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MDOT, Oakland County pull back barrels for Labor Day
MDOT will remove lane restrictions on 91 of 156 active road projects statewide from 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, through 6 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, for Labor Day weekend, though 10 Mile Road in Farmington stays closed for culvert work.
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Public comment opens on Farmington Hills housing fund report
Farmington Hills opened a 15-day public comment period on its draft annual report detailing how the city spent federal Community Development Block Grant funds, with a public meeting and comment deadline set for Friday, Sept. 18, at City Hall.
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10 Mile Road closure outlasts Oakland's Labor Day halt
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$34M Farmington Place rehab seeks TIF support
Local Government
MDOT, Oakland County pull back barrels for Labor Day
MDOT will remove lane restrictions on 91 of 156 active road projects statewide from 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, through 6 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, for Labor Day weekend, though 10 Mile Road in Farmington stays closed for culvert work.
Local Government
Public comment opens on Farmington Hills housing fund report
Farmington Hills opened a 15-day public comment period on its draft annual report detailing how the city spent federal Community Development Block Grant funds, with a public meeting and comment deadline set for Friday, Sept. 18, at City Hall.
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Oakland County advances $314K for Farmington Hills roads
Local Government
10 Mile Road closure outlasts Oakland's Labor Day halt
Local Government
$34M Farmington Place rehab seeks TIF support
Local Government
MDOT, Oakland County pull back barrels for Labor Day
MDOT will remove lane restrictions on 91 of 156 active road projects statewide from 3 p.m. Friday, Sept. 4, through 6 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 8, for Labor Day weekend, though 10 Mile Road in Farmington stays closed for culvert work.
Local Government
Public comment opens on Farmington Hills housing fund report
Farmington Hills opened a 15-day public comment period on its draft annual report detailing how the city spent federal Community Development Block Grant funds, with a public meeting and comment deadline set for Friday, Sept. 18, at City Hall.
Local Government
Oakland County advances $314K for Farmington Hills roads
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10 Mile Road closure outlasts Oakland's Labor Day halt
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$34M Farmington Place rehab seeks TIF support
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Farmington homeowners would pay $20 for museum millage
The Detroit Historical Society and Charles H. Wright Museum are asking Oakland County voters, including Farmington and Farmington Hills residents, to approve a 10-year, 0.2-mill levy on Nov. 3 that would cost about $20 per $100,000 in taxable value and provide free museum admission countywide.
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Car wash dispute returns to Farmington Hills zoning board
The Farmington Hills Zoning Board of Appeals will hear four cases on Sept. 8, including the return of Dr. Delair Gardi's car wash permit appeal on Ten Mile Road and Hayder Alkhafaji's bid for variances to open an outdoor used car lot on Halsted Road.
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Farmington Hills deer-feeding ban voided by new state law
A new Michigan state law overrides Farmington Hills' local deer feeding ban, allowing residents to feed wildlife under state rules, though Acting City Manager Karen Mondora urges caution about disease and safety risks.
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Farmington, Farmington Hills shut out of county road budget
The Road Commission for Oakland County's proposed $269.8 million FY2027 budget goes to public hearing Thursday, Aug. 20, with no construction projects slated for Farmington or Farmington Hills despite a 40% spending increase.
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Vet clinic proposal heads to Farmington Hills hearing
The Farmington Hills Planning Commission will hold a public hearing Aug. 20 on a proposal to build a specialty veterinary clinic at 29375 W. 10 Mile Road, giving residents a chance to weigh in before the commission votes.
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Farmington Hills drivers detour around three major road closures
Three simultaneous road projects are squeezing Farmington Hills drivers as of mid-August: a full closure on 10 Mile Road for culvert replacement through October, a southbound Orchard Lake Road shutdown through Aug. 24, and lane restrictions on 12 Mile Road into the fall.
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Oakland County votes 11-6 to fund Ferndale clinic
The Oakland County Board of Commissioners voted 11-6 on Aug. 13 to approve a $1.5 million contract funding the Ferndale Planned Parenthood clinic through 2028, the only remaining location in Oakland County after the Livonia clinic nearest Farmington closed July 30.
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Farmington library board approves renovation bid in 6 minutes
The Farmington Community Library Board approved the Phase One construction bid package 6-0 at a July 15 special meeting, and will take up 2027 building closures and an owner representation amendment at its Aug. 13 regular meeting.
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Seven months in, Farmington Hills city manager search advances
The Farmington Hills City Council meets Wednesday, Aug. 12, at 5:30 p.m. to review City Manager applications in closed session, pick interview finalists and begin discussing the employment agreement for the city's next top administrator.
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Farmington library board weighs new giving policy, foundation
The Farmington Community Library Board of Trustees meets Thursday, Aug. 13, at 6 p.m. at the Farmington Hills branch, where a revised giving policy and a proposal to create a library foundation are expected to come before trustees based on discussion at the board's July meeting.
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Farmington-area veterans fair requires registration for first time
Oakland County's free Veterans Resource Fair on Aug. 28 in Waterford offers health, career and benefits services to area veterans and military families, with a new timed-entry registration system this year.
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Southbound Orchard Lake Road to close for sewer repairs
Southbound Orchard Lake Road in Farmington Hills will close from just south of 11 Mile Road to Hull Road starting Wednesday, Aug. 12, through approximately Aug. 24 for sanitary sewer repairs, forcing nearly 12,820 daily drivers onto a detour via 11 Mile, Powers and 10 Mile roads.
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