Romulus council approves series of permits, contracts and equipment purchases totaling $1.5 million

Romulus City Council approved a set of permits, contracts and equipment purchases at its Aug. 11, 2025 regular meeting, including special-event permits for two mental-health fundraisers and a church picnic, a 10-year waste-collection contract, and several municipal equipment purchases that together appear on the warrant and procurement agenda.

The approvals included no-fee special-event permits for Celebrate My Life’s Mental Health Fun Day (Sept. 13 at Romulus Historical Park) and a community-wide mental-health fundraiser at Elmer Johnson Park (Sept. 13); a no-fee permit for Romulus Community Baptist Church’s annual picnic (Aug. 29); and a cemetery-committee yard sale at Mary Anne Banks Park (Sept. 27). Miranda Jones, identified in the meeting as CEO of Celebrate My Life, said the Sept. 13 outdoor event is expected to draw “500 plus” people and asked for road closures and a special-event permit; the council approved the request.

The council also authorized a 10-year contract with Waste Management for automated curbside collection of refuse, recyclables and yard waste; a sole-source purchase of a…