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City Hall Insider … 6/8/26
By Charles SercombeThe city council met on June 9, and all councilmembers were in attendance. The meeting ran for five hours. This is the second, and final, part of the […]
Taking a dive into Hamtramck’s election results
By Charles SercombeHamtramck voters were somewhat out of step with other voters in the state.But, keeping with the Hamtramck tradition, voters here still strongly supported the Democratic Party.To the likely […]
Councilman sentenced to community service for election conviction
By Charles SercombeCouncilmember Mohammed Hassan faces 80 hours of community service for his misdemeanor conviction of forging an absentee ballot in the 2023 election.Hassan had faced two felony charges of […]
In our Opinion … Councilmembers need to be held accountable for votes
There’s one annoying – and growing – habit we’ve noticed among city councilmembers.And that’s the lame way some of them avoid making difficult, or unpopular, decisions by abstaining from a […]
City council undoes a censure of Councilman Choudhury
By Charles SercombeOnce again, Hamtramck City Councilmembers reversed themselves on censuring one of their own.This time, the censure involved Councilmember Nayeem Choudhury for using “profane and inappropriate language” during an […]
In Our Opinion … Councilmembers need to be held accountable for votes
There’s one annoying – and growing – habit we’ve noticed among city councilmembers.And that’s the lame way some of them avoid making difficult, or unpopular, decisions by abstaining from a […]
The Hamtramck Review8/14/26
Will Hamtramck taxpayers be on the hook for mayor’s legal fees?
By Charles SercombeDon’t get out your checkbook yet, taxpayers.There appears to be a wrinkle in the city council’s approval to use taxpayers’ money to cover the mayor’s $200,000-plus legal fees […]
Recreation tax renewal OK’d by voters
By Charles SercombeHamtramck’s recreation tax renewal easily coasted to voter approval for another 10 years.On Tuesday, election day, Hamtramck voters approved renewing the tax despite an anti-tax effort to defeat […]