Interested in a rain barrel? Want to help the community with the amount of water through our sewage system? Unfortunately, in three-fourths of the City, rain water runs through the storm sewers and mixes with our sanitary sewers to be processed. When there is a large rain event, we can have too much sewage to process and have a combined sewer overflow (CSO) into Lake St. Clair. We release treated sewage into the lake to prevent mass basement flooding. Rain barrels can help reduce the amount of gallons in a CSO. Working with our Public Works Commissioner Candice Miller, we will be supplied 200 rain barrels as a community. Our Department of Public Works will help with distribution.

• Application: https://www.cityofeastpointe.net/community/rain_barrel_pilot_program.php
• News article: https://www.macombdaily.com/2024/10/07/free-rain-barrel-program-expanded-to-eastpointe/

Ever since the City switched (mostly) from conrete fixes instead of asphalt for side streets, I think we have made great progress on fixing the damn roads. And I mean fixing the roads in the LONG TERM. Ashpalt provides a quick fix, but for the City Council to be back at it again 15 years later when the road starts falling apart and needs a full fix again. With concrete we can fix a little at a time for a smaller amount of money, and the materal lasts much longer.

Have you always wanted a tree in front of your house? The boulevard is a perfect place for one, and the City has put together a set of nine trees that work best depending on the amount of space available. John Kraus, a fellow of the Community Economic Development Association of Michigan working for the City of Eastpointe, interviewed with the Macomb Daily, and is hitting the ground running to get trees planted.

We planted 54 trees this past fall, and are looking to plant at least 50 more this upcoming spring! Help us make it happen! If you're interested, contact myself or John Kraus at 586-601-4122 or This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it..

Today marks Nine Years since I was appointed to City Council in 2014 after the death of Councilman Bill Sweeney. Bill was a huge supporter of sports & recreation in the community, and the City named the sled hill at Spindler Park after him.

Since then, I believe we have made a lot of strides in our parks. This year we had a duo of innovative changes at Spindler Park: a story walk, and permanent corn hole boards. Many other positive changes have been made over the recent years also, not only at Spindler Park, but also at Kennedy Park, Memorial Park, Goetz Park, Roxana Park, and others. This past year we made an awesome change at Rein Park, creating a walking path around the outside of the park, along with benches and garbage cans.