JULY 1, 2024 Vol. 36, No. 14
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Macomb Township Center plan takes shape
Macomb Township Supervisor Frank Viviano, right, takes the Dakota High School stage for the State of Macomb Township address with a “The Price is Right” theme on June 14. Photo by Dean Vaglia
BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
VIVIANO SAYS ‘THE PRICE IS RIGHT’ AT STATE OF MACOMB TOWNSHIP MACOMB TOWNSHIP — “Come on down!” While state of the community addresses tend to be dull-but-informative affairs, Macomb Township Supervisor Frank Viviano added some theatrics this year. At Dakota High School on June 14, attendees were tipped off to the unique vibe of the State of Macomb Township when Viviano took the stage in a checkered sport coat and patterned tie as “The Price is Right” theme played him on. The address would not be just
another review of the year’s news and an update on township developments. Viviano and company were prepared to sell Macomb Township as the region’s best value for residents. “Today, we will learn about a place where the American Dream can come true but without breaking the bank,” Viviano said. “Macomb Township is a community that delivers outstanding service at an incredible value. But I don’t expect you just to take my word for it. Nope. So, I am going to show you — and we’re going to do it ‘Price is Right’ style, and I cannot think of a betSee ADDRESS on page 14A
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A rendering of a residential street in Macomb Township’s town center plan per the original 1990s proposal. Image taken from Macomb Township website
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MACOMB TOWNSHIP — A project over two decades in the making is finally coming to fruition. Due north of the geographic center of Macomb Township, the twisting Broughton Road terminates at the grid-like beginnings of the soon-to-be Macomb Township Center, a plan to manufacture a downtown in the heart of Macomb Township. “Macomb Township is very much subdivisionheavy, very suburbia, and it was decided decades ago that we really needed that town center or downtown to really give us that sense of place,” said Macomb Township Planning Director Josh Bocks. “If you’re driving from Chesterfield into Macomb Township or Shelby