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ATTENTION FLAT ROCK BUSINESSES- Christmas Passport Info for 2022

October 31, 2022 By Joe Pagano

ATTENTION FLAT ROCK BUSINESSES!

Flat Rock Our Hometown along with the Flat Rock DDA (Downtown Development Authority) are once again presenting the Christmas Passport Program! The format is the same as 2021 using the passport cards.

  • There are NO ENTRY FEES for any Flat Rock Business to join the program
  • ALL Flat Rock businesses CAN participate
  • Each business that participates will receive a supply of customer cards to punch, a window decal if needed to each business who don’t already have one
  • Each business will be given a unique punch. (You can use the one from the previous year(s))
  • Customers can get cards from any participating businesses, City Hall, the Community Center and the Library
  • Customers complete cards with punches from businesses as in years past.
  • We ask participating businesses to donate a gift/product for the Grand Prize basket
  • The program begins on Now ends on December 16, 2022

Businesses, if you have any questions after reading the information including the 2022 Christmas Passport Rules below, direct questions to the Flat Rock Our Hometown or the Downtown Flat Rock Facebook pages or you can CLICK HERE.

Click Here for the 2022 Application Form for the 2022 Christmas Passport.

Click Here for the 2022 the Tax Deduction Form for the 2022 Christmas Passport Program.

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The 2022 Banner Program is getting ready for a new season

May 12, 2022 By Joe Pagano

The Flat Rock DDA Banner Program is the same as in 2021.  If you would like to sponsor one of our banners, CLICK HERE for more information.  The banners are now located along Telegraph Road, East Huron River Drive, Gibraltar Road, Vreeland Road, the Civic Center area and more.    CLICK HERE for the mapped-out areas or contact the Economic Development Director.

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Safety Rules for Halloween

October 26, 2021 By Joe Pagano

Halloween Safety from Downtown Flat Rock.

Kids love Halloween!

They get to dress up and get free candy! What a perfect holiday! Give your kids some precious Halloween memories that they’ll have for life.

Some of you kids already know things that you can do to be safe, like how to cross the street, not to talk to or go with strangers and things like that. But we adults know how exciting Halloween can be and that can make you forget to be careful.

Here’s some tips that we have just for your kids, to help keep you safe on Halloween night! Some of these ideas are called “common sense” ideas, that means that they are things that you should know and use every day in life. You are never too young to learn!

Kids love Halloween! They get to dress up and get free candy! What a perfect holiday! Give your kids some precious Halloween memories that they’ll have for life.

Some of you kids already know things that you can do to be safe, like how to cross the street, not to talk to or go with strangers and things like that. But we adults know how exciting Halloween can be and that can make you forget to be careful.

Here’s some tips that we have just for your kids, to help keep you safe on Halloween night! Some of these ideas are called “common sense” ideas, that means that they are things that you should know and use every day in life. You are never too young to learn!

Never, ever go into a strangers house or even ring their door for treats unless your parents are with you and say that it’s okay. There are some people in life that aren’t very nice to kids and you have to be careful. Always make sure that your mom or dad is within sight when you go out trick-or-treating.

Be careful when you cross a street. Make sure to look in both directions and make sure that there are no cars coming. If you have a little brother or sister with you, take their hand and help them get across the street, too. If the street has a stop light, wait until the cross walk light tells you that it’s okay to cross now, but still check before you cross, look both ways.

If you are an older kid or young teen, and going out with friends, make sure that your parents know where you are going and who you are going with. This may seem like a pain but they are your parents and they love you. They just want you to be safe.

If you can drive and are taking a bunch of friends to a party, make sure that you have enough gas to get there. You don’t want to run out on a dark street, all alone, like a bad horror movie!

If you parents give you a curfew, be home when they say. It builds trust between you and them and they are doing it for your own safety. If you are going to be late, call them and let them know.

Vandalism is never cool! Throwing eggs at cars and houses is not cool. Someone has to clean it up and it could be you, if you get caught. You can also be arrested and punished as a juvenile. So, don’t think that it’s fun only if you can get away with it. It’s never the right thing to do! Think about how you would feel if someone did that to your house and how bad it would make you feel.

Halloween hours in Flat Rock are set from 5:30 PM – 8:30 PM

Have fun on Halloween but keep it safe, have some good, clean fun and your parents will trust you for many Halloweens to come! Showing them how responsible you can be will give you a feeling of pride and make them see just how adult you really are.

Have A Safe Halloween!

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Attention FR Businesses 2021 Passport Info

October 26, 2021 By Joe Pagano

Here is the information for local Flat Rock Businesses to participate in the 2021 Christmas passport program.

To participate businesses must donate a gift or product and fill out a registration card and will receive a unique stamp.  Your business will then be added to the participation list on all formats used.

Please read the flyer below for all rules and regulation.

IF INTERESTED IN REGISTERING YOUR FLAT ROCK BUSINESS IN THE CHRISTMAS PASSPORT PROGRAM CALL LIZ AT 734.789.2323.  IT’S EASY.

SHOP/DINE LOCAL – SHOP/DINE FLAT ROCK

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DDA Fall 2021 Activities and Downtown Projects

October 14, 2021 By Joe Pagano

Façade Grant Improvements

The Flat Rock Downtown Development Authority has approved two grant applications from business and property owners for façade improvements.

Applications for the grant funds have been received from the proposed Sugar Island Baking Co. at 28773 Telegraph Rd. and for improvements to a parcel at 27500 Telegraph Rd. that formerly housed a sign shop for many years.  The baking company is from Gibraltar and will move in to a site located behind Fifth Third Bank.

Under the façade program, the DDA provides financial assistance to property or business owners wanting to renovate commercial buildings and structures within the DDA district. The assistance is in the form of grants or loans.

Click Here to see how this program can help your downtown business.

Façade Grant Work

Spooktacular 2021

Also, Flat Rock Our Hometown organization in planning the seventh annual Haunted Fall Spooktacular and Trunk-or Treat pre-Halloween celebration set for 3-6 p.m. Oct. 23 in the downtown area. The DDA is providing tables, chairs and tents for visitors to take part in the celebration.

Holiday Lighting downtown.

Holiday Lighting Downtown

The DDA has hired Grosse Ile Lawn and Sprinkler Company to help illuminate the downtown at night for Christmas.  They have also purchased new decorations from Bronner’s in Frankenmuth to hang on utility poles downtown.

Completion of Telegraph Street Lighting

DTE has finalized a project to adding 44 new street light poles along Telegraph Rd. (US-24) from Ypsilanti to the Railroad Viaduct.  Now all of Telegraph Road in Flat Rock has the newer style LED lighting making downtown a safer place to be.

SHOP/DINE LOCAL – SHOP/DINE FLAT ROCK

 

Filed Under: Events, Featured, Uncategorized Tagged With: business, downriver, Downtown Flat Rock, Flat Rock DDA, Flat Rock Michigan, Flat Rock Our Hometown, Halloween, Telegraph Street Lighting

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WELCOME TO FLAT ROCK

The first Euro-American settlers in Flat Rock were Michael Vreeland and his five grown sons between 1811 and 1820. Michael had been captured by British Rangers during the Revolutionary War and released after American independence.

The family purchased 800 acres (3.2 km2). The town was called the Village of Vreeland until 1838 when the Vreeland family sold off the majority of the land and relinquished control of the area. The Vreeland families built the first grain and lumber mill, having brought the grinding stones from New York.

Descendants of Michael Vreeland still live in the town and attend Flat Rock public schools, being the seventh generation to reside in the town their family founded.

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