Tower Pinkster architects, contractor Triangle Construction and Maintenance Supervisor John Huyck last month reported that work on the new Wayland Middle School addition has been running behind because of recent severe weather. Finance Director Pat Velie, however, said she is optimistic the work can be caught up because some of the contractors have been working […]
The Dorr Township Board voted 5-2 Thursday night to elevate the part-time maintenance position to full time and raise the compensation. The move was made after a request from maintenance supervisor Jarrod Simon, who said he has trouble keeping up with the work load and it’s difficult these days to find good people willing to
Dorr Township maintenance supervisor Jarrod Simon has launched a side business, doing what he does best. And he proudly touts it as owned and operated by a military veteran. Simon, who has been a Dorr Township employee for five years, not long ago launched Veterans Pride Lawn Care, specializing in mowing and landscaping. He said
Prospects are good for Dorr Township voters to decide a millage proposal for the Dorr Township Library on the August ballot. Local library officials have indicated the plan is to ask for one mill for 10 years. “The current millage expires in December of this year so we have limited time to pass something,” the
Prospects appear to be looking good for a new takeout barbecue restaurant to move into Dorr in the strip mall just east of the Dollar General Store along 142nd Avenue. Gerald Marshall approached the Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening to ask if there would be anything that would disallow his opening a restaurant that would
Though 56% of voters last November approved a state-wide ballot issue legalizing recreational marijuana, virtually all local municipalities have been voting to opt out of permitting the buying and selling of the substance until the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs (LARA) provides guidelines. The City of Wayland was the latest in northeast Allegan
Char Troost is retiring from her job as Leighton Township Treasurer at the end of next month. She made the announcement in unusual fashion near the conclusion of the Township Board meeting Thursday night, asking her colleagues if they would permit her to continue to serve on the Green Lake Sewer Authority if she retires.
The Allegan County Board of Commissioners has restarted negotiations with the Gun Lake Tribe of Potowatomis to try to reach an agreement on a proposal for tribal land to be put into trust by the federal government. Commissioner Gale Dugan told the Hopkins Township Board Monday night he is not representing Hopkins Township, but rather
A proposed ordinance to further regulate when fireworks can be launched in Watson Township doesn’t appear to have a good chance of being adopted. Supervisor Kevin Travis Thursday evening presented a proposed ordinance to ban fireworks from being shot off from 1 to 8 a.m. on the days in which they are legal. The proposed
The City of Wayland is making a conditional offer for an employment contract as police chief to Mark Garnsey of Rockford. Garnsey, one of four finalists for the job to succeed outgoing Chief Steve Harper, is undergoing contract negotiations for the position, which has been advertised for between $72,000 and $76,000 annually. City Manager Joshua
