THE GIFT OF FRIENDSHIP DRIVES THIS AUSTIN-HEALEY
West Bloomfield Township
BY MARK VEST mvest@candgnews.com
WEST BLOOMFIELD — Sometimes, when a company changes hands there can be a honeymoon period for the new ownership.
After purchasing waste management company GFL
Environmental Inc.’s residential contracts, Priority Waste was not afforded that luxury.
According to Matt Allen, who is the company’s director of public relations and government affairs, Priority took over for 73 communities and 70,000 subscription customers in five counties across southeast Michigan July 1.
BY MARK VEST mvest@candgnews.com
KEEGO HARBOR — Heart of the Lakes Community Inc., a nonprofit that filed a lawsuit against the West Bloomfield School District in an attempt to prevent the former Roosevelt Elementary School from demolition, recently got some favorable news.
On July 2, the Court of Appeals granted the nonprofit’s application for leave to appeal.
“This … means the demolition will remain stayed (WBSD can’t demolish Roosevelt) while we brief the issues stated in our application for leave,” Brad Babbitt, who is part of the Heart of the Lakes group, stated via email. “The right to appeal means we now have a few months to write a longer, more detailed brief. It will be similar to our application for leave, but longer, with even more words and explanation. Then WBSD will respond, we will file a reply, and the court will hear oral arguments later in the year.”
According to Babbitt, the decision also means that the Heart of the Lakes can submit additional arguments about what they said was a potential violation of the Open Meetings Act by the district.
Another development came July 8, when the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy responded to concerns about the potential for environmental damage if the building is demolished.
In April, EGLE visited Roosevelt to conduct an inspection.
Priority Waste took over waste hauling services from GFL Environmental Inc. July 1.
Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
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ROUGE RIVER OIL SPILL COULD IMPACT 30 MILES OF WATERWAY
BY KATHRYN PENTIUK kpentiuk@candgnews.com
METRO DETROIT — Oil spilled into the Rouge River through a storm drain last month, sparking conversations about how to keep the waterway clean.
The event happened at the Downs development site in Northville, formerly the
Northville Downs Race Track, located at 301 South Center St.
According to a statement released by the city of Northville, a demolition crew’s machinery pierced several old drums holding an unknown amount of petroleum while tearing down a building on the site, causing oil and kerosene to leak onto the asphalt and
See OIL SPILL on page 5A
Oakland pitcher
Brandon Decker selected by New York Yankees in 19th round of MLB Draft
BY JONATHAN SZCZEPANIAK jszczepaniak@candgnews.com
ROCHESTER HILLS/FARMINGTON HILLS — Oakland University right-handed pitcher Brandon Decker’s Instagram post, “Official,” said it all. Decker repped the pinstripes and iconic New York Yankees hat to celebrate his draft selection in the 19th round (571 overall) in the 2024 Major League Baseball Draft.
A 2020 North Farmington High School graduate, Decker was dominant for the Golden Grizzlies, earning Reliever of the Year in 2023 and Pitcher of the Year in 2024 while earning first team All-Conference honors both seasons. Decker is the first Oakland pitcher to receive Pitcher of the Year honors since the university joined the Horizon League in 2013 and was also the first
See DECKER on page 6A
Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
Pictured
middle Rouge River in Hines Park. Sally Petrella, a monitoring manager for the Friends of the Rouge, explained that an exciting part of the Downs project is the daylighting of a quarter-mile of the River Rouge that was re-routed into a concrete culvert and buried in the 1960s.
Oakland University right-handed pitcher Brandon Decker throws a pitch during a game. Decker was selected in the 19th round by the New York Yankees.
Photo courtesy of Clarence Round, Oakland University Athletics
CRIME WATCH
Window broken out
WEST BLOOMFIELD — On July 14, an officer was dispatched to the 5800 block of Darb Lake Street to take a malicious destruction of property report.
The reporting party informed the officer that a vehicle that had been parked in the driveway overnight had one of its windows broken out. The discovery was made the following day. No suspects were reported.
Extortion attempt reported
WEST BLOOMFIELD — On July 12, an officer was dispatched to the West
Bloomfield Police Department to take an extortion report.
The reporting party informed the officer that an unknown individual was threatening to permanently remove the social media account of their business unless there was payment not to do so.
No further information was provided.
Wallet missing from vehicle
WEST BLOOMFIELD — Officers were dispatched to a parking lot in the 7000 block of Orchard Lake Road to take a larceny from vehicle report July 18.
The reporting party informed officers that the vehicle had been parked in the lot for about three hours, and after returning, the complainant discovered that a wallet was missing from a purse that had been left in-
side the vehicle.
No further information was provided.
Fraud reported on Pheasant Run
WEST BLOOMFIELD — An officer was dispatched to an address on Pheasant Run July 16 to take a fraud report.
The reporting party informed the officer about becoming suspicious after going to a website and purchasing stamps.
After doing an internet search for “PayPal fraud department,” the reporting party found what turned out to be a fraudulent number.
Individuals at the fraudulent number reportedly claimed to be part of the Federal Trade Commission and requested money for their service.
The reporting party complied.
“The West Bloomfield Police Department wants the public to know that the Federal Trade Commission will never ask for money to assist someone,” a report states.
Luxury watch reportedly stolen from home
WEST BLOOMFIELD — A resident told police July 16 that between May and June, cleaning personnel that had been hired may have stolen a luxury watch from the reporting party’s home.
