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City of Sterling Heights Cut Ribbon on New Bocce Barn

The Sterling Heights Bocce Barn ribbon cutting ceremony is set to take place on March 21 at 6 p.m.

Who: Sterling Heights Mayor Michael C. Taylor and members of Sterling Heights City Council, City Manager Mark Vanderpool, Parks and Recreation Director Kyle Langlois and other guests

What: Ribbon cutting, photo opportunity and tour of the Bocce Barn, Sterl...

Applications now available for the 2023 Sterlingfest Arts & Crafts Show

Applications for the 2023 Sterlingfest Art & Music Fair, slated for July 27-29, 2023 are now available for all Artisan and Fine Crafters.

Artisans and crafters have until March 27 to complete and submit an application for the 2023 Sterlingfest Art & Music Fair, held at the Richard J. Notte Sterling Heights City Center.  Festival rules, fees, and other guidelines are included in...

Sterling Heights to Honor Tuskegee Airmen and Other American Heroes at Annual Memorial Day Ceremony

The City of Sterling Heights and its Arts Commission are making preparations for the 44th Annual Sterling Heights Memorial Day Parade to be held on Monday, May 29, 2023.

The parade theme is "Victory through Unity" and will feature an exciting, first-ever Tuskegee Airmen Flyover using authentic WWII Tuskegee airplanes. This year’s Grand Marshal will be U.S. Army Veteran and current Vice President of the...

Public Notice: Sterling Heights to Destroy Noxious Weeds

It is the duty of owners, agents or occupants of any lands within the City of Sterling Heights on which noxious weeds are found growing to destroy and eradicate in accordance with City Ordinance 424 and Act 359 of the Public Acts of 1941 by May 1, 2023.

The method of treating and eradicating such noxious weeds shall be to cut and destroy or cause to be cut and destroyed.

City Ordinance 424 and Section 4 of Act 359 of the Public Acts of 1941, as amended, provides that it is the duty of all owners of lands ...

Public Meeting Notice: Proposed Acquisition of Property

Notice that Sterling Heights Parks and Recreation will hold a Public Meeting on Tuesday, March 21, 2023, at 7 p.m. to take comments regarding submittal of a grant application to acquire a portion of property adjacent to Rotary Park.

PUBLIC MEETING NOTICE

PROPOSED ACQUISITION OF A PORTION OF THE PROPERTY ADJACENT TO ROTARY PARK

CITY OF STERLING HEIGHTS, MACOMB COUNTY, MICHIGAN

MARCH 21, 2023

7:00 PM AS PART OF THE STERLING HEIGHTS CITY COUNCIL MEETING

MICHIGAN NATURAL RESOURCES TRUST FUND&...

Sterling Heights receives $500k federal grant for traffic calming study

The City of Sterling Heights has been awarded a $500,000 federal grant that will be used to conduct a citywide traffic calming study.

The grant comes from U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program designed to tackle the growing issue of traffic fatalities on American roads, sidewalks and crosswalks.

The Sterling Height...

Sterling Heights recognized by UM-Dearborn’s iLabs’ eCities Research for supporting small business

Sterling Heights was honored as a five star community along with 94 other communities across the state.

The City of Sterling Heights has been recognized for its successes and efforts in contributing to Michigan’s entrepreneurial growth and economic development in the annual eCities study conducted by researchers at iLabs, University of Michigan-De...

Sterling Heights achieves score of 91/100 on Human Rights Campaign 2022 Municipal Equality Index

The city of Sterling Heights is proud to announce it has received a score of 91 on the Human Rights Campaign's 2022 Municipal Equality Index (MEI).

The MEI is a nationwide evaluation of 506 municipalities' laws, policies, and services that affect the lives of LGBTQ+ individuals.

In the latest MEI report, Sterling Heights received a score of 91 out of 100, an increase from its previous score o...

Sterling Heights Parks and Rec Department receives mParks facility design award for Esports Arena

The Michigan Parks and Recreation Association, known as mParks, recently announced the Sterling Heights Parks and Rec Department will receive an award of recognition this year at the mParks Conference & Trade Show at the Lansing Center on March 8, 2023.

