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The Fries Ballroom at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial was filled Monday night (April 23) with City residents eager to learn more about Grosse Pointe's master-plan update.

In updating Grosse Pointe City plan,
officials find everybody has an opinion

The City of Grosse Pointe hasn't had an updated master plan in eight years, and a preliminary public meeting about the process drew a full house – but a divided one – at the Grosse Pointe War Memorial on Monday night (April 23). 

A brief "visual preference survey," during which attendees were asked their opinions on a variety of development ideas for the Village and the Beaumont Hospital area, grew widely mixed responses, suggesting that any significant construction in the area will not be a slam dunk with residents.  read more...

Grosse Pointe City Council preps for
more cuts, two-year budget plan

The Grosse Pointe City Council started its budget work at Monday’s (April 16) meeting with the now-familiar message from city management: Brace for cuts.

On the chopping block: several vacant public service positions, a school crossing guard job at Notre Dame and Waterloo, city sponsorship for fireworks and concerts in the Village, snow plowing for private roads, and the police canine unit.

City Manager Pete Dame told the council to expect out-of-balance expenditures this year even though every department’s budget has been decreased. read more...

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