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LTU professors awarded grant from NIH to find safer plastics

BY KATHRYN PENTIUK

SOUTHFIELD — On Feb. 23, Lawrence Technological University received a $446,867 grant from the National Institutes of Health to create close chemical cousins of bisphenol A (BPA). Shannon Timmons, the chair of the department of natural sciences and an associate professor of chemistry, and Aleksandra Kuzmanov, an assistant professor of biology, will lead the study.

BPA has been used to produce sturdy plastics since the 1950s. It is commonly found in everything from eyewear to food packaging to household products.

“This is a collaborative toxicology project where we’re investigating this Bisphenol-A. As I’m sure you may have heard of BPA-free products before, a lot of the public has heard of this. We were interested in BPA. It’s a known endocrine disruptor that has effects on human health and probably more effects than just endocrine disruption, but it has negative health effects on humans and the environment, so we are interested in finding a safer alternative.” Timmons said.

Kuzmanov explained that BPA messes up human hormones.

“Usually, it’s estrogen and testosterone reproductive hormones, so we know that it could affect our reproductive health,” she said. “Recent research shows that it not only messes up our hormones but also affects the quality of our reproductive cells, which means it could contribute to infertility.

SOUTHFIELD PARKING ENFORCEMENT GETS FOUR NEW ELECTRIC VEHICLES

BY KATHRYN PENTIUK kpentiuk@candgnews.com

SOUTHFIELD — For the first time in city history, Southfield’s parking enforcement vehicles have been replaced with brand-new vehicles, according to Donovan Fann, the code enforcement supervisor for the city of Southfield.

Fann explained that parking enforcement had previously repurposed old police patrol cars.

“The motor pool department would strip all the police material that’s inside. They take everything out because we don’t need anything in vehicles. We just need the transportation and the lights on top for safety purposes.”

Southfield’s Code Enforcement Community Appearance Director Tyrice Beeks poses with the new parking enforcement EVs she designed.

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Group ranks Southfield as best U.S. city for Black women

Women in community share their experiences

BY KATHRYN PENTIUK kpentiuk@candgnews.com

SOUTHFIELD — The city of Southfield was ranked the top U.S. city for Black women to flourish financially by MoneyGeek.

The article, “The Best Cities for Black Women to Flourish Financially,” by Erin C. Perkins, analyzed 164 cities across the U.S. based on income, cost of crime, homeownership and poverty levels. Southfield ranked No. 1 among the 25 Best Cities for Black Women.

“As long as I can remember, I’ve always thought of Southfield as an economic hub in the county of Oakland, knowing that Oakland was an economic hub in terms of the state of Michigan and also the whole country. I always kind of carried that as a mark of ours, just like a point of pride,” stated Southfield-grown Oakland County Commissioner Yolanda Smith Charles. “We had economic abilities in this town. Families owning homes and rais-

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School district sells three properties, denies offer on former Bussey Center

BY KATHRYN PENTIUK kpentiuk@candgnews.com

SOUTHFIELD — Since the Bussey Center for Early Childhood Education relocated from 19080 W. 12 Mile Road to 24501 Fredrick St. in 2020, the building has sat vacant.

According to Alexandra Cash, Southfield Public Schools’ director of communications, the 54,000-square-foot building, built in 1957 and updated in 1961, still stands on the property, which comprises 20 acres of land. Recently it was among three other parcels up for sale by the district. It was the only one not eventually sold, and nearby residents are wondering about its fate.

Harmen Guenther is a resident who lives near the former Bussey Center and is the previous president of Cranbrook Village, which is the neighborhood surrounding the former Bussey Center. Guenther is concerned for the fate of the building.

“A lot of our residents walk their pets through that area, pick up after them and take care of it,” Guenther said. “It’s almost like a dog park, unofficially, and we’d like to keep it that way. There are a lot of empty schools in the city that the school board decided to eliminate. Since the school’s been on the market, we’re afraid that they’re looking for

Photo by Patricia O’Blenes The MacArthur Early Childhood Center was formerly known as the Bussey Center for Early Childhood Education. The Bussey Center has sat vacant since it relocated from 19080 W. 12 Mile Road to 24501 Fredrick St. in 2020.

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Photo provided by Yolanda Smith Charles Oakland County Commissioner Yolanda Smith Charles is a proud product of Southfield. She hopes to continue to see her community grow and thrive.

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ing families. I also can think back and know that education is really important in the Black community in general.”

Smith Charles said she is a cheerleader for Southfield — she even has the pom poms from her time as an actual cheerleader at Southfield High School for the Arts and Technology. After obtaining her bachelor’s degree in management information systems from Hampton University, Smith Charles decided to return home to Southfield.

“I decided to come back to the metro Detroit area, Southfield in particular, because I felt like I had a better springboard here, like my network of people with my church, my alumni and just all of the relationships that my family had made over the years. I believe that the best place for me to start my young career was here in Southfield.”

Smith Charles obtained a master’s degree in instructional technology from American InterContinental University. Upon returning to Southfield, she was a trustee for Southfield Public Schools.

Smith Charles’ family has deep roots in Southfield. She said her grandparents were among the first African American families to move to the city in the early 1970s. She said that her grandparents slowing down was another reason she returned to her hometown, and that during that time, she was able to utilize local health resources, such as Ascension Providence Hospital and Corewell

Health, to help care for them.

In addition to her role as an elected official, Smith Charles also works in real estate, which she said helps give her a deeper understanding of the neighborhoods.

