Local Government

Mayor Justin Fischer is joined by City Manager Victor Cardenas and Director of Communications ... read more

A massive water main project has some people who live nearby expressing frustration. The work ... read more

Good news: The Interstate 96 Flex Route project will be completed by the end of this year.  ... read more

On Monday, December 18th, Novi City Council unanimously appointed Priya Gurumurthy to ... read more

Thousands of drivers traveling along I-96 in Oakland County will soon experience ... read more

The City is looking for residents interested in applying for appointment to the Novi City ... read more

Winter is coming and as a direct result, so are more Interstate 96 headaches — starting ... read more

The City of Novi invites community members to a Welcome Reception honoring Mayor-Elect Just ... read more

The people have spoken and for the first time in 12 years, Novi has a new mayor. Councilman ... read more

After 48 years of dedication to the city of Novi, Mayor Bob Gatt decided the time was right to ... read more

All eligible voters can vote early at the Novi Civic Center from October 28 through November 5 ... read more

The city of Novi will be one of 45 communities across Oakland County to pilot the new early ... read more

As of Sept. 11, three Suburban Mobility Authority for Regional Transportation bus routes have ... read more

The 14 Mile project for the preservation overlay is anticipated to start the end of this week ... read more

Join us as we gather to thank and say farewell to Novi Mayor Bob Gatt for his commitment to the ... read more

On October 10th and 17th, both Justin Fisher and Aaron Martinez will be attending Novi High ... read more

For the first time in a dozen years, voters in the city are about to elect a new mayor.  ... read more

Join us September 29, 2023 at 11:30am at the Novi Civic Center for a Senior Summit. The summit ... read more

The League of Women Voters, a nonpartisan political organization encouraging the informed ... read more

Join the Michigan Center for Youth Justice on October 25th at the beautiful Sheraton Detroit in ... read more

Mayor Bob Gatt & City Council invite the community to a Welcome Reception celebrating ... read more

A familiar name in Novi politics over the last two decades won't be on the ballot when ... read more

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) expects to begin its preservation overlay or ... read more

The Road Commission for Oakland County (RCOC) has installed a live camera that provides a real ... read more

Mayor Bob Gatt has three words to describe the city: Simply the best.That was the theme of Gatt ... read more

The City of Novi is seeking feedback on its update to the Master Plan for Land Use. Staff and ... read more

Several development projects that have taken years to begin are finally underway in Novi ... read more

2023 State of the City tickets are on sale now. The City of Novi invites you to join Mayor Bob ... read more

The Novi Public Library is currently developing a new 5 year strategic plan. This plan will ... read more

Ajay Raman sworn in as new County Commissioner during Novi ceremony  Raman to represent ... read more

The city of Novi is seeking an executive search firm to help it find a new city manager ... read more

The Beck Road Business Corridor Improvement Project is focused on Beck Road, a critical ... read more

Read the Mayor's Proclamation making Saturday November 26, 2022 Small Business Saturday read more

Here’s where you can find Michigan general election results for Novi on Nov. 8, 2022. read more

Democrat Kelly Breen and Republican David Staudt previously served together on the Novi ... read more

What you need to know for Nov. 8 -  With over 46,000 registered voters, the Novi City ... read more

City Hall Selfie Day, sponsored by Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL), is Monday, August ... read more

City residents vote at their assigned polling place for every election unless notified by mail ... read more

Novi is conducting a connectivity and broadband analysis for the residents of Novi, Michigan ... read more

Wayne County Commissioner Terry Marecki confirmed a complete resurfacing of Eight Mile has ... read more

What started as a school project to raise awareness about the topic of “period poverty ... read more

Novi’s leaders have long acknowledged the need for road improvements throughout the City, ... read more

City Manager Pete Auger brings you up-to-date on all things Novi with this week's After The ... read more

The Novi City Council voted unanimously March 14 to deny a motion for a learning center to be ... read more

The City of Novi recently received the 2021 Project of the Year award from the American Public ... read more

After around three years of construction, the end is in sight for the city of Novi’s Nine ... read more

Erick Zinser officially became Novi's Director of Public Safety/Chief of Police on Feb. 2 ... read more

Three young Novi women are fighting period poverty and they have scored a big win. Varnika ... read more

Residents who may be affected by the Beck Road expansion project had a chance to voice their ... read more

A Great Lakes Water Authority (GLWA) project involving  the construction of a 54-inch ... read more

