FARMINGTON HILLS — Farmington Hills resident, Linda Solomon tells 7 Action News she needed to cancel her household’s Thanksgiving gathering because of a cement barricade put in entrance of her home by town.
“You can see it’s about four feet wide, you can’t step over it safely,” mentioned Solomon.
Solomon says there’s been development on their avenue just lately, however Tuesday afternoon was the primary time she heard there could be a barricade when a metropolis engineer knocked on her door to inform her.
She says she replied, “How do we get in and out?! It’s Thanksgiving!”
Less than 24 hours in a while Wednesday, the barricade was laid down.
Solomon lives in her dwelling together with her husband and her 94-year-old mom who she says can undoubtedly not get previous the barricade.
“The city doesn’t respond to any emails, or phone calls,” mentioned Solomon. “I called everyone Wednesday morning… I emailed the mayor.”
With no path for the Solomons to come back and go neighbors started to point out up on the household dwelling on Thanksgiving to examine in on them.
One neighbor who didn’t need to be named advised 7 Action News they had been contemplating suing town of Farmington Hills.
Another pissed off neighbor, TriDeep Aggrawal, advised 7 he obtained an e-mail about upcoming development on November 4th however it was deceptive.
An excerpt from the e-mail given to 7 Action News mentioned, “Road removals are expected to begin on Monday, November 7, 2022 – weather permitting. Be aware that there may be additional traffic delays and limited access. The contractor will be removing the road in sections, starting at the cul-de-sac, and moving north. This may require us to close off access to your driveway for a few hours. If this occurs, we will ask you to park nearby, and we will have a golf cart available to bring you up to your homes. Please keep traffic on the road to a minimum.”
Looking at Solomon’s driveway, Aggrawal mentioned, “There’s no way you can enter or exit your house at all, this is ridiculous.”
7 Action News reached out to the Farmington Hills City Manager’s Office and Public Relations however didn’t hear again.
“Why would they do this to a family on Thanksgiving? Knowing they cannot work today, we wouldn’t expect them to work on the holiday,” mentioned Solomon.
Solomon posted in regards to the barricade on the NextDoor app the place 84 individuals replied, many providing to come back take away the barricade themselves for her.
“So that’s really the true meaning of Thanksgiving. A stranger offering to help,” mentioned Solomon.
This vacation season, neighbors say they simply need to be listened to.
“It seems like somebody makes these decisions without any communication or without looking at what will happen to the residents,” mentioned Aggrawal.
“Of course it’s disappointing,” mentioned Solomon. “You want to celebrate this important holiday with those you love to say thank you, but we can’t do that.”