Information and Dates
Downtown Events
All events happening within the DDA can be located on the Calendar link at the top of this page. Key events can also be found within the "What's Happening" section of this website.
Monday October 21, 2024
OUTDOOR MERCHANT ITEMS AND STRUCTURE REMOVAL SCHEDULE
On or before Nov 1 at 12:00pm: Removal of ALL restaurant and merchant items currently located on the streets to include dining areas with tables, chairs, roping, bench seating, Adirondack chairs, bag toss games, and so on. Outdoor dining located on the sidewalks may remain active, weather permitting. The more efficiently we can clear the streets, the more quickly we can provide the final street cleaning services. Additionally, transition of street lights will be conducted under the direction of DPW and implemented by Wayne County on Friday Nov 1 prior to streets returning to vehicular traffic.
Please note that roads will be closed seasonally to vehicular traffic beginning once again May 1, 2025.
Monday October 7, 2024
Reminder - Construction Work scheduled
for the week of October 7th
*Restaurants and Merchants should have their items pulled back safely into the parking spots by Sunday evening. DPW / DDA staff will come through town and ensure lanes are cleared for traffic.
Starting at 7:00am on October 7, 2024 E. Cady Street between Center and Hutton will have intermediate lane / road closure for necessary street restoration work. This section of E. Cady will be impacted until Thursday October 10, 2024. The current closed streets of N. Center and E. Main will reopen to motorized vehicles during the E. Cady work. A new detour route will be posted. Access to the Cady Street Parking Deck will be available. Once the utility work is complete, N. Center and E. Main will reclose.
Thanks,
Mike Domine
City of Northville
Department of Public Works
DPW Hours
7:00AM to 3:30PM
Monday through Friday
September 20 - 22, 2024
| Special Event Street Closure Information
Starting at 9:00am on September 20, 2024 Main Street between Wing and Hutton, Wing Street between Dunlap and Main, and Center Street between Dunlap and Mary Alexander Blvd will be closed for the Victorian Festival. This closure will remain in place until Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 9pm. Additional temporary street closures will be occurring prior to and during the Victorian Festival Parade on Friday, September 20, 2024 at 6:30pm. Please see map below. |
June 10, 2024
| Attention - Construction Work scheduled for week of June 17th
Starting at 7:00am on June 17, 2024 E. Cady Street between Church and Griswold will be closed for necessary underground utility work. This section of E. Cady will be closed for 4 to 5 days. The current closed streets of N. Center and E. Main will reopen to motorized vehicles during the E. Cady utility work. A new detour route will be posted. Once the utility work is complete, N. Center and E. Main will close to vehicular traffic. *Update: Streets re-closed to vehicular traffic 6/21/24 at 3:00pm. Streets will remain closed for the season until November 1, 2024. Please note future detour routes may be necessary as construction continues, causing brief re-opening of Main and Center. Those updates will be relayed by the City of Northville via Nixle. Thank you. |
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May 31, 2024
The City of Northville is pleased to announce that on Friday, May 31, 2024, Judge Charlene Elder signed and entered the Order granting the City’s Emergency Motion for Reconsideration and Lifting the Preliminary Injunction previously entered on April 17, 2024 in the case filed by Let’s Open Northville. The city has made arrangements for the closure of E. Main and N. Center Streets beginning this afternoon at 3:00pm. These blocks will remain closed, as adopted by the city council, until November 1, 2024. Following the street closures at 3:00 pm, live music will be provided in Town Square each Friday and Saturday night from 7:00 – 9:00pm and outdoor dining will return to the streets.
May 21, 2024
Judge reconsiders injunction, paves way for Main and Center to open for pedestrians, close to vehicles
Judge Charlene Elder, of the Third Circuit Court of Michigan, on May 21, granted the city’s motion for reconsideration of the preliminary injunction that prevented sections of Main and Center streets from being closed to vehicles seasonally, except for special events. As soon as the court enters the order granting the motion for reconsideration and lifting the injunction, the city may take measures to close those streets to vehicles.
“We’re happy to receive this good news,” said City Manager George Lahanas. “Downtown Northville has become an incredibly popular destination when portions of Main and Center are closed to traffic and open for pedestrians. Creating a beautiful, safe pedestrian area allows people to move about freely and encourages them to visit shops, eat at restaurants and attend musical performances. We’re looking forward to seeing more people of all ages come here to enjoy our downtown amenities.”
Lananas added, “We will continue to vigorously oppose the lawsuit that prompted the initial injunction. Our legal counsel informed us that cities in Michigan have broad authority to manage streets based on the Michigan Constitution and Home Rule Cities Act.”
Judge Elder advised that when making the original ruling, she made conclusions on the element of irreparable harm. On reconsideration, she found that the affidavits by the plaintiff’s members (Engerer, Good, Corriveau, Demray) had not substantiated their claims of losses and especially that their businesses were in danger of closing due to the street closures. She further reasoned that, even if there is economic loss as a result of the street closures, those losses would be compensable as damages, so there is a remedy for the alleged harm and it does not constitute irreparable harm.
