Livonia Social Summaries This Week

Former Mayor Jack E. Kirksey, who led Livonia for 16 years across two stints, died Oct. 13 at 97, the city posted. Spectrum News Michigan posted on a council-meeting protest of the city's Flock Safety cameras. What local accounts posted between Oct. 9 and Oct. 16 follows; the week's news, city events and school sports run in separate editions.

City Hall

Former Mayor Jack E. Kirksey dies at 97

Former Mayor Jack E. Kirksey died Oct. 13 at the age of 97, @cityoflivonia posted. During his 16 years as mayor, 1996-2003 and 2008-2015, Kirksey initiated the funding for and led construction of the Livonia Community Recreation Center, established the Fallen Heroes Memorial at Nehasil Park, led construction of the new 16th District Court and helped the city establish an economic corridor along Haggerty Road, the city posted.

The recreation center was named in his honor in 2016, and he and his wife, Patt, were chosen for the Livonia First Citizen Award the same year. “Mayor Kirksey always led with humor. That was his secret sauce,” Mayor Maureen Miller Brosnan said in the post. Patt Kirksey died five years ago; Kirksey had been living in an assisted living facility in Northville. No services are planned at this time, the city said.

Source: @cityoflivonia on Instagram, October 14, 2026

Residents protest Flock cameras at council meeting

Dozens of Livonia residents turned out at the Monday, Oct. 12, city council meeting to protest the city's use of Flock Safety cameras, Spectrum News Michigan posted. Several nearby communities have ended Flock contracts and discontinued use of the cameras, the post said.

Source: Spectrum News Michigan on Facebook, October 14, 2026

City Services

Pickup day changes Nov. 2 north of Seven Mile

Weekly trash, recycling and yard-waste pickup changes day for residents between Seven Mile and Eight Mile roads and Angling and Inkster roads, @cityoflivonia posted. The last pickup on the current schedule is Friday, Oct. 30, and the first on the new one is Monday, Nov. 2. The change is part of Priority Waste's transition to an automated collection fleet; no other residents are affected. Questions go to the Department of Public Works at (734) 466-2655, option 2, or LivoniaDPW.org.

Source: @cityoflivonia on Instagram, October 9, 2026

Community

“Haunt Your Home” signup closes Monday, Oct. 19

Registration for the city's “Haunt Your Home” Halloween decoration contest closes Monday, Oct. 19, at 9 a.m. at HauntYourHomeLivonia.org, @cityoflivonia posted. Five awards will be given: People's Choice, Mayor's Choice, Who Ya Gonna Call, Nightmare on Livonia Street and Spooktacularly Unique. Judging runs Oct. 19-23, People's Choice voting closes Monday, Oct. 26, at 9 a.m., and Mayor Maureen Miller Brosnan and the Ghostbusters will deliver the awards the evening of Tuesday, Oct. 27.

The city's 2026 Bulk Leaf Pickup Program runs Monday, Nov. 2, through Friday, Dec. 11, starting daily at 7 a.m. Leaves go at the street edge before a section's scheduled week; red rescheduling signs go up three to five days ahead of collection.

Source: @cityoflivonia on Instagram, October 12, 2026

Also posted

The Livonia Vision 21: Book 5 – Housing Sustainability amendment to the master plan is open for public input through Nov. 10 at [email protected], @cityoflivonia posted Oct. 8.

The city's voting precincts were permanently consolidated from 44 to 26 last year; absentee and early voters see no change, and Election Day locations are at VoteLivonia.org, @cityoflivonia posted Oct. 10.

A Livonia man accused of trying to break into two homes in his own neighborhood while wearing a white hazmat suit and a mask has taken a plea deal, WDIV Local 4 posted Oct. 13.

MAS Detroit posted that its October community potluck is Friday, Oct. 16, at 6:30 p.m. in the MAS Tarbiyah Center basement, 36924 Ann Arbor Trail, with an RSVP link in the post.

Estelle's Place Adult Day Center, 20307 Middlebelt Road, posted its ribbon cutting Oct. 10.

Stevenson football's last home game of the season is Friday, Oct. 16, against Churchill, Livonia Stevenson Football posted; the MHSAA schedule lists a 7 p.m. kickoff at Stevenson.

The Livonia Equity & Anti-Racism Network thanked volunteers and donors for its Livonia Pull Over Prevention free car-light repair, held Sunday, Oct. 11.

Event details and times can change. Confirm with each venue before heading out.