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JULY 17, 2024 Vol. 35, No. 15
VOTERS TO CONSIDER CANDIDATES IN PRIMARY
Sterling Heights invites public to take trafficrelated surveys
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Signs announce the future Lakeside Town Center project as lasttime shoppers took one more look at the closing mall June 27. Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
TWO CITY INTERSECTIONS APPEAR ON LAW FIRM’S ‘MOST DANGEROUS INTERSECTIONS’ LIST
LEFT: Approximately 500 car buffs displayed their cars at the last Fun Time Cruzers event June 24. Photo provided by Ken Savage
BY ERIC CZARNIK eczarnik@candgnews.com
Fun Time Cruzers looking for a new location
Some new surveys and an online mapping tool can help eventually make driving, biking or walking safer in Sterling Heights, according to city officials. The city wants residents and businesses — including drivers, pedestrians, cyclists, mass transit users and more — to visit a new website that has a traffic-related safety survey and more. According to the city, the public’s help will be instrumental in the creation of an upcoming Sterling Heights Comprehensive Transportation Safety Action Plan, with the aim to stop fatal or serious traffic injuries from occurring. During a July 2 Sterling Heights City Council meeting, Lia Michaels, from engineering firm Hubbell, Roth & Clark
BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com
On June 24, the Fun Time Cruzers held their final Monday Night Cruise-In at Lakeside Mall. Knowing it was the last event at the mall location, about 500 classic car owners drove their vintage vehicles into the food court parking lot, where the event had been held for the past two decades.
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With the mall closing and being redeveloped into a town center of apartments, retail shops, office space, green space, a community center and more, the classic car cruisers are looking for a new home. For 20 years, the Fun Time Cruzers met from 4-8 p.m. Monday evenings from May to September at the mall. Anywhere from 200 to 300 cars showed up each time, and prizes were given away every hour for
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