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CHARITY MEIER

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FARMINGTON HILLS — For the first time, students in the North Farmington High School auto shop class brought their skills and services outside the district to help people have reliable vehicles.

The students worked in conjunction with the Redford Brightmoor Initiative, 12065 W. Outer Drive in Detroit, under the guidance of a retired mechanical engineer and certified master mechanic from Bloomfield Township, as well as their classroom instructor, Sean Reisdorf, to repair cars and analyze car problems at no cost to the Brightmoor community.

The vehicle owners just need to provide any necessary parts, and the mechanics guide them in the right direction as to where they can locate the parts for a reasonable price. Vehicle owners then return to RBI at a later date to have the repair done.

RBI Director Hilary Kristal said she started the program after a lot of their clients were not able to get to their offices as a result of unreliable transportation.

She said she modeled the RBI auto program on a similar program in Georgia, and the response has been “amazing.”

“It’s our biggest program,” said Kristal. “One of the things that makes me feel best is that he’s giving advice. … It’s hard to keep that statistic, because it’s not

High school auto shop students fix cars for people in need

North Farmington High School auto shop students

Underground Railroad exhibit comes to Farmington Hills

BY MARK VEST mvest@candgnews.com

FARMINGTON HILLS — The cities of Farmington Hills and Farmington have each been selected to be part of a multi-city tour of a traveling exhibit.

The “Underground Railroad and Abolition Movement in Southern Oakland County-Traveling Exhibit and Website” was initially displayed at the Southfield Public Library in January.

After being hosted by the Oakland History Center/Oakland County Pioneer and Historical Society in Pontiac during Feb-

ruary and March, the exhibit made its way to Farmington Hills City Hall, where it is scheduled to be on display for the remainder of the month.

After going to Birmingham City Hall in May and June, it is set to be at the Farm-

Cooper Matul, Joshua Tchozewski and Drake Laura remove a valve cover to replace the valve gasket for a client at the Redford Brightmoor Initiative in Detroit.

Photo by Patricia O’Blenes

CRIME WATCH

Woman arrested for B&E at commercial building

FARMINGTON — Police were dispatched to the 33000 block of Freedom on a report of a suspicious person near a commercial building at 9 p.m. April 10.

Officers met with the reporting party, who gave officers a description of the suspicious person. Officers checked the area and found no one, but they did discover a propped-open door on the building.

Officers made entry and found one individual inside who did not have permission to be there. Officers arrested the suspect, a 27-year-old woman, under arrest for breaking and entering. The case was forwarded on to the Oakland County Prosecutor’s office.

Man cited for drinking beer in public

FARMINGTON — Officers on routine patrol in the area of Grand River and Halsted at 3:30 p.m. April 10 observed a subject drinking from what appeared to be an open beer can.

Officers made contact with the suspect, a 57-year-old man, and confirmed that he was consuming an open beer. Officers cited the suspect for consumption of alcohol in public and released him from the scene.

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ington library in July and August, followed by the Southfield Public Library in September and October, the Pontiac Library in November, the Royal Oak Greater Historical Society in January and February, and at the Greater West Bloomfield Historical Society in March and April.

In December, the Southfield Historical Society is scheduled to host the exhibit at a venue that has not yet been determined.

According to a press release from the Birmingham Museum, the exhibit focuses on how local Oakland County communities developed a network to help formerly enslaved people elude bounty hunters to reach safety in Canada, and how physical proximity, transportation and interpersonal connections of those involved may have played a part.

Brian Golden, who is the president of the Farmington Historical Society and a member of the Farmington Hills Historical Commission, said that the project was spearheaded by Leslie Pielack, who is the director of the Birmingham Museum.

“She centered into the five communities that seemed to have a lot of abolitionist movement within the county and reported freedom seekers that came through this area to find their way to Canada,” Golden said. “Farmington was founded by Quakers, and Quakers were ardent abolitionists.”

Golden said that the sons of Arthur Power, who founded Farmington, were “extremely” vocal about their abolitionist lean-

ings. Abolitionists were individuals who wanted to abolish slavery.

Arthur Powers’ sons were Nathan and Abram.

“His two sons not only were instrumental in helping freedom seekers find their way to Canada, but Nathan Power invested his own monies, along with others … into freedom farms that were located in Canada.”

The Birmingham Museum’s release states that the project was inspired by recent research by the museum that shed light on the Underground Railroad connections of abolitionist Elijah Fish and formerly enslaved freedom seeker George Taylor.

