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Hopkins superintendent finalist for Hudsonville post

March 2, 2018

Hopkins Schools Superintendent Gary Wood is one of six finalists for the superintendent’s post at Hudsonville. The candidates, who will be interviewed Monday and Tuesday, March 5 and 6, are seeking to succeed Nick Ceglarek, who has been at Hudsonville for eight years, but will leave at the end of...

Watson medical marijuana ordinance work terminated

March 1, 2018

Trustee Michelle Harris holds up the winning entry in the logo contest. Northeast Allegan County's first and only attempt to craft an ordinance on medical marijuana officially has been terminated by the Watson Township Board. The board Thursday evening voted unanimously, 5-0, to retract the direction it made to the...

Supreme Court finally ends suit against Gun Lake Casino

February 27, 2018

Officials at the Gun Lake Casino and of the Gun Lake Tribe of Pottawatmis are breathing a sigh of relief today. The long legal war against their existence is officially over. The Supreme Court U.S. Supreme Court has ruled that Congress acted properly and legally when it ended a lengthy...

Dorr Twp. Board approves rezoning farm land for residences

February 23, 2018

Brian Silvernail uses props to explain Susan McGraw's proposal for rezoning her farm land. In a process eerily similar to rezoning approval for an apartment complex, the Dorr Township Board Thursday night approved a request from Susan McGraw to rezone 55 acres on 108th Avenue between 16th and 18th streets...

Dorr Twp. Board OKs rezoning for apartment complex

February 22, 2018

Developer Dan VanKolker of Fleis & Vandenbrink explains the 204-unit apartment complex plans to the Township Board. Despite protests of rushing it through, the Dorr Township Board Thursday evening voted to approve rezoning of about 500 feet in the northwest section of a 34-acre parcel at 142nd Avenue and 14th...

Rural estates rezoning reveals fears about loss of farms

February 21, 2018

Realtor Brian Silvernail explains the rezoning request. The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening approved a request from Susan Travis McGraw to rezone her property on 108th Avenue between 16th and 18th streets from agricultural to rural estates. The request drew a fairly substantial crowd of residents who said they...

204-unit apartment complex likely coming to Dorr Twp.

February 20, 2018

Lori Castello explains the proposed apartment complex project while engineer Dan VanKolker looks on. Prospects look good for Dorr Township to welcome a 204-unit apartment complex on the southwest end of the intersection of 142nd Avenue and 14th Street. The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening recommended to the Township...

Martin bond construction project to be done by August

February 20, 2018

by Austin Marsman Project Manager Mike Hammis gave the Martin Board of Education an update on the $17.1 million bond construction project and offered a tour Monday after the regular meeting. Overall, Hammis said he is happy with the progress, telling the board “We are on schedule and things are...

Block grant to help fund old Giuseppe’s building rehab

February 19, 2018

This was the scene two years ago at a fire that severely damaged the former Giuseppe's Pizza. City Councilwoman Jennifer Antel credited the efforts of Main Street Director Ingrid Miller with securing the CDBG for up to $250,000, which is to be used for historical preservation. "Ingrid really thought this...

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Healthy fund balance covers Hopkins Twp. shortfall

February 12, 2018

The Hopkins Township Board next month plans to adopt the 2018-19 fiscal year budget with about a $48,000 shortfall of revenue against expenditures. The deficit will be made up easily by a fund balance, or savings account, of nearly $1.4 million. Revenues are expected to be about $308,620 and expenses...

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