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Marsman Reports: Martin remembers Memorial Day ‘17
by Austin Marsman Martin held its annual Memorial Day parade and ceremonies Monday. The day began with a parade that stepped off on the corner of Chalmers and East Allegan…
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Policy on Dorr Twp. Board paying the bills gets revisited
Dorr Township Trustee Terri Rios Thursday night brought up an issue about paying the bills that colleague John Tuinstra brought up four years ago. Rios, who began serving on the…
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Dorr Twp. ZBA reappointments take up time, discussion
Yet another customarily routine item took up a lot of time and discussion at Thursday night’s Dorr Township Board meeting. This time it was the reappointment of two members of the…
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Dorr Parks Commission plans to build Frisbee golf course
The Dorr Township Parks Commission plans to begin construction on a Frisbee golf course this year at the park. The Dorr Township Board agreed to set aside $6,500 for the…
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Dorr Twp. finds way to be contentious on culvert project
As so often is the case in Dorr Township Board meetings, seemingly routine matters became contentious. Trustee John Tuinstra led a failed one-man revolt Thursday evening against the township contracting…
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U.S. Supreme Court to hear Gun Lake Casino’s Patchak case
The U.S. Supreme Court this week agreed to hear a long-running case affecting the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of Pottawatomi Indians, also known as the Gun Lake Tribe. The web site indianz.com said the action…
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Prospects for 2 new developments add to Dorr traffic worries
Dorr Township Planning Commission Chairman Bob Wagner said former Planner Tim Johnson said several years ago that Dorr should be careful in the future or it might become another 28th…
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Wayland schools may seek severely pared bond proposal Nov. 7
The Wayland Board of Education seems headed for a severely pared down bond request in the Nov. 7 general election. After voters soundly rejected two bonds totaling $55 million May…
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Splash pad’s 2nd season starts at Wayland City Park May 26
The splash pad, the popular city park attraction that opened a year ago in Wayland, will be ready to go for its second season Friday, May 26. City Manager Tim…
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City apparently unwilling to call off Reno Drive land purchase
It’s not a done deal yet, but it appears any attempt to stop the City of Wayland’s agreement with developers Keith Nickels and Josh Otto for the sale on land…