Canton Center News

The township is evaluating design proposals accepted this week for improvements at eight intersections, complementing plans to widen some of its most heavily traveled roadways.

Tom Harrison, chairman of the Avon Board of Finance, and Tim LeGeyt of the Canton Board of Selectmen are both preparing for the 17th House District's Republican primary on Aug.

The town and Humphrey family are making a fresh start toward the purchase of the development rights of Cherry Brook Farm in Canton Center. The board of selectmen passed a motion Monday authorizing the town to enter into a sales agreement to purchase the development conservation rights to about 63 acres. The board also approved applying for an open space and watershed land acquisition grant through the state Department of Environmental Protection that could cover up to half of the $600,000 purchase. The farm is owned by four siblings and has been in the Humphrey family since about 1743. Negotiations for the development rights have been ongoing for more than four years. Last year negotiations fell through because the town, 'wanted excessive restrictions that we couldn't live with,' co-owner Sam Humphrey said. The family wants to preserve the farm, he said. The Humphreys want to keep the land intact and in the family, but at the appraisal price of $1.5 million, next generations cannot afford it. Adding the conservation easement lowers the value of the land, which Fred Humphrey called a virtue.

“We worked hard to find alternatives”

Citing broken promises, disappointed neighbors vowed a challenge after the board of trustees approved plans for the expansion of the township's oldest Hindu temple. via Detnews.com

“When residents hire their own attorney, it's unusual”

The board of trustees is expected tonight to approve a controversial Hindu temple expansion plan that's had worshippers and residents of three surrounding subdivisions at odds for years. via Detroit News Online

“Any [tax] increase should be viewed from the perspective of those who are struggling the worst”

Tim LeGeyt, a Republican in his second term on the board of selectmen, said Monday he will seek his party's nomination for the 17th House District seat. via Hartford Courant

“This is the first tension we've had and it will build.”

The controversial Hindu temple expansion project advanced Monday night as township officials gave plans the go-ahead. After more than two hours of discussion, planning commissioners reluctantly recommended, ... via Detroit News Online