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BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
MOUNT CLEMENS — City commissioners unanimously approved the $1.5 million purchase of a downtown office space for City Hall at the commission’s Sept. 15 meeting.
Formerly housing the Oakland Univer-
‘Coming alive’ message resonates at State of Mount Clemens
BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
MOUNT CLEMENS — On a quiet Sept. 17 afternoon, officials and notables across Macomb County took their places at the historic Emerald Theater for the 2025 State of Mount Clemens address.
Delivered by Mayor Laura Kropp with starting remarks by Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel and Stacy Ziarko, president and CEO of event organizer Connect Macomb, the annual speech took attendees on a triumphant look at the city’s accomplishments over the past year, the thesis of it all best said by the disembodied voice of City Manager Gregg Shipman.
“Something powerful is emerging, a force unlike anything this city has known,” Shipman said, his voice narrating video clips of life, commerce and construction around the city. “Rooted in legacy, powered by progress, and now there is no turning back … Mount Clemens is rising, but this is only the beginning. The transformation is far from over, so we invite you to walk these streets with us, to shape this future
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sity Anton/Frankel Center, the office space at 20 South Main in Mount Clemens is set to house both the city’s government as well as the Mount Clemens Fire Department once renovations are completed.
The city announced a purchase agreement for the building on June 27, about a month after the City Commission approved entering the agreement and placing
a $25,000 deposit on the building. What followed were months of due diligence — conducting a feasibility study, full building assessment and an American Land Title Association survey to ensure the building matched its depiction in title documents — and an examination of other options for the city, such as conducting assessments of the current City Hall and fire station to com-
pare the cost of the purchase with potential renovations.
City Commissioner Theresea McGarity inquired about the possibility of going with a different location around Groesbeck Highway, though City Manager Gregg Shipman stressed the importance of having City Hall downtown.
Mount Clemens Mayor Laura Kropp delivers the State of Mount Clemens on Sept. 17 from the stage of the Emerald Theater.
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Renovations planned for Harrison Township offices, library
BY ALYSSA OCHSS aochss@candgnews.com
HARRISON TOWNSHIP — Plans are developing for a refresh of the Harrison Township Public Library and a few township offices, adding more space to the library.
Harrison Township Library Director Melissa Goins said they originally started with plans for an expansion on the library.
“We learned that the township was also planning
Clinton Township board receives favorable audit opinion
BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The Clinton Township Board of Trustees received and filed another “unmodified” audit for its 2024-25 fiscal year.
Delivered by a team from Plante Moran at the Sept. 22 board meeting, certified public accountant Ali Hijazi issued the township “clean, unmodified opinions on both the financial statements as well as (the township’s) compliance with federal grant programs.
“(An unmodified opinion) is the highest level of assurance we can issue on these audits,” Hijazi said. “It means you complied with your grant program (and) your financial statements are presented in accordance with the accounting principles.”
The audit upholds the information of the fiscal year that ended on March 31, 2025, which shows a steady slight decline in general fund revenue as well as expenditures over the rest of the decade, among other details.
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their own construction project,” Goins said. “When we realized that we could both get more for a joint construction project.”
As it stands, the township and the library plan to build square footage onto the library, pushing it out to the edge of the parking lot about 10 or 12 feet. Goins said the joint construction project will connect the existing library to the engineering building in the same area.
“We’re basically building from the library across
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Trustees approved two measures regarding funding for township public safety departments. First, trustees approved renewing the police and fire special assessment millage at 5 mills for the Police Department and 4 mills for the Fire Department from real property as well as 2.5 and 2 mills respectively from industrial facility real property. The combined assessments will raise over $35 million between the two departments.
Trustees then approved budget amendments for the Police Department. The department requested $15,444 spread across $3,000 in part-time salaries and $12,444 in costs related to the police academy. Of that,
The Harrison Township Public Library, located on Lanse Creuse Street, is going to go through renovations, though officials are still in the planning stages.
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DOWNTOWN MOUNT CLEMENS EVENTS
MOUNT CLEMENS — Those looking for activities to do in October can head down to Mount Clemens for a variety of events.
Saturday, Oct. 4 is a packed day for events, starting with The Bohemian Goat hosting a Stevie Nicks-themed day at their 69 N. Walnut Street location from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m. The Italian Street Fair is being held from noon to 9 p.m., while The Nest Collaborative is hosting a release party for Taylor Swift’s “The Life of a Showgirl” album at its 66 Macomb Place storefront from noon to 4 p.m.
