candgnews.com AUGUST 20, 2025 Vol. 38, No. 17
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BEHIND THE WHEEL
Police millage renewed in township vote
While the new surface of Macomb Place is paved, much work remains to be done in the Downtown Revitalization Project. Photo by Dean Vaglia
BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
See MILLAGE on page 8A
OVER HALFWAY DONE, MACOMB PLACE BUSINESSES STILL SUPPORTED BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
MOUNT CLEMENS — Closing a major street and parking lot for a summer-long construction project may seem like a death knell to local businesses, but the reality appears to be different. The Downtown Revitalization Project in Mount Clem-
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CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Voters in Clinton Township decided on Aug. 5 to renew the Clinton Township Police Department’s millage for 2026-2035. “There was a lot weighing on getting this renewal, so having this pass at such a large percentage shows us that we have a lot of support from the community,” Clinton Township Police Chief Preston Susalla said. “We already knew we had a lot of support from the community, but this just reinforces it, so it definitely makes us feel good knowing that we have the community support and that we’ll have the funding to provide the protective service that the community has come to expect and deserves.” About 15% of Clinton Township’s registered voters participated in the single-item special election by returning absentee ballots or voting in-person on Aug. 5, with the Macomb County Clerk’s Office reporting 7,972 voters in support of the millage and 4,729 voters against it unofficially as of Aug. 6. In-person early voting was waived by the township board, with Township Clerk Kim Meltzer citing costs as the reason.