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VETERANS DAY ACTIVITIES IN WESTERN W AYNE COUNTY l o c a l n e w s , A 4 WAYN E-W ESTLAND SHOPPERS ENDURE CHANGES ON FORD ROAD Observer LOCAL NEWS, A2 THURSDAY 11.10.16 II HOMETOWNLIFE.COM II PART OFTHE USA TODAY NETWORK m i l l ELECTION 2016 W e s t l a n d voters buck n a t i o n a l G O P t r e n d Joanne Maliszewski beat Republican Robert Pope, In the 11th and 12th Wayne Staff Writer 22,684 to 12,695 to take the seat County Commission districts, previously held by the late incumbent A1 Haidous and Westland voters bucked the Julie Plawecki. Jones earned Glenn Anderson, respectively, Republican trend Tuesday, 2,265 Westland votes to Pope’s retained their seats. giving their votes to Demo 1,891. Westland shares a por In the Wayne-Westland crats in the national and state tion of the district with Garden school race, incumbent Thom races, while the three candi City, where Pope beat Jones. as Buckalew was re-elected dates — including a write-in — In the state House 16th dis with 8,991 votes. Newcomer were elected to the Wayne- trict, incumbent Democrat David Cox received 10,896 Westland school board. Robert Kosowski will return to votes and write-in candidate Voters also followed the Lansing, with a total of 22,124 Judy McKinney 499 votes; both regional trend, defeating the votes to challenger Matthew have seats on the board. proposed transit tax and sup Morrow’s 13,599. In Westland, Westland followed the re BILL BRESLER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER porting a Wayne County tax voters cast 19,858 votes for gion’s lead and defeated the Aspasia Manta makes a fist to show her pleasure at being able to vote for hike for schools. Kosowski and 11,050 for Mor Regional Transit Authority of her favorite candidate. She is escorted to the polls by her son Patrick In the 11th state House dis row. The district includes the Manettas. She votes in Westland's 34th precinct. trict, Democrat Jewell Jones city of Wayne. See VOTERS, Page A2 LOCAL VOTES REFLECT NATIONAL SPLIT IN PRESIDENTIAL RACE M att Jachman hometownlife.com Voters in western Wayne County communities mirrored a divided national electorate as the contest for the White House ended on Tuesday. Billionaire businessman Donald Thump, who won the presidency with at least 279 electoral votes in a stunning upset, fared well in Livonia, Plymouth Township and Gar den City, but lost in other Ob server-area communities to Hillary Clinton, a former first lady, senator from New York and Secretary of State. Overall, Clinton out polled Thump in the Observer’s Wayne County communities, 107,092 votes to 89,079. Voters from several commu nities, interviewed outside their polling places, had strong opinions about the candidates. “Thump is too divisive, and love trumps hate,” said Amy Buege of Plymouth Township, her latter phrase an echo of a Clinton campaign slogan. Buege added that some things Thumps has said about groups of people eliminated him “im mediately” as a plausible choice in her view. “Hillary all the way,” said 8ILL BRESLER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER Perennial Livonia political gadfly Leo Weber works the polls at Frost Middle School wearing a Donald Trump mask and passing out candy. See SPLIT, Page A6 VIEWS FROM OUR TOWNS "I went w ith Trump. "I think she will do "Trump is a successful "I don't support "Trump's not "I'm a life lo n g It's the first tim e in 25 more to help unions. businessman, and our either of them, but I q u a lifie d .... I have Republican, and years I've voted Trump talks about c o u n try is in dire personally voted for watched the man my p ro -life is very Republican. I can't getting rid of stra its fin a n c ia lly .... Hillary. I liked her a entire life, and I do important to me." even believe it u n io n s ." The m id d le class is tad bit more." not like him." JENNIFER BOUCHER, m yse lf." STEVE REEVES, falling apart." CHRISTINA BOWIE, KURT ROSS. Plymouth Garden City Livonia Plymouth Township TERRY RATLIFF, DEBBIE LAROCQUE, Canton Livonia hometownlife.com © The Observer & Eccentric INDEX Volume 51 • Number 51 Crossword Puzzle.... B8 O bituaries................ B6 Sports.......................... B1 Homes...................... 