MIC HIG AN MIC HIG AN I N F O R M A T I V E I N F O R M A T I V E FARMS POINTE GROSSE THE CITY OF MIC H IG A N Iserted ito this bulleti is the City s Popular Aual CONTENTS Fiacial Report for CONTENTS the year eded Jue 30, 2015 CONTENTS Grosse Poite Farms Foudatio...2 Stormwater Pollutio Prevetio...2 Sow Removal Procedure...3 Public Safety Tips...3 Parks & Recreatio Iformatio...4 Ope Skate Hours...5 WINTER 2016 Witerfest o the Hill A traditio i Grosse Poite Farms is the Iaual N Witerfest F O Ro the M Hill. A This T year s I V istallmet will take place o Saturday, February 6, 2016. E This free family evet features a full assortmet of family fu ad activities, icludig the Witerfest Soup Cotest. Residets ad busiesses are ivited to show off their culiary talets with their special soup recipes. The judgig of all the etries will be doe by the public util the first batch of soup is goe. The evet will be held o the lower level of 131 Kercheval. If you are iterested i eterig the soup cotest, please sed a email to meickhorst@grossepoitefarms.org. The street outside will be filled with activity. These activities iclude live ice carvig demostratios, food ad refreshmets, cookie decoratig for the kids, s mores statios, a putt-putt golf course ad childre s skills games. Platform Teis Iformatio...5 Adult Recreatio Programs...6 Youth Recreatio Programs...6 City Directory...10 Automatic Water Bill Paymet...10 Do t forget to like us o Facebook, follow us at Twitter, Do t forget to like o Facebook, follow us at Twitter, ad check out our Flickruspage! ad check out our Flickr page! https://www.facebook.com/grossepoitefarms?ref=t_tm https://www.facebook.com/grossepoitefarms?ref=t_tm https://twitter.com/gpfarmstweets https://twitter.com/gpfarmstweets 90 Kerby Road l 313 885.6600 l www.grossepoitefarms.org 90 Kerby Road l 313 885.6600 l www.grossepoitefarms.org
M I C H I G A N DOG PARK INFORMATION Dog Park Passes cost $20.00 ad paymet must be received with the Applicatio. Dog Park Passes expire o April 30 of each year. Please DO NOT throw away the Pass; as log as it is reewed every year, the same Pass will be used. All residets applyig for ad/or reewig their Dog Park Pass must show proof of their dog(s) havig the followig: curret GPF Dog Licese ad curret Rabies, DHPP, Bordetella vacciatios. Without this iformatio, your Dog Park Pass Applicatio caot be processed. I order to reew your Pass for the followig year, you must pay $20.00 ad provide proof of shots ad a curret GPF Licese before May 1 at the Parks & Recreatio Office. Please familiarize yourself with the Dog Park Rules. All Replacemet Dog Park Passes ca be applied for at the Parks & Recreatio Office for a fee of $20.00. To register or reew for a Dog Park Pass please visit City Hall. The Dog Park Pass applicatio is available olie at grossepoitefarms.org. Grosse Poite Farms Foudatio Sice 1981, the Grosse Poite Farms Foudatio has bee committed to makig our commuity a better place to live by cotiually fudig projects that raise our quality of life ad meet the evolvig eeds of our special commuity. As residets expectatios of the commuity evolve, it s importat for us to stay ahead of the curve ad offer ew ad excitig thigs for all to ejoy ad experiece. That is why we are so excited about our ew Fire ad Shade Appeal! The Fire ad Shade Appeal will fud ehacemets at two of the Farms sigature attractios at the Pier Park the ice skatig rik ad the swimmig pool. We will costruct a year-roud fire pit gatherig place adjacet to the skatig rik ad warmig ceter. I additio, we will fud a stateof-the-art caopy system that will provide shade from the su ad shelter from the rai i the ope area adjacet to the swimmig Help Prevet Stormwater Pollutio This Witer As you are clearig sow ad ice this witer, remember what you put o the groud could evetually make its way to Lake St. Clair. Help keep our beautiful lake clea by followig a few simple suggestios: If you use a deicer, utilize a calcium magesium