Jacquie Lewis-Kemp is the CFO of Kemp Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Southfield, which she co-owns with her

LEGAL NOTICE CITY OF SOUTHFIELD ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

APPEAL NOTICE REGARDING ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS CASE #24-06

The City of Southfeld Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing regarding:

The appellant, Roger Goldstein, representing the owner, T-12 Offce Owner LLC, is requesting the following from the Board:

1. A variance for 1 wall signs not facing a major thoroughfare (0 permitted, 1 proposed).

The property is located on the west side of Telegraph Rd. between W 12 Mile Rd. and Farmbrook Rd. at 0 Telegraph Rd, Sidwell Parcel #24-08-451-013, zoned (ERO-M) Education, Research, Offce Limited

This appeal is to Section 8.8.56(1), Article VIII, Chapter 99, of the Southfeld City Code, more commonly known as the Sign Ordinance.

This is a public hearing. If interested, you are encouraged to appear in person. You may have a representative (attorney or agent) appear in your presence to make the Board aware of your opinion. When appearing before the Board, please speak slowly and distinctly so that your testimony may be accurately recorded.

Documents regarding this appeal are available for review prior to the public hearing. Written comments, questions, and requests to review these materials must be received prior to 4:00 p.m. on the date of the hearing and should be directed to the Zoning Board of Appeals, Department of Building & Safety Engineering, 1st Floor Public Works Building, 26000 Evergreen Road, Southfeld, Michigan, Telephone 248-796-4100.

The meeting will be held Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 26000 Evergreen Road, Southfeld.

City of Southfeld Zoning Board of Appeals

Individuals with special needs who plan to attend this meeting should contact the City Clerk’s Offce at 248-796-5150 (voice) or 354-4831 (TDD) if auxiliary aids or services are needed. Reasonable advance notice is required.

Janet Jackson City Clerk

husband, Stephen, the president and CEO of the business. Their son, Stephen II, also works with them as a funeral director. The Kemps opened the funeral home in 2017 after her husband had prior experience managing another local funeral home.

“The beauty of Southfield is that it is so diverse — not just the ethnicities, but the ages,

the religions. It’s diverse all the way around,” Lewis-Kemp stated. “And so we are always learning things. I think with the younger people, they are making some change with some of the religions. And what used to be, ‘Hey, this is the way we do it and do it this way only.’ We’ve had people come and say, ‘The church

LEGAL NOTICE

CITY OF SOUTHFIELD ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

APPEAL NOTICE REGARDING ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS CASE #24-07

The City of Southfeld Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing regarding:

The appellant, Khaled Dagher, representing the owner ANH Investments LLC is requesting the following from the Board:

1. A variance for 2 wall signs not facing a major thoroughfare (0 permitted, 2 proposed).

The property is located on the west side of Telegraph Rd. between 10 Mile Rd. and Garner St. at 24905 Telegraph Rd, Sidwell Parcel #24-29-276-049, zoned (I-1) Industrial.

This appeal is to Section 8.8.61(1) Article XII, Chapter 99, of the Southfeld City Code, more commonly known as the Sign Ordinance.

This is a public hearing. If interested, you are encouraged to appear in person. You may have a representative (attorney or agent) appear in your presence to make the Board aware of your opinion. When appearing before the Board, please speak slowly and distinctly so that your testimony may be accurately recorded.

Documents regarding this appeal are available for review prior to the public hearing. Written comments, questions, and requests to review these materials must be received prior to 4:00 p.m. on the date of the hearing and should be directed to the Zoning Board of Appeals, Department of Building & Safety Engineering, 1st Floor Public Works Building, 26000 Evergreen Road, Southfeld, Michigan, Telephone 248-796-4100.

The meeting will be held Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 26000 Evergreen Road, Southfeld.

City of Southfeld Zoning Board of Appeals

Individuals with special needs who plan to attend this meeting should contact the City Clerk’s Offce at 248-796-5150 (voice) or 354-4831 (TDD) if auxiliary aids or services are needed. Reasonable advance notice is required.

Janet Jackson City Clerk

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LEFT: Jacquie Lewis-Kemp is the CFO of Kemp Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Southfield, which she co-owns with her husband, Stephen, the president and CEO of the business. Their son, Stephen II, also works with them as a funeral director.

Photo provided by Jacquie Lewis-Kemp

ABOVE: For Monique Carter, her career in real estate is a “God-given assignment” put on her life.

Photo provided by Monique Carter

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CRIME WATCH

Attempted automobile theft suspect flees security officer

SOUTHFIELD — A security officer approached an individual inside a 2012 Hyundai Sonata to see if they needed help after the alarm went off at 7:27 p.m. on March 1 in the 16000 block of West Nine Mile Road.

The suspect ran from the security officer as the officer approached the car, and the officer then noticed damage to the vehicle and contacted the police.

Vehicle found after three suspects flee police

SOUTHFIELD — At 4:10 a.m. March 5, Southfield police officers responded to a call about three suspicious individuals inside a vehicle in the 29000 block of Lancaster Drive. Officers arrived, and the individuals fled in the vehicle. Police pursued, but terminated the chase when the vehicle left city limits. The suspect vehicle has been found, and the investigation is ongoing.

Gas thrown in home

SOUTHFIELD — A Southfield resident had a bottle filled with gasoline and a rag thrown through his window at 3:56 a.m. March 5 in the 24000 block of Lafayette Circle.

The rag did not appear to have been lit at the time it was thrown into the home.

Man robbed at gunpoint on Northwestern

SOUTHFIELD — Southfield police responded to an armed robbery at 4:49 p.m. March 6 in the 27000 block of Northwestern Highway after a man reported seeing someone in his vehicle. When the man confronted the suspect, the suspect pointed a gun at him. The suspect made the victim empty his pockets and then left with the victim’s keys.

Firearm missing after housewarming party

SOUTHFIELD — A woman reported her firearm missing from her home in the 28000 block of Lockdale Street at 3 p.m. March 7.

She reported that the last time she’d seen the weapon was during a housewarming party.

