Interchange modernization nearing completion
BY TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN tchristensen@candgnews.com
SOUTHFIELD — Only two lanes will be open northbound and southbound US-24 (Telegraph Road) at M-102 (Eight Mile Road) until late December during the finalization of the interchange modernization project.
This project will become the first diverging diamond interchange in the metro Detroit area. A diverging diamond interchange is a type of highway interchange that allows for two directions of traffic to temporarily cross to the left side of the road.
The interchange provides fewer conflict points, no driver confusion, shorter pedestrian crossings, and more, according to divergingdiamond.com.
This project is being funded by federal, state, and local sources, and is going to cost around $54 million dollars, according to Diane Cross, the Michigan Department of Transportation’s media contact. The two-year project is slated to be finished by the end of 2024.
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Grade school friends start nonprofit to provide free cataract surgeries
BY KATHRYN PENTIUK kpentiuk@candgnews.com
SOUTHFIELD — Before Southfield-based Attorney Jason Waechter became the “Motorcycle Lawyer” and Dr. Walter “Wally” Cukrowski became one of Michigan’s leading eye surgeons,
the two were first-grade students at St. Hugo of the Hills Catholic School in Bloomfield Hills who also played football together in seventh and eighth grade.
Now, decades later, the two have reconnected to start a nonprofit, Vision of Justice, to perform free cataract surgeries on those who can’t
afford the surgery. Their first surgery event will take place at one of the Michigan Eyecare Institute clinics on the second Thursday of December. Interested applicants should apply as soon as possible to be considered for the event. To qualify for free cataract surgery, appli-
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Cukrowski Waechter
Lane closures will continue into late December, according to a press release, to finish up under-bridge lighting and miscellaneous work.
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Southfield nears the end of food waste elimination study
BY KATHRYN PENTIUK kpentiuk@candgnews.com
SOUTHFIELD — In January 2024, the city of Southfield partnered with Make Food Not Waste, a Detroit-based nonprofit, to launch a yearlong food waste elimination study funded by a grant.
“The estimate is that Southfield produces 35 million
pounds of food waste every year, and that comes from all sources. So that’s mostly residential, but it’s also businesses, schools, institutions, the whole, it’s everybody. So it ends up to be roughly a pound a person per day,” said Danielle Todd, the executive director of Make Food Not Waste.
This data comes from a calculator from the Natural Resources Defense Council that MFNW uses to do estimates for all the cities they partner with.
Though Southfield was the first municipality to launch a food waste elimination study, Todd added that the organization is now working on studies with Canton, Dearborn, Farmington Hills and Livonia.
“Some of them already have a lot of things in place,” she said.
“For example, Canton already has a really robust drop-
Nonprofit inner-city baseball league gives kids an opportunity to build life skills
BY KATHRYN PENTIUK AND JONATHAN SZCZEPANIAK kpentiuk@candgnews.com jszczepaniak@candgnews.com
SOUTHFIELD — Marlin “Coach Gil” Gilliam has dedicated the last 30 years to giving back to Southfield and surrounding communities through baseball.
In fact, he’s even coaching the children of the now-grown kids that he coached, thus creating a second generation of baseball lovers in the case of Alex Credit, whose 10-yearold son Avery currently plays under Gilliam on the 10U team.
Credit played under Gilliam in the Southfield youth basketball program when he was in elementary school, and said it’s special seeing the same coach reflect the teachings he received onto his son.
“He’s like the uncle or father that you just have to have in your life,” Credit said. “You need people that come with structure and discipline, and they’re just not going to sugarcoat things and keep it honest with you. Yes, he wants the best baseball players
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The mission of the Southfield A’s is to prepare students to play baseball in high school while keeping costs affordable to their parents.
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Southfield Public Arts Commission features 11 artists in ‘Indulgence: Inspired Images’ art exhibition
SOUTHFIELD — On Nov. 15, the Southfield Public Arts Commission unveiled “Indulgence: Inspired Images” with an opening reception and public art exhibition held at the Southfield City Hall Main Lobby, 26000 Evergreen Road.
The new exhibition is a first for Southfield, featuring 11 Michigan-based artists.
“Indulgence” will be on display until Jan. 31 with the artwork of M. Gasby Brown, Donald Calloway, Marta Carvajal, Henry Heading, Michael Horner, Doug Jones, Feroz Khan, Amanda Nordin, Senghor Reid, Yvonne Simmons and Oshun Williams free to the public for viewing.
Photo by Liz Carnegie
THE 47TH ANNUAL POTTER’S MARKET RETURNS TO SOUTHFIELD
SOUTHFIELD — The largest Potter’s Market in the country will return to the Southfield Pavilion, 26000 Evergreen Road, for its 47th year Dec. 6-8, with free admission every day of the weekend. Hours are:
• Friday, Dec. 6: 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.
• Saturday, Dec. 7: 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.
• Sunday, Dec. 8: 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
For those interested in an early preview of the market, tickets are available for Thursday, Dec. 5, 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. for $10.
Parking is free, and strollers are not permitted. The Annual Potters Market fills the 17,000-squarefoot Southfield Pavilion with over 30,000 pieces of pottery handcrafted by over 130 artists from Michigan and beyond. The event offers a wide variety of ceramics, including vases, mugs, tiles, platters, birdbaths, jewelry, sculptures and more. Prices range from $5 to hundreds of dollars.
The Annual Potters Market is organized and staffed by the artists, and each artist has their own fully stocked booth, allowing shoppers to view the
• Cosmetic White: Fillings
• Beautiful Veneers/Crowns
• Teeth Whitening
• Implants:
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• Attractive Partials/Dentures • Removable/Fixed Implant Dentures Single/multiple teeth (Day of extraction in most cases)
full range of their work. Some of the event’s highlights include free daily pottery-making demonstrations, Potters Market T-shirts for sale, free coat check and ATM on-site, and a customer service area for general questions.
The Potters Market will be supporting Leader Dogs for the Blind in 2024. Participating artists will donate their work, and 100% of the proceeds from these sales will directly benefit Leader Dogs for the Blind. For more information, visit www.thepottersmarket.com.