Things shift fully into the spooky season starting on Sunday, Oct. 12 with the Mount Clemens Monster Parade. Attendees are encouraged to dress as their favorite goblin or ghoul and to meet at the Main Street and New Street clock tower at 6 p.m. before marching around town with a high school band at 6:30 p.m. The Halloween Spooktacular takes place on Saturday, Oct. 18 from noon to 3 p.m. At the Macomb County parking structure, attendees can take part in trick or treating with the Mount Clemens Lions Club, meet Roscoe the Clown, a Cake Walk courtesy of Mount Clemens Kiwanis, a meet and greet with the Mount Clemens Fire Department and more. Finally, a Witches Night Out will be held on Thursday, Oct. 23 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.
CMPL HOSTING EVENTS THIS OCTOBER
CLINTON TOWNSHIP/MACOMB TOWNSHIP — With fall in full swing, the Clinton-Macomb Public Library is hosting a number of events across its branches in October.
A pre-holiday book sale will be held at the Main Library in Clinton Township from Thursday, Oct. 2 to Saturday, Oct. 4. Items at the sale will be of higher quality and price compared to the library’s ongoing used book sale.
Also on Oct. 4, the Main Library will hold a plant exchange from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Participants are invited to trade plants with others and are asked to package plants and clippings in bags, boxes or small containers. No registration is required.
Joel Tacey’s Spooktacular will bring his magic show to the South Branch on Saturday, Oct. 18 at 3 p.m. This funny-not-scary Halloween magic show will include thrilling illusions, ghostly surprises and lots of humor and mystery.
For the full list of CMPL events and registration information, go to cmpl.org.
DNR proposes expanded hunting, timber projects on Lake Michigan island
LANSING — On Sept. 22, the Michigan Department of Natural Resources announced it is accepting public comments for a proposed expansion of the deer hunting season on Beaver Island, located in northern Lake Michigan.
Deer hunters on Beaver Island would have an additional 20 days of antlerless-only hunting under the proposal, which would create early and late antlerless firearm deer seasons for 2026-2028. Public comment on the proposal can be submitted through Friday, Oct. 31 to DNR wildlife biologist Jeremy Wood at WoodJ26@Michigan.gov. In the email subject line, commenters are asked to indicate “Beaver Island Deer Proposal.” A summary of public input will be provided to the Natural Resources Commission, which has final authority for establishing deer hunting regulations.
Another proposal by the DNR would see multiple timber harvesting projects undertaken within the Beaver Island State Wildlife Research Area, aiming to regenerate deciduous species such as aspen, birch and maple, improving age class diversity of the forest as well as wildlife habitat. The public can comment on the proposal by emailing Wood before Wednesday, Oct. 15 with the subject line “Beaver Island Forest Proposals.”
HarvestFest to be held at the Freedom Hill
STERLING HEIGHTS — The public is invited to Macomb County HarvestFest from noon to 5 p.m. Oct. 18-19 at the Freedom Hill County Park Pavilion, 14900 Metro Parkway. The event includes trick-or-treating stations, hayrides, bird and reptile shows, a pumpkin patch, inflatable zone, princesses and superheroes, games, a petting zoo and more. Tickets are $9 per person. Children under 3 are free. Parking fee is $6 per vehicle. Active and retired service members with their military identification are not required to pay an admission. For tickets, go to harvestfestevents.com.
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$9,100 will be reimbursed through the state of Michigan’s public safety academy assistance appropriation funds. The funds from the amendment will cover the cost of two police academy candidates.
Trustee Julie Matuzak was curious if providing township funds to academy candidates would allow the township to compel said candidates to remain with the township Police Department, which is something Capt. Anthony Coppola said the department is working on.
“We’re working with our human resources department to establish some protocol that, in a certain period of time if an individual decides to seek employment elsewhere, they’re responsible for 100% reimbursement to the township,” Coppola said. “If they stay for a couple years it’s 75% … We’re working hard to make sure they stay with us and we stay competitive in our arena.”
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Trustees also approved steps for two
projects at George George Park, located along Moravian Drive.
First, trustees approved an application for a Transportation Alternatives Program grant from the Southeast Michigan Council of Governments in order to rehabilitate pathways as well as the bridges spanning the Clinton River and Harrington Drain. The project, estimated to cost $2.5 million with $500,000 in township-matched construction funding, aims to bring the bridges and pathways up to current accessibility and federal nonmotorized size standards.
