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Hopkins Schools to seek 1.6-mill sinking fund renewal

February 29, 2020

The Hopkins Public Schools will ask local voters Tuesday, May 5, for a renewal of a 1.6-mill sinking fund levy for 10 years. An informational meeting about the request will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday, March 23, at the high school cafeteria. School officials explained that a sinking fund...

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No public money used in Dorr library millage request

February 27, 2020

Rachel Vote The March 10 presidential primary election ballot Tuesday, March 10, will include a request from the Dorr Township Library for 0.6 mill for 10 years. Dorr Library Board President Rachel Vote appeared before the Township Board Thursday night to answer questions about the proposal and to assure voters...

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Dorr Twp. public meeting on master plan is March 17

February 18, 2020

Planning consultant Nathan Mehmed. The Dorr Township Planning Commission’s survey of local residents about the master plan has a deadline of Feb. 29 and a public meeting will be held Tuesday, March 17. Commission Chairman Bob Wagner said one of the key issues is the balance between encouraging residential and...

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Wayland City agrees to put recycling issue on ballot

February 17, 2020

Nate Ward listens to Mayor Tim Bala read a proclamation honoring his Eagle Scout award for his mini-library project. The Wayland City Council intends to place a recycling issue on the August primary election ballot. Rosemary Graham from the Allegan County recycling program is asking many municipalities this year to...

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Ambulance service seeks more local govt. funding

February 14, 2020

The Wayland Area Emergency Services Board is telling all members it needs more financial support to stay in business. The Leighton Township Board Thursday evening was the latest to be given the word and officials agreed to increase its annual contribution from about $12,000 to about $19,000. Township Supervisor Steve...

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Leighton Twp. plans to seek road millage Nov. 3

February 13, 2020

The Leighton Township Board has committed to making a request for extra road millage in the November general election. The board Thursday evening agreed to put a question on the Nov. 3 ballot after citizen Steve Shoemaker, chairman of a special citizens’ road committee, asked for some kind of request...

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Accessory Dwelling Unit hearing may be in April, May

February 11, 2020

The Wayland City Planning Commission may have a public hearing in April or May on a proposal to permit accessory dwelling units for as many as 130 local residences. The impetus for the discussion was a request from local citizen Mike Salisbury, who asked about the possibility of renovating a...

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Rachel Cimek named Dorr Elementary asst. principal

February 10, 2020

Rachel Cimek Rachel Cimek, a fifth-grade teacher at Hopkins Elementary School, has been selected assistant principal for Dorr Elementary. Cimek, who was introduced to the Wayland Board of Education Monday evening, succeeds Robin Senura, who was elevated to the principal’s post at the beginning of the year, succeeding Kevin Zaschak,...

Watson must come up with action plan to combat PFAs

February 6, 2020

Watson Township has until June 22 to come up with an action plan to deal with perfluorooctanoic acid, a perfluorinated carboxylic acid, or PFAs, that was discovered last fall in two of five wells and the old Watson-Martin landfill near the corner of 115th Avenue and 12th Street. Ray Spaulding of the...

City Council decides to drop study for new traffic light

February 3, 2020

The Wayland City Council has decided to go no further with a proposed traffic study that would perhaps pave the way for installation of a traffic light at the corner of East Superior Street and Wildcat Drive. The council last agreed to continue with a traffic study, but only on...

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