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BY ANDY KOZLOWSKI
HAZEL PARK POISED TO BAN SALE OF ANIMALS AT PET SHOPS ORDINANCE AIMS TO PROTECT PETS, HELP RESCUES AND SHELTERS
other animals. Pet shops will instead be encouraged to work with rescues and shelters to showcase and adopt out pets on a nonprofit basis. The goal is to stop pet shops from using puppy mills and similar businesses that add to the home-
MADISON HEIGHTS — Two events, each run by a volunteer board, will take place this month in Madison Heights, promising free fun for the whole family. First up is Revin’ in the Heights, a two-in-one car show and barbecue competition by the city’s Human Relations and Equity Commission, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 14, in the parking lot at Civic Center Complex, 300 W. 13 Mile Road. The fire station in the same plaza will host an open house the same day. One week later, the fifth annual Trail Tunes will be held right next door at Civic Center Park. The strolling outdoor music festival, run by the city’s Arts Board, will take place from 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 21. The festival will open with the ribbon-cutting on the new bandshell, funded in part by a grant from the Consumers Energy Foundation. Trail Tunes will conclude with the Battle of the Bands on the same stage, where the audience will decide the winner. The first-place band will take home $1,000 while the runner-up gets $500. Last year’s champion, The Aspersions, will play the opening set during the bandshell’s ribbon-cutting. Mark Bliss, the mayor pro tem of Madison Heights, started Trail Tunes as a safe way to enjoy a concert durSee EVENTS on page 14A
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HAZEL PARK — The Hazel Park City Council is on the cusp of passing an ordinance that will prohibit pet shops in the city from selling dogs, cats and
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BY ANDY KOZLOWSKI
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Madison Heights gears up for Trail Tunes, Revin’ in the Heights
Alissa Sullivan, mayor pro tem of Hazel Park, walks Corey, a golden retriever belonging to a client of her pet care business. Sullivan has crafted an ordinance that will prohibit pet shops from selling a wide variety of species in Hazel Park. The goal is to crack down on “puppy mills” that are adding to the homeless pet population.
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