The City of Novi and the Novi Community School District take great pride in maintaining an ... read more

Government Finance Officers Association is pleased to announce that City of Novi has ... read more

The Novi City Council, at its Dec. 20 meeting, approved a resolution to opt in to a national ... read more

The City uses a multi-faceted approach to communications, utilizing a variety of platforms to ... read more

As a reminder, City Offices will be closed Thursday and Friday, while the Novi Public Library ... read more

It's the last After the Gavel of 2021!  read more

The City of Novi is purchasing nearly 8 acres of vacant property with two seemingly disparate ... read more

The life of a snowplow driver isn’t glamorous. It takes a dedicated and talented person ... read more

Overdevelopment. It’s a buzzword thrown around often when it comes to planning and ... read more

City Councilman Andrew Mutch has watched Novi grow from a small community into the city that it ... read more

Residents in the city of Novi let their voices be heard at the polls Tuesday. After receiving ... read more

The Novi Police Department will be adding five new hybrid vehicles to its fleet. Since 2020 ... read more

Nine Mile Road is closed at the railroad crossing between Novi Road and Meadowbrook Road for ... read more

A splash pad may soon be coming to Novi thanks to the family of former Fox 2 Detroit ... read more

After hearing a 15-minute presentation from the city’s municipal broadband committee Aug. ... read more

The city’s water main system along 10 Mile Road, at the corner of Wixom Road and west of ... read more

The Novi Special drew more attention than any other vehicle that ran the Indy 500, yet it never ... read more

Assistant City Manager Victor Cardenas joined the "Now You Novi" podcast this month ... read more

Novi officials are pursuing the possibility of faster, more reliable internet service in the ... read more

Storms rolled through again on Friday. And once again, Novi was on the DTE power outage map. read more

Missed the City Council meeting on Monday night? Assistant City Manager Victor Cardenas recaps ... read more

It's been a busy and wet road construction season but a lot of progress has been made ... read more

The City of Novi website (cityofnovi.org) has a new look and new features to make finding ... read more

The Novi Ambassador Academy is back and registering residents for the fall session.   ... read more

The Oakland County Board of Commissioners adopted a resolution on June 17 sponsored by ... read more

Novi's Director of Public Works Jeff Herczeg updates you on the latest road construction ... read more

Missed the City Council meeting on Monday, June 7? After the Gavel has you covered! You ... read more

The Road Commission for Oakland County, in partnership with the City of Novi, will be replacing ... read more

The Novi Water Tower refresh is now complete, with the Novi Special overlooking Grand River and ... read more

There was a lot covered at the May 24 City Council meeting and Assistant to the City Manager ... read more

The dewatering in the area of 9 Mile Road near Garfield Lake began in 2019 in order to ... read more

The 2021 Novi Police & Fire Awards took place virtually on Thursday, May 6, honoring our ... read more

It's road construction season and our "Now You Novi" podcast hosts tackle all the ... read more

The Beautification Commission consists of nine members.  The commission helps to evaluate ... read more

The political race in Novi took shape Tuesday as the candidate filing deadline passed, but will ... read more

The newly formed Special Outreach Services program moved forward on its first action item on ... read more

BRAD and his friends took their first spin on the Northwest Novi Road Bypass this weekend! The ... read more

Mayor Bob Gatt is excited to announce the creation of a Special Outreach Services (SOS) program ... read more

It’s one thing for City Officials to proclaim Novi the greatest city in all of Michigan ... read more

A new solid waste, recycling and yard waste provider will be taking over service in Novi ... read more

This year will be fairly quiet for major road construction in Novi, but 2021 is the calm before ... read more

The Novi City Clerk's Office will be closed this week, Monday, February 22 through Friday ... read more

Novi needed one final piece of land in order to complete the ring road, a bypass to one of the ... read more

It is not that easy. Let’s get that out of the way early. Plowing snow is not just as ... read more

The City of Novi Minor Home Repair program seeks candidates for its upcoming service year. The ... read more

The Novi City Council filled its lone vacant seat at a special meeting on Monday night with ... read more

We would like to wish everyone a safe and happy New Year! City offices and the Novi Public ... read more

Looking to make some extra money or just want to give back to the community? Check out this ... read more

Watch the season finale of After the Gavel with Assistant City Manager Victor Cardenas! read more

The City of Novi awarded Emergency Management Coordinator Marshall Johnson with the 2020 ... read more

