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What Do You Think? Should Grosse Pointe Shores Join Macomb County?

Grosse Pointe Shores voters will go to the polls in August to decide an advisory issue on whether the city should leave Wayne County and move to Macomb County. Would Chesterfield Township and New Baltimore residents welcome the move?

The Grosse Pointe Shores council voted unanimously Tuesday to put an advisory ballot issue on the August primary to determine whether the majority of residents want to .

But even if voters approve the idea this summer, there still would be a long way to go.

Wayne County voters would have to allow Grosse Pointe Shores to leave, and residents in Macomb County would have to OK the city’s move into the county. Keep in mind, Grosse Pointe Shores is the wealthiest city within Wayne County and the largest source of revenue.

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So we’re asking you, residents of New Baltimore and Chesterfield Township: Do you think Grosse Pointe Shores should leave Wayne County and join Macomb County?

Let us know by leaving a comment below.

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