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Paris Ridge development phases proceeding apace

June 14, 2018

Tony Banas Despite reports of a few problems, the Paris Ridge subdivision development continues apace in Leighton Township. The Township Board Thursday evening decided to give tentative approval to the preliminary plats for phases four and five of the residential project. The problems mentioned to board members at their meeting...

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Martin reporter praised for helping move along issue

June 14, 2018

Martin Township Supervisor Glenn Leep praised Townbroadcast reporter and recent Martin High School graduate Austin Marsman for his role in moving a local land use issue forward. Leep said Mansman wrote an article last month about a gravel pit at 1082 10th Street, owned by Nathan Knight, the center of...

Wayland schools give Plan Commission courtesy call

June 12, 2018

Rebecca Page, senior project manager for Holland Engineering, showed commissioners sketches of the planned 12 new tennis courts. Representatives from the Wayland Union Schools Tuesday evening presented the City of Wayland Planning Commission with a courtesy explanation of work being done on the tennis courts behind the high school and...

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School officials insist Wayland continues to be on a roll

June 11, 2018

Wayland Union Schools officials believe most sincerely the district continues to be on a roll as it heads into the 2018-19 academic and fiscal year. The Era of Good Feeling, almost 200 years ago associated with the presidency of James Monroe, is prompted by continued improvement in the schools' financial...

Watson OKs reimbursement plan for tribe land trusts

June 8, 2018

The Watson Township Board Thursday evening adopted a resolution supporting the Hopkins Area Fire Department's recommendation for negotiating with the Gun Lake Tribe when it takes land into federal trust. The Fire Authority unanimously recommended that all local government units that have lost tax revenue when the tribe takes land...

Watson seeks drainage district to solve Big Lake flooding

June 7, 2018

About three dozen residents told the Watson Township Board about flooding problems at Big Lake Thursday evening. Watson Township Board members Thursday evening unanimously adopted a resolution to set in motion the process of establishing a drainage district for flood-plagued Big Lake. About three dozen residents showed up at the...

City approves Lumberyard Events parking agreement

June 4, 2018

Members of the Wayland Fire Department gave City Council members a demonstration of the three new "Jaws of Life" electronic tools that replaced the old and slower hydraulic tool used to extricate traffic crash victims from mangled vehicles. The City of Wayland and Lumberyard Events Center owners Mark and Marty Shepard...

Dahlia test garden project proposed for North Park

June 4, 2018

This is the site along North Main, just south of Dahlia Street, where the demonstration garden would go in, if approved. The City of Wayland once was known as the Dahlia City and even had a Dahlia Festival in the 1990s, and the local Main Street program has a proposal...

Dorr Township to help fund study for trails project

June 1, 2018

John Morrison explains the River 2 River trails project to Township Board members. The Dorr Township Board Thursday evening voted to spend $1,000 for "research and investigation" of the feasibility for a paved trail to traverse through the township. John Morrison, executive director of the West Michigan Trails and...

Dorr supervisor, treasurer, clerk to get 3% pay raises

May 31, 2018

Jim Martin and Terry Rios discuss a difference of opinion about proposed pay increases. As anticipated, there was a lengthy and contentious debate Thursday night over a proposed pay raise for Dorr Township Board officials, fueling yet another three-hour marathon meeting. A special committee of three persons was appointed last...

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