Redford Twp. privatizes further
Source: Darren A. Nichols, The Detroit News (MI), July 7, 2006
REDFORD TOWNSHIP -- The township has privatized its assessing department, hoping to save about $100,000 annually. The township board hired Wayne County Appraisal to a three-year contract last week worth $265,000. ..... Last year, the township privatized its ice arena as a cost-cutting measure. Revenue since 1998 had dropped more than $175,000, A private firm also runs the Glenhurst Golf Course. Both moves have "saved us losing hundreds of thousands of dollars," Handy said.