Annual Tree Lighting Ceremony Dec. 3
SOUTHFIELD — The city of Southfield will officially kick off the holiday season with the annual Tree Lighting Ceremony from 6 to 8 p.m. Dec. 3 on the front lawn of the Southfield Municipal Campus, 26000 Evergreen Road.
This free, family-friendly event will begin with a welcome from Southfield Mayor Ken Siver and other city officials. The Southfield A&T High School Marching Band will perform, and a lighting countdown will occur before Santa arrives.
Attendees will have the opportunity to visit with animals at the petting zoo, enjoy ice carving demonstrations, watch the University High School Dance Team perform, pick up “take and make” crafts for kids, enjoy cookies and hot chocolate outside, and visit Santa inside the Southfield Pavilion this year.
For more information, call the Southfield Parks and Recreation Department at (248) 796-4620 or visit www.cityofsouthfield.com.
— Compiled by Kathryn Pentiuk
File photo by Patricia O’Blenes
There’s no business like holiday show business
BY K. MICHELLE MORAN kmoran@candgnews.com
METRO DETROIT — Banish the “bah humbugs!” with seasonal songs, dances and tales as holiday shows make their way to stages in metro Detroit.
A holiday staple for generations is Meadow Brook Theatre’s 42nd annual production of “A Christmas Carol,” which runs through Dec. 22 in MBT’s theater on the Oakland University campus in Rochester. Taking the reins as Ebenezer Scrooge is well-known MBT actor Phil Powers.
“Our audiences have seen Phil in a variety of roles throughout the years, and he’s understudied the role of Scrooge for quite a while,” MBT Managing Director Cheryl Marshall said in a press release. “He’s had to fill in several times, but now we’re pleased to see him step in full time. We know he’s going to be a great Scrooge.”
Alternating as Tiny Tim are young actors Russell Clauser and Robert Spiro, both of Rochester. Tickets: (248) 377-3300, ticketmaster.com or mbtheatre.com.
The Macomb Center for the Performing Arts, located on the main campus of Macomb Community College in Clinton Township, will bring the Broadway-style song and dance revue “Christmas in the Air” to the stage Dec. 14.
Featuring Rand Production’s precision dancers, the Tinsel-toes, the show is told from the perspective of one of Santa’s most trusted elves and includes classic and modern holiday songs. Tickets: macombcenter.com or (586) 2862222.
Also at the Macomb Center is Macomb Ballet Company’s production of “The Nutcracker,” Dec. 6 to 8. Tickets: macombcenter. com or (586) 286-2222.
“The Nutcracker is a cherished tradition, but this year we’ve introduced some exciting new elements that we know will captivate both longtime fans and newcomers,” MBC Artistic Director Amber Megna Michalik said in a press release.
The Dec. 11 “Home Alone in Concert” event was sold out at press time, but the Detroit Symphony Orchestra has plenty of other opportunities for audiences to enjoy holiday music, including the PVS Classical Series’ El-
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cants must be legally blind in both eyes due to cataracts, experience financial hardship, and be a resident of Michigan.
“We went to Brother Rice together freshman year, and then from there, Wally went to Lahser. So then we kind of went our separate paths, I say,” Waechter said.
“And next thing I know, Wally’s a doctor, following his father’s footsteps, and I’m a lawyer, and maybe we saw each other along the road every five or 10 years. He went to my father’s funeral, which was in 2016, and it was great seeing him.”
Waechter said after reading about people in the U.S. staying blind because they couldn’t afford cataract surgery, he just so happened to bump into Cukrowski again.
“I’m like, ‘It’s meant to be. The stars are aligning here,’” Waechter said.
“I asked him about it. He says, ‘Yes, it was true.’ And then I kind of said to myself, ‘If I did really well on this one case, I would do something about this.’
“And then so I did really well on that case, and I said, ‘Well, I have to fulfill my promise I made to myself.’ So then I got in contact with Wally again, and he’s like, ‘Yeah, this sounds like something fantastic I’d like to do.’”
Waechter said the case that he was referring to was a client who was riding his motorcycle when he was sideswiped by a woman who was on her cellphone checking her blood glucose levels with an app while she was on the job. His whole left side was fractured, and he ended up losing his left leg.
After the insurance company wouldn’t settle the case, Waechter brought the case to Kent County Circuit Court for trial and was awarded a verdict of $27 million, which was reduced to present value.
Waechter said he had never previously made such a big attorney fee, but he knew the importance of giving back.
“You have to give back,” he said. “And even if you don’t have the money to give back, you give your time or something like that. So (I) wanted to give back. And this was something I was thinking about during the case.”
Cukrowski is currently one of the owners of the Michigan Eyecare Institute with offices in Dearborn, Livonia and Southfield.
“I just didn’t think that I would be blessed in such a way, but I’m so grateful to God that Jason’s in my life, and he thought of me, and then years later, here we are glorifying God by helping people together,” Cukrowski said.
Cataracts, which cloud the eye’s lens, are the leading cause of blindness worldwide and affect nearly 20.5 million Americans aged 40 and older. Although the blindness can be treated in a 10- to 20-minute proce-
dure, the cost of surgery is often a deterrent for those suffering from this condition.
From his ophthalmology residency while at William Beaumont Hospital of Royal Oak, where he traveled to Japan and was trained by a world-renowned surgeon, to mission work in South America, Cukrowski has traveled all over the world to perform life-changing cataract surgeries.
“I just think back to when people have asked me to go on mission trips,” he said.
“Since 1994, we went to Guatemala, Nigeria, Calcutta and some other places in South America where these people are so blind they actually need a family member or friend to walk and to lead them around because they can’t even see their own hand. They just see … light perception.”
He added that at the Michigan Eyecare Institute in Flint, they have patients who come from all over Michigan and different parts of the world to have this surgery done at a lower cost than it would be if performed at a hospital.
“So we’re already equipped and have the experience over the last 30 years,” he said.
