The revised stormwater manual for adoption is available for review
Rockford Stormwater Standards Manual FOR ADOPTION.pdf
Read the news release here.
Please see the attached news release about foam on the Rogue River. It is recommended that you do not swallow the foam floating on the river. The water itself was previously tested and found to be safe. If you have further questions, please refer to the contacts in the release. Thank you!
RELEASE - Health Advisory FOAM.pdf
The Rockford Planning Commission will hold their May meeting Thursday, May 31, 2018 at 7:00 p.m.
NOTICE OF A PUBLIC HEARING ON FIRST AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT TO THE BROWNFIELD PLAN OF THE CITY OF ROCKFORD BROWNFIELD REDEVELOPMENT AUTHORITY FOR THE 202 NORTH MONROE, LLC REDEVELOPMENT PROJECT
Full notice available here
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Rockford Planning Commission will conduct a public hearing on Thursday, May 31, 2018, at or about 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 7 South Monroe Street, Rockford, Michigan, to solicit input, verbal or in writing, on a proposed amendment to the Planned Unit Development (PUD) Plan for Herman’s Boy, located at 220 Northland Drive.
A copy of the proposed amendment may be reviewed in the office of the City Clerk during normal business hours.
Persons with special needs, as defined in the Americans with Disabilities Act, should contact the City Clerk at 866-1537 or the Michigan Relay Center TDD 1-800-649-3777.
Christine M. Bedford
City Clerk
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Rockford City Council will hold a public hearing to receive public comment, written or oral on the proposed Storm Water Ordinance. A copy of the proposed Storm Water Ordinance is available for review at City Hall and can also be viewed online at the City's website.
The public hearing will be held Monday, May 14, 2018, at or about 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 7 South Monroe Street, Rockford, Michigan.
Persons with special needs, as defined in the Americans with Disability Act, should contact the City Clerk at 866-1537 or the Michigan Relay Center TDD 1-800-649-3777.
Our yard waste program has started once more as spring arrives! We are happy to collect and dispose of yard waste for our citizens. However, please check the attached brochure to make sure that you're doing everything correctly for us to pick up your bags.
Also attached is a map showing what day we will be through your section of the city to do pickups. Thank you!
YardWasteBroch.pdf
YardWaste_Collection.pdf
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Rockford City Council will hold a Special Meeting Monday, May 21, 2018, at or about 6:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers of the Municipal Building, 7 South Monroe Street, to consider the proposed 2018-19 Budget and fees, and other business. A copy of the proposed budget and fees are available for public review and inspection during normal business hours in the Office of the City Clerk.
Persons with special needs, as defined in the Americans with Disabilities Act, should contact the City Clerk at 866-1537 or the Michigan Relay Center TDD 1-800-649-3777 for accommodations.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Rockford City Council has scheduled a Public Hearing for Monday, May 14, 2017, at 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 7 S. Monroe Street, Rockford, MI 49341, for the purpose of discussing adoption of the 2018-19 Budget and millage rate. The proposed millage rate is 12.9 mils. Council will also adopt the 2018-19 water and sewer rates. A copy of the budget is available for public inspection during normal business hours in the Office of the City Clerk.
THE PROPERTY TAX MILLAGE RATE PROPOSED TO BE LEVIED TO SUPPORT THE PROPOSED BUDGET WILL BE A SUBJECT OF THIS HEARING.
Public comments, either oral or written, are welcome at the Public Hearing. Handicapped persons needing assistance or aid should contact the Office of the City Clerk during regular working hours forty-eight hours prior to the meeting.
For viewing, a copy of the proposed Storm Water Ordinance.
DRAFT Stormwater Standards DEC2016.pdf
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Rockford City Council will hold a Work Session Meeting Monday, May 7, 2017, at or about 6:00 p.m., in the Conference Room of the Municipal Building, 7 South Monroe Street, to consider the proposed 2018-19 City Budget. A copy of the proposed budget is available for public review and inspection during normal business hours in the Office of the City Clerk.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Rockford Planning Commission will hold a public hearing to receive public comment, written or oral on the proposed Storm Water Ordinance. A copy of the proposed Storm Water Ordinance is available for review at City Hall
The public hearing will be held Thursday, April 26, 2018, at or about 7:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 7 South Monroe Street, Rockford, Michigan.
