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Visioning 2040 Community Survey: Help Shape the Future of Your Community

Sterling Heights has embarked on a journey to create a Vision 2040 for our community that ensures we continue to maintain a vibrant and sustainable place for people to live, work and play. Your voice is a critical component of this process! We need to kno...

Trailblazing social tech company joins Sterling Heights Velocity Center

Lite Tuition, an innovative social tech company and newest tenant at Sterling Heights Velocity Center, provides a groundbreaking fundraising platform dedicated to enhancing accessibility in higher education just in time for back to school. Lite Tuition wi...

Sterling Heights Recognized for Excellence in CDBG Program Management by US Department of HUD

The City of Sterling Heights is pleased to announce its recent recognition for outstanding performance in the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program.

The United States Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) conducted a comprehensive monitoring visit from June 12 to June 15, 2023, marking the first time since 2011 that the City underwent such an evaluation.

HUD's monitoring program se...

SHTV wins prestigious national Hometown Media Award from the Alliance for Community Media Foundation

Sterling Heights Television recently received a 2023 Hometown Media Award from the Alliance for Community Media Foundation.

The awards program was established to honor and promote community media, community radio and local cable programs that are distributed on Public, Educational and Governmental (PEG) access cable television channels. 

SHTV’s Bob Sergott an...

City of Sterling Heights opens outdoor fitness park for 50+ community

A unique concept that combines the best of physical fitness and the great outdoors, the open-air amenity provides all the physical benefits of indoor exercise through a range of equipment that supports cardiovascular health, muscle strength, balance and f...

City Manager Mark Vanderpool wins ASPA Lifetime Achievement Award

Sterling Heights City Manager Mark Vanderpool was recently honored with the 2023 Outstanding Public Service: Lifetime Achievement Award by the American Society for Public Administration (ASPA) Detroit Metropolitan Chapter. 

This award is given ann...

Sterling Heights partners with General Motors Dealers to add 17 Electric Vehicle Charging Stations

In another move to improve the sustainability of its community, the city of Sterling Heights recently announced a new partnership with General Motors Dealer Community Charging Program to add 17 Electric Vehicle (EV) charging stations at public spaces thro...

Sterling Heights ranks top in assessed value in Macomb County

According to the most recent equalization values, Sterling Heights is one of the top five cities in State Equalized Values (SEV) in the entire state of Michigan, and ranks No. 2 in industrial property values among the five highest SEV communities in the s...

City of Sterling Heights unveils new mosaic mural produced by more than 130 members of the community

Who: Sterling Heights Mayor Michael Taylor, Sterling Heights City Council, Sterling Heights City Manager Mark Vanderpool, Sterling Heights Arts Commission, artist Mary Gilhuly of Song and Spirit and community artists.

What: Public ribbon cutting f...

Sterling Heights Area Community Foundation Announces 2023 Scholarship Program Recipients

20 Scholarships totaling $33,000 awarded

On May 16, 2023, the Sterling Heights Area Community Foundation and its 11 scholarship sponsoring partners awarded 20 scholarships totaling $33,000 to area college bound high school seniors and current college students living in Sterling Heights and Macom...

Sterling Heights Rolls Out Sustainability Initiatives

On Monday evening, the city of Sterling Heights acknowledged the upcoming Arbor and Earth Days by planting a redbud tree, celebrating a 38^th consecutive “Tree City USA” designation by the Arbor Day Foundation and rolling out a...

Sterling Heights Launches New WaterSmart Website

$60 annual credit for paperless billing and automatic water bill payments also announced.

The city of Sterling Heights is proud to announce the launch of its new WaterSmart website designed to help residents save money and conserve water by easily managing their household water bill online via desktop or smartphone. 

WaterSmart offers ...

Proposed 2023/24 Sterling Heights Budget

The Sterling Heights City Council will discuss the Proposed 2023/24 City Budget during a special budget meeting beginning at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 11 at City Hall.

For the fiscal year beginning July 1, the City budget totals $238 million. The proposed City millage rate remains the same as last year at 16.38. The City millage rate continues to be lower than most cities in Michigan and is one of the lowest in Macomb C...

City of Sterling Heights Cut Ribbon on New Bocce Barn

The Sterling Heights Bocce Barn ribbon cutting ceremony is set to take place on March 21 at 6 p.m.

