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Barnett named to Patterson’s Elite 40 Under 40
Written by Annette Kingsbury
Monday, 13 February 2012 10:58
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Bryan Barnett

Oakland County Executive L. Brooks Patterson named Rochester Hills Mayor Bryan Barnett as one of his “Elite 40 under 40” at his 2012 State of the County address Feb. 8.

The Elite 40 represents “Individuals who are excelling in their fields and are working to improve the quality of life in their communities by giving back,” Patterson said.

Over 400 nominations were received representing all areas of Oakland County. Barnett is the only elected official on the list, which tilts heavily toward the business community.

Barnett, 36, has been mayor since 2006. An Oakland University graduate, in 2006 he was named an Outstanding Michigander of the Year by the Michigan Jaycees. In 2010, he won a John F. Kennedy School of Government Harvard Scholarship. In 2011 he went to Germany as a delegate to the Transatlantic Climate Bridge Initiative, Sustainable Planning, Sustainable Cities. Barnett currently chairs the Southeast Michigan Council of Government’s Green Infrastructure Task Force.

“I am honored to be named as one of the inaugural members of the Elite 40 Class and to be associated with so many other outstanding leaders who represent their industry and communities,” Barnett said.

The winners were honored at the State of the County address and become members of Patterson’s Executive Club. For a complete list of the honorees, visit LBrooksPatterson.com.

 
Avon bridge closing Feb. 1
Written by Annette Kingsbury
Tuesday, 24 January 2012 16:51
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Rochester Hills drivers have been waiting, and waiting, for the Avon bridge over the Clinton River just east of Livernois to be fixed so lane restrictions could be lifted. The time has finally arrived, but be prepared to avoid the area for the next several months.

“For months and months and probably years, the Avon bridge has seemed like a mirage,” Mayor Bryan Barnett said Monday as he announced that work to replace the bridge is scheduled to start Feb. 1. Because the bridge is coming down, that section of roadway will be closed through approximately June 15.

“There will be some considerable traffic changes,” Barnett said.

The Road Commission for Oakland County will remove the old bridge and replace it with a pre-stressed concrete bridge of the same five lanes as the existing bridge. The project will include repaving the approaches to the bridge, placement of new guardrails and relocation of a water main.

The budget is $2.6 million. A Michigan Local Bridge Program grant will cover $2.5 million; the road commission will cover the balance. The city will kick in $32,000 for the installation of decorative lighting, handrails and pathway. The new bridge is expected to open by June 15, with the project completed by mid-July.

Several other projects will probably complicate driving around greater Rochester this summer. A major repaving of Main Street (Rochester Road) through downtown Rochester is scheduled to begin in April. Crooks Road is scheduled to be widened to five lanes from Starr-Batt Drive to Hamlin, including a center left-turn lane, curbs, storm sewers and filling pathway gaps.

The Crooks project is scheduled to start this summer and finish in the fall. The road will close during portions of the project, but the road commission said that won’t happen until Avon is reopened.

Click on the link to see a map of the detour: AVON ROAD BRIDGE DETOUR

 
Rochester Hills on Christmas Tree Recycling
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Tuesday, 13 December 2011 23:00
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Rochester Hills, Michigan-The City of Rochester Hills will once again allow residents to dispose of natural Christmas trees by dropping them off at the Clinton River Watershed Council (formerly the Environmental Education Center) on the following dates and times ONLY:

            Saturday, December 31, 2011             10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

            Sunday, January 1, 2012                     12 noon – 4 p.m.

            Saturday, January 7, 2012                   10 a.m. – 4 p.m.

            Sunday, January 8, 2012                     12 noon – 4 p.m.

The Clinton River Watershed Council is located at 1115 W. Avon Road (south side of Avon, just west of Livernois Road).

Christmas trees will be accepted subject to the following conditions:

 

•           Residents of Rochester Hills may drop off trees during the announced days and hours only.

•           Trees shall be dropped off at the designated area only.  Any other disposal, at or near the designated site, will constitute improper disposal and violators will be subject to ticketing.

•           Only natural Christmas trees will be accepted.  No mass or commercial disposal is permitted.  No disposal of any other materials, natural or artificial, is permitted.

•           All non-woody material, e.g., lights and wires, ornaments, rope, garland, stands and braces, bagging, etc., must be removed before drop off.

•           Volunteers will inspect trees for compliance with this order before accepting them for disposal.  Trees or other matter that do not meet the restrictions will not be accepted.

Under contract with the City of Rochester Hills, Allied Waste Services will collect discarded Christmas trees devoid of any ropes, lights, metal, plastic, or other hangers during Christmas week and the following three weeks.  Allied will deliver the trees they collect to a compost site rather than a landfill or disposal facility.  Trees measuring greater than six feet tall must be cut in half prior to placement at curbside.

For additional information, please contact Gerald Lee, Forestry Operations Manager at 248 656-4673.

Established in 1984, the City of Rochester Hills is a prosperous community offering residents and businesses superior services. Voted one of the top places to live by several sources including CNN Money magazine and RelocateAmerica.com, Rochester Hills is committed to sustaining its position among the nation’s preeminent places to live, work and raise a family. Through the city’s focus on health, education and technology, the community continues to attract forward-thinking leaders and businesses.