Trustees then approved a $300,000 contract — in township-provided funds — with Utica-based Beninati Pools to rehabilitate the fountain at the park. According to a letter from the Department of Public Services, Jim George had pledged to cover all costs over $300,000 so long as Beninati Pools was awarded a non-bid contract for the work (Beninati Pools constructed the fountain) and that permit fees would be waived for the project. Trustee Dan Kress expressed skepticism about awarding a non-bid contract for the work. Kress and Trustee Shannon King ultimately voted “no” on the matter.
Call Staff Writer Dean Vaglia at (586) 498-1043.
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together and to be part of the resurgence of Mount Clemens. Because this city is not just coming back, it’s coming alive.”
Describing the city as being on the rise is a familiar message to anyone following developments in Mount Clemens, and it came down to Kropp to sell this once more to her neighbors, municipal peers and the city’s stakeholders. After thanking guests and highlighting those important to the city’s daily functions — Shipman, city staff and commissioners — Kropp got to work by going over $2.4 million in road projects in the city, mentioning that the city saw the county’s second highest property value increase this year and highlighting the grant funding it has been able to bring in.
“Over the past three years, Mount Clemens secured $79 million in grant funding,” Kropp said. “Every one of those dollars means more investments in roads, parks, safety and quality of life.”
From there she moved to highlighting the strides taken in the city’s recreation rebuild. Karl Haye was hired on April 7 to serve as the city’s recreation director, a role he achieved on the back of his various efforts at the Cairns Community Center even before it became part of the city in 2022. Improvements made to the Cairns Center got their time in the spotlight.
“The first phase of the Cairns playground is now complete. It is a safe, modern space where kids can run and play and make memories,” Kropp said. “And thanks to a (community block development) grant, we are adding even more inclusive play features so kids of all abilities can enjoy.”
Another grant secured for Cairns has allowed the city to build a commercial-grade
Mount Clemens Mayor Laura Kropp, in red, speaks to Macomb County officials after the State of Mount Clemens on Sept. 17. Officials include District 8 County Commissioner Antoinette Wallace, from behind; Macomb County Board of Commissioners Chair Joe Sabatini, left; and Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel, right.
kitchen on the property, opening the center up for cooking classes, small business participation and community dinners. A disc golf course has been added to Shadyside Park.
Water infrastructure projects and improvements have been a large focus of the city ever since 2022’s vote to switch to the Great Lakes Water Authority as its water provider. Over $60 million in state grants and principal forgiveness have been allocated to upgrading infrastructure ahead of this switch.
The 2024 State of Mount Clemens address saw Kropp revealing the city’s plans to move its headquarters to 20 South Main Street, a move inching closer to reality after the City Commission approved purchasing the former Oakland University campus for $1.5 million only two days prior on Sept. 15.
“This is an opportunity to redevelop our waterfront and bring economic development right here to our city,” Kropp said.
While the City Hall move was the big reveal in 2024, the big announcement of 2025 was the “Main Street Revitalization Project.” Calling back in name to the ongoing “Downtown Revitalization Project” happening along Macomb Place, the “Main Street Revitalization Project” seeks to bring its own set of improvements to the street that cuts past the 16th Circuit Court, Macomb County’s offices and the future home of City Hall. The project is set to take place from 2026-2027.
“This project was funded through a Michigan Department of Transportation grant and will bring green space, a boulevard, reconfigured parking, new sidewalks and complete a bike path from Shadyside Park into downtown from a bike lane,” Kropp said.
Mark Hackel began his remarks after
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Shipman’s tone-setting video by favorably comparing taking the Emerald Theater stage to his cameo at the State of Macomb Township address where he popped out of a trash bin in his best Oscar the Grouch impression.
“That intro beats jumping out of a garbage can,” Hackel said, before praising the city’s collaboration with the county government seated within city limits.
“Not all (municipalities) are willing to accept (county) support because sometimes they want to go it alone,” Hackel said. “But Laura (Kropp) is one of those folks that knows how to reach out to the county when there’s a need for discussion to make things better for the city of Mount Clemens. I recognize that is the sign of a true leader, a person who is willing to say, ‘We want that help, we need that help. Here’s what we’re thinking about doing. How can you help us get there?’”
With little under a half hour passing from the opening acknowledgments to the house lights shining once more, the State of Mount Clemens moved at a pace not unlike the city’s development over the past
few years. After years of cuts and closures in the face of a recession, it is hard to not see Mount Clemens as a city that has lunged at its opportunities and seeks to get the most out of the ones it has seized. And from those opportunities seized — millions in state aid for water projects, public-private partnerships to develop apartments, acquiring an orphaned community center and using it as the backbone of a revived recreation program — Kropp and company believe a new city is in bloom.
