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BIRMINGHAM — The Franciscan Outreach Program and Birmingham Village Players are collaborating for the first time this winter for a benefit that helps feed the hungry. Birmingham Village Players will stage a benefit performance of “Once Upon a Mattress” at 7:30 p.m. Jan. 7. All proceeds from ticket sales will go to the program. The Franciscan Friars have been making an impact on families for years through their partnership with the Church of the Transfiguration, 25225 Code See FOOD BANK on page 18A
Bloomfield Hills High School debate team excels in inaugural season BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Last year, Bloomfield Hills High School students were inspired to form a debate club. This year, the club has officially become a team that has proven itself time and time again at tournaments.
Zuheir Sibai, who was a freshman at the time, brought up the idea of starting a debate club to Krish Patel, then a sophomore. The debate club was a more casual format, but this year the students decided to take it to the next level by making it a team that goes to competitions. Now Sibai and Patel are co-presidents of the debate team. Prior to this, Bloomfield Hills High School didn’t have
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METRO DETROIT — Boys and girls high school basketball is back as programs all over Michigan aim to start the season on a high note. Games began for prep basketball at the start of December and now, to end the calendar year, teams are looking to win showcase and classic games before conference play begins.
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Local students raise money to help blood cancer patients BY MARY GENSON mgenson@candgnews.com
BLOOMFIELD HILLS — Each year, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society honors high school students through the Student Visionaries of the Year philanthropic competition. Cranbrook Kingswood High School stu-
dent Ryan VanDyke was named the Detroit region’s Student Visionary of the Year for his leadership efforts in raising $243,952 to help blood cancer patients. VanDyke was nominated to participate in the competition, where he was tasked with assembling a team of students and adults to raise See VANDYKE on page 14A
BOYS Hamtramck at Ferndale — Dec. 20 at 7 p.m. PRIME Basketball Showcase at Ferndale The PRIME Basketball Showcase will be a great opportunity to highlight some of the best talent in Michigan early in the 2025 season. Hamtramck was a postseason team a year ago and Ferndale is led by one of the best prep players in the state. Junior forward Eden Vinyard has already gotten off to a solid start this season and will look to lead Ferndale to a postseason run while exploring his collegiate recruitment. GIRLS West Bloomfield at Detroit Mumford — Dec. 21 at 5:30 p.m. Mount Clemens Classic at Mount Clemens High School Mount Clemens will host two postseason teams from a year ago in the school’s yearly classic. Detroit Mumford reached the second round of the District playoffs in 2024 and West Bloomfield established itself as one of the best teams in Michigan. West Bloomfield finished 2024 with a 19-9 record and went on an incredible run that got them to the final four, before a semifinal loss to eventual state champion Belleville.
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Brother Rice is consistently one of the best teams in the state and will look to carry its momentum from a 22-3 season last year into the 2025 campaign. East Lansing is the defending state champion from 2024 after a 28-1 season. Grosse Pointe South vs Brother Rice Dec. 19 at 4:30 p.m. North Farmington Holiday Extravaganza No notes on this matchup. Auburn Hills Avondale at Freeland Dec. 20 at 5 Louis O’Neal Classic at Saginaw Valley State University Avondale is coming off of a 16-8 season in 2024 where the team finished in second place in an always competitive OAA-Red Division. Freeland went 22-4 last season and made the state quarterfinals. Goodrich at Waterford Mott Dec. 20 at 7:30 p.m. Corsairs Christmas Classic at Waterford Mott
In 2024, Goodrich finished with a 19-6 record and made it to regionals. Waterford Mott, the host of the event, went 22-4 a year ago and made the regional finals before losing to a heavily publicized Orchard Lake St. Mary’s team. GIRLS Troy at Rochester Dec. 18 at 7:00 p.m. Troy and Rochester both played in postseason basketball a year ago, but Troy’s district win over Troy Athens was the only win between the two teams in 2024 postseason play. Rochester went 19-4 with a 10-0 divisional record last year and is looking to win the OAA-White Division for the second year in a row in 2025. Troy Alumni Game and Potluck at Troy High School Troy vs TBD Dec. 23 at 4 p.m. Romeo at Harper Woods Chandler Park Dec. 29 at 9:30 a.m. 2025 Skippers Holiday Basketball Showcase Marysville at Harrison Township L’Anse Creuse
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The D Zone Invitational at Hazel Park High School The D Zone is hosting one of the biggest basketball tournaments of its kind at Hazel Park and will showcase over 60 teams over a five day stretch.
