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Leighton to offer $18 an hour for assistant to twp. assessor

May 9, 2019

The Leighton Township Board Thursday evening agreed to pay an assistant assessor $18 per hour and raise each of the other assistants pay by $1 an hour hour effective June 1. The board made the move at the request of Assessor Laura Stob. If the assistant Stob recommends rejects the...

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Library to scramble to hold book sale at Martin Twp. Hall

May 8, 2019

Martin Township's plans to expand the township hall to accommodate more office space for the clerk and treasurer do not come without non-economic costs. While plans proceed apace with The Architectural Group and indications are that work on the project will begin in mid-June, JC Wheeler Library officials are scrambling...

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Two coaches suggest dean of students be hired at WHS

April 29, 2019

Mike Doupe Sue Brewer The Wayland Board of Education Monday evening was asked to hire a dean of students and free up the athletic director from handling freshman student discipline issues. Head varsity football coach Mike Doupe and cross-country coach Sue Brewer appeared at the board’s work session to make...

Wayland schools grappling with bus driver shortage issue

April 29, 2019

The Wayland Union school district is looking for a few good bus drivers. Perhaps more than a few. Like many other school systems, Wayland has seen a decline in the number of bus drivers and Finance Director Patricia Velie Monday night told the Board of Education Monday night she is...

Dorr Twp. Board postpones decision on cost recovery

April 25, 2019

Dorr Township Fire Chief Gary Fordham. The Dorr Township Board Thursday evening decided to postpone a decision about cost recovery collection, even though a local ordinance was adopted seven years ago. Township Clerk Debbie Sewers, who was not present at the meeting, recommended the board recover costs incurred for Dorr...

Dorr Vet Clinic wins OK with conditions for project

April 16, 2019

This appears to be the new logo for the Dorr Veterinary Clinic. The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening granted conditional approval for the Dorr Veterinary Clinic's site plans for expansion. Dave Lucas, director of construction for FCC Construction Inc., told commissioners the plan is to construct a 4,000-square-foot addition...

Wayland board meets at an old school in transition

April 15, 2019

Wayland High School foreign exchange students show off their native country's flags. The Wayland Board of Education's regular monthly meeting Monday night was held at Pine Street Elementary, a school in transition. Board members and teachers duly noted the changes in store next year at the district's oldest building, serving...

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Leighton citizens’ road committee to meet April 22

April 11, 2019

Steve Shoemaker A special citizens' volunteer road committee is being organized in Leighton Township, and activist Steve Shoemaker is inviting interested local residents to come to a meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, April 22, at the Township Hall. Leighton officials plan to establish a citizens' road committee, much in the...

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Leighton Twp. agrees to higher bid for dust control

April 11, 2019

Deputy Clerk Rachel Fennema The Leighton Township Board Thursday evening pushed the boundaries on policy for accepting bids. The board voted 5-0 to accept the dust control bid again from Southwest Dust Control for about $37,000, which Clerk Mary Lou Neiuwenhuis said was $1,000 less than last year. However, SWB...

Martin Township still has zoning enforcement issues

April 11, 2019

The Martin Township Board continues to grapple with problems associated with local zoning rules. The board learned Wednesday evening from Planning Commission Chairman Ron Zeinstra that the Van Elderen pet food processing plant requested a special use use permit Tuesday night, but was turned down on a 3-2 vote. Zeinstra...

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