7/13/23 Novi Note

Novi promotes Cardenas to be permanent city manager

BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com

After a six-month, nationwide search and a lengthy executive session, the Novi City Council voted unanimously June 5 to offer the city manager position to Victor Cardenas, who had been serving as the interim city manager.

“In those years where we have to pick a new city manager, that becomes the most important and the most arduous task for the City Council, because the city manager is the one who runs the city on a day-to-day basis,” Mayor Bob Gatt said at the June 5 meeting. “The city manager is in charge of budget, the city manager is in charge of personnel, the city manager is in charge of making the city go.”

According to Gatt, the city’s search firm, Slavin, presented the council with a packet containing the resumes of 12 candidates during the first week of June. Gatt said Cardenas stood out from the rest as the person best qualified to run the city of Novi.

“I think it would be unfair to ask people to come in a public session and interview if, in my

See MANAGER on page 12A

Police arrest man for allegedly threatening judge and attorney

BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com

After a 48-hour multistate search, police apprehended a New Hudson man July 7 who allegedly threatened on social media to kill his court-appointed attorney and a Novi district court judge.

The ordeal began when Jordan Worrall, 31, allegedly skipped his court date for a fleeing and eluding charge that was scheduled for the morning of July 5 in front of Judge Travis Reeds, of the 52-1 District Court in Novi. The Oakland County Sheriff’s Office said Worrall then began posting messages on

social media threatening to kill Reeds and Worrall’s court-appointed attorney from Gracey Law Firm in Bloomfield Hills.

The mother of Worrall’s child reportedly contacted sheriff’s deputies to inform them of the threats. Deputies then informed Reeds, who then issued a

warrant with a $1 million cash or surety bond for Worrall’s arrest.

Over the next 48 hours, law enforcement officers worked to apprehend Worrall, who the Sheriff’s Office said led them on several chases. On the afternoon of July 5, Worrall was seen

See ARREST on page 14A

Worrall

Novi’s new city manager, Victor Cardenas, left, talks with Novi residents Fil and Pam Superfisky during a welcome reception for Cardenas at the Novi Civic Center July 10 prior to the City Council meeting that evening.

Photo by Erin Sanchez

Voters to decide two Novi Community School District millage proposals Aug. 8

BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@candgnews.com

In order to avoid a financial shortfall in the 2023-24 school year, the Novi Community School District is having a special election Aug. 8. On the ballot are both the district’s operating millage and its recreational millage.

“We have fallen behind in our nonhomestead operating millage, which is significant in what we can be able to do for our students and our staff and compensate people, and all those things,” district Superintendent Ben Mainka said during the regular school board meeting April 20. “The funds that this does support can be used in those operating costs. So we want to make sure we are levying the appropriate amount of dollars that the state allows.”

Operating millage proposal

The district operating millage has been rolled back under the Headlee Amendment to below the state’s required 18 mills ($18 per $1,000 of taxable value) on nonhomestead properties, such as second homes and business properties. The state requires that each school district collect 18 mills in order to continue to collect its full per pupil allowance. If this millage proposal should not pass, the district is set to lose approximately $750,000 annually for the next 10 years or until it resumes collection of the 18-mill levy.

Under Headlee, if the assessed value of a local taxing jurisdiction increases by more than the inflation rate, the maximum property tax millage must be reduced so that the local jurisdiction’s total taxable property brings in the same gross revenue as adjusted for inflation.

“That millage rate has been eroded, so as property values go up, that millage rate erodes. So, that means we are not levying — like most other districts in the state — the 18 mills and getting the funding for our students,” Mainka said.

The district’s operating millage is currently sitting at 17.24 mills after rollbacks and is estimated to fall to 17.153 next year. The district is asking its residents

Planning Commission OKs apartment complex despite resident outcry

BY CHARITY MEIER cmeier@cangnews.com

Residents filled the Novi City Council chamber to its 140-person seating capacity, and still more filed in for standing room along the walls, into the media seating area, and into the Civic Center lobby during a Planning Commission hearing June 7 to voice their opposition to and concerns about the construction of a new apartment complex.

Camelot Parc. The site plans include three twostory apartment buildings for a total of 46 twobedroom apartment units and 92 parking spaces. It will also feature a walking path through a wooded area.

