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Woodhaven
GENERAL INFORMATION
City Hall: 21869 West Road, Woodhaven, MI 48183; 1-734-675-3000
Origin of name:
The general manager of Mobil Oil refinery at the corner of Allen and West roads was from New York and had called one of the villages in the borough of Queens the "most beautiful city in America." The name of that village was Woodhaven, thus it was incorporated here as well.
Area:
6.55 square miles
Population:
12,788
Major employer:
Ford Motor Co.
Web Address: www.woodhavenmi.org
CITY OFFICIALS
Mayor: Patricia Odette (2013)
Council: Sharon Bono-Beaton (2011), Dan Duderstadt (2013), Jeffrey Harris (2011), Darrel Penix (2013), Richard Truskowski (2013) and Chris Tsakiris (2011).
CITY DEPARTMENTS
City Administrator: Kyle Tertzag; 1-734-675-4932
Police Chief: Gordon Chretien; 1-734-676-7337
Fire Chief: Janet Sikes; 1-734-675-4918
Animal Control: Woodhaven-Trenton Animal Shelter; 21860 Van Horn Road, Woodhaven; 1-734-675-4956
Building: John Enos; 1-734-675-4930
Clerk: Kristie Keene; 1-734-675-4903
Engineering and Public Service: Scott Foland; 1-734-675-4919
Recreation: Kathy D'Angelo; 1-734-675-4926
Treasurer: Katherine Oehring; 1-734-675-4913
Water and Sewer: Scott Foland; 1-734-675-4908
