City Hall won’t be scaling down to a four-day work week
By Charles Sercombe As communities across the state scramble to figure out ways to cut costs, more and more are turning to offering services four days a week instead of…
Sometimes a tree is not more lovely than a poem
(With all apologies to the poet Joyce Kilmer.) By Charles Sercombe At first glance, it seems counter-intuitive. Just plain wrong. Even a big, husky guy like Darren Grow, the city’s…
Flooding lawsuit will soak taxpayers
By Charles Sercombe There’s good news and bad news for the residents who sued the city because their basements flooded. First the good news. The City Council agreed to settle…
School employees make a bid to save their jobs
By Alan R. Madeleine Last week at a special School Board Meeting, Gerald Butler, the attorney for the school district, laid it out. It wasn’t the prettiest picture, but it‘s…
Neighborhood barbecue bridges the ethnic and cultural gap
By Charles Sercombe As everyone knows, Hamtramck is a melting pot of cultures. But it’s also true that the varying ethnic groups in the city rarely melt together, so to…
Sewer deal raises stink over bidding
By Charles Sercombe By a slim majority, the City Council OK’d a deal to hire an engineering company to apply for a $1 million state grant to figure out how…
City’s online ‘dashboard’ will show where the money goes
By Charles Sercombe If things go according to plan, those curious about how the city spends its budget can view it online as of today (Friday, Sept. 23). Gov. Rick…
Federal grant will help clear blight, create new housing
By Charles Sercombe In the next few months, there’s going to be a big change underway in Hamtramck. We’re talking major. Especially for the city’s blighted southend. Thanks to a…
For now, police chief’s job is open
By Charles Sercombe And the new police chief is … ah, no one. At Tuesday’s City Council meeting, a proposed appointment of Lt. Ron Mathias to become Hamtramck’s next police…
City Hall Insider …
What is our City Council up to these days? We have the scoop and the highlights – as well as the lowlights – of the latest council meeting. By Charles…
