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OAKLAND COUNTY — Impaired driving crashes across Michigan are on the rise, a troubling statistic released in a study from Bridge Michigan, which also found that police across the state are not making as many arrests for drunk driving as they have in the past. The study found fatal alcohol and drug-related crashes
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have risen by 40% across Michigan, with alcohol-and-drug related fatalities up statewide and in many counties — including Oakland, Macomb, and Wayne. Over the last five years, Nick Soley, of the Bloomfield Township Police Department, said the township has seen an increase in “drugged driving.” “That’s twofold. It’s illicit drugs and also prescription drugs, which is, obviously, just as dangerous as drunk driv-
ROCHESTER — Construction on a new universal play area in Rochester begins this month. Over the next few weeks, crews will begin construction on the Memorial Grove All Abilities Park, adjacent to Halbach Field, off Woodward Avenue. “We’re thinking in a couple of weeks we’re going to start breaking some ground and getting some work done on the park,” Rochester’s Deputy Finance Director and Deputy Treasurer Marcy Moriwaki said. “We already did the sidewalks on the north side to make them (Americans with Disabilities Act)-compliant, and we will finish up the second ones after all of the construction happens, because we don’t want to roll heavy equipment over brand-new sidewalks.” City officials say the park will include new interactive play equipment around the existing walkways in Memorial Grove, south of Halbach Baseball Field, with a turf floor around the equipment. “We definitely want to keep it quiet for the surrounding neighbors, because there’s a lot of residential properties that abut the park there. Our goal really was that it was a passive park, a quiet space for the enjoyment of everyone,” Moriwaki said. The intent of the area, according to city officials, is to be a barrier-free passive area for children with sensory sensitivities or accessibility barriers, allowing them to enjoy the play equipment as families walk around the oval pathway.