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Council scraps plan for closed session in property sale

March 20, 2017

The Wayland City Council planned to go into closed session Monday night, but Councilman Rick Mathis forced tabling the matter as a point of law. Mathis moved to delete the item "Potential Sale of City Property" because it must be discussed in open session accordi ng to the Open Meetings...

City employees’ paid time off, comp time too generous?

March 20, 2017

There may be some changes in policy ahead for city employees regarding their comp time and paid time off (PTO). Wayland City Council members had a lengthy discussion Monday night about those two items and about short-term disability. Despite the many comments, there was no decision made and more information...

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Robert Traxler re-elected chairman of Dorr Twp. ZBA

March 18, 2017

The Dorr Township Zoning Board of Appeals (ZBA) elected officers for 2017 at its March 16 quarterly meeting. Elected unanimously were Robert Traxler to serve a second term as Chairman, Jim Vote to be vice chairman, a new position this term, and re-elected Ethel Visser, who has served on the...

Ex-Wildcats girls’ bowling coach files suit in wife’s death

March 15, 2017

Former Wayland girls’ varsity bowling coach Bill Holbrook has filed a lawsuit against the manufacturers of robotic equipment that killed his wife, Wanda, in an industrial accident in Ionia in July 2015. Holbrook, now men’s and women’s bowling coach at Midland University in Nebraska, filed a suit earlier this month...

Basura: Adventures playing Libra vs. Dutch in Bonaire

March 12, 2017

Bonaire, one of the ABC islands – Aruba, Bonaire, and Curacao — is a former Dutch colony. After some years the Bonaireans elected to reconnect with Holland — now Bonaire is part of the Netherlands. The official currency remains the U.S. dollar. English, Spanish, Dutch and the local Papiamento are...

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Leighton adopts $1.628 million budget for 2017-18

March 9, 2017

The Leighton Township Board Thursday night held a public hearing and then adopted a budget of about $1.628 million for the fiscal year 2017-18. Revenues are expected to exceed expenditures by about $520, so there likely will not be a need to dip into the fund balance, or rainy day...

Leighton Fire Chief wins stipend to attend classes

March 9, 2017

Leighton Township Fire Chief Tony Banas was granted a $500 stipend for attending a two-week course on fire codes in Muskegon, but there were some misgivings. The Leighton Township Board approved the expenditure because the course work upgrades the skills of the chief, but member aren’t sure how much longer...

Unhappy residents vent about Cuddy Drain project

March 7, 2017

The Cuddy Drain project that includes both Allegan and Barry counties was the target of a lot of criticism at the Wayland Township Board meeting Tuesday night. However, presenter and local resident Jim Sivak that the issue was out of the township’s hands and he would be better served by...

Developers withdraw request for Selkirk Lake campground

March 7, 2017

Developers of a proposed expanded campground at Selkirk Lake have withdrawn their request for rezoning. Members of the Wayland Township Board were informed of the decision Tuesday night at their board meeting. They were scheduled to take up the issue after a packed and contentious Planning Commission meeting Feb. 8,...

Dorr, Hopkins Library Director Natalie Bazan leaving

March 6, 2017

Natalie Bazan is resigning her directorship positions at the Hopkins District Library and the Dorr Township Library. But the big question, yet unanswered, is where and when is she going? Bazan served as library director at Hopkins for five and a half years and has simultaneously served at Dorr for...

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