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HISTORIC PRESERVATION COMMISSION
Greenmead Historical Park
Dennis Wright
20501 Newburgh Road MAYOR
Livonia, Michigan 48152
(248) 477-7375
Linda McCann
DIRECTOR
Fax: (248) 426-8568
Emily Tchorz
PROGRAM SUPERVISOR
Community Resources Department
33000 Civic Center Drive
Livonia, Michigan 48154-3097
(734) 466-2540
Livonia Historic Preservation Commission
Voting Meeting Minutes
May 2, 2018
Call to Order 6:05 p.m.
Attendance: Ralph Bakewell, Cynthia Immonen, Kathleen Glynn, Kathleen Johnson-
Bartshe, Jim Kline, Donald Knapp, Danielle Lewon
Other Attendees: Emily Tchorz, Rob Werlinger
Approval of Minutes-
Motion made by C. Immonen to approve the minutes from February 2018 meeting,
seconded K. Glynn, ayes- 6 nays -0
Correspondences-
MHPN Conference May 17-19, Lansing
New Issues-
Cemetery repair- 6 Mile Briggs Cemetery, set meeting to pick headstones to fix. Pick 6-
8 stones.
New Fundraiser Ideas:
-Civil War Tea- Sept 22nd, speaker chosen (women serving as men), $25 tickets. We
should help with advertising. Maybe help for the event. Have separate food meeting?
-Road Rally
-Calendar of Historic Properties, in progress
-Greemead Tours with characters: next year?
-Progressive dinner with city council this summer: pick a date, work on menu
-Ad in Friends of Greenmead Brochure: yes, the Civil War Tea!
Motion made by J. Kline to spend $100 for a full page ad in the Garden Walk booklet for
our civil war tea, seconded by K. Glynn. Ayes- 6 nays-0
Current Issues-
Budget 2017/18- $5,000
Certified Local Government- review of the document, we meet requirements, contact
Linda McCann first and continue. First week of June? Kathy Johnson-Bartshe will come
up with date.
Re-survey districts- will work with CLG
Updates-
Greenmead- lean-to has been repaired, painting is continuing. East elevation of lean-to,
regrading there. Volunteer kick off May 22nd. Painting of south elevation Blue house to
start soon. Accessible ramp being worked on at Blue. Re-grading will happen at
Meeting House. Interpretation signage- installed in the fall probably, after most of the
events. May-June, lots of school groups, please be a tour guide. Found some footage of
Livonia from 1957-1962ish, will be getting a DVD copy soon.
Walk on Items-
-Rob Werlinger- retired fireman, Looking for information, photos etc. on history of
Livonia Fire Department.
-Rosedale Gardens neighborhood: looking for help with design of new construction on
old school site, supporting Rosedale homeowners association. There will be a planning
meeting on May 22nd, and a ZBA meeting the next week.
-Cemetery Preservation Workshop: focus on groups, genealogy groups, scouts,
science/history classes. Where to advertise? Pick a date. Late September or October.
Next Meeting
Non-Voting Meeting June 6th, 2018
Adjournment
7:54 p.m., respectively submitted by Danielle Lewon