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<strong>Kathy</strong> <strong>Tocco</strong><br />
<strong>Macomb</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />
Commissioner,<br />
District 11<br />
Representing Fraser<br />
and Roseville<br />
<strong>Contact</strong>:<br />
Phone:<br />
(586) 469-5125 (BoC)<br />
(586) 293-0834 (Home)<br />
Fax:<br />
(586) 469-5993<br />
E-mail:<br />
<strong>Kathy</strong><strong>Tocco</strong>06@<br />
Yahoo.com<br />
Dear Neighbor,<br />
Fall/ Winter 2012<br />
I am pleased to serve as both your county commissioner and representative voice.<br />
The Board of Commissioners encourages open communication with our constituents, and feedback and<br />
public involvement at our meetings. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or suggestions on<br />
how we can make <strong>Macomb</strong> <strong>County</strong> an even better place to live, learn, and do business. <strong>You</strong> will find my<br />
contact information throughout this newsletter.<br />
To attend a monthly full board or committee meeting, check www.<strong>Macomb</strong>BOC.com for meeting dates<br />
and agendas, or call our office at (586) 469-5125. The BoC meets on the 9 th Floor of the Administration<br />
Building, 1 S. Main, Mount Clemens.<br />
Regards,<br />
<strong>Kathy</strong> <strong>Tocco</strong><br />
<strong>Thank</strong> <strong>You</strong> <strong>Volunteers</strong>!<br />
The <strong>Macomb</strong> <strong>County</strong> Board of Commissioners recognized<br />
more than 60 of the county's most outstanding<br />
volunteers for 2011 at a recent monthly Full<br />
Board meeting.<br />
Each spring, the Board puts out the call for volunteer<br />
nominations and receives a large number of responses<br />
from a variety of charitable organizations,<br />
veterans groups, churches, schools, hospitals, senior<br />
citizen facilities and more. The selected honorees<br />
each donate at least 150 hours of his/her time to volunteering<br />
in the previous calendar year, and are<br />
either a <strong>Macomb</strong> <strong>County</strong> resident or performed volunteer<br />
work which benefitted <strong>Macomb</strong> <strong>County</strong>'s<br />
citizens or the community.<br />
Honorees from Commissioner <strong>Tocco</strong>'s district who<br />
were recognized for their volunteer work in 2011<br />
included: Nancy Ehrke, <strong>Kathy</strong> Biondo, Kirsten<br />
Blackburn, Angela Lempke, Rita Lentz, Barbara<br />
Miglio and Amy Smalley.<br />
<strong>Thank</strong> you all for your dedication, hard work and<br />
generosity!<br />
Opportunities to Give<br />
Back to the Community<br />
If you have a few extra hours to spare and<br />
are looking for ways to help your neighbors<br />
who are in and around <strong>Macomb</strong> <strong>County</strong>,<br />
visit www.<strong>Macomb</strong><strong>County</strong>Mi.gov/Volunteer<br />
to begin exploring your options. There, you<br />
will find everything from youth mentor volunteer<br />
opportunities, to a call for crafters,<br />
and requests for Meals on Wheels drivers.<br />
Veterans Food Bank<br />
is Here to Help<br />
Help is readily available for honorably discharged<br />
military veterans (or their dependents)<br />
who may need food assistance. They<br />
do not need to look any further than the<br />
<strong>Macomb</strong> <strong>County</strong> Veterans Food Bank. The<br />
food bank is located in Roseville, at 16945<br />
12 Mile, (between Groesbeck and Utica<br />
Roads). To learn more about the application<br />
process, call (586) 776-9810. Active duty<br />
military (or dependents) are also eligible.<br />
For other veteran services information, contact<br />
the <strong>Macomb</strong> <strong>County</strong> Veterans<br />
Services Department at (586) 469-5315.<br />