And after pushing that message for a half hour, Kropp’s closing message to guests was to be champions for the city — to tell its story, support its businesses and pass on the good word of a Mount Clemens on the rise.
“Every dollar spent here strengthens the heartbeat of Mount Clemens and fuels the future we’re building together,” Kropp said. “The awakening of a city is not just measured in the projects we complete, but in the people who carry its vision forward — and that means you. That means us. That means all of us, side by side, believing that Mount Clemens’ best days are not behind us. They’re here (and) they’re ahead.”
Call Staff Writer Dean Vaglia at (586) 498-1043.
WEEK 6 HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL MATCHUPS TO WATCH
BY SCOTT BENTLEY sbentley@candgnews.com
METRO DETROIT — The high school football season has already passed its halfway point in 2025 and conference games are becoming more and more important every week.
This weekend, there are a handful of games that will have a huge impact on conference winners, playoff teams and playoff hopefuls.
Marquee matchup of the week
Macomb Dakota at Romeo
7 p.m. Oct. 3
This game is as big as it gets in the regular season. At press time, Dakota and Romeo are in first and second place, respectively, in the Macomb Area Conference Red. This game may determine who wears the division crown, even with three games remaining in the season. Dakota is likely to be undefeated heading into the matchup and with a big win against Brother Rice under the team’s belt that started off the season.
Games to watch
North Farmington at Birmingham Seaholm
7 p.m. Oct. 3
This matchup may end up being the biggest of the weekend when fans look back
on the season. Seaholm and North Farmington are both top teams in the Oakland Activities Association Blue, and it could be the difference between winning the division and losing it. At press time, Seaholm hadn’t lost a game yet during the season.
Troy at Farmington
7 p.m. Oct. 3
Troy and Farmington will go to battle in another top game this week. These are two of the best teams in the OAA Blue this season, and this game might even catapult the winner into first place in the division if Seaholm was to lose.
Hazel Park at Madison Heights Madison
7 p.m. Oct. 3
The MAC-Bronze is a three-horse race between these two teams and Clintondale. This matchup may decide which team will be sitting atop the division at the end of the year, as both teams have done well in conference play up to this point.
Warren Mott at Warren Cousino
7 p.m. Oct. 3
These two teams are in the middle of the pack in the MAC-Blue, and this game could determine which of these teams makes the playoffs. The matchup is also Mott’s homecoming game, so it should be a packed house for one of the bigger games of the season.
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CLEARY UNIVERSITY TO ADD 2 NEW SPORTS IN 2026
HOWELL — Cleary University is expanding its athletics program to include women’s wrestling and co-ed competitive dance in the 2026-2027 school year, the school announced.
The wrestling team will compete in the Wolverine-Hoosier Athletic Conference beginning next fall. Women’s wrestling is rapidly growing all over Michigan, and Cleary said it is excited to join the movement.
“With so much momentum building for women’s wrestling across the country, it made sense for Cleary to add this sport,” Cleary Director of Athletics Max Ballinger said in a press release Aug 18. “The growing excitement and interest in this sport made it a logical decision.”
The university has already hired Beth Strom to be the competitive dance team’s head coach.
Strom spent the last 10 years at Concordia University where she consistently made the NAIA Championship finals and was named the 2025 NAIA Coach of the Year.
The program announced that the dance team will offer scholarship opportunities.
Cleary University now offers 22 sports for students and has begun recruiting for these two new additions. If you have interest in joining the co-ed competitive dance team, email coach Storm at bstrom@cleary.edu.
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SPOTLIGHT ON LEARNING
ABOVE: A beekeeper removes a frame from a box beehive at the Michigan State University Tollgate Farm and Education Center.
LEFT: Beekeepers examine a frame from a box beehive. Students in the Southeastern Michigan Beekeepers Association basic beekeeping class will compare hives with each other to see how their bees are doing in relation to the rest of the class.
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Responsible beEkeEping begins with learning
BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
METRO DETROIT — Despite how it may look in videos and pictures, beekeeping is no simple task.
What appears at first to be pulling racks out of boxes while wearing bulky clothes belies a complex field of animal husbandry where climates are watched, pesticides are precautioned and the wrong move may see a whole hive die off.
