City Council Meeting Cancelled for March 22, 2010

The next meeting for the Grosse Pointe Park City Council is Monday, April 12. In the meantime, if you need to contact a Councilmember, please feel free to email me at aroral@grossepointepark.org.

Community Gardening Event, Tonight, March 10

The Grosse Pointe Park Beautification Commission is hosting a Community Gardening Event tonight at the Tompkins Center at 7:30. Learn about composting, rain barrels, community gardens and have your soil tested.

Chilly-Fest at Patterson and Windmill Pointe Parks this Saturday, Feb. 6

This Saturday, from noon to 4:00 p.m. enjoy festivities to ward off the winter blues. At Patterson Park there will be ice skating and complimentary hot chocolate. Providing there is snow, enter the snowman building contest and see a snowboarding demonstration on the sledding hill. Enjoy a horse-drawn carriage ride, too.

At Windmill Pointe Park, hot dogs and chili will be available for purchase in the Tompkins Center. Outside you'll see snowshoe demonstrations and have a chance to take a ride on a snowmobile. Take part in ice fishing off the pier. Both parks will have s'mores stations and there will be chances to win prizes.

Come on out and have some cool fun!

City Council Meeting Cancelled for January 25, 2010

The next Grosse Pointe Park City Council meeting will be held February 8, 2010.

City Council Meeting, Monday, January 11, 2009

City Council will meet in Council chambers on Monday, January 11 at 7:00 p.m., 15115 East Jefferson, third floor.

Below is the agenda for Monday's City Council Meeting:

Grosse Pointe Park Foundation President, Dale Ehresman, will present information regarding the Foundation's upcoming Three Mile entry improvement project.

Brian Coulter, City Forester, will provide a summary of the 2009 tree removal and replacement program.

Council will vote on invoices over $5,000.

Council will go to closed-door session to discuss real estate acquisition.

Coffee Hour Tuesday, Jan. 5

Join me at Just Delicious at 9:30 am on Tuesday morning for coffee and conversation. Just Delicious is located at 15110 Kercheval.

No Council Meeting Monday, December 28, 2009

The next meeting will be held on January 11, 2010, 7:00 p.m., in Council Chambers. 15115 E. Jefferson on the third floor.

City Council Meeting, Monday, December 14 2009

The next City Council meeting for Grosse Pointe Park is Monday at 7:00 p.m. in the Council chambers. The agenda is as follows:

Amending the use of CDBG funds

Board of Review Re-appointment - Robert Buhl

Finance Report

Holiday Line Up

Here are some things happening in the community to help you kick off the holiday season - All events are complimentary:

Tonight - Grosse Pointe Woods Tree Aglow. 7:00 p.m. GP Woods City Hall, Mack Ave.

Friday, November 27 - Grosse Pointe Santa Parade, 10 am, Kercheval from Lewiston to Cadieux. For more information visit the Village Association website.

Monday, November 30 - Skate Swap, 4 - 6 p.m. at the Lindell Lodge at Patterson Park, Grosse Pointe Park.

Wednesday, December 2- Holiday Tree Lighting and Gift Market - 4 - 8 p.m. Tree lighting is at 6:30 p.m. followed by carols and a free holiday movie at the Okulski theater. See Grosse Pointe Park website for more details.

Thursday, December 10 - Figure Skating Extravaganza at the ice rink, Patterson Park. 7:00 p.m. Hot chocolate and cookies will be served in the Lindell Lodge. Must have a valid Park pass for entry. For more information, visit the Grosse Pointe Park website.

Disney's "A Christmas Carol" at Okulski Theater

From November 20 to December 3rd, come and enjoy Jim Carrey in Disney's new movie "A Christmas Carol."