acetate (CMA) product. CMA is ocorrosive ad has fewer adverse effects o the eviromet. Use as little of the deicer as possible because over-applicatio will ot make the ice melt faster. By reducig the amout of deicer used, you will save moey ad help the eviromet. pool. Both of these projects are highly aticipated ad are expected to be very popular attractios. Costructio will start soo. Fire ad Shade ad all those projects that preceded it are ot possible without the support from idividuals ad foudatios from our commuity. The Grosse Poite Farms Foudatio is a 501 (c)(3) corporatio, allowig all cotributios to be 100% tax deductible. To lear more ad/or make a olie doatio through Pay Pal, visit grossepoitefarms.org. 2 l
WINTER 2016 CITY NEWS Remember Sow Removal Procedures Witer is here, ad that meas sow will be fallig throughout the City. Residets ca help make the streets ad sidewalks safer by followig a few rules: If you hire a cotractor for sow removal, please specifically ask them to be courteous to your eighbors. Hired cotractors are a effective measure to remove sow from your driveway, but each year, the City receives complaits from adjacet property owers regardig where that sow is placed. Follow up by the City persoel is required for each oe of these complaits. May of these complaits ad icoveieces of havig sow placed i the wrog place could be avoided if the residet simply requests the cotractor to be courteous about where the sow is moved to. If your cotractor moves your sow dow your driveway ad across the street, please make sure the moud of sow is completely out of the street ad ot blockig a eighbor s driveway or cocealig a fire hydrat. Do ot plow sow ito the street or sidewalk. Sow throw back ito the street for the traffic to melt oly creates a sow pack that turs ito ice, creatig a hazardous coditio. Do ot allow childre to play o the sow piles ear the street. Those larger piles may be fu, but it puts them i extreme dager from passig vehicles. Whe a sow evet occurs, please move vehicles out of the street. Sow plows have to maeuver aroud parked cars ad sow gets moved i places that ca create additioal icoveieces for you ad your eighbors. O occasio, the City will declare a sow emergecy. I the evet of a sow emergecy, there is o o-street parkig. Vehicles o the street durig this time may be towed or ticketed. Please remember that these measures are for the safety of all our residets sice these efforts esure emergecy access throughout the City. Ladscapers ad sow removal cotractors must be permitted to operate i the city. PUBLIC SAFETY TIPS Did you kow the City offers free mobile alerts ad a vacatio safety check program to residets? Nixle: Sig up to receive importat mobile text alerts from Grosse Poite Farms Public Safety Departmet istatly o your phoe. It s quick, easy ad secure. Nixle users receive the latest iformatio regardig public safety, sow emergecies ad much more. To sig up for alerts, please visit ixle.com. Vacatio Safety Check Program: It s importat to have a pla to esure your home s safety whe you are goe. To avoid the telltale sigs you re ot home follow these tips: Put a hold o your mail ad ewspapers. Have someoe shovel the driveway while you re goe. Try automatic timig lights ad a radio i differet rooms to create the appearace of movemet. Call for a Vacatio Safety Check at (313) 885-2100. Please try to give us at least three days otice. 90 Kerby Road l 313 885.6600 l www.grossepoitefarms.org
