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Commissioners press county on downtown safety as sheriff contract is proposed
Summary
Mount Clemens commissioners heard multiple business and resident accounts of aggressive behavior downtown and discussed a proposed three-year law-enforcement and dispatch agreement with the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office covering 01/01/2025–12/31/2027; commissioners asked for clearer cost and patrol information from the county.
Mount Clemens city leaders spent a large portion of their Sept. 16 meeting addressing downtown safety after several business owners and residents described aggressive and sometimes violent behavior by a recently arrived group of people experiencing homelessness.
"They're smoking pot openly. They are doing crack. They are drinking, openly," said Mickey Weist, a downtown resident and event organizer, describing recent incidents that he said disrupted concerts and other events.
The safety concerns surfaced again when the commission took up a motion to approve an intergovernmental agreement with the Macomb County Sheriff’s Office for law-enforcement and regional dispatch services covering Jan. 1, 2025, through Dec. 31, 2027. City Manager…
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