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09/22/2025

The Birmingham City Commission, in a unanimous vote on Monday, September 15, approved a contract with the Cobalt Community Research firm from Charlotte, Michigan to conduct a community survey to determine the priorities of city residents on local issues.

The idea of a community survey was first proposed in June by city commissioner Andrew Haig and in August the commission determined that they preferred using a professional survey firm for the task.

https://www.downtownpublications.com/single-post/birmingham-officials-okay-contract-for-survey

09/22/2025

Birmingham police on Saturday, September 13, were dispatched to the 200 block of S. Old Woodward Avenue at approximately 7 p.m. after receiving reports of disorderly conduct in a local theater.

The person who made the report to police said that the suspect, a 49-year-old male from Livonia, had threatened him, called him offensive names, and attempted to expose his genitalia.

https://www.downtownpublications.com/single-post/man-arrested-for-disorderly-conduct-in-theater

09/22/2025

Birmingham City Commissioners on Monday, September 15, spent time discussing but took no formal action on a number of questions surrounding the future of the Ad Hoc Senior/Recreation Committee (SCC) now that the city commission in recent weeks voted not to put a bond proposal for a community center project on the ballot this fall for voter approval.

The discussion was prompted by a meeting last week of the ad hoc committee at which members questioned what the future of the panel would be now that it appears that a massive project that cost over $30 million was at least suspended if not cancelled completely. The charge to the ad hoc committee when it was named by the city commission was “to provide oversight and input on the planning and development of the Birmingham Community and Senior Center at 400 E. Lincoln, and to provide recommendations throughout the process to the City Commission.”

https://www.downtownpublications.com/single-post/future-of-scc-debated-by-city-commissioners

09/22/2025

Birmingham police are currently investigating a report that someone stole a decoration valued at $2,500 from a dock on Quarton Lake.

On Sunday, September 14, at approximately 1 p.m., officers were dispatched to the 300 block of Lakepark for a report of larceny. The victim, a 71-year-old male resident, stated that a decoration valued at $2,500 was missing from his dock. �

https://www.downtownpublications.com/single-post/expensive-decoration-stolen-from-lake-dock

09/15/2025

For those concerned by the growth of the local white tail deer population in Bloomfield Township, or consider the deer to be a nuisance, a solution may be coming, but not any time soon.

“There is no magic bean for this urban deer discussion,” said Chad Stewart, Michigan Department of Natural Resources (DNR), who spoke at the Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees meeting on Monday, September 8.

https://www.downtownpublications.com/single-post/township-exploring-options-for-controlling-deer

09/15/2025

Two teenage females from Dearborn, one 15-years-old and the other 16-years-old, were arrested in Birmingham the night of Friday, September 5, after allegedly assaulting another 15-year-old from Commerce Township near Merrill and Old Woodward.

Per the police report from the Birmingham Police Department, officers that were patrolling the area heard one of the teens yelling, and once they spotted them they witnessed the 16-year-old slap the victim. Reportedly, the officers separated them and called the parents, and when they investigated further they found out about the other 15-year-old involved in the incident.

https://www.downtownpublications.com/single-post/teens-arrested-in-birmingham-for-assault

09/15/2025

Birmingham police are investigating an incident during which a motorcyclist fled from officers on Saturday, August 30, while driving southbound on Woodward near Oak Street.

According to Birmingham police, the officers saw the motorcycle had no license plate and the driver had the grip of a handgun sticking out of his hip. When they tried to pull him over, the driver sped off, weaving through traffic.

https://www.downtownpublications.com/single-post/motorcyclist-flees-birmingham-police-officers

09/15/2025

Major renovations are on their way to the Birmingham Athletic Club (BAC) after gaining final approval from the Bloomfield Township Board of Trustees on Monday, September 8.

The four projects approved include rebuilding the existing service station hut for food service, extending the ground-level dining patio by 23 feet, rebuilding the existing tiki bar, and converting one tennis court in the most northeastern corner to four pickleball courts. Originally, they were proposing 12 courts but after much consideration took it down to four.�

https://www.downtownpublications.com/single-post/birmingham-athletic-club-updates-approved

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