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.