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CITY GETS GRANT TO FUND TRAFFIC SAFETY STUDY ROADS LIKE RYAN FUNCTION AS ‘A BIG RACETRACK’

BY ERIC CZARNIK eczarnik@candgnews.com

While there’s no promise of Easy Street, Sterling Heights officials hope that an upcoming study on traffic safety will bring more order to the roads.

Sterling Heights City Manager Mark Vanderpool announced that Sterling Heights is getting $500,000 in federal grant money through the Safe Streets and Roads for All grant program. According to the U.S. Department of Transportation, the grant is designed to prevent road-related fatalities and serious injuries.

Vanderpool, who called the grant “really good news,” said the city partnered with Macomb County to obtain it. He also thanked the City Council and Mayor Michael Taylor for their support, adding that Taylor personally requested funding from U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg.

A speed limit sign appears along Viceroy Drive in Sterling Heights. The city said it plans to put pavement markings along Viceroy very soon that will post speed limits and encourage motorists to slow down.

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Utica Road apartments PUD proposal approved Another planned unit development proposal for an apartment complex was recently approved by the Sterling Heights City Council — this time for the north part of the city.

During the Feb. 7 meeting, the council voted unanimously to approve the PUD

CITY DISCUSSES FUTURE OF PUD PROCESS AT STRATEGIC PLANNING SESSION application for The Flats, a complex of four two-story apartment buildings with a total of 32 units. The approximately 2-acre site is located at 43451 and 43503 Utica Road, on the road’s west side, south of 19 1/2 Mile Road.

The property has been zoned technical research office district, though officials

said the city’s master land use plan calls for mixed uses in that area. While The Flats doesn’t incorporate the commercial aspect that mixed-use developments normally have, city officials said its proximity to commercial properties makes it “mixed use in the macro sense,” as described in city documents.

The Flats’ developer, Ben Meldrum, said he has been working on the project for around a year, and he said his vision aligns with the city’s master plan.

“People have kind of asked us, ‘Well, why aren’t you going more dense, more mixed use?’” he said. “I’m receptive to that. I think that we just need to bring a great product to the area to kind of stimulate growth.”

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LIBRARY TAKES A READING OF ITS FUTURE

NEW MILLAGE, FORMING DISTRICT LIBRARY COULD BE OPTIONS TO INCREASE FUNDING

BY ERIC CZARNIK eczarnik@candgnews.com

The Sterling Heights Public Library is ready to start a new chapter in its history with a five-year strategic plan, and some possible courses of action could eventually mean raising new revenue or even transitioning into a district library, according to the library’s director.

According to Library Director Tammy Turgeon, last year, the city hired the firm ReThinking Libraries to help out with the strategizing process. The process included stakeholder sessions, a retreat, and a survey of 658 responding patrons and nonpatrons. The consultant and strategic plan had $9,500 allocated toward it in the 2021-22 proposed city budget and $10,590 in continued funding in the 2022-23 budget.

After the process, the library’s board approved a 2023-27 “High Level Strategic Plan,” and Turgeon said a newly declared mission and vision arose.

“A vision is not a forecast, but a version of the world we want to create,” Turgeon said. “It’s created in concert with the values of the stakeholders, both residents and staff. The vision statement unites everyone around one vision and then drives the strategic plan.”

The library’s new mission is “encouraging innovative living through literacy, discovery and community.” Its new vision is “an engaged community where all can discover, learn and grow.” Core values are a community focus, continuous improvement, forward thinking, inclusion, learning, being open-minded and being welcoming, Turgeon also explained five focus areas in the strategic plan. One, called “elevated resources,” is about pleasing patrons via improved library See LIBRARY on page 4A

Author Jean Alicia Elster gives a reading and talk about her book “How It Happens” at the Sterling Heights Public Library Feb. 15. The event was part of the library’s Black History Month programming.

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In the latest budget, personnel make up the highest library cost at $2.35 million, followed by around $259,000 for supplies and around $339,000 in other charges.

RIGHT: The library recently revealed its five-year strategic plan on how to continue to offer services to Sterling Heights residents.

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offerings. She said that this year, that could mean acquiring a collection of video games as well as a “library of things.” Library officials said the latter could involve checking out items such as crafting or building tools.

Another goal, “supported staff,” aspires to make staff happier, more efficient and more effective. Turgeon said the library hopes to soon offer more training opportunities with state library groups.

Meanwhile, “outreach and partnerships” aims to build alliances with groups such as businesses and educational entities to build “a more robust ecosystem of connection and support to the community,” she explained. She said a new outreach committee will look for such partners.

“Aware community” strives to make the community more cognizant of and supportive of the library’s offerings and impact.

“One initiative we’ll be looking at is developing a marketing plan for our youth department this first year and then, each year, expanding (it) to other service areas of the library,” she said.

Lastly, Turgeon explained the library’s focus on “adequate funding,” which she said means increasing it to state averages.

“One of our top potential initiatives is to work with both city leadership and grassroots efforts to move funding improvements forward,” she said.

She said that, based on Institute of Museum and Library Services 2019 stats, the Sterling Heights library lags behind in percapita benchmarks for spending, visits, materials, circulation, full-time librarians and overall full-time workers.

The data compared Sterling Heights to a sample of libraries of roughly similar size in Michigan, the Midwest, the rest of the country and aspirational “star libraries,” Turgeon said.

Turgeon said the library has multiple budget-boosting options. One option is levying a millage via a ballot referendum or through the City Council, she said.

“The library can also form a district library with neighboring communities or join an existing district library,” she added.

“These options would involve ballot proposals and would move the library out of the city department structure, and the new library would become a separate taxing authority.”

Turgeon said the new strategic planning will ultimately position the library for

“I’m open to working with City Council, city management, the library board and residents on how to tackle the funding issues for the library so that we can implement many of the enhancements that residents requested, including additional library locations, additional full-time staff and increased hours of operation.”

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the next 25 years.

“I know we’ll need to do some brainstorming, and increasing costs to residents is difficult,” she said.

“However, I’m open to working with City Council, city management, the library board and residents on how to tackle the funding issues for the library so that we can implement many of the enhancements that residents requested, including additional library locations, additional full-time staff and increased hours of operation.”

The Sterling Heights 2022-23 budget expects the Library Department to spend around $2.95 million. The library itself spends an estimated $2.94 million of that, and the Historical Commission is tacked on at $6,830.

In the latest budget, personnel make up the highest library cost at $2.35 million, followed by almost $259,000 for supplies and almost $339,000 in other charges.

The Library Department has overall spent between roughly $2.81 million and $3.02 million annually over the prior three budgets, according to the city.

Another chart in the latest budget puts current library spending per resident at $21 compared to $26 for Warren and $36 for Troy. The average residential tax paid toward library services was estimated at $28.

City Manager Mark Vanderpool praised Turgeon as a strong, humble leader in the state’s library culture. He added that he welcomes the City Council’s continued input on the library strategic plan and called some of its initiatives, like a possible library district, “bold.”

“That’s going to require some, a lot of, engagement with the stakeholders and certainly be incorporated into our Visioning 2040 process,” Vanderpool said.

Learn more about the Sterling Heights Public Library by visiting www.shpl.net or by calling (586) 446-2665.