“Boy, with all the different places that I’ve been, I can see God has his hand on both of us to go ahead and help these patients that are fully in need, who are suffering from really severe cataracts.”
Interested candidates can visit Vision of Justice’s website at www.visionofjustice.com to fill out a form for the free surgery to see if they qualify.
Call Staff Writer Kathryn Pentiuk at (586) 498-1070.
Getting it right
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Cukrowski and Waechter, caricatured here, are behind the nonprofit group Vision of Justice.
Holiday shows
lington & The Nutcracker, Dec. 6-8; the Paradise Jazz Series’ “A Charlie Brown Christmas: Cyrus Chestnut and Friends,” Dec. 6; a Tiny Tots concert with Joe Reilly Music Dec. 7; Young Peoples’ Family Concerts’ “Let It Snow!” Dec. 7; Noel Night Dec. 7; PNC Pops Series’ “Home for the Holidays,” Dec. 13-15; “The Muppet Christmas Carol,” Dec. 20-21; and Leslie Odom Jr.: The Christmas Tour, featuring the DSO, Dec. 22. Tickets: (313) 576-5111 or detroitsymphony.com.
Detroit’s oldest choir, Rackham Choir, under the direction of Brandon Waddles, Ph.D., is partnering with the Wayne State University Department of Music to present Mendelssohn’s Elijah Dec. 8 at Hartford Memorial Baptist Church in Detroit, where over 130 choral singers, five soloists, a full orchestra and the church’s famed pipe organ will delight and inspire audiences. Tickets: rackhamchoir.org.
“More than just a performance, Elijah is a celebration of unity and shared purpose,” said Waddles, who is also the artistic director for Rackham Choir, by email. “It challenges us to reflect on social justice, ethical leadership, and community solidarity — values that resonate powerfully today. With its stirring solos and majestic themes of resilience, Elijah inspires courage and connection, reminding us how music can serve as a bridge to bring us closer together. Join us on Sunday, December 8, for an unforgettable holiday classic!”
Various venues — several in downtown Detroit — will offer festive productions by 313 Presents. Tickets: (800) 745-3000 or 313presents.com. For Magic of Lights: magicoflights. com.
“313 Presents once again hosts an exceptional lineup of live holiday entertainment this season and invites families to create one-of-akind treasured memories at the Fox Theatre,
Little Caesars Arena and Pine Knob Music Theatre,” 313 Presents President Howard Handler said via email. “We welcome guests to the Fox Theatre for Dr. Seuss’ How The Grinch Stole Christmas! The Musical (Nov. 27 to Dec. 1), Nutcracker! Magical Christmas Ballet (Dec. 8), Mannheim Steamroller (Dec. 13) and ‘’Twas The Night Before’ by Cirque du Soleil (Dec. 20 to 31). Channel 95.5 brings the Jingle Ball to Little Caesars Arena (Dec. 10) followed by back-to-back performances of Trans-Siberian Orchestra (Dec. 28) and then WWE’s Live Holiday Tour (Dec. 30) rounds out the arena season. Finally, Magic of Lights, the dazzling drive-through spectacular spanning 1.5 miles, has returned to Pine Knob Music Theatre (in Clarkston) through December 30.”
Motor City Brass Band will ring in the holidays with Motor City Academy Brass Band during “Sounds of the Season” Dec. 22 at the Ford Community & Performing Arts Center in Dearborn. Tickets or more information: mcbb. org, dearborntheater.com or (313) 943-2354.
“Motor City Brass Band looks forward to getting you in the holiday spirit with music for every age,” MCBB Music Director & Conductor Gordon Ward said in a press release. “In addition to your holiday favorites, we are pleased to present ‘Christmas Eve Sarajevo’ 12/24 by the Trans-Siberian Orchestra.”
Music Hall Center for the Performing Arts in Detroit’s holiday programming includes the family-friendly, funky musical “Who Brought the Humbug?” Dec. 8; a Christmas concert by vocal group Amadeus Dec. 14; Dave Koz and Friends Christmas Tour 2024 Dec. 15; “Rocky Mountain High Experience: John Denver Christmas,” Dec. 18; Voyageur College Prep Dance Department’s “Holiday Detroit,” Dec. 19; “Magical Motown Christmas,” Dec. 20; “Last Christmas Vietnamese Show,” Dec. 21; and Grand Kyiv Ballet’s Christmas ballet, “The Snow Queen,” Dec. 26. Tickets: musichall.org or (313) 887-8500.
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Road closures due to crews working on the project went from Nov. 16 to 25.
On Nov. 16, overhead signs were installed for the project. Throughout Nov. 23-25, crews completed traffic signal work, placed pavement markings, and began working on traffic control islands to help direct drivers through the new interchange.
On Nov. 25, northbound and south-
bound US-24 had combined 18 new traffic signals at M-102 in operation to control traffic through the new interchange.
Lane closures will continue into late December, according to a press release, to finish up under bridge lighting and miscellaneous work. There will only be two lanes open for northbound and southbound US24 at M-102.
“Traffic will remain in the current twolane configuration, even as the DDI signals begin working very soon. The key difference
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CITY OF LATHRUP VILLAGE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT FUNDS
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the City of Lathrup Village will hold a public hearing on the reprogramming of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds from FY 2021-2023. The Public Hearing will be held on Monday, December 16, 2024, at 7:30 pm at City Hall, located at 27400 Southfeld Road, Lathrup Village, MI 48076, to obtain citizen feedback on reprogramming $21,000 in CDBG funds from FY 2021-2023 originally programed for transportation, yard, and senior services. The funds will be reprogrammed to Oakland County’s Home Improvement Program (HIP). All interested citizens are requested to attend the Hearing. Comments may be sent to the City Clerk at the address of City Hall at 27400 Southfeld Road, Lathrup Village, Michigan 48076 or Aemanuel@lathrupvillage.org by 12:00pm on day of hearing. Arrangements for reasonable accommodation, including handicap accessibility or interpreter services, will be made with 72 hours’ notice. Please contact Alisa Emanuel at (248) 557-2600, ext. 226 to request special assistance.
