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A Response to Repeated Negative Public Comments at Council Meetings
By the time I was elected to the Southfield City Council last year, there already existed high tensions between the city's administration and a small number of residents who regularly attend each meeting.
As most council meeting watchers know, the city is consistently subjected to a constant berating from this handful of citizens who are unhappy with Southfield.
Last October, the South Oakland Eccentric described the behavior as "disruptive" causing council meetings to go "out of control."
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Make city a destination
South Oakland Eccentric | April 29, 2012
Southfield city officials have long hoped to create what they call a City Centre, located in the general area of Evergreen and Civic Center Drive. Bad spelling aside, the idea is a good one that holds promise.
The Evergreen/Civic Center Drive area is pretty much the heart of the city. It certainly corrals the tall buildings for which its skyline is known. But the area also is known for being home to far more than the office culture.
We won! Now what?
The Review | January/February 2012 Issue
They have a variety of backgrounds - a newspaper editor seeking a career change, an administrative assistant in the auto industry, a law student, a funeral director, and a pediatrician - just to name a few.
But they all have something in common. They are the new faces of local government in Michigan.
Southfield officials look forward to 2012
Southfield Sun | Jan. 4, 2012
It was a tough year.
They all agree — 2011 wasn’t easy. But it’s over. They made it through. Here’s to a new year.
