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Eastpointe council votes to approve Kelly Road corridor plan

May 23, 2024 | candgnews.com | Brian Wells

EASTPOINTE — The Eastpointe City Council recently voted to approve the Kelly Road corridor complete streets plan. The vote came at the City Council’s May 7 meeting, after it had been recommended by the city’s Planning Commission. Eastpointe, along with Harper Woods and Detroit, has been working to create a plan to redesign a stretch of Kelly Road.
Cousin of missing Eastpointe teen found guilty of second-degree murder

May 17, 2024 | candgnews.com | Brian Wells

EASTPOINTE — The cousin of an Eastpointe teenager who went missing in 2022 has been found guilty of second-degree murder. Following a jury trial May 16, Jaylin Omar Brazier, of Detroit, was found guilty of second-degree murder and tampering with evidence related to the disappearance of his cousin, Zion Foster, 17, of Eastpointe. Foster, 17, of Eastpointe, was last seen Jan. 4, 2022, when she left home to spend time with her cousin, Brazier.
Eastpointe receives grant for 10 Mile Road safety study

May 5, 2024 | candgnews.com | Brian Wells

EASTPOINTE — Last month, Eastpointe was awarded one of eight grants by the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments, or SEMCOG, to conduct formal safety performance examinations of existing or planned roads and intersections. Eastpointe was awarded a grant to perform a road safety audit, or RSA, on the stretch of 10 Mile Road between Cushing and Hayes avenues, with a focus on the intersections at Gratiot, Phlox and Hayes avenues.
Eastpointe declares Sept. 6 ‘First Amendment Day,’ settles lawsuit

Apr 19, 2024 | candgnews.com | Brian Wells

EASTPOINTE — Following the settlement of a lawsuit filed by four Eastpointe residents, City Council passed a motion declaring Sept. 6 as First Amendment Day. The lawsuit was filed in U.S. District Court Nov. 9, 2022, by Mary Hall-Rayford, Karen Beltz, Karen Mouradjian and Cindy Federle through Philadelphia-based nonprofit Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression, or FIRE.
Eastpointe considering recreational marijuana ordinance

Apr 12, 2024 | candgnews.com | Brian Wells

Common Citizen, one of three medical marijuana dispensaries granted a license by the city of Eastpointe, was expected to open at 24545 Gratiot Ave. Photo by Patricia O’Blenes EASTPOINTE — The city of Eastpointe is considering an ordinance that would allow it to give out a certain number of recreational marijuana licenses.
Three cities working on plan for Kelly Road

Apr 4, 2024 | candgnews.com | Brian Wells

EASTPOINTE — The cities of Eastpointe, Harper Woods and Detroit are working together to come up with a plan to redesign a stretch of Kelly Road. Since the fall of 2023, representatives from the three cities, along with members of the Kelly Road Corridor Improvement Steering Committee, have been creating designs for Kelly Road between Seven Mile and 10 Mile roads.
City Council votes 4-1 to bring surveillance cameras to Eastpointe

Apr 3, 2024 | candgnews.com | Brian Wells

EASTPOINTE — The Eastpointe City Council recently passed a motion to purchase 18 surveillance cameras to install around the city. At its March 19 meeting, the City Council voted 4-1 to pass the motion, which Police Chief Corey Haines said will help find vehicles that have been reported stolen or may have been involved in homicides, robberies or other violent crimes. “(The cameras) help us solve crimes by capturing license plate data and holding it for about 30 days,” Haines said.
Eastpointe secures funding, moves forward with Kennedy Park splash pad

Apr 2, 2024 | candgnews.com | Brian Wells

EASTPOINTE — The city of Eastpointe is working to provide residents with another way to enjoy summer fun. At the March 19 meeting of Eastpointe’s City Council, council members voted unanimously to accept additional funding from the Michigan Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity to go toward the city’s new splash pad planned for Kennedy Park.
Man found guilty of 2022 Eastpointe murders

Mar 1, 2024 | candgnews.com | Brian Wells

EASTPOINTE — A 62-year-old man was found guilty by a jury Feb. 23 of murdering two of his neighbors at an Eastpointe apartment complex in 2022. The jury found that on Thursday, Jan. 27, 2022, Dennis Carlton Evans fatally shot his neighbors, Dorian Mitchell and Christie Davis, outside their apartment complex on 10 Mile Road in Eastpointe.
Roseville City Council votes to rezone former Sacred Heart church property

Feb 6, 2024 | candgnews.com | Brian Wells

ROSEVILLE — After a self-storage company that once promised to have the bells of the former Sacred Heart church ringing pulled out of the deal, the Roseville City Council voted Jan. 23 to rezone the property from R-1 to B-3 in an attempt to make it more marketable. At the Roseville City Council’s Sept.