The demolition of the John Mellen House and rezoning of 156 West Gates Street is once again up for consideration by the Bruce Township Board of Trustees. Mellen participated in surveying the Upper Peninsula, Minnesota and Wisconsin as well as the Dakota territories. He also surveyed parts of northern California, Washington and Oregon. In 1878, he was one of the backers of The Romeo Carriage Company which produced more than 2,000 vehicles per year at three large buildings in downtown Romeo. (Photo by Larry Sobczak)