming the Maxfield Training Center, according to Kevin Christiansen, who is the city’s planning and building department director. According to Christiansen, the city entered into negotiations to purchase the property in 2019 and completed the acquisition shortly thereafter. He said that Robertson Brothers Homes agreed to purchase the Maxfield Training Center site in 2021, with the city working with them since that time. Christiansen said that agreement is soon to be completed, with “the acquisition by Robertson Brothers Homes to take place in May.” “The Maxfield Training Center is going to be redeveloped
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‘It was like we’ve been doing this all along’ FARMINGTON ENTERS INTO AGREEMENT WITH HILLS FOR ADVANCED LIFE SUPPORT SERVICES FARMINGTON/FARMINGTON HILLS — In recent weeks, Farmington residents may have noticed that there is a new ambulance service provider in the city. In past years, emergency medical services in the city were provided by Community EMS and Superior Ambulance Service.
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However, according to a press release from the city of Farmington, last December, Superior informed the city that they would no longer provide advanced life support services without subsidy, effective March 15 of this year. That notification prompted Farmington Public Safety Director Bob Houhanisin to seek out EMS proposals from other providers. That search eventually led Farmington to enter-
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