Alisa Emanuel - City Clerk 27400 Southfeld Road Lathrup Village, MI 48076 (248) 557-2600, ext. 226
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CITY OF LATHRUP VILLAGE PLANNING COMMISSION MEETING
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
0175-2448
RE: 26600 Southfeld Road
Notice is hereby given that the Lathrup Village Planning Commission will hold a public hearing on December 17, 2024, beginning at 7:00 PM, or as soon thereafter as the agenda allows, at Lathrup Village City Hall, 27400 Southfeld Road, Lathrup Village, MI 48076. The purpose of the hearing is to receive public comments on a proposed site plan to operate an auto parts business at 26600 Southfeld Road, Lathrup Village, MI 48076.
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: That a Public Hearing has been scheduled for Tuesday, December 17, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. to hear and record the public hearing. Any member of the public may express your view in writing, by submitting your written comments to the City Clerk prior to 4:30 p.m. on the date of the hearing, or you may appear in person or authorize another person to represent you at the hearing. Written communications may be sent to the City Clerk at the address of the City Hall at 27400 Southfeld Road, Lathrup Village, Michigan 48076 prior to the hearing.
Alisa Emanuel City Clerk 27400 Southfeld Road Lathrup Village, Michigan
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LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF SOUTHFIELD
LEGAL NOTICE OF CITY COUNCIL PUBLIC HEARING ON SOUTHFIELD BROWNFIELD DEVELOPMENT PLAN UNDER PUBLIC ACT 381 OF 1996, AS AMENDED
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that pursuant to the requirements of Public Act 381 of 1996, as amended, a public hearing shall be held at 6:00 p.m., local time, on Monday, December 9, 2024, in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, 26000 Evergreen Road, Southfeld, County of Oakland, Michigan, at which time and place the Southfeld City Council will consider the following related request:
The City of Southfeld will consider a Brownfeld Plan as proposed by RYCACO Inc and a Tax Increment Financing Plan to provide a reimbursement for certain eligible activities. The property to which the plan applies is 29410 Northwestern Highway, Southfeld MI.
Maps, plats and a description of the Brownfeld plan are available for public inspection in the Southfeld Planning Department, 26000 Evergreen Road, Southfeld, Michigan. All aspects of the Brownfeld Plan are open for discussion at the public hearing. Written comments may be mailed to the Southfeld City Clerk, 26000 Evergreen Road, P.O. Box 2055, Southfeld, MI 480372055, prior to Monday, December 9, 2024.
For questions regarding this project please contact Rochelle Freeman, Business & Economic Development Director directly at 248-796-4161 or rfreeman@cityofsouthfeld.com
Janet
Jackson, City Clerk
Individuals with special needs who plan to attend this meeting should contact the City Clerk’s Offce at 248-796-5150 (voice) or 248-354-4831 (TDD). If auxiliary aids or services are needed, reasonable advance notice is required.
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LEGAL NOTICE
CITY OF SOUTHFIELD 2024 WINTER TAXES
Please take notice that 2024 County and School Taxes are payable at the City Treasurer’s Offce, 26000 Evergreen Road from December 1, 2024, through February 14, 2025, without penalty.
On February 15, 2025, three percent (3%) shall be added for late payment. After March 1, 2025, property taxes will be payable only to the Oakland County Treasurer’s Offce, 1200 North Telegraph Road, Pontiac, MI 48341.
IRV M. LOWENBERG City Treasurer
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PUBLISHED LEGAL NOTICE
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS & SITE PLAN REVIEWS PLANNING COMMISSION CITY OF SOUTHFIELD
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a meeting will be held on Wednesday, December 18, 2024, at 6:30 P.M., Local Time, in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, 26000 Evergreen Road, Southfeld, Michigan, at which time and place the Southfeld Planning Commission will consider the following requests pursuant to Title V, Zoning and Planning, Chapter 45, Zoning, of the Code of the City of Southfeld, to wit:
PZR24-0008 (REZONING) is a request of Ali Merhi, IMI Ventures, to rezone a vacant parcel at 24412 Southfeld Road, Southfeld, Michigan (Parcel 24-25-151-020) from OS Offce Service to B-3 General Business.
PSLU24-0014 (SPECIAL USE) is a request of Ali Merhi, IMI Ventures, to construct and operate a new oil change business at 24412 Southfeld Road, Southfeld, Michigan (Parcel 24-25-151-020).
PSP24-0011 (SITE PLAN REVIEW) is a request of Ali Merhi, IMI Ventures, to construct and operate a new oil change business at 24412 Southfeld Road, Southfeld, Michigan (Parcel 24-25-151-020).
PSLU24-0022 (SPECIAL USE) is a request of Eihab Kinaia, Per I LLC dba First Class Cannabis Co, to operate a marijuana processing facility at 21277 Bridge Street, Southfeld, Michigan (Parcel 24-32-402-006).
PZR24-0013 (REZONING) is a request of Deborah and Ron Eagle, Eagle Landscaping and Supply Co., to rezone a vacant parcel 22106 W 8 Mile Road, Southfeld, Michigan (Parcel 24-33-476-036) from B-3 General Business to I-1 Industrial.
PSLU24-0021 (SPECIAL USE) is a request of Deborah and Ron Eagle, Eagle Landscaping and Supply Co., to expand the operations Eagle Landscaping and Supply Co. located at 20779 Lahser, onto the abutting properties at 22106 & 22108 W 8 Mile Road, Southfeld, Michigan (Parcels 24-33-476-036 and 24-33-476-059).
Written comments may be mailed to the Planning Department, 26000 Evergreen Road, P.O. Box 2055, Southfeld, MI 480372055, prior to the meeting.
Questions regarding this matter should be directed to the Planning Department at (248) 796-4150 or tpaison@cityofsouthfeld.com
JANET JACKSON – CITY CLERK
Individuals with special needs who plan to attend this meeting should contact the City Clerk’s Offce at 248-796-5150 (voice) or 248-354-4831 (TDD). If auxiliary aids or services are needed, reasonable advance notice is required.
