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SEPTEMBER 25, 2024 Vol. 35, No. 20
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The Sterling Heights and Shelby Township police departments are teaming up for Operation Direct Impact, which aims to catch suspected criminals near the shared border along M-59/Hall Road. Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
Planning Commission gives thumbs-up to Saal condos proposal BY ERIC CZARNIK eczarnik@candgnews.com
Sterling, Shelby police unite to capture criminals along border STERLING HEIGHTS/SHELBY TOWNSHIP — The Golden Corridor of M-59/Hall Road will not be a golden opportunity for crooks and criminals, if a police partnership between
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STERLING HEIGHTS — Cranberry Estates’ chances of bearing fruit in Sterling Heights recently grew riper. During a Sept. 11 meeting, the Sterling Heights Planning Commission heard and voted in favor of a request for a planned unit development for the Cranberry Estates condo project. The developer wants to build 18 singlefamily condos on a vacant parcel at 39933 Saal Road, north of Clinton River Road. The land is currently zoned R-70 single-family residential district and is surrounded by residential properties. The proposed condo development would consist of a mix of single-story ranch and two-story colonial-style homes surrounding a street with a cul-de-sac at the end. The campus would also feature a fenced-in detention pond to drain away stormwater, as well as a triangle-shaped green space with trees on the western part of the property. A neighborhood association would reportedly handle landscaping. Jim Eppink, representing Vanguard Development Group, presented the proposal during the meeting and compared it to an-