Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Sgt. Ed Colinas was among the police officers and residents who spoke before the Board of Trustees Tuesday night.
Chesterfield Township Police Sgt. Ed Colinas gave a heartfelt speech before the township board as layoffs were discussed. Colinas was one of many people to express support for maintaining police staffing. The board majority voted in favor of a moratorium on the staff reductions while they mull over potential solutions to combat a $1.9-million shortfall.
Tuesday, February 19, 2013
The board meeting is at 7 p.m. Tuesday in municipal offices.
Sunday, February 17, 2013
Critical of the plan to lay off officers, some Chesterfield Township residents are hoping to be heard at the Tuesday night board meeting.
A call for residents to vocalize their opposition to police layoffs in Chesterfield Township circulated this weekend on social media. The local effort, dubbed COPS for Citizens Opposed to Police Streamlining in Chesterfield Township, encourages residents to attend the Tuesday night Board of Trustees meeting. "Enough of this has been done already," it states. "Now is the time for your voices to be heard. Citizens of Chesterfield Township need to rally behind those that have sworn to serve and protect us. "Your elected officials are blaming the layoffs, of up to 14 employees, of the Chesterfield Township Police Department on the failing of the proposed millage held in November." It disagrees with Supervisor Michael Lovelock's stance that …
Thursday, November 29, 2012
The Detroit Institute of Arts named a Macomb man to its board of directors as part of an agreement following the August millage.
The Detroit Institute of Arts named Macomb's Donald Ritzenhein to its board as part of an agreement following the DIA’s successful millage in August. Ritzenhein was one of 11 members named to the Detroit Institute of Arts board of directors at its meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 14. In his day job, he is assistant vice president, academic human resources, and professor of communication at Eastern Michigan University. He was provost and vice president at Macomb Community College. He is also a former trustee of the Mount Clemens Community Schools Board of Education. In August, voters passed a 10-year tax of 0.2 mills to support the Detroit Institute of Arts. At 0.2 mills, a Macomb taxpayer owning a $200,000 home, with a taxable value of $100,…
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
The board majority rejected Jan Uglis' request for four years credit from previous township service for health benefits.
Chesterfield Township Clerk Jan Uglis cannot receive credit for four years of prior township service for medical retiree benefits, a board majority voted Monday night. In a Nov. 14 letter to the Board of Trustees, Uglis wrote, "As you are all well aware, I lost my bid for re-election Tuesday, Nov. 6, 2012. As a former Township trustee (1984-88) and township clerk (1992-96), I have eight years of dedicated service, although not consecutive due to election losses. "I have 12 consecutive years of service to the community as an eight-year employee of the township police department and four years as a current township clerk. I am requesting that the township board take into consideration my 38 years of dedication to Chesterfield not only as an …
Sunday, October 7, 2012
New Baltimore-Chesterfield Patch recaps the news from last week.
Miss the latest headlines from Chesterfield Township and New Baltimore? Here's a recap of the news from this past week:
Saturday, September 15, 2012
Chesterfield Township candidates running in the November election squared off Thursday during debates at Municipal Offices on Sugarbush.
Friday, September 14, 2012
Chesterfield Township candidates running in the November election squared off Thursday during debates at Municipal Offices on Sugarbush.
Attracting business and funding police and fire were priorities Thursday during Chesterfield Township candidate debates. In a series of taped segments in municipal offices, township candidates spoke of their accomplishments and their goals if elected in November. The Anchor Bay Chamber of Commerce and The Voice newspaper sponsored the event moderated by Brian Powers. Challenger Cindy Berry called for transparency in government and reduced spending while incumbent Jan Uglis emphasized the need to lure businesses to the community. "I believe we can lower taxes and still provide the same services," Berry said. Uglis said she's been working with township planning and zoning employees to help bring in business. She said she would like to see …
Sunday, September 9, 2012
Catch up on the latest headlines in Chesterfield Township and New Baltimore.
Here's your recap of news from this past week:
Tuesday, August 21, 2012
Trustee Michele Ficht, who ran unsuccessfully for clerk in the primary election used public comments Monday night during the Board of Trustees meeting to lash out at candidates.
Chesterfield Township Trustee Michele Ficht, who lost her bid for the clerk position in the August primary, lashed out at several candidates during the Monday night board meeting. Sign up for the Patch daily newsletter and follow us on Facebook. Her criticism came after incumbent Clerk Jan Uglis, a Democrat, advanced to the November election to square off against Republican Cindy Berry. Ficht, a Democrat, used her public comments to talk politics. Among her targets were Uglis, who said she was stunned by the words. Ficht said Uglis told people Ficht was speaking badly about her. "If I was going to badmouth her, I would do so publicly since I had the ammunition to do so," Ficht said. She accused the clerk of wrongly taking credit for …
Tom L
9:00 pm on Sunday, February 24, 2013
I was not going to reply to you BloNog but.... No sir I am not a Republican. When you cut police jobs and do more with less you will be waiting longer for response. While there may not be to many problems in our surrounding communities why would you want to wait until there is and then scramble to fix a problem. Of course Detroit and Chesterfield are not comparable cities. We could go around and … more ›