Call Staff Writer Eric Czarnik at (586) 498-1058.

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Sterling Heights’ second annual Mom-2-Mom Sale will take place 9 a.m.-1 p.m. March 4 at the Sterling Heights Community Center, 40250 Dodge Park Road. Attendees can expect to find clothes, furniture, toys and other supplies from more than 100 vendors. Admission is free for city residents and $3 for nonresidents. Learn more by visiting www.myshpr.net or by calling (586) 446-2700.

City honored for butterfly pledge

At the Feb. 7 Sterling Heights City Council meeting, Gary Isom, from the Sterling Heights Beautification Commission, announced that the city got a National Wildlife Federation certificate honoring Sterling Heights Mayor Michael Taylor and other city officials for their involvement in the Mayors’ Monarch Pledge and their commitment to provide habitats for the insects.

Among the city’s relevant accomplishments, it issued a proclamation to devote April 22 as a Mayors’ Monarch Pledge Day. Sterling Heights also distributed 1,000 milkweed seed packets, planted milkweed at the library children’s garden and held an informational luncheon themed around monarch butterflies, according to officials.

The Sterling Heights Community Center, 40250 Dodge Park Road, will hold an “Imagine, Design, Create” class 10 a.m.-noon Feb. 25 that will build decorative crafts out of dollar store merchandise.

The event will provide all supplies, and admission costs $26 per resident, or $34 per nonresident. Kids 13 or younger must attend with an adult guardian. Learn more by visiting registration.sterlingheights.net.

City wins five-star eCities distinction

The University of Michigan-Dearborn’s iLabs Center for Innovation Research and its 2022 eCities study recently honored Sterling Heights based on the evidence of economic growth, development and entrepreneurship happening there.

According to Sterling Heights, the city got a five-star rating alongside 94 other communities among the 277 Michigan communities reviewed. The study reportedly looked at the communities’ property values, tax rates and community assets for signs of prosperity and business friendliness.

In a statement, Sterling Heights Mayor Michael Taylor said city officials aim to bring investment to the city.

“The Lakeside project is a perfect example of how the City is able to attract a massive and transformative project through our focus on consistent growth of jobs, investment and population — all the things you need to support this level of project,” Taylor said. “We look forward to watching it come together.”

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During the Feb. 7 Sterling Heights City Council meeting, four City Council members said they opposed creating an ordinance that allows and regulates marijuana businesses within the city limits.

The issue was initially raised by Councilman Henry Yanez and came weeks after city officials presented a marijuana task force study that examined how other Michigan communities have handled the issue. Yanez said he wanted city officials to craft an ordinance that could allow the licensed sale, growth and testing of cannabis in the city.

The council discussed and debated the issue for a bit longer than an hour. However, Mayor Pro Tem Liz Sierawski and councilwomen Deanna Koski, Maria Schmidt and Barbara Ziarko said they were a “hard no” or “hard objection” in terms of the council deciding to allow marijuana establishments in the city.

Ziarko said the move would undermine anti-drug messaging efforts in the city and referenced recent polling of Sterling Heights residents, which showed that around 59% opposed having cannabis retailers in commercial or industrial zones. Mayor Michael Taylor said alcohol is already legal and that he believes marijuana businesses are inevitable too. He said citycrafted regulations could give Sterling Heights more control over their operations than a ballot initiative from pro-marijuana activists. No official vote was taken on the topic during the meeting.

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Employers, employees react to minimum wage court ruling METRO DETROIT — Michigan employers, tipped workers and those earning the minimum wage are reacting to a Michigan Court of Appeals ruling that affects how employees are paid.

In a 3-0 decision issued Jan. 26, the Michigan Court of Appeals overturned a July 2022 Court of Claims ruling and declared that the Michigan Legislature lacked the constitutional authority to adopt and subsequently amend two 2018 ballot initiatives.

One would have increased the minimum wage to $12 per hour in 2023 and increased tipped wages to the full minimum wage. The other would have enacted one of most sweeping paid sick leave laws in the country, thereby requiring nearly every business across the state to make significant changes to their paid time off policies and procedures.

Vivian Smith is a 28-year-old from Detroit and a member of Fight for 15, a group which seeks a $15 an hour minimum wage.

She has worked as a cook at a McDonald’s for five years and makes $10 per hour, which she said is barely enough to cover rent and her other bills. She believes that workers need increases in the minimum wage in order to make a living wage that matches how hard they work.

“I feel like the economy is getting worse and $13 is not enough. I am working so hard in the fast food industry, we do everything in the store, we do it well and we deserve better pay,” Smith said.

Marty Knollenberg is a former Michigan state representative and the owner of the Sedona Taphouse restaurant in Troy. He said he was relieved after the Court of Appeals ruling, saying that a different result could have been detrimental to businesses and, by extension, their customers.

“Obviously, this is good news for restaurant owners, for our services and for our guests in the short term,” he said. “I am happy with this decision. The other side is going to appeal, so we will have to wait to see what that appeal will look like and if the (Michigan) Supreme Court will take it up.”

The more bitter point of contention

was the subject of changing the laws regarding the tip credit. Knollenberg said that eliminating tip credit could mean radically higher operating costs of businesses like restaurants and actually mean less pay for em-

ployees at establishments where they generally receive high amounts from tips.

“What happened was that a ballot initiative (was proposed) to increase the miniSee WAGE on page 17A

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Atlantis Mortgage Executive Loan Officer Thomas Naughton, left, and Atlantis Mortgage Vice President Jeremy Stybel stand with some of their awards at their Farmington Hills office.

‘PAYMENT SHOCK’ SOME HOMEOWNERS ARE HIT WITH UNEXPECTED MORTGAGE PAYMENT INCREASES

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METRO DETROIT — For those in the market to purchase a home, one of the most important parts of the process is determining what they can afford to pay as a monthly mortgage payment.

After crunching the numbers, real estate professionals and mortgage loan officers can help potential buyers figure out what price range they should stay in when making a purchase offer so they avoid a monthly mortgage payment that doesn’t fit their budget.

However, despite doing what they thought was their due diligence, many homeowners get an unpleasant surprise after purchasing a home when they learn, months later, that their mortgage payment has been increased.

What many homeowners don’t realize is that the taxable value the previous homeowner was paying was based on the year they purchased the home. However, at some point after a home is sold, municipalities conduct a property reassessment to determine the current taxable value, and that can lead to a significant increase in monthly mortgage payments.

In 1994, Michigan voters approved Proposal “A,” a constitutional amendment that established taxable value as the basis for the calculation of property taxes.

Increases in taxable value are limited to the percent of change in the rate of inflation or 5%, whichever is less, as long as there were no losses or additions to the property.

The limit on taxable value does not apply to a property in the year following a transfer of ownership. At that time, the taxable value increases to the assessed value.

Jake Slobin is a senior loan officer with Supreme Lending in Farmington Hills. He explained why new homeowners can expect to see a jump in their monthly mortgage payments after purchasing a property.

“People who bought houses 10, 15 years ago … pretty much get grandfathered into that taxable rate,” Slobin said. “Now, you fast forward 10, 15 years that person’s owned the home, and now they’re selling. Well, the new person coming in is gonna have to pay taxes on what the new sales price is. … Say

someone bought a house in 2021 and someone comes in there and buys it now, in 2023.

