Tom's Two Cents

Here is a link to my monthly column in the Roscommon County Herald News, "Tom's Two Cents"

Tom's Two Cents - June

New Village Information

Look for the Summer edition of the Village Newsletter (The Villager) in this week's Roscommon County Herald News and on our website.

Also, my monthly column, "Tom's Two Cents", will appear in the same edition.


Tom Gromek
Village Manager

Adopt-a-Forest Clean-Up Day

On Wednesday, May 27th, Huron Pines and the Village of Roscommon coordinated an Adopt-a-Forest Clean-Up Day. We received help from Home Depot, AmeriCorps, the Michigan DNR, and an area resident. Here are some photos of the rainy, yet successful event. Thanks to all the help, several major sites of garbage/trash/debris were cleaned up throughout Roscommon County, including some garbage along Tank Creek in the Village.

Park Organizer Honored at Opener

Park Organizer Honored at Opener

Tom Gromek
Village Manager

Village of Roscommon Yard/Sidewalk Sale

Check out our Village website for information on our 3rd Annual Yard/Sidewalk Sale. This year we moved it up to Memorial Day weekend as opposed to August.

Village of Roscommon

1st Annual Roscommon Business Expo

The 1st Annual Roscommon Business Expo was a big success! We had about 100 exhibitors and about 800 people pass through the CRAF Center. Many thanks given to the Roscommon Business Expo Committee & the Higgins Lake-Roscommon Chamber of Commerce.

More photos and information can be found on the Roscommon County Herald News website: http://www.roscommonherald-news.com/detail/79655.html

2009 Small Town & Rural Development Conference

I attended the Small Town & Rural Development Conference in Thompsonville the past 2 days. This conference is extremely beneficial as it is solely dedicated to small, rural communities such as Roscommon. I learned a lot, and was able to network with other small town managers, economic directors, chamber of commerce members, university employees, and a lot of other professionals from around the state. Below is a link to the conference & session materials:

Conference Materials


Tom Gromek
Village Manager

Roscommon Rotary Club

Check out the Roscommon Rotary Club's new website at http://www.roscommonrotary.com

As a member of this Rotary Club, I can personally attest to the hard work that each member contributes to better our community.

Roscommon Business Expo

Just a reminder that the 1st Annual Roscommon Business Expo is on Thursday, April 30th from 3pm to 7pm at the CRAF Center.

ICMA Events

I will be attending the Midwest Regional Young Professionals Leadership Institute & 2009 ICMA Midwest Regional Summit in Oak Brook, IL this Wednesday - Friday.

Links to both event agendas are provided below.

Young Professional Leadership Institute

ICMA Midwest Regional Summit


Tom Gromek
Village Manager