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Accessory Dwelling Unit hearing may be in April, May
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…
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Rachel Cimek named Dorr Elementary asst. principal
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…
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Watson must come up with action plan to combat PFAs
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…
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City Council decides to drop study for new traffic light
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…
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WAEMS Board working on 5-year restructuring plan
The Wayland Area Emergency Services ambulance operations are the busiest ever and personnel are scrambling to keep up with costs and demands. Penny Post, who represents Dorr Township on the…
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Wayland’s supt. search begins with seeking input
The search for a successor to retiring Wayland Union Schools Supt. Norman Taylor began in earnest Thursday afternoon and evening with a couple of “public input sessions.” Dr. Rodney Green…
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WUS teacher Lori Howell selected Fulbright Scholar
Wayland Union Middle School sixth grade science teacher Lori Howell, was selected into the highly prestigious Fulbright Teachers for Global Classrooms program. The Fulbright program is a year-long professional learning…
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Council approves study for traffic light at Wildcat Drive
The Wayland City Council Tuesday night agreed to continue with a traffic study for a light at the corner of Wildcat Drive and East Superior Street near the high school…
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12th Street residents file petitions for annexation
A group of residents living along 12th Street west of the City of Wayland across the U.S.-131 expressway this week filed petitions in Lansing seeking to be annexed. Grand Rapids…
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City Plan Commission has lengthy discussion on pot
Members of the Wayland City Planning Commission had considerable discussion Tuesday night about prospects for allowing the growing, processing, transportation and sale of recreational marijuana, which was legalized in November…