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At tonight’s City Council meeting at 7 p.m. at City Hall, Council will consider adopting a resolution to transfer the Community Grant project from the city of Northville to the Randolph Street Intercounty Drain (RSID), which is part of Oakland County’s Drainage District Board. The federal grant, obtained through the offices of Sen. Debbie Stabenow and Rep. Haley Stevens, will be used for repairs of the Randolph Drain at Serenity Point and the riverbank stabilization project – both in Ford Field Park. The meeting can be viewed on Zoom; see log-in details on the city’s website: https://tinyurl.com/5xzjwzeb

Photo from Wade Trim Ford Field Master Plan, showing area that would be restored at the Randolph Drain.

At tonight’s City Council meeting at 7 p.m. at City Hall, the second reading of two motions to amend Chapter 26 of the city’s Code of Ordinances will be conducted. The first item expands the boundaries of the Downtown District of the Downtown Development Authority (DDA). The second one is to adopt an Amended Development Plan and Tax Increment Finance Plan for consistency with an expansion of the District. In addition, council will consider a resolution approving amendments to the Amended and Restated Development Plan and Tax Increment Financing Plan for the DDA. (These items were on the Nov. 6 agenda but were moved to tonight’s agenda.) The meeting can be viewed on Zoom; see log-in details on the city’s website: https://tinyurl.com/5xzjwzeb

Photo: Sketch of new DDA boundaries. The pink and red sections of the Hunter Pasteur final site plan map represent the new DDA boundary.

“A Very Northville Christmas” at the Tipping Point Theatre is officially open and runs through December 23! Dont wait to get your tickets.

In a significant step towards fostering a more inclusive community, Tipping Point Theatre (TPT) is delighted to announce a unique partnership with the Living and Learning Enrichment Center (LLEC), a 501(c)3 nonprofit organization based in Northville, dedicated to enhancing the lives of individuals with disabilities. This partnership represents a shared vision of LLEC and TPT to create environments where everyone, regardless of their backgrounds or challenges, can enjoy cultural events without the fear of judgment or exclusion.

Members, staff, friends and families of the LLEC are invited to a very special performance of A Very Northville Christmas on Saturday, December 16, 2023 at 2 p.m.

Additionally, attendees will have the chance to admire the photography of Lily Newcomb, Living and Learning's team leader, featured in the projection design of the production. Members, staff, friends and family of LLEC can purchase tickets by calling the Ticket Office directly at 248.347.0003.

Santa is coming to Maybury Farm! Do you have your reservations?

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Looking forward to our first Coffeeshop Concert TONIGHT. Come enjoy music with your mocha. 🎶☕️

https://www.northville.org/northville-community-awards-dinner

Tickets are now on sale at northville.org

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Water Main Break from City of Northville : Nixle There is a water main break at Horton St and Maplewood expect low pressure. Boiling is not required at this time.

Please welcome Debbie Giulianelli-Smith to our team! She joins us as the new Senior Services Supervisor.

She’s excited to take the reins and lead in these familiar stomping grounds. Debbie joins Northville Parks & Recreation after working for the City of Farmington Hills Senior Division since 2018, most recently as Senior Adult Programmer.

Learn more about Debbie: https://ntwp.org/3sLISpc.

Enjoy these holiday events- Christmas the Village 🎅🏻, Festival of trees 🌲 , and shopping at the Mead's store.
(PS the Boston tea party Christmas Tea 🫖 is sold out.)

Santa is coming to Maybury Farm. It is time to get your reservations!

First Snow ❄️

AVOID Sheldon and Seven Mile for the next 45 minutes due to traffic incident. Some roads closed. from City of Northville : Nixle AVOID Sheldon and Seven Mile for the next 45 minutes due to traffic incident. Some roads closed.

The Planning Commission on Nov. 21 approved the Final PUD Site Plan, with conditions, for redevelopment of the Downs by developer Hunter Pasteur by a vote of 7 to 1. Conditions pertained to architecture, floor plans, elevations, natural resources, site access and circulation, parking, parks and open space, lighting, utilities and project phasing.

“The Planning Commission, City Planner and developer did a lot of hard work to get to this point,” said City Manager George Lahanas. “There was also much input from many others. It was a tremendous effort that will yield positive results for the city in the future. This is the launching point for the next phase, which is construction.”