Those aren’t the people that are gonna see a big tax jump; the big tax jump comes when someone bought a house five, 10, 15, 20 years ago, and now someone new is coming in and buying it.”

A significant period of time can pass before new homeowners learn that their monthly mortgage payments have jumped.

“Each year, your mortgage servicer does what’s called an escrow analysis, and when they do the escrow analysis, they go back and say, ‘OK, well, you’ve only been paying $2,000 for the year for your taxes — well, in actuality, your taxes have jumped to four grand.’ So, not only are they going to, obviously, make that increase and make you start paying going forward (to) what the taxes are now, there’s also been a shortage for the past year — you’ve only been paying $200 a month in taxes, when really you should’ve been paying $350 a month,” Slobin said. “So they get hit with that combo of, ‘OK, not only do we have to pay back the shortage, we’re also now paying what the taxes have jumped to.’ So that’s something that I’d say, over the past two years, I get calls about constantly, and what I like to do is remind the buyer that, ‘Hey, mortgage companies have zero control of what the city is gonna do with your taxes; when (the previous owner bought) a house for a hundred grand and the taxable value was significantly lower, well, now you’re buying it for 250 (thousand dollars), five, 10 years later — that’s exactly what’s gonna happen; your taxes are gonna make a significant increase.’”

Larry Campbell is the owner of Century 21 Campbell Realty in Madison Heights and has been in the real estate business for approximately 50 years.

“The assessors, based on laws, are looking at tax sales 12 months backwards,” he said. “That’s gonna be sort of the guidepost or the benchmark, where all these properties are going to increase as a direct result of past sales.”

The homeowners who are most likely to be affected by increased monthly mortgage payments are homeowners who bought a property that the previous owner inhabited for a long time.

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Supreme Lending Senior Loan Officer Jake Slobin, seen here at his office in Farmington Hills, and mortgage professionals like him can help alert potential homebuyers about properties for which the mortgage payment is likely to increase significantly approximately a year after purchase.

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Real estate professionals such as Larry Campbell, of Century 21 Campbell Realty in Madison Heights, can help potential homebuyers become aware of whether properties could incur a significant mortgage payment increase.

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“If the people have been there for a long time, it is not unusual to consider the property taxes almost double. By doubling, I tell you, it’s within one year. That’s profound, isn’t it?” Campbell said.

Thomas Naughton is an executive loan officer with Atlantis Mortgage in Farmington Hills. Given that there is often no warning to homeowners, he said that, in most cases, an increase in mortgage payments comes as a shock.

“Most of the time, they’ll call their mortgage broker, the lender directly and say, ‘Hey, what is this? My taxable value’s going up; why is it so high? What happened?’ …

There’s no real way to get out of it at that point, in a sense,” Naughton said. “Once the tax bill hits, that’s money owed, and (it’s) in your name. … In certain situations, I’m sure people have had to sell the home because they weren’t anticipating the taxes rising so much and the lender … neglected to tell them that, or it was just something that was out of sight for both the lender and the people purchasing the property, so it was never thought of at the time.”

When Livonia resident Ami Sardesai purchased his first home in 2005, he figured that his mortgage payment was locked in for 30 years and was surprised to learn later that it had increased by approximately $30 or $40 per month.

In that case, the previous homeowner

had lived there for around two years.

In 2019, Sardesai purchased another home, and although — based on his first experience — he was expecting an increase in his mortgage payment, he wasn’t quite prepared for it to go up as much as it did, which was approximately $300 per month. The previous homeowners lived in the home that he and his wife now occupy for more than 30 years.

“No one alerted me, ‘Hey, remember this will happen,’ or anything like that,” Sardesai said. “When we came in the first year, we were paying, basically, the taxes that they would’ve paid, but then, in the second year in the house, now they transferred the ownership — we’re brand new owners — so now we have to pay the actual value.”

Slobin, Campbell and Naughton all agree that potential homebuyers should be informed in advance about taxable values before agreeing to purchase a property.

“We do preemptively warn our clients, and we think most mortgage people should be doing this,” Naughton said. “We try to tee it up and let them know, ‘Hey, you’re buying a house that hasn’t been sold in 15 years, so they’re going to reassess the value on your home when the appraisal is done, and whatever you’re funding into your escrow account or whatever the previous taxes were, it’s going to look much different.’”

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Jeremy Stybel is the vice president of Atlantis Mortgage. He shared one possible reason why some lenders don’t inform potential buyers that their mortgage payments are likely to increase.

“They don’t (want to) get yelled at by a real estate agent or whatever else for possibly losing a sale because they told the truth,” Stybel said. “Ninety percent of the time, nobody tells them that, and it is a very big problem.

I think a lot of them are scared that they’re gonna lose buyers because of that reason.”

Campbell said that homeowners are in disbelief when they realize that their taxes have gone up “way, way, way” more than they expected.

“A good buyer agent will tell you, ‘These are some of the things that we could expect as we move forward.’ … My recommendation, if you’re going to buy a house, buy from a Realtor that’s full-time, that makes a living helping people, not that’s doing it as a parttime gig, working two to three jobs,” Campbell said.

Slobin discussed when new homeowners can expect to see an increase in their mortgage payments.

“The tax jump happens typically within

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a year, and then after that initial jump takes place, you’re pretty much steady the rest of the way in your home, unless the city is doing some major project where everyone votes and passes a proposal for that project that the taxpayers are now responsible for,” he said. “After that initial jump, you don’t really see (many) more significant jumps going forward.”

Slobin shed further light on the role assessors play for municipalities.

“Each city assessor’s office, they go out and do tax assessments on the home each year, typically. And what they do is go out, determine the taxable value of the home and, once that determination is made, that’s how they generate the summer and winter tax bills,” he said. “There are people who pay their taxes and insurance separate of their mortgage payment and just make a one-time payment to the city, but most people have escrow accounts in which their taxes and insurance are paid out of, that is part of their monthly payment. … The payment shock that’s happening is for those customers.”

Although nobody is going to get excited about a mortgage payment increase, from Slobin’s perspective, it’s not all bad.

“There’s also the positive,” he said. “The city’s coming out and assessing the value of your property and determining that the value of the property is significantly more than, a lot (of ) times, even when you bought it.”

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In Oakland and Macomb counties, there are many women who have started their own businesses. In one village, the downtown retail area is entirely made up of women-owned businesses.

Retail shops in downtown Franklin are 100% woman owned, including many shops and eateries. Madeleine’s French Patisserie is one of the newer additions to downtown Franklin. They have been in business for about a year.

“In general, I have found that the town has been very supportive,” Madeleine’s French Patisserie owner and head pastry chef Holly Kaiser said.

Since Franklin is a small village, Kaiser said she has had to be creative to attract people to her business.

However, collaborating with surrounding businesses has helped bring awareness to Madeleine’s French Patisserie.

For instance, the business provides charcuterie orders for Tangerine Wine, which in turn provides the See WOMEN on page 16A

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“I’m a Michigan girl, born and raised, and wanted to be a lawyer since childhood. I live in Sterling Heights with my husband and daughter.

I am dedicated to serving the Sterling Heights community, and was honored when presented with the opportunity to serve on the Arts Commission.”

