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ALLEN PARK — John Zech’s resignation didn’t last long. The City Council and the city administrator reconsidered his resignation and Zech, who’s worked with the city since August, will negotiate a new contract. Zech was on vacation Thursday and could not be reached for comment. via ALLEN PARK: City Administrator to stay on job despite [...] ALLEN PARK — The city needs a new administrator. John Zech, who’d served the city on a day-to-day basis since his contract expired Dec. 25, resigned Friday afternoon. Mayor William Matakas said the city would begin an immediate search for a candidate to replace Zech, who’ll stay with the city until Tuesday. Zech and acting [...] ALLEN PARK — Residents went to Tuesday’s City Council meeting already knowing the city was going to have to go deeper into debt. That wasn’t the worst news they heard. Before the council, by a 4-3 vote, approved asking the Department of Treasury for $2.2 million in fiscal stabilization bonds, the city assessor told the [...] ALLEN PARK — The assessor’s office is adding a slight increase to the value of houses in the city, but most homeowners still will see lower property tax bills in the coming year. The 2.7 percent increase is an adjustment for inflation but it won’t affect most homeowners because the taxable value of their property [...] ALLEN PARK – The city will borrow $2.2 million from the state to ensure it can pay its bills through the end of the fiscal year. The City Council, in a 4-3 vote, approved asking the Department of Treasury for money to issue fiscal stabilization bonds during Tuesday night’s meeting. Councilmen Angelo DeGiulio, Harry Sisko [...] SOUTHGATE — Working in conjunction with other Downriver communities, the city was awarded a grant to consolidate animal control services with Allen Park, Melvindale, Lincoln Park and Wyandotte. The grant, for $235,000, will go toward either renovating one of the cities’ current facilities or constructing a new one. Currently, Allen Park, Southgate and Wyandotte have [...] ALLEN PARK — The city is facing two options to close a $2.1 million budget deficit, and both are painful. The city can borrow money from the state or make massive cuts — a virtual impossibility — before June 30, the end of the current fiscal year. If it doesn’t do something, acting Finance Director [...] |
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