Learn about transit millage and more in new issue of Plymouth Express

The June issue of the Plymouth Express newspaper published by the Plymouth District Library is now available online, and will soon be available in print at the library entrance.

The new issue features an article on the public transit proposal that will appear on the summer ballot for all Wayne County voters. Based on a property tax millage, the proposal would expand the SMART transit system into western and downriver areas including Plymouth, Canton and Northville if it passes on a countywide vote.

The article is accompanied by a timeline tracing the history of public transit in Plymouth, which ended in 1995 except for a reservation-based senior bus traveling mostly within the city and township.

The new issue of the Express also features photos from the Memorial Day parade, and articles about:

The Penn Theatre's community connections

The Polish Pantry's pierogies

An Eagle Scout project to restore the "monsters" in Plymouth Township Park

An art contest for teens sponsored by PFLAG

An ode to the former Little Professor bookshop in downtown Plymouth

A review praising an animated YouTube series, from a local film student

And an update on a previous Express op-ed calling for later school start times

The Express also has a preview of the upcoming Michigan Jazz Festival at Schoolcraft College in July, and a list of Plymouth summer events.

Also posted earlier in June were stories on events at the Plymouth Historical Museum and an update on how the P-CCS middle school robotics team did at a national tournament.

Learn more about the Express, including how to subscribe by email or submit a story idea, and how to get the print edition mailed to an address each month.