No further information was provided.
Anyone who has information about these crimes or others is asked to call the West Bloomfield Police Department at (248) 975-9200.
— Mark Vest
Oil spill
enter a storm drain about 100 feet away, which then entered the Rouge River.
The historic Northville Downs closed in February 2024 after 80 years of horse racing and was the final horse racing track to close in Michigan. The groundbreaking for the 48-acre property’s mixed-use redevelopment took place May 13. Hunter Pasteur Northville LLC is the developer of the $248 million project, which will transform the former race track into 443 units of single and attached homes, apartments, luxury condominiums, parks and retail/restaurants/office spaces. Hunter Pasteur Northville LLC did not respond for comment by press time.
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and Energy released a statement following the oil spill: “On June 21 late afternoon, we were contacted by Western Wayne Co. Hazmat Team about drums inside a building that was in the process of being demolished. As of today (6/24/24) 8 drums that had residual amounts of material and a poly-tote have been the focus of the emergency response work. The barrels released a minimal amount of products — oil-based material that has been sampled (but no results yet). The bulk of the material came from the tote. Material released to the environment is, at most, 80-85 gallons. EGLE, the Hazmat Team and Northville Fire Department responded initially, with a clean-up contractor completing the clean-up and removal of contaminated materials.”
Additionally, EGLE reported that some oil was captured by a boom placed in the Rouge River, but since then, no oil has been observed. EGLE’s other responses to the incident included using a Vactor truck to remove any standing liquid from the ground surface and to remove any liquid from four covered catch basins on the property; jetting and flushing the sewer lines, which are going to be removed; and placing containment hard boom and absorbent booms in the Rouge River near the north side of Seven Mile Road, between Northville Road and Hines Drive, as a precautionary measure.
Northville Mayor Brian Turnbull explained that all of the samples taken from the Rouge River for testing have been cleared.
“I was extremely proud of the first responders, and we had the county in and EGLE, and it got cleared within the week or week and a half,” he said.
“The good news was, geez, within 1520 minutes we had called everybody. Hazmat was there, all the fire folks, and we contained everything. So, pretty proud of all the first
responders, and we didn’t really have to do that, but we are so on edge to make sure everything is done right, and even, like, all the particulates in the air,” Turnbull said. “Asbestos, we’re about a 10th of what you can be, about 20 monitors around that, but because we’re right in the middle of town — towns on one side, there’s a sub on the other side — so, with the asbestos and dust we have to be very protective. We put down for dust calcium chloride. We have three water trucks going around there, water cannons, and we even have a dust bath that trucks come out of there and we have a cleaner going up and down.”
On June 26, the Friends of the Rouge, a nonprofit founded in 1986 to protect and restore the Rouge River, addressed Turnbull in a letter.
“This oil spill threatens the Rouge River and surrounding watershed for 30 miles downstream of the site,” states the letter. “Toxic to aquatic life, the introduction of petroleum based products into the ecosystem can lead to long-term ecological challenges,” Jessica Eiland Anders, the president of the board of directors of the Friends, stated. “This spill also poses a threat to the habitat improvement projects downstream. Millions of taxpayer dollars have been spent to restore Newburgh and Nankin Lakes and have included an accessible fishing pier and kayak launch. How will anglers and boaters who are now using these lakes respond to oil in the water and decline of the ecosystem? How will this spill affect Wilcox and Phoenix Lakes that are currently being restored as well as the numerous habitat restoration projects downstream?”
The group asked that the city of Northville investigate the oil spill and determine how it happened and what measures need to be put in place to ensure that a repeat incident does not occur during the demolition and development of the site. The Friends also called for the city to identify areas for improvement, for stricter safety standards to be implemented, and to be part of the review and remediation activities.
“It was very troubling to us that this was allowed to happen, that any amount of
Sally Petrella expressed concern for Johnson Creek, a coldwater tributary just upstream from where the oil spill occurred. Petrella mentioned that Johnson Creek is one of the healthiest parts of the Rouge River. She shared that the monitoring team had recently discovered a sensitive minnow species in Johnson Creek called the redside dace, which is endangered in Michigan.
oil was allowed to spill, and they said it was a mix of oil and kerosene,” Sally Petrella, the monitoring manager for the Friends, said. “I’m sure there were other chemicals in there, too, because these were 55-gallon drums that had been stored at the site for who knows how long. So, I don’t know if there were any other hazardous materials. Now we’ve been told that it’s all being cleaned up and that they’re doing monitoring to test for water quality, but who knows what went into the river prior to them discovering it, and who knows what the impact for this will be long term.”
Petrella added that a big concern is that this time of year, many aquatic insects are hatching. She explained that due to their sensitivity, they might not survive the contamination, and since they’re at the bottom of the food chain, the fish will have less to eat, and what they do have to eat could be contaminated.
Petrella added that although the Friends have not received a response from Northville, the Wayne County Commission reached out. They assured the Friends that they would make sure that it was properly cleaned up and that there was no threat to human life.
“The one exciting thing about the development at Northville Downs is that they agreed to daylight the river, because the river goes underneath Northville Downs, which is terrible for the river. So it’s going to be a great project to daylight it, but we were just so surprised that now we have this damage before they even started the process,” Petrella said.
