Dearborn Heights, Crestwood discuss sublease of Warren Valley parking to ease Riverside pickup congestion

Crestwood Schools and the City of Dearborn Heights continued a study-session discussion about a proposed sublease of part of the Warren Valley Golf Course parking lot that the district says would reduce vehicle congestion on Warren Avenue during student pickup and drop‑off.

The school district’s superintendent, Dr. Joe Musalom, told the city council the district needs a sublease to use district funds to repave and reconfigure the area: “in order for us as a school district to use, district funds, we have to have a sublease or a lease with the property that we do not own.” The plan shown to council would add two drive-through lanes and gates, create a right‑turn‑only exit, and allow the district to route as many as 75 to 100 cars into the golf course lot during dismissal, the district said.

Why it matters: council members and residents said the intersection at Warren and Beach Veil becomes congested and creates safety risks when hundreds of cars queue for pickup. Supporters said shifting cars into the reconfigured lot…