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OFFICIAL PUBLICATION
Parks and Recreation
Programs
Sign up for a class or
sports activity PGS.
18-43
Public Library
Activities
Activities for kids,
seminars, other news PGS.
44-58
City News and
Information
Safe Streets Proposal
information and news PGS.
3-17
FALL 2013
Dear Sterling Heights Resident:
By any measure, the City of Sterling Heights has established itself as a premier Michigan
municipality during its nearly 45-year existence.
Renowned for quality public services
delivered at a low cost to taxpayers, the city’s efficiency-based operating model has worked
well.
Unfortunately, the last six years have proven to be the most financially challenging
in the history of this community.
The combination of an unprecedented decline in property
assessments, continued cuts in state revenue sharing and now the elimination of personal
property taxes on manufacturer’s equipment have eroded Sterling Heights’ revenues at an
alarming rate.
The city responded to this looming crisis six yea
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