2/10/14 - A long-time public servant in Brighton was honored at last week's City Council meeting with a citation presented by Mayor Jim Muzzin. John Wells, who has served on one city board or another for the past 43 years, was present with his wife and family to receive the honor and was given a standing ovation. In 1971, Wells accepted an appointment to the city's Zoning Board of Appeals, a body on which he served until 2002. That same year, he was appointed to the city's Planning Commission, on which he served â most recently as its secretary â until January, when he stepped down. Wells tells WHMI he can't name a specific accomplishment that stands out in his mind while he was serving the city in one capacity or another. Rather, he cites being faithful to the course laid out by past city planners and mayors, such as the late Karl Greimel and Jim Winchel, as the work for which he is most proud. Wells retired from a hospital career in 1997 but still works part-time at the Howell Nature Center, where he is involved in the Accepting Responsibility is Mandatory, or "ARM" program, a strategy for convicted drunk drivers. He is married to Nancy Wells and the couple has two grown daughters and four grandchildren. (JK)
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