According to Wixom Road Development LLC, the estimated cost of the build is $6 million, and it’s estimated to take a year and a half to complete.

The 8.78-acre site is currently zoned for single family residential, but the property owner is requesting a planned suburban low-rise overlay. Introduced in 2010, a PSLR overlay is a See ELECTION on page 8A See APARTMENT on page 6A

The complex, to be located east of Wixom Road and south of Grand River Avenue, near Deerfield Elementary School, would be called

Photo by Patricia O’Blenes

This natural wetland and woodland area, seen here July 7, may soon be cleared to make way for an apartment complex.

NOVI’S ALICEN LIU WINS MISS TENNIS AWARD

BY JONATHAN SZCZEPANIAK jszczepaniak@candgnews.com

Novi senior Alicen Liu is a cornerstone of Novi High School tennis, and she made history in her senior year.

Following an 18-2 record this season competing in singles one for Novi and leading the team to its third straight regional title, Liu was named the recipient of the Michigan High School Tennis Coaches Association’s Tiger Teusink Miss Tennis Award for the 2023 season. The award is given to one senior statewide who competes in No. 1 singles, after each division has nominated a player.

Liu is the first girls Novi tennis player to earn the award.

Between a dream concert and a dream award, Liu had one of the best 24 hours that a high schooler could have when she got the news.

“It was actually the morning after I attended the Taylor Swift concert, which was amazing, by the way,” Liu said. “I was super tired in the morning when I got a call from coach (Dan) Lowes that certainly woke me up. He told me I earned the Miss Tennis Award and explained to me what it was, and I was just super excited and grateful to have received it.”

Liu was 58-10 in her three-year career at Novi, where she anchored the singles one spot all three seasons.

A regional champion in singles this year, Liu plans to continue her tennis career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where she plans to study economics.

“The thing that drew me to MIT most was the fact that

I would be able to not only study at such an academically prestigious school, I would also be able to continue playing tennis,” Liu said. “Balance has always been a big thing for me, and MIT allowed me to continue pursuing that.”

Liu’s graduation will leave a void for Novi to fill next season, especially in the leadership department. As a leader,

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Apartment

land use category defined as an area for suburban low-rise units with a single-family residential character. It is designed to provide a transition between one-family dwellings and higher density uses, according to an Aug. 31, 2011, Novi Planning Commission memorandum.

The city’s 2010 master plan created the PSLR overlay district for properties near 11 Mile Road in the areas of Wixom and Beck roads.

“The intent is to have a high-quality, attractive product … which will be attractive to the surrounding areas and blend nicely with the Villas at Stonebrook project that we are connected to,” Jared Kime, of consulting, engineering and construction firm Atwell LLC, told the commission.

However, many residents disagreed, citing concerns over increased traffic, safety and density, as well as loss of wetlands, and many simply believed the area should either be left alone or used to build more single-family houses, rather than multifamily dwellings such as apartment buildings.

The site has three different wetland areas totaling 2.4 acres of protected wetlands, of which about 12% or 0.33 acres would be destroyed to build the complex, and 23 of the 153 trees on the property would be cut down. The developers are planning to replant trees elsewhere, but residents said that would not be a satisfactory replacement for the more mature trees.

Resident Rick Barrett said that he often sees wild turkeys, deer, racoons and other animals in that area.

“It’s really, really nice,” he said.

Barrett suggested that instead of building three buildings, the developer should only build two in order to protect the wetlands and the woodlands. To help with traffic congestion, Barrett suggested to have the entrance to Camelot Parc be off Wixom Road, instead of Stonebrook.

“Unfortunately, over the last 13 years we’ve found that Wixom Road has been inundated with traffic, and it’s going all over the place,” said Monish Verma, the president of the Shores Homeowners Association in Island Lake of Novi. The Shores HOA is one of nine HOAs in Island Lake and consists of the 46 homes that are on the water. “I understand there will be development in the area, but when we hear the words, ‘This is going to be fitting in the space of the area,’ I am strongly objecting to that. This does not fit in the space of the area. … This is clearly a lower-cost development. They’re trying to fit as many units into one spot as they possibly

can. I don’t know the impact on the schools, the Fire (Department) or the public, but I do know the impact on the roads. We already have a road problem, a traffic problem. We already have city police escorting children to school at a traffic stop. By putting in 46 more units in that area, you are going to bottleneck that area.”