Saginaw Heritage vs. Clarkston Dec. 21 at 8 p.m.
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Rochester Adams at Birmingham Groves Dec. 22 at 12:30 p.m. For more information on The D Zone Showcase visit basketball.thedzone.com. For schedules and scores of all prep games visit MHSAA.com.
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led them to success in tournaments. The team now consists of 30 students. “We wouldn’t have been here without our coach, as well as our other teammates,” Patel said. “It takes more than just two teams to take your team to where it is, and I think it’s incredible to have the teammates that we do have always pushing us.” As Patel said and the other team members reiterated, the debate team is “by the students, for the students.” “While Bloomfield Hills has the resources, I think the debate team stands for students being proactive and using those resources,” Patel said.
Individual and team success
The team has earned team and individual awards at its tournaments this year, including at a tournament at Berkley High School, where the team locked out the bracket during the semi-finals. In a debate tournament, there are usually four preliminary rounds, and based on those rounds, teams advance to the quarterfinal, semi-final and final rounds. However, students from the same school can not compete against each other. “If two teams from the same school are matched up, there’s an automatic win by the team that’s ranked higher at that time in the tournament,” Zoz explained. At the Berkley High School tournament, the Bloomfield Hills team “had five of the top eight teams in the quarter final, and after the quarter final was over, all of the teams in the semifinal were Bloomfield Hills teams. So there was
an automatic win in the semifinal round, and there was an automatic win in the final round. The tournament ended three hours early because we had taken all the places that were left.”
Creating close bonds through a shared love for debate
In addition to success at tournaments, the debate team has formed close bonds with each other. “I didn’t know maybe 95% of the people on the team at the beginning of the season. However, now I love them all so much. They are some of the sweetest people I’ve ever met,” Priyanca Skilton, a junior at BHHS and team co-captain, said. “I’ve never really had a sports team kind of bond, but this is as close as I think you can get to that, because we’re all just so close now.” After tournaments, the team continues to hang out together because they have grown so close. “I think it’s really good that we’re a community, which makes us stronger as a team,” Maya Stojkovic, a junior at BHHS, said. Within the team, there is a range of grade levels represented. Because of this, Holiday Lucai-Sample, a junior at BHHS and team secretary, said, “There’s a lot of open-mindedness in the team.”
ABOVE: The Bloomfield Hills High School debate team is in its inaugural year. There are 30 members on the team. BELOW: The Bloomfield Hills High School debate team has been successful at tournaments, taking home individual and team honors. Photos provided by Bloomfield Hills High School
Promoting personal growth
Learning debate has given students confidence and skills that have helped them grow in areas other than debate. “The things I took from it will last for me forever, because the skill of being able to push your voice out without being aggressive is something you’ll need no matter what
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ABOVE CENTER: In a photo from a few years ago, Patty Giorlando with three of her six grandchildren — Ben, to her left; Addy, next to Ben; and Liam — make Christmas cookies. “I love to bake and spend time with the grandkids,” Giorlando said. “It’s building memories, but it also teaches them how to bake, how to have fun and how to be creative.”
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ABOVE LEFT: Amilia Galba, who is now 9, rolled out Christmas cookie dough a few years ago. Amilia, her brother Ben, mom Kristina, and Aunt Raychel Galba have a family tradition of baking holiday cookies every season.