For more news from the<br />
<strong>Macomb</strong> <strong>County</strong> Board of<br />
Commissioners, “Like”<br />
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<strong>Macomb</strong> <strong>County</strong> Commissioner<br />
<strong>Kathy</strong> <strong>Tocco</strong><br />
District 11<br />
News & Information<br />
About Commissioner <strong>Kathy</strong> <strong>Tocco</strong><br />
Commissioner <strong>Kathy</strong> <strong>Tocco</strong> represents<br />
the residents of Fraser and Roseville in<br />
District 11.<br />
She was first elected to the Board of<br />
Commissioners in November 2006, and<br />
is now serving her third term.<br />
<strong>Tocco</strong> is Chair of the Board of Commissioners<br />
Board Operations Committee and also serves on the Economic<br />
Development and Health and Human Services committees.<br />
<strong>Tocco</strong> is an attorney and partner in the general practice law firm<br />
Falk & <strong>Tocco</strong>, PC in Fraser. She has represented a wide variety of<br />
individuals, companies and organizations, including the UAW<br />
Legal Services Plan and indigent clients charged with misdemeanors.<br />
She was employed by the Social Security Administration before<br />
graduating from law school.<br />
The Fraser Democrat is a member of the State Bar of Michigan,<br />
the Family Law Section of the State Bar of Michigan, the <strong>Macomb</strong><br />
<strong>County</strong> Bar Association and the <strong>Macomb</strong> <strong>County</strong> Probate Bar<br />
Association.<br />
<strong>Tocco</strong>, 44, is a graduate of Warren Cousino High School. She has<br />
a bachelor’s degree from the University of Detroit and a law<br />
degree from Detroit College of Law.<br />
Born in Detroit, <strong>Tocco</strong> has been a Fraser resident since the late<br />
1980s. She and her husband Vincent have one son.<br />
Fall/Winter 2012<br />
<strong>Macomb</strong> <strong>County</strong> Office Closures<br />
<strong>County</strong> offices and courts will be closed:<br />
Aug. 31* and Sept. 1 (Labor Day )<br />
Oct. 5* and Oct. 8 (Columbus Day)<br />
Nov. 6 (General Election)<br />
Nov. 12 (Veterans’ Day)<br />
Nov. 21* through Nov. 23 (<strong>Thank</strong>sgiving)<br />
Dec. 24 through Dec. 26* (Christmas)<br />
Dec. 31 (New Year’s Eve)<br />
*Indicates a county-wide employee furlough day<br />
* Versions of this document used for distribution were not<br />
printed using taxpayer funds.<br />
Animal Shelter: (586) 469-5115<br />
<strong>Contact</strong> Commissioner <strong>Tocco</strong>:<br />
Phone<br />
(586) 469-5125 (BoC)<br />
(586) 293-0834 (Home)<br />
E-mail<br />
<strong>Kathy</strong><strong>Tocco</strong>06@Yahoo.com<br />
<strong>Macomb</strong> <strong>County</strong><br />
Phone Numbers<br />
Clerk/Register of Deeds: (586) 469-5120<br />
Community Mental Health:<br />
Access Center: (586) 948-0222 V/Collect<br />
Crisis Center: (586) 307-9100 V/TDD/Collect<br />
Department of Roads: (586) 463-8671<br />
Public Works: (586) 469-5325<br />
Office of the <strong>County</strong> Executive: (586) 469-7001<br />
Substance Abuse Access: (586) 541-2273<br />
Friend of the Court: 24-hour case info: (586) 469-7618<br />
Health Department: (586) 469-5235<br />
Land File Division: (586) 469-5312<br />
Senior Citizen Services: (586) 469-6313<br />
Sheriff’s Department: (586) 469-5151<br />
Treasurer’s Office: (586) 469-5190<br />
Veterans Services: (586) 469-5315<br />
District 11 Communities<br />
City of Fraser<br />
www.fraser.govoffice.com<br />
(586) 293-3102<br />
City of Roseville<br />
www.roseville-mi.gov<br />
(586) 445- 5440<br />
District 11 Schools<br />
Fraser Public Schools<br />
www.fraser.k12.mi.us<br />
(877) 943-7273<br />
Roseville Community Schools<br />
www.rcs.misd.net<br />
(586) 445-5500