“There’s a fad that’s been going on (called) ‘garden hives,’” said Randy List, an instructor of classes with the Southeastern Michigan Beekeepers Association. “They put the box with hive stands in their garden and put some bees in there, and they
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do nothing to them and bees die and next year they put more in there. That’s not what proper beekeeping is. (Beekeeping is) husbandry; you have to monitor what’s going on and deal with what’s going on. The weather and climate is a big deal … so you have to be aware of what to expect, understand what you’re seeing and deal with it.”
For those who find themselves interested in beekeeping and want to learn how to get into it, List recommends first reaching out to local beekeeping clubs and speaking with active keepers. If what they have to say sounds good, interested parties are encouraged to take a course like SEMBA’s basic beekeeping classes. Running
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from February to October with monthly classes at Michigan State University’s Tollgate Farm and Education Center in Novi and the Bowers School Farm in Bloomfield Hills, the SEMBA basic beekeeping course teaches students how to get into responsible beekeeping.
“It starts out as bookwork and classroom work … and then the students get bees,” List said. “The students all have bees and they learn from each other’s bees, because they’ll have a hive right next to each other and they’ll be doing something totally different. The whole point of that is I look at your hive, you look at my hive and everybody else’s hive as a group and we learn what’s going on. (Around fall) they take the hives back to wherever they’re going to take care of them and then (October) is a wrapup meeting.”
Students work with beekeeper instructors, like List or fellow instructor Luke Altomore, to learn information important for the first year of maintaining a honeybee hive. Subjects taught include the biology of the honeybee, how bees operate alongside
other pollinators, how to maintain hives, how to maintain the health of honeybees, learning about different types of pests, mites and other threats, the tools of beekeeping and more.
It costs around $500 to take the class, including the textbook and a box hive. Taking the SEMBA course gives students a preliminary set of information to begin beekeeping while also building relationships with emerging and experienced beekeepers in the area.
“My team’s support to the students doesn’t end in October,” List said. “They’ve got our numbers and our emails and that continues on. In fact, I still get calls from people from several years back. We also have a Facebook page for alumni, and some people participate in it and others don’t, just asking questions and what’s what. When it comes to extracting the honey, that’s another expense so a lot of people will get together and chip in instead of paying $300 for just (their own) equipment and sharing it. You’re gaining friends and you’re gaining contacts.”
On top of the $500 class and possibly some share of the burden for extraction equipment, beekeeping is a fairly significant investment up front. Altomore says the cost can be $1,000 or more when including pro-
tective equipment, hives and honeybees, but there’s also plenty of money to be made once the hives start producing honey.
“The interesting thing I found out was, after a couple years of beekeeping, I was making enough money selling my honey to pay for all of my equipment — and had some left over, too,” Altomore said. “There’s that to keep in mind, that if you do keep up with the hobby, you’ll have enough honey sales to pay for everything that you need to start with.”
Altomore says honey runs for about $15 per pound and $1 per ounce with bottling and labels being a minimal monetary expense.
Along with the honey and whatever joys and profits come from that, beekeeping is more than just the practice of raising bees and managing their hives. Both List and Altomore waxed poetic about the scent of a hive, as well as the relaxing feeling of simply being with and watching the bees.
“When you find apiaries, which is a bee yard, you will usually find a folding chair or a stool or a bench for people to go out and sit,” List said. “We work with the city of Livonia parks and rec; we have an apiary there and whenever we’re there, there’s always somebody walking by and waiting to come
in and sit and watch and listen.
“When we have lectures and observation hives, with the bees behind glass, it’s fun watching the kids but it’s also fun watching the adults watching the bees, getting mesmerized just by looking at it. It is mesmerizing if you let it happen to you,” List added.
While some may try to get into beekeeping as a way of “saving the bees,” SEMBA’s website discourages this and recommend those interested in that to “plant and encourage pollinator friendly farms and gardens, to join the movement to eradicate lethal pesticides, or to participate in citizen science projects that support endangered pollinators.” But for those with a passion and drive for the work, science and art of bee husbandry, Altomore has a dire warning for anyone following the road to beekeeping.
“Beekeeping is addictive,” Altomore said. “You think you’re going to have one or two hives, and before you know it your bees are multiplying, you’re splitting your hives, and very quickly you can have up to 10 or 12 hives.”
To learn more, go to sembabees.org. Call Staff Writer Dean Vaglia at (586) 498-1043.
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the parking lot and that will be the joint space,” Goins said.
The library is still in the schematic phase with no fine details yet.
“We’re still in the planning process,” Goins said. “We know there are certain things that we both need like public bathrooms and public meeting space.”
