MACOMB TOWNSHIP – Voters in Precinct No. 5 could have a change of surroundings the subsequent time they vote in particular person after the Macomb Township Board of Trustees determined to alter polling locations within the precinct.
Authorized on the Oct. 22 board assembly, voting in District No. 5 will happen at L’Anse Creuse Excessive Faculty – North as a substitute of L’Anse Creuse Center Faculty – North.
“Transferring the voting location from the center college to the highschool will present extra parking, a bigger gymnasium and improved logistics for a greater voting expertise,” Macomb Metropolis Clerk Kristi Pozzi mentioned. “All registered voters in Precinct 5 will likely be issued a brand new voter identification card to inform them of their new voting location.”
L’Anse Creuse Excessive Faculty – North is situated at 23700 21 Mile Street in the neighborhood and is related to L’Anse Creuse Center Faculty – North by a street accessed from the highschool’s north driveway on Fairchild Street.
Within the 2024 normal election, District No. 5 had a turnout fee of 76.32% with 3,696 votes forged from 4,843 registered voters.
Fireplace Officer Authorized
Lastly, the final licensed full-time addition to the Macomb Township Fireplace Division has been employed. Trustees gave their unanimous approval to rent Benjamin Rice because the division’s full-time hearth coaching officer.
“Benjamin has labored as a hearth teacher at Oakland Neighborhood School and as a hearth lieutenant/EMS coordinator at Addison Township,” mentioned HR Director Jeff Tabaka. “He has the required certifications for this place and will likely be an important asset to the division. If accredited, his efficient date will likely be someday in November.”
The fireplace coaching officer place was accredited by the board on Aug. 27, together with the addition of six full-time firefighter positions. The coaching officer position was moved to the township firefighters union bargaining unit and assigned a wage of roughly $81,000 on September 24.
Give a writing contract
The trustees additionally accredited the renewal of the township’s grant writing settlement with Crew Roe at an hourly fee of $100. Whereas the township has since moved a lot of its grant writing in-house since first contracting with Crew Roe in 2021, the hourly shifts make sure the contractor is accessible when wanted.
In 2025, Crew Roe obtained Macomb Township grants from the Southeast Michigan Council of Authorities, the Michigan Division of Pure Sources and the Federal Emergency Administration Company.
