Helped increase league s scope, impact in advocacy for economically disadvantaged
Search launched for her successor
Michigan League for Public Policy
Gilda Jacobs
Gilda Jacobs, the longtime head of the Michigan League for Public Policy, will retire at the year s end.
Jacobs has led the Lansing-based agency as president and CEO for the past 11 years.
The Hunter Group in Bloomfield Hills is leading a search for her successor. Under Gilda s leadership, the league has grown in size, scope, and influence, and has cemented its status as the go-to organization for high-quality research and advocacy on behalf of Michiganders who are economically disadvantaged, said Charles Ballard, League Board Chair and an economist and professor at Michigan State University.
Huntington Woods reviewing potential beekeeping ordinance
Huntington Woods resident Mari Masalin-Cooper and her son, David, show a frame of bees from one of her hives last year.
Photo provided by Alex Cooper
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HUNTINGTON WOODS The city of Huntington Woods is currently reviewing an ordinance on beekeeping.
The Huntington Woods City Commission originally had an ordinance on its April 6 agenda that regulated beekeeping at homes. The ordinance was proposed after the city stated it received complaints from residents that ranged from allergies to fears for children who are uncomfortable around bees.
The ordinance that was proposed would have established that residents would need to obtain a permit for $180, get consent from a neighbor, and could have a maximum of two hives on a lot that is up to a quarter of an acre.
The governing bodies of Berkley and Huntington Woods have approved settlement agreements for a class action lawsuit dealing with the 2014 and 2017 flood events. Seen here are damaged belongings placed on the curb for trash pickup outside Berkley homes after the 2017 flood.
File photo by Mike Koury
Berkley, Huntington Woods approve settlements related to 2014, 2017 floods
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BERKLEY/HUNTINGTON WOODS Two cities have approved a settlement agreement connected to a class action lawsuit related to the 2014 and 2017 floods in Oakland County.
The cities of Berkley and Huntington Woods are two of 10 municipalities in the county that were sued by homeowners who were looking to recover monetary damages to their homes from the floods.