Goins said there are library-specific things they would like to have including a makerspace, more meeting space, upgrades in technology and more.
“That’s one of the functions of a modern library is to not only provide technology equipment but to help people use technological equipment,” Goins said.
She added they also need to update the electrical infrastructure in the library by adding more outlets for people to use.
Goins said all of this started with a feasibility study. She knows they need more room for their 30,000 materials, computers, tables and other things.
“It’s too much stuff in a small square footage,” Goins said.
She also said they can’t conduct storytime
in their library because it is such a small space and they don’t want to disturb those who may be working on the nearby computers.
The library has a lot of foot traffic and conducts more programs than the state average. Goins said their summer reading program was a hit with record numbers. She said even though their space is small, they do a good job of inviting the community in.
Goins said at the beginning, they thought they had all the funding they needed. But further investigation showed a rising cost of materials, and she is looking for areas they can walk back and plan later. This includes things like furniture, a fireplace and bigger projects like an outdoor storytime space.
“We may have to walk that back,” Goins said about the outdoor space.
Goins said she is looking for grants as well as completing community outreach. She said they’d love to commemorate family members or businesses in the community in the library features.
She said the hopeful date to break ground is in spring of 2026.
“But I will say that’s an aggressive timeline,” Goins said. “So I don’t know if that will actually happen.”
Nothing had gone out to bid at press time.
Regular meetings are conducted with Harrison Township Supervisor Kenneth Verkest and the library architect.
Verkest said previously the board looked at reconfiguring the campus, coming up with three options: complete upgrades, knocking down the administration building and adding to the engineering space or leaving the campus and relocating. He said at the time the board decided to knock down the building, but the architect for the library
suggested connecting the library and the engineering building.
“It’s really just a refreshing of the entire campus for the township and the library,” Verkest said.
Verkest said through a series of phases, the library and township will make plans to find grants starting with things related to energy.
Call Staff Writer Alyssa Ochss at (586) 498-1103.
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Join us for Trick or Treating Stations, Hayrides, Inflatables, Pumpkin Patch, Bird & Reptile Shows, Mad Science Shows, Petting Zoo, Music, Spray Tattoos, Games, Food Trucks & more…
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“I know this had been discussed prior to my coming on board, and it was important for commissions that had discussed this that (City Hall) be in the downtown for a lot of reasons,” Shipman said. “For one, it brings people to the downtown to help the shops and restaurants and businesses, as well as the proximity to … the county facilities. We all kind of work together. A lot of times when you’re going to City Hall it involves going to the county as well.”
The new City Hall would be located mere steps away from the county’s two skyscrapers. The current City Hall is separated from the county offices by the Clinton River.
The next step for the city is to secure an architectural firm for the necessary renovations to the building, which would include adding several bays for fire vehicles. Also moving forward following the sale are plans for what to do with the current City Hall and fire stations. Plans for a waterfront redevelopment project have been kicked around since June 2024, with city officials last stating in June their intentions for the site being a mix of publicly accessible land along with a mixed-use residential and commercial development. McGarity expressed a desire to maintain the current City Hall building due to its history as a former courthouse.
“The idea of redeveloping this site (City Hall at 1 Crocker Blvd.) has been in our master plan since at least 2010 and we have not been in a financial position to do that and we may not have had the maintenance issues to prompt us to move forward,” City Commissioner Erik Rick said. “I always appreciate long-term planning coming to fruition … I know not a lot of people read the plans that go on the shelf, but it’s nice to know that here they are being used as guiding documents for the direction that the city is going.”
The City Hall and the fire station are currently zoned for mixed use.
Bench debate
Following calls for action regarding aggressive behavior between homeless people in Rotary Park at the commission’s prior meeting, the city has removed the park’s benches. This move, said by Shipman to be “a test to see how things go,” has sparked much debate online and took up a good deal of the time at the Sept. 15 meeting. Macomb County Sheriff’s Office foot patrols have been increased downtown as well.
Marietta Russo, who is currently homeless in the city, spoke during public comment
condemning the removal of the benches.
“I am not understanding why the benches were removed,” Russo said. “We sit there because we hear the birds and we see the people smile, maybe on days we can’t smile. But you gave us hope and so we believed in you, and so now you’re seeing a rebel(lion) against you guys. It’s not a rebel(lion), it’s just saying, ‘We miss you, where are you? Why are you turning us away?’”