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ABOVE RIGHT: Ben, left, and Addy Giorlando use different cutouts to create Christmas cookies during a past baking session. The kids are older now but still bake every season. Photos provided by Ken Giorlando
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holidays. Their aunt, Tami Galba, started the tradition, where the cousins not only produced gooey and delicious treats of all kinds, but also a lifetime of memories that could fill a stocking from here to the North Pole. “It’s been more than 30 years and my sister and I have kept it going. The older you are, you get nostalgic,” said Galba, of Shelby Township. “Normally we do it before our family Christmas party, which is the Saturday before Christmas.” Galba and Kristina, along with Kristina’s children, Ben, 20, and Amilia, 9, will be “baking” spirits bright when they make about 15 dozen homemade cookies this month to give as gifts to family and friends. “My mom puts them in tins,” Galba, 43, said. “Everyone loves the homemade cookies. It puts a smile on their faces. I feel it has extra love in it.” One holiday staple for the Galbas are the sugar cookies they roll out, cut and decorate into different shapes of Santa Claus, Christmas trees and more. In recent years, the foursome added snickerdoodles and peanut butter chocolate chip cookies to their recipe collection. “We do Almond Joys with coconut, and Christmas bark,” Galba said. “We change it up. We do varieties, dark chocolate and peppermint, graham crackers and milk chocolate. Sometimes I do a s’mores one.” Galba’s all-time favorite Christmas treats are the Corn Flakes wreaths that melt in your mouth. The family puts on Christmas music while baking. The playlist usually starts with Elvis Presley, followed by traditional holiday tunes that fill the house with melodies. It can take the crew up to seven hours baking, decorating and visiting. The freshly baked cookies are made all in one day. Across town, in Eastpointe, Patty Giorlando, her husband, Ken, and their six grandchildren will again bake batches of Christmas cookies this year. It’s a tradition they started with their own four children that has carried over to a third generation. “We pick a weekend and a day for them to come over,” Giorlando said. Giorlando, 60, said she gets the refrigerated dough ready ahead of time. The kids then roll out the dough and make stars, angels, snowmen, trees, gingerbread figures, a Christmas bell and a holly leaf. They put their own finishing touches on the sugar cookies with frosting and sprinkles of green and red. Melting Hershey’s Kisses onto pretzels, snowballs and peanut butter blossoms
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are other family traditions. “It’s fun to shop for the different candies and the different decorations. Sometimes we make Rice Krispies Treats and use cookie cutters to cut those. We go until they get bored and tired,” Giorlando said. “I love to bake and spend time with the grandkids. It’s building memories, but it also teaches them how to bake, how to have fun and how to be creative.” The family listens to the sounds of the seasons as the cookies bake in the oven. Ken is usually in charge of the Christmas playlist with music that includes everything from country music to old-world music to the classics like Frank Sinatra and Ray Conniff. “‘Alvin and the Chipmunks’ is one we play for sure,” Giorlando said. “Some songs they know and they sing along.” The Giorlandos have another food tradition that occurs before Thanksgiving. They get together with relatives to make cannoli shells from scratch. Giorlando’s sisterin-law, Sharon Litz, made aprons for everyone to wear while in the kitchen. Spending time together is something they treasure. Some students in James Ford’s culinary classes at Macomb Community College will bake holiday treats at home this season. One student is even making Grinch cookies that Ford can take to an event. “In the classes I teach, the most popular cookies seem to be what Grandma and Mom used to make. The recipes were passed down from family,” he said. “Peppermint is a popular flavor this time of year.” Ford, a certified pastry chef and culinary professor at MCC, offered a number of tips to help bakers while whipping up treats. “The main thing is to keep your kitchen organized. Have everything in its place,” he said. “I would prepare stuff ahead of time. It helps you be efficient.” One recommended baking practice is placing the ingredients on a quarter-pan-size tray so they stay in one place. Ford advises keeping ingredients at room temperature unless something needs to be chilled. He also reminds bakers to check on how the butter needs to be for the recipe. “Where butter is involved you have to watch the method: cold, melted or softened,” he said. Wait for the cookies to cool to begin frosting them, and stay near the stove while baking so the cookies don’t burn. “A lot of time, people get distracted at home,” he said. “Have someone back you up.” Call Staff Writer Maria Allard at (586) 498-1045.
