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Shelby Township officials wary as new Priority Waste contract takes effect July 1

BY MARY BETH ALMOND malmond@candgnews.com

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Priority Waste will continue to provide trash service in Shelby Township under a new fiveyear contract that begins July 1.

Priority Waste has been serving as the township’s trash contractor since last July, after acquiring all the residential contracts from the township’s previous provider, Green For Life Environmental.

The seemingly abrupt switch drew complaints about poor service from residents and municipal leaders, while Priority pleaded for patience as it transitioned to an expanded service area of 72 communities and 70,000 subscription customers.

Matt Allen, Priority Waste’s director of public relations and government affairs, told C & G Newspapers in 2024 that part of the issue was a lack of serviceable trucks. There was an expectation, he said, that 380 trucks would be coming into Priority’s fleet from GFL, but over half of that fleet was “non-

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Discover Glen Arbor

BY GREG TASKER

GLEN ARBOR — If you’re looking for a classic summer vacation in Michigan — the kind where water, woods and whatever are available at your will on any given day — look no further than Glen Arbor on the Leelanau Peninsula.

While this town of about 700 year-round residents swells in the summer, Glen Arbor still manages to invite relaxation. No wonder. Glen Arbor is surrounded by the woods and hills of Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore and lies on the sandy shores of Lake Michigan — so there’s ample opportunity for beach time, hiking and

biking, and kaying and stand up paddle boarding. And much, much more.

Wander along M-22 through Glen Arbor and you’ll discover boutiques, T-shirt shops, art galleries, outdoor outfitters, and welcoming cafes and restaurants.

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LEFT: Glen Arbor Wines, located on Lake Street, is a popular place to sample wine varities. BELOW: Up North brand — M22 — has a big presence in Glen Arbor.

Photos by Greg Tasker

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• Annual Wellness Program which focuses on prevention with ongoing coaching and online tools

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• Your own website with your online personal health record, secure communication with me and expert resources that support healthy living

• 24/7 access to reach me day or night

• Medical Centers of Excellence program

• Travel, advantages and family plan

• Weight Management • Blood Pressure & Diabetes Management

• Menopausal Disorders • MDVIP Wellness Exams

• Medicare Exams • Routine Well Child Care

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Reconstruction of Graebner Elementary underway

BY SARAH WRIGHT swright@candgnews.com

STERLING HEIGHTS/UTICA/SHELBY TOWNSHIP —

A complete reconstruction of Graebner Elementary is underway as Utica Community Schools and school officials recently held a groundbreaking ceremony to officially begin a yearlong reconstruction of the school.

In May of 2023, approximately 70% of voters approved the $550 million “Safety and Success” bond issue, which is paying for this project. This is the second year of improvements through the bond issue with major projects from last summer that included building walls and doors at elementary schools constructed with open-concept designs, redesigns of several parking lots, and replacement of doors and hardware where needed. The district also began reconstructing DeKeyser Elementary School last summer, and the district said that it will open in August.

“Graebner Elementary is the next step toward realizing our vision of how elementary schools will support student achievement and innovation,” Superintendent Robert S. Monroe said in a press release. “The project reflects the transformational nature of the improvements being made through our 2023 Safety and Success bond issue.”

The Graebner project will install what the district described as “multiple layers of entry points that can be locked down in the event of an emergency, professional learning communities for large and small group instruction, classrooms that provide teachers state

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Summertime in Shelby

TOP LEFT: Shelby Township held its two-day Summer Fest on June 20 and 21 at the Township Civic Center. The event was filled with kids activities and entertainment. On Saturday, the Macomb Symphony Orchestra performed several pieces, including music to accompany the festival’s drone show.

CENTER LEFT: The drones form jets in formation during the drone show.

BOTTOM LEFT: Trail Life Ready Trailman Ben Jackson, 14, and Able Trailman Jeremy Scott, 13, of Trail Life MI 1776 troop from Brookside Missionary Baptist Church in Shelby Township, set up to sell Trail Life Trail Mix and offer Bible tracts during Summer Fest.

ABOVE: The drones form an astronaut in the sky as the Macomb Symphony Orchestra, led by Conductor and Music Director Andrew Neer, performs music. Photos by Patricia O’Blenes

road-ready, non-serviceable and would not meet MDOT (Michigan Department of Transportation) minimum requirements for operation or safety.”

Nearly a year later, Shelby Township Supervisor Rick Stathakis said Shelby Township is still not receiving satisfactory service from Priority.

“Our job is to make sure that we deliver, that Priority meets or exceeds the needs of our residents, and I think, many times, they are falling short of that,” he said.

“Many residents are not happy. They’re not receiving the adequate service we deserve,” he said.

Assistant Township Supervisor Lynde Oddo said the Supervisor’s Office alone typically receives five to 10 calls per day from residents complaining about the trash contractor.

Delays in trash pickup are a common grievance.

“Many residents are telling township officials that their trash is not getting picked up on their trash day — it’s a day later, and in some cases, maybe it’s two days later,” Stathakis said. “Many, many routes are behind. Lynde, our assistant supervisor, showed me a map (describing how pickup is going) of all the yellow — it’s a lot. It’s more than half.”

Another issue is a lack of timely communication from Priority, especially when questions or concerns arise.

“Our residents are left on hold, and then they are told — after being left on hold for many, many minutes — you need to talk to a different person. That’s not the way we do business,” Stathakis said.

Callers have also reported Priority’s garbage trucks are leaking hydraulic fluid throughout the township.

“The trucks are going down the street and they are dripping hydraulic fluid. I get calls and, unfortunately, we have to remind (Priority) to go back and use their absorbent in the street, and also to come back and sweep it up, so we’re getting more involved than we should,” Stathakis said. “But I have to do my job too, and my job is to make sure that our residents are getting what they’re paying for, and currently, some are not.”

Last winter, with a growing list of criticism from residents and the township’s trash contract nearing an end on June 30, the Shelby Township Solid Waste and Recycling Committee recommended that the township’s Board of Trustees solicit bids for waste hauling service, instead of extending the contract with Priority Waste.

At that time, only two companies

turned in a proposal to provide trash services in the township.

Stathakis said Priority Waste was the only vendor with the capacity to service Shelby Township’s 23,000 households at a cost of about $23 million for five years.

The other proposal, Stathakis said, was $9 million more than Priority Waste and was from Emterra Environmental USA in Flint, which he said had no experience and did not have the capability to collect waste in a community of the township’s size.

“We didn’t take the Priority Waste proposal just because it was $9 million cheaper; we took it because it was $9 million cheaper and the other company was deemed unqualified,” Stathakis said.

Following the approval of the new contract, the Board of Trustees instructed the township attorney to ensure the new contract provided leverage for Shelby Township to demand “satisfactory service” — resulting in a two-month delay between board approval and formal signing of the contract in March.

Township officials, Stathakis said, are pushing Priority Waste to upgrade its service to Shelby Township residents.

“We’re hoping that things get better, but it’s a monopoly that we’re dealing with at this point,” he said.

Priority Waste, Allen said, is doing everything in its power to provide the best service possible to Shelby Township residents.

He admitted the waste contractor was a day behind for pickup in Shelby Township for 16 days in May, but said that springtime is the busiest time of the year for trash collection.

“Some of it was due to weather — we had to cut the service day short due to inclement weather — but the other days it was because of the volume,” he said. “This is important for the public to know — 40% of all the compost that we have the entire year is picked up basically from the month of May to the first week of June. Springtime is the heaviest load of the year, so it does sometimes create delays. We did have a period of three days in the middle of that, just before Memorial Day, where we had several trucks go down in Shelby on their route for that single day, and it did put us back, but we had that problem resolved by the following week.”

The company, he said, has since invested in new trucks and equipment to replace “the horribly old and damaged fleet that GFL had,” but it typically takes 14-18 months for delivery. Until then, he said, Priority has a process in place to address any leakages.

“We have been just squeaking by with

Graebner

of the art technology and designs that allow for flexibility of instruction.”

“Learning communities will introduce a new way of teaching and learning at the elementary level,” Jennifer Kane, Utica Community Schools coordinator of public relations, said in an email. “Classrooms will be grouped together by grade levels with a shared learning community outside of each group of classrooms. The shared space emphasizes collaboration and creativity through visible learning, with students seeing these important life skills modeled at school daily by staff and their peers.