Stephen Saph, Jr., a partner in the downtown-based Nickel & Saph Insurance Agency, spoke positively about the removal of the benches.
“The issue we’re confronting downtown is not one of homelessness, but of mental health and addiction,” Saph said. “Daily, our small business owners face a variety of evolving and ongoing challenges. The business owners and their staff are not equipped to deal with the problems associated with those suffering from addiction and mental health issues. Operating a small business, or attempting to do so, can often in itself be described as a mental health challenge. For those complaining about the city’s actions and the concerns of our small business owners, I would point out that in compassion to surrounding communities, Mount Clemens is home to a number of social service organizations … Instead of complaining and attacking the city and city leaders across social media, I would encourage those who are unhappy with the current state of affairs to reach out to any one of the local Mount Clemens-domiciled aid organizations and offer assistance.”
Commissioners again picked up the discussion during time set aside for commissioner comments with McGarity first broaching the subject by asking homeless residents of the city to meet with her at City Hall at 5 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 6 for information about county assistance for them.
Mayor Pro Tem Laura Fournier addressed the subject next by speaking about the city’s approach to the complaints regarding Rotary Park.
“I think everyone out there, especially
The office space at 20 South Main Street, currently marked as the Oakland University Anton/Frankel Center, was purchased by the Mount Clemens City Commission on Sept. 15 to serve as the future City Hall and fire station pending renovations.
Photo by Dean Vaglia
on social media, have to be careful not to broad brush all homeless people as the same. We shouldn’t do it in any situation, and we certainly shouldn’t do it then,” Fournier said.
“Our response to this situation was because were we having alleged criminal activity going on in that park, so we responded. I hope the benches can come back. I hope the situation dies down and the problem causers move on, and I hope Macomb County’s new program can help people that need help.
(Removing the benches) is not directed at many of those people out there. It is directed at those that are causing serious problems for our businesses and for our residents.”
City Commissioner Barb Dempsey also wanted to have benches returned to the
park, specifically asking to see if benches with a middle divider could replace the prior benches. This particular design of bench is commonly used to deter people from sleeping across them and are considered a form of hostile architecture. Commissioner Spencer Calhoun, who was once homeless, was against placing “hostile” benches in Rotary Park but was positive about other ideas discussed in a prior work session and the city’s immediate action on the matter.
Shipman expressed a desire for clear direction from the board on what to do regarding benches. Getting rid of the current benches entirely would require either digging out footings or cutting off support pipes for the benches, and as it stands the benches could be re-installed as is.
“I can pull the benches out and then we can fill in the pavers as best as we can, I can cut the benches off with a Sawzall or I can put the bench seats back on the way they were,” Shipman said. “Or we can look at a completely different option altogether … I’ve got seven opinions, so I want four opinions to match and then I’ll do what you (the commissioners want me to do.”
Shipman asked for the commission to hold a work session in order to determine a majority direction for city administration. Call Staff Writer Dean Vaglia at (586) 498-1043.
NOTICE
To the residents of the Charter Township of Harrison, County of Macomb, Michigan.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Clerk’s Offce for the Charter Township of Harrison will post, for public inspection, the Agenda for Township Board Meetings and a Synopsis of the approved Meeting Minutes at the Clerk’s Offce located at 38151 L’Anse Creuse Road, and to the Rosso Hall bulletin board located at 38255 L’Anse Creuse Rd. The Agenda and a full text of the Minutes will be available on the Township Website, www.harrisontownshipmi.gov and, upon request from the Clerk’s Offce.
Adam Wit, MMC, MiPMC, Clerk
Charter Township of Harrison
Published: Journal 10/01/2025
CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF HARRISON
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
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NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the HARRISON TOWNSHIP PLANNING COMMISSION will hold a PUBLIC HEARING on THURSDAY, OCTOBER 16, 2025 AT 7:00 P.M. in Rosso Memorial Hall, 38255 L’Anse Creuse Road, Harrison Township, to hear and consider comments, both verbal and written, relative to the following:
Applicant:Huron Pointe Excavating – North River Rd.
Purpose of Request: Special Land Use to use property as a storage yard for miscellaneous equipment and materials for marine construction.
