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FRIDAY, JUNE 10, 2022

LATEST CITY NEWS & UPDATES

City of Sterling Heights Flies Pride Flag

The Sterling Heights CommUNITY Alliance hosted a Pride Flag raising ceremony this past week in honor of Pride month celebrating the LGBTQ+ community here in Sterling Heights!

Sterling Heights City Council also adopted a resolution designating the month of June 2022 as “Pride Month” in Sterling Heights at the May 17 Council Meeting.

On June 19, 1865, enslaved African Americans in Galveston, Texas were told they were free.

A century and a half later, Juneteenth became the 11th holiday recognized by the federal government, and the people of Sterling Heights will continue to celebrate that occasion with the African American Coalition’s first ever Juneteenth Celebration.

To increase local awareness and appreciation, the Sterling Heights City Council adopted the resolution designating June 19, 2022 as Juneteenth Independence Day in the city of Sterling Heights.

All residents are also encouraged to come out to the Dodge Park Farmers Market Pavilion on Friday, June 17 from 5-9 p.m. to learn more about Juneteenth and celebrate African American culture with food, entertainment, demonstrations and educational vendors.

The event will include food trucks, live music, dancing, poetry and demonstrations and information from area Black-owned businesses and more! Come on out and celebrate Juneteenth, a celebratory event planned by the Sterling Heights African American Coalition.

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Placing your trash, recycling, and yard waste containers at the curb in a proper manner will help ensure GFL is able to take it all away on trash day. In this edition of Snapshot we help you "know what to throw" and how to throw it.

Sterling Heights recently completed a redistricting project that has created new voting precinct boundaries for residents.

These changes stem from the new boundary maps for Congressional, Senate and House Districts recently approved by the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (ICRC) and the new Macomb County Commission District boundary map.

Voting precincts for most of the City’s registered voters have changed as a result of this process. Residents will vote in their newly assigned precincts beginning with the Aug. 2, 2022 Primary Election.

A complete list of polling locations associated with each precinct are forthcoming by the end of May, but residents can immediately review the newly completed Sterling Heights precinct map, as well as the new MICRC and Macomb County district maps, at sterling-heights.net/vote. Each registered voter will also receive new voter information cards in late June.

“We are excited to make this new precinct map available to the public, and we ask for everyone’s patience while we work to complete the next step in the process which is to update precinct information in the voter database,” said City Clerk Melanie Ryska. “Each step in the process takes time and care to complete, and we take great pride in making sure all our election information and processes are accurate and safe.”

For more information, call the Sterling Heights City Clerk’s Office at (586) 446-2420 or email vote@sterling-heights.net.

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The Sterling Heights Featured Artist of the Month is back and now located on the second level of the Community Center!

We are excited to feature the art of Jeff Joseph this month! He began sketching in high school and has continued to create art through oil paintings that highlight many Michigan sports teams and more!

Make sure to watch Jeff Joseph's story above and check out his display in person this month.

A business constantly evolves throughout its various stages of life. Each step requires a different approach and strategy to allow the company to adapt to unexpected events such as a pandemic, economic fluctuations, changes in customer buying patterns, supply chain interruptions, and financing barriers. Businesses are no different from a living person, and you must monitor, adjust, and know where you are heading at all times.

During this workshop, you will learn about the pitfalls, successes, and unexpected outcomes through case studies highlighting various businesses and their results. Finally, we will discuss the importance of knowing what you want in the end with your booming business to ensure you maximize your value.

Breakfast will be served and there will be plenty of time for networking.

As Michigan communities continue to struggle with ways to adapt to changing Marijuana Laws, Sterling Heights is working to ensure our neighborhoods remain clean, safe, and desirable. We do this by making sure regulations are adhered to. But, we need the help of residents to be aware of what is happening in their own backyards.

In this edition of C.O.R.E. Connect, Officer King discusses what Michigan laws and Sterling Heights Ordinances have to say on the topic and how you can identify a possible illegal grow operation in your neighborhood.

If you suspect an illegal grow operation, contact Detective Tsouroullis at (586) 446-2859.

Sterling Heights Parks and Recreation will be hosting a blood drive with Versiti Blood Services at the Community Center on June 21 from 2 to 7 p.m.

Blood donors rock – that’s why this June Versiti is offering all attempting donors a Bluetooth speaker to play their favorite summer tunes. Let’s keep the beats going!

Schedule your appointment on the Versiti website today!

Interested in joining our team? The city of Sterling Heights is always looking for top talent to join our exceptional workforce. You can start by searching our current openings within our job portal.

We are an Equal Opportunity Employer offering full-time, part-time and seasonal employment and contractual services, offering competitive salary and benefit packages including Medical, Dental, Vision, Disability, Life Insurance, Employee Assistance Provider, Defined Contribution Pension, Deferred Compensation, Flexible Spending Accounts, paid time off, Compensatory Time, Paid Holidays and much more!