Clinton Township trustee "disappointed" over proposal rejected to rename park
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) - An inclusive park in Clinton Township is close to being finished, and one trustee who wanted to name it after a 19-year-old killed in an explosion is disappointed that the proposal was rejected.Turner Salter was struck by flying debris moments after Good Distributors exploded in March. On Monday, a proposal to rename the park after Salter was removed from the agenda at a trustee meeting; however, the family said they are grateful his name was mentioned. "As far as the family, they are grateful that they considered him," said Tim Berlin, pastor of Faith Baptist Church in...
St. Clair County parks and rec regroups after voters reject tax request
It’s back to the drawing board for organizers in St. Clair County’s parks and recreation department after voters rejected an additional tax of just under half a mill in this week’s primary election. The existing parks and rec tax has been levied at 0.4944 mills since it was first adopted in 1995 and...