An excellent article about the difficulties some Michigan communities are having in finding their next city manager or village administrator was recently featured in the Detroit Free Press. The article, titled "There's a shortage of city hall job seekers in…
The 2020 Census is upon us and cities need to prepare. Having an accurate Census count is essential to Michigan communities, and therefore, essential to the SaveMICity initiative, in multiple ways. The Census population counts, for example, have major implications…
Michigan Municipal League President Brenda F. Moore is in Washington D.C. this week for the National League of Cities' 2020 State Municipal League Executive Directors and Presidents Fly-In. The Saginaw Mayor Pro Tem is being accompanied by the League's Anthony…
Michigan's real estate values are booming, so why aren't cities benefiting? This excellent question was the basis of a recent in-depth article in mlive.com under the headline, "As Michigan real estate values rebound, property tax revenues continue to lag." The…
The C.S. Mott Foundation gets it. There was a really nice Q&A article in Crain's Detroit Business recently with Charles Stewart Mott Foundation President and CEO Ridgway White related to the financial plight of Michigan cities. The article by Chad…
Crain’s Detroit Business recently published a series of articles and columns related to how Michigan will fare when the next recession comes and unfortunately, it’s not a pretty picture. Included in this series is a column by Michigan Municipal League…
The most recent episode of our SaveMICity podcast takes a look at some incredible work happening in one of southeast Michigan's most historic and unique community. Keyworth and Hamtramck stadiums have a storied history in the City of Hamtramck -…
There was really nice news coverage in the Grand Rapids Business Journal recently about a new report tied to the SaveMICity initiative. Under the headline “Cities Not Benefiting from Recession Recovery: Adjusted for inflation, report show total revenues for cities…
As part of the ongoing SaveMICity work, Michigan Municipal League CEO and Executive Director Dan Gilmartin wrote an opinion piece that appeared in the Detroit News recently. With the headline, “Time is now to invest in Michigan communities,” the Dec.…
Michigan cities are managing with 12 percent less revenue today than they did 15 years ago. What does that mean for Michigan’s communities? The financial struggles facing Michigan communities received statewide attention recently following the release of a new report…