City seeks bonds for sewer repairs
By Charles Sercombe The days of basement flooding are drawing closer and closer to being plugged up. The city is now seeking bonds worth $7 million to begin making…
For many, it’s fix up time at home
By Charles Sercombe For decades Hamtramck has run hot and cold when it comes to enforcing housing codes. You can now say the city is in its hot…
Here’s the latest on road repairs and other things
By Charles Sercombe Update: You may have noticed that Jos. Campau wasn’t closed off on Friday, as we reported last week. That’s because there has been a delay, said…
City fights back on legal fees
By Charles Sercombe For $500,000 more, the city could finally put an end to a 40-year-old housing discrimination lawsuit. Michael Barnhart, the attorney representing plaintiffs in the longstanding housing discrimination…
With fingers crossed, Pope Park fundraiser reaches its goal and more
By Charles Sercombe It didn’t quite take a Hail Mary for the Pope Park fundraiser to meet its goal. But it came close. The Karol Wojtyla Hamtramck Committee…
For some, housing discrimination lawsuit is far from over
By Charles Sercombe As Hamtramck’s infamous housing discrimination lawsuit inches ever closer to being settled once and for all, there are some plaintiffs in the case who feel left…
Candidates receive fair warning
By Charles Sercombe City council candidates received an unusual reminder from the City Clerk’s Office. They were sent a letter citing a city charter requirement for all elected and appointed…
Construction will be tying up local roads for the summer
By Charles Sercombe First there were potholes all over the city to dodge, and now, there is utility work being done on Conant. You may have noticed that…
City’s water shutoffs leave many households without service
By Charles Sercombe Out of the 711 water shutoff notices the city sent out in April, less than half of the households and businesses have made a payment. According…
Police step up seat belt enforcement for month of May
By Charles Sercombe By the looks of it, dozens of drivers in Hamtramck got a pricey reminder to buckle up. On Tuesday, Hamtramck police set up traffic stings at…