Information and Dates
September 20 - 22, 2024
| Special Event Street Closure Information
Starting at 9:00am on September 20, 2024 Main Street between Wing and Hutton, Wing Street between Dunlap and Main, and Center Street between Dunlap and Mary Alexander Blvd will be closed for the Victorian Festival. This closure will remain in place until Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 9pm. Additional temporary street closures will be occurring prior to and during the Victorian Festival Parade on Friday, September 20, 2024 at 6:30pm. Please see map below. |
June 10, 2024
| Attention - Construction Work scheduled for week of June 17th
Starting at 7:00am on June 17, 2024 E. Cady Street between Church and Griswold will be closed for necessary underground utility work. This section of E. Cady will be closed for 4 to 5 days. The current closed streets of N. Center and E. Main will reopen to motorized vehicles during the E. Cady utility work. A new detour route will be posted. Once the utility work is complete, N. Center and E. Main will close to vehicular traffic. *Update: Streets re-closed to vehicular traffic 6/21/24 at 3:00pm. Streets will remain closed for the season until November 1, 2024. Please note future detour routes may be necessary as construction continues, causing brief re-opening of Main and Center. Those updates will be relayed by the City of Northville via Nixle. Thank you. |
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May 31, 2024
The City of Northville is pleased to announce that on Friday, May 31, 2024, Judge Charlene Elder signed and entered the Order granting the City’s Emergency Motion for Reconsideration and Lifting the Preliminary Injunction previously entered on April 17, 2024 in the case filed by Let’s Open Northville. The city has made arrangements for the closure of E. Main and N. Center Streets beginning this afternoon at 3:00pm. These blocks will remain closed, as adopted by the city council, until November 1, 2024. Following the street closures at 3:00 pm, live music will be provided in Town Square each Friday and Saturday night from 7:00 – 9:00pm and outdoor dining will return to the streets.
May 21, 2024
Judge reconsiders injunction, paves way for Main and Center to open for pedestrians, close to vehicles
Judge Charlene Elder, of the Third Circuit Court of Michigan, on May 21, granted the city’s motion for reconsideration of the preliminary injunction that prevented sections of Main and Center streets from being closed to vehicles seasonally, except for special events. As soon as the court enters the order granting the motion for reconsideration and lifting the injunction, the city may take measures to close those streets to vehicles.
“We’re happy to receive this good news,” said City Manager George Lahanas. “Downtown Northville has become an incredibly popular destination when portions of Main and Center are closed to traffic and open for pedestrians. Creating a beautiful, safe pedestrian area allows people to move about freely and encourages them to visit shops, eat at restaurants and attend musical performances. We’re looking forward to seeing more people of all ages come here to enjoy our downtown amenities.”
Lananas added, “We will continue to vigorously oppose the lawsuit that prompted the initial injunction. Our legal counsel informed us that cities in Michigan have broad authority to manage streets based on the Michigan Constitution and Home Rule Cities Act.”
Judge Elder advised that when making the original ruling, she made conclusions on the element of irreparable harm. On reconsideration, she found that the affidavits by the plaintiff’s members (Engerer, Good, Corriveau, Demray) had not substantiated their claims of losses and especially that their businesses were in danger of closing due to the street closures. She further reasoned that, even if there is economic loss as a result of the street closures, those losses would be compensable as damages, so there is a remedy for the alleged harm and it does not constitute irreparable harm.
Information and Dates
September 20 - 22, 2024
| Special Event Street Closure Information
Starting at 9:00am on September 20, 2024 Main Street between Wing and Hutton, Wing Street between Dunlap and Main, and Center Street between Dunlap and Mary Alexander Blvd will be closed for the Victorian Festival. This closure will remain in place until Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 9pm. Additional temporary street closures will be occurring prior to and during the Victorian Festival Parade on Friday, September 20, 2024 at 6:30pm. Please see map below. |
June 10, 2024
| Attention - Construction Work scheduled for week of June 17th
Starting at 7:00am on June 17, 2024 E. Cady Street between Church and Griswold will be closed for necessary underground utility work. This section of E. Cady will be closed for 4 to 5 days. The current closed streets of N. Center and E. Main will reopen to motorized vehicles during the E. Cady utility work. A new detour route will be posted. Once the utility work is complete, N. Center and E. Main will close to vehicular traffic. *Update: Streets re-closed to vehicular traffic 6/21/24 at 3:00pm. Streets will remain closed for the season until November 1, 2024. Please note future detour routes may be necessary as construction continues, causing brief re-opening of Main and Center. Those updates will be relayed by the City of Northville via Nixle. Thank you. |
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May 31, 2024
The City of Northville is pleased to announce that on Friday, May 31, 2024, Judge Charlene Elder signed and entered the Order granting the City’s Emergency Motion for Reconsideration and Lifting the Preliminary Injunction previously entered on April 17, 2024 in the case filed by Let’s Open Northville. The city has made arrangements for the closure of E. Main and N. Center Streets beginning this afternoon at 3:00pm. These blocks will remain closed, as adopted by the city council, until November 1, 2024. Following the street closures at 3:00 pm, live music will be provided in Town Square each Friday and Saturday night from 7:00 – 9:00pm and outdoor dining will return to the streets.