— Kathryn Pentiuk

LEGAL NOTICE

CITY OF SOUTHFIELD ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

APPEAL NOTICE REGARDING ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS CASE #24-05

The City of Southfeld Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing regarding:

The appellant, Roger Goldstein, tenant under contract, representing the owner, T-12 Offce Owner, LLC, is requesting the following variances from the Board:

1. A variance of seven feet (7’) of front yard building setback, (60 feet required, 53 feet proposed).

2. A variance of the screening wall on sides of a restaurant with a drive-thru.

3. A variance of 8% of the front yard landscaping requirement (50% required, 42% proposed).

The property is located on the west side of Telegraph Rd, north of Twelve Mile Rd, Sidwell Parcel #2408-451-013, located at 0 Telegraph Rd, currently zoned (ERO-M) Education Research Offce Limited (proposed to be rezoned to B-3 General Business).

This appeal is to Sections 5.169 and 5.170, Article 18, Chapter 45 of the Southfeld City Code, more commonly known as the Zoning Ordinance.

This is a public hearing. If interested, you are encouraged to appear in person. You may have a representative (attorney or agent) appear in your presence to make the Board aware of your opinion. When appearing before the Board, please speak slowly and distinctly so that your testimony may be accurately recorded.

Documents regarding this appeal are available for review prior to the public hearing. Written comments, questions, and requests to review these materials must be received prior to 4:00 p.m. on the date of the hearing and should be directed to the Zoning Board of Appeals, Department of Building & Safety Engineering, 1st Floor Public Works Building, 26000 Evergreen Road, Southfeld, Michigan, Telephone 248-796-4100.

The meeting will be held Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 26000 Evergreen Road, Southfeld.

City of Southfeld Zoning Board of Appeals

Individuals with special needs who plan to attend this meeting should contact the City Clerk’s Offce at 248-796-5150 (voice) or 354-4831 (TDD) if auxiliary aids or services are needed. Reasonable advance notice is required.

Janet Jackson City Clerk

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SUMMARY OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTHFIELD HELD ON MONDAY, JANUARY 22, 2024 AT 6:00 P.M., LOCAL TIME, 26000 EVERGREEN ROAD, SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN.

PRESENT: Councilmembers: Nancy Banks, Daniel Brightwell, Lloyd Crews, Yolanda Haynes, Charles Hicks, Coretta Houge, and Michael Ari Mandelbaum. EXCUSED: None. ALSO PRESENT: Mayor Kenson Siver, Administrator Fred Zorn, Clerk Janet Jackson, and Attorney Dawn King.

Approve Datacenter Replacement

Approve Brownfeld Redevelopment Plan & Tax Increment Financing Plan and Development & Reimbursement Agreement for Southfeld Community Renewal Corporation for Garner Street Redevelopment Project at 24201-24355 Garner Street –

Set Public Hearing Date – February 5, 2024

The meeting adjourned at 7:30p.m.

Approved minutes are available on the City’s website at www.cityofsouthfeld.com.

Janet Jackson City Clerk

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LEGAL NOTICE

CITY OF SOUTHFIELD

ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS

APPEAL NOTICE REGARDING ZONING BOARD OF APPEALS CASE #24-04

The City of Southfeld Zoning Board of Appeals will hold a public hearing regarding:

The appellant, Crefo Mims, lessee, representing the owner, Southfeld & Ten Properties, LLC, is requesting the following variances from the Board:

1. Setback variance of 60’ from the Southfeld Road Right-of-Way line (60 feet required, 0 feet proposed).

2. Setback variance of 60 feet from the Hilton Drive Right-of-Way line (60 feet required, 0 feet proposed).

3. To permit ingress and egress points from a thoroughfare that is not a major thoroughfare.

The property is located at the northeast corner of Southfeld and Ten Mile Roads, Sidwell Parcel #2424-353-001, located at 25080 Southfeld Rd, zoned (B-3) General Business and (P) Vehicular Parking

This appeal is to Section 5.169, Article 18, Chapter 45 of the Southfeld City Code, more commonly known as the Zoning Ordinance.

This is a public hearing. If interested, you are encouraged to appear in person. You may have a representative (attorney or agent) appear in your presence to make the Board aware of your opinion. When appearing before the Board, please speak slowly and distinctly so that your testimony may be accurately recorded.

Documents regarding this appeal are available for review prior to the public hearing. Written comments, questions, and requests to review these materials must be received prior to 4:00 p.m. on the date of the hearing and should be directed to the Zoning Board of Appeals, Department of Building & Safety Engineering, 1st Floor Public Works Building, 26000 Evergreen Road, Southfeld, Michigan, Telephone 248-796-4100.

The meeting will be held Tuesday, April 16, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. in the City Council Chambers, 26000 Evergreen Road, Southfeld.

City of Southfeld Zoning Board of Appeals

Individuals with special needs who plan to attend this meeting should contact the City Clerk’s Offce at 248-796-5150 (voice) or 354-4831 (TDD) if auxiliary aids or services are needed. Reasonable advance notice is required.

Janet Jackson

City Clerk

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The Great Marshmallow Drop set for March 29

SOUTHFIELD — The Oakland County Parks and Recreation Department’s Great Marshmallow Drop, sponsored by Henry Ford Health, will be held at 10 a.m. March 29 at Catalpa Oaks County Park, 27705 Greenfield Road.

A helicopter will drop more than 15,000 marshmallows over a designated area in the park. There will be four drop zone groups. Three of the groups will begin at 10 a.m.: ages 4 and younger, ages 5-7 and ages 8-12. A drop for individuals of all ages with disabilities will begin at 11:30 a.m. with an American Sign Language interpreter on-site. All participants will receive a prize. No preregistration is required for attendees. However, it is recommended that participants arrive early due to the popularity of the event.

