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CITY OF LATHRUP VILLAGE

27400 Southfield Road

Lathrup Village, MI 48076

248.557.2600

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E-Newsletter - January 8, 2021

City News

Lathrup Village to participate in

National Day of Service

and

COVID-19 Memorial

Lathrup Village’s residents are invited to participate in the month-long food drive that will culminate on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Monday, January 18, 2021, in conjunction with a National Day of Service.

Additionally, Lathrup Village will participate in the National COVID-19 Memorial taking place Tuesday, January 19, 2021, at 5:30 PM by lighting the Lathrup Village City Hall building and adjacent structures in Municipal Park. Residents are invited to shine their house lights and ring bells!

This is in partnership with the 59^th Presidential Inaugural Committee (PIC) and cities and towns across the nation to illuminate buildings and for churches to ring bells at 5:30pm, in a national moment of unity and remembrance.

In Washington, DC, the ceremony will also feature a lighting around the Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool. It will be the first-ever lighting around the Reflecting Pool to memorialize American lives lost.

Read the full press release here.

Water Service Material Survey

IMPORTANT REMINDER!

Lathrup Village residents are being asked to assist in identifying if the water service leads to their home contains lead, copper, or galvanized steel.

An easy online survey form is available at https://arcg.is/1P5rPe

Or, residents can use the QR Code.

Helpful information is available through the National Public Radio (NPR) online tool that helps residents to walk through the identification process step-by-step.

NPR Tool: https://apps.npr.org/find-lead-pipes-in-your-home/en/#intro

The information submitted will be reviewed by staff and loaded onto a GIS map and database. This will make it easier for the Department of Public Service to identify the materials for each property and which may require replacement.

Change is a Good Thing!

You know that age-old phrase - “change is a good thing!” When it comes to household chemicals, changing your habits in your home, yard, and with your vehicles can help protect water quality in the Rouge River watershed. Everyone who lives in Michigan lives in a watershed! When rain and snow/ice melt travel across the land (watershed) and into storm drains, it is called stormwater or runoff. As this runoff travels, it picks up trash, animal waste, chemicals, sediment, and dissolved substances along the way until it empties into streams, rivers, and lakes. These bodies of water impacted by runoff provide recreational opportunities, habitat for wildlife, and even drinking water for communities.

Read the full article here and visit the full infographic here.