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Inkster residents and staff announce Easter egg hunt, Project Prom, MS walk; council addresses speed humps, sidewalks and water meters
Summary
Residents and city staff used public comment to announce community events (Easter egg hunt April 12; Project Prom drives; MS awareness walk May 4). Councilors and staff provided updates on speed-hump reinstallation this spring, sidewalk project funding status, water meter installations and introduced the new IT director.
Inkster — Several community groups and city departments used public comment time to promote upcoming events and to press for updates on local infrastructure and services.
Resident Von Moore asked for donations and volunteers for an Easter event — an egg hunt and marshmallow drop planned for April 12 at the Floyd B Center (2915 Old Carlisle) from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Moore said organizers are planning for about 500 children, that 300 baskets are already promised and that they need roughly 200 more filled baskets; donation drop-offs were arranged at the Simmons Building through April 8 and at the Inkster Police Department after 2 p.m. during the collection period.
Director Lisa Bee gave multiple rec-center updates: a "Hustle and Groove" event with DJ Chris Kelly, Project Prom donation drives and a Project Prom Boutique for dress selection (donations accepted through April 1), and parade ad sales with an April 30 deadline to submit ad materials. Bee said prom events are planned for May 28 and June 2 and that local businesses have offered services (hair, makeup) as donations.
Speakers recognized Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Month and encouraged participation in an MS walk scheduled for May 4 downtown near Shane Park.
Resident Malcolm Miller raised safety concerns about speed humps that had been placed last year and then removed; Mister Bivens (public works) responded that speed humps are removed for winter and will be reinstalled in spring when weather permits. Council members and staff also updated residents on ongoing Michigan Avenue work (lane closures in rolling three-week phases with CodeRED and website notices) and said a sidewalk repair program is mapped from Middlebelt to Harrison and Cherry Hill to Avondale but awaits an award of funds.
The mayor reminded residents new water meters will begin to be installed next month, with scheduling by trash-day pickup routes managed by Hydrocore, and introduced Phineas Cody as the city's new IT director, recently returned from the City of Westland.
What happens next: Residents who want to donate or volunteer for community events should use the contact information provided during public comment. Speed-hump reinstallation and sidewalk repair timelines depend on weather and award of funding, respectively.