“Integral to the individual teaching approach of each staff member and unique learning style of each student is the flexibility of instruction by use of furniture, technology, and resources. This flexibility will be a design focus of classrooms and learning communities alike, allowing for students and staff to adjust the space to best support student achievement at the individual, small or large group, and classroom level.”

Graebner Elementary students and staff will be relocated for the 2025-2026 school year to Rose Kidd Elementary School in Sterling Heights while Graebner undergoes

reconstruction.

“This reconstruction is more than just physical improvements — it’s an investment in our school community and its future,” Graebner Elementary Principal Elizabeth Bojaj said in a press release. “The upgrades will allow us to better support innovative teaching practices, improve safety and accessibility, and create welcoming spaces that reflect our commitment to excellence.”

Graebner Elementary is the second of three reconstruction projects. DeKeyser Elementary was the first and Havel Elementary will be the third during the 2026-2027 school year.

Other ongoing projects that are part of the first phase of the bond issue include safety improvements, technology upgrades such as interactive projection systems, replacement of playground equipment at elementary schools, new turf softball and baseball fields at Henry Ford II and Eisenhower high schools, renovations to Swinehart Field and Runkel Field, and a Stevenson athletic complex at 16 Mile and Dodge Park roads for new tennis courts and softball and baseball fields.

For more information on Graebner Elementary improvements, visit uticak12.org/ graebnerbond, and for information on the 2023 bond issue, visit uticak12.org/safety andsuccess.

From left, Integrated Design Solutions Executive Vice President Michael Nowicki, Barton Malow Superintendent Nick DiTomaso, Utica Community Schools Assistant Superintendent for Auxiliary Services John Graham, Utica Community Schools Board of Education Secretary Kelli Rankin, Utica Community Schools Superintendent of Schools Robert Monroe, Utica Community Schools Board of Education President Mary Smolenski, Utica Community Schools Board of Education Trustee Michael Austerman, Graebner Elementary Principal Elizabeth Bojaj and Graebner Elementary fifth grader Grace Clore participate in the groundbreaking for improvements to Graebner Elementary June 5.

Photo provided by Utica Community Schools

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these old, old trucks that we bought off of GFL, and it creates problems,” he said. “We did have a subdivision where we had a truck do a major blowout and the operator did not stop. We addressed that issue last week with the oil dry, so we came out there and did the soak up, and it had to stay down for a few days, and then when that was done, on (Tuesday, June 17), we came through there with a commercial street sweeper and cleaned the entire subdivision. I know the subdivision, and I know the area where people were complaining, and we addressed it in a timely fashion, in the proper procedure to do that, and solved the problem.”

At press time, seven new trucks had been delivered and were out on the roads.

“Seven are here now, 21 more will be here next week, and the remainder will be here within three weeks, so we will have 50 new trucks out here on the road in Macomb (County) to replace the rattiest of the GFL trucks that we bought during the transition, which we are going to retire,” he shared last week.

In regard to customer service com-

plaints, Allen said the heaviest call volume is from 8:30 to 10:30 a.m., but he said Priority’s team typically responds to any issues or calls within 24 hours. He wants residents to keep in mind that June is a peak time for calls, since many townships — including Shelby — require quarterly bills, temporarily increasing call volume.

“The call volume is dropping because most of the quarterly bills have been paid, so that peak period is already passing,” he said. “Everyone has their billing and we’re calling people back within 24 hours, if they leave a message.”

To help lighten the call volume, Allen said the township could amend its charter to move away from a quarterly billing cycle.

“If the townships will convert the quarterly billing — right now, we have to bill everybody direct — and instead, put it on the tax or the water bill, this billing issue would go away, just like it did in Clinton Township over 30 years ago. They are the largest township in the state, and they have no billing issues whatsoever because they put it on the tax bill,” he said.

The new waste contract will kick in on July 1 and Stathakis said the township is doing everything it can to hold Priority accountable to the terms.

Under the new contract, township residents will pay $241.56 a year, or $60.39 a quarter in 2025-26, compared to the $198 a year, or $49.50 a quarter they paid in 202425. The yearly price will increase to $248.76 in 2026-27, $256.32 in 2027-28, $264 in 2028-29 and $271.92 the final year of the contract.

Seniors 60 and older, who confirm their age with Priority Waste, will receive a 10% service discount.

“There was some information that came out from Priority Waste that said the senior discount was for 65 and older, but our contract says it’s 60 and over. So there is some confusion with the residents of what that age is. It’s 60 and older in Shelby Township,” Community Relations Director Brad Bates said.

Shelby Township residents will also continue to be eligible for Priority Waste’s annual payment discount, which provides one month of free service — a savings of approximately $20 — when an entire year is prepaid. Because of delays associated with invoicing Shelby Township residents, Priority Waste has extended its deadline for its annual prepayment discount from June 30 to July 15, 2025.

The new contract limits bulk item col-

lection to five items per week, and damaged carts must be reported to Priority Waste within one week of the damage for a possible free replacement if the damage is determined to be the fault of Priority Waste.

Residents with concerns are encouraged to contact Priority Waste at (586) 2281200 or email ShelbytownshipLDC@Prioritywaste.com. Residents can also submit a waste collection complaint at shelbytwp. org/waste.

“If you don’t get what you deserve, please call our DPW (Department of Public Works) or call my office — I’m actively involved in this too. I should not be, but my office is,” Stathakis added.

For more information on billing, payment options or to prepay and receive the discount, contact Priority Waste at (586) 228-1200, (855) 927-8365 or via email at ShelbyTownshipLDC@Prioritywaste.com.

Staff Writer Dean Vaglia contributed to this report. Call Staff Writer Mary Beth Almond at (586) 498-1060.

13650 E. Eleven Mile Rd. Warren, MI 48089

Michigan Family Physician Diagnosed with Late-Stage Cancer After Experiencing is One Symptom

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LATE DETECTION

is agonizing truth was personally experienced by Dr. Warren Ringold, a respected family physician and the visionary behind Bionicc Body Screening. He shockingly discovered he had stage four cancer with tumors as large as softballs, only after experiencing shortness of breath. His brutal treatments and subsequent brain tumor recurrence ignited a profound mission: there had to be a better way to nd serious conditions before they became critical.

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NEWS & NOTES

Sterling Heights native serving in U.S. Navy

PENSACOLA, FLORIDA — Three months ago, Sterling Heights resident Tamin Machart joined the U.S. Navy.

The 2021 graduate of Henry Ford II High School currently serves as a cyber warfare technician and student at Information Warfare Training Command Corry Station.

“My uncle and father were in the Navy, so I wanted to carry on their legacy while making my own path,” Machart said in a prepared statement. “My father was a navigator aboard surface ships, and my uncle still serves in the Navy as a nuclear officer.”

He said the skills and values needed to succeed in the Navy are similar to those found in Sterling Heights.

“I wrestled growing up, which taught me discipline, the importance of a routine and a strong work ethic,” Machart said.

IWTC Corry Station is located at Naval Air Station Pensacola’s Corry Station, known as the “cradle of cryptology.” It falls under the Center for Information Warfare Training, one of the largest Naval Education and Training Command learning centers.

With a “street to fleet” focus, NETC recruits civilians and transforms them into skilled warfighters ready to meet the Navy’s needs, according to a release from the Navy. CIWT provides instruction for more than 26,000 students every year, delivering information warfare professionals to the Navy and joint services. There are four schoolhouse commands, two detachments and training sites throughout the U.S. and Japan.

Shelby Township native graduates from the U.S. Naval Academy

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Peyton Jankowski, of Shelby Township, completed four years of military training, graduating from the United States Naval Academy with a Bachelor of Science degree in cyber operations and a commission as an ensign in the United States Navy.

Jankowski is a graduate of Dwight D. Eisenhower High School and the Utica Center for Mathematics, Science and Technology. At the academy, Jankowski was the president of the Naval Academy Training Squadron (VT-NA), a professional training organization dedicated to the cultivation and training of future Naval aviators. Jankowski was selected as a Navy pilot and will attend Naval Flight School in Pensacola, Florida, after graduation.

Shelby TV wins fourth consecutive national award

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Shelby Township’s Shelby TV has again earned national recognition as the best government access television station in the U.S., receiving the Hometown Media Award for Overall Excellence in Government Access from the Alliance for Community Media.

This is the fourth consecutive year that Shelby TV has won the top honor.

The Hometown Media Awards recognize “outstanding” community media programming and production, and the Overall Excellence award is the highest honor presented to government access operations.