Verma was referencing the fact that Camelot Parc would be sharing use of Stonebrook Road with the residents of the Villas at Stonebrook, for whom the road was built, and which is the sole way out for those residents.

“Increased population densities also mean increased traffic generation. Because of this, apartments should be located on major streets and should not be placed where they funnel large amounts of traffic through single-family neighborhoods,” resident Shaoqing Gong wrote in a letter to the commission.

Resident Steven Buchman said that he can hardly get his children to school because of the current traffic situation, let alone with the additional traffic that would come from a new apartment complex.

“I get out to Wixom Road, there is a line. That line just sits there trying to get onto Beck Road, and it can take 20 minutes now to go 2 1/2 to 3 miles,” Buchman said.

Buchman expressed concern for the dangers the traffic situation will create for children walking to the three nearby schools — Deerfield Elementary, Novi Middle School and Catholic Central High School. Buchman said that as a pediatric surgeon, he could say that if they add that complex, it is just a matter of time until there will be an accident causing injury to children in that area.

“There will be an accident, and children will be hit. Putting that kind of traffic and that kind of sprawl in that area, which has two schools right there with kids biking and walking, and increasing the amount of traffic is really dangerous,” Buchman said.

Resident Martin Hannigan expressed concern via a letter that properties at the Villas at Stonebrook and Island Lake will lose value as a result of a nearby apartment complex. According to Hannigan, local condos currently have a market value of $550,00$600,000, and the single-family homes are valued at $700,000. He said that if the apartment complex is built, the condos and homes could potentially go down by 20% to 25%.

“The thing about (Camelot Parc) is that we cannot control the apt. developer whose sole purpose is to maximize their cash flow, possibly by attracting renters who use section 8 housing vouchers or other low income tenants, group home units, monthly or short term rentals. All of which does nothing to support our community of privately owned See APARTMENT on page 8A

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

JULY 15

The Oddities & Curiosities Expo: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Suburban Collection Showplace, 46080 Grand River Ave. in Novi, www.odditiesandcuriositiesexpo.com

Household hazardous waste and document shredding: 9 a.m.-2 p.m., Wixom Department of Public Works, 2041 Charms Road, rrrasoc.org, (248) 208-2270

JULY 18

Street Sounds: Final concert of season featuring Eat It Up Trio, 6-8 p.m., Twelve Mile Crossing at Fountain Walk, 44175 W. 12 Mile Road, twelvemilecrossing. com

JULY 28-30

Motor City Nightmares: Horror expo and film festival featuring Bruce Campbell, Kane Hodder, Ve Neill and more, 5-10 p.m. July 28, 10 a.m.-7 p.m. July 29 and 11 a.m.-5 p.m. July 30, Sheraton Detroit Novi Hotel, 21111 Haggerty Road, motorcitynightmares.com

ONGOING

Sizzling Summer Wednesdays: 10:30 a.m. July 19 (School of Rock Farmington) and July 26 (Beverly the Music Lady), Lakeshore Park, 601 S. Lake Drive in

Novi, and 10:30 a.m. Aug. 2 (A2 Magic) and Aug. 9 (Palamazoo), Fuerst Park, corner of 10 Mile and Taft roads in Novi, (248) 347-0400

Summer Songfest: 6-8 p.m. July 13 (Motor City Soul), July 20 (Dueling Pianos International), Aug. 10 (Billy Mack and the Juke Joint Johnnies), Aug. 31 (The Rick Leider Band) and Sept. 7 (Elvis Presley tribute), Paradise Park, 45799 Grand River Ave. in Novi, novilibrary.org

NO-VI Chess Club: For experienced players interested in tournament play, 7-8:30 p.m. every second and third Thursday of month, Novi Public Library, 45255 10 Mile Road, novilibrary.org

The Tears Foundation: Group for those who lost an infant, 6:30 p.m. every first Thursday of month, New Hope Center for Grief Support, 133 W. Main St., Suite 113, in Northville, newhopecenter.net

