June 29th, 20240DEARBORN HEIGHTS - The city of Dearborn Heights has finally reached an agreement and approved a budget for fiscal year 2024 to 2025.
As the city’s administration was preparing for a government shut down due to the budget not being approved on time, at a last minute meeting held on June 28 that lasted almost four hours long, the City...
June 28th, 20240DEARBORN HEIGHTS — As the budget deadline looms, the city of Dearborn Heights has failed to approve a budget proposal for the fiscal year beginning on July 1 and ending on June 30, 2025.
During a nearly two and a half hour-long City Council meeting on June 25, Councilwoman Nancy Breyer was the only Council member to move for the...
February 16th, 20240DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Less than a month after the police chief and directors filed a lawsuit against the city, the City Council has voted to hire its own attorney in a federal lawsuit of its own.
With a 4-1 vote on Feb. 13, the Council members approved a resolution to hire its own legal counsel, former City Attorney Gary Miotke, to...
February 2nd, 20240DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Barely over a week after the City Council passed a resolution canceling the salary and benefits for two police department directors and the chief of police announced a leave of absence, both directors and the chief have filed a federal lawsuit against the city.
Directors Kevin Swope, Paul Vanderplow and Chief...
January 25th, 20240DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The City Council passed a “no confidence” resolution against Mayor Bill Bazzi, Corporation Counsel Roger Farinha and Police Chief Jerrod Hart in a 5-2 vote and unanimously voted to cancel the salary and benefits of two directors within the Police Department.
The resolution passed with “yes” votes from Mo...
September 14th, 20230DEARBORN HEIGHTS — After the sudden resignation of former Councilman Ray Muscat, the City Council voted for Councilman Mo Baydoun to step in as Council chair pro tem.
Baydoun was appointed to a vacant City Council seat in January 2021 before being elected to a two-year term in November 2021.
While he is up for reelection this...
May 7th, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The city of Dearborn Heights has finally completed a long overdue renovation of its City Council chambers, now called “Studio B.”
The City Council kicked off its April 26 meeting with a celebratory ribbon cutting.
The room underwent a total renovation from the ground up, including construction, decor,...
February 24th, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — After years of trying, the Dearborn Heights City Council is revisiting the possibility of establishing a food truck ordinance and will host a study session to discuss it.
Dearborn Heights City Council Chairman Dave Abdallah said that the city has been trying to agree on an ordinance for a very long...
January 17th, 20220DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The Dearborn Heights City Council selected its new Council chairperson and Council chairperson pro tem during its Jan. 11 City Council meeting.
In a unanimous vote, Councilman Dave Abdallah was appointed the new chairman. Mo Baydoun nominated Councilman Ray Muscat to be Council chair pro tem and the Council...
August 14th, 20210DEARBORN HEIGHTS — During a nearly four-hour long City Council meeting on Tuesday night, tensions flared and after several disturbances, one resident filed a police report.
The tensions began when Mayor Bill Bazzi mentioned that he had requested a closed session to discuss a few items, which were continually denied by Council...
June 6th, 20210DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Mo Baydoun, who was appointed to the Dearborn Heights City Council earlier this year, is running to retain his seat.
Baydoun was appointed to finish out former Councilwoman Lisa Hicks-Clayton’s term once she was elected treasurer in November.
In 2017, Baydoun ran for a full-term seat on the City Council and...
May 27th, 20210DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Having thought of running for City Council the previous two elections, resident Nancy Bryer has decided now is her time.
Bryer, who earned an associate degree in criminal justice from Washington State University, has been president of the South Dearborn Heights Civic Association for four years.
“I am running...
May 1st, 20210DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Rachel LaPointe is one of two women vying for one of four full-term City Council seats that are up for election this year.
“Dearborn Heights is in a time of transition, following the passing of Mayor Paletko, and we need strong, creative leaders,” she said. “When I noticed that the City Council could...
April 23rd, 20210-Robert Constan withdrew from running for treasurer. Lisa Hicks-Clayton will now run unopposed for the treasurer position.
DEARBORN HEIGHTS — With partial and full terms on the ballot for the 2021 elections, all candidates had until April 23 to withdraw from the race.
The partial terms are for mayor, ending on Dec. 31, city...
