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Foundation decides on ECC, committee chairs
The board of directors of the City of Birmingham Community House Foundation made a couple of decisions on Thursday, July 23, to continue with organization of the community center, including creating committees of the board, and determining the future of the Early Childhood Center (ECC).
Rental violation enforcement continues in city
Birmingham city staff reported three new rental code violations during the Monday, July 27, city commission meeting, outlining the city’s recent enforcement of rental property violations and briefly discussing the planning board’s progress on developing ordinance language that limits short-term rentals.
Sustainability fee on parking turned down again
A proposed 10 cent sustainability fee on parking transactions in Birmingham was again set aside by the city commission during the Monday, July 27, meeting, after commissioners remained divided over whether the proposal meant residents were being overburdened with offsetting carbon emissions.
Discussion on revised police department plans
Finalizing a plan of action and next steps for the Bloomfield Township Police Department space needs continued at the board of trustees meeting on Monday, July 27, with treasurer Michael Schostak bringing adjusted proposals and estimated operations costs to the board.
Township's financial position debated again
Discussions around Bloomfield Township’s financial position began to get heated before the board even presented anything, with residents expressing their thoughts during the public comment section of the board of trustees’ meeting on Monday, July 27.
Several fights break out involving same man
Multiple fights reportedly broke out in the early morning hours of Sunday, July 19, both inside and outside a Birmingham bar, located at the 200 block of S. Old Woodward.
Local resident cited for indecent exposure
Bloomfield Township police on Friday, July 24, were dispatched at about 7 p.m. to Target, located at 2400 S. Telegraph Road, for a man masturbating while seated in his vehicle.
Assault reported at bar near Willits Street
Two men allegedly assaulted another man after he walked into a bar in the 100 block of Willits Street around 1 a.m. on Sunday, July 19, leading him to head to the police department to file a report.
Drunk man arrested for public urination
A heavily intoxicated man was reported and caught urinating on a tree in the 100 block of Willits the night of Saturday, July 18, leading to his arrest.
Trio arrested in retail theft from grocery
Three individuals were arrested by Detroit Police the evening of Tuesday, July 13, after allegedly stealing several items from a Birmingham grocery store located on the 600 block of E. Maple.
Package stolen from Birmingham home
Birmingham police are currently investigating the alleged theft of a package containing about $35 worth of merchandise which was taken from the home of a Birmingham resident.
Money taken from unlocked township vehicle
On Friday, July 24, at approximately 5 a.m. the Bloomfield Township Police Department took a report for larceny from automobile from the 27000 Block of 14 Mile Road which involved several suspects.
Man cited for open intoxicants in public
After being caught red-handed by Birmingham police officers, a 22-year-old Canton man was cited on Sunday, July 19, for having an open intoxicant in a public space around 2 a.m.
Cell phone missing from delivered package
A package that was meant to contain a cell phone reportedly showed up empty the morning of Sunday, July 12, to a Birmingham shipping store.
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.