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Food waste
off program for its food scraps. So what we’re going to be doing in these cities is taking a look at what we’ve learned from going through the Southfield planning and seeing what we can bring to these other cities and then how, based on their structure, their makeup and their existing resources, what it would take for them to do the same thing –to reroute all that food away from landfills.”
Todd explained that the goal is to have food waste elimination programs up and running in the bigger southeast Michigan cities by 2030 at a low cost to residents.
“The hope is that we will be securing funding to implement the plan, so the majority of the costs are not going to be borne by the residents of Southfield. This is all likely grants and philanthropy that we would connect with in order to implement the plan. We did that by design.”
During the first phase of the study, a team by Make Food Not Waste worked to determine the resources needed to eliminate food waste in Southfield. As the study wraps up, Souzan Hanna, Southfield’s sustainability planner, explained that a plan will be developed for Southfield and presented before the City Council in January 2025.
“It’s a tough conversation to have with people when you use the word ‘climate change’ or ‘global warming,’ but I’m also in the mindset of flipping that and saying, ‘Hey, how about from a humanitarian perspective?’” Hanna explained.
“We’re saving food to help those in need, and we’ve done a little bit of a profile on Southfield, identifying that 15,000 tons of food in Southfield is wasted and 9% of the population is food insecure. So how about reallocating that to make sure we take care of the food-insecure population?”
Hanna explained that implementing a food waste elimination plan in Southfield would be a step-by-step process that would engage the residents.
“We identified a lot of strategies in the plan. I think the most basic implementation that we can start with is having a public education or a communication campaign, which would inform residents, restaurant owners, and the commercial sector what the City is trying to accomplish,” Hanna said.
“We want to be aggressive, but also catch the attention of people to be able to participate in some food waste elimination programs. We want people to understand techniques to preserve their food.”
She added that the team has had three sessions where they surveyed Southfield residents and asked them about composting and
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Oakland Community College theater students have a rare opportunity to debut a brand new musical before it ever hits Broadway. “Charlie Hu$tle,” the story of baseball legend Pete Rose, opened at the Smith Theater on OCC’s Farmington Hills campus Nov. 14 –a date that coincidently coincides with Rose’s jersey number.
Written by screenwriter and lyricist Ryan Noggle, (“Saturday Night Live”), composed by Neil Berg (“Grumpy Old Men: The Musical”), and produced under the direction of Broadway actress Jennifer Little (“The Phantom of the Opera”), the show tells of the highs and lows of Rose’s career and, in doing so, illustrates the dangers of gambling addiction.
Noggle said that the story of Pete Rose is rich in plot, characters, and controversial themes.
“It just checked every box that I was looking for in a story,” he said. “I thought it would make a sensational musical. An unexpected musical.”
“I went to college to play baseball and even though I make my living writing musicals I always wanted to write a story that is relatable to baseball,” Berg said.
“When this came to my desk through my agent, I recognized very quickly that this story is much like a Greek tragedy, very theatrical, somebody reaches the pinnacle and falls all the way down and as a musical you want to write about and you musicalize the height of emotions. … There’s anger, there’s love, there’s all these types of things that make you want to sing.”
Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
Isaac McFadden, center, stars as Pete Rose alongside other members of the show’s cast during the dress rehearsal of OCC’s production of the brand-new musical “Charlie Hu$tle” Nov. 13.
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and the best team, but he also wants people outside of his world thriving and succeeding.”
Though Gilliam played and coached all three major sports – baseball, basketball, and football – baseball has been a lifelong fixture in his life, particularly since he saw the great need for baseball in the inner-city suburbs of Detroit.
“What happened was I was just going to coach my kids and do my thing, and my youngest is 30, so I’ve been doing this out of a need in our community,” he said. “There’s not a lot of baseball for kids in the inner city.”
Gilliam explained that baseball dried up in Southfield and has become scarce in inner-city communities, which is what led to the founding of the Southfield Athletics in 2004 after the Southfield Little League disbanded. He emphasized that you’d have to go to the suburbs to find the level that the Southfield A’s play.
“So we try to provide that service because it’s all volunteer. Nobody’s getting paid. We love doing what we do,” he said.
The team is a nonprofit, volunteer-led organization that plays at the higher levels of travel baseball as part of the North Oakland Baseball Federation, with a total of 12 coaches leading 50 kids as young as 6 years old and as old as 15 years old.
“That doesn’t mean we go a lot of places,” Gilliam said. “That just means that that’s the level above. It’s the top level
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of baseball out there for our baseball players.
“And there’s a need. The inner city is very unrepresented because they don’t have any teams to play for.”
The team’s field is located at Springhill Baptist Church, 21900 Middlebelt Road. The mission of the Southfield A’s is to prepare students to play baseball in high school while keeping costs affordable to their parents.
Gilliam explained the main difference between the level at which Southfield A’s play and the levels underneath is “repetition, repetition, repetition, and muscle memory.” Even though the season wrapped up at the end of October, Gilliam said the older kids will begin their conditioning this month, and the younger kids will start back up in January, with their first game taking place at the end of March.
“It’s a commitment from the parents. It’s a major commitment as a member and from the coaches,” Gilliam said. “The kids in our 14-and-under division will have played 60, almost 65 games between the spring and the fall.”
Gilliam emphasized that being a team member of the Southfield A’s involves more than merely playing baseball. He and the other coaches ingrain integrity, discipline and the ability to face challenges head-on.
“Baseball is a sport of failure,” Gilliam said. “The guy that makes the Hall of Fame, their average hitting the ball is 30% of the time, .300 average. So, 60% of the time, they’re not getting on base.
“But you have to have the wherewithal to get past what didn’t work for you the last time you had that. And you still have to have that perseverance to say, ‘I’m gonna get you this time.’”
He often expressed to the older boys that baseball is a
will be the new interchange alignment and the traffic signals and the ‘crossing over’ of northbound and southbound traffic,” Cross said.
