MML# 4 – Hackers Hitting Clarkston in 2018 Serves as Training Example for Other Cities
Examples of attacks can be found all over the county, and the costs have not been as small as Clarkston.
Examples of attacks can be found all over the county, and the costs have not been as small as Clarkston.
But can things like coloring, music, and Play-doh sculptures make a difference in City Hall?
“Municipal government is one of the most difficult places to insert creativity,” Dempsey said.
“Years after this thing happened, they’re still encountering barriers to success.”
She shared that when she was 15 or 16 years old, she got business cards with her mission in life printed on the back of them. “Creating positive change in my local and national community,” they said.
Jeff Jenks has been working in public service since 1958 and has served as a commissioner for the City of Huntington Woods since 1999.
With rent and mortgage costs rising and communities across the state challenged to develop enough housing for their residents, the Michigan Municipal League and Michigan Economic Development Corporation have reached back into the past to develop new strategies to help communities add more housing options to their existing neighborhoods.
Raylon Leaks-May has been a Ferndale resident for over 30 years, has been a member of the Ferndale City Council since 2015
“Diversity without inclusion is just for optics,” said Steve Robbins of Steve Robbins and Associates. “You gotta do the Inclusion piece before you can leverage the value of diversity.”
“All communities have homelessness whether you recognize it or not,” Hufnagel said.
Rochester Hills, located in Oakland County with a population of about 76,000, won the CEA for its Reimaging, Reinventing, and Renewing Auburn Road project.
The award is one of the most prestigious individual honors given by the League. Barnett received the recognition recently during the League’s 2021 virtual Capital Conference.
Over 150 community leaders from across the state tuned in Wednesday for an online presentation on the Open Meetings Act
The presentation focused on two cities and how the “think big, act small” philosophy helped transform neighborhoods in George Town and Kuala Lumpur.
Some local governments stay firmly away from the chaotic, rumor-filled world of social media. But other communities embrace it, such as Ferndale, Holly, and Allen Park who serve as examples for cities across the state.
The Farmington Hills High Risk Response Team started by simply thinking about all the ways a person might have interactions with those who can help in domestic violence situations, and bringing those people together
The 2020 Census will be done almost exclusively online and by telephone.
The 2020 Census will be done almost exclusively online and by telephone.
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