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Equal opportunity lender. ©2016 Community Financial CFCU.ORG/LOANS i t A2 (W) 0 & E Media | Thursday, November 10, 2016 LOCAL NEWS hometownlife.com Shoppers endure traffic woes on booming Ford Road Darrell Clem Traffic is the only down happened since: hometownlife.com side to me.” » The Shops of Canton, He is not alone with his a new shopping center on It’s a great place to traffic concerns. Ford just west of Hagger shop and a horrible place “That’s why I live in ty, is under construction to drive. Plymouth,” said Matt and will house several Canton’s Ford Road Pierce, leaving Plato’s businesses such as Tom + business corridor is wit Coney Island at Ford and Chee, MOD Pizza and nessing a two-year, sus Lilley. Starbucks, among others. tained uptick in new de Pierce visits his par » Art Van has an velopment as the commu ents in Canton and shops nounced plans to build a nity’s busiest thorough at places such as Dun 71,333-square-foot store fare continues a love-hate ham’s Sports, but he at Ford and Haggerty and relationship with people moved out of Canton 10 open in late 2017 across who shop, live or work years ago. from the IKEA, which has there. “I try to stay away had a major expansion of Retiree Clifford Lam from Ford Road as much its own. bert, a resident of 41 as possible,” he said. » Two new four-story years, has seen Canton A spurt of new com hotels are taking shape on evolve from its rural past mercial development, Ford Road near the south into a bustling suburb particularly on Canton’s bound Interstate 275 after he bought one of the east side, began about two ramp, bringing a com SILL BRESLER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER first houses built in the years ago with a new bined 178 rooms. Con New hotels are under construction just west of 1-275, changing the face of the Ford Road Warren-Lilley area of La-Z-Boy Home Furnish struction is continuing on corridor. Carriage Hills subdivi ings and Decor store on Towne Place Suites by sion. He welcomes the Ford Road, west of Lilley. Marriott and Fairfield Inn changing business land “That was about the & Suites, which represent said, adding that some scape. beginning of it,” Canton a combined $20 million new businesses will pros “The value of my home Municipal Services Direc investment in Canton. per while some may fail. keeps going up," he said. tor Tim Faas said. » Michigan’s only He said he can accept the “I’m happy about that. Consider what has World of Beer opened in increased traffic. October on Ford, west of “Traffic is just a neces Lilley, next to the La-Z- sary evil of having a Boy store. chance to keep the dollars » Fresh Thyme Farm in the community,” Badics ers Market is building a said. “We want to keep the 28,709-square-foot store money here in Canton.” Observer on Morton Thylor, just Faas said new devel north of Ford, behind the opment is being partly Published Sunday and Thursday by Observer & Eccentric Media Thrget store. driven by a new housing » Black Rock restau BILL BRESLER | STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER boom. Canton has had 446 Community Office: La-Z-Boy and World of Beer are among the newest additions residential permits this 29725 Hudson Drive • Novi Ml 48377 • 866-887-2737 rant opened a year ago on Monday-Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. the site of the former to the Ford Road commercial mix. year through the end of hometownlife.com Roman Forum eatery. September, compared to Editor: Joanne Maliszewski » Two new Mexican about 300 for all of last 248-396-6620 eateries now dot the Ford year, Faas said. Email: [email protected] Road landscape, Qdoba at Haggerty Road and Chi- Roads, too Subscription Rates: Home Delivery: potle at Lilley. To help ease Ford Road Newsstand price: $1.50 Thursday & Customer Service: 866-887-2737 » Further west, Ulta traffic, Lotz Road has S1.50 Sunday Mon.-Fri. 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Beauty, a salon, opened been paved between Ford $8.25 EZ pay per month After hours, leave voicemail near Sheldon Road and a and Cherry Hill, provid 552.00 six months Email: [email protected] ing another north-south 5104.00 per year T.J. Maxx store is expect $91.00 six months mail delivery ed to open soon near Can artery.