According to the release, Taylor fled to Michigan in 1855 via the Underground Railroad, coming through Oakland County and settling in Birmingham after attaining freedom in Canada.

“George and his wife, Eliza, were well known in town and were the first African Americans to own property in Birmingham,” the release states. “While researching the Taylors, museum staff found that Birmingham pioneer Elijah Fish was actively involved in Oakland County’s anti-slavery movement from the 1830s on.”

The exhibition is currently in the rotating exhibit gallery inside Farmington Hills City Hall, near the City Council chamber, according to a press release from the city of Farmington Hills.

Business hours are typically 8:30 a.m.4:30 p.m. weekdays.

The exhibit is enhanced, according to the release, with an interactive digital map

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BY KATHRYN PENTIUK kpentiuk@candgnews.com

OAKLAND COUNTY — Farmington Hills Police Chief Jeff King said that his confidence in a new countywide radio system is high, and that there have already been benefits.

“It’s delivered so far on all of its promises,” King said. “It has some emergency capability for the officers, in regards to the satellite GPS tracking of officers. Things that our old system never had, this new system has, to where if an officer was to get in trouble and was not able to communicate with us, we would be able to utilize the system as another means to locate that officer.”

Oakland County first responders can now be anywhere in the state and contact their home base or communicate with other agencies through radio with the implementation of the county’s $61 million radio system from Motorola.

Farmington Public Safety Director Bob Houhanisin described the new system as great and said that it has been a long time coming. He cited clarity and reception as a couple of the improvements over the old system.

MITZVAHS FOR THE COMMUNITY COUNTY LAUNCHES NEW COUNTYWIDE RADIO SYSTEM

“It works better in all areas of our city,” Houhanisin said. “This radio system works differently than traditional, older systems, where it just sent the signal out. If you used, like a walkie-talkie or VHF radio, it sent the signal out — whoever could get it could get it. This actually has to get clearance from a tower and then repeats the signal back out, so if you can’t reach a tower with your radio, you can’t transmit a signal, but this system doesn’t seem to have any problems with that for our officers in our city.”

Houhanisin added that the system is simple to use.

“There’s been zero issues on our end of it,” he said. “I think it’s a great investment in the safety of our officers and our firefighters.”

King said that the core tenants of what officers do have not changed in almost 200 years, since policing was modernized in 1829.

“But what has had unbelievable advances in law enforcement is technology,” King said. “We’ve made such great advancements. … The radio system

Rabbinical students from 20 countries celebrate the Passover spirit around Mitzvah Tanks April 15 at the Harry & Wanda Zekelman Campus in Oak Park. The parade departed from the campus and drove through Huntington Woods and Royal Oak, and ended in Birmingham. After the parade, the Mitzvah Tanks went to communities across southeast Michigan, including West Bloomfield, Farmington Hills, Bloomfield Hills, Troy and Orchard Lake, to hand out thousands of packages of Shmurah Matzah. The Chabad Lubavitch of Michigan sent 13 Mitzvah Tanks adorned with inspirational messages.

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You don’t see many of them around anymore’ DRIVING IN THE ‘CROSSFIRE’

BY MARIA ALLARD allard@candgnews.com

METRO DETROIT — When the neighborhood kids want to take a ride around the block in Mel Kubiak’s 2007 Chrysler Crossfire, he’s always available for a spin.

“They love it,” the Sterling Heights resident said.

As does Kubiak.

“I get a great deal of satisfaction out of doing things for people,” he said.

Since the car is a two-seat coupe, everyone patiently waits his or her turn. Now that the weather is warming up, Kubiak, 85, is ready for car cruising season.

With its silver exterior and orangish/ rust interior, the sports car always draws a crowd, and Kubiak makes sure to keep the coupe in tiptop shape.

“With some elbow grease, look how clean it is,” he said when lifting the front hood.

Prior to purchasing the Crossfire, Kubiak owned a 1987 Pontiac Fiero. It was the car he and his wife, Joann Kubiak, zipped around in on a regular basis, taking it to car shows and for leisure drives.

“I had that about 10 years,” Kubiak said.

The Kubiaks were married 52 years. When Joann died 11 years ago, Kubiak felt it was time for a change.

“Because I have a lot of memories in it, I got rid of the Fiero,” he said.

The car enthusiast began looking for a new set of wheels.

“I didn’t know what I wanted to buy,” said Kubiak, who went online to search and eventually found the Crossfire for sale in Clio, Michigan. “The moment I spotted it, I liked it.”

