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Elected officials in one of Michigans smallest and poorest communities are facing criticism from residents after approving pay raises for themselves amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The salary hikes, approved by the Royal Oak Township trustees late last month, include a 25% increase for Supervisor Donna Squalls, from $20,000 to $25,000 a year; 87.5% for Clerk Gwendolyn Turner, from $8,000 to $15,000; and 21.4% for newly elected Treasurer Patricia Singley, from $14,000 to $17,000. All three are memb...

Divided council approves city manager’s salary bump Sterling Heights City Manager Mark Vanderpool gives remarks at the American Islamic Community Center’s groundbreaking in August. The Sterling Heights City Council voted 4-3 in December to approve an employment agreement that gave Vanderpool a raise. File photo by Patricia O’Blenes Advertisement STERLING HEIGHTS — The year 2021 began with a raise for Sterling Heights City Manager Mark Vanderpool. During a Dec. 15 Sterling Heights City ...

Photo provided by the Macomb County Office of Public Works Sewer lining work to begin along interceptor Advertisement STERLING HEIGHTS — Four years after a Macomb County sewer collapsed and created a large sinkhole in Fraser, new work is beginning in the Sterling Heights area to make sure that such an event doesn’t recur. In December, the Macomb County Public Works Office announced that a contractor is working on a $28 million sewer project related to the Macomb Interceptor sewer. The curre...

The Sterling Heights city manager is getting a 23% pay raise next year, making him the third highest-paid city administrator of comparable cities in Michigan. The City Council, in a 4-3 vote Tuesday, approved a raise of $37,950 for Mark Vanderpool, who has served as city manager for more than 16 years. He will earn $202,950 effective Jan. 1, up from his current base salary of $165,000. His last raise came just over 3½ years ago, officials said. City Attorney Marc Kaszubski said Vanderpool...

City Manager Mark Vanderpool The Sterling Heights City Council narrowly approved a contract Tuesday by a vote of 4-3 for City Manager Mark Vanderpool that calls for a nearly $38,000 pay hike, raising his annual salary from $165,000 to $209,950. Councilman Michael Radtke, who opposed the raise, described it as "almost a slap in the face" to struggling residents. "Their lives are on hold because of the pandemic," he said, according to Mark Hicks of The Detroit News. "They are not able to make ...

The Sterling Heights City Council approved a contract Tuesday for City Manager Mark Vanderpool that raises his pay nearly $38,000. The hike of $37,950, from $165,000 to $202,950, puts Vanderpool on par with counterparts in similarly sized communities in Michigan, the mayor and some council members said. They called him a visionary administrator who strengthened the city, attracting businesses and steering major developments. "Its long overdue and I strongly believe that we are getting more...