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AUGUST 14, 2024 • Vol. 37, No. 17
Demolition underway for blighted motel
Demolition of the motel at One North River Road — at times in its life known as A Victory Inn and Holiday Inn — will make way for a four-story, 117-unit apartment complex known as the Manchester Mount Clemens. Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
OVER 110 APARTMENTS EXPECTED BY 2027 BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
MOUNT CLEMENS — For decades, a motel has sat at the corner of North River Road and Gratiot Avenue, abandoned and left to exist as an eyesore on the doorstep to Mount Clemens. It will be an eyesore no more. The much hyped and awaited demolition of the old motel began on the morning of July 30. An excavator’s bucket gave an upper floor suite a fantastic view of the city’s downtown, ripping out the exterior wall and window as part of the ceremonial start of demolition. See DEMOLITION on page 18A
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CLINTON TOWNSHIP — It was a late night for Clinton Township candidates in the Aug. 6 primary. The unofficial results
from Macomb County Clerk’s office trickled in early the next morning. Clinton Township voters were able to weigh in on contested primary races for township supervisor, treasurer and trustees. According to the clerk’s office, 21.44% of
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registered voters cast a ballot in the election. “You’re on pins and needles, right?” Clinton Township Trustee candidate Shannon King said about waiting for the results. “You put in all the hard work, you know you did everything you could do. You still
wonder, ‘Hey could I have done something more? How could I have connected more to the community and made a larger impact?’ When all those emotions come together at one time it gets to be a bit much.” See PRIMARY on page 20A
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