Since 2019, Shelby TV has earned 29 regional and national awards from the Alliance for Community Media, earning recognition across a variety of programming and platforms. The award also recognizes the Shelby Township Community Relations Department, which oversees Shelby TV.

“This award is a reflection of the incredible talent, creativity, and work ethic of our entire Community Relations team,” Community Relations Director Brad Bates said in a prepared statement. “Shelby TV is just one part of what we do, and to be recognized at this level while also handling social media, website content, print publishing, marketing, and producing live events throughout the year speaks volumes about the professionalism and versatility of our staff.”

Shelby TV operates channel 5 on the Xfinity Cable System, channel 10 on the WOW! system, and channel 99 on AT&T U-verse. Shelby TV programming can also be found at YouTube.com/ShelbyTownshipTV.

WEEKEND UNWIND MUSIC SERIES FEATURES WIDE VARIETY OF PERFORMING ACTS

UTICA — Memorial Park in Utica hosts the Weekend Unwind music series every Friday up to Sept. 5.

Weekend Unwind is sponsored by Jars Cannabis and will be going on from 7 to 10 p.m. each Friday night. This year, the event is featuring six acts new to the concert series on top of other entertainers who have performed with this series before.

Memorial Park is next to the Utica Public Library at 7530 Auburn Road. For more information, visit cityofutica.org.

THE MUSIC ACTS FOR THIS YEAR INCLUDE:

• June 27 — GlenBrooke & The Wild Weeds.

• July 4 — The Klik.

• July 11 — Classic Maniacs.

• July 18 — Stumbling Mice.

• July 25 — Raputa.

• Aug. 1 — Rock Mob.

• Aug. 8 — Circle of Fifths.

• Aug. 15 — Collin.

• Aug. 22 — Nathan Grant.

• Aug. 29 — Highway 23.

• Sept. 5 — DC Marx.

Utica High School marching band raises over $1,000

UTICA — During the Utica High School marching band’s Can & Bottle Drive Fundraiser on June 14, approximately $1,400 was gathered in deposits.

The fundraiser went on from 10 a.m. to noon and asked donors to drop off their returnable cans and bottles to Utica High School, Eppler Junior High School, Shelby Junior High School, Flickinger Elementary School, Wiley Elementary School, West Utica Elementary School, Issac Monfort Elementary School, George F. Roberts Elementary School and Dresden Elementary School.

The funds from the can and bottle drive will go toward covering the band’s expenses. For more information, visit uticak12.org/uticahigh.

Shelby Township meetings at Township Hall Zoning Board of Appeals, 6:30 p.m. July 3.

Downtown Development Authority, 7 p.m. July 8.

Utica meetings at City Hall Planning Commission, 6:30 p.m. July 2. City Council, 7 p.m. July 8. Parks and Recreation Commission, 5:30 p.m. July 9.

Photo provided by Ensign Tiffany Savoie

Photo by Erin Sanchez

CRIME WATCH

Drunken driver arrested after driving into ditch

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — Shelby Township police officers were dispatched to the area of 23 Mile Road and the M-53 ramp for a vehicle in the ditch at 8:03 p.m. June 15. The sole occupant of the vehicle reportedly said he was cut off by another vehicle, causing him to run off the road. Upon talking with the driver, an officer observed indicators that suggested the driver had consumed alcohol, according to the police report. Police said the driver admitted to “having a couple of beers” earlier in the day. After a series of roadside sobriety tests, the driver was placed under arrest for operating while intoxicated, according to police. The driver was transported and lodged at the Shelby Township Police Department until he was sober.

Identity theft reported

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A man reported to police that he had received a statement in the mail for almost $3,000 on his Best Buy account at 7:19 p.m. June 13. The man said he did not make that charge and was not sure where it came from. He was advised to call his credit card company and dispute the charges. Detectives were investigating.

Hundreds of dollars in liquor stolen

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — An officer was dispatched to CVS, 15121 24 Mile Road, for a retail fraud at 5:15 p.m. June 16. Upon the officer’s arrival, he met with the store manager, who said he observed on surveillance video five suspects in the store select more than $330 worth of liquor and leave the store without paying for it. The suspects drove away in a Dodge Durango. Detectives were investigating.

Car stolen

SHELBY TOWNSHIP — A police officer was dispatched to the 46000 block of Jonathon Circle, near Dequindre and Auburn roads, for a stolen car at 7:44 a.m. June 11. The owner of the vehicle said her 2020 Nissan Altima was gone from the parking lot when she woke up that morning. The owner stated she last saw her vehicle at 11:30 p.m. June 10. Detectives were investigating.

— Mary Beth Almond

Miller slams Oakland drain office over discharge response

BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Macomb County Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller released a statement on June 5 criticizing the office of Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner Jim Nash over its response to a state agency about recent discharges into the Red Run.

On April 29, the Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes and

Energy sent a letter to the Oakland County Water Resources Commission about a sanitary sewer overflow that occurred at the Red Run on April 3. The agency’s letter required the commission to provide information about the April 3 overflow, an evaluation of operating procedures at the George W. Kuhn Retention Treatment Basin that could affect overflows and provide a corrective action plan to prevent further overflows. The third request included four specific requests

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The outfall of the George W. Kuhn Basin at the Red Run on April 3, 2025, hours after a 1.2-million-gallon overflow of sanitary sewage.

Photo provided by Macomb County Public Works Office

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Residents build gardens and make their lawns more attractive to pollinators

BY TAYLOR CHRISTENSEN tchristensen@candgnews.com

METRO DETROIT — For many years, people around the U.S. have been working together to provide safe ecosystems for bugs, birds and other pollinators right in their backyards, and they continue to encourage others to do the same.

Whether it is dedicating one’s whole lawn to the movement or creating a pollinator garden in one part of the yard, the process can be fulfilling and doable for everyone.

Royal Oak beekeeper and honey business owner Anne Marie Nadolski said to let go of the marketing of perfect lawns.

“Let’s change the narrative, let’s change the framework and how we look at grass,” Nadolski said.

Nadolski recalled a time when dandelions, Dutch clovers, and other native plants were more plentiful.

“I think we have to dial it back to when, when I was a kid, everybody had some Dutch clover in their lawn, they had dandelions, those little violets. We were all the same up and down the blocks,” she said. “Roly pollies were plentiful. Ladybugs, lighting bugs, butterflies. All of the food for our pollinators, the stuff that we are walking on and eradicating, is taking away their food source.”

There are a few options when it comes to creating a more eco-friendly lawn to help pollinators thrive. Nadolski, for example, doesn’t completely abandon keeping her lawn neat; she instead seeds her grass with Dutch clover.

“When I was a new homeowner in my 20s, I worked hard to eradicate Dutch clover. I bought all of the chemicals, I tried my best to get it out of my yard,” she said. “Now I crack myself up because not only do I have clover, I paid money to buy clover and reintroduce it.”

Having clover in the lawn means she can mow when she likes to, but the clovers will continue to grow back and feed the pollinators.

“I don’t care to have a putting green for a lawn, and actually, my lawn looks pretty good,” she said. “But I let that Dutch clover there for the bees and the butterflies, because that’s a great source of nectar and pollen. If you want to look at a perfect lawn, go golfing. A perfect lawn to me is one that provides food, pollen and nectar.”

There is also an option to completely change your current lawn and plant “Fleur de Lawn,” a lawn that features perennial pink and white English daisies and strawberry and Dutch white clover. The clovers naturally feed the lawn with nitrogen, eliminating the need for fertilizer.

Nadolski said that alternatives like clovers or Fleur de Lawn can also help save a few dollars on water and gas, because these types of lawns do not need to be watered or mowed as often.

Another suggestion would be to pick out a space in the yard specifically for pollinators, called a pollinator garden. Pollinator gardens are designed to attract and support pollinators. It is usually planted with a variety of wildflowers, trees and shrubs that provide pollen and nectar.

“It’s important to have plants and shrubs and trees that are native to our local ecosystem,” Royal Oak resident Ann Bueche said. “So, there is a lot of confusion, or this has been a tradition in the gardening industry for 100 years or so, where you have ornamental plants that go by temperature and location and by zones, but the vast majority of what’s sold commercially is either from Asia or Europe. And so little by little,

our pollinator-friendly areas have been chipped away over the decades.”

Finding native plants to Michigan is a part of this process. Some native plants include: purple coneflower, black-eyed Susan, wild bergamot, swamp milkweed and wild lupine.

