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Recco request wins OK from City Plan Commission

February 14, 2023

The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday evening had no difficulty in recommending the City Council approve a request from Recco Products, 702 S. Main St., to expand its manufacturing facility. Recco Products is a large precision manufacturer and supplier of aerospace-quality filters, strainers, baskets and screens. The company, through Rick...

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Cautious optimism pervades early prospects for school bond drive

February 13, 2023

Wayland Board of Education member Jeff Moon told his colleagues Monday night that turnout for a second in a series of public sessions on the May 2 bond proposal was the largest yet and he is cautiously optimistic. The request will be for $49.7 million, a slight increase over the...

Leighton residents clamor for more local sidewalks

February 9, 2023

The Leighton Township Board Thursday evening got an earful about the need for sidewalks in the Moline area. Citizen Tom Miller said the number of pedestrians along Division and 12th Street has increased after the arrival of a Dollar General Store, but so has the amount of traffic at the...

Leighton gets 1st taste of ‘Galloway Landings sequel’

February 9, 2023

You might call it “Galloway Landings: The Sequel.” Lynee Wells Leighton Township’s most controversial development is back in the news, as Clark Galloway and friends appeared Wednesday night at the Planning Commission meeting to request approval for adjustments for the air park just off 144th Avenue. Lynee Wells, an urban...

Leighton Plan Commission denies GRI Moline rezoning

February 9, 2023

Township Engineer Tricia Anderson and Township Attorney Cliff Bloom answered a lot of question Wednesday night. Prospects for a massive residential and light industrial-office development on the east side of Division were dealt a temporary setback Wednesday from the Leighton Township Planning Commission. GRI-Moline, LLC, is seeking rezoning of property...

Local Farmers Market site going back to City Park

February 6, 2023

Holly McPherson Main Street Director Holly McPherson Monday night unveiled two big physical changes to downtown Wayland to the City Council. McPherson, who’s been earning a lot of praise for her enthusiastic work since coming on board last year, announced that the location for the Farmers Market will return to...

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Watson hires its 3rd zoning officer in more than a year

February 2, 2023

James Davis Watson Township hired its third zoning enforcement officer in a little more than a year by appointing James Davis to the position Thursday evening. He succeeds Evan Stuart, who was hired last summer for the part-time post to supplement his duties as a road patrol deputy, succeeding Marnie...

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Deputy supervisor budget issue prompts Dorr debate

January 26, 2023

Digital Camera Dorr Township Trustee Chandler Stanton took Supervisor Jeff Miling to task Thursday evening for overspending on the budget for deputy supervisor. Stanton, during a budget review discussion, asked why the township is $7,774 over budget in paying Jim Martin, former township treasurer, for his duties in trying to...

Martin solar project to get some troubleshooting help

January 24, 2023

“What we have here is a failure to communicate.” — A line featured in the 1966 film “Cool Hand Luke.” Martin Public Schools was one of the first educational educational institutions in Michigan to switch to solar power for its facilities, and for the most part the experiment has been...

Eric Curry chosen to fill Martin school board seat

January 23, 2023

COVER PHOTO: (From left) Eric Curry, Don Fontaine and Laura Foster The Martin Board of Education Monday evening selected Eric Curry to the seat abruptly vacated earlier this month by Trustee Rodney Pillars. Curry, a 2003 graduate of Martin High School, will serve at least two years and will be...

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