Vincent was first exposed to estate planning when she clerked an attorney who mentored her during law school. She dedicated her career to estate planning after a near fatal ATV accident that occurred a month prior to her wedding. She broke 18 bones and needed to be hospitalized for a long period of time, then go through rehabilitation to relearn to walk and care for herself without assistance.

“In hindsight, the accident really drove home the importance of having an estate plan in place. Don’t assume you are too young for that. My main focus is to help people create long-term arrangements that allow families to have a seamless, unburdened experience when the time comes.”

Her primary focus is on wills, trusts and powers of attorney. She provides a complete estate package instead of ala carte estate services because she believes

a complete plan is the only plan. “I help people avoid probate and keep their individual needs and wishes in mind, while keeping it simple.”

Vincent also advises on Medicaid and special needs planning. “I also enjoy helping people set up small businesses, just as I have done,” she said.

Vincent is unique in that she has a free consultation with clients via the phone, zoom, in person at her office or even the client’s home. She also offers a flat fees for a her estate plans and stresses that “my goal is not to place barriers on client communication through hourly billing.

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Vanderpool said a traffic study is needed because some roads, like Ryan Road, function as “a big racetrack,” so a study can brainstorm ways to help the city’s roads function better for the next 50 years.

“The idea here is that we’re going to study our entire neighborhood road system, including major roads like Ryan Road, to figure out what needs to be done with our roadway system to calm traffic,” he said.

“As we know, there are many traffic issues throughout our city. We’re not unique; this is a problem across the country. But we need to do something in Sterling Heights.”

Vanderpool said the money will be used alongside ancillary funds the city already had to comprehensively study the city’s roads and streets to make them safer. He said the study will take months to complete.

Topics could include traffic enforcement, public education and traffic calming measures such as traffic circles, road-narrowing medians and speed humps or speed dots. Vanderpool added that the calming measures could make Sterling Heights friendlier to pedestrians and improve the city’s appearance.

One step the city is testing is painting road markings on the street, he said.

“We’re piloting this right now on Viceroy (Drive),” he said. “We’re actually painting the speed limit on the pavement. It’s very large — you can’t miss it,” he said. “We’re going to be studying this further in neighborhoods across the city through this study.”

Vanderpool later clarified at the meeting that it could take “a couple more weeks” to install the pavement markings, which he said use heat tape.

“This is a speed limit marking that will go on the pavement in numerous areas along Viceroy, and we’ll also say, ‘Slow down.’ So

it’ll be very dramatic. Users will see it.”

Vanderpool said the study will also explore implementing a user-friendly way for residents to add their input in the review of neighborhood traffic problems. He said the goal is for easy access to the feature via the city’s website.

“You can request certain traffic calming measures that are part of our program, including, potentially, traffic circles, minicircles in neighborhoods on intersections that slow down traffic,” he said.

“We know stop signs aren’t the solution because vehicles can race from one stop sign to the next, exacerbating the problem.”

During public comment, resident Tom Szatkowski said he has noticed traffic issues with reckless driving and speeding on Viceroy.

“I’m very happy to see Mr. Vanderpool with his plans to fix our streets — very, very happy with that,” he said. “When they put in the speed limit signs on Viceroy, I had a big smile on my face.”

Resident Nathan Inks, from the city’s Sustainability Commission, also had during the meeting a traffic calming suggestion for possible study: planting trees along streets and medians.

“There are studies that show that increasing tree canopy along streets reduces speeding. Not only street trees, but also median trees,” Inks said. “If the city is looking at putting in a median on Ryan Road, especially, I think having some median trees there could be helpful.”

A city press release said the grantfunded study will also examine county roads in the city. Officials added that the study should be finished “within the next year,” and residents will be updated on its progress.

Learn more about Sterling Heights by visiting www.sterling-heights.net or by calling (586) 446-2489.

Call Staff Writer Eric Czarnik at (586) 498-1058.

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Mayor Michael Taylor called it a great and unique project.

“I think this is going to be a great piece for this,” he said. “North Van Dyke is something I’ve been really focused on for a number of years, and I’m excited about the opportunity to have you guys come in.”

According to Assistant City Planner Jake Parcell, the council’s vote approves the PUD agreement and the conceptual plan, though it doesn’t equate to approving the final site plan. Staff will review the final site plan at the end of the PUD process, he added.

Strategic planning and PUDs

The Flats is just the latest apartment complex to gain council approval via the PUD process, and city officials shared their thoughts about the PUD process at a Jan. 23 strategic planning session.

City Manager Mark Vanderpool said the PUD option is helpful when it comes to flexibly finding uses for the “few remaining parcels” that are vacant in a built-out community.

“At the same time, these properties can be a bit controversial,” he added.

City Attorney Marc Kaszubski said the Michigan Zoning Enabling Act allows the PUD process to take place. He said the

PUD’s purpose is to make zoning and development more flexible, innovative and efficient in terms of land use.

The PUD process gives the council the latitude to “decrease, waive or modify” restrictions on density, setbacks, building height, parking, landscaping and more, he added.

He said a PUD can operate in any district, though it “must match the physical character of the city and the surrounding areas and must preserve as much natural vegetation and terrain as possible.”

He gave several examples of PUD developments over the past few years, including the Chaldean Community Foundation Van Dyke apartments, The Verandas and the proposed redevelopment of the Lakeside Mall area.

Kaszubski said the city may opt to change how it handles PUDs by choosing certain preferred sites or zones for them.

Also, the city could create more prerequisites to eligibility, including more stringent guidelines on what constitutes a substantial public benefit, he explained.

“While enhancements can be made, a proper balance must be considered so as not to create too many hurdles that it serves to discourage instead of encourage innovation and future development,” Kaszubski said.

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That proposal was withdrawn by its developer.

Nelson also criticized the power that the PUD process gives the council.

“I know it’s in the Zoning Enabling Act, but it gives seven people out of this city that we elected complete responsibility over our — to change our — zoning regulations,” he said.

When it was time for the council to discuss the issue, Mayor Pro Tem Liz Sierawski called the PUD ordinance “unwieldy at times” and said she would like reforms.

She explained that she doesn’t like how the city has to grant “quite a few variances” when proposals come before the council.

Mayor Michael Taylor said the topic

is timely and discussion is necessary. He explained that 2022 was likely one of the heaviest, in terms of development and planning in the city’s history, citing projects like the Lakeside Mall district and various apartment complex proposals. He said the city should make changes to the master plan and the zoning ordinance so that developers seeking PUDs don’t have to request so many variances.

He also discussed the need to weigh the interests of multiple demographics in the community, especially amid a housing crisis.

“I think that we need to find a balance,” Taylor said. “And maybe the balance is closer to what the long-term residents here need.

Maybe the balance is closer towards what the market needs and … the needs of the growing population in Sterling Heights and growing population in Macomb County.”

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part about networking is meeting new people and having “just the right person” to introduce others to.

In addition to her work, Finley networks through being a member of the Troy Chamber of Commerce and the Detroit Athletic Club.

Finley said going out of her comfort zone and meeting people has helped her make connections she would otherwise not have made, which has ultimately benefited her career.

“Women in business are a force, and I think that the more people that you meet, the more opportunities you have,” Finley said.