In April, the first Rouge River Watershed Report Card prepared by the University of Maryland Center for Environmental Sciences stated that the Rouge River has a D+ (36%) grade. The report card measures six different values in the watershed: water, economy, ecosystem, human health, infrastructure and recreation.
According to the Friends, they were informed about the oil spill by a Northville resident of 33 years and a Friend of the Rouge, Jeff Snyder, on June 22, who witnessed a boom placed downstream from the
Downs to contain the oil. He explained that he was aware that there had been an oil spill the day before.
“I was headed out for a bike ride and I just happened to get a text from a friend that indicated someone was at the bridge outside of the site in Hines Park, and there was a boom set in there, just a small one, and that was backed up with oil. It’s no further than the next several hundred feet from my home, so I went over and looked. Sure enough, it was backed up with oil,” he said. Snyder and his friend watched as two firefighters pulled up and began examining the river. “They could see that oil had built up. Unfortunately, you could see that one side of the boom wasn’t down flat in the water, so oil was leaking around to the east side, continuing down the river.” He added that he alerted them to that situation. He said that the night before, his friend had driven by the site and witnessed the river being pumped. His friend approached with his camera, but was told not to photograph the river and that what was going on was none of his business, Snyder said.
On July 17, Snyder and other Northville residents filed a lawsuit against the city of Northville, Hunter Pasteur Northville LLC and Toll Northeast V Corp. in Wayne County Circuit Court for environmental and health concerns.
“Hunter Pasteur and the city of Northville have ignored all those requirements and statutes that require them to maintain all the dust on-site. And when I say it’s dust, it is billowing like a desert sandstorm into adjacent neighborhoods, and we don’t know what’s in it. These vehicles are driving all over these known contaminated zones, kicking up dust day in and day out,” Snyder said. “All we’re asking from them, from the city and Hunter Pasteur, is to adhere to the law. Just follow the law””
Northville City Manager George Lahanas issued a statement on the lawsuit.
“City administration has reviewed the lawsuit and is confident that our oversight of the Downs construction site is consistent with law, policy and best practices,” he stated. “The City always prioritizes the health, safety and welfare of our residents and will continue to do so. Further, the City Attorney will defend this matter vigorously. We will be offering no further comments on this item as it is pending litigation.”
For more information on the Downs Development in Northville, visit www. ci.northville.mi.us or northvilledowns.info.
For more information on the Friends of the Rouge, visit therouge.org.
To view the Rouge River’s Report Card, visit an.umces.edu/publications/rouge-riverwatershed-report-card.
Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
Decker
player in Horizon League history to ever win Reliever and Pitcher of the Year in back-toback seasons.
“On the surface, he’s got a great size, great frame, and he’s got a very versatile arm, but he’s got great stuff,” Oakland head coach Brian Nelson said. “Stuff is not the question. The thing that makes Brandon Decker so enticing, especially at the next level, is all the intangibles. Him between the ears is as good as anybody out there. He knows himself better than anybody else out there. He has an unbelievable work ethic.”
From 2022-2024, Decker compiled a 19-13 record with a 4.97 ERA and 219 strikeouts in 222.2 innings of work. His arsenal consists of a mid-to-low 90s fastball, a changeup, a cutter, a curveball and a slider.
Decker’s best statistical season came in 2023, when he tallied an 8-3 record with 71 strikeouts in 69.2 innings of work for the right-hander.
Collecting 16 saves in three years, Decker’s versatility was vital to Oakland’s pitching staff, utilizing him as a starter, a reliever and a closer throughout the season.
“That’s what makes Brandon Decker so enticing in the big leagues, is that he can fit in multiple roles,” Nelson said. “He’s just like a utility position player. I’m not sure where he fits, but he’s got a lot of options. If it doesn’t work out here, he can go over here. I think that’s what’s special about Brandon, with how he could legitimately have a career path as a starting pitcher, a long reliever, a short guy, or a back end guy because of just having that mentality of wanting to be on the mound with the ball in his hand is just so important to him.”
The Yankees’ strong suit for the past several years has been its bullpen, and versatility such as Decker’s would fit well.
It’s a grueling journey to the MLB stage, but Nelson said he believes Decker still has yet to reach his full potential.
“I think the things that will help Brandon Decker continue to climb the ladder will be physical development and maturation of his body,” Nelson said. “He’s still a young man with great physical skills, but as he continues to get older and his body continues to mature I think you’ll see another significant increase in stuff with Brandon Decker. By stuff I mean more break, more spin, more explosion and more velocity. I think a lot of that is coming.”
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NEWS & NOTES
CELEBRITY PICKLEBALL EVENT SCHEDULED
WEST BLOOMFIELD — The Sports Club of West Bloomfield is slated to host “Pickleball for Friendship” Aug. 4.
The event is scheduled to take place 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Participants will have an opportunity to play pickleball with local celebrities, including former Detroit Red Wings player Kris Draper, former Detroit Lions player Scott Kowalkowski, radio personality Holly Hutton, and former television reporter Lila Lazarus.
According to a press release, all levels are welcome to participate in the “friendly competition,” with 100% of the funds raised going to support the Friendship Circle, which provides programs and services for individuals with special needs and their families. The entry fee is $100 per player and $40 for spectators. Fruit, coffee and pastries will be included, according to the release. The Sports Club of West Bloomfield is located at 6343 Farmington Road. For more information or to register, visit friendshipcircle.org/Pickleball2024.
