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WAEMS responding to record number of calls this year

July 27, 2017

The Dorr Township Board Thursday night learned that Wayland Area Emergency Services has been extremely busy this year, and that could translate into increased costs for next year. Penny Post, who represents Dorr Township on the WAEMS Board, along with Don Kaczanowski, said the service has handled 2,200 calls thus...

Reconstruction of Dorr road to cost less than $500,000

July 27, 2017

The reconstruction of 1.29 miles on 144th Avenue will be the first order of business for the Dorr Township Roads Committee and work is expected to commence in August and be completed in November. The Dorr Township Board Thursday evening voted 6-0 to approve the low bid of Langlois &...

DEQ agrees to extend Landing Marina permit application

July 26, 2017

The Landing Marina of Gun Lake has been granted an extension by the Department of Environmental Quality for a permit application to expand, despite opposition from neighbors and the Yankee Springs Township Board. Owner Spoor applied to expand, from 24 to 54 boat slips, the marina, located at 11925 Marsh...

Martin schools to proceed next month with solar project

July 22, 2017

by Austin Marsman As the Martin public school system progresses with its historic bond construction, green upgrades are taking center stage. The Board of Education decided July 17 to approve a solar project, pending a final approval of the lease-to-purchase agreement between the district and Verde Solutions of Chicago. This means the...

All Dorr Twp. Planning Commision officers re-elected

July 19, 2017

The Dorr Township Planning Commission is back back to business as usual after a bit of turbulence over its membership in the last month. The commission, at its July 18 regular meeting, re-elected all officers, including Chairman Bob Wagner, Vice Chairman Robert Traxler, Recording Secretary Rich Osbun and Dan Beute...

City studying chicken, cost recovery ordinances

July 19, 2017

The Wayland City Council is examining two potential local ordinances, one that would permit chickens in the city limits, another that would establish cost recovery for emergency services. City Manager Tim McLean explained that chickens are only allowed as a special land use in areas zoned Residential Agricultural (RA). He...

Yankee Springs Twp Board votes against proposed marina

July 14, 2017

by Austin Marsman The Yankee Springs Township Board voted 3-2 Thursday night to adopt a resolution against Lucas Spoor's proposed marina expansion on Gun Lake. Trustee Shannon Vandenberg and Supervisor Mark Englerth voted no in a roll call vote. The proposed expansion of the Landing Marina on Gun Lake would...

Bob Wagner back as chairman of Dorr Plan Commission

July 13, 2017

Bob Wagner was appointed to another three-year term on the Dorr Township Planning Commission Thursday night in a special meeting. Wagner, who has been chairman of the commission since 1975 and a member since 1968, was chosen on a 4-3 vote of the Township Board. Voting in the affirmative were...

Shifting cemetery concerns Martin Township Board

July 13, 2017

By Austin Marsman One item dominating discussion at Wednesday night's Martin Township Board meeting was the situation at East Martin Cemetery on 8th Street. Possible solutions were discussed to apparent cemetery shifting and map layout. “This map is something to look at, but it’s not what’s out there,” said Supervisor...

Hearing turbulent for proposed Leighton Twp. air park

July 11, 2017

by Austin Marsman More than 100 people turned out for a two-hour public hearing before the Leighton Township Board Monday evening on a proposal to develop an air park. The original proposal was submitted more than a year ago. It called for a 3,000-foot air strip for use by 25...

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