Staff and volunteers will be on-site to assist with parking, provide a safe boundary for kids to run in, distribute prizes and take care of other activities to support the event. Nearly 200 volunteers are needed for shifts of 7:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. To register to volunteer, visit VolunteerMatch.com, email Volunteer@oakgov.com or call (248) 975-9717.

Caregivers’ Day Off features massage, yoga, music and more

SOUTHFIELD — The Dorothy and Peter Brown Jewish Community Adult Day Program will host a Caregivers’ Day Off 10 a.m.-3 p.m. April 7 at the Soul Café, 5586 Drake Road.

Caregivers are invited to drop off their loved ones at the Brown program’s West Bloomfield location, 6720 W. Maple Road, at 10 a.m. before heading over to the Soul Café to enjoy yoga, massage, music therapy, horticultural therapy, food, and educational activities designed to help them take care of their loved ones.

The program will end at 3 p.m., but respite care will be provided until 3:30 p.m.

The Brown program is a joint initiative of Gesher Human Services and Jewish Senior Life. It provides innovative and engaging activities and care for those living with dementia, along with support for their families, at its centers in West Bloomfield and Southfield. The program welcomes people of all beliefs and faiths, they said. The program has limited space. Call Sharilyn Rowe at (248) 592-5032 by March 27 or email her at srowe@jslmi.org to register. Verbal confirmation is required for registration to be complete.

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somebody with deep pockets to turn it into a residential area or condos and something like that. We would rather have it stay as a school.”

Guenther added that the vacant building has attracted vandalism and trespassing teenagers climbing on the roof, attempting to gain entry.

Guenther said some had hoped that an offer by a local rabbi would be accepted, but it was not.

“We want to help Rabbi (Tzvi) Jacobson fulfill his ambition for the property to remain as a school,” Guenther said.

Rabbi Tzvi Jacobson, the director of development at Yeshivas Darchei Torah, at 21550 W. 12 Mile Road, approached the Southfield Public School District in July 2022 about purchasing the former Fred D. Leonhard Elementary School, 20900 Independence Drive, which closed in 2011.

“We have 545 students ranging from preschool to high school. We are in one building on 12 Mile, a block east of Lahser. We don’t fit. We must get another location so we can split our school into two buildings, just for the children. The special needs we don’t have room for, the resource room we don’t have room for. We’re running out of room to grow,” said Jacobson.

“I personally have 27 children in my class. So, we found out the Southfield school board, when they were making their bond, the $350 million bond, it seems part of the deal was they had to get rid of properties that were no longer usable and were just a burden on them because they’re paying to upkeep it and mow the lawns, and plowing and insurance. So they put up four properties for sale.”

Yeshivas Darchei Torah initially made an offer on the former Leonhard School building for $400,000, but the offer was rejected. Jacobson said he then learned that the former Bussey Center was for sale, and he said he heard that the school board wanted $700,000 for it. Jacobson sent a letter offering the school board $700,000 for it and shared Yeshivas Darchei Torah’s intentions of demolishing and rebuilding the building, due to the asbestos at the site.

On May 1, 2023, Jennifer MartinGreen, the superintendent of Southfield Public Schools, stated in a letter to the prospective purchasers that, after analyzing all the proposals, administrators recommended that the Board of Education move forward with the sale of three of the properties:

• The former Brace-Lederle Elementary School to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah, for a purchase price of $2,500,000.

• The former Leonhard Elementary School to the Fodeia Group for a purchase price of $585,000.

• and the Magnolia Center to Yeshiva Beth Yehudah, for a purchase price of $400,000.

Those three were approved, but the recommended sale of the former Bussey Early Childhood Center to Yeshivas Darchei Torah for a purchase price of $700,000 was not approved.

“This decision was based on a number of factors including, but not limited to, the amount of the final and best offers,” MartinGreen stated in the letter.

Jacobson explained that since the offer was rejected, he has made multiple attempts to communicate with the Board of Education to determine the next steps for Yeshivas Darchei Torah but has not received any explanation.

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54,000-square-foot building, built in 1957 and updated in 1961, still stands on the 20-acre property.

MSP announce new firearm disposal method

SOUTHFIELD — The Michigan State Police announced that beginning this month, they will utilize a scrap metal processing facility in Jackson to dispose of firearms in alignment with state laws that require that all guns from buybacks and crime scenes, and outdated law enforcement weapons, be turned in to the Michigan State Police for proper disposal. According to End Gun Violence Michigan, this amounts to more than 10,000 firearms per year. The State Police will transport all firearms to the facility, where they will be completely destroyed using an industrial pulverizer.

In January, the MSP temporarily paused

the disposal of firearms after it was revealed in a New York Times investigation that the state’s former disposal company, GunBusters, a Missouri-based gun disposal company, would take the guns for free but only destroyed parts of the guns and then resold the other parts.

Under the new procedure, the MSP will accrue additional staff costs due to the transport and record-keeping requirements, but they will not be charged for the use of the pulverizer. The pulverized metal will then be melted down and recycled into flat-roll steel coils.

Father Chris Yaw, the rector of St. David’s Episcopal Church in Southfield, has hosted

multiple gun buybacks in partnership with the Oakland County Board of Commissioners and the Southfield Police Department.

“Kudos to State Police Director Col. Grady and the Michigan State Police for taking this step,” Yaw stated in a press release. “As a

community member who’s collected hundreds of unwanted guns from the public, the ability to completely destroy guns and not just recycle them, is great news for us, our donors, and our state.”

— Kathryn Pentiuk

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“They all said, ‘We’re not interested.’ And we can’t even speak to them to get them to explain. If it’s good for the neighborhood and they have no use for it, and we offered the money they asked for it, we just don’t understand why. … We’re just trying to figure out a way to move forward.”