Rachel Devries, the membership engagement manager for the Birmingham Bloomfield Chamber of Commerce, said her job is to help

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Denise Grace, the founder and president of Grace Financial Group and Women Empowered by Grace, does educational workshops to benefit women and their finances.

Networking through the Greater Farmington Area Chamber of Commerce has widened Grace’s outreach and has helped her find clients who are interested in becoming more confident in their finances, she said.

Some of Grace’s clients are small-business owners. She said she would encourage these clients to network, beginning with the chamber of commerce.

While she understands that networking can be intimidating — entering a room full of new people — she emphasizes the importance of taking a step outside of one’s comfort zone to make valuable connections.

“People are there to network. People are there to meet new people, so don’t think that they don’t want to meet you, because that is what they are there for,” Grace said.

Grace is the chair of the Women’s+ Business Committee through the Greater Farmington Area Chamber of Commerce. Within this committee, Grace said, she focuses on nurturing camaraderie and personal connections in addition to professional contacts.

“In our chamber and in our women’s group, we are about supporting each other’s businesses, because the more those businesses grow, the better it is for our whole community,” Grace said.

Kelly Finley, a broker and the owner of New Century Realtors in Troy, said her favorite

the workforce from COVID. I think it is so important that we are out and about and meeting people. The more you can get to know someone, the more you can build that trust,” Devries said.

She said she finds networking one of the best ways to not only get a job but also to grow a business and make new friends.

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Thursday Walking Group: Hosted by Troy Historic Village, 5 p.m., meet at Sterling Heights Nature Center, 42700 Utica Road, (248) 524-3570

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a responsibility to pay their employees a fair wage and if they are unable to do so, they are already failing.

“They shouldn’t be in business if they can’t pay us what we are asking for,” she said. “The economy is going up and they are not paying us the amount we need even though we are working hard. I do five things at work and get the customers out fast and sometimes I even stay after my shift is over.”

On Jan. 1, 2023, Michigan’s minimum wage rate increased from $9.87 to $10.10 per hour as set by Michigan’s Improved Workforce Opportunity Wage Act of 2018 establishing the annual schedule of increases. The increase to $13.03 for regular employees and $11.73 for tipped employees could still be appealed.

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mum wage took place and it also could affect the tip credit,” he said. “Such measures try to bundle multiple issues on one proposal.

Most people wouldn’t be aware that increasing the minimum wage would also change how the tip credit works. Restaurant owners can explain to people (about) this tip credit or as I would call it, a ‘tip wage.’ (It) is a lower wage, which is $3.84 per hour, but that is offset by the tips they receive. If they aren’t making at least $10.10 an hour, the employer has to make up that difference.

Nobody is making less than $10.10 per hour in my restaurant. I don’t know what problem they are trying to solve.”

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Two female suspects allegedly shoplifted $995 worth of Nike clothes from Kohl’s, 44200 Schoenherr Road, Feb. 3. The suspects allegedly hid the merchandise in a purse and additional bags before leaving without paying.

The suspects reportedly were 30-40 years old and of average height and weight. One had short black hair, and the other had long black hair. They reportedly got away in a gold Chevrolet Equinox toward the direction of the nearby Steak ‘n Shake before witnesses lost sight of their vehicle. Police investigated the area but couldn’t find the vehicle.

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Feb. 3 at a home in the 5000 block of Woods Drive, near 14 Mile and Mound roads.

The victim reportedly noticed the basement lights being on upon return as well as open doors upstairs that had been closed earlier that day. A bedroom safe and a piggy bank were also broken and raided, police said.

According to police, cash, a wedding ring, necklaces and other jewelry were stolen. Police spotted pry marks on some doors. Police said they had no suspects at the time.

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Suspect takes gold jewelry from purse, returns it

Police investigated a suspected theft Feb. 3 at a Salvation Army store in the 35000 block of Dodge Park Road, near 15 Mile Road.

A person complained that a man stole gold jewelry that was in a purse, which had been in a fitting room, before allegedly giving it back and locking himself in a fitting room.

Police reportedly got permission to search the man, and didn’t find any other jewelry.

Police said neither the complainant nor the store wanted to file a report.

CROWNS Single Crown

70000

$ 2 4 6 2 5 VA N D Y K E CENTER LINE

Harassment of worker reported at store

Police investigated a harassment report Feb. 5 at a store in the 37000 block of Van Dyke Avenue, near Metropolitan Parkway.

According to police, they initially were told that a worker’s ex had gone to the store “threatening physical harm.” Police didn’t see the ex’s vehicle, but when they talked to the worker, she reportedly said the ex was upset but that he hadn’t actually made any threats.

Police said they got a request to banish the ex from the store.

586.756.5880

OR LESS

ROOT CANALS Single Canal

40000

$

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Shoplifting case deemed likely unintentional

Police reportedly investigated a retail fraud case at Walmart, 33201 Van Dyke Ave., near 14 Mile Road, the night of Feb. 5. Police said an “uncooperative” suspect had been apprehended. However, police said the value of the allegedly stolen merchandise was low and the store wanted neither to prosecute nor to permanently evict the individual because the incident “was most likely not intentional.”

Anyone who has more information about any of these incidents is encouraged to contact the Sterling Heights Police Department by calling (586) 446-2800.

— Eric Czarnik

DENTURES UPPER OR LOWER Starting at

197

$

50

FILLINGS

Single Surface

6000

$

OR LESS

WITH MOST INSURANCES

CITY OF STERLING HEIGHTS CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE NOTICE OF REGULAR MEETING NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN TO ANY AND ALL WHO MAY BE INTERESTED THAT THE CITIZENS ADVISORY COMMITTEE OF THE COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM OF THE CITY OF STERLING HEIGHTS, COUNTY OF MACOMB, STATE OF MICHIGAN, WILL MEET ON:

All interested persons attending will be given an opportunity to be heard in respect to the above.

BY ORDER OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF STERLING HEIGHTS Published: Sterling Heights Sentry 02/22/2023

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0120-2306

MONDAY, March 20, 2023 AT 6:00 P.M. In the City Center, 40555 Utica Road, Sterling Heights, Michigan for the purpose of conducting an evaluation on project selection for the 2023/24 Program Year of the Community Development Block Grant Program.

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WARREN CONSOLIDATED SCHOOLS SHOP K R O W T N E R A P ESS & N E R A W A G IN P TEEN VA PROGRAM S E C N E U Q E S N CO SOCIAL MEDIA Sponsored by:

Tuesday, March 7, 2023 7:00 pm

WCS Performing Arts Center 12901 Fifteen Mile Road, Sterling Heights

Program includes:

Vaping • Dangers of vaping • What’s in a vape?

• Health implications & addiction • Legal ramifications of underage vaping

Special Guest Speakers: • Natalie Waske - Vaping Cessation Program Coordinator, CARE of Southeastern Michigan • Officer Duane Casbar - Sterling Heights Police Department and WCS School Resource Officer • Officer Darryl Bagiano and Officer John Talos - Warren Police Department and WCS School Resource Officers

586.698.4044 WCSKIDS.NET

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Social Media • The hard truth about making poor decisions on social media • Poor social media decisions and the law • Student mental health & safety conversation • Q & A panel

February 22, 2023

New 2023 Ram 1500 Big Horn Crew Cab 4X4

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41,456 LEASE FOR

$

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$

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$

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27 MO.

