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Voters to determine fate of Novi public safety buildings BY CHARITY MEIER
cmeier@candgnews.com
The Aug. 5 primary election will determine the fate of Novi’s public safety build-
ings. The city is seeking a $120 million bond to build and relocate three of four fire stations along with the Police Department, as well as update equipment and technology. The buildings are more than 40 years
old, having been built in the late 1970s and early 1980s. According to the city, it is no longer possible to renovate the buildings. The bond would provide for a new 78,500-square-foot Public Safety Head-
quarters off Lee BeGole Drive, which will house both the city’s Police Department and replace Fire Station No. 1. A new road will also be constructed to get to the facility. The See PUBLIC SAFETY on page 8A
Record number of people attend 40th annual Festival of Chariots BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com
Photos by Patricia O’Blenes
ABOVE: Festivalgoers surround a chariot that carries the Hindu gods Lord Jagannath, Balarama and Subhadra as it arrives at Fuerst Park near Novi High School July 20. RIGHT: Shrestha Pandey, 9, of Novi, performs the Kuchipudi, one of the Indian classical dances.
People came out in droves for the 40th annual Festival of Chariots in Novi on July 20. The annual festival celebrates happiness as the Hindu deities of Lord Jagannath, Balarama and Subhadra are See CHARIOTS on page 15A
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