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Employee layoffs to be discussed tonight

Scott — Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:24:57 +0000

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 [...]

City Faces Receivership over Failed Movie Studio

Scott — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 12:06:06 +0000

With home values tanked and tax coffers empty, communities across metro Detroit are asking voters to pony up on Nov. 8 for public safety, public works, roads and parks and recreation.

In Allen Park, voters will be asked to increase taxes to pay for a failed movie studio or risk the city going into receivership, [...]

Cities face big loss if personal property tax is cut

Scott — Wed, 31 Aug 2011 02:25:29 +0000

Gov. Rick Snyder’s plan to eliminate the state’s personal property tax has cities around Michigan worried that, if it is approved by the Legislature, they will lose millions of dollars in revenue and they have no idea how, or if, it will be replaced.

Personal property taxes are levied on businesses and taxes for items [...]

Wayne County officials do not approve proposed money swap

Scott — Sun, 08 May 2011 00:14:25 +0000

Wayne County officials do not approve of a money swap proposal to help the city financially.

That’s according to Dennis Miller, the Downtown Development Authority’s attorney.

Miller said he spoke Thursday with a Wayne County attorney who said the proposal goes against the Michigan State DDA Act 197(1975).

“That’s not the purpose of the money,” [...]

City makes bond payment

Scott — Thu, 05 May 2011 11:38:50 +0000

City officials told the Downtown Development Authority on Tuesday they were able to meet the $1.1 million bond payment on the 104-acre property formerly known as the Allen Park Studio Center.

City officials were considering pulling money from the DDA and swapping those funds with restricted city funds to make the payment on the property.

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DDA, city may swap funds in order to pay for former studio property

Scott — Sun, 01 May 2011 01:28:22 +0000

The Downtown Development Authority tabled discussion Thursday on a money swap proposal that would help the city make a bond payment.

The city has a bond payment of nearly $1.1 million due this month on its 104-acre property formerly known as the Allen Park Studio Center.

Without the swap, officials say the city could default [...]

Two Allen Park Officials Resign

Scott — Thu, 17 Mar 2011 16:07:58 +0000

ALLEN PARK (WWJ) – Allen Park will soon have a couple of high-level vacancies. Two city officials are resigning.

The News-Herald reports that finance director Timothy McCurley, who was appointed to the job six months ago, and Councilman Kyle Tertzag submitted letters of resignation to the city council this week.

This comes just weeks after [...]

Allen Park residents rally for firefighters | Detroit Free Press | freep.com

Scott — Wed, 09 Mar 2011 12:19:22 +0000

Allen Park residents angered by the prospect of losing their fire department asked City Council members at a meeting Tuesday night to reconsider their position.

More than 200 residents filled council chambers to express concern over the council’s plan to lay off all 26 members of the fire department if the union does not agree [...]

Unity Studios moves out of Allen Park

Scott — Thu, 30 Sep 2010 17:45:29 +0000

Unity Studios moves out of Allen Park.

Action News investigators learned that Lifton Institute for Media Skills and Unity Studios has moved out of Allen Park. Their spokesperson says they will announce a new location in Detroit in the weeks to come.

City of Detroit spokesperson Karen Dumas tells Action News in email: ‘My understanding [...]

Sabo lawsuit over alleged Unity Studios backlash lands in federal court

Scott — Mon, 20 Sep 2010 18:59:18 +0000

Sabo lawsuit over alleged Unity Studios backlash lands in federal court – Laying Down the Law by Chad Halcom – Crain’s Detroit Business.

If former director James Sabo of the Allen Park Downtown Development Authority wants to make a federal case of alleging that a $2 million loan he opposed [...]