Muskegon Heights Water Rates To Rise On January 1, 2014
This is not the same as the large increases in sewer rates that Muskegon Heights and other municipalities across the county have been enacting yearly for several years now.
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Darrell Paige
Muskegon Heights Council: It’s ‘Burton Drive’, not ‘Burton Bros. Drive’
In a split vote, city council members in Muskegon Heights rejected a request to rename a street that was only ceremonially renamed last month.
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After Letting Water Bills Slide, Muskegon Heights Asks School District to Pay Up
The city has let the district’s bills go unpaid longer than is typical. The district technically could have had its water turned off last year if the city had followed their usual shutoff schedule.
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Muskegon Heights: Mona Lake Park Will Be Ready For Full Use in 2014
The city received grant money in two stages over the past several years for the project, leading to the segmented nature of work.
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With Contract End Looming, Heights Mayor Creates Ad Hoc Water Plant Committee
In a prepared statement read during Monday’s meeting, Mayor Paige stated that the need for the committee was driven by the lack of new negotiations with Norton Shores and Fruitport.
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Heights City Council Holds Off On County Jail Relocation Support Vote
Regardless of the estimations of cost, the resolution simply functions to put the review committee on notice that the City of Muskegon Heights is in support of the project.
Read MoreHeights Council: Keep Water Negotiations Going With Norton Shores, Not Fruitport
Councilwoman McGlothin argued that starting with Fruitport’s notice in April 2011 that it was exiting its water contract with Muskegon Heights, the township’s authority to negotiate a new deal alongside Norton Shores ceased to exist.
Read MoreGetty Street Reconstruction From Sherman to Broadway Coming In 2013
Mayor Darrell Paige announced at Monday’s city council meeting that the city received a grant from the Michigan Department of Transportation (MDOT) that day for $371,200 to rebuild that section of one of the busiest – and bumpiest – streets in the county.
Read MoreWill Boarding Up The Historic Strand Theater Reduce Interest From Possible Developers or Preserve The Property For Them?
“The Strand is older than the Frauenthal,” said councilwoman Patrice Johnson of the former Michigan Theater on Western Avenue in Muskegon, which is about 7 years younger than the Strand and received a renovation over a decade ago. “I think that’s a really big deal.”
Read MoreCity of Muskegon Heights Passes 2012 Budget, Seeing No Layoffs or Service Cuts
From budget documents, the city anticipates $6,109,828 in revenues and $5,975,597 in expenditures in 2012. This leaves a $134,231 operating fund balance. Under the umbrella of Public Safety, the city’s police and fire departments have a budget of 2,813,084, which includes grants received by both departments and is roughly 47% of the city’s total expenditures.
Read MoreAs New Members Sworn In, Heights Council Approves Police Internship Program, Names Sims Next Mayor Pro Tem
The changing of the guard on the Muskegon Heights City Council includes several changes in the coming weeks. Among them, the position of mayor pro tem will change. As the top recipient of votes in this year’s election, mayor pro tem will pass to councilwoman Sims from its current holder, councilman Watson, effective immediately for the next year. In one year, Patrice Johnson will take the reins, having received the second highest vote tally.
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