City manager has plenty to say in her farewell to the city
By Charles Sercombe Former City Manager Katrina Powell described her stay here for the past two-and-a-half years as something similar to a soldier being deployed into a hostile…
Election 2017: Candidates talk about issues facing the city
By Charles Sercombe On Aug. 8 Hamtramck voters will be going to the polls to vote for candidates for mayor and city council. This is the primary election, and the…
It’s take two for CM hiring
Breaking news … As The Review went to press Thursday afternoon City Manager Katrina Powell announced that she was exercising her city charter duty and appointed Police Chief Anne…
State financial advisory board rejects city manager replacement
By Charles Sercombe Former Acting City Manager Kyle Tertzag will not be coming back in that role. At a packed monthly Receivership Transition Advisory Board meeting on Tuesday…
Mosque organizers come back for more changes to building
By Charles Sercombe It’s been four years since a plan was OK’d to remodel a building at Jos. Campau and Caniff into a mosque. Since that time there has…
The Tertzag year: City’s past financial turmoil finally catches up
By Charles Sercombe This coming Tuesday, the city will find out if Kyle Tertzag will return as interim city manager. He held that position in 2012 and part of…
City ends charge for new garbage containers
By Charles Sercombe Left hand, meet the right hand. In Hamtramck, the city administration learned something new recently from one of its key service providers. At a recent…
A familiar face returns to take over role of city manager
By Charles Sercombe If the state approves, Hamtramck will have a new city manager. And he is no stranger to Hamtramck. At a special meeting held on Wednesday,…
Election season’s first stirring
By Charles Sercombe This year’s election season just sparked to life. And it involves an issue that has long been a part of past elections: the tearing down of…
It’s final for city manager
By Charles Sercombe It now looks like City Manager Katrina Powell will not get a contract extension. Mark Stema, a member of a state-appointed financial review board overseeing Hamtramck,…