M I C H I G A N PARKS & RECREATION PROGRAMS Parks & Recreatio Witer 2016 Iformatio Recreatio Program Registratio Guidelies All Recreatio Programs require pre-registratio. Please register by the deadlie oted i each descriptio i order to prevet the programs from beig cacelled. The most efficiet ways are oted below: Walk-i at the Parks ad Recreatio Office. Register olie at www.parks.grossepoitefarms.org Refud Policy Classes/Programs will ot be prorated. No refuds will be made after the start date of each Program. Requests must be made i writig ad submitted to the Parks ad Recreatio Office. Full refuds will be made for ay Class/Program that is caceled by the City. Pier Park Iformatio Parks ad Recreatio Office Phoe 343-2405 Park Hours May 1 October 31 6:00 a.m. Midight November 1 April 30 8:00 a.m. 8:00 p.m.* Parks ad Recreatio Office Hours May 1 October 31 8:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m. November 1 April 30 8:00 a.m. 5:00 p.m. * Whe the Ice Skatig Rik is ope, Pier Park will be ope util the Rik closes for the ight. See Ice Skatig hours o page 4. Pier Park Voluteer Opportuity The Pier Park offers may family evets. These evets have grow greatly through the years. To make every evet a success, we are lookig for voluteers from our commuity. If you are iterested i beig added to our list of voluteers, please call 343-2405. 2016 Park Passes Park Pass Applicatios are available at the City Offices, the Parks ad Recreatio Office or at www.grossepoitefarms.org. Park Passes are issued to all residets, 8 ad older. All Park Passes expire o December 31. All iformatio must be complete i order to have your ew Passes processed. Curret residets, childre over 18 livig at home ad o-married residets 18 ad older, must show a valid driver s licese, i perso, ad sig for their Residet Park Pass. Exceptios will be give to husbads ad wives pickig up each other s ad their childre s, if uder 18. If you would like to request a Temporary No-Residet Park Pass, Caregiver Park Pass or Dog Park Pass, please complete a Applicatio two weeks before the Pass is eeded. Pier Park Voluteer Opportuity The Pier Park offers may family evets. These evets have grow greatly through the years. To make every evet a success, we are lookig for voluteers from our commuity. If you are iterested i beig added to our list of voluteers, please call 343-2405. 4 l
WINTER 2016 PARKS & RECREATION PROGRAMS Platform Teis Courts Ope Skatig Hours Ope Seasoal Play Dates: October 1 April 30. Reservatios ca oly be made by Grosse Poite Farms residets olie or by callig the Parks ad Recreatio Office at 343-2405 durig office hours. Up to two o-residets ca play as guests (players) of the residet who made the reservatio o oe court. Park pass puches will be required for additioal oresidet guests (players). A residet may oly reserve a court for 1 ½ hours at a time. A secod residet may reserve a court for additioal time for the same group. This will be limited to a maximum of 3 hours for the same group of players for each day. Courts are available o a first-come, first-served basis if there are o reservatios. Reservatios ca oly be made up to two days prior to the reservatio date. Reservatios may be cacelled by the City if persos arrive later tha 15 miutes after the reserved time. Courts will be locked. Keys will be issued to players whe they arrive ad the players must leave their Park Pass or Driver s Licese i exchage for the key. Note: Daily operatio hours may vary for holidays ad due to iclemet weather. Daily Operatio Hours The Refrigerated Ice Skatig Rik at Pier Park is ope, weather permittig. This rik is oly for ope skatig, hockey is prohibited. Durig the followig skatig hours, the Warmig Buildig will be ope for use of restrooms ad relaxatio. Suday 10:00 a.m. 9:00 p.m. Moday Thursday 4:00 p.m. 9:00 p.m. Friday 4:00 p.m. 10:00 p.m. Saturday 10:00 a.m. 10:00 p.m. December April 8:00 a.m. 10:00 p.m. 90 Kerby Road l 313 885.6600 l www.grossepoitefarms.org