He said that his congregation is happy to share the space with their neighbors and allow HOA meetings to be held in the building.

Alexandra Cash, Southfield Public Schools’ director of communications, said in an email to the Southfield Sun that they “appreciate the opportunity to provide clarity on this matter. The decision regarding the former Bussey Early Childhood Center was made with careful consideration, aligning with our district’s long-term strategic plans and the best interests of our scholars and community. While it is true that Yeshiva Darchei Torah expressed interest in the property last spring, after a thorough evaluation, the offer was respectfully declined. This decision was made in the context of broader district considerations, not solely on the merits of the offer itself.”

“Currently, the School Board is actively exploring a range of options for the Bussey property. These include evaluating its potential incorporation into our capital facilities

bond projects, which aim to enhance our district’s educational infrastructure and support environments conducive to learning and development.”

Cash added that the fate of the Bussey property is “a significant agenda item, reflecting our commitment to thoughtful stewardship of district resources.”

She explained that though the other properties were sold, each decision concerning district-owned real estate is based on “specific strategic, financial, and community considerations.”

“The nature of the Bussey property necessitates a tailored approach, one that ensures its use or disposition aligns with our overarching goals of educational excellence and community service. We are committed to transparent and ongoing communication with our stakeholders as plans for the Bussey property evolve. Please be assured any developments or decisions will be shared with the community in a timely and open manner,” Cash stated.

For more information on the Southfield Board of Education, visit southfieldk12.org/ board-of-ed/.

For more information on Yeshivas Darchei Torah, visit http://ydtdetroit.org.

For more information on Cranbrook Village Homeowners Association, visit cvhoa.org.

Call Staff Writer Kathryn Pentiuk at (586) 498-1070.

ORDINANCE NO. 1783

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND THE CODE OF THE CITY OF SOUTHFIELD BY AMENDING THE OFFICIAL ZONING MAP OF THE CITY OF SOUTHFIELD, BY CHANGING THE ZONING CLASSIFICATION OF THE FOLLOWING DESCRIBED PARCELS OF PROPERTY:

THE CITY OF SOUTHFIELD ORDAINS:

1. The offcial Zoning Map of the City of Southfeld is hereby amended by changing the zoning classifcation of the following described parcel of property:

Rezone the property located at 24960 Telegraph Road, Southfeld, Michigan (Parcel 24-29-227-001) from I-1 Industrial to B-3 General Business.

2. Should any section, clause or paragraph of the ordinance be declared by a court of competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the same will not affect the validity of the Ordinance as a whole or part thereof other than the part declared to be invalid.

3. All ordinances in confict with the provisions of this Ordinance are, to the extent of such confict, hereby repealed.

4. This ordinance shall become effective upon passage and publication. (PZR23-0003 – D. Best, LLC)

Introduced: 01/29/2024

Enacted: 02/05/2023

Published: 03/21/2023

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KENSON J. SIVER, Mayor JANET JACKSON, City Clerk

NOTICE OF BIDS

The City of Southfeld will receive proposals for the following item(s) until the time and date indicated: Jail Renovation Project, April 15, 2024 at 11:00 AM Local Time. Specifcations are available on https://link.edgepilot.com/s/9d63e04a/hemjsO6KJEab67rXMs620g?u=http://www.mitn.info/ . NIGP codes are 906-25 and 910-65. Questions contact the Purchasing Department at 248-796-5250.

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Janet Jackson, City Clerk

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SUMMARY OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTHFIELD HELD ON MONDAY, JANUARY 29, 2024 AT 6:00 P.M., LOCAL TIME, 26000 EVERGREEN ROAD, SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN.

PRESENT: Councilmembers: Daniel Brightwell, Lloyd Crews, Yolanda Haynes, Charles Hicks, Coretta Houge, and Michael Ari Mandelbaum. EXCUSED: Councilmember Nancy Banks and City Clerk Janet Jackson. ALSO PRESENT: Mayor Kenson Siver, Administrator Fred Zorn, Deputy City Treasurer Allyson Bettis, and Attorney Dawn King.

Approve Appointment to the Library Board – Uriah Foster

Approve Appointment to the Parks & Recreation Board – Micaela Beckford

Approve Appointment to the Downtown Development Authority – David Dedvukaj

Approve Appointment to the Downtown Development Authority – Greg Easterly

Approve Appointment of the Deputy City Assessor

Approve Purchase of Additional Portable Radios for the P25 County Motorola Radio System

Approve Lease Renewal for Code House

Approve Purchase of Gasoline ad Diessel Fuel through the MITN Purchasing Cooperative

Approve Motor Pool Division to Purchase Auto Parts

Approve Purchase of Replacement Vehicles for the Police Department

Approve Transportation Improvement Association Membership Renewal

Approve Bid for Water Bill Printing

Approve Preliminary Engineering Services for Foster Winter Drive

Approve Preliminary Engineering Services for North Park Drive and Rutland Avenue

Approve Bid for Public Works Storage Building

Approve PZR23-0003, request to rezone the land at 24960 Telegraph Road, Southfeld, Michigan from I-1, Industrial to B-3

General Business

Introduce Ordinance No. 1783

Approve PSLU23-0018, Special Use Request by Tom Pustulka, EDG Architecture Studio, on behalf of Sam Jwad, D. Best, LLC, to permit a building addition and addition of liquor sales and a carry-out restaurant at an existing gas station on property located at 24960 Telegraph Road, Southfeld, Michigan (Parcel#24-29-227-001)

Approve PSP23-0018, the Site Plan Review request by Tom Pustulka, EDG Architecture Studio, on behalf of Sam Jwad, D. Best, LLC, to permit a building addition and addition of liquor sales and a carry-out restaurant at an existing gas station on property located at 24960 Telegraph Road, Southfeld, Michigan (Parcel# 24-29-227-001)

Approve Lawrence Technological University Easement Agreement for Public Art

The meeting adjourned at 8:37p.m.

