Good Morning Grosse Pointe: Sept. 12

Five quick pieces of information to get the day started in Grosse Pointe: 

1. Today will be partly cloudy with a chance for thunderstorms and a high near 82, according to the National Weather Service. Tonight the temperature will dip to 65 and the chance for rainshowers continues.

2. Rep. Tim Bledsoe is planning to, their decisions and the fund equity balances. The amendment requires districts to meet certain expectations to be guaranteed the protections it affords. 

3. council meets tonight at 7 p.m. In addition to the prescheduled agenda items, many residents have expressed interest in attending following the city has put blame with DTE power outages to the pump station. The agenda includes the following items:

• honoring the
• consideration of
• a resolution regarding
• ratification of a contract with one of the police unions, Police Officers Labor Council

4. council meets at 7:30 p.m. The agenda includes several routine items in addtion to:

• a resolution about a winter 2012 tax levy related to the Grosse Gratiot/Milk River Drain
• the second readings of three ordinance amendments, including a registration requirement for all alarm holders and a related fee schedule; an ordinance seeking reimbursement from motorists who cause traffic crashes but are not residents; and one prohibiting motorists from stopping and standing in moving lanes of traffic to drop passengers off or make deliveries

5.  This is the . Enter to win a weekly prize and also have a chance to win a grand prize of a two-night stay on Mackinac Island. At least one Grosse Pointer has already won!