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candgnews.com SEPTEMBER 3, 2025 Vol. 18, No. 18
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Council rejects housing proposal for Farmington Hills BY GENA JOHNSON gjohnson@candgnews.com
FARMINGTON HILLS — At the Aug. 11 meeting of the Farmington Hills City Council, members voted 6-1 to reject a proposal for a planned unit development spanning Mulberry Park and The Tabernacle, both on 13 Mile Road west of Middlebelt Road. The properties were described as multi-family housing by Schafer Development, LLC, and would have had 63 units total, with Mulberry Park featuring 31 of the units. Joe Tangari, a city planning consultant at Giffels Webster, said most of the units in Mulberry Park were slated to be two-story, threebedroom townhomes, with ranch-style units bordering the southern edge of the property. The ranch-style units were a change from the original proposal where they were all two-story townhomes; the change was made to prevent them from obstructing the view of neighbors in adjacent subdivisions. The price of the units would have started around $400,000. The units proposed for The Tabernacle, meanwhile, consisted of 32 ranches for residents 55 years old and older. It was to be part of The Baptist Manor development on the west of the site. These were
The Farmington Hills City Council rejected a proposal for a 63-unit development on 13 Mile Road west of Middlebelt Road, citing concerns by neighboring residents. Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
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Authorities ID body found in Pine Lake as Southfield man BY GENA JOHNSON gjohnson@candgnews.com
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WEST BLOOMFIELD — Authorities have identified the remains of a man discovered in Pine Lake July 29 as Alfonce Capone Friday, 30, a South-
field resident who had gone missing. Friday’s mother had filed a missing person report with Southfield police Aug. 13. The Oakland County Sheriff ’s Office is leading the investigation and requested several of Friday’s personal effects from his mother.
Reportedly, she told police that her son had taken all his things with him. Investigators later found some items, including a bottle of lotion they used to extract a DNA sample. Forensic laboratory analysts at OCSO deterSee FRIDAY on page 4A
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