FRIDAY, JULY 9, 2021
LATEST CITY NEWS & UPDATES
The Sterling Heights Election Center, located at the south entrance of the Community Center, is ready to help you with all your election needs!

HOURS:
Monday through Friday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

For the convenience of our residents, the Center will also be open on Saturday, July 31 from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.

The City also has AV ballot drop boxes at the police station and fire stations 2, 3, 4 and 5, to make it easy for residents to return their absent voter application or ballot, regardless of what part of the City they reside in.

Find out more info in the full press release below!
From the Dodge Park Farmers Market to Music in the Park to Patios 'n' Pints, Dodge Park is the place to be on Thursday nights!

DODGE PARK FARMERS MARKET:
Make sure to come check out the awesome vendors and tasty food trucks that will be out at the Dodge Park Farmers Market every Thursday from 3-8 p.m. until the end of September!


MUSIC IN THE PARK:
Come on out to Music in the Park at the Dodge Park Amphitheatre on Thursday, July 15 as 50 Amp Fuse takes the stage starting at 7 p.m.!


PATIOS 'N' PINTS:
Come on out to Patio 'n' Pints on July 15 from 5-8 p.m. and enjoy a craft beer from Cigar City Brewing outside in the Upton House garden.
Nominations for the Beautification Commission’s annual Beautification Awards program, which honors property owners who go above and beyond in terms of landscaping, are now being accepted until Friday, August 20.

Photographs of the front of nominated properties can be e-mailed to cityhall@sterling-heights.net or mailed to: Community Relations, P.O. Box 8009, 40555 Utica Road, Sterling Heights, MI 48311-8009, attn: Beautification Awards.

Homes are juried on the “wow” factor for use of color in planting perennials and annuals. Awards are presented in the following categories: single family homes, multiple family complexes, churches, schools and businesses/gas stations.

The Beautification Commission will judge the entries and present Beautification Awards to the winners during a City Council meeting in October.
Sterling Heights Parks & Recreation will be hosting a blood drive with Versiti Blood Services at the Community Center on Tuesday, July 20 from 2:00 to 7:00 p.m.

Help us exceed our June blood drive results!
Registered: 40 donors
Collected: 37 units
First time donors: 25

For questions, or to make an appointment, call Kaila at (918) 859-9632.

You can also schedule an appointment on the Versiti website!
The vaccine is our best path out of the pandemic. COVID-19 can have serious, life-threatening complications, and there is no way to know how it will affect you.

The COVID-19 vaccines currently available have been shown to be safe and effective at reducing the risk of severe illness and complications. Our goal remains to get at least 70% of Michiganders age 16 and up vaccinated. 

Getting vaccinated not only protects you, but also those around you, particularly people at increased risk for severe illness from COVID-19.

Get your COVID-19 vaccine for your shot to win!

For a limited time, when you get your #midoseofhope at select area pharmacies, you’ll be eligible to win cash, luxury vacations and Super Bowl tickets.
Join us for Takeout Tuesdays at Dodge Park this summer!

Enjoy local favorite food trucks each week on Tuesdays starting June 1 through August 31 from 5 - 8 p.m.

We will have a rotation of two to three food trucks on site for you to grab food from!

Upcoming Lineup:

July 13
- Go Cheez
- Road Dogz
- Street Salad Food Truck

July 20
- Full Rack BBQ
- Heavenly Hot Dog

July 27
- Road Dogz
- Full Rack BBQ

View the full summer lineup on our Facebook event page!
Sterlingfest will not take place in 2021, but we look forward to seeing you all back in 2022!

Due to the many unknowns of where we'd be in terms of the pandemic in July during the pivotal months of our event's planning, this year’s Sterlingfest will become Oktoberfest.

On Oct. 8 and 9, Dodge Park will feature two national acts on the amphitheatre stage – Plain White T’s on Oct. 8 and Lou Gramm The Original Voice of Foreigner / Asia Featuring John Payne on Oct. 9.

In addition, six local favorite musical acts are scheduled for the beer pavilion over those two days, and a variety of food trucks will also be on site just outside the pavilion.

We will not be featuring a carnival or art fair at the Oktoberfest event. We hope to be back to a full-blown Sterlingfest in July 2022!
Watch this week's council meeting on our SHTV YouTube channel here.

View meeting packet and agenda here.

Regular City Council Meetings will be held at the Sterling Heights Community Center at 7 p.m.

You can also watch the live meeting via:
- Comcast Channel 5 (Viewing)
- WOW Channel 10 (Viewing)
- AT&T U-Verse Channel 99 (Viewing)
- YouTube live stream (bit.ly/3bbj86B)
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