NEW PICKLEBALL CLUB SET TO HAVE GRAND OPENING
WEST BLOOMFIELD — A new pickleball club is slated to be coming to West Bloomfield.
PickleRage is scheduled to have its grand opening 11 a.m.-4 p.m. Aug. 3, with a ribbon-cutting ceremony set to take place at 11:30 a.m.
According to a press release, PickleRage is an indoor pickleball club franchise that was founded in 2023 and offers novice and advanced players an opportunity to play year-round.
“We are excited to finally welcome the West Bloomfield community into our club,” David Smith, the COO of PickleRage, stated in the release.
For more information, visit picklerage.com.
OCC chancellor named MCCA board chair
LANSING — The Michigan Community College Association recently announced that Oakland Community College Chancellor Peter Provenzano Jr. has been named as its new board chair.
Provenzano has been with OCC since 2014. Prior to that he worked in public finance, according to a press release.
“In the decade since joining the college, he has repositioned the institution for growth during a time of national enrollment decline, focusing on collaborative partnerships with businesses, K-12 schools, and the community,” the release states.
Provenzano is part of the Leadership Committee of Oakland County’s 80 by 30 initiative, which has a goal of having 80% of the county’s working-age adults attain a post-secondary degree or credential by 2030, according to the release.
“This is an exciting time to help lead the Michigan Community College Association, as our state works strategically to increase the number of residents with a skills certification or college degree to make Michigan a more prosperous state,” Provenzano stated in the release. “Data shows Michigan surpassing the national average in community college enrollment, and I’m going to work to see that number continue to grow during my time as board chair.”
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THE GIFT OF FRIENDSHIP
DRIVES THIS AUSTIN-HEALEY
BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com
METRO DETROIT — It didn’t take long for David White and Dan Heming to become friends for life.
From the moment they met in 1968 as student naval aviators in the U.S. Navy, they formed an immediate bond when stationed in Pensacola, Florida, and Meridian, Mississippi.
“He was in another squadron. We were flying the same airplane, a T-34. It’s a primary trainer,” White said. “He was going through his battles to get the grades to move forward, and so was I. It’s a pretty rigorous environment.”
White, a Michigan State University graduate, and Heming, a University of Michigan graduate, lost touch for a while after leaving the service, but soon reconnected.
“I was out at the Pontiac Airport after we both left the service, and there he was,” White, of Bloomfield Township, said. “This was about 1972, and the bond was re-created instantly.”
Sadly, Heming died a few years ago at age 76.
“We went through some really tight situations together. He saved me from falling off the side of a mountain one time. We’ve had some really on-the-edge experiences, and it built a bond,” White said. “It’s the purest measure of friendship. When I think of him — a very generous man.”
Over the years, both men married and started families, but they continued their friendship, often cruising in Heming’s 1956 Austin-Healey. The British sports car maker was established in 1952 through a joint venture between the Austin division of the British Motor Corp. and the Donald Healey Motor Co. Many of Heming and White’s leisure drives in the Austin-Healey were in Milford.
See AUSTIN-HEALEY on page 9A
LEFT: David White, of Bloomfield Township, inherited his 1956 Austin-Healey from his friend Dan Heming.
Photos by Erin Sanchez
ABOVE: White, left, was the best man in Dan Heming’s wedding. The two met in 1968 while serving in the U.S. Navy.
LEFT: While holding up his book “Tall Air,” White stands next to the Austin-Healey he inherited from Dan Heming.
Austin-Healey
“We’d just look around, have a coffee, get waves from people,” White said. “Sometimes we’d go out to the state parks. We were bikers and hikers at the time. Two good friends that would just enjoy the day.”
White also remembers traveling to Wisconsin when the car was going through an engine modification.
“We went on the ferry and across the lake. I remember the first test drive we took. The car hadn’t been completed. The guy that was working on it said, ‘Hey, take it for a drive,’” White said. “We’re hauling down the road somewhere in Wisconsin. He was pushing it to the limit and I was going, ‘Whoa, whoa. You’re going a little too fast for me.’ We finally got back to the garage. As he was getting out of the car, he pulled up on the steering wheel and it came right off it. We both went, ‘Holy smokes.’”
Heming owned an Austin-Healey while in college but sold it when he entered the Navy. Years later, he bought the 1956 Austin-Healey, which “brought back memories of his college days and also some of the things that happened in the Navy,” White said.
Heming’s friendship also left an impact on White’s wife of 54 years, Ann White.
“There were a lot of late evenings on the patio in the back and a fair amount of Scotch,” Ann White said of the pair.
“And cigars,” White said.
White is now taking care of the Austin-Healey. When Heming died a few years ago, he willed the car to his Navy pal. It took White some time to get used to the idea of having the car. At first, he didn’t want to drive the convertible because “it was Dan’s car.”
“It sat in his garage for quite a while after he passed away,” Ann White said. “It took Dave a while to make it OK in his head.”
But he has since carried on Heming’s love for the automobile. A novice to the Austin-Healey, White learned everything he could about the car, “from servicing the vehicle to the right fluids you use.” When he first brought it home,
Ann White drove very closely in front of White, who was following in the Austin-Healey.
“I hop in the car, start the car up and I’m driving from Milford to Birmingham,” White said. “And it’s getting dark.”
White then turned on a switch he thought were the headlights, but nothing happened.