M I C H I G A N PARKS & RECREATION PROGRAMS Summer of 16 Remiders The first day to register for summer programs will be Moday, May 2, 2016. All past Swim Team ad Sychro members will receive emails regardig registerig for the teams. If you will be ew to either of these teams please sed a email to the team i which you are requestig iformatio to: swimteam@grossepoitefarms.org or sychro@grossepoitefarms.org We will post updates ad remiders o our Facebook page, so be sure to like us at facebook. com/grossepoitefarms. Witer 2016 Adult Recreatio Programs Low Impact Combo This exercise class icorporates plety of resistace equipmet (body balls ad elastics) as well as use of free weights. Plety of stretchig fiishes each hour. Please brig a mat ad a bottle of water to every class. #1002 Cheryly Pellegrio 10 Weeks, Jauary 24 March 11 $135.00 Moday/Wedesday/Friday 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Great Room, Commuity Buildig Registratio Deadlie is Jauary 1 #1005 Cheryly Pellegrio 10 Weeks, March 14- May 20 $135.00 Moday/Wedesday/Friday 9:00 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Great Room, Commuity Buildig Registratio Deadlie is March 8 Adult Self Defese This class will focus o basic physical fitess, self-defese holds ad escapes. Studets will begi with a warm-up exercise, do basic stregth calistheics, ad lear defesive techiques for specific scearios. Master Ash has his 4th Degree Black Belt i Tae Kwo do ad 1st Degree Black Belt i Hapki do. #1008 Master Ashraf Soheim 6 Weeks, Jauary 4 February 10 $100.00 Moday/Wedesday 6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Great Room, Commuity Buildig Registratio Deadlie is Jauary 1 #1009 Master Ashraf Soheim 6 Weeks, February 15 - March 23 $100.00 Moday/Wedesday 6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m. Great Room, Commuity Buildig Registratio Deadlie is February 10 Witer 2016 Youth Recreatio Programs Ice Skatig Lessos Have fu learig the basics of skatig or improvig curret skills. Class time will be split ito 20 miutes of istructio ad 10 miutes of free time. All classes will be taught by istructors from the St. Clair Shores School of Skatig. All participats will be split up ito groups based o their abilities. All abilities are welcome!! Helmet is required; gloves ad warm clothes suggested. #1004 Youth Adult (ages 7 Adult) 6 Weeks, Jauary 16 February 27 $60.00 Saturdays, 9:30 a.m. 10:00 a.m. Pier Park Ice Rik Registratio Deadlie is Jauary 10 #1003 Tiy Tots (ages 3 to 6) 6 Weeks, Jauary 16 February 27 $66.00 Saturdays, 9:00 a.m. 9:30 a.m. Pier Park Ice Rik Registratio Deadlie is Jauary 10 6 l
WINTER 2016 Mommy ad Me Ceramics for All Ages This is a combiatio class for all ages. Pait your ow ceramic keepsake!! Youg childre ca do hadprits or footprits alog with Mom. Older childre ad adults ca choose from a variety of pieces to create a beautiful keepsake or gift. All projects will be ready before Christmas ad available for pick-up at the Gatehouse o later tha December 22. The cost icludes istructio, all supplies ad kil firig for oe piece. #3007 Judy Alford December 12, $20.00 (1st additioal project is $10, each additioal is $7) Saturday, 10:00 p.m. 12:00 p.m. Activities Room, Commuity Buildig Registratio Deadlie is December 10 Get FROZEN Witer Woderlad Camp Do you wat to build a Sowma? Bricks 4 Kidz is hostig a Froze themed day camp!! This is the perfect Christmas preset for ay Froze obsessed girl or boy. The camp day cosists of Brick Buildig, Egieerig with LEGOS, ad excitig take-home crafts. Participats will make a motorized horse ad sleigh like Sve, eruptig sow, blizzards i a bottle ad eve special characters like Aa, Elsa ad Olaf. Come ad joi this fu-filled Froze spectacular!!. #1005 Jackie Armstrog Jauary 16, $35.00 Saturdays, 12:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Activities Room, Commuity Buildig Registratio Deadlie is Jauary 10 Space Advetures Holiday Camp The day icludes LEGO Star Wars themed models, group games, challeges ad more. Bricks 4 Kidz Space Adveture Camp provides the spark for imagiatio ad creativity to take off o a adveture that s out of this world!! #3005 Jackie Armstrog December 19, $35.00 Saturday, 12:00 p.m. 3:00 p.m. Activities Room, Commuity Buildig Registratio Deadlie is December 15 Daddy-Daughter Dace It promises to be a eveig they will log remember, as Grosse Poite girls, age 12 ad uder, twist ad twirl with their best beau Daddy at the All-Poites Daddy-Daughter Dace. It s a semi-formal