United Way for Southeastern Michigan

Do you want an update on your local goverment?  Or course you do. 

 

 

Check out the following "State of the...." addresses. 

The City of Detroit's State of the City Address will be given by Mayor Cockrell at 7 pm today. The Mayor has also added a PDF of his Budget Deficit Reduction Plan to the City website, if you'd like to review it before the address:  http://www.ci.detroit.mi.us/Departments/MayorsOffice/BudgetDeficitReductionPlan/tabid/2370/Default.aspx

If you have questions or comments, you can address the Mayor directly by attending a City of Detroit Community Forum: 

February 16
OEDS Training Center
1300 Rosa Parks, 6 - 7 p.m.
(Central & Southwest District NCH)
 
 February 17
Northwest Activities Center
18100 Meyers Rd., 6 - 7 p.m.
(Northwest & West District NCH)
 
February 19
Northeast District Neighborhood City Hall
2328 E. 7 Mile, 6 - 7 p.m.
(East & Northeast District NCH)

The State of Wayne County address will be given by Robert Ficano on Thursday, Feb 12 @ 7 pm (http://www.waynecounty.com/ceo/pressReleases/2009/Advisory-doc-SOC.pdf)

The State of Macomb County address will be given by Paul Gieleghemon Wednesday, Feb 11 @ 11:30 am (http://www.macombcountymi.gov/publicAffairs/pdf/2009_News_Releases_Advisories/REL09_004_01_21_2009.pdf)

The State of Oakland County address was given by L. Brooks Patterson on February 3, 2009. The address is available for download, or you can watch or listen to it,  by going here: http://www.oakgov.com/exec/speeches/

You can learn more about Washtenaw's State of the County by downloading a County presentation by going here: http://www.ewashtenaw.org/news/2009/bobs_update_02-03-09.html or here to watch the webcast: http://www.ewashtenaw.org/news/2009/board_2_4_09.html 

The Governor's State of the State address was given on February 3, 2009.  It is also available for you to downoad.  You can listen to the podcast as well, by visiting www.mi.gov/gov

The Michigan State Senate Majority Leader, Mike Bishop (R - Rochester),  issued a response, available here: http://www.senate.michigan.gov/gop/readarticle.asp?id=2031&District=12