“I can’t even turn the headlights on,” he said. “We finally got home. It took me another day to figure out the English have a way of pulling it out and then turning it to the right. I thought I had done that, but I apparently didn’t.”
The restored vehicle is a 100-6 two-seater roadster model. The classic car has a 6-cylinder engine paired with an upgraded 5-speed manual transmission. It is paired in what White calls a “mesmerizing custom green/blue exterior, gleaming chrome with the impeccable condition of luxurious black upholstery interior. A true gem in every sense.”
White often takes the car out for drives on Saturday and Sunday mornings. He’s met up with a local AustinHealey group a few times. He also likes to drive the English car through Bloomfield Hills, sometimes with his wife by his side.
“There are some neat roads that go on forever. I drive it just for the pure pleasure when I can,” said White, who misses his friend. “I thank him every time I drive.”
During his lifetime, Heming became a commercial pilot for USAir. He also flew for Roger Penske. White worked in advertising, started his own marketing company and also is a published author of two books — “Tall Air” and “True Blue” — under the name D Stuart White.
David White did not know how to drive the convertible at first, but has since learned all he can about the car.
Photo by Erin Sanchez
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That includes West Bloomfield, and as is the case in other communities, residents have reported problems during the early stages of the transition.
West Bloomfield Township Supervisor Steven Kaplan said that on a weekly basis, Priority is obligated to remove yard waste, garbage and recycling.
About two weeks after Priority took over services from GFL, Kaplan reported that more than 1,000 residents had called the township, and he said the feedback was negative.
“Because they have not been able to fully service the township during its first two weeks at the helm,” Kaplan said. “Yard waste removal, essentially, is non-existent.”
A large part of the blame can be attributed to a lack of serviceable trucks. According to Allen, there was an expectation that about 380 trucks were going to be coming into Priority’s fleet from GFL June 30.
“Over half of that fleet was non-roadready, was non-serviceable – would not meet MDOT minimum requirements for operation or safety,” Allen said, referring to the Michigan Department of Transportation. “Those are the facts. We had to deal with it. … We knew what we needed to do to get them fixed to be put onto the road.”
Even without that issue, Allen was not expecting a problem-free transition.
“The key part people need to understand is we told all the municipalities during the month of June, as part of the transition … that it would be about three weeks to clear away the backlog of everything that was left behind by the previous provider,” he said. “Some communities were experi-
encing two weeks of non-pickup, and in some areas, regretfully, they were up to five weeks. … Over half the fleet that was delivered was not serviceable. It needed to be repaired, which we have been diligently doing that – outsourcing for mechanics, fixing them … here and getting leased vehicles in here – substitution vehicles in order to bolster the operational needs to service all the communities.”
Aside from the approximately threeweek time period that was anticipated to “clear the slate,” Allen anticipates another 60-90 day time period to implement Priority’s technology on the trucks.
“This was going to be a very challenging month of July under the best of circumstances, and then when the trucks were not road-ready, it exacerbated the issue,” he said. “We have cleared away a tremendous amount of backlog off the streets.”
West Bloomfield resident Marvin Herschfus has noticed a difference since Priority originally took over waste hauling services.
“They finally caught up the second week of July,” Herschfus said. “I think they’re back on track, at least picking up the garbage in my neighborhood.”
According to Kaplan, 17 trucks are needed to service West Bloomfield, and Priority now has that number.
According to him, three full-time township employees were dedicated to answering phone calls that were coming in about the issue.
However, Kaplan also acknowledged that Priority lacked a sufficient number of trucks, and his attention has been on more than just them.
“The issue was exacerbated by GFL not completing routes before they turned over the company to Priority Waste – probably
After some early issues were reported following
Priority Waste taking over waste hauling services from GFL Environmental Inc., things have reportedly gotten better.
Photo by Patricia O’Blenes
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COMMUNITY CALENDAR
12A/ WEST BLOOMFIELD BEACON • JULY 31, 2024
AUG. 2
Oakland Uncorked: 21-and-older event featuring local wine, food, craft beer, live music, artisans and silent auction, 7-10 p.m., Oakland County Farmers Market, 2350 Pontiac Lake Road in Waterford, RSVP to waterfordchamber.org or (248) 666-8600
Night Hike: Naturalist-led astronomy adventure, bring flashlight and bug spray, 8-9:30 p.m., Marshbank Park, 2805 Hiller Road in West Bloomfield, registration required, (248) 451-1900, wbparks.org
AUG. 3
Bees in the D: Learn about honeybees and put on suit to get hands on with hive, 10 a.m.-noon, Karner Farm, 5911 Halsted Road in West Bloomfield, registration required, (248) 451-1917, lazoury@wbparks.org, wbparks.org/series/beekeeper-for-a-day-hive-tour
AUG. 4