Corner Bar construction will close the section of Courtland from Main Street to the post office to traffic. This will begin on Friday, March 30th, and is projected to last until May 4th. A map showing the alternate route to be followed during this time is attached.
For more details, contact Orion Construction at 616-970-081
alt route.PNG
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Rockford Planning Commission
will hold a work session Thursday, March 15, 2018, at 6:00 p.m., in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 7 South Monroe Street, Rockford, Michigan, to discuss the proposed Storm Water Ordinance.
The 2017 Public Safety Report can now be viewed
Have you built a scarecrow at Rockford's annual "Make It and Take It" Scarecrow event in September? For 20 years our community has enjoyed the fun family event that allows everyone to make a scarecrow of their very own.
The Rockford Area Historical Social would like your help for this year's event awareness. If you have videos or photographs of your scarecrow building adventures, they could end up on TV!
If you have video, contact Kris DeYoung at kdeyoung@rockfordschools.org for instructions on how to submit. If you have pictures, send them in .jpg file format to Al Pratt at rockfordahs@yahoo.com
The State of Michigan has published a website intended to give citizens more information and answers to frequently asked questions about PFAS. You can find it here.
The server for city hall email will be down for some time in the afternoon on January 19th. Employees will not be able to access city email during this time. The server is projected to go down at 3:45 and be down for an hour. If there is an urgent matter, please call city hall instead during the downtime.
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For questions please contact HouseStreet@wwwinc.com
CITY OF ROCKFORD
NOTICE OF A WORK SESSION
The Rockford City Council will meet in a Work Session in the Council Chambers of Rockford City Hall, 7 S Monroe Street, Rockford, MI 49341, Monday, October 16, 2017, at 5:00 p.m., for the purpose of receiving department head presentations. As a Work Session meeting, there will be no items for consideration.
Christine Bedford
Per- and Polyfluoroalkyl Substances (PFAS) FAQ Laboratory Report
NEWS RELEASE September 20, 2017 CITY OF ROCKFORD CONDUCTS WATER STUDY FOR PFOS
In response to recent information provided by the Michigan Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ) that some of the water supplies in the Belmont area showed increased levels of Perfluorooctane Sulfonate (PFOS), the City of Rockford sent water samples for testing last week. Eurofins Eaton Laboratories of South Bend, Indiana - verified that the City of Rockford’s water supply contained no PFOS in the sample tested. City Manager Thad Beard said the results of the tests were expected. “Our well heads that supply water to the city are located in Cannon Township, well away from the wells that were in question in Belmont”, Beard reported. The City will continue to monitor its water supply as the MDEQ further investigates the sources of the PFOS in the Plainfield Township wells. A copy of the Laboratory Report which was conducted on all Method 357 compounds is available for review at City Hall.
CORNER BAR FIRE UPDATE September 15, 2017
City Manager Thad Beard has issued this update on the status of the rebuilding of the Corner Bar.
City officials met with the owners of the Corner Bar and Orion Construction to inspect the bracing of the remaining structure and to determine if the building was stable enough to allow the re-opening of N. Main and Courtland Streets to traffic. A decision has made to re-open Courtland west of N. Main and to re-open the northbound lane only on N. Main Street. Heavy cement barricades and steel trash dumpsters have been placed in the southbound lanes of N. Main to act as a shield in the unlikely event that the building would collapse during demolition. This shield will cause the southbound land e to remain closed for several weeks.
The next phase of reconstruction of the Corner Bar involves the demolition of the damaged building and removal of all of the debris. This will likely be several weeks from now. A demolition plan is still being developed by Orion Construction for approval by the City of Rockford.
The City of Rockford continues to meet with the stakeholders of this project on a daily basis. We appreciate the patience and understanding of the community.
We are looking forward to opening the roads and restoring traffic to the businesses on Courtland and Quires that have been affected by the road closures.
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