candgnews.com NOVEMBER 13, 2024 Vol. 37, No. 24
RECAP OF MAC HOCKEY MEDIA DAY 4A
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Kropp touts city accomplishments, announces City Hall move BY DEAN VAGLIA dvaglia@candgnews.com
MOUNT CLEMENS — Two years ago, Mount Clemens Mayor Laura Kropp ended her State of the City address with a wary eye toward major projects within the county seat. In 2023 she announced that more than $39 million in grants and appropriations were allocated for the city. For her 2024 address on Oct. 25, Kropp ran out of space to fit all the city’s news into. “This is the first State of the City Address since 2020 that I’ve had to eliminate good news because we just had too many positive things to share with all of you today,” Kropp said in her closing remarks. “What a problem to have. If you close your eyes and think back to what Mount Clemens looked like five, seven, 10 years ago when 70% of our downtown was vacant buildings, when we believed that if we wished hard enough for things to get better maybe we would get lucky, and someone would come do something. Fast-forward five years of hard-working, planning, finding re-
Photo by Nick Powers
Voters in Precinct 16 cast their votes at Huron Elementary School in Clinton Township on Nov. 5.
Familiar faces win Clinton Township races BY NICK POWERS AND DEAN VAGLIA npowers@candgnews.com, dvaglia@candgnews.com
CLINTON TOWNSHIP — The November election brought a sea change in Clinton Township politics, from the supervisor’s post to trustee positions. The numbers used throughout this report are the unofficial results available at press time with 100% of precincts reporting according to the Macomb County clerk’s website. Current Supervisor Bob Cannon said the changes to the township board are unusual and the largest he’s seen since he started in 1984. “This board normally loses one or two at the most during an election time period,” Cannon said. “It’s been
See KROPP on page 8A Photo by Dean Vaglia
Mount Clemens Mayor Laura Kropp delivers the 2024 State of Mount Clemens Address at the Emerald Theater on Oct. 25.
See CLINTON TOWNSHIP on page 12A
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