affair, complete with a wrist corsage for each youg lady. Ad, just like a grow-up party, there will be frilly decoratios, ad lots of yummy appetizers ad sacks with the additio of everyoe s favorite tues, keepig the party movig o the dace floor. Most importatly, Dads are ecouraged to brig their cameras to capture the memories of this magical ight. Reservatios for the Daddy-Daughter Dace ca be made begiig February 1st. If you kow of ayoe i oe the other Grosse Poites who would like to atted, please have them cotact their local Parks ad Recreatio Departmet to register. #1006 Saturday, April 16, $8.00/perso 7:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. Grosse Poite South s Mai Gym Registratio Deadlie is April 13 Easter Egg Hut Rai, Shie or Sow, brig your Easter basket or bag ad hut for cady filled eggs. Do t forget your camera for pictures with the Easter Buy!! Free March 19 Saturday, 10:00 a.m. Holiday Movie Days Bored already? Paret s eed a break? Come o dow to the Pier Park, brig somethig cozy to cuddle with ad watch a movie! The feature presetatio icludes popcor ad a take home surprise. Please call the Parks ad Recreatio Office, or go olie to register, as this free evet is limited to the first 30 childre. It is recommeded that parets stay, but if ot, all childre must be picked up at 2:30 p.m. The game room will be closed ad all childre must stay i the Great Room with Pier Park Staff util a paret arrives. #3008 Big Hero 6 (PG) December 21, Free Tuesday 1:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Great Room, Commuity Buildig Registratio Deadlie is December 18 #3009 Iside Out (PG) December 28, Free Tuesday 1:00 p.m. 2:30 p.m. Great Room, Commuity Buildig Registratio Deadlie is December 26 90 Kerby Road l 313 885.6600 l www.grossepoitefarms.org
M I M I C H C H I G A I G A N THE CITY OF GROSSE POINTE FARMS Coucil Members James C. Farquhar, Mayor James C. Farquhar, Mayor Lev Wood, Mayor Therese Pro Joseph Tem Therese Joe RicciJoseph Joe Louis Ricci Theros Louis Peter W. Theros Waldmeir Peter Marti W. F. Waldmeir West Marti Lev Wood F. West City Maager Shae Reeside Shae Reeside N CITY NEWS City Directory City of Grosse Poite Farms 90 Kerby Road Grosse Poite Farms, MI 48236 web: www.grossepoitefarms.org e-mail: cityclerk@grossepoitefarms.org Admiistratio 885-6600 Electios ad registratios, coucil meetigs, ordiaces, birth ad death certificates, taxes ad tax rates, assessmets, collectios ad water bills, accouts ad fiace, recyclig ad refuse disposal. Public Service 885-4285 Buildig permits, egieerig, ispectios, pest cotrol, regulatios, sidewalks, streets, tree service, saitary ad storm sewers ad zoig. Parks ad Recreatio 343-2405 Pier Park, Pier Park Gate House, Kerby Field, Maria, class schedules, Commuity Buildig retal ad picic ad temporary park permits. Muicipal Court 885-2104 Public Safety (Police & Fire) 885-2100 Ambulace ad Emergecies 911 Poiso Cotrol 745-5711 Automatic Water Bill Paymet Pay your water bills automatically! The Grosse Poite Farms Water Departmet is ow ready to sig up all water customers with ACH debit paymet for payig your water bill. This service will allow you to have the City s water departmet deduct the balace of your water bill from your bak accout o the due date. All you eed to do is fill out the form below ad retur it, alog with a voided check, to the Grosse Poite Farms Water Departmet. Never pay a late fee, worry about your mailed check arrivig or chagig your mailig address whe you are out of tow. Customer s Auto Draft Iformatio Name: Address: Phoe Number: hereby agree to allow the City of Grosse Poite Farms to deduct from my checkig accout, I hereby agree to allow the City of Grosse Poite Farms to deduct from my checkig accout, the balace owed o my water bill o its due date. the balace owed o my water bill o its quarterly due date. Sigature: l 8 l Please retur with a voided check to: Grosse Poite Farms Water Departmet, 90 Kerby Road, Grosse Poite Farms, MI 48236.