Peter Auger, Auburn Hills City Manager
Thoughts on running a city, daily musings, and everything in between.
City Manager, Auburn Hills, MI
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Something I learned a long time ago, don’t remember where though…Could have been while in the army or even from my dad. Growing up as a carpenter’s son, I learned a lot of what I think are common sense things that still pay off today. Also learned a lot of colorful comments that won’t be [...]
Posted in Business, Infrastructure, Leadership, Planning, Projects, Service
So much to do, so little time
By Karrie Marsh, Executive Assistant and Guest Blogger Does your business need a little extra help on tasks that you just can’t seem to find time for? Shredding, stuffing envelopes, alphabetizing files, all of these tasks are important but seem to be last on the to-do list. There is a resource available to businesses, at [...]
Revealing the Secret Sauce
Why? This is a question we often receive, another is, how? What? Is another good question that our team is consistently asked. Just returning from another quest, searching for businesses that want an environment they can thrive in always reenergizes us to continue to tell our story. Why tell others? There are some who say [...]
Posted in Business, Communication, Events, Leadership, Legislative, Planning, Programs, Projects, Service, Training
Road Trip Review
Well I just got back from our Northern European Road Show with the federal government through the SelectUSA program. Normally when we travel we attempt to do retention visits and work on solid leads that are close to being project ready. This was a little different trip where we exposed and introduced ourselves to between 20 [...]
To the Market We Go!
By Stephanie Carroll, Coordinator of Community Relations and Legislative Affairs and Guest Blogger, The Auburn Hills Farmers Market was established to serve as a community gathering place where local farmers, producers and artisans can offer fresh agricultural and related products to generate a sense of local pride and further economic development in Downtown Auburn Hills. [...]
Friday’s Quiz
By Karrie Marsh, Executive Assistant and Guest Blogger Forget the New York Times Crossword Puzzle. Take a short but interesting quiz about Auburn Hills, Michigan. Is Auburn Hills known for having a pro-business environment? (Too easy, I know.) What are the key components to the area’s economic health according to Auburn Hills City [...]
Posted in Business, Events, Infrastructure, Leadership, Local Events, Planning, Programs, Projects
Appointed by Governor Snyder
By Karrie Marsh, Executive Assistant and Guest Blogger What is the Barrier Free Design Board? This board assists the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs by reviewing and processing request for exceptions to the barrier free design specifications, as well as making recommendations for barrier free design rules. What type of qualifications can you [...]
Posted in Business, Events, Leadership, Programs, Service
On the Road Again
Hey, that could be a song… I had the pleasure of representing the city in the state’s capital city on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Michigan Municipal League’s (MML) Annual Capital Conference. My hope, other than reporting out on our Municipal Services Committee meetings, was to get a sense of stability for the upcoming year on the [...]
Posted in Business, Communication, Events, Programs
Money
Funding is an issue no matter what organization you run. One difference in the public sector is we use OPM (Other People’s Money). Some people spend OPM a lot easier than they would their own, we try to be more stingy with OPM than we would our own. It is approaching the Federal Tax Day [...]
Posted in Business, City Council, Finance, Infrastructure, Leadership, Legislative, Planning, Programs, Projects, Service
Classic Trophies Celebrates their 25th Anniversary
By Karrie Marsh, Executive Assistant and Guest Blogger We typically celebrate grand openings, ribbon cuttings and special occasions by ordering a plaque from one of our downtown businesses, Classic Trophies. I find myself faced with a dilemma. How do we go about celebrating the 25th Anniversary of the company that normally creates our customized plaques? [...]
Posted in Business, Events, Local Events, Service
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