Fraser-Clinton Chronicle | Published January 11, 2024
Clinton Township Board of Trustees meets Dec. 18
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The Clinton Township Board of Trustees met for its last time in 2023 on Dec. 18.
Trustees passed the third resolution in the North Miles Road paving special assessment district. Repaving is estimated to cost $939,250 overall but 50% support from Macomb County will bring the cost down to $137.73 per frontage foot from $275.45. By passing the resolution, the Macomb County Department of Roads will put the project out to bid. Another public hearing will be held once the bids are received.
The Michigan Department of Environment, Great Lakes, and Energy awarded the township a $100,000 grant to improve the stormwater management capabilities of the Joy Park parking lot. A roughly $45,700 match was made, bringing the total project cost to about $145,700.
Trustees approved a $111,500 contract for engineering firm Anderson,
Eckstein & Westrick to handle the design, bidding and construction management of heating, ventilation and air conditioning replacements to the township’s senior and civic centers. Construction is estimated to cost $1.4 million.
Clintondale Community Schools offers C2 Pipeline programs
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Clintondale Community Schools, Wayne State University and the Michigan Department of Education are partnering to provide after-school programs through the C2 Pipeline.
“It is a grant-funded program geared toward providing after-school programming to all high school students at Clintondale,” said Clinton Loh, C2 coordinator for Clintondale High School.
The C2 program operates Monday through Thursday from 2:30 p.m. to 5 p.m. Activities in the program are educational in nature and are student-driven with Loh trying to incorporate student input whenever possible. Activities throughout the week include woodworking, sewing, playing tabletop strategy games and learning business skills.
“We actually created a product last semester and we had it ready by the holidays,” Loh said. “We marketed the item in-house to staff and teachers of Clintondale. We were able to get a few sales of the product.”
Students can join the program for free and only need to fill out a registration form. Visit c2pipeline.wayne.edu/clintondale for more information.
Macomb County giving out radon test kits
MOUNT CLEMENS — The Macomb County Health Department is giving residents free radon testing kits at its Central Health Center at 43525 Elizabeth Road in Mount Clemens.
According to a press release from the department, radon is the leading cause of lung cancer in the United States and is responsible for 21,000 deaths nationwide annually. Radon is colorless, odorless and tasteless, requiring special testing kits to detect. Radon occurs naturally in soil and rock, drifting up through the ground and entering buildings through foundation and wall cracks. Kits are available while supplies last.
To request a testing kit, call the Macomb County Health Department at (586) 469-5236.
MSGCU credit union accepting scholarship applications
METRO DETROIT — Michigan Schools and Government Credit Union is accepting applications for its annual scholarship program now through Tuesday, Feb 27.
The credit union plans to award 47 scholarships this year with 33 $2,500 scholarships going to college, trade school and continuing education students and 14 $2,000 scholarships for first responder academy students.
“MSGCU was founded by teachers and we’re proud to honor our heritage by advancing educational journeys through our scholarship program,” MSGCU President and CEO Steve Brewer said in a statement from the credit union. “We’ve provided over $1.1 million in scholarships since the inception of our program 20 years ago, helping 575 recipients in the communities we serve further their educational dreams.”
Scholarship applications are accepted from nonmembers, but all winners must become members of MSGCU. More information can be found at msgcu.org/scholarships.