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K & M Chrysler Jeep nixes Wayland, takes Hopkins Twp.
The K & M Chrysler Jeep dealership has decided not to locate on Reno Drive and instead will move into a site by the expressway in Hopkins Township. The Hopkins…
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Watson Twp. learns of PFAS contamination at old dump
PFAS, or perfluorooctanoic acid, has been in the news in Michigan lately, and the Watson Township Board learnedThursday night it is an unwelcome guest at the old Watson-Martin Township dump…
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Wayland Fall Fun Fest’s successor approved for Oct. 26
Wayland’s Fall Fun Fest may have died a couple of years ago, but the founder of the “This Is Wayland” web page is spearheading an effort for a special day…
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Dorr Township maintenance supervisor’s job may be filled
The Dorr Township Board Thursday night agreed to offer the maintenance supervisor’s position to Randy Grantham at a pay rate of $18 per hour. Grantham succeeds Jarrod Simon, who resigned…
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Dorr Twp. Board votes to concur with sewer authority rules
The Dorr Township Board, after lengthy and contentious discussion Thursday evening, adopted a resolution of concurrence with Dorr-Leighton Sewer System rules and regulations. Supervisor Jeff Miling, who shares administrative duties…
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Dorr Library Board unhappy with Tuinstra’s electioneering
The Dorr Township Library Board made it very clear it is unhappy with the behavior of Dorr Township Trustee John Tuinstra during the failed millage election earlier this month. Two…
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Federal govt. allows Gun Lake Tribe to take parcel into trust
The Hopkins Township Board has lost its latest round of legal battles with the Gun Lake Tribe, as the U.S. Department of the Interior has placed the Nowak property at…
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Dorr Plan Commission OKs rezoning from ag to rural estates
The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening decided to recommend a rezoning for three parcels on 14th Street from agricultural to rural estates. Joseph and Michelle Edsall were asking for…
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204-unit apartment complex project in Dorr Twp. halted
Plans for aa 204-unit apartment complex.on 34-acre parcel at 142nd Avenue and 14th Street have been halted, according to Dorr Township Planning Commission Chairman Bob Wagner. Wagner told his colleagues…
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No public comment as City Council OKs water rate hikes
Though there were rumblings about citizens’ protests greeting the Wayland City Council upping water rates, an ordinance approving the increases was adopted without any public comment Monday evening. The only…