According to Kubiak’s research, a total of 76,014 Crossfire models were made in the years that they were manufactured from 2004-2008.

“The car is made by Mercedes-Benz in Germany, and some of them were sold in Europe with right-hand drives,” he said. “The car was only made in a coupe and convertible. In 2007, my model, a limited coupe, only 1,063 were manufactured. You don’t see many of them around anymore.”

The Crossfire is also something his daughter, grandson and granddaughter admire. Kubiak is sure Joann would have been a fan as well.

“She would have loved it,” he said. “She was very understanding when it came to me and cars.”

Sterling Heights resident Mel Kubiak, 85, is ready for cruise season with his 2007 Chrysler Crossfire coupe. The Chrysler Crossfire was only produced from 2004 to 2008.

Kubiak has always “been a car guy.”

“I remember when I was 8 or 9 years old getting behind the wheel of my brother’s car and pretending I was driving. He taught me how to drive,” said Kubiak, who grew up in Detroit with five siblings. “I used to

Photos by Patricia O’Blenes

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I owned,” he said.

sketch cars. I always worked on cars. I love to drive, even at this age.”

The first automobile Kubiak ever owned was a used 1938 Plymouth Coupe.

“It was green. No radio,” he said. “Nothing on it. I was probably 16 when I bought it.”

He was eventually able to purchase his first new vehicle, a 1956 Plymouth Belvedere. He remembers the details that made the car stand out.

“It had a bubble skirt on it, spinner hubcaps and lights under the front fender wheel,” Kubiak said.

Other cars in his garage over the years included a Chevy Impala, a Ford Fairlane and an “old” Ford Mustang.

“I drove a Camaro for a while,” he said. “It was probably a 1982 Camaro.”

Kubiak also has been the owner of a 1984 Chevrolet Corvette.

“I drove it every day,” he said.

One regret was not keeping a photo selection of each vehicle.

“I wish I had taken pictures of each car

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CORRECTION:

In the April 18 article titled “Farmington man strives to bring awareness to kidney disease,” the correct amount of sodium a person should consume should have been reported as 2,300 milligrams per day. More information on kidney health can be found at NKFM.org.

New director of public services announced for Farmington Hills

FARMINGTON HILLS — The city of Farmington Hills recently announced that Jacob Rushlow was selected to be the city’s new director of public services.

Rushlow

Rushlow’s first day was April 1, according to a press release from the city of Farmington Hills. Rushlow has experience in engineering and public services, and in both the public and private sectors.

He has a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from the University of Toledo and is a graduate of the Michigan Public Service Institute at Central Michigan University. Rushlow most recently served as the assistant director of public works for the city of Livonia, where he “demonstrated proficiency in asset management, project delivery, operations and capital improvement project budgeting,” according to the release.

CROWDFUNDING CAMPAIGN LAUNCHED

FARMINGTON — A crowdfunding campaign has been announced for the downtown gateway of Masons Corner in Farmington, according to a press release.

The campaign was announced by the Michigan Economic Development Corporation, the city of Farmington and the Farmington Downtown Development Authority and is being offered through the Michigan-based crowdfunding platform Patronicity, according to the release.

If the campaign reaches its crowdfunding goal of $75,000 by June 7, the project will win a matching grant, with funds made possible by the MEDC’s Public Spaces Community Spaces program.

There is also a potential allowance of $25,000 in matching funds if the project meets the standards of universal design and accessibility, according to the release.

“After years in planning and development, the downtown gateway of Masons Corner … will be activated and completed to create a universally accessible public gathering space through the anticipated success” of the crowdfunding campaign, the release states.

For more information, visit patronicity.com/masonscorner.

Yard waste collection resumes

FARMINGTON HILLS — According to the city of Farmington Hills’ website, yard waste collection services returned the first week of April.

The spring cleanup season provides residents with curbside pickup to “tidy up their yards … keeping the City clean and green,” the site states.

Residents have the option of recycling leaves and grass clippings into their lawns using a mulching

mower, “contributing to a healthier and more vibrant landscape,” according to the site.

Acceptable yard waste includes leaves, grass, shrub clippings, wigs and plant materials.

“Brush and small limbs with a diameter of of 6 inches or less must be bundled, each bundle being less than 4 feet long and weighing less than 60 pounds,” the site states. “Unbundled brush, large limbs, and significant amounts of dirt or sod will not

“As a licensed engineer, his wealth of experience and dedication to excellence positions him as a valuable addition to the City’s leadership team, ensuring that his expertise will continue to advance the public services department and enhance the quality of life for residents,” Farmington Hills City Manager Gary Mekjian stated in the release.