Pickleball for Friendship: Celebrity fundraiser supporting individuals with special needs, guest players include Kris Draper (ex-Red Wings), Scott Kowalkowski (ex-Lions), Holly Hutton (99.5 FM WYCD/Audacy), Lila Lazarus (former local TV anchor/health reporter), and top pickelball players and local professionals, also online auction, 10 a.m.-12:30 p.m., The Sports Club of West Bloomfield, 6343 Farmington Road, friendshipcircle.org/Pickleball2024
AUG. 8
BYU-Idaho Dance Alliance: Performances include ballet, ballroom, contemporary, hip-hop, jazz, foot works and world dance, plus tribute to The Beatles, 8-10 p.m., The Berman Center for the Performing Arts, 6600 W. Maple Road in West Bloomfield, tickets.jccdet.org/ now-and-then-featuring-byu-idaho-dance-alliance
AUG. 11
Car show and poker rally: Attend and/or compete in car show from 9 a.m.-noon, then visit six historic locations during poker rally from noon-3 p.m., West Bloomfield High School, 4925 Orchard Lake Road, gwbhs.org/pokerrally
AUG. 16-17
Woodward Dream Cruise: Officially held 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Aug. 17, participating cities along 16-mile radius of M-1 include Ferndale, Pleasant Ridge, Huntington Woods, Berkley, Royal Oak, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Bloomfield Township and Pontiac, more events for both days at woodwarddreamcruise.com
AUG. 22
Kids Komotion: Free interactive concert featuring Guy Louis Sferlazza, 10 a.m.-noon, also inflatables and Optimist Club of West Bloomfield selling snacks and refreshments, Marshbank Park, 2805 Hiller Road in West Bloomfield, (248) 451-1900, wbparks.org/ series/kids-komotion-concerts
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AUG. 24
Pollinator festival: Learn about pollinators and how to help, plus hands-on activity stations and honey for sale, 10:30 a.m.-noon, Marshbank Park, 2805 Hiller Road in West Bloomfield, wbparks.org
ONGOING
‘Beyond Boundaries Group Exhibition’: 10 a.m.-6 p.m. Mondays-Saturdays Aug. 1-31, also reception 6-9 p.m. Aug. 24, Art Leaders Gallery, 33086 Northwestern Highway in West Bloomfield, artleaders.com
Outdoor concerts: 7-9 p.m. July 31 (The Groove Suns), Aug. 7 (Harmonized Steel) and Aug. 14 (Weekend Comeback), Hiram Sims Park, 1299 Quinif Drive in Walled Lake, walledlake.us
• 6-8:30 p.m. July 31 (Dueling Pianos) and Aug. 7 (Dan Rafferty Band), also food trucks at 5:30 p.m., Marshbank Park, 2805 Hiller Road in West Bloomfield, (248) 451-1914, mtehako@wbparks.org, wbparks. org/events
Waterford Oaks Wave Pool: Open select dates until Sept. 2, 1702 Scott Lake Road, (248) 858-0918, waterfordoakswaterpark@oakgov.com, oakgov.com
Farmers markets: 8 a.m.-2 p.m. Wednesdays through October, Ambrose Public Safety Campus, 1499 E. West Maple Road in Walled Lake, walledlake.us
• 7 a.m.-1:30 p.m. Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays through end of December, 2350 Pontiac Lake Road in Waterford, (248) 858-5495, ocmarket@oakgov.com, oakgov.com
Game nights: 6:30 p.m. Wednesdays, Sylvan Lake Community Center, 2456 Pontiac Drive, (248) 6821440, sylvanlake.org/community_center
• 5-6:30 p.m. every first and third Wednesday of month, Commerce Township Community Library, 180 E. Commerce Road, (248) 669-8108, commercetwp. com/library
Live music: 8 p.m. Fridays-Saturdays, Fork n’ Pint, 4000 Cass-Elizabeth Road in Waterford, (248) 7913256, forknpintcasslake.com
ADHD meetings: Hosted by CHADD of Eastern Oakland County, for adults and parents, 7:30-8:30 p.m., Zoom, see schedule on chadd.net/chapterevents/527
Health workshops: For ovarian cancer, diabetes, nutrition and more, hosted by Corewell Health, free and virtual, beaumonthealth.digitalsignup.com
Lupus support groups: 10 a.m. every second Tuesday of month and 7 p.m. every last Wednesday, Zoom, (248) 901-7299, milupus.org/support-groups
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half the township was unserviced,” he said. “GFL is the culprit here; they didn’t finish their work for four straight weeks. They left the condition of the homes in an abysmal state – garbage all over, yard waste. And then … the trucks that they sold to Priority Waste, 20% of them were defective.”
At a July 15 township Board of Trustees meeting, trustees unanimously approved seeking a forfeiture of a $1.5 million performance bond with GFL.
“We can seek to have that bond defaulted and the money paid by the bank to us because of the poor performance of GFL in the weeks leading up to July 1,” Kaplan said. “They had four weeks in June where their service was … sometimes non-existent, such as maybe providing a service to 50% of the residents.”
The issue could make its way into the court system, and if successful, according to Kaplan, the township is going to ask Priority Waste to credit $20 to the accounts of the approximately 20,000 households impacted by the work that was not finished by GFL. He said that amounts to about
$400,000, and the rest of the money would go for attorney fees and salary reimbursements for the three full-time township employees who spent approximately four weeks fielding calls from residents.
“The township seeks to provide a remedy to the residents,” Kaplan said. “The residents deserve much more than the service GFL provided.”
At press time, GFL had not replied to opportunities to comment.
In West Bloomfield, residents are billed directly, which Kaplan estimated to be about $260 per year.
“We are not involved in billing,” he said. “We don’t receive a percentage.”
According to an email from a township representative, residents who paid GFL in full for the year are all set until next March, and those who have set up automatic payment through a bank or credit union should be sure to cancel so that unintended payments don’t get sent to GFL.
According to Herschfus, he has had a hard time getting a hold of anybody from Priority.
