APRIL 24, 2025 • Vol. 41, No. 9
WE CARE ABOUT YOU AND YOUR CAR
SPOTLIGHT ON KIDS
THE NECESSARY BURDEN OF TEEN CAR INSURANCE / 12A
Honest and Affordable Auto Body Repair Services
B & B COLLISION
New pickleball courts planned for Firefighters Park BY SARAH WRIGHT swright@candgnews.com
TROY — Troy City Council approved multiple contracts and a budget amendment for the construction of pickleball courts at Firefighters Park at a meeting April 7. According to information from the April 7 Troy City Council meeting packet, the city of Troy offers four dedicated outdoor pickleball courts at Redwood Park, along with Tennis courts at Boulan Park and Brinston Park that are lined for pickleball. Additional courts have been considered previously, but See PICKLEBALL on page 7A
Photo by Patricis O’Blenes
Construction for eight pickleball courts at Firefighters Park, located at 1810 W. Square Lake Road, could be completed by June 30.
A REAL ID will soon be required for domestic air travel Image provided by the Transportation Security Administration
BY GENA JOHNSON
Why
gjohnson@candgnews.com
METRO DETROIT — Starting May 7, in order to board a domestic flight within the United States, a REAL ID or a compliant document will be required. C and G Newspapers recently explored some of the pertinent facts.
Requiring that passengers have a REAL ID is based on a recommendation from the 9/11 Commission, according to Jessica Mayle, who is the regional spokesperson for the Transportation Security Administration. “Identity verification is such an impor-
tant part of TSA’s mission, knowing who is going through the checkpoints,” Mayle said. “With 50 states issuing 50 different (driver’s) licenses, we wanted one baseline set of security standards, so we knew that all (driver’s) licenses issued from any state met minimum security protocols.” See REAL ID on page 11A
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According to Transportation Security Administration officials, an Enhanced Driver’s License is REAL ID-compliant.