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Residents urge support for farmers market, announce Annapolis Pointe groundbreaking and raise concerns about school yard signs and Thompson Towers
Summary
During public comment at the July 7 meeting residents promoted community events—an upcoming lupus support meeting, a farmers market and a groundbreaking for a 72-home development—and raised complaints about school yard signs placed on Inkster public easements and ongoing housing issues at Thompson Towers.
Residents and community groups used the public-comment portion of Exeter’s July 7 meeting to announce events and press the council on local problems.
Dr. Phyllis Long invited residents to "A Journey with Lupus," a support-group meeting set for Saturday, July 19 at the Leanna Hicks Public Library, and described a program focused on self-care with guest speaker Myla T. Ivory.
Yvonne Moore, representing Inkster Housing activities, said Inkster Housing’s annual resident appreciation day will be July 19 at Lemoyne Park and asked for donations and volunteers for a National Night Out backpack distribution. Octavia Smith urged council members and residents to attend the Institute of Task Force Farmers’ Market, held Wednesdays from 4–7 p.m. at 27301 South River Street, and noted seniors 60 and older can sign up for Project FRESH to receive a $25 monthly stipend to buy produce at farmers markets.
Pastor John Hearn announced a groundbreaking for the Annapolis Point development on July 18 and said the project will create 72 homes. He also said a free homebuyer seminar will be held July 26 at Dozier Recreation Complex to help prospective buyers prepare and qualify; he mentioned participation by First Merchants Bank.
Several residents, including Sandra King, complained that school recruiters from neighboring River Rouge have been placing yard signs on public easements in Inkster and that some Inkster organizations’ signs were being removed. King urged an ordinance or policy change requiring permission and said she has previously communicated with code enforcement; a code-enforcement reply in the record states the deputy superintendent of River Rouge had been contacted and agreed to address the issue with staff. A separate resident reported overgrowth on a small city-owned sliver of land behind a house and asked the city to inspect and clean the area; staff said they would follow up.
A council member described continuing problems at Thompson Towers following a fire and water damage, said the property is privately owned and that the city’s enforcement options are limited; the member reported contacting state representatives and other officials seeking assistance.
What’s next: Multiple speakers were told how to follow up with city staff (for example, providing locations of illegal signs and contacting Quinn Myers), and staff said they would inspect the overgrowth issue and return with an estimate for clean-up.