“So the transition on that is still hitting a brick wall,” said Herschfus, who spoke with the Beacon approximately two weeks after the transition. “I know they’re
trying to catch up, but in order to complete things, I have to make sure I’m still an active customer and I’m trying to do my due diligence, but I can’t get through to anybody. There has to be some … adjustment on the bill for the missed pickups, depending on how many people were affected.”
Allen discussed whether or not Priority intends to provide refunds or credits to residents.
“We’re not paying GFL’s bill,” he said. “We’re fixing GFL’s problem that they left behind.”
Allen also addressed wait times that people have reported when attempting to contact a Priority representative.
“I understand that in this day and age everybody wants everything within 15 minutes, so on, so forth, but when you’re dealing with 5,000 inquiries in a 10-hour day … sometimes it’s two, three, four hours before they can be answered, and sometimes the solution is already on the way, we just haven’t got to your subdivision yet or we haven’t got to your street yet,” Allen said. “So we’re dealing with the normal issues, and we’re dealing with huge backlog. So we’re doing those two things simultaneously and fixing a very broken fleet, which we inherited in the purchase.”
Kaplan pointed out that the issues early on with Priority were a tri-county predicament. However, he was not expecting long-term problems.
“We are optimistic,” Kaplan said. “We have a good relationship with (the) management of Priority Waste.”
Herschfus said that the situation was a “total mess.”
“I don’t know why it got all messed up, but in the meantime I’m holding my own and at least they started picking up the garbage on my street,” he said.
Allen shared an optimistic perspective.
“A tremendous amount of progress has been made,” he said. “So what you would normally consider to be regular service without interruptions or delays and so on, that’s coming. We hear everybody, but people need to understand that we were the solution. The problem didn’t start on July 1. The fix started on July 1, and that’s what we’ve been executing.”
For more information, visit prioritywaste.com or call (586) 228-1200.
The township can be contacted by calling (248) 451-4845.
Call Staff Writer Mark Vest at (586) 498-1052.
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“The upshot of the inspection report is that while our sampling didn’t score any asbestos hits, we are recommending to the school district they treat the entire 2nd and 3rd floor plaster as if it had asbestos present based on the plaster work, which is of an inconsistent nature,” states an email from EGLE. “The bottom line is because of the inconsistency in the plaster application, asbestos could be present in one area, but not the next only (a) few inches away. It would not be possible to run enough tests to adequately map any potential asbestos in the plaster, hence our recommendation. That’s why we do not plan any further testing prior to potential abatement. … It would not provide any additional actionable information, and is covered by our recommendation.”
According to a letter sent to the Beacon on behalf of Heart of the Lakes, the West Bloomfield School District hired Arch Environmental to conduct an asbestos inspection report last August, which stated that materials containing asbestos were abundantly present in more than 65,000 square feet of the building.
However, this past April, according to Heart of the Lakes, Environmental Maintenance Engineers, which was approved by the West Bloomfield Board of Education for asbestos abatement work, submitted a notice to EGLE that they were going to abate 9,500 square feet of asbestos, “just 1/7 of the required 65,000 square feet.”
At press time, no representatives from Arch or Environmental Maintenance Engineers had replied for comment, but a representative from Giarmarco, Mullins & Horton, P.C. sent a statement that was attributed to Arch Environmental Group Inc.
“AEG completed all inspection work in strict accordance with the EPA’s Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA) regulation and the EPA’s National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs) regulation, and all bulk sampling was conducted following sampling procedures and strategies outlined in these regulations,” reads the statement. “In many cases, sampling was conducted in multiple stages to go above and beyond regulatory requirements. The additional sampling was done in an abundance of caution to provide additional support and provide results consistent with initial sampling. … We would like to reiterate that all asbestos consulting (and related inspection and sampling) services conducted at Roosevelt Elementary School have been carried out in full compliance with all regulations and standards.”
According to local resident Christian Sonneville, a retired structural and civil engineer, the three-story Roosevelt building has about 162,000 square feet of plaster walls and ceilings, which is about 54,000 square feet per floor.
According to Keego resident Susan Emerling, who is part of Heart of the Lakes, it can be difficult to get a thorough understanding of the asbestos situation, because based on a conversation that she had with an EGLE representative, it’s been “plastered and replastered many, many times by many different providers over the years.”
Timothy Mullins, an attorney representing the school district on behalf of Giarmarco, Mullins and Horton P.C., was asked about EGLE’s recommendation that the district treat the entire second and third floor plaster as if it had asbestos present.
“I don’t have a response to that,” Mullins said. “The district is proceeding based upon the court ruling as it exists and what the courts decide to do. The school (district) has hired licensed, certified, appropriate people to do testing, to conduct matters appropriate with all codes and regulations, and right now nothing’s happening, so we’ll wait to see what the court says and we’ll decide how we’re going to proceed from there.”
According to a press release, Eric Abramson, who is an asbestos lawyer with Serling and Abramson PC, is a homeowner in the “breathing zone” of Roosevelt.
“As a resident and community member, I am deeply worried about the asbestos abatement process at Roosevelt Elementary,” Abramson stated in the release. “From our view of the testing documents, the very limited testing done is not sufficient to identify all of the asbestos-containing materials throughout the building. If you are going to conduct a legitimate survey for asbestoscontaining materials, you have to look in all places known to contain asbestos, such as piping and mechanical rooms and equipment throughout the entire building or else it must be assumed that there are asbestoscontaining materials present.”