According to the release, Rushlow has been recognized with awards from the American Society of Civil Engineers Southeastern Michigan Branch. Rushlow’s appointment follows the promotion of Karen Mondora to assistant city manager last November. For more information, call the City Manager’s Office at (248) 871-2500.

Farmington Public School employees recognized by peers

FARMINGTON — Farmington Public Schools employees Kathleen Smith, a secretary, and Nancy Wlasuk, a bus driver, are set to be recognized at an Oakland Schools’ Excellence in Transportation banquet. Smith and Wlasuk are being recognized with the 2024 Oakland County Excellence in Transportation Award. Award nominees are nominated by their peers, according to a press release from Farmington Public Schools.

“This award is presented to individuals who exemplify excellence in supporting the safe transportation of pupils in Oakland County,” the release states.

be collected. It’s important that brush or twigs do not protrude above the container’s rim, ensuring safe and efficient collection for all residents.”

The city offers residents free self-serve compost May-September.

“This nutrient-rich compost, available at the William Grace Dog Park, located at 29040 Shiawassee Road, provides residents with a valuable resource for enriching their gardens and landscaping projects,” the

site states. “Those taking advantage of this service are encouraged to bring their own shovels and containers for collection, promoting responsible stewardship of our natural resources.”

Yard waste collection is scheduled to continue on regularly scheduled pickup days through the week of Dec. 9-13, according to the site. For more information, call the Department of Public Works at (248) 871-2850 or visit fhgov.com/trash.

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and website, which expands on the information presented in the panels.

Pielack shared her perspective as to what helped make the exhibit a reality.

“The key reason this project has been successful is that it is a collaborative one that involves people of diverse backgrounds in many settings working together to bring these stories to the public for the benefit of all of us,” Pielack stated via email.

According to Golden, Pielack was looking for volunteer help to put together the names of the people who were involved.

“Not just abolitionists, but freedom seekers as well,” Golden said. “It was more about the people — the abolitionists and the freedom seekers. We were able to have primary source materials that validated the information that we each contributed to the four different banner displays. They were designed so that they could be traveling.”

Pielack stated that the amount of information has been “astounding,” with the interactive web map still being a work in progress.

“This traveling exhibit combines all the best in a public history project, in my opinion,” she stated. “It helps local historians tell a complex story of a truly important time in our past — the struggle against slavery — in a way that is free and accessible to a broad public audience. It is based

on documented evidence, but is engaging and easy to understand. And it includes maps and photos that help connect it to the real people and places where this history happened, right here in Oakland County.”

Pielack added that the exhibit can be updated as new information is discovered.

According to the release from the Birmingham Museum, the project is a grant-funded effort, supported in part by the Michigan Council for the Humanities, which is an affiliate of

the National Endowment for the Humanities.

The release states that the grant award was for $14,475, which was combined with a contribution of $2,500 from the Friends of the Birmingham Museum and donations of professional services and volunteer personnel.

Golden shared his perspective as to the purpose of the exhibit.

“Basically, the whole object of the project was to elevate people’s awareness as to the fact that there were abolitionists all over Oakland County, and the need for us to be able to tell the story,” he said. “That’s what’s really important.”

According to Pielack, phase two of the project will “extend our research to northern, eastern, and western areas of Oakland County.”

“Phase two’s additional project components will create classroom-ready, curriculum-based lesson plans and teacher resources for primary and secondary schools that will be available by January 2025 to all schools through Oakland Schools,” Pielack stated. “We will also be publishing a print and electronic version of a student resource guide with detail about some of Oakland County’s freedom seekers and abolitionists that will be distributed free to schools and libraries.”

For Golden, the exhibit helps to represent a “terrific” part of the community’s history.

“Because of the diversity that exists in the Farmington community, or Farmington/Farmington Hills, this is a welcome piece of history and information that is being embraced by all peoples,” he said.

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is one of those core pieces of equipment we have: our communication. The technology that brings and the capability that brings is making us a better police department, a safer police department.”

Previously, when officers would enter larger industrial buildings, they would often lose radio communication, leaving officers to search buildings unable to communicate with each other and with the dispatch center inside the station.

