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Livonia council praises new senior center progress as debate over fate of Noble building deepens
Summary
Council members said the new senior center project is on schedule and within budget, while debate intensified over whether to rehabilitate or demolish the long-vacant Noble building; councilmembers pressed for further technical studies before committing major funds.
Councilwoman Budzinski said Livonia’s senior center construction remains on schedule and “on budget,” while several council members pressed the administration for clearer plans and additional studies about the future of the Noble building and Newberg Village.
The senior center matters to large numbers of local residents, Budzinski said; she and Council member Laura Toye and other council members described outreach that included more than 600 survey responses and participation from the city’s aging commission and senior-center staff. “There’s a ton of input on the senior center,” Budzinski said, noting the project’s amenities, renderings and a predicted December completion window for some work.
Why it matters: Council members said the senior center is one of several major civic investments — along with City Hall and public-safety facilities — and they stressed that work on one project should not…
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