FRIDAY, OCT. 21, 2022
LATEST CITY NEWS & UPDATES
Join us in our pursuit to accelerate innovation, reinvention, and growth for Macomb County businesses.

Our business incubator, accelerator, and coworking space is relaunching on Nov. 15, 2022, from 4 to 7 p.m. with a fresh new look and advanced programs to help Macomb County entrepreneurs and companies succeed.

The event will include:
  • Presentations from staff and stakeholders throughout the facility
  • Remarks from the Sterling Heights Mayor Michael C. Taylor
  • Self-guided and guided tours
  • Networking
  • Food and beverages from Chickpea Kitchen, Sweetwaters Coffee & Tea, and Nothing Bundt Cakes
  • Live music performed by Rock and Roll Prep School, Shelby Township
Fox Gives Socks is a sock drive to help those in need and was started by City Hall's very own Ryan Fox, a planner in our City Development office.

We will be collecting socks through donation bins located at Sterling Heights City Hall, Police Station, and Public Library until Monday, Nov. 14.
In response to a natural gas leak call, Sterling Heights Fire Department successfully deployed their new RMLD-FR to remotely detect natural gas through the window of a residence.

After a recent call to 911, the Sterling Heights Fire Department arrived on scene, and after conducting a quick investigation, the RMLD-FR was used to detect natural gas through the basement window. With a high PPM reading, SHFD broke a basement window and brought in a battery-operated fan to ventilate the residence.

“Sterling Heights Fire Department began using the RMLD-FR this year and it has already proven to be an extremely useful tool. Prior to having this equipment, we would send firefighters into a structure with a gas leak in full gear, SCBA and air monitor, not knowing the levels we were going into until we were possibly in a danger zone. This detector has given us a tactical advantage to determine high natural gas levels within a structure from a safe distance,” states William Walker, Battalion Chief of Sterling Heights Fire Department.
The Sterling Heights Beautification Commission wants you to submit your home's exterior fall decorations for their upcoming contest!

Submit your home for one of the below three categories!
  • Best Spooky Decor
  • Best Happy Fall Decor
  • Best Horrific Decor

Beautification Commission will vote on the top three decorated homes and winners will be announced on Tuesday, Nov. 8th! Winners will receive a gift card!

Submit photos to cityhall@sterling-heights.net.

Deadline to submit is Tuesday, Nov. 1 at 5 p.m.
The Sterling Heights African American Coalition is hosting a voter education event for the Sterling Heights Community on Oct. 24 at 6:30 p.m. at the Sterling Heights Community Center (Seminar Room 2).

This event will help educate voters on what items you can expect to see on your Sterling Heights ballot, how to find out your voting precinct/polling location, what times the precincts are open, how to apply for an AV ballot and where to return them!
 
For more information, please contact sterlingheightsaac@gmail.com.

Please note, this event will not be discussing candidate platforms or proposal issues.
Decoloniz​ing Thanksgiving | Thursday, Nov. 3 at 6 p.m.

Learn what events marked the first Thanksgiving and ways to decolonize the holiday and honor Indigenous peoples. Program will be taught by writer, historian, and speaker, Heather Bruegl and delivered virtually via Zoom.
Marvel Night & Tiny Art Show | Wednesday, Nov. 9 from 6 - 8 p.m.

Celebrate the Marvel universe with activities and costumes. Participants are encouraged to wear their favorite Marvel/super hero (or villain) costume. The Tiny Art Show will feature residents' miniature paintings with Marvel themes.

All ages are welcomed to this event.
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!
Watch this week's council meeting on our SHTV YouTube channel here.

View meeting packet and agenda here.

Regular City Council Meetings are held in Council Chambers at City Hall 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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