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ALL THE BUZZ ABOUT BEES State of the City ATLEARN THE SOUTHFIELD PUBLIC LIBRARY address touches on infrastructure, investments and roads in Southfield BY TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN
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SOUTHFIELD — On June 5, at Lear Corporation in Southfield, Mayor Ken Siver delivered his annual State of the City address. The speech, titled “A Measurement of Southfield Success,” touched on many points, including the rezoning and repurposing of vacant buildings, investments in the city and an update on the city’s roads.
City working to rezone, repurpose vacant buildings and properties
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Royal Bee Honey, owned by Anne Marie Nadolski, sells local, natural and raw organic honey. Nadolski has colonies located at Mary Thompson Farm, 25630 Evergreen Road in Southfield.
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During the speech, Siver talked about how the city’s planning department is “getting creative” with revisions to zoning codes that will allow for greater flexibility of property use, as well as how vacant buildings can be repurposed. “We have a sad history in this country of a throw-away mentality … It’s not sustainable,” he said. “We can’t keep doing this. So we’re working to repurpose our infrastructure, the buildings that we have, and reverse this throw-away mentality.” The city has been working to repurpose many vacant buildings already: The conversion of the former Michigan National Bank
SOUTHFIELD — Bees are an important part of the environment and provide many benefits to the ecosystem and humankind. To help spread awareness and teach the community about beekeeping and bee preservation, the Southfield Public Library, 26300 Evergreen Road, will be putting on a presentation called “All the Buzz about the Bees.” From 6:30 to 8 p.m. June 23, members of the community are invited to attend the event, which will be led by Southfield Public Library “gardening guru” Barb Klimkowski, beekeeper and honey business owner Anne Marie Nadolski, and Michigan State University Bee Urban Growers project students Karma Thomas and Jen Roedel. The program is a collaboration between the library’s gardening guru and the Southfield Parks and Garden Club. “I like to go out and get people involved when the opportunity presents itself, because once I do, people see how cool it is and see how important bees are,” Nadolski said. The program is going to shed