Wayne County Commissioner Tim Killeen, right, was the guest speaker at the March 29 evening meeting of Rotary of Grosse Pointe at The War Memorial. He was welcomed by President Ted Everingham, above, and introduced by Rotarian George R. McMullen Jr. (not shown).
 
Killeen updated the Rotarians on issues impacting the county:
 
1) The state of the seawall along Lakeshore in Grosse Pointe Farms and Shores is in the early stages of being looked at by the Army Corps of Engineers — how bad is it, what will it take to fix it and where will the money come from to fix it?
 
2) Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) allocations— $100,000 to SOC (Services for Older Citizens) for building and handicapped accessibility improvements and $200,000 to Harper Woods for small home repair.
 
3) Detroit Wayne Mental Health Authority — Separate from the county, Commissioner Killeen helped create the authority; he reported that the authority is doing great work and is financially sound.  
 
4) The Wayne County Jail: The County is looking to restart building this summer at the Gratiot site. If the deal with Rock Financial moving the jail goes to a different location makes sense financially, he will support it. Otherwise, he wants to get moving on it at its present location. 
 
(Photo by John Minnis)