MACOMB COUNTY — Macomb County Executive Mark Hackel remembers, as a child, the friendship his dad William Hackel had with Marvin “Marv” Sauger.

FERNDALE — Ferndale’s new assistant city manager is excited to get to work in the city.

MOUNT CLEMENS — City commissioners had a tough pill to swallow at their Jan. 16 meeting as they unanimously approved purchasing a new fire truck, but at a higher cost than expected.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The business of the Clinton Township Board of Trustees had to wait nearly two hours to begin on Jan. 8 as trustees battled over old items well into the evening.

FARMINGTON — Since being appointed as Farmington’s mayor in November, Joe LaRussa has been settling into his new role.

WARREN — The Warren City Council met for its first session of 2024 on Jan. 9 and discussed a myriad of issues, including Warren’s homeless population and its impact on the Burnette Branch Library.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Late last year, Anderson, Eckstein & Westrick Inc. presented concepts for a streetscape plan in the Downtown Development Authority district, on Greater Mack between Nine Mile Road and Nine Mack/Cavalier Drive.

NOVI — After controversy on how to best fill the City Council seat vacated by Justin Fischer after he was elected to be the city’s mayor in November — when differences of opinion resulted in a deadlocked council vote on a motion to put the fourth-highest vote-getter in the November election on the council — the council unanimously voted Dec. 18 to appoint Priya Gurumurthy as the city’s newest council member.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — In a festive final meeting of 2023, the Macomb Township Board of Trustees received two gifts at its Dec. 20 meeting.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — It may not feel like it, but 2023 was a busy year for Macomb Township.

CLAWSON — The Clawson Public Schools Board of Education and the City Council are joining forces following the approval of a joint task force at the Dec. 19 City Council meeting.

ROYAL OAK — The Royal Oak City Commission unanimously approved the design for the city’s first public restroom building at the commission meeting Dec. 18.

FRASER/CLINTON TOWNSHIP — Leaders of local governments took time to examine the past year and give some idea of what can be expected in 2024.

ROCHESTER HILLS — Rochester Hills City Council President Ryan Deel will continue to lead the council for another year.

BERKLEY — The first woman mayor in Berkley’s history has died.

MACOMB COUNTY — As confetti is cleared from Times Square and late-made resolutions begin to be broken, it can be easy to leave 2023 behind in favor of what 2024 will bring. But while the new year is still fresh, leaders of local governments took time to examine the past year and give some idea of what can be expected in 2024.

MOUNT CLEMENS — The county seat’s books are clean according to accounting firm Maner Costerisan at the Mount Clemens City Commission’s Dec. 18 meeting.

MADISON HEIGHTS/HAZEL PARK — A new year has begun, and local leaders are both cautious and hopeful about what may come.

WARREN — Local and state politicians have united to improve living conditions at Landmark Estates, a mobile home community in Warren, while the property management company says improvements have been made and that residents are “happy.”

ST. CLAIR SHORES — “Teddy’s Law” was recently passed as state law in Michigan, and those who worked on the bill package are excited for what it means for animals throughout the state.