“These movements are guided by signals, signing and pavement markings, but drivers will have a couple weeks to become familiar with the new traffic pattern before we transition to the full opening of 4-lane configuration permanently.”
Four-lane traffic will reopen when all the project is complete around the end of the year.
“The new modernized interchange has removed the ramps that had abrupt stops at the M-102/8 Mile and US-24/Telegraph ramps, which caused problems with stopping and yielding,” Cross said.
“The most noticeable part of the new interchange design will be the many new traffic signals controlling traffic in both directions.”
Cross urges drivers to be cautious as they learn the new way of the roads.
“Drivers will need to stay extra alert as traffic gets used to the new diverging diamond interchange,” she said. “As long as drivers stay in their own lane and follow the signals, it will just be a matter of time until everyone is used to it.”
Cross also pointed out that the new street lighting – LED traffic signals – under bridge lighting and pavement marking in the area will safely guide drivers through the interchange.
A press release stated that the road project will directly and indirectly support 653 jobs.
Cross said that this change will bring a safe movement of goods and services that will provide reliable transportation infrastructure. In turn, creating job growth and economic stability.
“It is MDOT’s hope that the modernized design of the US-24/Telegraph and M-102/ 8 Mile Road interchange (a gateway between Detroit and Southfield/Wayne and Oakland counties) and the reconstructed US-24 roadway will serve the public, local businesses, adjacent residents and all other commercial transportation reliably for many years to come,” Cross said.
Call Staff Writer Taylor Christensen at (586) 498-1081.
tool. He tells them: “Use this to get into school, help your parents pay for school, and let this open doors. ... And then the other thing is, if you really, really say that this is what you want to do, you got to put time, effort and work into it.”
For the intermediate-aged kids, he instills the importance of working as a team and doing their part to put in the work and come to practice.
He says to the younger kids on the team: “The only person in this world I am scared of is your mom. So if you don’t have your homework done, you don’t have your room clean like they asked you to, I’m not going to ask them again to have you at a game. You didn’t do what you’re supposed to do, so you don’t get to do something extra.”
When you look at the Southfield A’s website, you can see that former players have continued their baseball careers at the collegiate level.
It’s only a small testament to the immeasurable job Gilliam has done with the program, and Credit said he expects it to continue flourishing,
“How they’re building it, how they’re structuring it, and the direction they’re going, you just want to see it grow,” Credit said. “Having my son on the team, you just sit there and watch it grow. Coach Marlin, he was my coach. To see what he’s poured into this organization, I just believe in him because I know somebody in this organization is running it from a genuine point of view.”
For more information, visit southfieldathletics.com. Call Staff Writer Kathryn Pentiuk at (586) 498-1070. Call Staff Writer Jonathan Szczepaniak at (586) 4981090.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF SOUTHFIELD
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a meeting will be held on Monday, December 16, 2024, at 6:00 P.M., Local Time, in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, 26000 Evergreen Road, Southfeld, Michigan, at which time and place the Southfeld City Council will consider the following requests pursuant to Title V, Zoning and Planning, Chapter 45, Zoning, of the Code of the City of Southfeld, to wit:
PSV24-0001 (RIGHT-OF-WAY VACATION) is a request of Randall Blackman, American Mulch Producers, to vacate the unimproved northern stub of the Mapleridge Avenue right-of way that extends into its parcel located at 21101 Boening Dr (Parcel 24-35-351-038), an easement to be retained by the City for the utilities that occupy that right-of-way.
PSLU24-0020 (SPECIAL USE) is a request of Randall Blackman, American Mulch Producers, to modify and expand its existing operations at 21101 & 28801 Boening Dr to include adjacent parcels at 20932 Boening Dr, 20905 Mapleridge Ave, 20921 Mapleridge Ave, and 20954 Mapleridge Ave, Southfeld, Michigan (Parcels 24-35-351-026, 027 & 028 and 24-35-352013, -014 & -026).
PZR24-0012 (REZONING) is a request of Ken Allen of Harpo Chain Construction, to rezone three parcels on the east side of Bush Street north of W 9 Mile Road, Southfeld, Michigan (Parcels 24-28-301-072, -073 & -074) from R-1 Singe Family to R-T Attached Single Family.
PZRODD24-0003 (1ST AMENDMENT TO ODD/REZONING) is a request of Andrew Zielke of Rosetta Building Company, to amend the approved Overlay Development District (PZRODD24-0001) at 29777 Telegraph Road, Southfeld, Michigan (Parcel 24-08-402-009) to permit construction of a Culver’s Restaurant on the northeastern outlot.
PZRRUDD24-0002 (1ST AMENDMENT TO RUDD/REZONING) is a request of the John Grace Arms LDHA LLC, to amend the approved Residential Unit Development District (PZRRUDD22-0001) at 21030 Indian St, Southfeld, Michigan (Parcel 24-31-376-033).
Written comments may be mailed to the City Clerk’s Offce, 26000 Evergreen Road, P.O. Box 2055, Southfeld, MI 480372055, prior to the meeting.
Questions regarding this matter should be directed to the Planning Department at (248) 796-4150 or tpaison@cityofsouthfeld.com
JANET JACKSON – CITY CLERK
Individuals with special needs who plan to attend this meeting should contact the City Clerk’s Offce at 248-796-5150 (voice) or 248-354-4831 (TDD). If auxiliary aids or services are needed, reasonable advance notice is required.
Published: Southfeld Sun 11/25/2024
CRIME WATCH
Southfield police apprehend car thief
SOUTHFIELD — At 3:45 a.m. Nov. 15, Southfield officers located an unoccupied running vehicle near the 25000 block of Shiawassee Road.
Upon further investigation, a nearby vehicle’s car alarm went off, and officers observed an unknown individual running from the car. The suspect was apprehended.
Driver found carrying concealed weapon without license
SOUTHFIELD — At 8:01 p.m. Nov. 16, a Southfield police officer conducted a traffic stop near the 26000 block of Evergreen Road. Police said the driver was found to be in possession of a firearm without a concealed pistol license. The individual was arrested.
