<<FM NOTES: This article touches on some of the work my friend Danielle Hicks did as a research project in pursuit of her Master’s Degree in Social Work at Wayne State. The presentation referenced in the article was the culmination of six months of hard work and research into the root…
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I believe in resolutions, new year’s and otherwise. Cynics and realists alike are correct that the late-December deals we make with ourselves are mostly discarded by MLK day. While that’s mostly true, it does not mean that resolutions are a waste. The very act of making a resolution – assessing…
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Click here for my “Connect With Your Commissioner” YouTube video. Here’s the rough translation: “What’s Goin’ On! I’m Fred Miller, your Macomb County Commissioner from District 9, which includes the City of Mount Clemens, northern Clinton Township, and southern Macomb Township. Thank you for the honor of serving as…
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One of the most important tasks of the Macomb County Board of Commissioners is development of county government’s annual budget. Working with the County Executive and his team, my colleagues and I do a deep dive into every department, review funding requests, analyze outcomes, and appropriate funds accordingly. I’m pleased…
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Dating back to his first campaigns in the 1970’s, Congressman David Bonior and his team of dedicated supporters spread pine tree seedlings across the area. David knew then that pine trees are not only ways to help beautify the community, they are powerful symbols of shared values like deep community…
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June 20, 2015 by Thomas Franz – C&G News MOUNT CLEMENS — At a Macomb County Board of Commissioners meeting on June 11, the board unanimously approved a resolution that provides Macomb County communities with a model humane pet acquisition ordinance. Due to Michigan state law, counties are not given…
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March is Reading Month! This week, I read with students at Clinton Valley Elementary School. It’s always great to meet with future county commissioners who are often better behaved and better at listening than the current crop. As I told them, reading is exercise for your brain, which is the…
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For Macomb County dog lovers, and lovers of these local communities, for that matter . . . In keeping with the mission to “protect the health and safety of our residents, and to protect animals and promote their humane treatment,” the Macomb County Animal Control Division applied for and received…
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FM NOTES: The headline betrays the optimism I feel about continuing dialogue between the County and the County Seat. I’m committed to working out a win-win for the downtown when the dust settles, both literally and figuratively. from The Macomb Daily/ February 25, 2015/ by Mitch Hotts A $65 million revitalization plan…
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Depending on who you talk to, there are between 55,000 and 80,000 veterans in Macomb County. Unfortunately, there’s no debate that unemployment rate for veterans in Michigan is higher than that for non-veterans, and even higher for those who were on active duty after September 2001. As the economy has…
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