The Cairns Community Center in Mount Clemens has played host to recreation activities supported by Advancing Macomb. On April 17, the Mount Clemens City Commission voted to participate in Advancing Macomb’s “Breaking Barriers to Play” program for another year.
By: Dean Vaglia | Mount Clemens-Clinton-Harrison Journal | Published April 25, 2023
MOUNT CLEMENS — The Mount Clemens City Commission has voted to maintain its recreation partnership with Advancing Macomb. City commissioners voted unanimously on the matter at the April 17 meeting.
Funds in the amount of $19,000 and the use of the city’s recreational facilities were the terms of the deal. The funds came on top of a prior allocation of $5,600 in Community Development Block Grant funds.
This will be the second year of Mount Clemens taking part in the “Breaking Barriers to Play” program, an initiative by Advancing Macomb to help lower the cost of community and family-centered recreation.
“When (Advancing Macomb) approached us, I think their goal was 35 youth (enrolled),” Mount Clemens Mayor Laura Kropp said. “It says here that 140 youths participated from Mount Clemens specifically, and every time I went to Cairns, that gym was full of kids, so I believe it. I am looking forward to seeing what else they can do with this.”
In Mount Clemens, the program has worked with TCB Youth Mentoring to hold activities at the Cairns Community Center. The second year of the partnership will run until April 30, 2024.
Animal ordinance amendments
On April 17, the Mount Clemens City Commission approved several amendments to the city’s animal and foul ordinance, though they have not been made official yet. The changes were made to follow county animal control best practices.
Under the amendments, it is unlawful to leave an animal in a car when the temperature is below 32 degrees and above 96 degrees. Furthermore. any animals that are bitten need to be quarantined for 10 days, and the improper tethering of an animal will be an offense.
The amendments also remove liability for firefighters, police officers and animal control officers breaking into a car in order to free an animal “under conditions that endanger (its) health or well-being.”
“The part that we focused on was dogs in the animals and fowl ordinance and applying those best practices from Macomb County for this,” said Jeffery Wood, public services director for the city of Mount Clemens. “It certainly puts in place some other tools we can utilize, especially when we’re seeing numerous complaints.”
No language in the amendments was specifically directed toward fowl and fowl care.
The amendments, available to read online as part of the April 17 meeting agenda packet, will be up for a second reading and adoption at the May 1 meeting.