Suspect attempts invasion by way of door plate
SOUTHFIELD — Police said a victim had the plate on her door bent by an unknown suspect at 2:45 p.m. Nov. 14 in the 22000 block of Civic Center Drive. It is unknown if the individual entered or took anything.
— Kathryn Pentiuk
Food waste
from page 9A
what would prevent them from participating in a food waste program. Hanna said that most residents are focused on a convenient approach and are open to putting their food waste in the yard waste.
Todd added, “What we’re recommending is that for anyone who chooses to compost their fruits and vegetable scraps in their backyard, awesome, but that we also offer a way for people to be able to put out their food scraps the same way they put out their trash and their yard waste every week, and have it picked up and taken to a commercial site where it’s composted; probably the food scraps would go to the same place where the yard waste goes, because the yard waste is organic, just like the food scraps, and they can mush that together and make great compost with it. So that’s going to be our recommendation on the residential side.”
For commercial buildings, it would be up to the property manager to set up the collection, just like trash or recycling. However, Todd added that they would likely provide recommended drop-off sites for commercial residents.
For those who want to try their hand at composting in their backyard, Todd emphasized the importance of composting safely to prevent rodents and odors.
“The important thing about composting in your backyard is that you’re not able to put any kind of animal products in there, so you’re not (composting) chicken bones or meat or anything like that. It’s strictly fruit and vegetable scraps. So because of that, because you can’t compost everything in your backyard easily.”
Todd shared that another way residents can get involved in
helping to reduce food waste is to utilize an app called Too Good To Go, which started as a platform for big cities but is now moving into suburbs like Southfield.
The app allows restaurants to put anything that they have left at the end of service at a discount, and then users can go online to buy discounted items and pick up their order from the restaurant.
Hanna also shared that Southfield was given three awards/ recognitions for its sustainability efforts this year. Southfield was designated a gold community by the Michigan Green Communities program for exemplary action in multiple categories such as planning, economic development, land use, energy efficiency, materials management, water conservation and protection, clean mobility, and community engagement.
Southfield was also given an Honorable Mention at the United States Conference of Mayors in the Mayors’ Climate Protection Awards and was featured as one of 13 communities in the 18th anniversary publication.
The city of Southfield was also awarded a bronze designation from the Charging Smart Program, making Southfield the first city in the state of Michigan to earn this title.
Hanna is eager to get started on implementing the food elimination plan.
“I think it’s going to take a little while to get there, but I think the adoption of the plan will really hold us accountable to make those changes. And hopefully, five years from now, we can look back and say, ‘Wow, we came from nothing to having some numbers to identify who’s participating, how many pounds of food we were able to save.’”
For more information on Southfield’s sustainability projects and initiatives, visit cityofsouthfield.com and type “Sustainable Southfield Survey” in the search bar.
Call Staff Writer Kathryn Pentiuk at (586) 498-1070.
Pete Rose
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Berg said it is a challenge for them to create a musical based on the life of a major league baseball player because “people like to pigeonhole things.”
“People think it’s a baseball musical, and it’s not, what attracted me to this was not baseball. … To me this is about gambling,” Berg said.
“There’s never been a real musical about gambling addiction, since maybe ‘Guys and Dolls,’ which was kind of a light comedy. So (it’s a challenge) for us to tackle an addiction that people don’t really think is an addiction.”
Noggle said he has always wanted to write a musical and was an avid fan of Rose’s as a child. He said that his entire family were fans of the Cincinnati Reds.
“When I came to be the age of knowing players, and collecting baseball cards, Pete Rose was the most famous player on our team. He was the centerpiece of the team,” Noggle said.
“He was the most exciting player to watch and so I got big into Pete Rose as just a 7-, 8-year-old kid. I listened to him on the radio every night.”
He said the song “Little Boy” was inspired by how much he idolized Rose as a kid. He said he would try to play like him in Little League and try to match his hard work ethic in playing hard and loving the game.
Noggle was 12 when the Pete Rose scandal hit in 1989 and said it was very devastating for him to see his idol go down like that.
“It hit me hard. When you see someone that you’ve put on a pedestal come down like that and sort of not be the hero that you thought he was, it kind of can shake affirmative youth,” Noggle said. “So this story is very personal to me in that I kind of grew up with him in a sense.”
Berg said Broadway theaters often look for new shows to produce two to three years in advance, so they decided to have it debut as a college production so that they could see how it works on stage. It allows the writers to make modifications to the show’s script or score before it hits Broadway. He said that by having the show performed by students, they are able to get valuable insight on how to make their show better.
“Even though they are not the same talent level it’s still getting a production where you are seeing people telling your story and for us in the developmental process to be able to see a continual production with lights onstage we can absolutely tell what we need to do for the next round to help make it better,” Berg said. “There’s a lot of things that I can learn.”
Berg said he previously had had a good experience debuting one of his musicals at a college, and when he heard his longtime friend, Little, was the theater director at a local community college, he asked her to consider having the students perform “Charlie Hu$tle.”
“What’s really wonderful about this is that everyone wins,” Berg said.
“We get to see the production. … We get to see our work. Now the kids, they get to do something they never get to do ever, anywhere. They get to develop a new show without preconceived notions. … Everything you see up there, these young actors are creating for the first time themselves.”
“The workload definitely increases when it’s the first time the show’s ever been put on its feet before,” said Tessa Gibson, who portrays Pete Rose’s wife, Carol.
“Workload and pressure too, because it is the first time and it’s like we’re placing the ground rules. So it’s a lot of pressure but also excitement, because there is a lot of opportunity in a brand-new show.”
The college production of the show will also feature the talents of shadow actors, who follow the main actors around to trans-
late their spoken words into American Sign Language. The shadow actors are advanced ASL students who are OCC faculty and deaf mentors.
“We partner together and we work together to tell the story,” Little said.
Little said she decided to do a partnership with the ASL department at the school when she started at OCC three years ago, as the school has a strong ASL program, and it is something she has always been interested in. The performances are part of the ASL students’ final project/internship.
