The Wayne City Council approved a 42,000-square-foot Jack Demmer Ford commercial vehicle service center with 27 bays and ~170 parking spaces; developer anticipates schematic design by month-end, county stormwater review, construction late 2027 and a spring 2028 opening.

Multiple residents urged the council to reconsider or review automated license‑plate reader (Flock) technology, citing cases they described as wrongful stops, detentions and arrests linked to misread plates.

City manager reported ongoing collective‑bargaining work focused on pension debt and cost savings, described why a 2002 playscape cannot be moved and said Jack Demmer Ford is testing a delivery drone that has flown in the area; manager also said a dangerous building demolition is nearly complete.

City staff presented an ordinance change to require city permits for medical‑marijuana primary caregivers, limit residential caregiver grows to 25% of usable floor area or 300 sq ft and restrict caregiver operations in commercial/industrial zones; public commenters and council members pressed the city on enforcement, penalties and potential burdens for caregivers.

Council entered closed session to consult with counsel regarding trial or settlement strategy in Blackwell v. No Sereni (U.S. District Court case 21‑CV‑11712), citing MCL 15.268(1)(e) and recording a roll‑call vote to close the meeting.

Public comments included calls to fix the Eloise property, criticism of Flock cameras, candidacy announcements for local school board and city council, and an extended public denunciation by Davinson McVarlane announcing plans to file a federal civil‑rights lawsuit under 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the city and multiple officials.

Council entered closed session to consult with counsel under MCL 15.268 and later approved an added item directing counsel to proceed as discussed in closed session relating to City of Wayne v. Anthony Miller; public commenters urged the council to approve the related settlement.

A resident urged the city to pursue LED speed signs (about $5,000 each) and asked the police chief to hold a community education meeting about Flock cameras; the city manager noted Flock will inspect damaged cameras and the police department is investigating.

The Wayne City Council voted 6-1 on June 9 to authorize an emergency demolition of 35128 West Michigan Avenue and award a qualified contractor $89,000, citing imminent public-safety risks; residents raised questions about choosing a higher bid and whether taxpayers will be repaid.

At its June 2 meeting the Wayne City Council adopted Ordinance 2026-03 to align local cross-connection water rules with state law and approved a series of routine financial and intergovernmental measures, including a budget amendment, a cemetery plot buyback, and contract amendments with Great Lakes Water Authority and Wayne County parks millage funding.

Wayne City Council on May 19 approved the city manager's 2026-27 budget and millage rates, authorized a $264,121 change order on the 2024 lead water-service replacement project to use EPA funds (bringing the contract to $5,858,771) and moved ahead with bids for general counsel and tentative union agreements.

The Wayne City Council voted to award a six-year refuse-services contract to Priority Waste (FY2027–FY2032) that adds curbside recycling with new 96‑gallon carts; staff said the bid is lower than alternatives and includes performance-bond protections and operational commitments. Residents raised concerns about regional market concentration and service quality during council questions.

At the public‑comment period, Vincent McFarland alleged Wayne Police Department misconduct in a 2024 death, said the department withheld body‑cam footage, and announced several pending lawsuits; remarks were assertions by a commenter and were not contested or substantiated during the meeting.

The Wayne City Council approved an amortization extension agreement with MERS that city staff say will lower FY2027 pension payments by about $1.2 million by extending funding from 2041 to 2053; council voted unanimously to adopt the agreement, which is included in the recommended FY2027 budget.

City Manager Diane Webb told the Wayne City Council that 2025 closed with improved audits, debt reductions and multiple grant-funded projects, including demolition of a downtown parking structure and replacement of lead service lines that the city says makes it 'officially lead free.'

The council approved up to $190,000 for Stantec to finish engineering services on the city’s Lehi service/line replacement project, continuing state-reimbursed work on known lead and galvanized service lines and scheduling remaining replacements before the funding window closes.