Approved minutes are available on the City’s website at www.cityofsouthfeld.com.

Janet Jackson City Clerk

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Photo by Patricia O’Blenes According to resident Harmen Guenther, who lives near the vacant building, the neighborhood uses the area as an unofficial dog park.

Black women

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won’t recognize us. And we need services, and we’re hoping you can help us.’ And that we do.”

Lewis-Kemp started her career after graduating from the University of Michigan with a bachelor’s degree in communications and political science and a master’s degree in public policy. She stepped into her father’s shoes after he passed away as an automotive supplier running a metal stamping business. Drawing from this experience, she said she applied her knowledge to her position at the funeral home, because “financing is still the same.”

“I love the balance of what I do. The numbers don’t talk back, but then they can become very cold and I can step out and make

arrangements with the family, and that’s a little more warm and fuzzy,” she said.

Lewis-Kemp said that the heart of the funeral industry is meeting people where they are and learning that you can never predict anything.

“There are lots of different ways to grieve, and therefore, the look of grief and hurt is very different from person to person, and you can’t always expect the same emotion or what looks like the same emotion.”

Monique Carter has a “God assignment,” as she calls it, for her life and career as a real estate agent in the Southfield community, where she has resided for 43 years. Carter left her corporate career at McDonald’s after 18 years.

“I feel it was the Lord that had spoken to me, and it was his guidance that helped me to leave. I was in a place in my life of reset-

SUMMARY OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTHFIELD HELD ON MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 2024 AT 6:00 P.M., LOCAL TIME, 26000 EVERGREEN ROAD, SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN.

PRESENT: Councilmembers: Daniel Brightwell, Lloyd Crews, Yolanda Haynes, Charles Hicks, Coretta Houge, and Michael Ari Mandelbaum. EXCUSED: Councilmember Nancy Banks, City Clerk Janet Jackson, and Mayor Kenson Siver. ALSO

PRESENT: Administrator Fred Zorn, Deputy City Treasurer Allyson Bettis, Attorney Dawn King, Planner Terry Croad, and Deputy Planner Thomas Paison.

Approve Receipt and Filing of 2023 Planning Commission Annual Report

Approve Brownfeld Redevelopment Plan & Tax Increment Financing Plan and Development & Reimbursement Agreement for Southfeld Community Renewal Corporation for Garner Street Redevelopment Project at 24201-24355 Garner Street

Enact Ordinance No. 1783, rezone land at 24960 Telegraph Road, Southfeld, Michigan (Parcel# 24-29-227-001) from I-1, Industrial to B-3, General Business PZR23-0003.

Approve Budget Adjustment for Traffc Signal Modernization at the Mt. Vernon St and Southfeld Rd Intersection

Approve Travel Expense Report: Charles Hicks, MML Newly Elected Offcial Seminar, Sterling Heights, MI, January 25, 2024.

Approve Request to extend Moratorium on Alkaline Hydrolysis (liquid cremation/aquamation)

Approve Action as Recommended by City Attorney

The meeting adjourned at 9:14p.m.

Approved minutes are available on the City’s website at www.cityofsouthfeld.com.

Janet Jackson City Clerk

Published: Southfeld Sun 03/21/2024

PUBLISHED LEGAL NOTICE

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARINGS & SITE PLAN REVIEWS CITY COUNCIL CITY OF SOUTHFIELD

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a meeting will be held on Monday, April 15, 2024, at 6:00 P.M., Local Time, Council Chambers, 26000 Evergreen Road, City of Southfeld, County of Oakland, 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:

PSLU24-0001 (PUBLIC HEARING-SPECIAL USE) is a request of Drifter Vans, to operate a vehicle dealership to sell the custom camper vans they build at 24175 Telegraph Road, Southfeld, Michigan (Parcel 24-29-276-055).

PSLU24-0003 (PUBLIC HEARING-SPECIAL USE) is a request of Cloud Opportunity, IV LLC, to build and operate an adult-use marijuana retailer establishment at 28610 Northwestern Highway, Southfeld, Michigan (Parcel 24-18-226-053).

PSP24-0001 (SITE PLAN REVIEW) is a request of Cloud Opportunity, IV LLC, to build an adult-use marijuana retailer establishment at 28610 Northwestern Highway, Southfeld, Michigan (Parcel 24-18-226-053).

PSLU24-0004 (PUBLIC HEARING-SPECIAL USE) is a request of Carmita Johnson, Tots Academy Home Day Care to a group childcare home at 27090 Berkshire Dr, Southfeld, Michigan (Parcel 24-15-480-009).

PSLU24-0005 (PUBLIC HEARING-SPECIAL USE) is a request of Marya Wholesale Corp, to operate a furniture wholesale and warehousing use at 23840 W 8 Mile Road, Southfeld, Michigan (Parcel 24-33-301-014).

Written comments may be delivered to the City Clerk’s offce, 26000 Evergreen Road, P.O. Box 2055, Southfeld, MI 480372055, prior to the meeting.

Questions regarding these matters 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 711 (TDD). If auxiliary aids or services are needed, reasonable advance notice is required. Published: Southfeld Sun 03/21/2024

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ting and reviewing things because I had loss in my life and was hurt.” During this time of transition, seven people approached Carter and asked her if she was a Realtor. She decided that was her sign to pursue a career in real estate. However, early on, she found herself “distracted” and “easily influenced” at a company she was working at. She ended up leaving this company after nine months and starting over somewhere else.

