FARMINGTON HILLS — In the wake of major corporations, organizations and academic institutions ridding themselves of diversity, equity and inclusion practices, Farmington Hills City Councilwoman Jackie Boleware gave a presentation on DEI at a City Council meeting Feb. 10.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — Progress continues on the Chapaton Retention Basin, with a possible ending date in early spring.

EASTPOINTE — Members of the Eastpointe Community Schools Board of Education are opening up the lines of communication with the public.

WARREN — Rumblings of a downtown development in Warren have started again. Warren Mayor Lori Stone, who was elected in 2023, wants to succeed where other administrations have failed.

MADISON HEIGHTS — The Madison Heights Human Relations and Equity Commission has been busy this year, staying true to its goal of bridging gaps between different groups in the city.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — As prosecution against the owner of the Goo Smoke Shop is set to continue later this month, Clinton Township trustees approved their own investigation of sorts along party lines.

ROCHESTER HILLS — Efforts to keep the city of Rochester Hills’ green spaces free of invasive species just got a boost.

EASTPOINTE — A familiar face will be returning to Eastpointe to temporarily fill a vacancy left by the departure of the city manager.

GROSSE POINTE CITY — Grosse Pointe City’s auditors again gave the municipality a clean bill of financial health.

GROSSE POINTE SHORES — Although the income levels of most Grosse Pointe Shores residents put them far from being classified as poor, if any residents were to fall on exceptionally hard times, they might be able to qualify for a poverty exemption from their property taxes.

FERNDALE — The city of Ferndale officially has put forth a millage restoration proposal for residents to consider in May.

MACOMB TOWNSHIP — Transportation was the talk of the township on Jan. 22, as the Macomb Township Board of Trustees tackled several road-related subjects.

FERNDALE — The city of Ferndale will be hosting public interviews Feb. 6 with the finalists for its open city manager position.

BIRMINGHAM — At the beginning of every year, the city of Birmingham holds a long-range planning meeting that opens with a five-year financial forecast from the city’s finance department. This year’s meeting was held Jan. 25.

WARREN — Tim Dail and his wife Christine are lucky to be alive. On Jan. 18, the couple’s carbon monoxide detector went off. Tim started airing out the house and put in a call to his nephew, Warren firefighter Devin Rice, who called the Fire Department. The culprit was the couple’s furnace.

WARREN — Warren recently received an unmodified opinion on its annual audit.

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — A fire-damaged structure has entered the ownership of Clinton Township after a unanimous vote at the Jan. 27 township board meeting.

WEST BLOOMFIELD — After Michael Patton retired as the chief of the West Bloomfield Police Department Jan. 10, days later he was appointed as a member of the township’s Board of Trustees.

ST. CLAIR SHORES — The St. Clair Shores City Council reviewed the city’s capital improvement plan at their meeting on Jan. 21 and approved it in a 6-0 vote.

WARREN — A petition to recall Warren Mayor Lori Stone citing her delayed action to establish a land bank in the city was suspended Jan. 21.