Ticket Prices
Matinees (before 5:00 PM)
$4.00 for all

All Other Shows
Adults: $6.00
12 and Under and
60 and over: $5.00

“Disney’s A Christmas Carol,” a multi-sensory thrill ride re-envisioned by Academy Award®-winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis, captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking 3D motion picture event. Ebenezer Scrooge (Jim Carrey) begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (Gary Oldman) and his cheery nephew (Colin Firth). But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it’s too late.
Running Time: 1 Hours 36 Minutes

MPAA Rating: PG - scary sequences and scary images

City Council Meeting Cancelled for 11/23/09

I was informed Friday evening that Monday's Council meeting was cancelled. The next meeting will be December 14 at 7:00 p.m. in the Council chambers, 15115 E. Jefferson, 3rd floor.

Michael Jackson in Grosse Pointe Park

Michael Jackson's This is it movie, rated "G," is now showing at the Okulski Theater until Thursday, November 19. Show times are as follows:

Saturday, November 14 3:00 & 7:00 pm
Sunday, November 15 3:00 & 7:00 pm
Tuesday, November 17, 7:00 pm
Thursday, November 19 7:00 pm

You must have a valid park pass to enter. For more information, call 313-822-2812, ext. 1 or visit the city's website at www.grossepointepark.org.

Mulier's Wine Tasting Tonight - 11/12/09

Mulier's Market is hosting a wine tasting event tonight at the Tompkins Center at 6:30 p.m. Cost is $10 per person and wine will be available for purchase at a discounted price.

City Council Meeting Summary - 11/09/09

Here is a quick summary of last night's city council meeting (NOTE- these are not official minutes of the meeting):

Mayor Heenan and Council members Laurie Arora, Jim Robson and Dan Grano took oath of office for their term of office. Mayor's term is 2-year and Council term is 4-year.

Council voted to re-appoint members of the Parks and Recreation Commission for a 2-year term. I asked how one applies to serve on this commission. If you are interested, send me a note or see the City Manager at GPP municipal offices so your appointment can be considered.

Council also voted to approve the Board of Canvassers for a 4-year term.

Greg Theokis was elected Mayor Pro Tem by Council.

Council formed a new committee to look into updating our city website. Dan Grano, Laurie Arora and Jim Robson will form that committee.

Council voted on a neighbor dispute.

Approval of new DPW vehicle went to lowest bidder.

Approval of invoices over $5,000.

Rodent committee chair, Jim Robson, gave an update and said the committee would be meeting soon.

Meeting adjourned into closed door session for real estate acquisition.

City Council Meeting Tonight - 11/9/09

The agenda for tonight's City Council meeting is as follows:

Swearing in of Mayor Heenan and newly elected Council members Laurie Arora, Dan Grano, and Jim Robson

Committee Re-appointments for Recreation committee and Board of Canvassers

Public Works vehicle acquisition

Whittier chimney

Finance Report

Beautification Awards Tonight

Grosse Pointe Park will present Beautification Awards tonight at the Tompkins Center. The event begins at 7:00 p.m. Hope to see you there.

Summary of City Council Meeting - 10/26/09

I'm going to refer readers to the "Grossepointetoday.com" write up of the Council meeting. Isaac Elster does a nice job with his summaries.

Trick or Treat in the Park

From 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. ghosts and goblins will gather at Windmill Pointe Park to collect treats on Saturday, October 24. Resident volunteers will attend stations and distribute candy to the tiny trick or treaters. Hope to see you there! Look for the cowgirl!

City Council Meeting Summary - 9/28/09

Despite the confusion about whether the Sept. 28 meeting was on or cancelled due to it being listed one the city's website as "cancelled," many residents turned out for the meeting to express concern over various matters. Unfortunately, some of the reporters who usually cover the meetings thought it was cancelled based on the city's website and didn't attend. However, a reporter from "Grosse Pointe Today," an online news organization was there. He summarized the meeting on the website which can be found at GrossePointeToday.com.

My only additions to his write-up are as follows:

A resident from Nottingham asked to have an accounting of where the $7-million bond money, approved by residents in 2007, has been spent. Apparently he asked for an accounting of the real estate transactions under the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA). He is now interested in knowing about the rest of the bond expenditure.

City Council Meeting Tonight is ON

The Grosse Pointe Park website indicated that tonight's meeting was canceled. Since then, I've heard that it is not. Maybe someone should correct the notice. Sorry for the confusion. I'm only reporting what it says next to the meeting.