“How many of you have ever dropped a call on your cellphone? Come on, by a show of hands?” Dave Coulter, Oakland County executive, asked attendees of the press conference held March 27 at Southfield City Hall. “It’s frustrating. It’s irritating. But imagine that you’re a first responder, and you’re on your radio system, and you drop a call. That’s

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a repair, but to me that’s so valuable. It’s a success.”

She said that mechanics, unfortunately, get a bad rap, but through this program, RBI clients are able to get advice on their cars from someone who has no reason to steer them wrong, as they are not getting paid for any of it.

The RBI program is usually held 8:3011:30 a.m. Saturday mornings, but they decided to hold a special session of the program to allow the class to perform the work on a Friday. They scheduled a handful of repairs for the kids to do, and the public was notified that they could come in and have their cars evaluated on that date as well.

Reisdorf said he discovered the program through an email from the National Institute for Automotive Service Excellence, a nonprofit organization that works to improve the quality of vehicle repair and service by testing and certifying automotive professionals. The email said that they were looking for volunteer mechanics to assist with the RBI program, especially students.

He said that the event provided the kids with the opportunity to help others while working on cars and fulfilled a couple other education requirements for their certifications and diplomas.

“Well, in addition to all the stuff I gotta do for our curriculum, right, there’s a lot of stuff I gotta do — meet state standards and all that stuff — one of the things that we have to do is called work-based learning. …

not just frustrating or irritating. It can be dangerous, and it can prevent you from doing the job that you’ve sworn to do.”

The new system is integrated into the Michigan Public Safety Communication System and connects 2,231 public safety agencies and 126 dispatch centers around the state, which are also operating on the system. According to a press release from Oakland County, the new system supports 41 fire departments, 34 police agencies, seven public safety agencies and 20 dispatch centers in the county.

The funding comes from 911 surcharges on phone bills and $5 million from the Oakland County Board of Commissioners’ general fund.

During the press conference, it was stressed how significant this technology change will be during the NFL Draft in Detroit later this month.

The countywide radio system equips first responders with over 6,000 new radios

They’re getting real-world experience out of it. I give them that at school too, right, because we do a live shop, but this is out of my control; they’re on their own,” said Reisdorf. “They’ve got supervision, obviously … but they gotta kinda figure things out, because they don’t have the luxury of being at school with the hoists and the power tools and the service information. And then on top of that they’re also going to get community service hours, because they’re helping a worthy cause and doing some stuff.”

The students completed several repairs and evaluations, and they were able to answer the owners questions about their vehicles.

Sophomore Drake Laura and seniorCamrin Carrico said they “definitely” gained some new experience, including with sway bar links and a front axle. Overall, Laura said he thought it was a good experience and that he would like to volunteer for the RBI program again.

“It’s definitely good to help people out who can’t always afford to pay the costs of like big time auto shops,” he said.

Shalonda Davis, of Detroit, said she purchased the wrong part on eBay as she is unfamiliar with car parts. However, she said the students were very kind, friendly, and answered her questions.

“I don’t know much about cars, but they came here and explained it to me why it wouldn’t fit even though Jay had modified it,” she said, referring to the certified master mechanic. They were “nice and friendly,” she said. “I was looking forward to them putting that part on. I was watching them. They know what they’re doing. … I just ap-

and 20 upgraded 911 dispatch centers, including one in Southfield.

Southfield’s new dispatch center was updated in November last year and seats up to seven dispatchers.

Southfield Police Lt. Teresa Young emphasized the importance of this new radio system.

“Radio communications is one of the most important aspects of officer safety outside of outstanding training,” Young said. “In Southfield, we discovered that our old radio system was not meeting our officers’ needs, and over time, it was a real officer safety issue. Officers were consistently losing signal within city limits. They lost signal every time we had to leave the city, and we had no way of communicating or listening to radio traffic of surrounding jurisdictions.”

Oakland County Sheriff Michael Bouchard addressed transparency concerns and explained that the new system is encrypted.

preciated, like, their honesty, and they were professional.”

She said she got excited when she was told that high school students would be working on her car as she was glad to be able to help out the kids by getting them some experience.

Laura said the experience was different from working in the school shop. He felt more independent. He said the teacher usually gives a rundown on what to do, and they typically work on shop cars where they are able to make mistakes.

“This is different in that I was just working with a couple other guys and I was more independent with what I was doing,” said Laura. “I also couldn’t make silly mistakes and mess up like that. I had to be more thorough than I usually am, which was definitely good to get the experience.”