“They are integrated from day one. We only differentiate by saying these are signing
actors versus speaking actors, but we build the whole show with that concept in mind,” Little said.
She said there is a large deaf population that comes to their performances and a smaller deaf/blind population that comes to the show as well. The show incorporates videos and signs on large TV screens to also assist deaf attendees in enjoying the show, for certain fast-paced scenes.
“We are constantly thinking how do we do visual cues for people who can’t hear the audio,” Little added.
Call Staff Writer Charity Meier at (586) 498-1092.
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PLANNING AHEAD CAN HELP LESSEN THE STRESS OF FAMILY HOLIDAY CELEBRATIONS
BY TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN tchristensen@candgnews.com
METRO DETROIT — During family holidays or gatherings, there is often something sparking the flame for a heated conversation.
Whether the cause is a family member, a situation or a political conversation, it seems that conflict between family members is inevitable.
“It can be a time of year that is especially challenging for people,” said Valerie Whitaker, licensed professional counselor at Oakland Family Services. “In particular, families tend to find that maybe that is an opportunity to discuss all different types of topics, because they don’t get to see everyone all the time, and they are not always thinking that might be a source for conflict.”
Whitaker has been a practicing licensed professional counselor and registered art therapist for many years. Throughout her career she has spent time working with families and youth.
Establishing clear boundaries and expectations is one of the starting points that Whitaker suggests to help prevent family conflict.
“Knowing what topics might become triggering for yourself is important,” she said. “You can ask ahead of time, if there is a topic that you know might be challenging for you, if that topic can be off limits and not discussed during the event.”
Madeleine Reardon, doctoral student at Wayne State University and intern psychologist for Sparks & Associates, presented about family conflict during the holidays at a virtual conference Nov. 15.
Reardon presented alongside guest speakers Dr. Natasha Kendal and Fejiro Evwaraye from the Kendal Clinic in Oakland County.
Reardon said that the first step to a calm family gathering is to prepare ahead of time and actively check in with yourself before, during and after the event.
“Find a way to let those emotions have a life before these really big events,” she said. “Things like journaling or talking to a trusted friend can help. I am a really big proponent of just having a good cry. It helps you feel more grounded and ready to handle whatever the holidays or family throws at you.”
Reardon said that the HALT method is a good way to check-in with oneself. HALT stands for ‘Are you hungry? Are you angry? Are you lonely? Are you tired?’ which are all basic human needs that can cause heightened emotions.
“Take time to check in with yourself and look at those physical and emotional needs and how you can
better meet them,” she said. “Even if it’s taking a nap or having a snack on the way there, that can really set us up for success and navigate these possible family dynamics and conflicts coming up.”
Politics can be divisive. Reardon said that the most recent election results announced on Nov. 6 have “highlighted” that divide.
“When people’s beliefs feel like they directly challenge your values or seem to threaten your rights or interests, it’s hard not to take them personally,” she said. “There is a real fear that opposing views might undermine progress or lead to negative outcomes, and that fear can easily translate into frustration or conflict.”
Changing the subject, or completely stepping away from these kinds of conversations are the best way to deal with them, according to Whitaker.
“All we can do is control ourselves. We can’t always control every situation, so staying calm goes a long way,” Whitaker said. “You can try to change the topic; definitely use humor if it is appropriate. Ultimately, maybe just completely stop engaging in the conversation, if that’s what needs to take place — just no longer verbally be a part of the conversation.”
Reardon said that some of the topics that families should avoid are religion, politics, money, personal appearances, ongoing family feuds and controversial current events.
Even in the case of a family agreeing on these topics, it is important to just leave them out of the conversation.
“Even if you share those same perspectives, I always say try to tread lightly on these topics, which as we know can easily escalate or trigger emotional responses,” Reardon said.
Stepping away for periodic breaks and decompressing in another room is a suggestion from both Whitaker and Reardon.
All in all, it is important to remember that you do not always have to stay for the entire event. If you are completely uncomfortable with attending, both Reardon and Whitaker said it is OK to not go.
“Oftentimes we can feel really guilty for saying no, but I like to kind of reframe it where if you think that you’re going to be really stressed or anxious at an event, it not only saves you by saying no, but can save those around you by saying no,” Reardon said.
Planning ahead and steering clear of topics or scenarios that are uncomfortable are the quickest ways to have a conflict-free holiday season.
“You know you best, and you know what you can tolerate,” Whitaker said. “When you have a plan you can follow, it does make it easier.”
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Painting
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Plumbing
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Tree Service
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Roofng
Roofng
$2,000 SELECT COMPETITIVE CONQUEST OWNERS AND LESSEES RECIEVE CONQUEST CASH* ON ALL 2024 AND SELECT 2025 LINCOLN MODELS
• Replace oil and filter with synthetic blend oil
• Rotate, inspect and pressure check tires
• Inspect brake system
• Test battery condition
• Check filters as required
• Visually inspect belts and hoses
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• Reset intelligent oil life monitor
er available on 2024-2025 Aviator, Corsair and Nautilus for current owners or lessees of ‘95 model or year or newer non-Ford Motor Company Brand vehicles with valid proof of ownership. For 2024 Navigator, o er available for current owners or lessees 95* model or newer competitive GMC, Jeep, Chevrolet, Acura, Alfa Romeo, Aston Martin, Audi, Bentley, BMW, Bugatti, Cadillac, Ferrari, Genesis, Ineo, Infiniti, Jaguar, Lamborghini, Land Rover, Lexus, Lotus, Lucid, Maserati, McLaren, Mercedes-Benz, MINI, Polestar, Porsche, Rivian, Rolls Royce, Tesla, and Volvo brand vehicles only, with valid proof of ownership. Trad-in not required. Customer must have owned or leased the competitive vehicle for a minimum of 30 days prior to the sale date of the new vehicle. Take new retail delivery from an authorized Lincoln Retailer’s stock by 12/25. See retailer for competitive details.
• Exterior car wash
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