MOUNT CLEMENS — The Mount Clemens City Commission did not meet for long on May 1, but they did approve the extension of an engineering contract. Commissioners also paid their respects to a departed member of the Mount Clemens civic community.

FARMINGTON/FARMINGTON HILLS — Officials in Farmington and Farmington Hills are hopeful that a partnership between the two cities will result in a reduction in internet bills for local residents and businesses.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The Clinton Township Board of Trustees went the extra mile to support a local grocer’s bid for a liquor license at its April 24 meeting.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The St. Clair Shores City Council voted 6-0 May 1 to table a purchase agreement in relation to the sale of a parcel of vacant city-owned land on Jefferson Avenue, south of Masonic Boulevard.

WARREN — On April 28, the primary election ballot became official with 46 candidates vying for various elected offices within the city of Warren.

WARREN — On April 21, the Michigan Court of Appeals overturned a lower-court ruling and ordered Warren City Clerk Sonja Buffa to remove Mayor James Fouts from the 2023 election ballot.

HARRISON TOWNSHIP — While most meetings of the Harrison Township Board of Trustees involve motions and actions that go beyond township hall, items discussed at the April 24 session had a heavy focus on the mechanics of township government.

BIRMINGHAM — On April 3, the Birmingham City Commission held a special workshop meeting to discuss the potential renovation of City Hall and improved facilities for the Birmingham Police Department.

FARMINGTON HILLS — Although she officially began her new role last July, it was only recently that Farmington Hills announced that Charmaine Kettler-Schmult was promoted to the position of director of planning and community development for the city.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Grosse Pointe City Public Safety Director John Alcorn recognized some of the outstanding work by members of his department while sharing the 2022 public safety awards with the Grosse Pointe City Council during a Feb. 27 council meeting.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Grosse Pointe City Manager Pete Dame might have seemed driven and focused when it came to his job, but what people who don’t know him well might not have realized is how focused he was on his family too.

STERLING HEIGHTS — The importance and role of social work in the Sterling Heights Police Department and beyond was a topic of discussion and debate during the April 11 Sterling Heights City Council meeting on a proposed 2023-2024 budget.

MOUNT CLEMENS — The Mount Clemens City Commission has voted to maintain its recreation partnership with Advancing Macomb. City commissioners voted unanimously on the matter at the April 17 meeting.

WARREN — Parties in two separate lawsuits over term limits with implications for Warren’s city elections this year have sought expedited decisions from the Michigan Court of Appeals following lower court rulings last month.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights has rolled out the barrel on a new initiative to conserve water and make it easier for residents to improve their energy efficiency.

MACOMB COUNTY — A new method of drain repair was recently employed by the Macomb County Public Works Office, preventing further damage to a key sewer with minimal interference to locals.

EASTPOINTE — A proposed emergency medical and transportation contract that was recently brought before City Council was tabled to allow negotiations to be completed that would let the city’s firefighters union hire more firefighters.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — On April 17, the St. Clair Shores City Council approved the Community Development Block Grant budget plan from the Planning Commission in a vote of 4-2.

WARREN — Warren Mayor James Fouts has announced that deliberations about his proposed budget will again be on the city’s website for all to see.

STERLING HEIGHTS — Sterling Heights officials are quietly being busy bees, crafting new proposed rules that could regulate beekeeping in the community to make it more harmonious to neighbors.