The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, online at fws.gov, suggests choosing a sunny location for a pollinator garden and checking the soil to see what kind of plants will thrive there.

Bueche said she is in no way a master gardener, but she learned through research, community resources, and trial and error while she was creating her pollinator garden.

“I’m a curious gardener, and a continual practitioner,” she said. “The first tip I would give to a new pollinator gardener is to decrease or discontinue using chemicals; if you are not willing to do that, you are not going to have any success with pollinators. The second thing would be to find a good source for native plants, either through wild ones or a local nursery that specializes in native plants and native genotypes, not just what they sell to commercial garden centers, and then start small and go from there so you can learn more about native plants.”

For more information on how to build a pollinator garden, visit fws.org, homegrownnation alpark.org or pollinator.org.

Call Staff Writer Taylor Christensen at (586) 498-1081.

ABOVE: Nadolski has a pollinator-friendly lawn that includes her Royal Bee Honey business sign.

TOP RIGHT: A bee lands on a white Dutch clover in Nadolski’s yard.

MIDDLE RIGHT: A bee pollinates a crabapple tree.

BOTTOM RIGHT: A monarch butterfly pollinates a milkweed plant in Anne Marie Nadolski’s yard in Royal Oak.

Photos provided by Anne Marie Nadolski

Glen Arbor

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Like any resort town, businesses come and go. And then there are those like Art’s Tavern that become part of the landscape and evoke memories for generations of families who summer in Glen Arbor.

Art’s Tavern has been around for some 90 years and is throwback to another era, welcoming tourists and locals alike, serving breakfast, lunch, and dinner almost every day of the year. Staples like burgers and tater tots and a rotating selection of Michigan craft beer and other ales keep customers coming back.

The dining room is pretty much as it has always been: college sports pennants blanket the ceiling, old photos line the walls, and a streamlined jukebox awaits to play your favorite tunes. It’s an anomaly — cash or check only — in an era of Apple Pay and Google Pay.

Glen Arbor is the home of Cherry Republic, the purveyor of all things cherry in Northern Michigan and beyond. It’s well worth a visit to its small, tidy campus, where you can shop for chocolate-covered cherries, jams and salsa or sit outside and sip a cherryinfused beer or eat a slice of heavenly cherry pie.

Another iconic Up North brand — M22 — has a presence in Glen Arbor as well. You’ll find T-shirts, sweatshirts, hats, bags and other branded items at this location on its namesake road. Unlike the company’s other stores in Traverse City and Suttons Bay, the Glen Arbor location boasts a wine tasting bar. You can sit outside on the patio for a glass of locally made red or white wine or step inside the store for a flight.

Speaking of wine, be sure to check out Glen Arbor Wines on Lake Street, just a block from Lake Michigan and Sleeping Bear Bay. The tree-shaded patio is an inviting spot to chill and sample wines made

especially for the business by a private winemaker. A bocce court and lawn games make it all too easy to linger.

Lissa Edwards Martin, who opened the wine store and art gallery several years ago after a decades-long career in journalism, has a long family history in Glen Arbor. Her parents purchased the property decades ago and her grandparents once ran a restaurant around the corner on M-22. She spent her childhood summers here — swimming in the bay, floating in a tube on the Crystal River and hiking the dunes.

“I remember Glen Arbor as a dusty town back in the 1960s,” says Martin, who walks the block to the beach nearly every day to marvel at the water’s ever-changing colors. “It’s mostly a tourist town now but I’m happy to share Glen Arbor with people who appreciate it. It’s truly a magical place.”

At the town’s northern end, The Mill, a landmark along the meandering Crystal River, is creating its own magic. Shuttered as a grist mill some 80 years ago, the recently renovated 19th century structure now serves as a cafe, restaurant and gathering spot. The eateries offer seasonal and regionally sourced fare and freshly baked pastries. Guest rooms are available in the adjacent Queen-Anne style miller’s house.

Step inside for coffee or to look around and you’re likely to run into Corey Smith, the general manager, who encounters the curious nearly every day. “So many people have either been traveling to the area for generations or haven’t been for decades. These people are surely curious to see The Mill after our restoration,” he says.

Most people are delighted. Don’t be surprised if the great room, with its exposed post and beams and variety of comfortable sofas, chairs and tables, entices you to stay awhile, play board games and cards or chat with locals and visitors.

“The work completed here is a feat of its own caliber. Not only has our team been thoughtful of the historical preservation, but

also we have created a space that the local community is able to interact with on a daily basis,” Smith says.

Although Glen Arbor is spread along M-22 and side streets, it’s easy to walk around. If you prefer two wheels, pop into The Cyclery, Glen Arbor’s only full-service bike shop, for a rental. You can venture farther afield, cruise scenic roads or make your

way to the Sleeping Bear Heritage Trail, one of the region’s premier bike trails. The paved, multi-use trail passes through the national park, stretching 22 miles from Empire to Bohemia Road to the north, running parallel to the lakeshore.

The Crystal River snakes through Glen Arbor on its way from Glen Lake to Lake Michigan. Need to cool off? Rent a kayak or stand up paddle board at Crystal River Outfitters and slip in the river for a leisurely two- to three-hour paddle. The river is slowmoving and shallow, which makes it accessible to the whole family.

Or save exercise for another day and check out the River Club Glen Arbor, which opened just a year ago. The well-manicured three-acre park offers mini golf and plenty of outdoor seating for food and drinks and live music. River Club serves a variety of Michigan craft beer, cider and wine, as well as margaritas and cocktails.

On a recent afternoon, I met some friends there for drinks. We lounged in chairs along a bend in the river, watching kayakers and stand up paddlers mosey by. With Bob Seger songs playing in the background and Michigan wine and beer in hand, it felt like a classic summer day in Michigan.

Greg Tasker is a Traverse City-based freelance writer.

Photo by Greg Tasker

The Mill Glen Arbor includes a riverside cafe, restaurant and guest house.

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about what the plan needed to include: hydraulic modeling of the sewers, evaluation of the capacity limitations and restrictions of the overflow chamber and short-term and longterm corrective action implementation plans to eliminate overflows.

The office’s response was made on May 29 via a letter signed by Chief Engineer Evagelos Bantios. Bantios’s responses about the modeling of the sewers and the evaluation of the overflow chamber’s capacity limitations were as follows:

“Concerning Item No. 3a and 3b, we have not seen areas of high infiltration and inflow in the system from the local communities,” Bantios said via email. “Nor have we seen capacity limitations or restrictions or other impacts that may cause the hydraulic grade line to overtop the overflow chamber in the Dequindre Interceptor with the (George W. Kuhn Drainage District) system.”

Regarding the short-term improvements, Bantios said the commission would “store as much flow as possible” in the system ahead of heavy weather events and “continue

to discharge through the (George W. Kuhn Retention Treatment Basin)” under the impression that this will allow for more storage in the Dequindre Interceptor for backwater and reverse flow. Regarding long-term plans, Bantios said the Oakland County Water Resources Commission would work with the Great Lakes Water Authority “to determine how the GLWA system interacts with the (George W. Kuhn Retention Treatment Basin) system to see what improvements can be made to either or both the GLWA and (George W. Kuhn Retention Treatment Basin) systems” and that it would implement any improvements later.

“The Oakland County Water Resources Commissioner’s response shows a total lack of concern about what Oakland County discharges into the Red Run Drain and the damages these discharges do to our environment,” Miller said via press release. “After years of sanitary sewage overflows, and only after constant demands by Macomb County that state regulators do something, their response is that they’ll continue to discharge but they’ll look into it. That is NOT a corrective plan.”

Miller’s recommendation would be to build a larger retention basin or upgrade

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old infrastructure. She called on EGLE to require a definitive plan for improving the infrastructure as a requirement for renewing Oakland County’s discharge permit.