Frances Billingslea, of Detroit, said she thought it was a great opportunity for both the students and the community.

“They need hands-on in order to get to the next level. They can’t do classroom stuff and go straight into working on vehicles,” Billingslea said. “So it’s got to be hands-on and they gotta get experience somewhere. So the more experience they get, the more beneficial it will be. And the community cars that they’re working on, it’s a big benefit to us. You know you got a lot of single mothers and elderly and different people who need (auto repair) work and can’t afford it, and so this is a help to them also.”

Carrico said it was nice to be able to get out and help people, but he especially liked being able to work alongside his friends.

“I didn’t really learn anything new, mo-

“Our last system was encrypted, OpenSky. We believe it’s important to be encrypted because our adversaries are not dumb. They’re utilizing scanners to listen to response. We know that the teams in Mumbai were listening to and actually watching video coverage of what the police were doing to thwart their deadly efforts. And so if we don’t have the ability to communicate our strategy, let’s say it’s a hostage situation — without them knowing what we’re about to do — that’s going to put lives at risk.”

Bouchard that, “for the average person that just wants to hear what’s going on, I understand that interest, but the dangers associated with us not being able to have our strategy, our response and our capability private in the moment when it’s happening can cause lives to be lost.”

For more information, visit www.oakgov.com and search “Enhanced Public Safety with New Radio System.”

reso it was just kind of a good feeling to help out,” said Carrico. “Apart from doing a new part, but that’s pretty much every day I’m doing new stuff.”

NFHS auto shop students are certified after their second year with an ASE certificate. ASE technicians must also get a Michigan certificate to work in the state. Reisdorf said he is hoping this year students will be able to complete the state certifications through the NFHS auto shop program.

RBI has several other programs and services for those in need, including a free store, a food bank, a diaper bank, a computer lab, complimentary laundry services, and much more. For more information on RBI, call (313) 326-4947 or visit rbidetroit.org.

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The Exterior Painters Celebrate 20 Years of Transforming Properties, Neighborhoods

Nothing transforms a property and makes it shine brighter than a fresh coat of paint. It’s simply the best and most cost-effective investment you can make for your home draped in the colors of yesterday.

The Exterior Painters have been revitalizing properties for 20 years.

“We specialize in just exterior painting, and the reason why we do that is we believe that repetition is the mother of all skill,” said owner Brian Scott. “For 20 years, that’s all we’ve been doing is outside work. When it comes to that, we do wood replacement and siding replacement. It makes us the perfect fit for homeowners who don’t want to re-side their whole house.”

The Exterior Painters replace damaged siding and boards as needed, but they’re not looking to push for a full siding replacement.

“It gets people by another 10 years and transforms the look of the house, bringing it to the next color trends of today,” Scott said.

“Another thing we do that makes us unique, we have a full-time color consultant,” Scott added. “For most people, that’s the hardest, most stressful part, choosing what color they want. Our consultant comes out and

meets with the homeowners and gives them an idea of what the new color trends are so they can make a good color choice that complements their landscaping, brickwork and architectural features.”

The Exterior Painters also specialize in brick staining.

“A lot of younger people are buying houses. We’re taking it from grandma’s house of the ’50s, ’60s or ’70s and bringing it to that HGTV look,” Scott said.

you’re getting a bigger bang for your buck.”

It’s a win for everyone, from the crews The Exterior Painters employ and pay well to the homeowners who see their neighborhoods transformed. The company paints 30 houses a week on average in Macomb, Oakland, Wayne and Livingston counties, and boasts a five-star Google review average.

Power washing the siding — and for an additional charge, soft washing the roof if needed — can also make a big difference in terms of curb appeal.

charge, soft washing the roof if needed — can also

transformed through fresh paint,

Scott said his crews often see their work spread from house to house in a neighborhood as the properties are transformed through fresh paint, siding repairs and much-needed washing.

“It’s the cheapest home improvement you can do without breaking the bank,” Scott said.

“With us you’re buying certainty. We don’t ask for a large deposit, and you don’t have to worry about anyone running off with your deposit,” Scott said.

“Compared to other home improvements,

“We stand by our work. We provide a warranty and proven results by taking care of everybody in the community. We’re Nextdoor’s No. 1 preferred contractor in Rochester two years in a row. It’s that certainty factor. You know what you’re going

“It’s the cheapest home to get.”

The Exterior Painters are located at 2365 Avon Industrial Drive in Rochester Hills. To request a quote or for more information, call (248) 844-8888.