Thursday, April 19, 2012
After the city received a complaint from a resident, council asked the interim city manager to draft a policy regarding the use of the public works garage.
Grosse Pointe Shores Interim City Manager Mark Wollenweber will be drafting a policy on the use of the public works garage to present to the city council next month. The draft of a policy was requested by Mayor Ted Kedzierski this week after resident Jan Pemberton wrote a letter of complaint about the personal use of the garage by employees after normal business hours and on weekends. Councilman Robert Barrette read Pemberton's letter aloud during Tuesday's meeting. Pemberton is a regular attendee of the council meetings but was not present Tuesday. In her letter, she questioned why city employees are allowed to use the public works garage after hours and on weekends to work on their own cars. She also noted that none of the employees for …
Wednesday, February 22, 2012
The Grosse Pointe Shores council accepted a $135,000 grant Tuesday that will be used to purchase a new refuse truck for the city.
Grosse Pointe Shores Director of Public Works Brett Smith will be shopping for a new garbage packing truck in the coming days and weeks after being awarded a grant to pay for it. Smith found the grant and began the application process some time ago and has been waiting to hear from the state. Finally this week, he received the good news and city council unanimously approved its acceptance Tuesday. The grant, issued through the Michigan Department of Transportation, aims for the Shores to replace one of its refuse trucks with a newer, lower-emissions truck. The grant is through the congestion mitigation and air quality division and will provide the Shores with up to $135,000 toward the new purchase of a truck. Council thanked Smith for his …
Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Fire investigators from the Grosse Pointes determined the cause of the recent blaze that destroyed at least the third floor of a Neff Road home was due to "careless smoking."
A fire that gutted the third floor of a Neff Road duplex last week has been determined to be accidental and was caused by "careless smoking," City of Grosse Pointe Director of Public Safety Stephen Poloni said. The three-story duplex at 520 Neff Road sustained heavy damage. The third floor was destroyed by the fire and much of the roof on one side is gone. The first and second floors sustained heavy water damage and some smoke damage, Poloni said. Resident Frank Rice woke to the smell of smoke shortly after 2 a.m. Jan. 18. He began getting his family, including his 14-year-old daughter and 85-year-old mother, and the resident from the lower unit out of the duplex. The three-alarm fire had crews from the City, the Farms and the Park …
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
Nearby Grosse Pointe Park residents resent appearance, heavy truck traffic and voice concerns over safety about the city's use of Windmill Pointe Park's overflow lot.
With its tall trees, wide expanses of grass, vistas of Lake St. Clair, busy marina and fresh buildings, Windmill Pointe Park offers a Pleasantville sort of experience to park users. That's if you look left while entering the park at the foot of one of the city's most picturesque thoroughfares. Glance the other way and it's big, heavy city vehicles, about a dozen, various pieces of equipment and piles of debris, including mulch and dredging from the lake, the latter of which has been shipped away after drying out in the lot. The overflow parking lot at Windmill Pointe Park is becoming a catch-all storage area for the the Department of Public Works, which has run out of space at its main building. The city's decision to store its heavy …
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S John
12:30 pm on Saturday, April 21, 2012
I am a shores resident and I got ticket for driving 38 in a 35 zone. So please stop your accusations. How would a police officer know who is a resident who is not. So please respect speed limit. Please stick to the subject matter of the discussion. more ›