‘John & Jen’: Musical presented by new professional theater group The Inspired Acting Company, July 14-16 and 21-23, 1124 E. West Maple Road in Walled Lake, inspiredacting.org

Lupus support groups: 10 a.m. every second Tuesday of month, 7 p.m. every last Wednesday of month, Zoom, milupus.org/support-groups

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Election

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to pass a millage allowing the district to collect 19 mills ($19 per $1,000) of nonhomestead property value from 2023-2033. The 19 mills includes an extra 1 mill to allow the district to offset future shortages. The district will never be able to collect more than 18 mills, but the extra 1 mill will prevent the district from taking the issue back to the voters within the proposal’s 11-year period. Historically, there has been a slight rollback in the millage annually from 0.01 in 2016 to as high as 0.23 in 2018.

“Rollbacks can start off borderline. You’re seeing a fraction of a mill coming off (0.02 in 2015), but there’s two factors that are happening: one, you’re not able to levy those 18 mills, but then also your taxable value increases, so that number, that multiple, increases with both of those factors. So, as the years go on it becomes a bigger and bigger problem, and now it’s a problem we need to solve,” Devin Kling, NCSD assistant superintendent of business and operations,

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condos and homes,” Hannigan said in the letter.

Ernest Wheeler, an attorney and real estate developer, suggested that the apartments might be used by tenants as an inexpensive way to get into the Novi Community School District, which does not participate in schools of choice. He said that he rents properties in the Detroit area and that the majority of people don’t want a two-bedroom apartment or home, as they need more space.

“I have a lot of property in Detroit, and two-bedrooms is not that desirable,” said Wheeler. “I just don’t envision a lot of families rushing to rent two-bedroom homes. But I actually see many people taking advantage of the situation, where for $2,000 to $3,000 a month I could use this as a shell address and be right next door to Deerfield and some of the other fine Novi Public Schools and have five to six kids attending these schools while one person pays the rent and they don’t even live in the area. I can really see that happening. … I can see these addresses just sitting there while people take advantage of the schools.”

Following an hour of audience commentary citing their reasons for opposing the complex, and despite receiving a petition with nearly 150 signatures, as well as numerous written comments contesting the build and only one in support of it, the Planning

said at the April 20 meeting. “We’re funded with property taxes and money through state aid. Well, that state aid is funded, and they are betting that we are collecting all 18 mills. So because we have this rollback, we are not made whole because of it.

“This total amount is nearing $4 million and will exceed $4 million by next year in cumulative revenue that we could have obtained over the last several years, and so we want to correct that,” said Mainka during the meeting.

“Cumulative over the last several years,” clarified Kling.

“This will have no increase to our current homeowners as primary residents,” Mainka said. “This isn’t a taxpayer increase. It does restore the rate of millage that has been levied for many, many years in this district before it had been eroded.”

Recreation millage renewal

The recreational millage proposal seeks to renew the millage for a period of 10 years, 2024 to 2033, at the rate it has fallen to of 0.9365 mills. The millage had originally been 0.98.

Commission voted 4-2 to approve moving the plan for the apartment complex forward to the City Council. Michael Lynch and Edward Roney voted to deny the build. However, the commission did order that a traffic study be conducted.

“We don’t choose the projects before us, and on this particular project, this is a project that conforms, and so we have to look at the intent of the zoning ordinance and if it meets the intent of the zoning ordinance, and look at that as a whole. We can’t say, ‘It meets the ordinance but we don’t like what’s there.’ We can’t just say we don’t like it,” said Planning Commissioner John Avdoulos. “If the applicant has come forward and has provided all the evidence, and with everything that is required, then that’s our charge. So taking out the emotional side of it and just looking at the ordinance, the staff has reviewed this and other members of the city have reviewed this — engineering, landscape and traffic, wetlands, woodlands, facade, fire, and planning, as it relates to the ordinance — and they’ve recommended approval.”

Planning Commissioner Gary Becker said that he is always concerned when they make exceptions that they are setting a precedent for future proposals requesting variances. He said he usually looks for past actions by the commission when making a decision. In this case there was one that he felt was very similar to the situation with Camelot Parc, and that was for the Villas at Stonebrook, which also required a planned overlay, a special land use request, as well as requests for 14

According to Mainka, the school district is able to function fine at that rate and so it is not seeking to return to the previous rate, but to maintain its current levy.