May 21, 2024
Judge reconsiders injunction, paves way for Main and Center to open for pedestrians, close to vehicles
Judge Charlene Elder, of the Third Circuit Court of Michigan, on May 21, granted the city’s motion for reconsideration of the preliminary injunction that prevented sections of Main and Center streets from being closed to vehicles seasonally, except for special events. As soon as the court enters the order granting the motion for reconsideration and lifting the injunction, the city may take measures to close those streets to vehicles.
“We’re happy to receive this good news,” said City Manager George Lahanas. “Downtown Northville has become an incredibly popular destination when portions of Main and Center are closed to traffic and open for pedestrians. Creating a beautiful, safe pedestrian area allows people to move about freely and encourages them to visit shops, eat at restaurants and attend musical performances. We’re looking forward to seeing more people of all ages come here to enjoy our downtown amenities.”
Lananas added, “We will continue to vigorously oppose the lawsuit that prompted the initial injunction. Our legal counsel informed us that cities in Michigan have broad authority to manage streets based on the Michigan Constitution and Home Rule Cities Act.”
Judge Elder advised that when making the original ruling, she made conclusions on the element of irreparable harm. On reconsideration, she found that the affidavits by the plaintiff’s members (Engerer, Good, Corriveau, Demray) had not substantiated their claims of losses and especially that their businesses were in danger of closing due to the street closures. She further reasoned that, even if there is economic loss as a result of the street closures, those losses would be compensable as damages, so there is a remedy for the alleged harm and it does not constitute irreparable harm.
Information and Dates
September 20 - 22, 2024
| Special Event Street Closure Information
Starting at 9:00am on September 20, 2024 Main Street between Wing and Hutton, Wing Street between Dunlap and Main, and Center Street between Dunlap and Mary Alexander Blvd will be closed for the Victorian Festival. This closure will remain in place until Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 9pm. Additional temporary street closures will be occurring prior to and during the Victorian Festival Parade on Friday, September 20, 2024 at 6:30pm. Please see map below. |
June 10, 2024
| Attention - Construction Work scheduled for week of June 17th
Starting at 7:00am on June 17, 2024 E. Cady Street between Church and Griswold will be closed for necessary underground utility work. This section of E. Cady will be closed for 4 to 5 days. The current closed streets of N. Center and E. Main will reopen to motorized vehicles during the E. Cady utility work. A new detour route will be posted. Once the utility work is complete, N. Center and E. Main will close to vehicular traffic. *Update: Streets re-closed to vehicular traffic 6/21/24 at 3:00pm. Streets will remain closed for the season until November 1, 2024. Please note future detour routes may be necessary as construction continues, causing brief re-opening of Main and Center. Those updates will be relayed by the City of Northville via Nixle. Thank you. |
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May 31, 2024
The City of Northville is pleased to announce that on Friday, May 31, 2024, Judge Charlene Elder signed and entered the Order granting the City’s Emergency Motion for Reconsideration and Lifting the Preliminary Injunction previously entered on April 17, 2024 in the case filed by Let’s Open Northville. The city has made arrangements for the closure of E. Main and N. Center Streets beginning this afternoon at 3:00pm. These blocks will remain closed, as adopted by the city council, until November 1, 2024. Following the street closures at 3:00 pm, live music will be provided in Town Square each Friday and Saturday night from 7:00 – 9:00pm and outdoor dining will return to the streets.
May 21, 2024
Judge reconsiders injunction, paves way for Main and Center to open for pedestrians, close to vehicles
Judge Charlene Elder, of the Third Circuit Court of Michigan, on May 21, granted the city’s motion for reconsideration of the preliminary injunction that prevented sections of Main and Center streets from being closed to vehicles seasonally, except for special events. As soon as the court enters the order granting the motion for reconsideration and lifting the injunction, the city may take measures to close those streets to vehicles.
“We’re happy to receive this good news,” said City Manager George Lahanas. “Downtown Northville has become an incredibly popular destination when portions of Main and Center are closed to traffic and open for pedestrians. Creating a beautiful, safe pedestrian area allows people to move about freely and encourages them to visit shops, eat at restaurants and attend musical performances. We’re looking forward to seeing more people of all ages come here to enjoy our downtown amenities.”
Lananas added, “We will continue to vigorously oppose the lawsuit that prompted the initial injunction. Our legal counsel informed us that cities in Michigan have broad authority to manage streets based on the Michigan Constitution and Home Rule Cities Act.”
Judge Elder advised that when making the original ruling, she made conclusions on the element of irreparable harm. On reconsideration, she found that the affidavits by the plaintiff’s members (Engerer, Good, Corriveau, Demray) had not substantiated their claims of losses and especially that their businesses were in danger of closing due to the street closures. She further reasoned that, even if there is economic loss as a result of the street closures, those losses would be compensable as damages, so there is a remedy for the alleged harm and it does not constitute irreparable harm.
