Posted inArticles
Dorr Twp. doubles down on golf cart ban
Golf carts on sidewalks have been getting a lot of attention lately in Dorr and the Township Board Thursday night reiterated its opposition to use of motorized vehicles on public…
Posted inArticles
Leighton Twp. gives Rhino Seed a tax break
The Leighton Township Board Thursday evening voted to award Rhino Seed & Landscape Supply a tax abatement of up to 50 percent over 12 years to help with its plans…
Posted inArticles
Dorr Plan Commission OKs rezoning request
Jim Schaendorf won the Dorr Township Planning Commission’s recommendation Tuesday night for rezoning a parcel of land he owns from residential agricultural (R-A) to rural estates (R-E). The land is…
Posted inArticles
Dorr Twp. home pallet sales business OK’d
JulieCassetty Julie Cassetty Tuesday night scored a huge victory in her drive to operate a home-based pallet liquidation business on Ranchero Drive in Dorr Township. Her business, very similar to…
Posted inArticles
Wayland schools citizens avoid forums
Karri Bailey Citizens of the Wayland Union school district continue to show signs of having little or no interest in community forums. Sparse attendance struck for the third time in…
Posted inArticles
Dorr may crack down on sidewalk abusers
Dorr Township officials Thursday evening promised to do a better job enforcing its ordinance against motorized vehicles on sidewalks. They were prompted by Joe Shaffer, owner of Shaffer Tree Service,…
Posted inArticles
City shoots down housing plans for now
Artist's rendition of new housing. The Wayland City Council Monday night severely wounded, but did not kill Gun Lake Investments’ plans for a residential development at the former Cars2Go used…
Posted inArticles
Leighton’s budget fund balance less than 1%
The Leighton Township Board Thursday night adopted an extremely tight 2025-26 budget with less than 1 percent left in its fund balance. The board approved a budget that projects $2,758,317…
Posted inArticles
GRI project proposal denied for 3rd time
Todd VanderSlik, engineer for GRI-Moline project. The third time was not the charm Thursday night for GRI-Moline in its quest to have a Leighton Township parcel rezoned to accommodate a…
Posted inArticles
Martin Twp. considers park and splash pad
The land for a proposed park is just to the north of the Clipper Cafe and to the south of the JC Wheeler Library on 10th Street. Martin Township is…