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Human Relations Equity Commission adds new voting positions Advertisement MADISON HEIGHTS The Madison Heights Human Relations Equity Commission will now have more voting members and be allowed to host nonpartisan events following a change authorized by the Madison Heights City Council at its meeting March 22. The change was proposed by Emily Rohrbach, a member of the City Council and its liaison on the HREC. She wanted to amend the HREC’s founding resolution so that the number of voting members would increase from five to seven. However, at the suggestion of fellow council member Mark Bliss, the number was increased to nine voting members in order to include representatives from the Madison District Public Schools, Lamphere Public Schools and Bishop Foley Catholic High School. ....
Musicians sought for next Trail Tunes Madison Heights festival set for Aug. 7 Colin & The Cougars were among the groups who performed at Trail Tunes 2020, a strolling music festival held at Civic Center Park in Madison Heights Oct. 3. The inaugural event was organized by the Madison Heights Arts Board as a safe, socially distanced way to enjoy music and fun outdoors. Applications are now being accepted for musicians to perform at the 2021 event to be held in August. File photo by Deb Jacques Advertisement MADISON HEIGHTS The strolling music festival, Trail Tunes, was such a success during its debut last fall that city officials in Madison Heights are already excitedly planning the next one, set for this summer, and performers are needed. ....
Photo by Deb Jacques Staff researches feasibility of relocating Active Adult Center to Civic Center Complex Advertisement MADISON HEIGHTS City officials in Madison Heights say that the city’s new long-term strategic planning process has proven to be a success, with many goals having been fulfilled. At a meeting Dec. 7, officials took stock of the progress made so far and began considering other areas of focus for the community. “(The process) has focused the city’s spending and efforts on the city’s significant issues to make real progress in only two years,” Madison Heights City Manager Melissa Marsh said via email. “In 2018 we started a new focused strategic plan to guide our activities and investment into the future. This was to make sure that we were focusing our efforts on programs and projects that were important to our residents and that when money is tight, we are spending in the areas where it matters most.” ....