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 [...]

A look inside the deal between Allen Park and the failed Unity Studios project

An Action News Investigation of Unity Studios unhappy ending in Allen Park. We have some answers for taxpayers demanding to know what it cost them. It appears the city paid millions to land the studio and got very little in return.

The taxpayers in Allen Park are fighting mad about this movie deal that’s gone [...]

Allen Park draws from rainy day fund to balance budget

ALLEN PARK –– The city had to dip into its rainy day fund for the second year to balance the budget, leaving about $300,000 remaining.

On July 1, 2009, the unrestricted fund balance was at $3.5 million. The city will use $2 million of that to balance the current fiscal year’s budget, which left $1.5 [...]

Allen Park to commission study regarding flooding

A study is in the works to determine what might be causing flooding in the city’s residential areas.

The computer-aided study unanimously received the go-ahead from the City Council on Tuesday after the Allen Park Citizens Sewer Task Force requested it. Councilman James Flynn was absent.

Wade Trim, a Taylor-based engineering, planning and surveying company, [...]

Unity Studios Groundbreaking Event 8-27-2009

I thought it was a great event and I hope everyone had a good time!

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