The Eagle

New city commissioner named

Latricia Horstman, who has owned a small business in Old Village for 17 years, has been appointed to the Plymouth City Commission. The Old Village resident was confirmed by members of the city commission at the Jan. 20 regularly scheduled meeting. Horstman replaces Colleen Pobur who resigned late last year.

“I hope I can fill the seat for my neighbors and for the city,” Horstman said. “It’s a balance. It’s important for us to work together on a number of projects.” 

Horstman will serve on the seven-member board until the next city commission election in November 2027.   Horstman is the artist and owner of My Little Needle Tattoos, a tattoo studio on Starkweather Street. She opened the business in 2008 and has been tattooing full time since graduating from Michigan State University with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in painting in 2004. 

Horstman has served on the Plymouth Planning Commission for almost three years and is the president of the Old Village Association.

The Plymouth Old Village Association is a 501c3 non-profit community group of residents and business owners who meet once a month with the mission of supporting, beautifying, and preserving Old Village.  The group organizes and operates numerous events in Old Village throughout the year. Horstman started as an OVA volunteer. As president, Horstman helped the OVA become a non-profit entity last year, according to a prepared statement from the city.