By Reason Of: Charter Township of Harrison Zoning Ordinance
Article 14.00 Zoning Districts
Article 14, Section 14.19 WF – Waterfront District, C, 6 Article 17, Special Land Use
Properties in Question: #17-12-16-101-006
Harrison Twp, MI 48045 (Zoned WF)
ANY INTERESTED PERSON (S) MAY APPEAR OR BE REPRESENTED AT SAID MEETING.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION AND / OR COMMENTS, WRITTEN OR ORAL, WILL BE RECEIVED AT THE HARRISON TOWNSHIP OFFICES, 38151 L’ANSE CREUSE ROAD, HARRISON TOWNSHIP, MICHIGAN, 48045, (586-466-1461)
BETWEEN THE HOURS OF 8:00 A.M. AND 4:30 P.M., MONDAY - FRIDAY.
Individuals with disabilities or impairments who plan to attend this meeting should contact the Planning / ZBA Department at (586) 466-1461 or email pc-zba@harrison-township.org if auxiliary aids or services are needed.
Published: Journal 10/01/2025
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CRIME WATCH
Boat explosion
HARRISON TOWNSHIP — On Sept. 14, at around 3:45 p.m., Macomb County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to Belvedere Bay in Harrison Township for a boat explosion.
The owner of the boat, along with one adult and two juvenile passengers, were anchored in the bay. When they attempted to leave, the engine compartment caught on fire and eventually exploded. The four individuals were ejected from the boat.
A good Samaritan vessel helped the ejected occupants from the water and transported them to shore. The Harrison Township Fire Department provided medical treatment. Three of the four occupants sustained injuries and were transported for further medical treatment. As of Sept. 15, all four occupants were in stable condition.
The Sheriff’s Office Marine Division extinguished the fire and towed the boat. A fire inspector from the Sheriff’s Office inspected the vessel and determined there was nothing suspicious and did not suspect foul play.
Missing suitcase
HARRISON TOWNSHIP — On Sept. 11 at around 4:40 p.m., Macomb County Sheriff’s Office deputies were called to the Knox Church in Harrison Township for a missing property report.
Deputies spoke with a 61-year-old Cottrellville Township woman who said a blue suitcase was found unattended on church property. The pastor, a 32-year-old Warren man, spoke with a homeless woman on the evening of Aug. 3 who ended up leaving.
Church personnel were unsure if the suitcase belonged to the woman. Deputies took the suitcase as evidence.
Burgled car
HARRISON TOWNSHIP — On Sept. 8 at around 1:20 p.m., Macomb County Sheriff’s Office deputies spoke with a 36-year-old Harrison Township woman about items stolen from her car.
The woman said she left her car “unsecured” in her driveway in the 34000 block of Genereaux Street over the night of Sept. 7. On the morning of Sept. 8, she noticed debit and credit cards that she normally kept in her car were missing. One of the cards was reported for fraudulent use at a CVS in Detroit.
The woman wished to press changes.
Dollar store burglary
MOUNT CLEMENS — On Sept. 6 at around 9:15 p.m., Macomb County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the Family Dollar at 254 S. Gratiot for a fraud report.
Deputies spoke with store staff, who said three men walked in asking to have money loaded to a Cash App account. The cashier left to get help, and one of the men turned the register monitor around and loaded $370 of the store’s money onto his account. The men then left in a Chrysler 300. An assistant manager said she would like to press charges on the store’s behalf.
Hit, wait and run
MOUNT CLEMENS — On Sept. 6 at around 8:40 a.m., Macomb County Sheriff’s Office deputies spoke with a 28-year-old Clinton Township woman about an accident that occurred the prior night.
The woman said on Sept. 5 at around 10:30 p.m., she was leaving the Roskopp Parking Lot when her Chevrolet Blazer was struck by a Chevrolet Silverado. The Silverado driver, identified as a 55-year-old Detroit man, left after waiting for over an hour for police to arrive. The man did not provide the woman with accident information.
Deputies ran a database query on the Detroit man and attempted to reach him by phone but were unsuccessful.
Scam intervention
MOUNT CLEMENS — On Sept. 5 at around 2:30 p.m., Macomb County Sheriff’s Office deputies were dispatched to the Sunoco gas station at 1160 Southbound Gratiot for a Bitcoin scam.
Deputies were called after another customer of the gas station’s Bitcoin machine noticed an 86-year-old Mount Clemens man was depositing $5,900 in the machine, stopping him on the suspicion he was being scammed. Bitcoin customer service was able to freeze the transaction.
The man told deputies he received a pop-up on his computer claiming there was malware and urged him to call a phone number for a remote “fix.” The remote “repair worker” showed he had a $10,000 charge on a child pornography website and instructed the man to pay him $10,000 in Bitcoin.
Deputies followed the man to his home and disconnected his computer from the internet.
— Dean Vaglia
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