🌱 What 18 new county jobs and big projects could mean for you

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In today's newsletter:

• What 18 new county jobs and big projects could mean for you
• How a $5.3M Macomb facility finally killed that sewer smell
• How Macomb Dakota finally broke through for its first golf regional

Also on today's calendar: 6-weeks of Healing for Anxiety and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Pleasant with plenty of sun, with a high of 69 and low of 46 degrees.
• Friday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 70, low: 54.
• Saturday: Partly sunny and warm, with a high of 77 and low of 57 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Hackel seeks 18 new positions again in '27 Macomb County budget proposal (macombdaily.com) — Macomb County's proposed 2027 budget would add 18 general-fund positions, expand sheriff, courts, animal control, and finance staffing, and still draw down reserves slightly from historically strong levels. Officials also outline major capital needs, including jail intake upgrades and a new health facility, decisions that will shape county services, taxes, and infrastructure for residents over the next several years.
   

• $5.3 million facility brings relief from decades of sewer odors in Sterling Heights neighborhood (wxyz.com) — Residents just south of 17 Mile in Sterling Heights are finally getting relief from decades of sewer stench, thanks to a new $5.3 million Macomb County odor-control facility on Sorrento and Dodge Park. The two-story building quietly scrubs hydrogen sulfide from sewer gas, extending infrastructure life while letting neighbors enjoy their yards without the constant smell of sewage.
   

• Dakota wins first golf regional title; Romeo, Eisenhower also qualify (theoaklandpress.com) — Macomb Dakota's girls golf team just captured its first-ever regional title, adding to an undefeated Macomb Area Conference Red season and a Macomb County Tournament crown. Romeo and Utica Eisenhower also punched tickets to the Division 1 state finals, with several local golfers posting standout rounds and building momentum for next week's championship in Battle Creek.
   

📸 Around Macomb

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Macomb

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★ Featured events ★

Friday October 16
• Lord Of The Flies →
  Arsène Performing Arts, 24877 21 Mile Rd, Macomb
  7:30 pm

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Other local events

Saturday October 10
• Donuts with Grown Ups Story Time
  North Branch - Creative/Story Room
  10:00 am
• Howl-o-Ween | Dog Days in the Park →
  49625 Romeo Plank Road, Macomb
  11:00 am
Sunday October 11
• Be Aware 5K Walk/Run →
  Macomb MI
Tuesday October 13
• Rock N Read
  North Branch - Creative/Story Room
  10:00 am
• Preschool Story Time
  North Branch - Creative/Story Room
  11:00 am
Wednesday October 14
• Little Listeners
  North Branch - Creative/Story Room
  11:00 am
• Board of Trustees →
  Macomb Township Hall, 54111 Broughton Rd, Macomb
  6:30 pm
• 6-weeks of Healing for Anxiety →
  Online Zoom
  7:00 pm
Friday October 16
• MSN Fund Run 2026
  MSN
  8:00 am
• Medicare/Medicaid Assistance
  North Branch - Group Study Room A
  10:00 am
Saturday October 17
• Lord Of The Flies →
  Arsène Performing Arts, 24877 21 Mile Rd, Macomb
  7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• What is being established at Hall and Garfield Rd.?
  Sort of concerned because of still another busy area in an already the busy traffic arena. What will be the exit and entrance landscape….. (Nextdoor Plum Grove)

• Kroger Family of Companies posted a job opening for Courtesy Clerk/Grocery Bagger in Macomb. Apply here.
• Triumph Group posted a job opening for Supervisor, Quality Inspection in Macomb. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Macomb here.

🗞 Nearby News

Utica

• Halloween Pop-Up Bars in Metro Detroit (hourdetroit.com)
• JBM Law Targets 3 Probate Failure Points for Michigan Families (lakeoswegoreview.com)
• Dakota golfers put finishing touches on another MAC Red championship; Utica, Marysville, Armada win (macombdaily.com)

Chesterfield

• Judge revokes bond for Kim Mathers, ex-wife of Eminem, after heated court hearing (clickondetroit.com)

Sterling Heights

• 2026 Candidate Interview: Tom Turner for State Representative District 57 (oaklandcounty115.com)

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What is clean when it is black and dirty when it is white?" — A chalk board (Thank you Charlie H. for sending it in!)
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