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COMMUNITY

Amtrak employees host rally in Dearborn as cuts quickly approach

September 30th, 20201 DEARBORN — With the COVID-19 pandemic greatly impacting multiple companies globally, Amtrak announced not only cuts to service, but also 2,000 jobs starting Oct. 1. Amtrak and other railroad employees rallied outside of the John D. Dingell Transportation Center in Dearborn to raise awareness of these coming changes. Event...

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Dearborn City Council asks residents to utilize non-emergency line to report mask violations

August 28th, 20200 DEARBORN — Despite Police Chief Ron Haddad urging residents to dial 911 to report large gatherings or unmasked people in public spaces, the City Council has requested residents to stop calling the emergency 911 line for these reports. With Dearborn leading Wayne County in new cases of COVID-19 over the last six weeks, excluding...

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Dearborn officials talk budget and COVID-19 economic impact

June 20th, 20200 DEARBORN — The COVID-19 pandemic has hit state and municipal budgets hard. Businesses came to a screeching halt at the height of cases in Michigan, but with the state slowly transitioning into more relaxed phases, city governments are cautiously looking forward to a summer of economic activity. The Arab American News spoke to...

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Dearborn: Workshops scheduled for proposed budget for fiscal year 2021

March 5th, 20200 DEARBORN – The public is welcome to attend workshops in March, April and May in which the City Council will be focused on the proposed budget for fiscal year 2021. The proposed FY21 budget covers July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. Traditionally, multiple meetings take place between the administration and the City Council...

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Dearborn rebranded: A promotional logo stirs up controversy

December 13th, 20193 DEARBORN — The city of Dearborn unveiled a new look this week. Reactions from Dearbornites to their city’s new image ranged from utter disappointment, confusion and complete ambivalence to positive reactions to the fledgling and diverse new rebranding project. Much was made of the city’s introduction of its new, more modern...

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Dearborn City Council will not renew jail contract to hold detainees for ICE

August 26th, 20190 DEARBORN - On Tuesday, August 20, Dearborn City Council voted not to renew its prisoner housing contract with Calhoun County after a decade-long arrangement with Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to hold detainees. This agreement was caused from controversy over detentions of undocumented immigrants by ICE. The contract...

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Dearborn water rate change doesn’t do nearly enough to support residents, councilman says

June 30th, 20190 DEARBORN—The Dearborn City Council voted 4-1 last Tuesday to amend fixed rates charged to the city's water customers. According to Councilman David Bazzy, the move led to heated discussions. “There was a lot of good discussions back and forth, some of it slightly heated, some of it not so heated," he said. "I think that either...

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City Council blocks proposal to sell Camp Dearborn land

August 2nd, 20181 DEARBORN – To many residents' satisfaction, the city won’t ask voters whether they want to sell a 40-acre parcel of land in Camp Dearborn that houses trailers to fund necessary infrastructure renovations. Property and home owners are already paying hefty taxes, having to support a school district that includes a college, public...

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Dearborn City Council rejects millage proposal for historical museum upgrades

August 2nd, 20180 DEARBORN — The City Council rejected putting a millage proposal on the November ballot for the repair, renovation and operations of the Dearborn Historical Museum for up to five years. According to a draft of the proposed millage as read by Councilman Mike Sareini, if adopted, it would raise an estimated $1.2 million the first year...

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Dearborn places tough conditions on hookah bar after parking lot shootings

June 29th, 20180 CORRECTION: Although its unfortunate to make errors in a story, The AANews cares deeply about reporting the facts and issue corrections when necessary. This article has been updated to attribute quotes to the names of two current City Council members, instead of members who left the Council earlier this year. An earlier version also...

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Dearborn City Council denies request to rezone ‘holy’ block, halting proposed hotel development

March 30th, 20180 DEARBORN – After much deliberation and suspense, the City Council unanimously voted March 27 to deny the rezoning of a parcel of land that would have allowed for the development of a Holiday Inn Express within a few hundred feet from schools, a handful of churches and Dearborn’s largest mosque. The hospitality chain sought to...

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New Ford Woods ‘modern aquatic facility’ could cost twice initial estimate

February 9th, 20180 γ By Stephen Martin The Arab American News DEARBORN — The Dearborn City Council unanimously approved a plan to spend no more than $4,256,200 on a new pool complex in Ford Woods Park, despite an estimated price tag of about $2 million less on a proposal posted on the city's website last year. Council President Susan Dabaja...