The following police and fire calls were recorded recently in Saline:
1 a.m., Saturday - A resident of Tower Drive called police to report someone sideswiped their black Volkswagen parked in the street.
12:05 p.m. Saturday - Police were dispatched to the 800 block of West Michigan Avenue for a report of an unresponsive woman in a Jeep Compass parked near the party store. Police arrived and determined the 72-year-old Saline woman likely consumed too much alcohol. It appears the woman was transported to a local hospital by HVA.
5:30 p.m., Saturday - A man at Mill Pond Park called police to report that he could hear rapid gunshots coming from the northwest. Police believe the gun shots were coming from a resident who lives near Saline Waterworks Road in Lodi Township.
6:13 p.m. - Saline fire dispatched to the Orchard Grove mobile home park on Wagner Road for a possible cardiac arrest.
7:35 p.m., Saturday - Someone called police to report a suspicious vehicle on the 100 block of West Michigan Avenue near the car wash. Police arrived and contacted the people - two senior citizens who were taking their time clearing out their vehicle.
7:42 p.m., Saturday - Someone called police to complain about loud music coming from a home in the mobile home park at 475 Maple Road. Police arrived and parked near the home and did not detect loud music.
7:56 p.m. - A resident of Six Trails on Valley Circle called police to report a loud boom - possible a gunshot. Police arrived and talked to the complainant and another resident and found nothing suspicious.
10:40 p.m. - A resident of Six Trails on Valley Circle Drive called to complain about loud music or television coming from a nearby apartment. Police arrived and contacted the resident in the apartment who agreed to lower the volume of the entertainment.
11:45 p.m. - Police and fire were dispatched to the Goodwill store for a fire alarm. Emergency responders believed it to be a false alarm after inspecting the site.
Nice idea. Thank you to the kids who support this. Seems a bit of diversity in the make-up of the kids leading the group would go a long way to making "everyone" feel welcome. Sadly, not seeing it, at least in what is presented here.
Not saying there is anything wrong with those four kids. Really appreciate what they are doing and think it is great. Hardly find it racist to think having folks representative of other "groups" leading the group would go even further to making everyone feel welcome.
As we noticed the rapid deterioration and indentation of the road from all of this truck traffic, which presumably will only get worse as the weather and road surface gets warmer, we have wondered just who is responsible for the cost to repair/replace these roads?
Did anyone ask the nearby residents if they want a party palace in their neighborhood? Traffic, parking, crowds, trash, noise: was any of this considered when making this decision?
The organizers are required to submit an application to the City of Saline for this event. If you wish to provide input, comments can be sent to the City Clerk or made in person at anytime or more specifically when their application appears on the council agenda.