VOLUNTEERS
NEEDED FOR ANNUAL ANGELS’ NIGHT CAMPAIGN OCT. 29-31
It's
once again time for the city's annual Angels' Night campaign, when volunteers
work together to keep Detroit's families, residents, and neighborhoods safe
October 29-31. Please consider joining thousands of volunteers keeping a
watchful eye over our city this year. Detroiters can get involved in the
Angels' Night effort in several ways:
·
Watch
Your Block
·
Patrol A Neighborhood
·
Adopt-A-House
Program
·
Turn
On Your Porch Light
For
more information, go to the City’s Web site at , or call (313)
224-3450, or one of the Recreation Community Affairs offices listed below:
·
West
District, Northwest
Activities Center, 18100 Meyers, 870-0649
·
East
District (at Butzel Family
Center), 7737 Kercheval, 628-2170
·
Southwest
District, Patton Recreation
Center, 2301 Woodmere, 628-2180
·
Central
District, 10th Precinct Mini
Police Station, 8675 Rosa Parks Blvd., 224-2989
DETROIT
FIRE DEPARTMENT TO HOST FIRE PREVENTION WEEK ACTIVITIES OCT.
8-13
The
City of Detroit Fire Department will host its annual Fire Prevention Week from
October 8-13. As part of Fire Prevention Week, the Fire Department will host
the following special programs:
·
Angels'
Night Recruitment Walk --
The Detroit Fire Department will join other City employees conducting a
door-to-door Angels' Night volunteer recruitment drive on Saturday, Oct. 6, from
10 a.m. to noon in the Evergreen and Fenkell area.
·
The
Great American Fire Drill --
On Monday, October 8, at 6 p.m. the Detroit Fire Department's fleet of Fire
Apparatus will participate in “The Great Escape” North American Fire Drill by
sounding their sirens for 30 seconds to alert Detroit residents to practice
their home escape plan.
·
49th
Annual Breakfast with the Detroit Fire Department
-- Tuesday, Oct. 9, at 7 a.m. at Cobo Hall Riverview Ballroom. The Fire
Department will emphasize the importance of adopting and maintaining an ongoing
fire safety education program, and will present medals of honor for outstanding
valor and bravery.
·
Smoke
Alarm Installation Program
-- The Fire Department will install smoke alarms in the homes of Detroit
residents throughout the week and the entire month of October.
·
The
Detroit Fire Department will partner with Home Depot,
located at Meyers and 7 mile, on Saturday, Oct. 13, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. to
hand out fire safety information and teach residents the importance of having an
evacuation plan.
For
more information about Fire Prevention Week activities, please call the Detroit
Fire Department Community Relations Division at (313)
596-2959.
CITY
OF DETROIT BUDGET DEPARTMENT TO HOST PUBLIC BUDGET MEETING OCTOBER
23
The
City of Detroit Budget Department will host its annual public budget meeting on
Tuesday, October 23, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Northwest Activities Center,
located at 18100 Meyers. Representatives from the following departments will be
present: Budget, Public Works, Fire, Health, Police, Public Lighting, and
Recreation. For more information, please call (313)
224-6260.
DETROIT
RECREATION TRUST TO FUND RECREATION CENTERS
Detroit Mayor Dave
Bing has announced the creation of the Detroit Recreation Trust, a funding
program that will keep the City's 17 recreation centers open.
During the past year,
Mayor Bing has contacted various foundations and nonprofit organizations for
help in raising $24 million to fund three years of programming. After three
years, the City might be in better financial shape and no longer need the
assistance. The trust has already secured pledges of $15 million from 13 public
and private donors, including Lear Corporation, the Ford Foundation, General
Motors, and Marathon Oil. Funds raised to date include $5 million over a 10-year
period from Lear Corporation, $2 million from General Motors Foundation, and $3
million in Community Development Block Grant funds.
DETROIT
HOMELAND SECURITY OFFICE USES NEW SERVICE TO SEND EMERGENCY INFORMATION TO CELL
PHONES AND EMAIL
The
City of Detroit Office of Homeland Security & Emergency Management is using
the Nixle Community Information Service to create and instantly publish
important and emergency messages directly to residents via cell phone text
message, email, or online at .
The
service is available to subscribed residents. Messages may include community
events, traffic incidents, and other relevant public safety and emergency
information. The service is secure, reliable and easy to use. The messages can
be sent specifically to residents registered within a ¼ mile radius. Subscribers
can choose the way in which alerts are received.
Residents
of Detroit and neighboring communities can begin
receiving pertinent information via text message, email, and the Web by
registering at , or texting DETROIT to 888777.
DDOT
ANNOUNCES SERVICE CHANGES BEGINNING SEPT. 29
The Detroit
Department of Transportation (DDOT) will implement weekday schedule service
changes effective Saturday, September 29, 2012. Service changes are based on
transit demands and are designed to improve the efficiency of the system for
customers. The following routes will be affected by these adjustments:
#14
Crosstown
#16
Dexter #23 Hamilton
#17 Eight
Mile
#18
Fenkell #37 Michigan
#19
Fort
Call
DDOT Customer Service Office at (313) 933-1300 to obtain more information, or go to .
DETROIT
MUNICIPAL PARKING DEPARTMENT TO BEGIN SIX-DAY ENFORCEMENT OCTOBER
1
The
Detroit Municipal Parking Department will resume booting and enforcement on
Mondays, beginning October 1. The department will have a six-day operation,
Monday through Saturday until 10 p.m. each night.
This
initiative will be accomplished through a reallocation of staff and work
shifts. Therefore, no overtime will be required.
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