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West Bloomfield sees increase in multifamily housing Apex West Bloomfield latest to open
The Apex West Bloomfield recently began leasing units. It is the second luxury apartment complex to be developed on Orchard Lake Road in the past five years.
BY MARK VEST mvest@candgnews.com
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WEST BLOOMFIELD — Approximately five years ago, the West Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees commissioned a real estate study to ascertain what kind of developments would be best suited for West Bloomfield, and according to Steven Kaplan, who is the township’s supervisor, the answer was surprising. The board was advised to consider multi-level apartments and duplexes. According to Kaplan, the study cost $28,000. Since then, a couple of major apartment complex projects have been developed. The most recent was the Apex West Bloomfield, which is a fivestory building consisting of 212 See HOUSING on page 8A
VOTERS TO DECIDE KEEGO POLICE MILLAGE IN NOVEMBER KEEGO HARBOR — The last two times that Keego Harbor placed a police
millage on the ballot, the proposals failed — in 2022 and last year. The city is currently allowed to levy up to 4 mills per year for police purposes, which is $4 per $1,000 of a home’s taxable value.
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Had the millage passed in 2022, that would have increased to 8 mills. After that failed, the city put forth a millage that would have increased it to 7 mills the following year.
Although a police millage will once again be on ballots this November, this time, the city is not asking for a tax increase. Instead, there is a proposed amendment See POLICE on page 6A
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