ALLEN PARK: City Administrator to stay on job despite resignation

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.

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Students from Cabrini High School were in Washington, D.C

Fifteen students at Cabrini High School in Allen Park were in Washington, D.C., two weeks ago for the annual March for Life on the National Mall. The walk commemorates the 1973 Supreme Court ruling that upheld a woman’s right to seek an abortion. The trip, with students from Divine Child High School in Dearborn, included [...]

ALLEN PARK: Cars left running in driveways still getting stolen

ALLEN PARK — The Police Department admonished residents to stop leaving their cars running last month, but not everyone got the message.

Detroit officers recovered a stolen Cadillac on Tuesday, six days after it went missing from Allen Park.

The circumstances of the theft were familiar to Allen Park’s detective bureau.

The owner started the [...]

ALLEN PARK: City administrator resigns

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: City borrows $2.2 million from state

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: Property values to see slight increase

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: City will borrow state money to balance books

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 [...]