“If EGLE allowed them to actually do what Oakland County is suggesting, the end result would be more discharges by Oakland County into Macomb County and more flooding because the Red Run doesn’t have the capacity to handle even more during large rain events,” Miller said. “At a time when EGLE is involved in studying flooding

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CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF SHELBY NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING

Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission for the Charter Township of Shelby, Macomb County, Michigan has received a request for approval of a Site Plan Special Land Use:

APPLICANT: Debra Catenacci La Femina Trucking 51500 Napi Drive Shelby Twp, MI 48315

PROPOSED USE: Seasonal Concrete Crushing Operations

LOCATION: 51500 Napi Drive Located north of 23 Mile Road, east of Shelby Parkway Site Plan/SLU #25-14

SIDWELL NO(s): 23-07-14-376-018

SIDWELL NO(s): 23-07-14-376-018 LEGAL DESCRIPTION: T3N, R12E, SEC 14; COMM AT S

LEGAL DESCRIPTION: T3N, R12E, SEC 14; COMM

DEG 50' 25" W 38.19 FT; TH S 01 DEG 36' 36" E 935.20 FT; TH N 88 DEG 15' 13" E 357.35 FT TO POB; 8.332 AC. SPLIT ON 02/14/2013 FROM 23-07-14-376-012;

SPLIT ON 02/14/2013 FROM 23-07-14-376-012;

Notice is hereby given that the Planning Commission for the Charter Township of Shelby, Macomb County, Michigan has received a request for approval of a Site Plan Special Land Use:

APPLICANT: Ken Zapczynski Zebra Holdings, LLC 50500 Design Lane Shelby Twp, MI 48315

PROPOSED USE: Vehicle & Heavy Equipment Storage Yard Long-Haul Tractor Trailers

LOCATION: Vacant Property

Located north of 22 Mile Road, on the east side of Mound Road Site Plan/SLU #25-16

LOCATION: Vacant Property Located north of 22 Mile Road, on the east side of Mound Road Site Plan/SLU #25-16

SIDWELL NO(s): 23-07-21-100-013

TH S02*16’32”E 307.50 FT; TH 479.13 FT ALG A CURVE TO LEFT, R=1980.58, CB N40*13’25”W 477.96 FT; TH N83*33’12”E 264.70 FT; TH N40*38’22”E 43.94 FT; TH N02*14’59”W 2603.70 FT; TH N02*19’02”W 502.61 FT TO POB 113.18 AC. SPLIT/COMBINED ON 02/08/2018 FROM 23-07-21-100-009, 23-07-21-100-010.

The Planning Commission will meet on Monday, July 14, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. in the Shelby Township Municipal Building, Board Room, 52700 Van Dyke Avenue, Shelby Township, Michigan, 48316; (586-726-7243) for the purpose of holding a public hearing on the Site Plan Special Land Use request.

The Planning Commission will meet on Monday, July 14, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. in the Shelby Township Municipal Building, Board Room, 52700 Van Dyke Avenue, Shelby Township, Michigan, 48316; (586726-7243) for the purpose of holding a public hearing on the Site Plan Special Land Use request

The application for the Site Plan Special Land Use may be examined at the Planning and Zoning Department in the Municipal Building, Monday through Friday, from 8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Written comments may be submitted to the Planning Commission at the above address prior to the hearing. Oral comments will be heard during the public hearing.

This notice is provided pursuant to the requirements of Michigan Public Act 110 of 2006, as amended.

SHELBY TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION JEROME MOFFITT, CHAIR RAQUEL MOORE, SECRETARY

Publication Date: June 25, 2025 Shelby-Utica News

The Planning Commission will meet on Monday, July 14, 2025, at 7:00 p.m. in the Shelby Township Municipal Building Board Room, 52700 Van Dyke Avenue, Shelby Township, Michigan, 48316; (586726-7243) for the purpose of holding a public hearing on the Site Plan Special Land Use request

This notice is provided

This notice is provided pursuant to the requirements of Michigan Public Act 110 of 2006, as amended. SHELBY TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION JEROME MOFFITT, CHAIR RAQUEL MOORE, SECRETARY

Publication Date: June 25, 2025 Shelby-Utica News

Main Office: 13650 E. 11 Mile Road • Warren, MI 48089 (586) 498-8000

COMMUNITY CALENDAR

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JUNE 25

‘Detroit’s Voice of Summer: Ernie Harwell’: Free presentation about famed Detroit Tigers broadcaster, presented by Jeremy Dimick of Detroit Historical Society, 7 p.m., Shelby Township Library, 52610 Van Dyke Ave., (586) 739-7414, shelbytwp.org/government/ departments/library

JUNE 27

Widowed Friends event: Cards, games and fellowship, bring snack to share and own beverage, also lunch/ dinner TBD, noon-3 p.m., St. Therese of Lisieux, 48115 Schoenherr Road in Shelby Township, RSVP to Victoria at (586) 566-7936, widowedfriends.com

JULY 12

Daylily exhibition and plant sale: Program presented by Southern Michigan Daylily Society, visitors can vote for favorites, enter to win free daylilies and receive coupons, 9:30 a.m.-2 p.m., Telly’s Greenhouse, 4343 24 Mile Road in Shelby Township, marietta.crabtree@ gmail.com, (586) 612-1848, midaylilysociety.com

JULY 12-13

Utica Antiques Market: Browse thousands of items from approximately 100 dealers from around country, 8 a.m.-5 p.m. July 12 and 8 a.m.-4 p.m. July 13, Knights of Columbus Grounds, 11541 21 Mile Road in Shelby Township, also held Sept. 6-7, (586) 2543495, uticaantiques.com

JULY 18

Simply Unique Market: Formerly Chic and Unique Market, indoor/outdoor event features boutiques, artisans, crafters, food trucks and more, 5-10 p.m.,

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Packard Proving Grounds, 49965 Van Dyke Ave. in Shelby Township, packardprovinggrounds.org, (586) 739-4800

JULY 20

Easy Rodders Car Show: 48th annual charity car show, swap meet and craft show, 9 a.m.-3 p.m. with awards at 2:30 p.m., Packard Proving Grounds, 49965 Van Dyke Ave. in Shelby Township, (586) 739-4800, packardprovinggrounds.org

JULY 26

Classic car show: Approximately 30 vehicles expected with voting for favorite, also DJ, 50-50, Italian sausage and hot dogs, and refreshments, 11 a.m.-2 p.m., Pine Ridge Villas of Shelby, 4200 W. Utica Road in Shelby Township, rainout date July 27, (586) 739-5520

ONGOING

Shelby Farmers Market: 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturdays until Oct. 18, Packard Proving Grounds, 49965 Van Dyke Ave. in Shelby Township, packardprovinggrounds. org/farmersmarket, (586) 739-4800, read story at candgnews.com

Splash pad: 11 a.m.-7 p.m. daily until Aug. 31 (11 a.m.-3 p.m. July 4), also toddler time from 10-11 a.m. Tuesdays and Thursdays, for Shelby Township and Utica residents only, Chief Gene Shepherd Park, 2452 23 Mile Road in Shelby Township, shelbyprm@ shelbytwp.org, shelbytwp.org/our-township/summer, (586) 731-0300

Weekend Unwind: Free concert series runs 7-10 p.m. Fridays until Sept. 5, Memorial Park next to Utica Public Library, 7530 Auburn Road, see band lineup at

AN ORDINANCE TO AMEND CHAPTER 54 OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF SHELBY CODE OF ORDINANCE ARTICLES I, II AND III TO REVISE REQUIRMENTS FOR LICENSING PEDDLER AND SOLICTION ACTIVITIES IN THE TOWNSHIP; TO AMEND CHAPTER 26 ARTICLE V TO ADOPT THE 2021 INTERNATION FIRE CODE; AMEND CHAPTER 50 ARTICLE II TO AMEND RULES AND REGULATIONS OF TOWNSHIP PARKS AND PROVIDE REPEALER AND SEVERABLILITY.

IT IS HEREBY ORDAINED BY THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF SHELBY:

Section 1. Chapter 54, Article II, Section 54-51 of the Charter Township of Shelby Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows:

It shall be unlawful for any person, either as principal or an agent, employee or representative of or any other person not licensed as provided in this division, to engage in the business of hawking, peddling, vending or soliciting without having frst obtained a license in the manner provided in this division. No person shall engage in the activity of hawking, peddling, vending or soliciting any foods or foodstuffs, except unprocessed vegetables, fruits or perishable farm products raised or produced by the seller on the premises where offered for sale, unless the person shall have obtained from the county health department a certifcate as proof of compliance with applicable health regulations of the state and county, and unless such person obtains a license as provided for in this division.

Section 2. Chapter 54, Article II, Section 54-52 of the Charter Township of Shelby Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows:

(a) Contents. Any person desiring to engage in the business of hawking, peddling, vending or soliciting within the township shall make an application to the township clerk in the manner and form prescribed by the clerk and shall state, under oath, such facts as shall be relevant to the granting of such license, including but not limited to the following:

(1) The name and address of the applicant and whether the application is being made by the applicant as principal, or as agent, representative or employee of any other person.

