Absentee Ballots Still Available for November Election

The deadline is 2 p.m. Saturday to request a ballot sent by mail and 4 p.m. next Monday to pick one up in person.

With the Nov. 6 election only one week away, there is still time to request an absentee ballot. For Wyandotte residents, a request to have an absentee ballot mailed out must be received by the office of City Clerk William Griggs by 2 p.m. Saturday.  Griggs said anyone wishing to pick one up in person must come to his office by 4 p.m. next Monday. The office is located on the first floor of Wyandotte City Hall. Once the ballot is completed, voters have until 8 p.m. on Election Day to return it to the clerk’s office. According to the Michigan Department of State, a registered voter requesting an absentee ballot must meet one of the following requirements:

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Christine Orman

2:17 am on Thursday, November 1, 2012

Acroporless,you've got that correct. NO on 2-6.   more ›

No Plans to Eliminate Special Events as Wyandotte Officials Discuss 2013 Budget

The Wyandotte Special Event Fund has a surplus of money for the first time in 13 years.

As Wyandotte city officials work to create the 2013 city budget, it appears no special events will be cut in order to balance funds for the upcoming fiscal year. Although the city does face financial challenges, events such as the Wyandotte Street Art Fair, two holiday parades and the Heritage Event Series should continue as planned. At a budget committee meeting held Monday at City Hall, City Administrator Todd Drysdale said Wyandotte’s Special Event Fund currently has an excess of about $2,000, which is the first surplus for the fund in 13 years. “We’d like to keep that fund balance where it is right now,” Drysdale said. “And it’s a good sign that we stemmed the loss after 13 years.” Discussion at the hearing among Drysdale, Assistant …

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City Assessor's Office Now Housed at Chase Bank Building

The current plan calls for all city operations to be moved into the Chase Bank building by September.

The City Assessor's office is the latest to make the move from the current City Hall to the new building across the street. Wyandotte officials are forging ahead with their plans of converting the four-story city-owned Chase Bank building at the corner of Eureka and Biddle into a new City Hall. The assessor's office moved into the second floor of the bank building on Monday, joining the city's municipal services and IT staffs that were already there. The current plan calls for all city operations to be moved into the bank building by September.

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Monday City Council Meeting Canceled in Observance of Easter

The next Wyandotte council meeting is set for 7 p.m. April 16 on the second floor of City Hall.

Wyandotte City Offices Closed Good Friday; Monday Council Meeting Canceled

The next Wyandotte council meeting is set for 7 p.m. April 16 on the second floor of City Hall.

Wyandotte city offices, with the exception of police and fire, are closed on Good Friday. Monday's City Council meeting also has been canceled due to the Easter holiday. Trash pickup will not be affected by the closures. The next council meeting is scheduled for 7 p.m. April 16 on the second floor of City Hall.

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Wyandotte Officials Now Put Full Council Packs Online

Mayor Joseph Peterson said the change was made to enhance the city’s goal of being transparent.

If you like to follow along with the action of a Wyandotte City Council meeting, the city’s elected officials have made it much easier. Officials recently started to post the entire agenda packet for council meetings online for whomever is interested. Before, the information was shared strictly with city officials and the news media. But now, anyone who wants to know the details of what council members are discussing can download all of the background and supporting documents. Mayor Joseph Peterson said the change was made to enhance the city’s goal of being fully transparent and open. City Councilwoman Sheri Sutherby-Fricke agreed and asked that the information be posted in a highly visible spot on the city’s website to make it as easy as…

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Wyandotte Officials OK $9,600 to Fight City Hall Mold

A cleaning company will remove furniture from the basement, rip up carpeting and sanitize the floor.

Wyandotte officials voted Monday night to spend about $9,600 to address a mold problem in the basement of City Hall. Wyandotte-based Rainbow Fresh, Inc. was hired to remove all furniture, equipment and counters from the basement. The company also will rip up and dispose of all the carpeting and then clean, disinfect and sanitize the basement floor. The basement has been off-limits for more than a year. Yellow caution tape lines the stairs leading to it. It would cost about $350,000 to fully fix the basement–a move that officials said doesn’t make sense as the city plans to vacate the building in the coming months and move City Hall across the street to the Chase Bank building. The timeline for that project could be pushed back from what …

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WXYZ: Mold Found in Wyandotte City Hall

TV station reports that city workers were not informed after an environmental firm found mold in Wyandotte City Hall.

WXYZ-TV reports that an environmental firm found mold in Wyandotte City Hall in 2010 and that city workers were never informed of the discovery. Environmental and Occupational Consulting and Training found several species of mold spores, conditions conducive to mold, and workers with symptoms consistent with exposure to mold when the firm inspected city hall last year. “The first thing I asked them is, do they want us to move out of the building, is the building where we shouldn’t be working,” Wyandotte Mayor Joseph Peterson told WXYZ. “And the answer is no.” WXYZ reported that workers told the TV station that they found out about EOCT’s report when someone put a copy of it in their mailboxes this week. Click here for WXYZ’s full report. …

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Curtis Lowe

7:00 pm on Wednesday, October 26, 2011

You are house sitting for the Mayor as he's in Vegas. So don't pretend like Joey isn't your puppet master.   more ›