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Council OKs RFQ report, creates mayor-appointed task force to explore Alfred Noble site
Summary
After heated public comment and months of debate, Livonia City Council voted 5–1 to ask the administration for a report and a draft request-for-qualifications (RFQ) to seek partners for the Alfred Noble building; the task force will be volunteer, mayor-appointed and advisory only.
The Livonia City Council on Tuesday voted to ask the administration for a report and a draft request-for-qualifications to seek development partners for the Alfred Noble building, advancing a community-led task force model that council members said would help explore fundraising, grant opportunities and potential adaptive reuse.
The motion, offered by Council Member Rob Donovic and supported by Council Member Carrie Budzinski, passed 5–1 after more than an hour of council debate and extended public comment from residents who urged the city to preserve the midcentury modern structure. Council members and staff described the RFQ as a nonbinding step to solicit proposals and…
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