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FRIDAY, APRIL 22, 2022

LATEST CITY NEWS & UPDATES

In an effort to encourage our residents to preserve and enhance the beauty of our City, the Sterling Heights Arts, Beautification and Sustainability commissions and City Council recently gathered at the Nature Center this past week as the mayor officially signed the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge through the National Wildlife Federation and cut the ribbon on a public art Monarch sculpture.

The Pledge encourages municipalities to take action to help save the monarch butterfly, an iconic species who are vital pollinators but whose populations have declined dramatically in recent years.

Through various efforts, the City will commit to creating habitats by planting native milkweed and pollinator-friendly plants and educate residents about how they can also make a difference.

The city of Sterling Heights, in collaboration with members of the City’s Arts and Sustainability commissions, will be painting stencils near storm drains to educate residents about pollution prevention and remind homeowners not to dump pollutants down the storm drains.

Members of the Arts and Sustainability commissions will be volunteering their time to paint the stencils at storm drains throughout the City, starting in priority neighborhoods. The stencil kits are supplied by the City and include all of the necessary supplies to stencil the drains. After the initial effort is well underway, the City may reach out to clubs, organizations and residents for additional help.

“Some residents might have a misperception that storm drains discharge to water treatment plants,” said Sterling Heights Mayor Michael C. Taylor. “But unlike household water systems, storm sewers flow directly into local waters, such as the Clinton River, depositing whatever they pick up along the way directly to the nearest lake or river. This program will help remind residents to prevent letting things like motor oil, fertilizer and other yard waste, cigarette butts, pet waste and more from getting into our waterways.”

The storm drain stencil designs were selected after local high school students submitted original designs as part of a City-sponsored contest. Members of the Arts and Sustainability commissions voted and chose winners Tyler VanDenBrouck from Utica High School and Nina Vinch from Stevenson High School.

The annual Household Hazardous Waste Event will be held at DPW on Saturday, April 23 from 9 a.m. - 2 p.m. Residents should not arrive any earlier than 9 a.m. The longest wait times are right at 9 a.m., so DPW strongly recommends arriving later in the day for faster service.

ERG Environmental will be on site collecting, identifying, and packaging for transport acceptable household hazardous materials.

PLEASE NOTE: Latex based paint is non-hazardous and should be dried out and disposed of in the regular garbage.

There will be NO LEFT TURN from 18 Mile Rd. on to Enterprise Drive.

Upcoming Dates:

Household Hazardous Waste Event

April 23 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Electronics Recycling Event

April 30 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

Clean-up Saturdays

May 14 & 21 from 9 a.m. – 2 p.m.

This event is for residents only.

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Sterling Heights' 43rd Annual Memorial Day activities begin promptly at 9 a.m. on Monday, May 30 in the City Center Courtyard between City Hall (40555 Utica Road) and the Police Department as hundreds gather for a solemn tribute to all veterans who died in the line of duty.

The ceremony will feature remarks from our 2022 Grand Marshal Raymond Nadolski, Mayor Michael C. Taylor, and Arts Commission Chairperson Jeanne Schabath-Lewis.

The parade kicks off from the City Center parking lot at 10 a.m. and will travel south down Dodge Park Road.

There is still time to be part of the day’s events. Download an application on our website!

Parade Applications

The city of Sterling Heights recently earned its 37th consecutive Tree City USA Award from the National Association of State Foresters and the USDA Forest Service.

The program recognizes communities with a proven record of commitment to effective community forestry. The standards, established to ensure that qualifying communities maintain tree management programs, include existence of a tree board or department, a tree care ordinance, a city forestry program and observance of Arbor Day.

The Department of Public Works maintains the City’s forestry program while the City’s strengthened tree preservation ordinance requires developers to preserve a large percentage of trees and/or replace those lost due to construction.

Tree canopy is an important part of our eco-system, and we continue to work hard to ensure our eco-system remains healthy for generations to come.

Prior to the April 19 City Council Meeting, the Beautification Commission joined Mayor Taylor and City Council members in planting a Princeton Elm at the Nature Center in celebration of Arbor Day.

A resolution was adopted at the City Council meeting designating April 2022 as “Chaldean-American Month” in the city of Sterling Heights.

Chaldeans/Assyrians, a Semitic people who also identify themselves as Syriacs, are the indigenous people of Mesopotamia who have lived in the Middle East since ancient times, including in what is today Iraq, Syria, Turkey, and Iran. Collectively, there are nearly half a million Chaldeans/Assyrians/Syriacs in the United States, including about 160,000 in Michigan, the largest concentration in the country. In addition, Sterling Heights and the surrounding area is home to tens of thousands of Chaldean-Americans.

We encourage all residents, employers, and community organizations in Sterling Heights to celebrate the valuable contributions of the members of the Chaldean-American community who enrich the diversity and vitality of our neighborhoods, institutions, government organizations, and businesses.

DPW is here to help our residents "Know What to Throw"!

With the average person producing 4.4 pounds of trash DAILY, it can be confusing on how to properly dispose of each item.

We've recently updated our Curbside Collection Program stickers to make it easier for residents to understand why their refuse, yard waste, or recycling did not get collected.

The new green sticker also features a QR Code for you to scan that will take you directly to the DPW website for more info on our City's trash cans, and trash cant's.

Follow along on social media as we share tips on how to properly dispose of items, provide refuse info you need to #KnowWhatToThrow, and promote resources to help keep our City clean!

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The Sterling Heights Public Library Teen Advisory Board (TAB) holds monthly meetings to plan a teen event while earning volunteer service hours.

Join us for TAB's latest event, Game Night, on April 30 where teens will take over the Sterling Heights Public Library from 6-8:30 p.m.

Don't miss out on the chance to hang out after hours to play board games, Mario Kart, and life-sized Candy Land!

All teens 12-17 years old are invited to join.

Pizza and snacks will be provided.

Funded through the Recreating Recreation millage, enjoy the off-leash facility that features picnic tables, fencing, water fountain, dog bag dispensers, and much more! The all dog area is 1.25 acres, and the small dog area is .75 acres.

Anyone who wishes to use the Dog Park can get an access card by submitting an application along with photo ID, copy of dog's current vaccinations, copy of current dog license paperwork, initialed Code of Conduct form, and payment.

Applications can be submitted via email, mail or in person to the Parks & Recreation Department. All new dog park pass holders get a free welcome gift courtesy of Pet Supplies Plus.

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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!