10/12/2026 Council Meeting City of Lincoln Park

The City of Lincoln Park Council meeting was held October 12, 2026. The council approved sending police recruit Thomas Quay to the Community College Police Academy from October 26, 2026, through March 5, 2027, at a cost of $9,215 plus $1,250 for uniforms and equipment. The costs are to come from the police department’s training account and be reimbursed through the MCO Public Safety Academy Assistance Program; Quay agreed to a two-year service agreement. The council also approved recognizing the Down River Wrestling Club as a nonprofit for purposes of obtaining a charitable gaming license. It considered a temporary construction easement related to improvements at a retention basin in Ecorse; the easement would allow project work and require site restoration and indemnification. The discussion described the broader basin improvements as costing millions of dollars, but no project award or amount was specified in the transcript.

The DDA/EDC director reported that Lincoln Park had been accepted into the Main Street program and was working toward Redevelopment Ready Communities certification, with approximately $15,000 mentioned in connection with that effort. The DDA is researching a commercial sign grant and a residential rehabilitation grant, and staff is seeking an MDOT lawn-mowing reimbursement agreement; these were updates or proposals under review, not approved expenditures. The city attorney also noted that the Harrison Street Bridge is expected to be replaced next year at no cost to the city, with an estimated value of $4.8 million. Public comments focused heavily on water and sewer rates, city communications and the website, and infrastructure concerns; no related spending decision was recorded.