Existing pot stores can stay
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s new marijuana ordinance goes into effect today, Friday, Feb. 12. At Tuesday’s city council meeting, a majority of city councilmembers revamped their previous ordinance, which…
By doing nothing, council guarantees financial collapse
One way or another, Hamtramck, you are going to pay. Pay for what, you ask? Pay for the pension costs for firefighters and police officers. The city simply can’t afford…
Now here’s a drink to celebrate Paczki Day …
By Alan Madlane It’s no secret that the alcohol market has blown up in the past 20 or more years. It started with a lot of small, or “micro-,”…
Council nixes tax proposal
By Charles Sercombe City councilmembers did an about-face Monday evening, and decided not to ask voters to again pass a millage hike to pay for police and fire pensions. Or…
On the road to more street repairs near the GM plant
By Charles Sercombe Road repairs in Hamtramck just got a major shot in the arm. The roads north and south of GM’s recently renamed Factory Zero will be repaved,…
Holding public office is not meant to be a money-maker
Talk about tone deaf. Last week, City Councilmember Nayeem Choudhury proposed to raise the salaries of the council and the mayor. But then, at Tuesday’s council meeting, he withdrew…
Ukrainian Museum features works by local Ukrainian artists
By Alan Madlane There’s still some time to catch the latest exhibit at the Ukrainian Museum here in Hamtramck. Dubbed “A Winter Exhibit: Ukrainian American Artists,” the exhibit continues until…
City council does a reset on banning marijuana sales outlets
By Charles Sercombe Hamtramck’s ban on allowing recreational marijuana sales has taken another turn. A voter-driven petition to have the city council reconsider its all-out ban on cannabis sales…
Councilman backs down from pay raise
By Charles Sercombe City Councilmember Nayeem Choudhury is starting the second year of his new four-year term, and he’s looking for a raise in pay. Or he was at…
City’s financial crisis needs to more conversation
In last week’s issue, we discussed what will be the top issues facing the city in this new year. The debate over whether to allow recreational marijuana sales will continue…
