FRIDAY, JULY 23, 2021
LATEST CITY NEWS & UPDATES
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The city of Sterling Heights officially opened a Passport Acceptance Facility this week inside City Hall, making it easier for you to travel the world!
You must make an appointment, as walk-ins will not be permitted. Appointments can be made online below!
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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!
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The city of Sterling Heights broke ground on Tuesday, July 20 on a three-season indoor bocce ball facility, serving as the capstone project to the City’s $45 million Recreating Recreation initiative.
Located behind the Sterling Heights Senior Center, the 40’ x 90’ bocce ball facility will be fully enclosed and house two club size courts with synthetic turf surface. This amenity will be used for league, tournament, and drop-in play throughout the year.
“This project speaks to the diverse mix of new opportunities that we have achieved. We are proud to make bocce ball courts more usable for our 50 and older residents compared to the current outdoor courts, while also making this amenity accessible to the resident population as a whole,” said Parks and Recreation Director Kyle Langlois. “We are excited to complete this project and bring the full build-out of Recreating Recreation to a close within a five year period of time.”
Recreating Recreation began in 2016 with support from residents to improve existing parks and add an incredible number of recreation amenities. The City has renovated many existing facilities, playgrounds, athletic courts, and trails, and replaced equipment including benches, picnic tables, and trash cans.
New amenities have been welcomed to the City, including the 98,000 square-foot Community Center, an outdoor Splash Pad, summer farmers market pavilion that transforms into an ice rink in winter, universally accessible paddle docks for canoers and kayakers of all abilities, dog park, skate park for all ages, and mini-turf soccer field, as well as a new nature trail running from Delia Park to Beaumont Hospital.
Construction on the bocce ball facility is anticipated to be completed by mid-fall 2021.
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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.
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The Sterling Heights Fire Department is looking for candidates to take part in the Civilian Fire Academy beginning this fall. This is an opportunity for residents to get an inside look at the operation of the Sterling Heights Fire Department and get a taste of what it is like to be a Firefighter/Paramedic. Due to the hands-on nature of the program, the class size is limited and applications must be submitted for consideration.
The program will run for five weeks, on Wednesday evenings from 6 to 9 p.m. beginning Sept. 1 through Sept. 29, 2021.
This program will have some components that will be physically demanding, yet safety of the participants will be a primary focus. It is important that interested candidates keep this in mind.
Participants will take part in:
- Vehicle extrication
- Fire hose use
- Search and rescue
- Fire extinguishers
- Ground ladder use
- Department operations
- EMS delivery
Participants must be at least 18 years of age at the beginning of the academy and residents of the city of Sterling Heights. More info can be found on our website!
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According to most recent equalization values, Sterling Heights is one of the top five cities in State Equalized Values (SEV) in the entire state of Michigan, and ranks No. 2 in industrial property values among five highest SEV communities in the state!
“Strong property values and low taxes continue to make Sterling Heights an attractive community for homeowners and businesses,” Mayor Taylor said. “Proactive economic development initiatives offered from the City have led to billions of dollars in manufacturing investments, which have in turn generated new jobs and a demand for housing. I have a feeling we’ll continue to see our SEV grow in Sterling Heights in the coming years.”
Over the past year, Sterling Heights has seen both industrial and residential property value increase by roughly five percent!
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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 27
- Road Dogz
- Full Rack BBQ
- Go Cheez
August 3
- Little Brothers Burgers
- Street Salad Food Truck
August 10
- Detroit Panzerotti
- Road Dogz
- Twisted Street BBQ
View the full summer lineup on our Facebook event page!
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During the Regular Council Meeting on Tuesday, July 20, the Sterling Heights City Council adopted a resolution designating the veterans memorial monuments to be renamed the Marco “Mike” Adragna Veterans Memorial Garden, with appropriate signage to recognize the man who gave so much of himself to ensure our veterans are never forgotten.
Mike Adragna was a proud United States Marine who served his country during the Korean War, but his service to others did not stop upon discharge from active military service. Mike Adragna became a proud member of Marine Corps League of Macomb County, American Legion Post #44, VFW Post #6250, Marine Corps Association, Korean War Veterans Association Post #256, Chosin Few Michigan Division, First Marine Division Association, and Executive Director of the Macomb County Korean War Memorial.
Mike Adragna worked unceasingly to ensure that those who “gave the last full measure of devotion” to the cause of freedom are never to be forgotten. Mike Adragna spearheaded efforts to create memorials on the Sterling Heights municipal grounds to honor the veterans who fought and made the ultimate sacrifice so that this nation should survive. There is little question that Mike Adragna recognized the magnitude of this sacrifice that most take for granted.
Mike Adragna’s presence at Sterling Heights’ annual Memorial Day ceremonies always made the event special. His ability to touch people’s lives in a caring and supportive way brought an air of genuineness to the ceremony. Because Mike Adragna cared so much, everyone in attendance cared more. It was made even more special because Mike Adragna was doing his work so that others were remembered.
It is both fitting and proper to name the newly-conceived veterans memorial monuments area the Marco “Mike” Adragna Veterans Memorial Garden, in memory of his service, honor, compassion, and for truly making a difference.
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Watch this week's council meeting on our SHTV YouTube channel here.
View meeting packet and agenda here.
You can also watch the live meeting via:
- Comcast Channel 5 (Viewing)
- WOW Channel 10 (Viewing)
- AT&T U-Verse Channel 99 (Viewing)
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