Grosse Pointe Woods’ Policy Requires Photos For Children

Children - and all residents of Grosse Pointe Woods over the age of 8 - must now report to City Hall to have a picture taken that the city’s computer system will link with the residents’ city-issued park passes. The city requires residents to use a pass to access Lake Front Park. The 55-acre campus is technically across the border in St. Clair Shores but owned and run by Grosse Pointe Woods for use by Woods residents only. The park has a pool, a marina and lake access, and residents are welcome to bring guests.

While some citizens decried this move as overly invasive, at least one Woods denizen told the Mercury News he’s all for the photo policy. New Grosse Pointe Woods resident David Tumpkin told the paper: “They are trying to keep the riff-raff out. I am fine with that.”

Read full coverage of this story in the Mercury News.

Patch File photo via Clare Pfeiffer Ramsey, Patch Staff.