Ferndale Budget Shows Breakdown of City Expenses, Future Challenges
Public comment is welcome at the meetings, and documents can be viewed on the City of Ferndale website.
MML#4: SaveMICity Campaign Looks at Lessons from Amazon Loss
MML#4: SaveMICity Campaign Looks at Lessons from Amazon Loss (Crystal A. Proxmire, April 9, 2018) Lansing, MI – Local governments have been “doing more with less” for years, but what may Michiganders may not realize is that every other state in America has been increasing the amount of investment in communities, while Michigan has…
Huntington Woods Seeks Residents for Long Range Budget Planning Committee
Huntington Woods Seeks Residents for Long Range Budget Planning Committee Huntington Woods, MI – With the preparation of the 2018-19 budget underway, the City Commission felt it was an opportune time to establish an ad hoc committee to study the City’s long term financial health. The impact of the great recession in 2008 has left…
Cities Want State to Reform Funding, Public Info. Session Aug 9, 10 & 15
Cities Want State to Reform Funding, Public Info. Session Aug 9, 10 & 15 (EVENT page) Royal Oak, Ferndale, MI – In partnership with the cities of Pleasant Ridge, Berkley, Ferndale, Oak Park, and Hazel Park, we invite you to attend an upcoming SaveMICity presentation by the Michigan Municipal League. Find out why as the…
MML#4: Deed Restrictions & Dark Stores Impacting Local Budgets
MML#4: Deed Restrictions & Dark Stores Impacting Local Budgets (Crystal A. Proxmire, March 30, 2016) Lansing, MI – Cities and school districts depend on property taxes to provide services that residents rely on. One might think that having large companies in the community would help because of the large size of the “big box” stores…
MML #3: Cities Want their Share, Tool Shows Funding Loss by Community
MML #3: Cities Want their Share, Tool Shows Funding Loss by Community (Crystal A. Proxmire, March 26, 2016) Lansing, MI – Only four states have reduced the amount of tax dollars going to municipal governments, and of those Michigan has decreased funding the most. Robert Kleine of Great Lakes Economic Consulting spoke about the subject…