“This is a millage that this community has supported for a long time that’s allowed us to have the facilities that we have. So our athletic fields, our playgrounds, our community tennis courts, our pool and auditorium, our future activity and recreational spaces and investments. This millage really allows us to be able to support the operations of those facilities and for our community,” said Mainka. “There is no increase. So, we are not asking for more. We are just asking for it to be maintained.”

August election overview

This election is only for residents living in the Novi Community School District. That would be the 26,239 registered voters in precincts 1-7, 14, 15, 18-21, and 23.

“This is only about half of what we normally do, because it’s not the full city voting and it’s just Novi schools voting,” Novi City Clerk Cortney Hanson said.

Hanson said she is not anticipating a

waivers and variances. The requests included eliminating 25% of the existing wetlands on the property and removing 24 regulated trees. Becker said it was interesting, as it was brought forth by the same developer, Atwell Group. He said that the buildings at 30 feet are no taller than some of the single-family homes in the area.

“So, you see, if it isn’t the appearance of the proposed buildings that doesn’t fit, perhaps some consider that they don’t fit because they’re apartments and not residences owned by occupants,” said Becker. “Novi’s government leaders and a significant majority of the residents of Novi celebrate and enjoy the rich diversity of our community. The diversity of age, culture and economic status are amicable and admired, and they are part of the vibrancy of Novi. The foundation of this diversity

large turnout for this election.

“Traditionally, these kind of school elections do not bring out a big crowd,” she said. “I don’t know if it’s because they are not expecting an election in August (in an) odd year. You know people know about the primary in August in presidential and governor years, but I don’t think they’re expecting this, so they’re not looking for the information.”

According to Hanson, the city had sent out 4,079 absentee ballots for the Aug. 8 election as of July 10. Absentee ballots can be mailed out until Aug. 4, after which an absentee ballot can be picked up in person at the Clerk’s Office in City Hall. The last day to acquire an absentee ballot is Aug. 7. On that day, absentee ballots must be filled out on-site and must be requested no later than 4 p.m.

The polls will open for in-person voting at 7 a.m. Aug. 8 and will close at 8 p.m. that day. There are 14 precincts voting at 12 locations in this election. Voters will vote at their usual precinct location.

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is having a diversity of residential options to meet the needs of young single adults, young families, empty nesters and retirees. If meeting the need of an apartment option doesn’t fit our community, we’ll become a community that says, ‘Well, you’re welcome to live here if you can buy a $400,000 house.’ As if to say it doesn’t matter if in your current situation you only need an apartment, you’ll need to buy a home to live here. I hope we never become that kind of a community.”

The Camelot Parc proposition will next go in front of the City Council for approval. No meeting date has been set for the item, as the traffic study is still being conducted. During public comment at the June 26 City Council meeting, residents concerned with the development spoke to the council for an hour.

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conscience, I didn’t think they could rise to the level of Victor,” said Councilman Justin Fischer.

“It’s no secret that he should have stood out, because he’s been with us for over a decade. He’s worked here. He’s worked through ups and downs in the economy. He knows the people. He knows the employees. He knows the public. He knows the businesses. He’s involved in everything from A to Z in the city of Novi,” said Gatt.

Cardenas grew up in St. Clair Shores and attended South Lake High School in 1995. He holds a bachelor’s degree from Grand Valley State University and a master’s from Indiana University. He had held the position of assistant city manager since 2010 and had twice been named the interim city manager — in 2014 and now in 2022-23. He got his start in Oak Park as an assistant to the city manager and later worked as village manager in Brooklyn, Michigan, before coming to Novi.

“I definitely bring the continuity and historical perspective of where we’ve been for the past 12-plus years,” said Cardenas.

He said he plans to provide the necessary support and continue the goals and objectives of the City Council, while providing the best service possible to Novi residents. Cardenas said he believes the city stands out because of its rich diversity, plus its school system and city services.

“Novi has always been a trend leader in my field of city management,” said Cardenas.

Councilwoman Ericka Thomas said it makes sense to hire someone who is already in Novi and part of the community.

“He is a known quantity. He is well respected in the community and heavily invested in our community. He is an excellent candidate,” Thomas said.

