candgnews.com SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 Vol. 37, No. 20
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SPOTLIGHT ON Multigenerational housing SENIOR LIVING is making a comeback
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City to county: Step up homeless enforcement BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
MOUNT CLEMENS — City commissioners approved a new law enforcement services contract with the Macomb County Sheriff ’s Office at their Sept. 16 meeting, while officials and residents had much to say about the laws they want to see enforced going forward. Residents and city commissioners alike expressed dissatisfaction about how the county had been approaching a perceived recent influx of homeless people within the city. While Mount Clemens is no stranger to having homeless residents, some have lately been accused of being disorderly and aggressive. “This group is pretty rough,” Mount Clemens Downtown Development Authority coordinator Michelle Weiss said. “They’re smoking pot openly. They are doing crack. They are drinking openly, and (the Macomb County Sheriff ’s Office) can’t take them and arrest them unless they are doing something wrong. I feel almost bad for the sheriff ’s department because their hands are somewhat tied.” Other actions attributed to the homeless include the alleged theft of Weiss’ cart, fighting, urinating on windows and generally creating a hostile atmosphere downtown. Some said certain homeless people seem to be increasingly avoiding resources and shelters within the city, prefer-
CLINTON TOWNSHIP HONORS THOSE LOST ON SEPT. 11 Vietnam Veterans of America 154 Assistant Chaplain Mike Schneider delivers the invocation at Patriot Day observance on Sept. 11 at Resurrection Cemetery in Clinton Township.
BY NICK POWERS npowers@candgnews.com
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — It’s been 23 years since the terrorist attacks on Sept. 11, 2011. Clinton Township hasn’t forgotten. On the anniversary, those lost on that day were remembered at Resurrection Cemetery in Clinton Township. The ceremony is part of Patriot Day, commemorated and observed nationally by putting flags at half-staff.
Photo by Nick Powers
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