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AUGUST 29, 2024 • Vol. 21, No. 18
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Lawrence Technological University and health care partners are launching a Healthcare Violence Reduction Center to address violence in the field. LTU nursing students work in the health care lab.
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Oakland County Parks Director Chris Ward mentioned that the unpaved parking lot at Catalpa Oaks in Southfield is another great example of a major improvement needed at an existing park.
Oakland County Parks proposes millage hike on November ballot
OAKLAND COUNTY — Oakland County voters will see an Oakland County Parks millage proposal on the ballot this Nov. 5. In a bipartisan vote at the July 18 meeting, the
Oakland County Board of Commissioners voted 16-3 to approve a resolution to place a millage proposal on the general election ballot. “My reservations are raising the tax 70% and making it a 20-year tax instead of 10 year. I’m absolutely outraged that they would do that. It’s not good governSee MILLAGE on page 12A
BY KATHRYN PENTIUK kpentiuk@candgnews.com
SOUTHFIELD — On Aug. 5, Lawrence Technological University announced its new Healthcare Violence Reduction Center. Stacey Frankovich, the director of the center, explained the need. “Some of the data that was provided was that 57 nurses are attacked every day, so two per hour in the U.S.; 40% of health care workers experienced violence in the last two years, and health See VIOLENCE on page 8A
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LTU partners with nonprofit to create Healthcare Violence Reduction Center