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Casino Revenue Sharing Board will hear complaints

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Hopkins Township Supervisor Mark Evans and Sixth District Allegan County Commissioner Gale Dugan plan to be at the 4 p.m. meeting Wednesday of the Gun Lake Casino Revenue Sharing Board at the Tribe's Government Offices on 129th Avenue. Both plan to ask board members why the current revenue sharing arrangement...
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Angry Hopkins Twp. citizen calls for sexton’s removal

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Julia Layton Keith Layton, son of Julia Layton, who died Aug. 2, told the Hopkins Township Board the township sexton should be removed f0r incompetence in the wake of an unfortunate incident involving her burial. Layton said his mother and father, Ron, purchased a plot in Maplewood Cemetery in 2013...
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Court nixes Martin Twp. collecting enforcement fees

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Nathan Knight Allegan County District Court Judge William Baillargeon this week ruled against Martin Township in its attempts to collect fees for zoning enforcement against independent business owner Nathan Knight. Knight, owner of L&L Materials at 1082 10th St. in Martin, was cited for constructing a barn without a permit...
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Matt Weston selected as new Leighton Twp. Fire Chief

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Capt. Matt Weston has been selected as new chief of the Leighton Township Fire Department. Weston's hire was approved unanimously Thursday night by the Leighton Township Board. He succeeds Tony Banas, who has accepted the captain's full-time post at Texas Township near Kalamazoo. Banas, who served on the Leighton department...
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Lt. Scott Glupker makes hero’s splash on Leighton FD

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Scott Glupker and his wife, Tammy Lt. Scott Glupker is one of the newest members of the Leighton Township Fire Department, but he's already making an impact and proving his mettle. Outgoing Fire Chief Tony Banas spoke glowingly of Glupker Thursday night at the Leighton Township Board meeting because of...
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Most area millage requests passed, but 3 turned down

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“You win some, you lose some,” is an old saying that perhaps best describes the millage requests across Allegan County in Tuesday’s primary election. Most millage proposals in this area were approved, but a few, notably a request for an increase for Dorr Township Library, a request for parks in...
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City of Wayland seeks Plan Commission, ZBA members

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The City of Wayland seems to be running short of people serving on public boards and commissions and the City Council will not expand with the Nov. 6 general election. There will be only three candidates for three open positions in the Nov. 6 Wayland City Council election. Joe Kramer was...
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Martin Twp. to seek fire millage on Nov. 6 election ballot

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The Martin Township Board Wednesday evening decided to put a fire millage request on the Nov. 6 general election ballot. Board members also decided to seek at least two other options in plans for expanding township hall or picking up additional office space. The board voted 5-0 to adopt a...
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Leighton voters OK airstrip, Nesbitt, Johnson win seats

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Clark and Debbie Galloway It was a big night for Clark Galloway, developer of the his proposed airstrip Galloway Landings in Leighton Township. Voters in the Aug. 7 primary election voted 1,069 to 717 in agreement with the Township Board to allow improvement of the airstrip near 144th Avenue and...
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Lumberyard special use permit to be revoked by city?

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The future of the Lumberyard Events Center may hang in the balance at the next Wayland City Council meeting at 7 p.m. Monday, Aug. 20. City Manager Joshua Eggleston told council members that an item proposing "revocation of a special use permit" for the proposed new facility will be placed...
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