New Baltimore, Michigan — week of 2026-06-29 · all New Baltimore meetings

City Council scheduled to adopt FY2027 budget, lower millage rate

The New Baltimore City Council was set to adopt the fiscal year 2026-2027 budget and reduce the total millage rate by 0.3013 mills at its June 22 meeting, according to the published agenda. The proposed rate of 11.3858 mills would fund city operations, fire protection, and water debt. The same agenda scheduled votes on more than $70,000 in contracts and purchases.

City Council – June 22

Agenda items included:

Adoption of 2026-2027 millage rates: City Operating 8.9414 mills, Fire 0.9798, Water Debt 1.4646, for a total of 11.3858.
Approval of $43,388.97 for engineering services from Project Control Engineering for May 2026.
Approval of $7,495.00 for an enclosed trailer from Shore Trailer, split between the Department of Public Services and the Water Department.
Approval of $10,680.00 for a replacement RAS pump VFD from Colville Electric.
Approval of $8,715.00 for a RecDesk software contract for FY2026-2027.

The agenda also listed closed sessions for HIPAA, labor, and real estate discussions. Minutes from the meeting were not available as of July 5.

Planning Commission – June 23

Commissioners were scheduled to hold a public hearing and decide on a sign review and site plan revision for Cloud Cannabis Co. at 35269 Cricklewood. The sign review involved a wall sign, and the site plan revision addressed parking on the same parcel. The agenda also included a discussion on updating the city’s master plan. No minutes had been published.

Arts & Culture Commission – July 1

The commission’s agenda centered on administrative updates, including progress on the Winter Art Market, the DIA PIPA mural installation on the police garage, and downtown historical information stations. Members also planned to discuss new storage space at the Department of Public Safety and pursue a grant application for the Art on the Bay program.

Coming up

The City Council meets on July 6 at 7 p.m. with a public hearing on a proposed fire department operating expense millage. The agenda also includes resolutions to abate public nuisances on two parcels (IDs 06-09-13-252-031 and 06-09-12-457-006), a one-year site plan extension request for Ridgepointe Estates, and a potential area development agreement for 51037 Washington.

The Historic District Commission meeting scheduled for July 7 has been cancelled because no applications were submitted for review.

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