For Immediate Release | Official Press Release

PRESS RELEASE

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR

36601 Ford Road | Westland, Michigan | 48185

Office 734.467.3200 | Fax 724.721.2310

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This Week in Westland
July 20, 2013 - July 28, 2013

Car Cruise Celebrates Henry Ford's 50th Birthday Anniversary - The Friends of Nankin Mills are hosting a historic car cruise on Saturday, July 20th from 4 p.m. - 6 p.m. The cruise will start at the Henry Ford Retirement Village and end at Nankin Mills, located at 33175 Ann Arbor Trail. Visitors will have the opportunity to view over one hundred Model A, Model T and older cars and enjoy a great dinner prepared by Chef Tony of the William D. Ford Career Technical Center. Car Show ONLY tickets are $10/adult, $5/10-17 years of age and 9 years and under are free. Car Show and Dinner tickets are $20/adult, $15/10-17 years of age and $6/9 years old and under.

Scheduled Upcoming Civic Meetings - Residents are invited to attend the upcoming City meetings. Below is a list of the meetings with their date, time and location.

-The Rehabilitation Review Board will meet on Tuesday, July 23rd at 4:30 p.m. at the Dorsey Center, located at 32715 Dorsey.

-Meeting of the Downtown Development Authority (DDA) will be held on Thursday, July 25th at 8:00 a.m. in the City Hall Council Conference Room.

Worried about Identity Theft? - The Westland Friendship Center, located at 1119 N. Newburgh, will have an industrial shredder on site on Friday, July 26 from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m. for residents to have their documents shredded and disposed of. Drive up your bags or boxes of documents, 3 bag/box maximum, and watch them be shredded for FREE. For more information, please call 734-722-7628.

Parkside Credit Union Hosts Car Show - Parkside Credit Union will be hosting their 8th Annual Classic Car Show benefiting the Lyman Foundation. The car show will take place on Saturday, July 27th from 10 a.m. - 1 p.m. at the Westland Shopping Center, located at 35000 West Warren Rd. The event will give the community an opportunity to showcase their classic cars and enjoy fun with friends and family while benefiting a charitable cause.

Westland Farmer's Market Held Every Thursday - The Westland Farmer's Market will be held from 3 - 7 p.m. every Thursday in the City Hall Parking Lot, located at 36601 Ford Road. This is the ultimate site for farmers, growers and producers to sell their own products directly to the public. Residents now have the opportunity to catch a FREE ride to the market at the following locations and times. *All times are approximate and dependent on weather, traffic, available space, etc.

Bus Stop	TO THE FARMERS MARKET		FROM THE FARMERS MARKET
Bus Stop	Departure	Arrival	Departure	Arrival
Our Savior Manor 29495 Annapolis	2:45	3:15	4:30	4:45
Dorsey Community Center 32715 Dorsey	3:00	3:15	4:30	5:00
Greenwood Villa 7600 Nankin Ct.	3:30	4:15	5:30	5:45
Holliday Park 34850 Fountain Blvd.	3:45	4:15	5:30	6:00
Presbyterian Village 32111 Cherry Hill	4:00	4:15	5:30	6:15

For more information, please visit www.cityofwestland.com or call Lori Fodale, Economic Development Director at (734) 467-3264.

Cyclists, Skaters, Runners & Walkers Enjoy Hines Park Traffic Free - Saturday's in the Park have returned to Hines Drive and offers visitors the opportunity to walk, run, skate or cycle safely from 9 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. without the concern of motor vehicle traffic. Hines Drive will be closed every Saturday from Ann Arbor Trail to Outer Drive through September 8, 2013. For more information, please call (734) 261-1990 or visit www.parks.waynecounty.com.

Save the Dates - Mayor Wild will be holding his first community gathering of the summer on August 8th from 5:30 p.m. - 7:30 p.m. at Corrado Park located on Gladys at Flamingo. Bring the family and enjoy free water slides, water activities, dunk tank and more. There will also be free food and drink and free giveaways. A community gathering/movie night will be held on August 22nd at Jaycee Park. More details to follow. Westland's 3rd annual Blues, Brews and BBQ will be held on Friday, September 20th and Saturday, September 21st on City Hall Grounds. Please visit the City website at www.cityofwestland.com and friend us on facebook to keep up to date on City events.

Get Your Tickets to the Kelly Miller Circus - The Kelly Miller Circus is coming to Attwood Park, located at 33601 Annapolis, on Saturday, August 10 for two shows, one at 2 p.m. and one at 5:30 p.m. Tickets are now on sale at the following locations, Wayne Westland Community Center, Mark Chevrolet, Jack Demmer Ford, Henry's Service Center, Wayne-Westland Federal Credit Union and the Westland Municipal Golf Course.

For more information, contact Aubrey Berman, Administrative Secretary, at (734) 467-3200.

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The City of Westland is the 10th largest city in Michigan with a population of over 84,000. The city's residential development is an excellent blend of single family homes, apartments and condominiums. The broad selection of housing opportunities is complimented by over 1500 acres of well-maintained parks and nature trails as well as a highly rated municipal golf course. Also available is a skate park, ice arena, a state-of-the-art Library and novel city park themes that are fun and family-friendly.

Westland has the location, land, infrastructure, and leadership, under Mayor William R. Wild to attract new industry and help existing businesses redevelop properties and to maintain competitiveness in today's global economy. Six modern platted industrial parks on 320 acres are served by class "A" internal roads, with up to date utilities and rail access available within two of the parks. Westland is conveniently located within the center of southeastern Michigan's expressway system, minutes north of Detroit Metropolitan Airport, and ideally located between downtown Detroit and Ann Arbor.

Westland is the area's premier "Shopping and Dining Destination". Westland Shopping center, one of the country's original four regional malls, boasts 80 retail stores and has anchored Westland's commercial district for more than 30 years. Westland's diversity and progressive planning offers residents a wide variety of life experiences, and make Westland truly the "All American City".