Who: Sterling Heights Mayor Michael C. Taylor and members of Sterling Heights City Council, City Manager Mark Vanderpool, Parks and Recreation Director Kyle Langlois and other guests

What: Ribbon cutting, photo opportunity and tour of the Bocce Barn, Sterl...

Sterling Heights receives $500k federal grant for traffic calming study

The City of Sterling Heights has been awarded a $500,000 federal grant that will be used to conduct a citywide traffic calming study.

The grant comes from U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg’s Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Grant Program designed to tackle the growing issue of traffic fatalities on American roads, sidewalks and crosswalks.

The Sterling Height...

Sterling Heights recognized by UM-Dearborn’s iLabs’ eCities Research for supporting small business

Sterling Heights was honored as a five star community along with 94 other communities across the state.

The City of Sterling Heights has been recognized for its successes and efforts in contributing to Michigan’s entrepreneurial growth and economic development in the annual eCities study conducted by researchers at iLabs, University of Michigan-De...

Sterling Heights achieves score of 91/100 on Human Rights Campaign 2022 Municipal Equality Index

The city of Sterling Heights is proud to announce it has received a score of 91 on the Human Rights Campaign's 2022 Municipal Equality Index (MEI).

The MEI is a nationwide evaluation of 506 municipalities' laws, policies, and services that affect the lives of LGBTQ+ individuals.

In the latest MEI report, Sterling Heights received a score of 91 out of 100, an increase from its previous score o...

Sterling Heights Parks and Rec Department receives mParks facility design award for Esports Arena

The Michigan Parks and Recreation Association, known as mParks, recently announced the Sterling Heights Parks and Rec Department will receive an award of recognition this year at the mParks Conference & Trade Show at the Lansing Center on March 8, 2023.

Sterling Heights Parks and Recreation is being awarded a 2022-2023 Facility Design Award for the new Esports Arena that opened in October 2021 in the Sterling Heights Community Center. Judging criteria included the project’s purpose, local signi...

Sterling Heights continues outstanding audit results, receives GFOA’s highest financial awards

Results from an independent audit for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2022 showed that Sterling Heights continues to manage its finances remarkably well.

Results from an independent audit for the fiscal year that ended June 30, 2022 showed that Sterling Heights continues to manage its finances remarkably well. 

Assistant Finance & Budget Director Nick Makie presented the audit to the Mayor and ...

Sterling Heights engages Davey Resource Group for upcoming tree inventory

The Sterling Heights has engaged urban forestry consulting firm Davey Resource Group Inc. to conduct a comprehensive inventory and assessment of an estimated 37,500 trees on public streets in City parks.

The project is part of an ongoing initiative to help City officials understand the current tree population, prioritize tree maintenance and ensure the community has a healthy and sustainable urban forest.

The tree inventory effort the City initiated with a...

Macomb County drain project creates new hike/bike path

Walkers, joggers and bicyclists can enjoy a scenic new route in Sterling Heights as part of a recently completed project along the Red Run Drain.

The new 1.35-mile hike/bike trail branches south from the Freedom Trail on Metropolitan Parkway, curves behind Freedom Hill County Park and continues west to Schoenherr Road.

“The trail makes a beautiful area accessible to the public. It&rsqu...

Sterling Heights is safest big city in Michigan, according to newly released FBI crime statistics

Data has been released from the Department of Justice – Federal Bureau of Investigation – NIBRS 2021 Crime Data Explorer, and the city of Sterling Heights is once again noted as the safest big city (over 100,000 population) in Michigan.

Sterling Heights was ranked safest among these communities in both total property crimes and violent crimes, as well as safest overall.

Sterling Heights recorded the lowest violent crime rate among all Michigan communities over 100,000 population at 225 to...

Family Treated for Carbon Monoxide Poisoning

On Wednesday, November 14, 2018 at 8:00 a.m. the Sterling Heights Fire Department was called for a possible gas leak in a home in the 8000 block of Tinkler Rd., with people feeling ill.

Upon arrival, the Fire Department was confronted with three individuals from one family showing signs of severe carbon monoxide poisoning. The residents were already out of the house, and fire crews began evaluating and treating them. A fourth family memb...