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METRO DETROIT — Customer service and treatment of employees are the keys to success, according to the owners of two local businesses that have flourished for decades. “I think we have built a company based on a certain ethical standard and we’ve treated our customers the right way, and we’ve acted with integrity and trust, and we’ve treated our team members the right way who in turn have really put in that additional effort and loyalty to help us grow,” said Mark Tapper, CEO of Tapper’s Jewelry. Tapper said his father, Howard Tapper, founded the company in 1977 because he believed many other jewelry businesses at the time were not focused on customer service. “He believed many jewelry stores were not operated in a customer-centric way. So, there were silly policies that were considered the norm in 1977 that today we would think were kind of crazy, but he didn’t like how those businesses
operated,” Tapper said. According to Tapper, some of the customer-service policies that his father was very innovative in changing included giving customers cash refunds and offering them a vast selection of complimentary gift wrapping for their purchases. “He was very value oriented. He wanted to make sure that the customer got tremendous value for the price that they were paying. So, he had a very large selection of merchandise, and he really tried to give the very, very best prices in metropolitan Detroit,” Tapper said. The first Tapper’s Jewelry store opened at 12 Mile Road and Northwestern Highway in front of a racquet club. Tapper said his dad chose that location due to the popularity of the sport at the time; he thought that customers would come in and look at jewelry on their way to or from the racquet club. That idea didn’t work out as well as his father hoped it would, but he said his dad See BUSINESS on page 16A
Mark Tapper (left in the color photo), Howard Tapper, and Steve Tapper (left in the black-andwhite photo) stand together in photos taken decades apart at Tapper’s Jewelry. The company was founded in 1977. Photos provided by Tapper’s Jewelry
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as much money as possible in seven weeks. This was done last year, when VanDyke was a sophomore. He is now 17 and a junior. When choosing his team, Champions for a Change, he said he looked for people with diverse networks to help maximize fundraising opportunities. “I didn’t want to choose people that are necessarily in my circle, per se. I would try to go for someone who might get out to a different audience of people that could tap into donating that I wouldn’t have reached without them,” VanDyke said. The team ranked in the top 2% of 1,133 teams nationwide. Team members came from Cranbrook Kingswood High School, Detroit Country Day High School, the University of Detroit and Marian High School. The team consisted of AJ Farner, Colin VanDyke, Joe Wiater, Robbie Sarle, Cole
Kirschenbaum, Josh Day, Eli Rosen, Matthew Dilley, Landon Smith, Ricky Jeong, Quinn Norlander, Cooper Masters and Stella Glorio. Farmer, from Cranbrook Kingswood High School, was the national runner-up for Team Member of the Year. VanDyke said the goal was “helping find a cure, helping raise awareness, and helping patients who are affected by blood cancer get more support that they deserve.” Throughout the process, VanDyke said, he tried to stay proactive and keep his team motivated. He said the most productive way of raising money was sending letters. The team did, however, hold local fundraising events to try to reach new audiences. “Being the Student Visionary of the Year wasn’t necessarily the goal going into it,” VanDyke said. “It was more just trying to make an impact on as many people and as many people’s lives as I could, both me and my team.” Though the other candidates were tech-
nically competitors, VanDyke said he was impressed with how much money everyone was able to collectively raise. “This amazing campaign brought us together, and we really got to work together and spread the word and raise awareness and money for people in need,” VanDyke said. “In the cancer space, pediatric patients are 26 years and younger, and the majority of pediatric cancer patients are experiencing blood cancer,” Sarah Belote, statewide “Of the Year” campaign development director for The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, said. “Having their peers step up and fight back for their health experiences and fundraising for research, for treatment that will allow them to not experience lifelong side effects after cancer, is really important.” VanDyke was on the board to choose the candidates for Detroit’s next Student Visionaries of the Year competition. The competition begins Jan. 23, and the winner is announced March 14 at the Grand Finale, held at the Royal Oak Music Theatre.
Cranbrook Kingswood High School Student Ryan VanDyke was named Detroit’s Student Visionary of the Year by the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Photo provided by Noelle VanDyke
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Road in Southfield. The program — which does not restrict to certain ZIP codes — continues to grow, currently feeding hundreds of families per month. As food insecurity grows, so does the need for funds for the Franciscan Outreach Program. “With food insecurity being what it is now, with cutbacks on so many of the government programs, we’re trying to raise more money so that we can buy more food from Gleaners and others and just be able to continue the wonderful work that this mission has provided for the last 65-plus years,” Mary Wallace, the director of the program, said. When Event Coordinator Dianne Cragg went to visit the food bank, she was impressed by the quantity of food they were able to distribute. “It just blows me away that they have this massive food bank over there in Southfield. … The food that they get in and how they do a turnaround — it’s wonderful,” Cragg said.
