Priorities for Paul for Clinton Township Supervisor

Fair Enforcement of Ordinances

As supervisor, Paul will work to make sure our ordinances are fairly enforced so we:

Improve the look and feel of our commercial corridors.
Prevent situations like the disastrous explosion on 15 Mile that endangered our residents.’

Contract Accountability & Enforcement

Paul has worked to make sure that companies performing services for the Township are required to live up to their contract and are held accountable when they don’t.

The most recent example is Priority Waste. Paul voted to fine the waste hauler when the Township received complaints from residents that their waste isn’t being picked up as scheduled.
Paul adopted a process to make sure that contracts go out to bid or are subject to review before being extended. This led to faster response times, better rates, and expanded service from many of the township’s vendors.

Including All Voices: Representation on Committees

The major township committees should have members that reflect our community. Many of these slots are filled by people recommended by the Supervisor. Paul will make recommendations with an eye towards gender, geographic considerations (neighborhood), and ethnic and racial inclusion, so decisions reflect all of our voices.

Economic Development

Paul Gieleghem knows that in previous decades, Clinton Township was a growing community and that township officials spent their time discussing the development projects that came their way.

Paul also knows that now we need to reach out to our existing large and small businesses to develop new strategies that focus on redevelopment of our commercial and industrial corridors in order to expand our tax base and reduce the burden on homeowners.

Business Retention

To build a brighter economic future in our community, Paul will personally reach out to our existing employers to:

Thank them for their investment.
Connect them with state government and Small Business Administration resources that can contribute to their growth and success.
Examine expansion possibilities.
Seek their input on improving township services.

Business Attraction

As Supervisor, Paul will be personally involved in our business attraction efforts, by:

Creating a business round-table to assist in the development of business attraction plans and seek new leads on the types of businesses we need in our community.
Work with property owners and realtors on strategies to re-envision and fill vacant strip malls.
Utilize alternative zoning rules to encourage mixed-use development (blending commercial, residential, and open space) on large vacant parcels.

Senior & Recreation Services

While we can’t build senior centers in every part of the township and not every park can have every amenity, we must seek to serve all of our residents fairly. Recreational programs, park amenities, and senior programs should be offered near where you live, not just at the Civic Center.

Paul will work with our Senior Center staff, Parks & Recreation Department, and Public Services to make sure wherever you live in the Township, you can feel connected to our community.

Paul by the site of the 15 Mile Explosion, now an EPA Site.

Rough roads in the Township

Townships streets after leaky trucks rolled through.

Paul & Denise Trombley — “Our community functions better when women are part of the decision-making process. Paul will make sure we gender balance on decision-making committees.” – Denise Trombley, former member of the Clinton Township Planning Commission from 1994-2021

Cordell Lucas and Mary Moss meeting with Paul to discuss issues impacting our neighborhoods and schools.

Paul planting a tree. — Paul planting a tree at a Clinton Township Park.

Paul and his daughter at the accessible kayak launch. — Paul and his daughter at the Township’s Accessible Kayak Launch.

Paul with Senior Residents. — Paul sitting down with Clinton Township Seniors.

Paul and a member of the Inclusive Playground Committee and her son, visiting the future site of the Inclusive Playground. — Paul and Martina Pardue, member of the Inclusive Playground Committee, and her son Luke, visiting the future site of the Inclusive Playground.

Paul checking out inclusive play equipment. — Paul checking out an inclusive swingswet.