The Downs Final PUD Site Plan is located on vacant parcels on the south side of Cady St. (between S. Center & Griswold), the Northville Downs racetrack property south of Cady St. (between S. Center St. and River St.), and two areas on the west side of S. Center St.

Read City News on Friday for the full story. View the meeting video: https://vimeo.com/887404744

Gateway illustration provided by Hunter Pasteur.

District Judge James Plakas administered the oath of office to new council members and the mayor.

City of Northville, welcome the new City Council. Council Members Barbara Moroski-Browne and Laura Genitti, and Mayor Brian Turnbull took the oath of office at the Nov. 20 City Council meeting.

Photo by Liz Cezat

The Planning Commission meets tonight (11/21) at 6 p.m. at City Hall with a Zoom option. View city website for Zoom link: https://tinyurl.com/4ncaskh9

Commissioners continue their discussion with the developer regarding the landscape, lighting and signage detailed in Hunter Pasteur’s final site plan for the Downs redevelopment.

Architectural drawing of the proposed Central Park in the Downs redevelopment. Provided by Hunter Pasteur.

Council will vote on a pending contract with Rowe professional service company to perform engineering design of the Rural Hill drive bridge at the entrance to the cemetery. MDOT has awarded $849,000 for the project with a local match of 20% ($169,800) for construction in Spring 2025. Rowe was low bidder among four firms, coming in at $53,100. The public can attend in person or via Zoom. View link on the city website: https://tinyurl.com/33wua44b

Photo from Rowe proposal.

Two City Council members and the mayor will be sworn into office by District Judge James Plakas at tonight’s City Council meeting (Nov. 20, 7 p.m.). Laura Genitti, local restaurateur, will become a new member of City Council while Barbara Moroski-Browne and Mayor Brian Turnbull take the oath of office for another term.

The former City Council will vote on the meeting minutes of Nov. 6 prior to the new board being seated. The public can attend in person or via Zoom. View link on the city website: https://tinyurl.com/33wua44b

Main Street between Center Street and Hutton Street Closed for Bollard Installation from City of Northville : Nixle Main Street between Center Street and Hutton Street is closed due to the bollard installation. Main Street is expected to reopen by the end of this week. 

Holiday Greens and Winter Market Downtown Northville November 18th & 19th 9:00 am to 4:00 pm from City of Northville : Nixle The Holiday Greens and Winter Market will take place this weekend, November 18th and 19th,  in downtown Northville.  The market will be open each day from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.  The ...

Holiday Lighted Parade Tonight November 17, 2023 at 6:30 pm from City of Northville : Nixle On Friday, November 17, 2023 the Northville Holiday Lighted Parade will be taking place in downtown Northville. The parade begins at 6:30 PM. The parade will cause the closing of the following ...

Holiday events this weekend will involve some street closures. Holiday Lighted Parade Friday ... from City of Northville : Nixle Several downtown streets will be closed temporarily to traffic this weekend for a variety of reasons. Streets on the route of the Holiday Lighted Parade will be closed to traffic about 15 minutes ...

Many thanks to Sarah Milroy, the Digital Services Librarian at the Northville District Library, for hosting an excellent and enlightening class for our seniors. They had the opportunity to come in and grasp all the fundamental aspects of iPhones.

We look forward to welcoming her back for our upcoming classes next year. Stay tuned for more details!

https://www.signupgenius.com/go/10C094DA8A62FA3FCC43-46006063-northville #/ {VOLUNTEER} With a record amount of interest(39400 on Facebook alone) in Our Holiday Lighted Parade on November 17th, we are going to need a lot of help. If you can volunteer, please click the link above to sign up. Sincerely, The Northville Chamber of Commerce

Don't forget to make your reservations for Santa Visit!🎅🏻🎄

The Planning Commission will resume discussion of the Downs’ final site plan at its meeting tonight (Nov. 9) at 6 p.m. at City Hall and Zoom. The developer will finish his presentation and the commission will review items such as signage, lighting, and landscape. Public comment will be heard. Learn more on the city website: https://tinyurl.com/5byb65jr

Sketch of townhomes in Downs final site plan.