(2) The name and address of the person requesting the license, if the application is made by any agent, representative or employee.

(3) A brief description of the nature of the business proposed to be conducted and of the goods or services to be sold.

(4) A brief description of the method by which the goods or services will be sold, including the number of persons who will be engaged in such activity, in the employ of, or on

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Tuesday fitness classes: Blend yoga and pilates with focus on biomechanics while listening to live saxophone, led by fitness instructor Ivy Schwartz with music by Greg Racette, 6:30-7:30 p.m. July 1, 8, 15, 22 and 29, held by patio at Shelby Township Library, 52610 Van Dyke Ave., register at shelbytwp.org/library or (586) 739-7414

Weekly car show: 4-8 p.m. Mondays until Sept. 29 (3-6 p.m. Sept. 1), NAPA Auto Parts, 48081 Van Dyke Ave. in Shelby Township, funtimecruzers.com, (586) 260-3459

United Shore Professional Baseball League: See Birmingham-Bloomfield Beavers, Eastside Diamond Hoppers, Utica Unicorns and Westside Woolly Mammoths on select Thursdays-Sundays until Sept. 6, Jimmy John’s Field, 7171 Auburn Road in Utica, (248) 601-2400, uspbl.com

Feeding Time: Learn about and see what animals eat, 1-2 p.m. Saturdays, Nature Center at Stony Creek Metropark, 4300 Main Park Road in Shelby Township, metroparks.com/events

Shelby Writers’ Group meetings: 6:30 p.m. Thursdays, Shelby Township Library, 52610 Van Dyke Ave., (586) 739-7414

Monthly book clubs: Evening Book Club (meets 6:30 p.m. every second Tuesday), Mystery Book Club (10:30 a.m. every second Saturday) and Afternoon Book Club (1 p.m. every third Thursday), Shelby Township Library, 52610 Van Dyke Ave., also Not Your Parents’ Book Club (7 p.m. every last Tuesday), 22nd Street

behalf of the applicant, and the names and addresses of all such persons.

(5) The location and address of the sites at which the proposed activity will occur and whether the activity will occur at any lawful event organized, established or conducted by the applicant.

(6) If the applicant proposes to engage in such activity at any lawful event organized, established or conducted by the applicant, whether there will be other persons engaged in such activity in their own behalf, and not as employees, agents or representatives of the applicant, at the event.

(7) The length of time for which the license is requested.

(8) If a vehicle is to be used in the activity, a description, together with the license number and such other information as the clerk may request.

(9) A copy of the applicant’s current driver’s license.

(10) A statement of all assumed names or business names under which the applicant has conducted any business during the preceding three years, and the place, time and location at which the business was conducted.

(11) A statement as to whether the applicant has ever fled for, or been adjudicated a bankrupt.

(12) A statement as to whether the applicant has been convicted or held responsible for any municipal, county, state or federal infraction or crime.

(13 A statement as to whether the applicant has ever been granted a license to engage in the business of hawking, vending or soliciting in the township on any prior occasion.

(14) Evidence of the procurement of a state license or permit, if one is required under any statute or administration rule of any state agency, and that pursuant to Public Act No. 292 of 1988 (MCL 445.371 et seq., MSA 19.691 et seq.) a license has been issued by the county treasurer as a transient merchant.

(15) An acknowledgement that the applicant will not conduct business at addresses on the township’s “No Soliciting” list.

(b) Disposition. The township clerk shall, within ten fve days of the date on which the application is made, either grant or deny the application for a license required under the terms of this division.

(1) The application is free from any fraud, misrepresentation or other materially false statement of fact.

(2) The persons named in the application, as owner, applicant or manager, are of good moral character.

(3) The persons named in the application, as owner, applicant or manager, are of good business integrity and fnancial responsibility.

(4) The business for which the application is being made will not be operated in such a manner as to constitute a breach of the peace or other danger to the public health,

Steakhouse, 48900 Van Dyke Ave. in Shelby Township, shelbytwp.org/government/departments/library

• 11 a.m.-noon every first Friday, Utica Public Library, 7530 Auburn Road, uticalibrary.com

Open mic nights: Hosted by Shelby Music Society, 7 p.m. every second Saturday of month (doors at 6:30 p.m.), Shelby Township Activities Center, 14975 21 Mile Road, shelbymusic society@yahoo.com

Widowed Friends events: Breakfasts at 10:30 a.m. every third Tuesday of month, Pancake Factory, 13693 23 Mile Road in Shelby Township, RSVP to Ellen at (586) 489-2569, widowedfriends.com

• Games from 1:30-3:30 p.m. every first Thursday of month, bring snack to share, Ss. John and Paul Parish, 7777 W. 28 Mile Road in Washington Township, optional dinner after, RSVP to Ellen at (586) 489-2569, widowedfriends.com

Confident Communicators Club meetings: Held virtually from 8-9:30 a.m. every first and third Wednesdays of month, confidentcommunicatorsclub.com

Bereaved Parents of Macomb Support Group: Also for grandparents and siblings, meets 7-9 p.m. every first Thursday of month, Washington Senior Center, 57880 Van Dyke Ave. in Washington Township, (248) 953-5970, bpmacombleader@gmail.com

Health workshops: For hypertension, diabetes, pre-diabetes and more, hosted by Corewell Health, free and virtual, corewellhealth.org/classes-events/ southeast-michigan

safety, morals or general welfare of the township and its citizens.

(5) The business for which the application is made will be lawful and lawfully operated.

If the application is for a hawker’s or vendor’s license, the applicant shall submit a letter from the owner of the property, or from each owner if such activity will occur at more than one place, giving the applicant permission to vend or hawk from such location.

(d) Investigations.

(1) Character and business responsibility. An applicant shall submit a background check for him or herself and for all employees issued an identifcation badge. The township clerk may forward such application to the police department, who shall cause an investigation to be made of the applicant’s character and business responsibility. After such investigation, the chief of police shall endorse upon the application his approval or disapproval, and the reason, and return the application to the township clerk. If no disapproval is given by the police department within ten days, the clerk may issue the license to the applicant.

(2) Compliance with zoning ordinance. The clerk may concurrently forward a copy of the application to the planning director, who shall determine whether the proposed activity complies with the township zoning ordinance, as amended. The planning director shall endorse his approval or disapproval on the application and return it to the township clerk. If no disapproval is received by the clerk within ten days, the clerk may issue the license to the applicant.

(e) Multiple vendors at single event.

(1) Vendors not affliated with organizer. If two or more persons engage in the activity of hawking, peddling, vending or soliciting at any lawful event or sale organized or conducted by any other person, each person engaging in such activity shall obtain a license as required under this division.

(2) Vendors affliated with organizer. A person organizing or conducting any such event or sale at which any other person will engage in any hawking, peddling, vending or soliciting may obtain an application for all such persons to be completed by the person who will engage in the activity, and may further post the bond required in this division on behalf of such person.

(f) No soliciting list.

(1) It shall be unlawful for peddling or soliciting to be conducted at any address listed on the township’s “No Soliciting” list.

(2) Upon the approval by the board of trustees of a petition for a prohibition of door-to-door solicitors fled with the township clerk for any area of the township, any license issued under this article shall be limited by its terms to exclude addresses of the township listed as “No Soliciting”.

(3) The township clerk shall provide a new licensee with a list of addresses marked “No

Soliciting” and shall notify existing licensees of any updates to that list.

(4) A petition to add an address to the “No Solicitors” list may be made by an individual land owner; or, by the board of directors of a homeowner’s association or condominium association, provided that the petition includes a certifcation that they have the authority to act for their membership.

(5) The clerk shall verify the content of any petition fled and make a recommendation to the board of trustees regarding its approval or denial.

(6) To have an address removed from the “No Solicitors” list a landowner must notify the township clerk in writing of that intention, and the clerk shall be authorized to comply by removing that address from the “No Solicitors” list after notifying any association or group that petitioned for the original designation.

Section 3. Chapter 54, Article II, Section 54-53 of the Charter Township of Shelby Code of Ordinances is hereby deleted in its entirety.

