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Southfield encourages residents to be its ‘eyes and ears’ BY KATHRYN PENTIUK Kpentiuk@candgnews.com
SOUTHFIELD — Antoinette Beglar has been a Southfield resident for almost 23 years. During her time in the city, she has enjoyed watching its enhancements, including
the construction of the library and art installations, such as Red Pole Park. Beglar enjoys walking through the city and admiring the beautification efforts. However, while walking late last summer from the Fracassi Municipal Campus to 10 Mile and Evergreen roads, she was struck by the amount of litter she saw just a few
steps away from an empty trash can. She described the litter scattered along the bus stop as “a great contrast” to the beauty of the Mary Thompson farm, the library, and the greenery and flowers lining the area. “I was dismayed at the sight, not only because it was a big contrast to the beautiful scenery up to that point, but also because
there was a trash receptacle nearby. It seemed to me that the litterers were without excuse,” Beglar said. “I’m appealing to everybody to respect the environment and themselves and stop littering.” Beglar added that she recently walked past the same area and noticed that it was See RESIDENTS on page 16A
Habitat For Humanity Oakland and Bank of America hard at work in Southfield BY KATHRYN PENTIUK kpentiuk@candgnews.com
Habitat Oakland crews work on a “total rehab” of a home on Westover. Bank of America donated $3.1 million towards Global Build this year as part of its three-year commitment to Habitat. Habitat Oakland was presented with $40,000 to renovate homes in Oakland County. Photos by Patricia O’Blenes
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SOUTHFIELD — Housing affordability is a national conversation, but some groups are offering local solutions. On Oct. 26, seven Bank of America employees volunteered with Habitat for Humanity Oakland County at 20303 Westover Ave. in Southfield for the Global Build initiative, which aims to support affordable housing and revitalization efforts in communities worldwide. Bank of America presented Habitat Oakland with $40,000 to renovate homes in Oakland County. “We really value this partnership with Bank of America. They’ve been supporting us for many years. It’s companies like this that take this responsibility seriously that really helps us to get this work done,” Ann Duke, Habitat Oakland’s chief development officer, said. Bank of America donated $3.1 million towards Global Build this year as part of its three-year commitment to Habitat. Across the world,