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BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP — From Dec. 4-5, the Bloomfield Township Police Department took five reports of larcenies from vehicles throughout the township. In total, eight vehicles were entered, and personal property, purses, computers and shopping bags full of items were stolen. In every instance, the vehicles were parked in a driveway, unlocked. Each larceny occurred during the overnight hours. The Bloomfield Township Police Department is investigating each of these larcenies, and they strongly advise all residents to lock their car doors, remove all valuables from inside their car and never leave the keys inside the vehicle, according to the department. — Mary Genson
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Chanukah celebration: Features Menorah lighting, live music by The Klezmer Academy and treats, 5-6 p.m., Shain Park, corner of Henrietta and Martin streets in downtown Birmingham, presented by Chabad Jewish Center of Bloomfield Hills, free but registration required, bhchabad.org/chanukah
DEC. 18-21
‘The Phantom Tollbooth’: Show about boy whose boredom changes to adventure thanks to mysterious package he finds in his room, performed by Stagecrafters Youth Theatre, 7 p.m. Dec. 18-19, 2 and 7 p.m. Dec. 20, and 2 p.m. Dec. 21, The Baldwin Theatre, 415 S. Lafayette in Royal Oak, (248) 541-6430, info@stagecrafters.org, stagecrafters.org
DEC. 19
‘Shipwreck to Sipping Whiskey: Lost Rye Genetically Revived by MSU and Mammoth Distilling’: Talk part of new Ignite Your Curiosity Speaker Series, 7:30 p.m., Cranbrook Institute of Science, 39221 Woodward Ave. in Bloomfield Hills, continues Jan. 16, Feb. 20, March 20, April 17 and May 15, science.cranbrook.edu/ speaker-series
DEC. 19-20
‘Merry Cringemas’: Original holiday sketch show, 7:30 p.m., Go Comedy! Improv Theatre, 261 E. Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, gocomedy.net
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‘Steel Poinsettias’: Holiday parody sequel to “Steel Magnolias,” 7 p.m. Dec. 19-20 and 3 p.m. Dec. 21, Ringwald Theatre at Affirmations LGBTQ+ Community Center, 290 W. Nine Mile Road in Ferndale, (248) 545-5545, theringwald@gmail.com, theringwald.com, read story at candgnews.com
DEC. 20
Winter Solstice Celebration: Make projects focused on longest/darkest night of year, also music, art and more, 11 a.m.-5 p.m., one tickets allows entry into Cranbrook Art Museum and Cranbrook Institute of Science,, 39221 Woodward Ave. in Bloomfield Hills,
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DEC. 21
Christmas concerts: Performance by Tim Zimmerman and The King’s Brass, also Christmas carol singalong, 3-4:30 p.m., Lutheran Church of the Redeemer, 1800 W. Maple Road in Birmingham, free but donations appreciated, registration suggested, lcr.church/kingsbrass • Performance titled “Hear the Angels Sing,” 4 p.m., Kirk in the Hills, 1340 W. Long Lake Road in Bloomfield Hills, (248) 626-2515, kirkinthehills.org Santa brunch: Also crafts and photos, 2-3:30 p.m., The Village Club, 190 E. Long Lake Road in Bloomfield Hills, RSVP at thevillageclub.org/events/santa-brunch
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The Birmingham Metropolitan Women’s Club meeting: Hear about achievements, charities and events, also luncheon, 10:30 a.m., The Iroquois Club, 43248 Woodward Ave. in Bloomfield Township, group meets every second Tuesday of month, RSVP to Chris at (248) 303-7339 two weeks before each event, tbmwc.com
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‘Innovation in Jazz’ concert: Performance by Detroit Chamber Winds & Strings, 7:30 p.m., Hagopian World of Rugs, 850 S. Old Woodward Ave. in Birmingham, events and concerts continue Feb. 13, March 6, March 29, April 12, May 15 and June 14, (248) 5592095, detroitchamberwinds.org
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Vape 101: Free one-hour training for students, parents, community members and organizations, learn about dangers of e-cigarettes and health consequences, safety and other concerns, also why youth use them and prevention resources, presented by Oakland County Michigan Health Division, noon-1 p.m., held virtually on Microsoft Teams, register at bit. ly/3LWBi4i, email arabon@oakgov.com with questions