Section 4. Chapter 54, Article II, Section 54-54 of the Charter Township of Shelby Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows:

The applicant for a license under this division shall also may be required to deposit with the township treasurer a cash bond and pay a license fee in an amount established by resolution of the township board. The Any license fee, sales fee, and required cash bond and license fee shall be paid at the time the application is made.

If the license is denied, the township clerk shall return the bond and fee to the applicant within one week after the refund appears on the next possible bill run.

Section 5. Chapter 54, Article II, Section 54-55 of the Charter Township of Shelby Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows:

A license under this division shall be valid for not more than one year from its date of issuance. All licenses issued under this division are valid from the date of issuance through December 31st of each year.

Section 6. Chapter 54, Article II, Section 54-58 of the Charter Township of Shelby Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows:

(a) Any license under this division may be suspended revoked by the township clerk for not more than ten days when the clerk has probable cause to believe that:(1)A licensee has made a materially false statement on an application for a license.(2)A licensee has conducted or is conducting a business in an unlawful manner, or in such a manner as to constitute a breach of the peace. The township clerk shall issue a written notice of revocation to the licensee and include the grounds for revocation, the effective date of revocation and that the licensee may request in writing, within 20 days of the date of notice of revocation, an appeal hearing before the township board. If not appealed the revocation shall take effect 21 days after the date of revocation.

(b)The township board shall review the action of the township clerk before the expiration of the suspension period. The licensee shall be notifed reasonably of the time and place of the hearing and shall be given an opportunity to be heard. The township board may reinstate or revoke the license, as the facts may warrant; but such action shall be taken within ten days of the hearing. Upon receipt of a request for appeal, the township board shall provide the licensee with notice and opportunity to be heard. The township board shall serve notice upon the licensee by certifed mail, not less than 20 days prior to the hearing date. The notice shall state:

(1) The date, time and place of the hearing.

(2) A statement that the licensee may present evidence and testimony, and may be represented by an attorney

(3) The hearing shall be conducted by the township board and shall be open to the public. The township board shall submit to the licensee a written statement of its fndings, decision, specifc grounds for its decision, and a statement that the decision may be appealed to a court of competent jurisdiction.

Section 7. Chapter 54, Article II, Section 54-59 of the Charter Township of Shelby Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows:

Except as to fairs, carnivals and events organized as provided in section 54-52, licensees shall engage in the activity of hawking, peddling, vending or soliciting only during the hours between sunrise and sunset 8:00 a.m and 8:00 p.m.

Section 8. Chapter 54, Article II, Section 54-60 of the Charter Township of Shelby Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows:

Licenses identifcation badges issued under this division shall bear the name, photo and address of the person to whom issued, the company name and a valid through date of December 31st of the current year. the number of the license, the date issued and date of expiration and a general description of the licensee, and shall be signed by the township clerk.

Section 9. Chapter 54, Article II, Section 54-61 of the Charter Township of Shelby Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows:

An licensee The identifcation badges issued under this division shall be worn and visible have in his possession a copy of the license at all times in which the licensee is hawking, vending, soliciting and peddling and shall be produced, upon request of any township police offcer , display the license.

Section 10. Chapter 54, Article II, Section 54-63 of the Charter Township of Shelby Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows:

Deposits made with the township treasurer as required by section 54-54 shall be subject to claims in all cases where a suit has been brought against the applicant and garnishment proceedings brought against the deposit.

Any bond deposits in the hands of the township treasurer shall be returned to the applicant six three months after the expiration of the license.

Section 11. Chapter 54, Article II, Section 54-64 of the Charter Township of Shelby Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows:

(a) Registered direct shipment solicitors. This division shall not apply to persons canvassing for orders which will be flled by direct shipment from manufacturers located outside the state provided each person so doing shall register his name and address and the name and address of the manufacturer with the township clerk each day the canvasser is in the township and designates the area of the township in which the activities will be pursued.

(b) Resident service personnel and veterans. Every honorably discharged member of the military Coast Guard, soldier, sailor or marine of the military or naval service of the United States who is a resident of this state and who is a veteran of any war in which the United States has been or shall be a participant shall have the right to hawk, vend and peddle his own goods, wares and merchandise within the township by procuring a license from the township clerk as provided in

this division. Upon presentation of a copy of a veteran’s license duly issued by the county clerk certifying that the applicant is a veteran entitled to hawk, vend or peddle his own goods, the township clerk shall issue a license without cost to the applicant; however, the applicant shall post the cash bond deposit required by section 54-54.

(c) Charitable or nonproft corporation. The township clerk may issue to any charitable or nonproft corporation, duly organized under the laws of this state, a license, required under this division without cost to the applicant; however, the application shall be completed and fled as provided in this division, and the cash bond deposit shall be made as required in this division.

Section 12. Chapter 26, Article III, Sections 54-101 through 54-128 of the Charter Township of Shelby Code of Ordinances is hereby deleted in its entirety.

Section 13. Chapter 26, Article IV, Section 26-151 of the Charter Township of Shelby Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows.

There is adopted, pursuant to the provisions of section 23 of Public Act No. 359 of 1947 (MCL 42.23, MSA 5.46(23)), by the township for the purpose of prescribing regulations governing conditions hazardous to life and property by fre or explosion, the 2015 21International Fire Code and Appendix D, as published by the International Code Council. Copies of this adopted code is on fle in the offce of the clerk, all of which is adopted by reference and incorporated in this section as fully as if it was set out at length; and the complete provisions of such codes shall be controlling within the limits of the township except as amended in this article.

Section 14. Chapter 26, Article IV, Section 26-152 of the Charter Township of Shelby Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows.

The 2015 21 edition of the International Fire Code is amended as follows: 104.1.2. Rules and regulations specifed. All rules promulgated under the authority of 104.1 shall have the same effect and enforceability as any other provision of this code. Such promulgated rules and regulations shall include but not be limited to:

A. The requirements identifed as the Shelby Township Fire Department, Fire Prevention Division Construction Requirements.

B. All regulations promulgated by, and on fle at, the Shelby Township Fire Department, including but not limited to the following subjects:

1. Fire Protection Systems;

2. Fire Alarm Systems;

3. Fire Protection for Gasoline Dispensing Devices;

4. Fire Protection for Commercial Cooking Equipment;

5. Open Burning;

6. Safe Operations/Maintenance at Gasoline Stations;

7. Emergency Planning and Preparedness;

8. Hazardous Chemical Reporting (Right-to-Know);

9. Draftstopping;

10. No Parking — Fire Lane Signs;

11. Key Safe;

12. Yard Hydrant Identifcation;

13. Smoke Vent Identifcation;

14. Hazardous Stack Marking;

15. Fire Hydrant Impact Protection;

16. Fire Hydrant Access Gates;

17. Fire Apparatus Access Roads;

18. Addresses and Thoroughfare Signs;

19. Utility Meter and Appliance Impact Protection;

20. Security Gates — Emergency Operation;

21. Tents and Other Membrane Structures;

22. Temporary and Portable Cooking Facilities;

23. Consumer Fireworks Sales;

24. Fireworks Displays;

25. Proximate Audience Pyrotechnics;

26. Special Amusement Buildings;

27. Indoor Art & Craft Fairs, Festivals, and Similar Events; and

28. Outdoor Carnivals, Festivals, Fairs, and Similar Events.

C. Shelby Township Fire Department, Fire Prevention Division, Fire Marshal Bulletins.

107.2.1. Test and inspection records. Beginning January 1, 2024, all inspection and test reports relating to the requirements of this Code shall be electronically transmitted to the fre department within ten days, through an electronic information data manager designated by the township to facilitate the collection and transmission of such reports. The reports shall be in a format designated by the electronic information data manager.

107.2.1.1. Registration required. Effective January 1, 2024 every service provider shall be registered with, and approved by, the fre marshal and comply with this subsection in order to perform any inspections and/or tests within the township. No fee shall be assessed for registering as required by this subsection. Failure to comply with this subsection shall be punishable frst by a written warning notice, followed for subsequent violations by the issuance of a municipal civil infraction punishable as set forth in section 1 of the Township Code. The fre chief shall designate, and the electronic information data manager shall advise each service provider and affected entities or properties of, the inspections and tests for which the requirements of this subsection will apply. By way of example and not limitation, the requirements of this subsection will apply to fre alarm inspections, fre pump tests and inspections or testing of sprinkler systems. The fre chief may only waive the electronic reporting requirements of this subsection for cases of extreme hardship outside the control of the company or entity that performed the inspection and/or test.

