As people have been noticing the "LiquiForce" trucks all over Rochester with their large pumps on trailers and hoses the size of trees in and out of sewer lines around the city, we witnessed a large sinkhole on Main Street yesterday afternoon. The break in the road happened near the Dairy Queen and the Hollywood Market Mini Mart on Parkdale and Main Street. As you can see by the pictures and the video, courtesy of local resident Brandon Wilson, it held up traffic for quite a while. No one has … [Read more...]
Hills to get police ballot proposal
May 22, 2012 by Leave a Comment
On a 6-1 vote, Rochester Hills City Council voted Monday to place a police funding proposal on the August 7 ballot. The proposal will ask voters to renew two expiring police taxes totaling 1.2083 mills for 10 years, plus up to 2.5 mills of new revenue, all to be dedicated to police services. Separately, council also passed a resolution expressing its intent to reduce general-fund spending by the same amount of new tax levied so the outcome would be tax-neutral. “The tax rate will not … [Read more...]
Rochester Hills Solicits Residents Feedback Police and Road Funding Public Hearing Date Set
January 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Rochester Hills, Michigan – With the upcoming expiration of two dedicated police millages, Rochester Hills’ residents will soon decide how to fund police services. The current millage doesn’t expire until 2013, but the city’s Police and Road Funding Technical Review Committee have been working on funding alternatives for the past year. As part of that effort, the committee will host a public hearing on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 to gather additional public input. “It’s very important that … [Read more...]
Rochester Hills Solicits Residents Feedback Police and Road Funding Public Hearing Date Set
January 9, 2012 by Leave a Comment
Rochester Hills, Michigan – With the upcoming expiration of two dedicated police millages, Rochester Hills’ residents will soon decide how to fund police services. The current millage doesn’t expire until 2013, but the city’s Police and Road Funding Technical Review Committee have been working on funding alternatives for the past year. As part of that effort, the committee will host a public hearing on Wednesday, January 18, 2012 to gather additional public input. “It’s very important that … [Read more...]
Exclusive Video of Mayor about Pit Bull Attack
September 2, 2010 by
Mayor Barnett talks about the Pit Bull Attack in Rochester Hills on August 31, 2010. Is there a need for ordinances? What can we learn from our neighbor Waterford? Watch this 1 minute video for these answers and more. See the video here: Mayor Barnett Talks about Pit Bull Attack Pittbull info … [Read more...]
New Budget for Rochester Hills 2011
September 2, 2010 by
Over the past month, the mayor and city council have been working through the budget for 2011 and beyond. Mayor Barnett presented a fiscally sound, conservative budget for Fiscal Year 2011 with an outlook for 2012 and 2013. I applaud this forward thinking of a three year budget proposal. The budget, as presented, called for no new taxes or fee increases. I am a firm believer that this is the correct way to go - we must fund our core city services while staying within our budget. Families are … [Read more...]