Sterling Heights Parks and Recreation is being awarded a 2022-2023 Facility Design Award for the new Esports Arena that opened in October 2021 in the Sterling Heights Community Center. Judging criteria included the project’s purpose, local signi...

Sterling Heights continues outstanding audit results, receives GFOA’s highest financial awards

Results from an independent audit for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2022 showed that Sterling Heights continues to manage its finances remarkably well.

Results from an independent audit for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2022 showed that Sterling Heights continues to manage its finances remarkably well. 

Assistant Finance & Budget Director Nick Makie presented the audit to the Mayor and ...

Sterling Heights engages Davey Resource Group for upcoming tree inventory

The Sterling Heights has engaged urban forestry consulting firm Davey Resource Group Inc. to conduct a comprehensive inventory and assessment of an estimated 37,500 trees on public streets in City parks.

The project is part of an ongoing initiative to help City officials understand the current tree population, prioritize tree maintenance and ensure the community has a healthy and sustainable urban forest.

The tree inventory effort the City initiated with a...

Sterling Heights Sustainability Commission wins prestigious state planning award

The Sterling Heights Sustainability Commission was awarded the Outstanding Resiliency and Sustainability Award for the 2022 Planning Excellence Awards by the Michigan Association of Planners (MAP/APA Michigan) at their annual conference on Oct. 12.

The jury reviewing the plan, “found the topic areas to be highly specific to Sterling Heights, including a deep dive into opportunities and challenges with the context of the community and its development patterns.”

“We pride ...

Macomb County drain project creates new hike/bike path

Walkers, joggers and bicyclists can enjoy a scenic new route in Sterling Heights as part of a recently completed project along the Red Run Drain.

The new 1.35-mile hike/bike trail branches south from the Freedom Trail on Metropolitan Parkway, curves behind Freedom Hill County Park and continues west to Schoenherr Road.

“The trail makes a beautiful area accessible to the public. It&rsqu...

Sterling Heights Councilwoman Deanna Koski Receives MML’s Jim Sinclair Exceptional Service Award

Sterling Heights City Councilmember Deanna Koski recently received the Jim Sinclair Exceptional Service Award from the Michigan Municipal League.

The Sinclair Award celebrates a person dedicated to public service who has shown passion and commitment to the League, enthusiastically supporting its mission, and promoting its purpose.

“On behalf of the League and the City of Sterling Heights, ...

Sterling Heights is safest big city in Michigan, according to newly released FBI crime statistics

Data has been released from the Department of Justice – Federal Bureau of Investigation – NIBRS 2021 Crime Data Explorer, and the city of Sterling Heights is once again noted as the safest big city (over 100,000 population) in Michigan.

Sterling Heights was ranked safest among these communities in both total property crimes and violent crimes, as well as safest overall.

Sterling Heights recorded the lowest violent crime rate among all Michigan communities over 100,000 population at 225 to...

Sterling Heights Fire Department becomes first in Michigan to utilize Remote Methane Leak Detector

Next week, the Sterling Heights Fire Department will become the first fire department in the state of Michigan to have available a Remote Methane Leak Detector -

Sterling Heights Area Community Foundation Recognizes 2022 Scholarship Program Recipients

23 Scholarships totaling $26,000 being awarded.

On May 17 at 6 p.m., the Sterling Heights Area Community Foundation and its 11 scholarship sponsoring partners will award 23 scholarships totaling $26,000 to area college bound high school seniors and current college students living in Sterling Heights an...

Sterling Heights City Clerk’s Office releases new voting precinct map

Sterling Heights recently completed a redistricting project that has created new voting precinct boundaries for residents.

These changes stem from the new boundary maps for Congressional, Senate and House Districts recently approved by the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (ICRC) and the new Macomb County Commission District boundary map.

Voting ...

Family Treated for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

On Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. the Sterling Heights Fire Department was called for a possible gas leak in a home in the 8000 block of Tinkler Rd., with people feeling ill.

Upon arrival, the Fire Department was confronted with three individuals from one family showing signs of severe carbon monoxide poisoning. The residents were already out of the house, and fire crews began evaluating and treating them. A fourth family memb...