Heights City Council: Local Bid Accepted, Possible Street Renaming, Water Plant Study, Teamsters Contract Passed
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Consumers Energy To Set Up Office In Muskegon Heights City Hall
The presence at city hall will be customer service offices – not electrical or mechanical operations. City residents will now be able to directly pay both their water/sewer and electric bills in city hall, albeit to different entities.
City of Muskegon Heights Interested In Buying Roosevelt, Lindbergh Schools
The resolution passed Monday would not finalize any purchase agreements. It would simply give the city manager support to pursue a purchase from the district, via emergency financial manager.
With Contract End Looming, Heights Mayor Creates Ad Hoc Water Plant Committee
In a prepared statement read during Monday's meeting, Mayor Paige stated that the need for the committee was driven by the lack of new negotiations with Norton Shores and Fruitport.
Muskegon Heights Council Reworks Water Proposal With Lower Rates, Longer-Term Stability
“Financially, this is something we can work with if we get off that four year clock [set by the Fruitport termination notice]," said city manager Natasha Henderson. "This is something we can plan with for now.”
Heights Council: Keep Water Negotiations Going With Norton Shores, Not Fruitport
Councilwoman McGlothin argued that starting with Fruitport’s notice in April 2011 that it was exiting its water contract with Muskegon Heights, the township’s authority to negotiate a new deal alongside Norton Shores ceased to exist.
Muskegon Heights Promotes Fire Lieutenant to Chief; Will Also Focus on Inspections Department
Dean sees blight fighting as his first priority, followed by increasing the customer service quality of the departments. Dean also suggested at Monday’s meeting that he hopes to make the inspections department a “revenue-neutral” area of the city government.
Will Boarding Up The Historic Strand Theater Reduce Interest From Possible Developers or Preserve The Property For Them?
"The Strand is older than the Frauenthal,” said councilwoman Patrice Johnson of the former Michigan Theater on Western Avenue in Muskegon, which is about 7 years younger than the Strand and received a renovation over a decade ago. “I think that’s a really big deal.”
Muskegon Heights City Council Authorizes $2 Transaction Fee For Forgotten Water Bills
On a recommendation from the city manager, the city council voted 5-1 to charge residents a 2 dollar “Transaction Service Fee” for payments made without bills present at the time of payment. The fee is meant to offset the administrative costs associated with locating the resident’s account and verify the payment amount on demand.