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Sustainable Business Park promises investment return

Consultant Rick Chapla shows Township Board members a prototype of the roofing product that will be made by the anchor tenant at the Sustainable Business Park. Dorr Township is being…

Editor November 18, 2021

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Dorr Township receives $415,000 in ARPA funds

Dorr Township has received $415,000 in American Rescue Plan Act federal funds, and now the task ahead will be how to spend the money. Township Treasurer Myrna Marr said the…

Editor November 18, 2021

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Master plan open house to be held in Dorr Dec. 21

The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening was given an update on the proposed new master plan by consultant Nathan Mehmed of Williams & Works. Mehmed went over most of…

Editor November 16, 2021

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Wayland City budget fund balance continues to grow

The City of Wayland was awarded another clean audit Monday evening by the accounting firm of Siegfried Crandall of Portage. The audit showed total revenue of $3,113,414 for fiscal year…

Editor November 15, 2021

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Wood bridge on 140th Ave. in Leighton to be repaired

The 140th Avenue bridge finally will get a repair job done, the Leighton Township Board learned Thursday evening. Supervisor Steve Wolbrink told his colleagues that Craig Atwood from the Allegan…

Editor November 11, 2021

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Boundary Commission gets comments on annexation

A public hearing Wednesday night on a request from mostly property owners in Hopkins Township turned out to be exactly that — a public hearing. There was no “torches and…

Editor November 10, 2021

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Plan Commission OKs 2 requests, 1 with conditions

The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday night gave a thumbs up, one with conditions, to two requests that were presented. Getting the green light entirely was a request for an…

Editor November 9, 2021

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Wayland School Board still considering a new pool

It may be only an inkling, it may be only speculation, but members of the Wayland Board of Education Monday night were hinting that the next bond issue for the…

Editor November 8, 2021

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County Commission’s districts pared from 7 to 5

The Allegan County Board of Commissioners decided to approve the proposed redistricting for county commissioners for the next 10 years. The number of seats on the board has been pared…

Editor November 5, 2021

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Watson told to put ARPA funds in separate account

The Watson Township Board was told Thursday night that funds from the 2021 American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) have been approved and the auditing firm of Walker, Fluke & Sheldon…

Editor November 4, 2021