Following on the heels of the hugely successful Detroit Institute of Arts outdoor art exhibit in Southfield, the City Council is reviving a public art commission.
“The purpose of this is to get art out into the community,” said council President Ken Siver, who presented an outline of the commission's structure to fellow council members at a recent meeting.
There was rarely a dull moment around Southfield and Lathrup Village during the last year.
Whether it was a reason to celebrate, like the grand reopening of the Southfield-Lathrup greenhouse, or a reason to mourn, such as the death of 10-year-old Xavier Joe after Southfield EMS reportedly didn’t reach him in time, headlines through 2012 reached all community members.
The Southfield City Council unanimously approved the appointments of Eric Hawkins as the new Police Chief and Keith Rowley as the new Fire Chief at the October 15 City Council Meeting.
After an Oklahoma organization’s proposal to use Southfield’s municipal lawn for an event left city officials unimpressed, a new policy for use of the space is in the works.
[The following is a South Oakland Eccentric editorial]
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.
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.
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.
Dozens of Democrats under the age of 35 are being sworn-in to municipal offices all over Michigan during the next several weeks, helping to add to an already strong Democratic farm team in Michigan.
A new era of the Southfield City Council began Nov. 21 after a special ceremony inaugurating the newly elected members to their offices.
Jeremy Moss, 25, the youngest ever member of the Southfield City Council and the highest vote-getter in the Nov. 8 election, was proud to sit among the more veteran city officials.
The youngest councilman in Southfield history will be sworn into office Monday night.
At the age of 25, Jeremy Moss has already worked for Southfield Mayor Brenda Lawrence and two state representatives, and he says Southfield hasn’t had a younger voice on council for a while.