According to Cardenas, the biggest issue for the city right now is personnel. He said the city needs to make sure it has people to fill all the positions and roles available in the community. He said that the days when there were hundreds of candidates for a job are over, and now the candidate pool is a lot smaller. He said he will look at finding people to fill different positions in finance and public safety, public works and parks.

“It’s a lot harder than it used to be. Not sure if it is a result of the pandemic or something else,” said Cardenas. “So it’s just making sure that we have the right people in the right seats of the bus.”

Mayor Pro Tem David Staudt said that he has worked with Cardenas for many years now and has watched him grow into the position. He said he saw Cardenas work under two city managers and function as

interim city manager twice. He credited Cardenas’ work under the prior city manager, Pete Auger, with having taught Cardenas “everything he knows about economic development.” Staudt said that in serving on committees with Cardenas he learned that Cardenas is always attentive, thoughtful and interested in coming up with the best solution for the city.

“I think the transformation has been very noticeable to all of us in that he is clearly ready to go,” said Staudt. “I think as having someone for your city manager who is always looking for the best solution for your city, you can’t do any better than that.”

Cardenas said he was blessed to have had two “very great city managers” to learn from and “pick their brains.” He said the one lesson he has learned over the years and would stress to others is to never take yourself too seriously, and no one person is more important than another.

“By no means am I the important person in the room. Everyone can be and is the leader in our organization. So we value everyone’s ideas in how we can solve a problem,” said Cardenas.

Cardeanas said he has wanted to go into city management since he did an internship with his mentor, Mark Wollenweber, while Cardenas was attending Grand Valley State University. Cardenas said he had previously aspired to go into government, possibly at the state or federal levels, but after completing his internship and seeing the fruits of his labor, he decided he wanted to go into municipal government.

“I’ve said from the very beginning that unless a superstar came to town, Victor Cardenas would be my choice for city manager. I’ve told people I looked at him as the heavyweight champ, and you really have to bring something to beat the heavyweight champ. Even if you are on par with him, you still don’t beat the champ, and as far as I’m concerned, Victor was and is the champ,” Councilman Hugh Crawford said.

“Victor was head and shoulders the best candidate,” Councilman Brian Smith said. “I knew he was a good person to work with, I just didn’t realize how good.”

“When we started this process, we all knew that we would do our due diligence and look as widely as we could to make sure that we found the right candidate that would lead our city for the next couple of decades, and I think though the process what was really clear to me was we had that candidate sitting next to us. We had that candidate in our house,” Councilwoman Laura Marie Casey said.

Cardeanas lives in the city with his wife, Kathryn, an administrator at the University of Michigan, and their three children, who attend Novi schools.

Call Staff Writer Charity Meier at (586) 498-1092.

Eastbound I-96 ramp to Novi Road closed until Late August

The eastbound Interstate 96 ramp to Novi Road closed July 8 to be rebuilt as part of the ongoing I-96 Flex Route construction project. The new ramp is expected to open in late August, according to a press release from the Michigan Department of Transportation.

In order to get to Novi Road, eastbound I-96 traffic should exit at Beck Road and then take eastbound Grand River Avenue to Novi Road. For up-to-date information on the I-96 Flex Route Project, visit DrivingOakland.org

Novi commissioner reelected to SEMCOG Executive Committee

Oakland County Commissioner Gwen Markham, D-Novi, was reelected to serve as the vice chairperson of the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments Executive Committee during the organization’s annual meeting June 22.

As vice chairperson, Markham will collaborate with other leaders and officers on regional issues.

Oddities & Curiosities Expo happening this Saturday

The Oddities and Curiosities Expo, with over 150 oddity vendors and artists, will return 10 a.m-6 p.m. July 15 at the Suburban Collection Showplace, 46100 Grand River Ave. in Novi.

The expo draws people of all ages who enjoy all things strange and unusual. The show features a vast array of vendors specializing in things such as taxidermy, preserved animal specimens, original horror and Halloweeninspired artwork, antiques, handcrafted oddities, skulls, bones and funeral collectibles. Along with the vendors, the show will also feature photo opportunities, tarot reading, sideshow performers and concessions.