Abramson stated that with the information that has been received, there are “concerns remaining.”
“It’s the responsibility of the school district to be fully transparent about their findings. Cutting corners to save on cost cannot take precedent over community safety,” Abramson stated. “I’ve talked with many community members who share my concern about whether required abatement procedures will be followed, given the proposed budget. The health and safety of our community must be the top priority.”
According to Heart of the Lakes, Arch Environmental estimated that abatement
costs would be up to $816,000. However, at a Board of Education meeting last March, board members voted to award asbestos abatement work to Environmental Maintenance Engineers for $93,000, and building demolition to International Construction for $465,000, totaling $558,000.
“By using these suspiciously low bids, WBSD made demolition and selling the vacant land appear financially justifiable vs selling the building, and the Board of Ed. approved the low bids,” the letter from Heart of the Lakes states.
Mullins indicated that he is not aware of when a court decision about Roosevelt will come, and he said he did not know whether the delay is changing anything with the bids.
Although donations and fundraising have helped to drive Heart of the Lakes’ cause, Emerling understands that taking on a school district is no easy task, but she said she is optimistic.
Despite EGLE stating that it has no position on the potential demolition of the
Roosevelt building, the concern residents have about a potential health risk was addressed.
“No demolition is risk-free,” a statement from EGLE reads. “We are committed to overseeing any future abatement and demolition to ensure it complies with all applicable laws and statutes to protect public health and the environment.”
Emerling shared the outcome that she hopes for.
“My No. 1 hope is that we have a school board, whether it takes electing new people onto it or whether it takes an (epiphany) of the people on the school board, to change their minds and hearts and start treating the public with the respect the public deserves,” she said. “Start really thinking about the health of the community, the wellbeing of the children and the people that they serve, and start being open and honest with the community. They have asked for community input, and they have ignored us for over a year now.”
CITY OF ORCHARD LAKE VILLAGE NOTICE OF ZONING BOARD PUBLIC HEARINGS
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to Michigan Public Act 110 of 2006, the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act, as amended, the City of Orchard Lake Village Zoning Board of Appeals will consider the following appeal at their Regular Meeting on Monday, August 19, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. at the Orchard Lake City Hall, 3955 Orchard Lake Road, Orchard Lake, Michigan:
- Sammut Appeal- 3905 Laplaya Lane (Height Variance to Allow a Retaining Wall to Remain on the Lakeside of the Property)
- Nafso Appeal-2940 Orchard Place (Side Yard Setback Variance to allow a Recently Constructed Swimming Pool/Spa to Remain)
- Mitchell Appeal-3763 Indian Trail (Side Yard Setback Variance for Construction of a New Single-Family Home)
- Faranso Appeal - 4200 Commerce Road (Lakeside Setback Variance to Re-Construct a Fire Damaged Home on the Property)
Complete copies of the request are available for review at the Offce of the City Clerk in City Hall. Written Comments will be received in the City Clerk’s Offce, 3955 Orchard Lake Road, Orchard Lake, MI between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, or may be submitted electronically to CityClerk@CityofOrchardLake.com. You are invited to attend the hearing.
Rhonda McClellan
CityClerk@CityofOrchardLake.com
Publish: West Bloomfeld Beacon 07/31/2024
CITY OF ORCHARD LAKE VILLAGE
SUMMARY OF THE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
July 15, 2024
At the July 15, 2024 Regular City Council Meeting, Council took the following action:
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o Approved a Variance for the Replacement of an Existing Natural Fence & Barrier Installed on the Waterfront Yard of the Property at 4470 Pontiac Trail;
o Approved General Business Licenses;
o Approved an Amended Grant Agreement with the Oakland County Local Government Critical Infrastructure and Adopted a Resolution;
o Accepted the Municipal Employees Retirement System (MERS) Actuarial for 2023;
o Approved an Annual Contribution Lump Sum Payment for the Municipal Employees Retirement System (MERS) Defned Beneft;
o Approved a Contract Extension Agreement with the Clinton River Watershed Council;
o Approved a Base Station Radio Installation for the Police Department;
o Postponed a Computer Server Purchase for the Police Department until August 19, 2024 Next Month’s Regular City Council Meeting;
o Postponed the First Reading of General Ordinance Amendment Chapter 2, Administration, Article III - Offcers and Employees (Change Director of City Services to City Manager) until August 19, 2024 Next Month’s Regular City Council Meeting;
o Accepted all Department Reports.
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YOUR SUPPORT MA ERS! Jim Manna has been a dedicated Trustee, commi ed to serving our community since 2009 with integrity, vision and countless achievements for the entire West Bloomfield Community.
★ Brought Tesla Electric vehicles to West Bloomfield
★ Multiple road and bridge improvements enhancing value
★ Continued the goal of making WB one of the safest communities in Michigan
★ Always making our seniors a priority by approving senior housing
★ Approved the multi-million-dollar downtown corridor with gorgeous entrance to the community
★ Helped to make West Bloomfield a welcoming community to all
JIM PROUDLY SUPPORTS & ASKS THE COMMUNITY TO VOTE FOR
Jim is supported and endorsed by:
Andy Gutman
David Coulter
Eugene Greenstein
James Rosenthal
Steven & Lisa Kaplan
Eddie Shapiro
Martin Manna