“The entire trajectory of my life changed. I went from making $13,000 the first year to making over six figures. It happened all within a year’s time,” Carter said. “During the journey of coming into real estate, I started to understand that, at first, I thought I was getting into real estate for wealth, abundance and financial freedom. But what I clearly understood, it wasn’t about all of that. It was about me going into homes and bringing hope to

people, bringing education to people, bringing real guidance to people; I started finding out that the purpose of real estate was for me to bring the Lord to the people.”

She began asking clients the “why” behind the reason that they were led to move. By praying with and encouraging clients, Carter takes her career personally. In addition to real estate, she appeared on Christian radio shows for over 15 years, leading her to speak at conferences and other programs.

Nearing 30 years in the industry, Carter owns Carter and Associates Realty with the mission of not being afraid to get personal with her clients. “I am on the belief system that when you do the right things by people, God will bless.”

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LEGAL NOTICE

CITY OF SOUTHFIELD NOTICE TO DESTROY NOXIOUS WEEDS

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE: Pursuant to Ordinance No. 1274 as amended, of the City of Southfeld, every person owning or occupying land which is situated in the City of Southfeld shall destroy all noxious weeds found on such land and shall keep and maintain such land free of noxious weeds.

ALSO TAKE NOTICE: That Act No. 58, P.A. 1984, as amended by Act 210, P.A. 1987, of the State of Michigan, authorizes the City of Southfeld to notify the owner, agent or occupant of any lands on which noxious weeds are found growing, that weeds not cut by May 1 of that year will be cut by the City and the owner of the property charged with the cost. Such notice is required to be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county.

THEREFORE BE ADVISED, That should any person owning or occupying land in the City of Southfeld fail to destroy all noxious weeds growing on or by May 1, 2024, the City of Southfeld may enter upon land and destroy, by cutting, all such noxious weeds. Any expense incurred by the City of Southfeld in destroying noxious weeds found on such property, in addition to an administrative service charge for all expenses incurred, shall be paid by the owner, person in control or occupant of such land, and the City of Southfeld shall have a lien against such land for the expense and administrative service charge(s) so incurred. Such expense shall be collected pursuant to Section 1.13 of the Southfeld City Code.

ALSO BE ADVISED, Any person who shall fail to destroy noxious weeds pursuant to the provisions of Ordinance No. 1274 as amended, of the City of Southfeld, upon a fnding of responsibility, may also be subject to a fne of not more than $500.00 not including costs and other sanctions, pursuant to Section 1.703 of the City code.

SOUTHFIELD CODE ENFORCEMENT 248-796-4140

Published: Southfeld Sun 03/21/2024

JANET JACKSON City Clerk

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SUMMARY OF THE REGULAR MEETING OF THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF SOUTHFIELD HELD ON MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 2024 AT 6:00 P.M., LOCAL TIME, 26000 EVERGREEN ROAD, SOUTHFIELD, MICHIGAN.

PRESENT: Councilmembers: Nancy Banks, Daniel Brightwell, Lloyd Crews, Yolanda Haynes, Charles Hicks, Coretta Houge, and Michael Ari Mandelbaum. EXCUSED: None. ALSO PRESENT: Administrator Fred Zorn, Mayor Kenson Siver, Clerk Janet Jackson, Attorney Dawn King, Deputy Administrator John Michrina, Community Relations Director Michael Manion, Sustainability Planner Souzan Hanna, and Planner Terry Croad.

Approve Regular Meeting Minutes of December 4, 2023 and December 18, 2023

Approve Oakland County Michigan Works! Southfeld Wagner-Peyser Grants

Approve Oakland County Michigan Works! County Partnership. Accountability. Training. Hope. Grant

Approve Oakland County Michigan Works! Southfeld – Workforce Innovation & Opportunity Act Grants

Authorize Purchase of Cold Patch for Streets & Highway Division

Approve Receipt and File of Public Act 202 of 2017, Protecting Local Government Retirement and Benefts Act, Annual Report 2023

Authorize Demolition of 19337 Melrose Ave.

Approve Additional Leaking Underground Storage Tank Remediation

Approve Reappointment of City Administrator Frederick E. Zorn Jr.

Approve Agreement for the Nine Mile Road Improvement from Lahser Road to Evergreen Road and TAP Pathway (Job No. 2387SFLD) (MDOT Job No. 218439, 219352); Contract No. 23-5538

The meeting adjourned at 7:41p.m.

Approved minutes are available on the City’s website at www.cityofsouthfeld.com. Janet Jackson City Clerk

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Many people are having trouble conceiving and keeping pregnancy. So one of the reasons could potentially be — and there is some evidence for it — BPA and similar cousins.”

Timmons’ undergraduate students will be working in the lab to create new bisphenol analogues, which are similar in structure to BPA. She explained that the BPA molecule is constructed of two six-membered rings of carbon atoms with various hydrogen and oxygen atoms attached. The students will work to change the atoms attached to the rings, using atoms such as bromine and fluorine to create novel bisphenol structures.

“A lot of times, with the BPA-free products, as a chemist, I wonder what is in them instead, because you can’t just take out a molecule from plastic and have it have the same physical properties, the same malleability, the same durability. All those kinds of physical properties that make plastic what they are, are based on the kind of chemicals used to make them,” Timmons explained.

“We did some investigations and found some journal articles that were published that showed that a lot of times, instead of BPA, manufacturers are replacing BPA with another bisphenol, a close chemical cousin, often BPS or BPF. These are just different bisphenols within this class of molecules. To the public, this seems good because they heard BPA is bad. So you hear BPA-free and think, great, but it’s actually not so great.”

According to Timmons, some alternatives used to replace BPA in consumer products are just as harmful or even more dangerous to human health because they have yet to be as rigorously tested. She explained that in this study, they will be taking a unique approach. Instead of changing the part of the molecule that most scientists have focused on altering and have not seen successful results with, her students will change a different part of the molecule to create new analogues that have never been made before. Timmons reported that studies have suggested that this might create a safer alternative.