Featured attractions include the Oddities Museum with “The Cryptic Collection of a Mad Clown.” According to a press release, the museum is a 1,600-square-foot carnival sideshow reminiscent of big top attractions of the early 1900s. The museum will cost an additional $7 per person, or $5 if purchased in advance.

Event attendees can elect to participate in a taxidermy class to learn the basics of taxidermy and to make their own full-sized rabbit mount. The class will be hosted by Heather Clark, of Sleeping Sirens Art and Oddities, based in Cocoa, Florida, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. It is offered to those ages 16 and up for $235 per person, including admission to the expo.

Tickets for the expo cost $10 in advance or $15 at the door, and children 12 and under will be admitted for free. For additional information, go to www. odditiesandcuriositiesexpo.com.

Festival of Chariots to return to Novi

The 38th annual Festival of Chariots, a free Indian spiritual and cultural festival, will return to Novi July 23. The festival features a parade including a four-story chariot, and speeches by Mayor Bob Gatt and other dignitaries. The parade will start at 11 a.m. at the Novi Civic Center, 45175 10 Mile Road, and will make its way onto 10 Mile Road and head west toward Taft Road. Heading south on Taft Road, the procession will approach Nine Mile Road before returning to Fuerst Park, located at the corner of 10 Mile Road and Taft, next to the Novi Public Library.

The festival will continue 1-6 p.m. at Fuerst Park with live music, dancing, food vendors, cooking demonstrations and more.

Oakland County wants feedback for hazard mitigation

OAKLAND COUNTY — Oakland County is looking to get feedback from residents, businesses, schools, hospitals, and other agencies and organizations to help develop its next hazard mitigation plan.

According to a press release, the county is encouraging people who live or work in Oakland County to share their experiences and concerns about local hazards in the survey, which can be found at oakland.prepare2023.alchemer.com/s3.

“The Hazard Mitigation Plan is one of our largest collaborative community efforts,” Oakland County Executive Dave Coulter said in a prepared statement. “We appreciate the opportunity to team up with our partners to update this important plan.”

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“It is an honor to have been nominated to serve as an officer of SEMCOG and I look forward to continuing to serve Oakland County residents at this level,” Markham said in a press release.

The press release states that information provided will inform strategies and actions to reduce future risk of death, injuries and property damage from hazards. “Oakland County’s Hazard Mitigation Plan will address a range of natural hazards from flooding and severe weather to active assailants to infrastructure failures. It will also identify sustainable actions to reduce or eliminate long-term risks to people and property from future disasters,” the release states.

The public also is invited to attend a hazard mitigation plan public meeting 6-7 p.m. July 19 at the Waterford Oaks Activity Center, 800 Watkins Lake Road, in Waterford Township, to provide input.

Our next edition will come to homes July 27

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CRIME WATCH

Man finds sliding door open after alarm is tripped

A man living in the 24800 block of Fairway Hills Drive, in the general area of 10 Mile and Taft roads, contacted police when he discovered that his back patio sliding door was open after his home alarm had been tripped at 7:29 p.m. June 26.

The man told police that his neighbor had seen a man near his home at approximately that time.

The homeowner stated that he keeps a piece of wood in both of his sliding doors, which is why he believed that whomever unlocked the door was unable to gain entry, according to the police report.

The man told police he does not know who would try to break into his home, but he said he had “weird feelings” about some contractors who worked on his back patio a month prior. He said he paid for the services in cash and noticed that the workers paid close attention to that detail. He reportedly said he did not wish to give the name of the company, as he had no proof. He said he would be looking into obtaining and mounting cameras for security. The case was closed pending more information.

Someone breaks Jeep Patriot’s rear windshield in parking lot

A woman parked her 2014 Jeep Patriot Limited at West Oaks Shopping Center at 4 p.m. June 25 to go to work, and when she returned at 8:30 p.m., she noticed that the rear windshield had been broken and there were glass fragments on the cement.

She said the culprit did not take any belongings from inside the vehicle. According to the report, the woman indicated that another vehicle parked in a different location had the same thing happen to it.

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She wanted to pursue charges if a suspect was found. The $350 window repair was covered by the Jeep’s insurance.The case was closed pending further information.

