Vacant city-owned lots add to list of property tax exemptions
By Charles Sercombe For a city that’s only two-square miles, Hamtramck has a lot of tax-exempt properties. In response to a Review Freedom of Information Act request, the city…
HPS has a financial offer not to refuse
By Charles Sercombe If you are special education teacher, or even on the way to earning a degree in that field, the Hamtramck Public School District has an offer…
Tax abatement issue reveals a rudderless city
Someone take leadership of this city. For the last several weeks, some members of the city council have stumbled over themselves in holding up a request for a tax abatement…
Hamtramck’s LGBTQ community creates its own Facebook page
By Alan Madlane Josh Hansknecht is a local activist who took it upon himself, when he saw a need for such, to create a Facebook page that aims…
State beefs up election security
By Charles Sercombe All across the country there is growing concern about the safety of election workers for the upcoming Nov. 8 General Election. There is particular worry over…
School Bell …. 9/16/22
Chromebooks Attention HPS families: Chromebooks are available for new Hamtramck Public Schools students, as well as Chromebook support and repairs for re-enrolled students. Please reach out to the HPS Technology…
Guest Editorial … HPS offers a helping hand to its students
By Sarah Peslar Nearly 1 in every 5 children is near-sighted or has a vision-impairment requiring glasses to see at school. While it goes without saying that clear vision is…
In this case, a tax abatement is justified
The city council can’t seem to make a hard decision on a proposed tax abatement deal that, if approved, would lead to a major re-development. The council either keeps putting…
Breaking news … Council forced to re-do its meeting, except one item will be missing
Update: Mayor Amer Ghalib responded to why the tax abatement issue is not included in the agenda for the special meeting. “Zbox” in his response refers to the tax abatement…
City Hall Insider … 7/12/22
What is our City Council up to these days? We have the highlights of the latest council meeting. By Charles Sercombe The city council met on July 12, and all…
