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candgnews.com SEPTEMBER 11, 2024 Vol. 35, No. 19
33RD ANNUAL
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Planning Commission approves Gallo apartments for Irving
BY ERIC CZARNIK eczarnik@candgnews.com
STERLING HEIGHTS — Sometimes it takes big flashing lights to draw people’s attention, and that’s just what Sterling Heights city officials hope will happen at certain crosswalks throughout the city with the return of back-to-school season. In an Aug. 27 YouTube video produced by Sterling Heights, Sterling Heights police Lt. Aaron Susalla and City Engineer Brent Bashaw educate the public about rectangular rapid flashing beacons, or RRFBs, and how they operate. According to Bashaw, pedestrians may activate these devices by pushing a button at the crosswalk, which then triggers a flashing strobe-like light on a nearby sign. Susalla pointed out that the flashing sign is designed to alert drivers. While he said the flashing lights by themselves don’t necessarily require drivers to stop, other accompanying conditions may require them to do so. “As a driver, you’re not required to stop at these,” he said. “The lights are flashing just (to) make you aware. But if a driver on the opposite side does stop and the pedestrian is able to enter the crosswalk, at that point, the drivers are required to stop.”
Rectangular rapid flashing beacons are set to be installed near Stevenson High School soon, according to Sterling Heights city officials. City officials are warning students and other pedestrians to be cautious when crossing the road this back-to-school season.
STERLING HEIGHTS — Around two years after an apartment project for Irving Road was rejected by the Sterling Heights City Council, the Sterling Heights Planning Commission has given a modified version of it a green light. During an Aug. 14 meeting, the Sterling Heights Planning Commission voted 8-1 to clear the way for developer Gallo Cos. to build an apartment complex on Irving Road. Planning Commission Vice Chair Nathan Inks was the sole dissenter. Gallo Cos. sought a special land use and site plan
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