New 2022 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited 4xe

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57,493

59,865

$

$

LEASE STARTING AT

54965*

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LEASE FOR

$

37885*

$

37733*

$

27 MO. DUE AT SIGNING $3,980

FRIENDS & FAMILY BUY

48,968

44,995

$

EMPLOYEE BUY

$

FRIENDS & FAMILY BUY

LEASE FOR

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53,982

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64995*

55,987

$

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$

$

36 MO.

24 MO. DUE AT SIGNING $3,980

EMPLOYEE BUY

$

24 MO.

24 MO.

DUE AT SIGNING $3,980

New 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4x4

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36,251

$

LEASE FOR

FRIENDS & FAMILY BUY

37,909

$

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244

$

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24 MO. DUE AT SIGNING $3,980

24 MO.

40,719

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LEASE FOR

FRIENDS & FAMILY BUY

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LEASE FOR

289

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95* $34995* $

24 MO. DUE AT SIGNING $3,980

FRIENDS & FAMILY BUY

04* $33381*

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New 2023 Jeep Grand Cherokee-L Limited 4x4

New 2022 Jeep Compass Trailhawk 4x4

New 2022 Jeep Cherokee Trailhawk 4x4

STK# ORD MSRP $53,650 EMPLOYEE BUY

STK# Z22329 MSRP $35,755 EMPLOYEE BUY

STK# E22090 MSRP $39,485 EMPLOYEE BUY

24 MO.

DEMO V-6, HTD SEATS, HTD STEERING WHL, LED HEADLAMPS

42,568

$

FRIENDS & FAMILY BUY

44,534

$

LEASE FOR

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32553* 392

$

$

30*

24 MO. DUE AT SIGNING $3,980

24 MO.

New 2023 Jeep Wrangler Sahara 4xe

27,942

$

FRIENDS & FAMILY BUY

28,999

$

LEASE FOR

LEASE FOR

22833* 279

$

$

95*

27 MO. DUE AT SIGNING $3,980

27 MO.

30,996

$

LEASE FOR

FRIENDS & FAMILY BUY

32,591

$

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241

$

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27 MO. DUE AT SIGNING $3,980

New 2023 Jeep Wrangler Sport 4x4

New 2023 Chrysler Pacifica Touring

STK# ORD MSRP $36,990 EMPLOYEE BUY

STK# U23012 MSRP $42,230

27 MO.

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STK# W23072 MSRP $62,190 EMPLOYEE BUY

52,954

$

LEASE FOR

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$

FRIENDS & FAMILY BUY

54,943

$

LEASE FOR

64* $44232*

36 MO. DUE AT SIGNING $3,980

36 MO.

32,973

$

LEASE FOR

335

$

FRIENDS & FAMILY BUY

34,460

$

LEASE FOR

85* $37491*

39 MO. DUE AT SIGNING $3,980

39 MO.

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FRIENDS & FAMILY BUY

37,839 39,366

$

$

HUGE CHRYSLER • DODGE • JEEP & RAM SELECTION! • HUGE CHRYSLER • DODGE • JEEP & RAM SELECTION!

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Sterling Heights Sentry

SALES HOURS: MONDAY & THURSDAY 8:30AM–9PM • TUES/WED/FRI 9AM–6PM • SERVICE HOURS: MONDAY & THURSDAY 7AM–9PM • TUES/WED/FRI 7AM–6PM

855.336.4595 Van Dyke & 171⁄2 Mile • www.sterlingheightsdodge.net Lease payments add tax, that’s it. Due at signing includes first payment, destination, taxes on down payment (including rebates) documentary, title, and license transfer fee (new plate, additional). Lease mileage allowance is 10,000 miles per year. Over mileage is .25 cents per mile. Purchase and lease prices include Stellantis consumer rebates including return lease rebates and Chrysler Capital finance rebates where applicable. Purchase prices, add for tax, title, doc, plates, and destination. Pictures may not represent actual vehicle, prices and payments are accurate at time of printing and subject to change,Residency and lender restrictions apply, see dealer for details. Exp Feb 28, 2023.

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*Photo may not represent actual sale vehicles. Plus title, tax, plates, doc and CVR fees. Vehicles available at time of printing and may be subject to change without notice. Certain restrictions may apply, see dealer for details. Sale ends 2/28/2023.

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Autos Wanted

Autos Wanted

Antiques & Collectibles BUYING

Coins, Sport Cards & Stamps Collections

Real Estate Wanted $$$ WANTED $$$ • Houses • Vacant Land •Businesses • Commercial Properties • Apartments •Any Condition • Cash Call Dominic

Apartments/Flats For Rent

Items Located At: Rowley’s Auction Service 124 S Lk Pleasant Rd., Attica, MI 48412

MACOMB CHILDRENS ACADEMY 0281-2246

OPEN HOUSE

Visit BidOnline.us for full catalog, terms & to bid.

Terms: 10% Buyer’s Fee. 3% Charge on Debit/CC. Cash, Credit Cards, Cks.

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Apartments/Flats For Rent

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Help Wanted Office/Clerical

CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF CLINTON SENIOR STAFF SECRETARY – SUPERVISOR’S OFFICE Permanent full-time Senior Staff Secretary position $40,316 - $49,817 (40 Hours per week) includes benefit package. Successful completion of Civil Service Examination is required, and applicants must meet all requirements set forth in the Employees Civil Service Ordinance. Pre-employment background investigation and substance abuse testing is required. Interested, applicants must submit application to the Clinton Township Employees Civil Service Commission, 40700 Romeo Plank Rd., Clinton Township, MI 48038 on or before the close of business, Monday, March 6, 2023. The Charter Township of Clinton is an Equal Opportunity Employer, applicants are considered for all positions without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, marital status, or disability. For further information pertaining to this position or to download employment application please refer to www.clintontownship.com, click on Employment.

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EXPERIENCED DRIVER

0220-2308

We are seeking an experienced Driver for a old family member on a parttime basis twice in week. Salary is very attractive,$585 weekly. Must have a valid state-issued driver’s license.

Must be professional, safe, patient and an attentive chauffeur at all times kindly resume/references: logan124@att.net

Help Wanted General

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NOW HIRING SECURITY & HALL MONITORS *F/T Hall Monitors for local schools, Inside work, Weekends/Holidays Off, Immediate Openings!

PREMIER FOOD SUPPLIES LLC.

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CALL TODAY!

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Help Wanted Janitorial/ Custodial FULL-TIME, DAYS/EVENINGS, Must Have Reliable Transportation.

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Help Wanted Sales

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0305-2246

Help Wanted/ Drivers

Directions: From I-69 and Lake Pleasant Rd. (Exit # 163) head north on Lake Pleasant Rd., go approx.

1½ miles to auction location.

Closing process begins Wednesday, March 1 starting @ 8 PM

Sun. March 19th 2023 2pm-4pm, Open Enrollment Toddler & Pre-school Programs

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53,000 miles, dealer maintained, Asking $15,900

March Online Estates & Consignment Auction Online Auction Features Antique & Modern Furniture, Primitives, Signs, Advertising, Tools, Gold & Sterling Jewelry, Glassware & Pottery, Toys, Coins, License Plates, Household, Cannondale Bicycle, Antiques & Collectibles, Cast Iron, Lamps, Instruments, Pocket Watches, Electronics, Sports Memorabilia, Antique Books, Plus Much More!

