Thursday, November 8, 2012
The Shelby Township Board of Trustees consists of all incumbents plus one newcomer, Nick Nightingale.
In Shelby Township, Republicans rule. During the 2012 elections Tuesday, every seat on the Shelby Township Board of Trustees was filled by a Republican, and all incumbents, except for one new trustee. Shelby Township incumbent Supervisor Rick Stathakis will hold the township’s top spot for another four years. Stathakis beat Independent candidate David Erickson for the spot with 20,102 to Erickson's 11,520. "Although I was not elected, my heart was filled with joy for the over 11,500 people who gave me their support and confidence by voting for me," Erickson said in an emial. "I am thankful and honored beyond words. This whole process was never about me. It was about providing the great people of Shelby Township a choice and an opportunity…
Tuesday, May 29, 2012
Twenty candidates for the Shelby Township Board of Trustees have been certified to appear on the Aug. 7 Primary Elections ballot.
Let the races begin. Twenty Shelby Township residents are vying for the seven spots that make up the Shelby Township Board of Trustees. Shelby Township Clerk Stanley Grot has verified all candidates nominating petitions, which were due by May 15, and the following petitions have been approved by the Macomb County Elections Department and will appear on the Aug. 7 Primary Elections Ballot. Richard Batchelder Paula Calvaruso Filar Carolyn Gammicchia John J.Holeton Raquel R. Moore The race for supervisor will be between familiar faces. First-term Supervisor Rick Stathakis is running against former Shelby Township Police Chief Robert Leman. Current Trustees Lisa Manzella and Michael Flynn are both vying for treasurer, which is currently held …
Thursday, February 16, 2012
Current Trustee Michael Flynn has announced he plans on running in the November elections for township treasurer.
Shelby Township Trustee Michael Flynn is hoping residents have taken note of his fiscal policies and will vote him in as treasurer during the 2012 elections. Flynn has until May 15 to turn in signed petitions to officially enter the race, which he said he plans on collecting once the weather breaks. However, he told Patch he formed a candidate committee last year and already has a star-studded fundraiser planned to help fund his political campaign. The campaign will officially kick off March 14 with a dinner at the Palazzo Grande. For ticket information, click here. Flynn, 41, was voted in as Trustee in 2008, along with Supervisor Rick Stathakis and Trustee Doug Wozniak. “I care about this community. I wouldn’t be doing this if I didn’t,” …
Thursday, December 22, 2011
The Shelby Township Board of Trustees adopted a 2012 budget that includes the addition of approximately $702,000 to the township's general fund, bringing its total to approximately $9.7 million.
Thursday, October 20, 2011
Take a look at official board room business from the Shelby Township Board of Trustees meeting.
The Shelby Township Board of Trustees approved a five-year application for industrial facilities tax abatement for Elite Plastic Products Inc. In return, the Shelby Township-based company said it plans on spending an additional $2.5 million on personal property such as new furniture, machinery and equipment. The company, which is made up of about 30 employees, said it plans to make 20 new hires in the next few years. “The company—in this difficult time—has been able to maintain auto contracts and new contracts,” said Justin Robinson Sr., economic development specialist with Macomb County. The tooling, design and development company is currently located on 51476 Filomena Drive off 23 Mile Road, and plans to move into a new building next …
Discussion among the Shelby Township Board of Trustees about FOIA duties turned into allegations of lying, breaking and entering and politicking.
A change up in Shelby Township’s Freedom of Information Act procedure has sparked a heated political debate among the Board of Trustees and is now being dubbed “banker box gate." After allegations of imporpriety arose about Clerk Terri Kowal'a handling of documents in a resident's FOIA request in August, the board unanimously voted at an Oct. 4 meeting to transfer FOIA duties to the Human Resource Department. However, at Tuesday night’s board meeting, Trustee Lisa Manzella asked the board to reconsider their vote and return the duties to the clerk’s department based on several factors: the HR department is too understaffed to handle the new duties; the duties now fall under Supervisor Rick Stathakis’ umbrella and he could now possibly view…
Wednesday, May 18, 2011
The Shelby Township Board of Trustees agenda was full Tuesday with the approval of several agenda items.
Board Approves Tax Break for Avon Gear Company The Shelby Township Board of Trustees has approved tax breaks for Avon Gear Company. The company, under the Industrial Exemption Certificate for new Personal Property, had requested a 12-year extension on tax breaks in order to purchase more than $2 million in new equipment. The tax extension was approved, but the term was limited to five years. Ward Appeals FOIA Charges The Shelby Township Board of Trustees denied resident Michael Ward’s request to appeal a $21 charge for a Freedom of Information Act request. Ward accused Clerk Terri Kowal of sharing the information in the documents with Trustee Lisa Manzella before handing the documents over to him. Approval of Soil Testing Company The …
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
The deadline to submit signatures for the recall effort against Shelby Township Clerk Terri Kowal has passed, but five board members remain subjects of active recall efforts.
A recall attempt targeting Shelby Township Clerk Terri Kowal has failed. The deadline for the submission of voter signatures, which would have prompted a special recall election against the 21-year official, was Feb. 23. The process against Kowal began in August 2010 when Joy Sebastian filed a recall petition with the Macomb County Elections Committee. The petition claimed nepotism for a Feb. 2010 vote Kowal made to approve a promotion for her daughter, Amy Drake, to become the township’s senior coordinator. Later, Kowal told Patch that it's against the law not to vote, unless she had recused herself, which she suggested to the board before the vote. Kowal said none of the board members thought it was necessary. The Macomb County Elections…
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Dana Horton
8:37 am on Tuesday, November 27, 2012
It would be especially nice if people would just stop with the negative comments about others and just let the board do it’s job. Why do you feel it necessary to always be stirring the pot? Get a life. What’s done is done. If the Nightingale Towing Company sues someone that’s their business and the outcome is the decision of a judge or a jury. It’s really that simple. more ›