Happy Holidays, Novi! City Offices and the Novi Public Library will be closed Dec. 24-25 in ... read more

We all know salt can help clear Michigan roads of snow and ice, but now state lawmakers want to ... read more

The City is looking for residents interested in applying for appointment to the Novi City ... read more

The entranceways to many of Novi’s subdivisions set the tone for the neighborhood ... read more

We want to hear from you! What are we doing well? What can we still improve? All residents are ... read more

Stay on top of everything happening in Novi by connecting with us in a variety of different ... read more

After receiving your absent voter ballot, you have until 8:00pm on Election Day to complete the ... read more

The City of Novi once again has received the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in ... read more

The 2021 Novi Neighborhood Entryway Enhancement Matching Grant Program application is now ... read more

We are nearing the end of Road Construction season in Novi and a lot has been accomplished ... read more

The ICMA (International City/County Management Association) recently announced the installation ... read more

City offices will be closed on Monday, Sept. 7 for Labor Day. Trash service also is delayed by ... read more

A once promising Asian-themed development is teetering on the edge of a pandemic cliff. read more

It was a quick meeting for the Novi City Council on August 10, highlighted by the approval of a ... read more

If you’ve been shopping at or around Twelve Oaks Mall in Novi, you’ve likely ... read more

BRAD took a spin around Novi earlier this week to check on all the road construction projects ... read more

Ever wondered how the City budget process worked and where your tax money goes? We have you ... read more

Approval to construct pickleball courts at Wildlife Woods Park was one of the highlights of ... read more

The staff in the office of the Novi City Clerk has almost 50 years of combined  ... read more

It was another productive meeting for City Council on July 6 as they added work to both the ... read more

The City of Novi continues to enhance its communication efforts with the recent launch of the ... read more

In an effort to adhere to social distancing requirements and reduce wait times at the Treasurer ... read more

Every week our buddy BRAD heads out to check on the status of road construction projects ... read more

We appreciate the excellent cooperation our citizens have given us in the past in adhering to ... read more

The 2020 Summer Property Tax bills are being mailed the first week of July. If you have not ... read more

Road construction in Novi will be picking up this week as work is slated to begin on the ... read more

As we continue to work to safely reopen the Novi Civic Center, we are transitioning to ... read more

The City of Novi in partnership with Oakland County provided Novi's small businesses with ... read more

The Michigan Chapter of American Public Works Association awarded the City of Novi Project of ... read more

Novi residents can now drop-off Household Hazardous Waste at ERG Environmental Services in ... read more

The 2020 Water Quality Report (Consumer Confidence Report) is available for review at ... read more

The 2020 Road Construction season in Novi is finally here and crews are eager to get started ... read more

Waste Management – and especially its hard-working front-line employees – have been ... read more

The City is now making it possible for private residents, homeowners' associations and ... read more

The City of Novi’s “Sterling” urban forestry program has become one of just ... read more

Novi Director of Public Safety/Chief of Police David Molloy and Novi Fire Chief Jeff Johnson ... read more

The City of Novi has put a temporary moratorium on weed cutting notices until the 'Stay at ... read more

The City of Novi has been able to work it out with Waste Management to start picking up yard ... read more

Could the area around Eight Mile and Haggerty support another new development? It appears one ... read more

City Council went virtual for its meeting last Monday, ensuring the City's business still ... read more

Waste Management has significantly reduced its "field" work force and is focusing on ... read more

We are in the midst of an extraordinary crisis. Our first and foremost responsibility is to ... read more

Work on the Sakura Novi mixed-use project could begin later this year after the developers ... read more

Lamont "Lee" Carroll BeGole, who dedicated his life to public service and was police ... read more

Welcome to Novi.org!What’s Novi.org you ask? It’s a game changer for the City of ... read more

It was a full City Council meeting Monday night that included a visit from Oakland County ... read more

Jose Villanueva will never forget his first fire. “It was a working structure fire ... read more

Can you believe it has been 10 years already? Starting in January, the 2020 Census kicks off ... read more

The City of Novi, home to an estimated 60,000 residents, is seeking proactive Fire Protection ... read more

Could laughing and the sounds of children playing begin coming from an empty plaza on Novi Road ... read more

Taft Road in Novi from 10 Mile to the Northville border plans call for a major resurfacing ... read more

The Novi Community Emergency Response Team (CERT) program is looking for volunteers to ... read more

We are always searching for new ways to make it easier for residents to connect with their City ... read more