The two professors have been collaborating on safer alternatives to BPA since 2018. Timmons altered molecules in a similar way to what other scientists were doing and found that it did not yield a safer alternative, which led to this new approach of creating brandnew analogues.

After Timmons’ students have created the new analogues, Kuzmanov’s students will test them on C. elegans worms.

“She’ll make a set of five or six different BPA cousins. And then I’ll be testing them with my students, also undergrad students, with worms, because worms make reproductive cells the same way we do. Basically, we’ll expose them to these chemicals. Then, we’ll look at the quality of these reproductive cells. Once we compare all these derivatives of BPA,

be more careful with plastic exposure.

“If you look at the medical equipment and everything they use in hospitals, it’s plastic. It made our lives easier. We need to be careful. We can’t really say, ‘Oh, we’re gonna eliminate plastics.’ You can’t. But you can minimize exposure,” she said.

Kuzmanov and Timmons recommend

if we see that something is safer, that it looks like it’s not affecting reproductive cells, we’ll test them in human cells that produce hormones, estrogen and testosterone in a petri dish,” Kuzmanov said.

The grant funds the project until January 2027. Timmons explained that there is a possibility that the two will continue to work on this study and similar studies beyond the three-year timeline.

Kuzmanov emphasized that the answer isn’t to rid the world of all plastic but rather to

storing food in glass containers instead of plastic and avoiding heating plastic food containers or placing them in the dishwasher. Timmons warned against leaving plastic water bottles in the car on warm days. Kuzmanov suggested swapping out a plastic water bottle for steel or glass bottles.

For more information, visit LTU.edu.

Photos provided by Matt Roush LTU undergraduate students will work with professors Shannon Timmons and Aleksandra Kuzmanov to create close chemical cousins of bisphenol A and test them on lab worms.

Professor Shannon Timmons will work with undergraduate students to create brand-new analogues or chemical cousins of BPA to find a safer alternative.

The city has purchased four new electric vehicles.

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He added that, typically, the recycled vehicles don’t last very long due to the wear and tear from the Police Department’s use.

“I think we keep a car maybe a year,” he said.

The four new parking enforcement vehicles are 2024 Chevrolet Bolt electric vehicles. This is the city’s first time using electric vehicles.

The new fleet boasts a new red and white color scheme. The reflective wrap helps increase vehicles’ visibility and makes them look more distinct from a police vehicle. The vehicles are also equipped with in-car video recording for documentation purposes. The cars have a regenerative braking system for added safety.

Code Enforcement Community Appearance Director Tyrice Beeks designed the new look. Beeks drew inspiration from the city’s colors and wanted to ensure the new vehicles would stand out from the Police Department’s black and gold cars.

“From our parking officers, they love the designs because, No. 1, it doesn’t look like a police car. We don’t want that because they don’t carry weapons or anything like that, so we don’t want anyone being mistaken as a police officer,” said Fann.

Beeks explained that this could be the beginning of EV use in the city of Southfield’s vehicles. She added that City Deputy Administrator John Michrina was the one who suggested trying out EVs in parking enforcement. “Any department is free to try them out. We’ve offered the invitation for them to test-drive them and see if they like them,” she said.

In October 2022, the city conducted a study using the averages based on the vehicles that Parking Enforcement was currently using at the time of the research, which included a 2009 Ford Crown Victoria, a 2011 Ford Crown Victoria, a 2013 Ford Taurus and a 2013 Dodge Charger. According to Beeks, Southfield could save nearly $149,518 in a 10-year period by using EVs for parking enforcement. The annual cost for a Ford gas-fueled vehicle for 18,655 miles comes out to $3,778 using 932.75 gal-

lons of gas. The cost per mile was based on the state’s average price per gallon in fall 2022 and came out to around 20 cents. Beeks explained that a parking enforcement vehicle drives an average of 51.25 miles per day. With the new EVs, the annual electricity use for 18,655 miles is 5.5487/kWh, which costs $449 annually and just over 2 cents per mile.

She explained that the former vehicles were often past life expectancy with over 100,000 miles and required heavy fuel usage. She added that the fleet required weekly inspections and maintenance in addition to occasional service repairs.

In contrast to gas-fueled vehicles, Beeks explained that electric vehicles require no oil change or fluid maintenance. The regenerative braking system lasts longer than a traditional braking system. The manufacturer’s bumperto-bumper warranty covers the vehicles for three years or 36,000 miles. The battery and electric components are covered for eight years or 100,000 miles. The corrosion warranty covers rust for six years or 100,000 miles.

“In a 10-year span, the repair, parts and labor for the used gas-powered vehicles would exceed $165,000. I estimate the cost to repair and maintain our EV fleet to be $30,500 over a span of 10 years, allowing for a potential savings of $149,518,” Beeks said.

The city spent $29,523 per vehicle and $8,000 on the vehicle technology and to upfit them. These new EVs can be fully charged within seven hours using a Level 2 charging station. On a full charge, they can be driven over 250 miles.

Beeks said that fuel costs for the four gas-powered vehicles would have exceeded $151,110 over the next decade. The cost to charge the four electric vehicles is approximately $18,000, which allows for a potential savings of $133,000 in fuel costs.

The expected life span of the new vehicles is eight years; however, the city hopes to use them for 10 years. The parking enforcement fleet is driven for 6-10 hours each day at a low speed.

For more information on parking enforcement, visit cityofsouthfield.com/departments/ code-enforcement.

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Colon Cancer Awareness: Features lecture by colon/rectal surgeon, yoga, food demonstrations, recipes and more, 10 a.m.-2 p.m., Fisher Auditorium at Ascension Providence Hospital, 16001 W. Nine Mile Road in Southfield, (248) 849-2781

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