STERLING HEIGHTS — Sometimes it takes a plan for a plan to come together. During a Feb. 6 Sterling Heights City Council meeting, City Planner Jake Parcell presented a timeline and overview of how officials will proceed with engaging the public and drafting a new edition of the city’s master land use plan.

STERLING HEIGHTS — During a Jan. 30 strategic planning session, Sterling Heights city officials were invited to “Think Sterling Green” in fresh new ways, including a plan to start reforesting the city’s tree canopy.

WARREN — Mayor Lori Stone said she listened to Warren residents and learned from them in recent weeks. Now, she’s thinking about the key takeaways from her five-stop listening tour.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — At their Feb. 5 meeting, the St. Clair Shores City Council voted 6-0 to table consideration of its Transportation Asset Management Plan.

MOUNT CLEMENS — City commissioners kept the bulk of the meeting under an hour on Feb. 5, completing its first meeting of the month without Mayor Laura Kropp at the helm.

MOUNT CLEMENS — As a series of bills that could make water more affordable for Michiganders works its ways though the halls of Lansing, supporters and detractors are taking their cases to the people.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — A project years in the making is one step closer to reality as the Harrison Township Board of Trustees set the budget for building a pedestrian bridge along Jefferson Avenue over the Clinton River Spillway.

MADISON HEIGHTS/HAZEL PARK — The Madison Heights City Council has approved a resolution urging the state of Michigan to enroll in a federal program that reimburses cities for medical transport services for Medicaid recipients.

FARMINGTON HILLS — An agenda item scheduled to come before the Farmington Hills Planning Commission has captured the attention of some residents trying to save local wetlands.

ROYAL OAK — The city’s tree planting program is back for the spring season, and the registry for a tree to be planted on your property is open.

SOUTHFIELD — The residents of Woodridge Apartments in Southfield really love to cook, according to the state fire marshal, and their culinary skills are a little safer thanks to a new safety program.

ROCHESTER HILLS/OAKLAND TOWNSHIP — Many snowbirds have headed to warmer climates for the winter, which is creating a hurdle for many local clerks who are looking for election inspectors.

During a Jan. 10 Sterling Heights Planning Commission meeting, the commission voted 8-1 to recommend city approval for a planned unit development involving a new apartment complex, Marketplace Cove Apartments. Commissioner Gerald Rowe was the lone no vote.

CLAWSON — An online survey taken in the fall of 2023 logged the feelings and opinions of Clawson residents.

FERNDALE — Ferndale has been without a community center since 2020, but the city hopes to make significant progress on a new building this year.

WARREN — Warren residents expressed their ideas and concerns about public safety at the second stop of the “listening tour” Jan. 22 at the Van Dyke Public Schools Career and Technical Education Center.

ROYAL OAK — The downtown parking situation has been affected ever since the beginning of COVID-19, resulting in an automobile parking fund deficit and negative working capital as of June 30, 2023, which required the City Commission to take action on a deficit elimination plan for the Michigan Department of Treasury.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Businesses calling for emergency services in Clinton Township may be in for a shock soon.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Love was in the air during a special Jan. 30 Sterling Heights strategic planning session at the Sterling Heights Community Center.

STERLING HEIGHTS — After around two years of prep work, the core set of ideas that will guide how Sterling Heights plans to operate for the next 10 to 15 years was finally revealed during a Jan. 30 strategic planning meeting.