Voters to decide on public safety building issues
Bloomfield Township voters in the November 3 general election this year will be deciding the fate of a proposed bond issue for construction of a new police station and rebuilding fire station number 3 on Maple Road, bringing to a close discussions and study by township officials and contracted building experts since the fall of 2023 to address public safety needs in the township.
Kearney takes over as Birmingham police chief
Birmingham police captain Ryan Kearny was tapped to be the city’s next police chief during the Monday, August 12, city commission meeting.
Community House Foundation board vacancy
Linda Solomon, a member of the newly formed City of Birmingham Community House Foundation Board, established a little less than two months ago, has resigned.
City decides on spending for park improvements
Updates are coming soon to three city parks after Birmingham City Commissioners approved a plan for parks and recreation bond spending during the Monday, August 12, commission meeting.
Planners in search of pickleball sound solution
With an increase in pickleball courts there has also been an increase in concern from Bloomfield Township residents about the popular game, with the noise being many people’s major complaint, as township planners were reminded last week on Wednesday August 5.
Downtown Birmingham Cruise event Saturday
Hard to miss but just in case, this weekend is the annual Woodward Dream Cruise and the city of Birmingham will be hosting an event downtown on Saturday.
Street brawl in Birmingham still under review
The Birmingham Police Department has issued a statement that it is continuing to investigate a street brawl involving anywhere from 20-40 persons in the early morning hours on Sunday, August 9, in the area of Willits and Bates outside Sidecar Slider Bar but are lacking specific evidence of who was involved in the incident.
Watershed issues: addressing poor ratings, solutions
Michigan lakes, streams, and rivers get their life from the watersheds that feed them, and the health of those watersheds is crucial to the life of those waterbodies. With 63 major watersheds in Michigan that break into another 267 sub-watersheds, these networks of lakes and streams eventually make their way to the Great Lakes. To dive deeper into efforts to maintain the health of watersheds, five Southeast Michigan Watersheds, including the Clinton River, Rouge River, Huron River, Detroit River, and River Raisin, received a Report Card from the University of Maryland’s Environmental Science Center (UMCES). The project began in 2021 and included multiple partners and stakeholders. The nearly three-year project cost in excess of $500,000 and was funded by the Erb Family Foundation which introduced the idea of the report card to the watershed groups.
OVERLOOKED RACE
What was once one of Michigan’s most visible – and vital – congressional districts has seemingly disappeared from political conversation as politicians, politicos and pollsters wrangle to debate and predetermine the outcome of the U.S. Senate, gubernatorial, and congressional races in the 10th and 7th districts. Yet there is nary a whisper about the candidates running in MI-11 to replace Congresswoman Haley Stevens (D-Birmingham) in the covetable Oakland County district.