City Council votes in a new member and retains one incumbent

Northville held an election Nov. 7 for two seats on City Council and for the office of mayor, which was uncontested. The top vote getters in the Council race were business owner Laura Genitti, with 1,226 votes, and incumbent Mayor Pro tem Barbara Moroski-Browne, with 916 votes. Mayor Brian Turnbull retains the office of mayor, which is a two-year term.

Runners-up in the Council race were incumbent Marilyn Price, with 907 votes, and Robert Sochacki, with 821 votes.

New council members, serving four-year terms, will be sworn into office at the Nov. 20 meeting at 7 p.m. at City Hall. At that time, the current City Council will vote on the minutes from the Nov. 6 meeting before the new council members are seated.

This was the first election using the nine-day early voting option, which drew 13 voters to the polls in Novi and Waterford, off-site locations arranged through the Oakland County Clerk’s Office. On Election Day, 422 voters cast their ballots at Precinct 1 (Wayne County voters, at the Northville Community Center) and 297 voted in person at Precinct 2 (Oakland County voters, at Amerman Middle School.) A total of 1,321 voters submitted absentee ballots.

Of 5,254 registered voters in Northville, 2,053 cast ballots in this election. That equates to a 39% voter turnout. These are unofficial results until certified by the county canvassers.

Precinct 2 on Nov. 7. Photo by Liz Cezat

Polls are open today until 8 p.m. at Precinct 1, for Wayne County voters, at the Northville Community Center, 303 W. Main St. and at Precinct 2, for Oakland County voters, at Amerman School, 847 N. Center St. An election drop box is located in the circle drive at City Hall for voters to drop off sealed ballots from their vehicle or by walking up to the box.

As of 3:30 p.m., 233 voters cast ballots at Pct. 1 and 181 voters entered their ballots into the tabulator at Pct. 2. The City Clerk's office has received 1,233 absentee ballots thus far that are being processed in the Absent Voter Counting Board at City Hall.

City administration is recommending that City Council approve a proposal submitted by Municipal Analytics, of Ann Arbor, to conduct a professional water and sewer rate study at a not-to-exceed cost of $20,250. This largely unseen network of pipes, manhole structures, reservoirs and valves requires ongoing maintenance and investment. Municipal Analytics has previously done quality work for the city and is the only one to respond to a request for bids. The 7 p.m. City Council meeting at City Hall can also be viewed on Zoom; see log-in details on the city’s website: https://tinyurl.com/4pp8b5f2

stock photo of outdoor water sprinkler

At tonight’s City Council meeting at 7 p.m. at City Hall, the second reading of two motions to amend Chapter 26 of the city’s Code of Ordinances will be conducted. The first item expands the boundaries of the Downtown District of the Downtown Development Authority (DDA). The second one is to adopt an Amended Development Plan and Tax Increment Finance Plan for consistency with an expansion of the District. In addition, council will consider a resolution approving amendments to the Amended and Restated Development Plan and Tax Increment Financing Plan for the DDA. The meeting can be viewed on Zoom; see log-in details on the city’s website: https://tinyurl.com/4pp8b5f2

The pink and red sections of the Hunter Pasteur final site plan map represent the new DDA boundary. View it in the City Council package on the city website.

Election Day is Tuesday, Nov. 7, in the city of Northville. Voters are choosing from among four candidates, including two incumbents, for two seats on City Council. The mayor is running uncontested.
View the list of candidates here: https://tinyurl.com/yfw247sj

You can pick up your own ballot in person at the clerk’s office through 4 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 6. The photo ID requirement is in effect.

To register to vote, go in person to the Northville City Clerk’s Office, 215 W. Main Street. Residency verification (name and current Northville address) is required, digital copies are acceptable. You may vote by absentee ballot or at your polling place on Election Day.

An election drop box is located in the circle drive at City Hall for voters to drop off applications and sealed ballots from their vehicle or by walking up to the box.

Facts at a glance:
Polls open: Tuesday, Nov. 7, 7 a.m. – 8 p.m.
Precinct 1 (Wayne County voters): Northville Community Center, 303 W. Main St.
Precinct 2 (Oakland County voters): Amerman School, 847 N. Center St.

Early voting ended Sunday, Nov. 5.

If you have any questions please contact the City Clerk’s Office at 248-349-1300.

Water main break in the area of Linden Ct/Linden St. has been repaired. from City of Northville : Nixle Water main break in the area of Linden Ct/Linden St. has been repaired.