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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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 [...]

ALLEN PARK: City needs $2.1 million or will be broke by March

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 [...]

Employee layoffs to be discussed tonight

ALLEN PARK — Several clerical employees could learn their fates as early as this evening.

The City Council meets at 7 p.m. for a work session that could involve discussion of plans to lay off a handful of clerical employees and switch the hours of three appointees from full- to part-time.

The city is working [...]

ALLEN PARK: New City Hall schedule starts Tuesday

ALLEN PARK — Staffers at City Hall get tomorrow off to observe New Year’s Day but will return to a new schedule Tuesday morning.

That’s when the city’s new work hours begin.Starting Wednesday, City Hall will be open from 10 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Mondays through Thursdays. Residents no longer will be able to conduct [...]