107.2.1.2. Approved service providers. Effective January 1, 2024, every business subject to fre inspection and/or tests within the township shall utilize a service provider that has registered with, and been approved by, the fre marshal. A list of such providers shall be made available at no charge upon request by a business within the township and will be periodically updated on the township’s website. Inspections and/or tests that are conducted in violation of this subsection shall not be accepted or deemed valid for purposes of compliance with the Code. A service provider may only be disapproved or removed from the approved registrations for good cause, which includes but is not limited to, lack of technological capability to comply with this subsection; refusal to comply with this subsection; a history of noncompliance without reliable assurance of future compliance; indebtedness to the township’s property maintenance violations; convictions, pleas, or actions involving fraud or moral turpitude; and such other good cause as the fre chief may establish in an operating guideline and which is reasonably related to the protection of the public health, safety and welfare.

506.1 Special Equipment. This section shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows: Knox Box. All new construction, remodeling or change of ownership that has a sprinkler system, fre alarm, or kitchen suppression system shall provide a Knox Box security system. Buildings over 100,000 square feet may be required to have more than one Knox Box if the riser room is not

located on the street side of the building. The fre code offcial will deem the proper location(s) for the Knox Box. When the occupancy is serviced by a fre sprinkler system, the Knox Box may be located over the FDC (fre department connection).

507.5.1 Hydrants. This section shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows:

Installation.

1. At no time shall any water main be less than six inches in diameter. A minimum of eightinch water main shall be installed in R-3, R-4, and small-scale assembly, business, educational and mercantile groups. A minimum of 12-inch water main shall be installed for all large-scale (total foor area of all buildings in the complex which exceeds 50,000 square feet) assembly, business, educational, R-1, R-2, and mercantile use groups. All factory, high-hazard, institutional and storage use groups shall be provided with a minimum water main of 12 inches.

2. A. Hydrants shall be installed along the water main right-of-way and shall be spaced not more than 500 feet apart.

B. When any part of a building or structure, except single-family residential, is located more than 250 feet, with no obstruction, from a municipal fre hydrant in a public rightof-way, any additional water main(s) and hydrant(s) shall be provided at the expense of the property owner.

3. When a municipal water system is not available at the time of construction, the provisions of this section shall be met as soon as the water system is made available to the property owner.

4. Fire Department Connection must be within 50’ to 100’ of a hydrant.

Approval The Fire Marshal shall review and approve the size of the water main and the placement of all fre hydrants on public or private property prior to the installation of the new redesigned water main. A copy of the approved engineering plan shall be retained by the fre prevention bureau and the township engineering frm.

State Law reference— Destruction of fre department property, MCL 750.377b, MSA 28.609(2).

Obstructions. It shall be unlawful to obscure from view, damage, deface, obstruct or restrict the access to any fre hydrant located on public or private streets and access lanes or on private property. Immediate access to all fre hydrants shall be maintained at all times and without obstruction by fences, bushes, shrubs, trees, walls, mailboxes, stones, signs or any other objects. Vehicles shall be considered an obstruction if stopped, standing or parked within 15 feet either side of the front side of any fre hydrant.

Residential fre hydrants shall not have an obstruction within four feet around the hydrants with no obstruction in front. Commercial fre hydrants shall not have an obstruction within six feet around the hydrant with no obstruction in front. If, upon the expiration of the time mentioned in a notice of violation, obstructions or encroachments are not removed, the code offcial shall proceed to remove the same. Cost incurred in the performance of necessary work shall be paid from the municipal treasury, and the legal authority of the Charter Township of Shelby shall institute appropriate action for the recovery of all costs.

Use and Tampering. It shall be prohibited for any unauthorized person to tamper with or use a fre hydrant without frst obtaining the written approval of the Shelby Township Water Department. When written approval is obtained, the Fire Marshal shall be notifed of the provisions affecting the use of the fre hydrant; and the individual shall have the written approval on site and immediately available to the code offcial upon request.

903.4.2 Flow Alarms. This section shall be amended in its entirety to read as follows:

All fow alarms indicating alerting devices associated with automatic sprinkler suppression systems shall be both audible and visual. This shall include interior and exterior alarms.

Connection Devices. All fre department connections shall have an indicating/alerting device (horn and strobe). The height requirement shall be eight to ten feet over the fre department connection.

Section 15. Chapter 50, Article II, Section 50-34(c) of the Charter Township of Shelby Code of Ordinances is hereby amended to read as follows.

Alcoholic beverages No bBeer or wine shall may be consumed in the park from April 1 through June 15 of each year. After June 15, and only beer and wine shall be allowed in the park, and only as provided in this division and in accordance with age limits of state law.

Section 16. SEVERABILITY

If any section, subsection, clause, phrase or portion of this Ordinance is for any reason held invalid or unconstitutional by any court of competent jurisdiction, such portion shall be deemed a separate, distinct, and independent portion of this Ordinance, and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining portions of this Ordinance.

Section17. REPEAL

All ordinances or parts of ordinances in confict with this Ordinance are hereby repealed.

Section 18. EFFECTIVE DATE

This Ordinance shall be effective Thirty (30) days from the date of publication hereof.

CERTIFICATION

hereby certify the foregoing is a true and complete copy of Ordinance No. 305 duly adopted by the Board of Trustees of the Charter Township of Shelby at a Regular Meeting held on June 17, 2025, pursuant to and in full compliance with the Open Meetings Act, being Act 267, Public Acts of Michigan, 1976, as amended, and that the minutes of said meeting were kept and will be made available as required by said Act.

STANLEY T. GROT, Clerk

Introduction Date: May 20, 2025

First Publication Date: May 28, 2025

Adoption Date: June 17, 2025

Second Publication Date: June 25, 2025

Effective Date: July 25, 2025

Published: Shelby-Utica News 06/25/2025

LIVING WILLS TAKE GUESSWORK OUT OF MEDICAL CARE

BY ANDY KOZLOWSKI akozlowski@candgnews.com

METRO DETROIT — While everyone hopes for the best of health, legal experts say that crafting a “living will” — and deciding who has the medical power of attorney to act on it — is a plan worth having.

Elizabeth Vincent has been a practicing attorney for 13 years and has specialized in estate planning her entire legal career. Her current practice focuses exclusively on the subject.

She explained that a living will is different from a last will and testament in that a living will states the signer’s desires regarding life-sustaining medical treatments.

A last will and testament, meanwhile, provides guidance to the signer’s family regarding the distribution of the signer’s estate through the probate court.

She noted that living wills are utilized in medical cases where the signer cannot communicate their wishes regarding treatment.

“It’s something that many think their family members can just figure out in the moment, but I feel it’s unfair to place that burden on loved ones when we’re talking about something as personalized as medical care,” Vincent said.

Living wills are often drafted in conjunction with a designated medical power of attorney — the decision-maker who can act on the signer’s behalf. Both are included in an estate plan, providing guidance to family members making decisions.

The goal is to eliminate guesswork during what is already a stressful situation.

“A living will, however, is not a legally enforceable document, unlike a medical power of attorney,” Vincent cautioned, noting it can only advise loved ones on how to proceed.

See LIVING WILLS on page 26A

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Still, that guidance can make a world of difference. The document lists specific directives with the signer’s preferences — for example, whether they would accept using a ventilator and for how long. Other preferences could be about types of pain relief, the use of feeding tubes, or even when or whether to terminate life support.

As for organ donation, that is decided by the person with medical power of attorney, Vincent said, and not included in a living will.

“In my practice, when medical powers of attorney are discussed and life-sustaining procedures are addressed, we go through a prepared estate planning homework to discuss the client’s wishes,” Vincent said. “We charge a flat fee for estate planning, which varies based on the client’s goals and overall needs. A case-by-case assessment is done in

an initial consultation with each client.”

She said the medical power of attorney is an equally important decision.

“The biggest consideration I advise my clients to make is to appoint the correct person to make these decisions for them, and to ensure that the person whom they appoint is someone who will follow through on their wishes, regardless of their personal feelings,” Vincent said.

“Withholding life-sustaining care is a difficult call to make, whether you have someone’s wishes or not, and appointing an individual who cannot come to terms with a family member’s decisions can result in unnecessary delays,” she said.

It’s an uncomfortable scenario to imagine, but she said there’s comfort in having a guide for others to follow, should things take a turn for the worse.

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63. Enticed (2 words)

64. ___ Baba

66. Scary movie consequence

68. “____

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