Senior Men’s Club of Birmingham meetings: Guest speakers and luncheons for active men 55 and older, 10:30 a.m. most Fridays, Zoom and in person at The Iroquois Club, 43248 Woodward Ave. in Bloomfield Township, RSVP for lunches by previous Tuesdays, seniormensclub@gmail.com, seniormensclubbirmingham.com Birmingham-Bloomfield Newcomers and Neighbors Club: Comprises 270-plus women around world, nonprofit hosts monthly Welcome Coffee events to connect, share cultures and build friendships, also local activities including card games and sports, inquire about events at bbnc.membership@gmail. com, bbnewcomers.com Second Saturday Book Sale: Monthly event also includes DVDs, CDs and more, 11 a.m.-3 p.m. (10 a.m. for Friends of the Bloomfield Township Public Library members), 1099 Lone Pine Road, (248) 6425800, btpl.org Birmingham-Ferndale Stamp Club: Meets 6 p.m. every first and third Tuesdays of month (fellowship at 5:30 p.m.), Birmingham Next, 2121 Midvale St., birminghamstamp.club
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF BLOOMFIELD SUMMARY OF DECEMBER 2025 BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETINGS
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF The Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees held one regular meeting on Monday, December BLOOMFIELD 8th at 6:30 p.m.
SUMMARY OF DECEMBER 2025 BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING A full synopsis of the meeting is posted and available on the Legal Notices webpage on the Township website andTownship in the Clerk’s Offi ce for public Meetings are alsoDecember televised live The Bloomfield Board of Trustees held oneviewing. regular meeting on Monday, at 6:30 p.m. 8 eld by Bloomfi Community Television (“BCTV”) on Comcast’s channel fifteen for Bloomfield th
A full synopsis of the meeting is posted and available on the Legal Notices webpage on the
Township and Bloomfi Recordings can be viewed Township websiteeld andHills in theresidents. Clerk’s Office for public viewing. Meetings are on alsoBCTV’s televised YouTube live Bloomfield Community (“QR”) Television (“BCTV”) fifteen for Bloomfield account.byThe Quick Response codes can on be Comcast’s utilized tochannel view the Board meetings and Township and Bloomfield Hills residents. Recordings can be viewed on BCTV’s YouTube
account. supporting documents, or visit the Township website at www.bloomfieldtwpmi.gov. Please
SYNOPSIS SOUTHFIELD TOWNSHIP BOARD OF TRUSTEES MEETING On December 9, 2025
call the Clerk’s Offi ce at 248-433-7702 if you have any questions. The Quick Response (“QR”) codes can be utilized to view the Board meetings and supporting
documents, or visit the Township website at www.bloomfieldtwpmi.gov. Please call the Clerk’s Office at 248-433-7702 if you have any questions.
Southfield Township Board Meeting was held from 7:00 p.m. to 7:50 p.m. Board Trustees present: Giesbrecht, Chalifoux, Mooney, Borowski, Fayz, Newitt Board approved October 14, 2025 Regular Board Meeting Minutes. Board approved October & November expenditures in the amount of $160,271.28. Board approved Oakland County Assessing Contract, 3 yr term, approx. $212,656.00, 1st yr. Board approved to receive and file Compensation Committee Report. Board approved resolution setting Supervisor salary, $28,000, effective April 1, 2026. Board approved resolution setting Clerk salary, $90,000, effective April 1, 2026. Board approved resolution setting Treasurer salary, $90,000, effective April 1, 2026. Board approved resolution setting Trustees salary, $150 per meeting, effective April 1, 2026. Board approved renewal agreement, Animal Control Services, $6,850 mth, 04/01/26-03/31/29. Board approved Public Hearing for FY 2026-2027 budget, March 10, 2026 at 6pm.
MARTIN C. BROOK BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP CLERK
MARTIN C. BROOK
Publish: December 14, 2025 - Oakland Press BLOOMFIELD TOWNSHIP CLERK Publish: December 17, 2025 - Birmingham-Bloomfield Eagle
Eileen Giesbrecht Southfield Township Clerk Published: Birmingham-Bloomfield Eagle 12/17/2025
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