Wallet stolen from vehicle at Novi Town Center

A man went shopping at the Sierra Trading Post and Walmart stores in the Novi Town Center from about 6 p.m. to 7:11 p.m June 19. The next day, he noticed that his wallet had been stolen from the center console along with five rolled up $20 bills from the cigarette lighter.

According to the police report, the brown bifold wallet worth $50 by itself contained $400, a Chase Bank debit card, a Comerica Bank debit card, a UnitedHealthcare insurance card, a Costco card, and a GPS tile tracker card. The man told police that he always keeps the vehicle locked, but he reportedly admitted that it was possible that the vehicle had been left unlocked.

He told police that receipts and other papers that were inside the center console were found on the passenger seat. He told police that he has working cameras on the outside of his home that monitors his vehicle, and therefore he believes that the larceny occurred at either the Sierra Trading Post or Walmart locations. The man said he discovered a denied charge for $105 on his American Express credit card, and another charge for the same amount was denied by his Chase Bank card.

The denied charges were attempted at a Marathon gas station in Detroit, per the Chase Bank fraud detection alert. No fraudulent purchases were attempted on the Comerica Bank debit card. He said he reported all cards as stolen and does not have any suspect information at this time. However, if a suspect is discovered, the man would like to pursue charges. There was no damage to the vehicle.

— Charity Meier

CNS Healthcare president/CEO named Men of Excellence Honoree

CNS Healthcare President and CEO Michael Garrett has been named a 2023 Michigan Chronicle Men of Excellence Honoree.

The 16th annual Michigan Chronicle Men of Excellence Awards celebrates local African American men who inspire others through their vision and leadership, incomparable achievements and exceptional participation in community service. They are men who exemplify extraordinary stature, poise and integrity, who continue to break the mold and affect change in their professions and community, according to organizers.

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driving his pickup truck through the courthouse parking lot on Grand River in Novi, according to a press release. Novi police then chased him through Wixom and Commerce Township before the pursuit ended in Milford, the release states.

The next day he was located in Adrian, and detectives contacted the local police department. Adrian police attempted to stop Worrall but were not able to do so, according to the press release. Officers from Lenawee and Monroe counties also attempted to stop him but ultimately terminated their pursuits, the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office reported.

That night, the Sheriff’s Office said, Worrall was located on the Ohio side of the state line. Toledo police, along with the Ohio State Highway Patrol, reportedly were able to pursue him until he fled into Michigan, and they ended their pursuit.

Worrall was located again on the morning of July 7 after he was seen walking down Manistee Street in a Lyon Township mobile home park near Kent Lake Road and Grand River Avenue. However, he reportedly drove off before police arrived.

A couple of hours later, he was arrested by the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office Fugitive Apprehension Team, which had tracked him to a location in Brighton. However, according to the Sheriff’s Office, he didn’t go down without a fight. During what is described in the press release as a “short struggle,” Worrall allegedly managed to punch one of the detectives in the face several times, resulting in the detective suffering broken facial bones. The deputy was treated and released from a nearby hospital.

Worrall now faces two additional felony charges of making a false report or threat of terrorism and using a computer to commit a crime, the Sheriff’s Office said. Detectives reportedly are also seeking charges for assaulting a police officer and resisting arrest.

“This clearly unhinged and violent in-

dividual is thankfully in custody due to the dedicated work of a variety of agencies, especially our Fugitive Apprehension Team,” Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard stated in a press release. “I look forward to him being held fully accountable for his actions.”

According to court administrator Alexandra Black, Reeds said he is not able to give comment on active cases, per the Michigan code of judicial conduct.

Jalal Jamil Dallo, of Dallo Law in Bloomfield Hills, was appointed to replace the attorney from Gracey Law Firm as Worrall’s court-appointed counsel. When reached for comment, Dallo said he had just been appointed to the case July 7 and didn’t respond before press time to a request for further comment.

Gracey Law Firm declined to comment. Novi police directed the media to the Sheriff’s Office for comment.

A bond violation hearing for Worrall in 52-1 District Court was scheduled for July 12, after press time.

Call Staff Writer Charity Meier at (586) 498-1092.

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Tanks to the power of early detection, cancer was discovered before it was too late. It’s moments like these that are precisely why total body screening saves lives. As a general rule, when someone presents to the doctor with a symptom related to cancer, they are usually at stage III or stage IV.

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