Special Events & Announcements

2011 LINCOLN TOWN CAR,

Auctions

Bidding Opens Friday, Feb. 24

586-436-3295

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Auctions

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Call John Peck 989-345-4866. Plus 1 owner estate auctions happening now. Bid at johnpeckauctions.com.

Michigans gun auctioneers since 1979.

Boats, Automobiles, Antiques, Trailers, Tools, Farm Equipment, Much more! View and bid on multiple online auctions at bid.sherwoodauctionservicellc.com To schedule your live or online auction call auctioneer Joe Sherwood 1-800-835-0495.

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STERLING HEIGHTS SENTRY, February 22, 2023 - 5B

NEWSWORTHY INCIDENTS REPORTED TO LOCAL POLICE, AS COMPILED BY C & G REPORTERS

Shoplifting suspect stuffs drone in pants

STERLING HEIGHTS — On the night of Jan. 22, police investigated a shoplifting incident involving multiple suspects allegedly concealing merchandise at the Walmart at 33201 Van Dyke Ave., near 14 Mile Road.

Upon learning about the suspects from dispatch, police reportedly caught one running out of the store’s doors, arrested him and reportedly found a Taurus pistol in his possession.

Police also learned that another suspect reportedly had hidden a $149 drone in his pants. However, the man dropped the drone when store staff stopped him near the front door, police said.

Police cite 2 for drive-thru disorderly conduct

STERLING HEIGHTS — At around 3 a.m. Jan. 21, police were notified that someone had hit a worker at a fast food restaurant at the corner of Mound Road and Metropolitan Parkway. Police dispatch reported hearing lots of screaming.

When officers arrived at the scene, they found a silver Chrysler 300 leaving the restaurant’s parking lot, which matched a suspect vehicle description, so officers stopped it and talked to two occupants.

A male occupant reportedly said the restaurant worker didn’t seem to understand him when he placed his drive-thru order, leading to an argument.

The female occupant reportedly accused the worker of grabbing the man’s shirt and pulling him through the window.

However, the worker reportedly said the man in the car climbed through the drive-thru window, and the female passenger followed and then allegedly grabbed and pulled the worker’s hair before other staff broke them up. After listening to other staff who witnessed the event, police reportedly issued disorderly conduct citations to the two car occupants.

Women refuse to pay for food

STERLING HEIGHTS — Police investigated an incident at a restaurant in the 33000 block of Van Dyke Avenue, near 14 Mile Road, Jan. 20.

According to a restaurant manager, two women had allegedly eaten there for around an hour and wanted to leave without paying. Police spoke to a woman and her mother, and one of them reportedly said the food was unappetizing and old. One of the women also reportedly said she ate nothing.

Police watched surveillance video and reportedly concluded that it was a civil matter and that police couldn’t force the women to pay. The women then reportedly left the restaurant.

Macomb County facilities van set on fire, suspect arrested

MOUNT CLEMENS — A Macomb County Facilities and Operations van was burned in a parking garage at around 2 a.m. Jan. 29.

Deputies from the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office and Mount Clemens firefighters were dispatched to the parking garage the van was stored in, finding the 2005 Ford Econoline on fire. The fire was put out with only cosmetic damage to the parking structure, based on assessments from structural engineers dispatched to the scene. The van will be replaced in the future, and the site of the fire will be power washed once temperatures go above freezing.

A 36-year-old Detroit man, Jessie Young, was arrested and charged with third-degree arson and fourth-degree arson. He faces up to 15 years in prison if convicted. Young was arraigned by Judge Carrie Fuca in the 41B District Court on Jan. 30. His bail was set at $100,000 cash or surety, according to court records.

Young’s attorney, Shawn Coppens, said Young has a history of mental health issues and he is working to get Young the help he needs. At a probable cause conference Feb. 7, the district court referred Young for a competency evaluation.

Investigators did not address a possible motive for Young’s alleged actions.

Items stolen while homeowner on vacation

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — In the early hours of Jan. 6, a break-in allegedly occurred when the home’s occupant was on vacation in Jamaica.

The victim told Clinton Township police that she was first notified of the break-in when she saw fraud alerts for credit cards and noticed three people walking around her North Nunley Road home through surveillance camera footage.

The victim said an $80,000 engagement ring, a safe with $30,000 in Pandora jewelry, seven boxes of Louis Vuitton purses estimated at $150,000, a Cartier watch, and Xbox and Nintendo Switch video game consoles were stolen, according to the report.

She believes her husband may be responsible for the break-in due to a bad divorce, though the report lists no suspects.

Pizza thefts reported

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — On Jan. 20, Clinton Township police received two calls to Eureka Drive properties for malicious activity targeting pizza delivery drivers.

At noon, a Domino’s delivery driver was approached by two men who asked, “Where’s Mike?”

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know Mike and went to the delivery address, where she was told they did not order pizza. The driver informed police another Domino’s driver was robbed the night before on an order to that address.

Around 4:30 p.m., a Sorrento’s delivery driver brought pizza to a Eureka Drive home and was approached by two men asking if he worked for Sorrento’s. One of the men implied they had a gun before the driver was pushed. His bag was stolen, and the suspects ran off.

One suspect was arrested after a police dog was brought in for tracking.

Driver of alleged stolen vehicle arrested

ST. CLAIR SHORES — At 6:07 a.m. on Jan. 26, St Clair Shores officers were dispatched to assist the Oakland County Sheriff’s Office with a stolen vehicle report in the 3000 block of Harbor Place Drive.

A suspect allegedly led the police on a chase in the stolen vehicle and later on foot when the vehicle got stuck in the snow trying to avoid police at a dead end.

The suspect was apprehended and taken into custody. It was later discovered that the suspect had an outstanding warrant for absconding parole.

Man reports assault, attempted robbery

ST. CLAIR SHORES — An officer was doing a plaza check when he was alerted to an attempted robbery in the 20000 block of Eight Mile Road at 7:27 p.m. on Jan. 20.

The victim, a 70-year-old male, said he saw two suspects standing near an entrance. When he got closer, the suspects allegedly demanded he hand over his car keys. The victim started to run toward the entrance when he tripped and fell, knocking out one of his teeth and hitting his chin. One of the suspects allegedly pepper sprayed him before they ran off.

The victim reportedly went inside the building before the staff flagged the officer down. A woman said she saw the two suspects as she was entering the building and thought they looked suspicious but did not tell the staff.

Retail fraud suspects sought

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Police were looking for two unknown suspects after they reportedly stole approximately 10 gallons of windshield wiper fluid — valued at $4.55 each, for a total loss of $40.55 — from the Shell gas station at Mack Avenue and Moross Road at around 3:15 a.m. Jan. 30.

The gas station attendant told police that one of the suspects loaded the jugs of windshield wiper fluid through the passenger window of a silver four-door Ford sedan, possibly a 2003 Contour. When the gas station attendant went outside to confront the male

suspect, the male suspect jumped into the back seat and the female driver took off, heading north on Moross into Detroit. Police said the suspects are facing possible third-degree retail fraud charges.