April 16th, 20210DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Hassan Ahmad, a resident for more than 15 years and a real estate broker with Re/Max Leading Edge is running for City Council.
After moving to Dearborn Heights, Ahmad met his wife and had a daughter and two sons, who attend school in the city.
“Being the proud product of this city, I have come to know the...
February 12th, 20210DEARBORN HEIGHTS — After nearly a year of back and forth, the Dearborn Heights City Council has reappointed Gary Miotke to be corporation counsel.
Mayor Bill Bazzi submitted the appointment for the Council to vote on.
“I’m going to talk about the elephant in the room,” Councilman Dave Abdallah said. “In this particular...
January 25th, 20210DEARBORN HEIGHTS — The Dearborn Heights City Council went forward with interviewing four candidates for mayor during a study session on Monday.
Originally, they intended on interviewing five candidates. However, due to a death in the family, Wayne County Commissioner David Knezek withdrew his application.
“While our family...
January 13th, 20210DEARBORN HEIGHTS — With the recent passing of Mayor Daniel Paletko, the Dearborn Heights City Council was left with big shoes to fill, a task they have so far failed to accomplish.
Originally, only the appointment of the seventh Council member had been on the agenda.
For the third meeting in a row, the Council failed to fill the...
December 30th, 20200DEABORN HEIGHTS - Sad news from Dearborn Heights Tuesday night with the passing of Mayor Dan Paletko, who lost his fight with COVID-19, just a week after his 70th birthday.
"The City of Dearborn Heights is saddened to announce the sudden death late Tuesday of Mayor Dan Paletko from complications associated with COVID-19," the city's...
December 22nd, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Despite it being the second time trying to appoint a new member, the Dearborn Heights City Council remains gridlocked.
During a special meeting on Dec. 7, the Council interviewed four candidates: Zouher Abdel-Hak, Mo Baydoun, Nancy Bryer and William Zurenk.
On Dec. 8, the Council held its regularly scheduled...
November 25th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Mayor Daniel Paletko is suing Council Chairwoman Denise Malinowski-Maxwell for what he calls "illegal and reckless actions."
In the lawsuit, Paletko states that the attorneys hired to represent him during the numerous lawsuits back and forth over the last year have still not been paid and alleges that...
September 10th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — In a 4-3 vote during a City Council meeting on Sept. 8, the Dearborn Heights City Council voted to adopt a resolution that would allow their attorneys to research legal ways of removing Mayor Paletko from office.
The resolution for “endorsing Council chair’s letter to Mayor Paletko dated August 27, 2020”...
August 31st, 20204DEARBORN HEIGHTS — City Councilman Tom Wencel addressed accusations made against him regarding money donated to the Watershed Stewards Commission during a recent City Council meeting.
The comments were brought up by Wencel after a resident voiced a complaint about Mayor Daniel Paletko being on his cell phone driving during the...
August 19th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — With residents concerned over their water quality, the Dearborn Heights Department of Public Works wants to clear the air.
All residents citywide recently received letters in the mail regarding the “lead in their water”, which sparked numerous social media posts about the topic and several residents being...
August 14th, 20200Dearborn Heights — During a recent meeting, the Dearborn Heights City Council announced that it currently does not have a valid contract with its corporation counsel and voted to remove charges billed until a valid contract is in place.
The items listed under the city’s current claims and fund transfers included a charge of $16,423...
August 13th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Despite having agreed to proceed with its financial audit during a City Council meeting in June, the Dearborn Heights City Council has overridden yet another veto by Mayor Paletko on the matter.
The latest of nine vetoes was in regards to a resolution that the Council had voted on at its July 28 meeting requesting...
August 12th, 20200DEARBORN HEIGHTS — Dearborn Heights City Councilman Tom Wencel is looking for at least 50 volunteers to help participate in different events to beautify the city.
On Saturday, Aug. 15, the annual Ecorse Creek cleanup will be taking place along with the Richard A. Young Center Rain Garden Maintenance at 9 a.m.
However, Wencel said...
August 6th, 20204DEARBORN HEIGHTS — During a recent Dearborn Heights City Council meeting, a resident brought a city employee’s past to the attention of the City Council.
Resident Dana Parish questioned Mayor Paletko on his knowledge of an employee’s background.
“Through the chair, I requested extra time this evening and it was approved in...
