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Watson told changes are coming for County Board

December 1, 2022

Scott Corbin Gale Dugan Allegan County Commissioner Gale Dugan Thursday evening told the Watson Township Board the County Board will see some interesting changes over the next two years. Dugan said commissioners from now on will be paid on a salary and mileage basis, no longer being compensated for pier...

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Wayland school board rejects book ban request

November 28, 2022

Digital Camera The Wayland Board of Education Monday night turned down a request to remove the book “Oryx and Crake” from the high school library. The book’s author, Margaret Atwood, also penned the much more famous but dystopian “The Handmaid’s Tale,” which has become a popular television series. Assistant Supt....

First Wayland marijuana business gets 1 green light

November 21, 2022

New Planning Commissioner Megan Mickelson Wayland’s first-ever marijuana retail business took a big step forward Monday in a special meeting of the Planning Commission. The commission approved on a 5-0 vote a site plan from Fawn River Cultivation and recommended the City Council approve a special use permit for the...

Jennifer Antel sworn in as 1st female Wayland mayor

November 21, 2022

It was a historic night for the Wayland City Council Monday when outgoing Mayor Tim Bala passed the gavel to newly-elected Mayor Jennifer Antel, the city’s first ever female chief executive. Antel was elected without opposition in the November runoff to succeed the retiring Bala. She had served on the...

Hopkins Township Board approves rezoning request

November 20, 2022

The Hopkins Township Board last Monday night approved a request from Michael Ross for rezoning property near Hilliards. The rezoning was for changing 3.92 acres at 1820 136th Ave. from agricultural residential R-1A intermediate estate district. The site is just south of Dorr Township and is near several others zoned...

Dorr Parks Commission gets OK to seek DNR grant

November 17, 2022

The Dorr Township Board Thursday night adopted a resolution supporting the Department of Natural Resources (DNR) application titled, “Dorr Township North Park Upgrades” to the Spark Grant program for basketball and volleyball courts, mile track and electricity at North Park. The move came after requests from the Township Parks Commission...

Dorr Plan Commission gets requests from 2 businesses

November 15, 2022

The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday night handled two requests involving properties near the intersection of Commerce Drive and 142nd Avenue. In one instance the commission approved with conditions site plan for a truck and semi-trailer terminal and in the other, members told a prospective developer to submit a request...

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Two new school trucks price rises by 15 percent

November 14, 2022

School board student representative Ava Makowski One good example of how prices have risen of late surfaced Monday night at the Wayland Board of Education meeting. Patricia Velie, assistant superintendent for finance and operations, told the school board that $80,000 had been aside months ago for buying two new maintenance...

Gun Lake Tribe has a lot of big ideas ahead for growth

November 12, 2022

The north-south corridor of the U.S.-131 expressway between Bradley and Wayland may well become a hotbed of commercial and residential activity. Its rural character just might be transformed. Officials from the Gun Lake Casino’s investment arm, Gun Lake Investments, recently were interviewed by MiBiz, and said the Match-E-Be-Nash-She-Wish Band of...

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Allegan County broadband project is moving forward

November 12, 2022

The Allegan County Internet broadband project make a step forward Thursday when the County Board of Commissioners awarded a $17.7 million contract to 123.net of Southfield to provide wired broadband infrastructure and service to some 12,000 unserved addresses that don’t have access to download speeds of over 100mb. Broadband Project...

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