City of Romulus: News and Events

Romulus News and Events

Thursday, September 02, 2010, 1:53:57 PM

City Offices Notice of Operation Change
Starting August 30, 2010, the City hours of operation will change to Monday through Friday 8:00 am - 4:00 pm. This includes City Hall, DPW Clerical, Police Department Clerical, Fire Administrative, Animal Control, Ordinance, Recreation and Senior Center.

Department of Public Works non-clerical hours of operation will be Monday through Friday 7:30 am - 3:30 pm.

Romulus Pumpkin Festival-Cancelled
The 2010 Pumpkin Festival has been cancelled due to budget cuts. We will keep you updated of new developments affecting the future of the Pumpkin Festival.

If you have any questions please contact Maria Lambert at 734-955-4533.

Garbage Pick-Up
Due to the Labor Day holiday, there will be no trash collection on Monday ,September 6, 2010. Collections will be one day behind on Tuesday through Saturday.

City Administrative Offices Closed
City Administrative Offices will be closed on Monday, September 6th, 2010, for the Labor Day holiday.

Press Release - Romulus to Eliminate 32 Jobs
Facing a major budget crisis that is hurting every community across the state, the City of Romulus is continuing the regretful task of cutting more than 30 jobs, sending out notices to city workers that they could be laid off in early August. For more information please click here...

Banquet Hall for Rent
The Senior Center is open for rental! If you have a special event coming up, call the center and make your reservations. We accept renters every day of the week. There are rooms that can hold up to 120 people. Bring your own caterer or make arrangements to use our kitchen. Please contact us at 734-955-4120 for more information.

2010 Road Construction Project
To view the 2010 proposed road construction projects in the City of Romulus click here. If you have questions, please contact the Department of Public Works at 734-942-7579.

Harrison/Hildebrant Reconstruction
The much anticipated reconstruction of Harrison and Hildebrandt Roads will be underway by mid May. Starting the week of May 10th construction signs should be installed, utility staking will begin and work on underground utility replacement will start. Click here for more information....

Romulus Public Library Summer hours
Beginning Monday May 24, 2010 the Romulus Public Library hours are:

Monday	10:00 a.m. -- 8:00 p.m.
Tuesday	12:00 p.m. -- 8:00 p.m.
Wednesday	10:00 a.m. -- 5:00 p.m.
Thursday	10:00 a.m. -- 5:00 p.m.
Friday	12:00 p.m. -- 5:00 p.m.

The Romulus Public Library is located at 11121 Wayne Road, telephone number 734-942-7589.

Notary Public Service
Effective May 6, 2010, Notary Public Services fees at the City of Romulus will be as follows:

Residents	$5.00 per document
Non-Residents	$10.00 per document

This is in compliance with the Michigan Notary Public Act and City Council Resolution Number 10-124

Vacant Structure Hotline- 734-955-8720
Romulus residents are encouraged to call at any time to report newly vacant structures, upkeep of vacant structures, and vacant structures that may be open to trepass. This hotline with be monitored on a daily basis (Monday thru Friday) and checked for messages that may be left after business hours by the Department of Building.

Street Light Problem Reporting
If you are a Detroit Edison residential or business customer, you now can report it online at dteenergy.com/streetlight. To report a street light out at your home or business, you will simply fill in the address on the online form. If you spot an outage elsewhere, you can type in the location, the intersection nearest to the afftected light and their contact infomation.

In addition to the new online system, you can report street light problems by calling Detroit Edison toll-free at (800)-477-4747.

CodeRED Emergency Notifications
If you are a Romulus Resident or Business Owner and would like to be notified in the event of a City emergency or critical community alert, please click here for more information.

Examples include: evacuation notices, bio-terrorism alerts, boil water notices and missing child reports.

The CodeRED emergency notification system is a communication service available for emergency and non-emergency notifications. CodeRED employs intranet mapping capable of geographic targeting of calls, coupled with a telephone calling system capable of delivering a pre-recorded message directly to homes and businesses at the rate of up to 60,000 calls per hour.

Water Bills Can be paid online
As part of our commitment to provide citizens with efficient, convenient service, the City of Romulus, has partnered with Official Payments, to offer payment of your water and tax bills over the internet and by telephone. American Express, Discover, Master Card, Visa cards are accepted. Offical Payments, the service provider, charges a convenience fee for payment processing. To make a payment by credit card, click here, or to make an e-check payment click here.

Water Bill E-notifcations
You can now receive your Water Utility Bills by email. To request e-notifications or for more information, please contact the Water Department at 734-942-7560.