For Immediate Release | Official Press Release

PRESS RELEASE 
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
 
36300 Warren Road | Westland, Michigan | 48185
Office 734.467.3200 | Fax 734.422.1230

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This Week in Westland
 June 29, 2019 - July 7 , 2019
Saturday Free Workouts Fitness Classes - on  Saturday, June 29 from 10:30 am - 11:30 am outside the Nankin Mills Interpretive Center located at 33175 Ann Arbor Trail in Westland. Total Body Bootcamp provided courtesy of Hype Recreation Center in Partnership with Beaumont Healthy Westland and Wayne. Click  here for more information.

Blast Off Week at William P. Faust Public Library - drop by anytime July 1 - 6 as  The Youth Department blasts off for an outer space themed week!  Join in to go on a galactic scavenger hunt, make an extraterrestrial craft, color a giant coloring page, and more!   This event will take place at 6123 Central City Parkway. (Note: the library is closed on July 4.)  Please visit www.westland.lib.mi.us for more information.

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: 

City Council Study Session and Meeting 
  • The City Council will hold a study session on Monday, July 1 at 6:00 pm to discuss proposed revisions to "Council Policies and Procedures." The study session will take place at Westland City Hall, 36300 Warren Road.
  • The City Council Meeting will take place on Monday, July 1 at 7:00 pm at Westland City Hall. Please click here to see the agenda.
City Offices, the 18th District Court and Westland Farmers & Artisans Market will be closed on Thursday, July 4 in observance of Independence Day. The Westland Historical Museum will be closed on Saturday, July 6.

**Please note that there will not be trash pick up on Thursday, July 4 due to the observance of Independence Day. Trash pick up for Thursday will take place on Friday, trash pick up for Friday will take place on Saturday.**

William P. Faust Public Library is hosting a Family Movie Matinee - on Friday, July 5 at 1:00 pm, 6123 Central City Parkway. Please join us for a FREE family movie, no registration is required. Movies are rated G or PG and run approximately 90 minutes. Light refreshments will be served. Children under 8 must have an adult present. Please call the Youth Reference Desk at 734-326-6123 for more information. Enjoy the show!

Friday Night Movie at Westland Library - on Friday, July 5 at 6:15 pm at 6123 Central City Parkway, in Meeting Rooms A and B. The movie will be The Public and is rated PG-13. Snacks/refreshments are provided (donations accepted and appreciated). Please visit the library website at www.westland.lib.mi.us for more information.

Jefferson Barns Summer Reading Program - join in any time during summer vacation. This program is for independent readers aged 5-15. Each week, read one or more books and visit Jefferson Barns Reading Room, 32150 Dorsey, to pick a prize from the prize box! Please click here for more details and the Jefferson Barns Reading Room summer hours. 

Summer Reading - continues throughout the summer at the William P. Faust Public Library, 6123 Central City Parkway. The theme this year is "A Universe of Stories."  Everything is FREE all summer long! When kids read over the summer, they fill out a reading log and bring it back to the Library to get prizes. For more information visit www.westland.lib.mi.us or call Caryn Bartone at (734) 326-6123 ext. 2844 or [email protected]


**Please note that The William P. Faust Library will be closed on Sundays from Memorial Day through Labor Day.**



For more information, please call Kathy Suchora at (734) 467-3200

Westland, Michigan is the state's 10th largest municipality, with a population of over 84,000 people who exhibit a great deal of pride in their All-American City.  Westland has a thriving business community along with beautiful residential areas.  The citizens enjoy a wide array of amenities and a quality of life that is second to none.


 

In 2014, Westland was rated as one of 24/7 Wall Street's America's Best 50 Cities to Live, offering residents and visitors an ideal blend of single-family affordable homes, apartments and condominiums, great schools, and access to numerous outdoor activities.  Public safety is delivered by full-service, professional law enforcement and firefighting personnel. Westland Police Department, whose motto is protect and serve, provides emergency dispatch services to four cities and over 100,000 residents; the Westland Fire Department are licensed paramedics who responded to over 9,000 calls for service last year, about 85% being medical based.  They never forget their mission of preserving life and property.


 

Westland is well-known as the premier destination for shopping and dining in Wayne County with hundreds of shops and restaurants anchored by the Westland Shopping Center, one of the country's original four regional malls.


 

Infinite opportunities are available in Westland for the recreation aficionado including, more than 40 parks and 1,500 acres of trails, a 9-hole golf course, hockey arena, athletic fields, playscapes, a Farmers and Artisans Market and more.  One of Michigan's most environmentally friendly cities, Westland has a progressive curbside recycling program with one of the highest participation rates in the nation and the City is raising the bar for cultural experiences with the placement of public art throughout the City.


 

The City is served by two public school districts; Wayne-Westland Community Schools serving 12,000 youth was recently named one of the Best School in Michigan by WXYZ-TV and is the proud recipient of 14 Golden Apple and two Michigan Blue Ribbon Exemplary School Awards.  Livonia Public Schools, educating nearly 15,000 students, is proud of their MEAP/MME scores that exceed state averages and the District has also earned Golden Apple and Michigan Blue Ribbon Exemplary School Awards.

 

The City provides competitive incentives for those who are interested in investing in Westland, making it one of the hottest investment markets in the region.  Our Fast-Track to Business Team, which consists of key decision makers who work diligently on a development plan will "cut the red tape" and expedite the approval process for new business development.


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