Suspect sought in vehicle theft

GROSSE POINTE WOODS — An unknown female suspect known only as “Liz” to the victim is said to have stolen a rented white 2021 Toyota 4Runner from the victim in the Grosse Pointe Woods Kroger parking lot on Mack Avenue at around 1:26 p.m. Jan. 25, according to a police report filed Jan. 30.

The victim told police he knew the suspect “from around” and picked her up from the Houston/Whittier/Somerset area in Detroit in order to give her a ride to her friend’s home on Harper Avenue.

The victim told police he told the suspect that he needed to stop at the grocery store to pick up a few items before dropping her off. He left the suspect inside the running vehicle while he was in the store, and when he returned to the parking lot, he said he could find neither “Liz” nor the vehicle.

Patio furniture taken

GROSSE POINTE PARK — Police said an unknown suspect or suspects stole patio furniture and an electric light pole from the exterior of a residence in the 1000 block of Wayburn Street between the hours of 2 p.m. and 7:35 p.m. Feb. 4.

Speeder arrested for possession of drugs

GROSSE POINTE FARMS — Police pulled over a 27-year-old Grosse Pointe Farms man in the area of Lincoln Road and Mack Avenue at 12:50 p.m. Jan. 29 after the driver failed to stop at a stop sign, had no visible license plate and was driving 52 mph in a 35 mph zone. Police said they found a license plate in the back window — which was covered with snow — but it belonged on a different vehicle and had expired in August 2022.

The driver told police the license plate was from a different truck he had owned in the past; he said he had purchased the truck he was now driving about six months ago but never transferred the registration. The driver also admitted his vehicle was uninsured, police said. Police said they saw clear plastic packages inside the truck with white residue, metal scrubbing pad material and burned pieces of tinfoil — all consistent with drug use. Police also found a tiny clear plastic bag containing an unidentified white powder; police said the bag was too small to contain a coin or stamps and was consistent with single use narcotics packaging. When asked about the powder, the driver said it was “probably” Fentanyl. The suspect was arrested for possession of narcotics and his vehicle was impounded.

GRIEF AND LOSS SUPPORT GROUP OFFERS SESSION DATES

METRO DETROIT — Jewish Family Service is scheduled to offer sessions of a grief and loss support group for women 60 and older.

The group is set to be led by JFS licensed master social workers and clinicians Mayim Meyers and Cici Syms, and it will focus on providing a supportive space to begin to process grief. Participants will learn coping skills, the non-linear process of grief, increased understanding of typical and complex grief, and connections with others in a similar place, according to a press release.

The session dates are scheduled to take place 10-11:30 a.m. Fridays March 10 and 24, April 14 and 28, May 5, and June 2.

According to the release, group size is limited.

For more information, contact Mayim Meyers at (248) 592-2694 or mmeyers@jfsdetroit.org.

NEWS ITEMS TAKEN FROM SOME OF OUR LOCAL COVERAGE AREAS

MEALS ON WHEELS VOLUNTEERS SOUGHT IN WEST BLOOMFIELD

WEST BLOOMFIELD — Volunteer Meals on Wheels drivers are needed in West Bloomfield, according to the township’s website.

Pickup is at the West Bloomfield Parks and Recreation office, located at 4640 Walnut Lake Road.

Pickups are scheduled for 9:30 a.m., with routes typically taking between an hour and an hour and a half, according to the website.

Volunteers are the backbone of the program, the site states. “Not only do our volunteers deliver meals to our homebound seniors, they also deliver a warm smile and a friendly greeting. … Our seniors are able to remain in their homes due to the generosity and kindness of our many volunteers.”

For more information, call Lucy at (810) 632-2155 or send an email to info@lwmow.org.

OAKLAND COUNTY PARKS SEEKS SEASONAL STAFF

OAKLAND COUNTY — The Oakland County Parks and Recreation Department is seeking seasonal staff as it prepares for its spring and summer seasons. The department stated that it has “hundreds” of jobs that need to be filled at its various campgrounds, aquatic facilities, golf courses and parks within the next few months.

The jobs come with perks such as a $500 cash bonus, annual vehicle permits and a limited number of passes to use the facilities. There are positions available for ages 16 and older starting at $13.52 an hour. For job descriptions, salary ranges, application requirements and qualifications, visit OakGov.com/jobs. For more information, visit OaklandCounty Parks.com.

Community Choice Foundation plans to award $100,000 in scholarships METRO DETROIT — Community Choice Foundation announced that applications are now open for its college, continuing education and skilled trades scholarships.

The foundation has awarded more than $1.4 million in scholarships to almost 300 students since 2009. A total of $100,000 will be awarded to students in 2023, with 15 $5,000 college scholarships, six $2,500 continuing education scholarships and four $2,500 skilled trades scholarships.

Applying students must be Michigan residents and attend a Michigan-based institution, academy or training program following high school graduation. Applicants will be judged by their academic achievements, community involvement and extracurricular activities, along with completion of an essay.

“We look for students who have a passion for the future and who are very goal-oriented and motivated both with their careers and in support of their communities,” Community Choice Foundation Executive Director Kevin McAlpine said in a prepared statement.

The scholarship program is funded by Community Choice Credit Union and the generous support of its members, team members and local businesses. Applications are due Feb. 28 and may be filled out online by visiting CommunityChoiceFoundation.org. Scholarship winners will be announced in April.

Community Choice Foundation is the charitable arm of Community Choice Credit Union and is a registered 501(c)(3) organization. For more information, visit CommunityChoiceFoundation.org or call (877) 243-2528, ext. 2460.

MSGCU to award more than $100,000 in scholarships this year METRO DETROIT — Michigan Schools and Government Credit Union announced today that applications are being accepted for its annual scholarship program through Feb. 28. The Credit Union has awarded more than $1 million in scholarships to more than 500 students and educators since the inception of its program.

MSGCU is offering various scholarships to 33 recipients. Nonmembers are welcome to apply and must become members if selected as scholarship recipients. The credit union welcomes everyone in Michigan to bank with it. Online applications can be submitted at msgcu.org/ scholarships.

The following scholarships are available: • The Educational Solutions Scholarship helps high school seniors with plans to attend college with 18 scholarships of $2,500 each.

• The Rudolph Heino High School Scholarship is for high school seniors heading to college with a demonstrated commitment to helping others. Five scholarships of $2,500 are available.

• The Larry Swantek Educational Studies Scholarship is for high school seniors and current college students planning to become teachers. There are four scholarships of $2,500.

• The Milo Perreault Educator Advantage Scholarship helps certified educators and administrators continue their educations. They can apply for one of four scholarships of $2,500.

• The William Cayen Skilled Trades Scholarship is available to two individuals pursuing certification in electrical, HVAC, automotive or other skilled trades programs. Each scholarship is for $2,500.

• The Credit Union also funds the Stephen Thomas First Responder Scholarship, which supports first responders enrolled in police and/ or fire academies at local colleges with 14 scholarships of $2,000 each. Applications occur directly with Macomb Community College, Oakland Community College, Washtenaw Community College and Schoolcraft Community College. Students can apply for this scholarship throughout the year and more information is available through the program directors of each academy.

Visit msgcu.org/scholarships for details and to learn more about the application process.

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