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Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

September 26, 2018

25 Years Ago — Sept. 29, 1993 The Michigan Department of Natural Resources has begun the second stage of cleanup of the former Sunrise Landfill in Wayland Township. Only about one-third of the toxic waste barrels have been removed from the property. Developer Tony Bouma is seeking preliminary plat approval...

City Council hears negative side of keeping chickens

September 17, 2018

Sophia DiPietro explains why A.S.K. opposes urban farming and the keeping of chickens. Perhaps it was a harbinger of what may be coming for the Wayland City Council. members Monday evening heard a special presentation on keeping chickens within the city limits before their regular meeting. Sophia DiPietro, representing A.S.K....

Chicken ordinance special meeting slated for Sept. 25

September 4, 2018

The Wayland City Council will have a special meeting at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 25, to talk about permitting or banning the raising of chickens within the city limits. City Manager Joshua Eggleston said he hopes to have the meeting at the Wayland Middle School cafeteria in case there is...

City Council will take up chickens issue once again

August 20, 2018

Chickens are back in the news for the City of Wayland. After nearly a one-year hiatus, the City Council has agreed to revisit a proposal to craft a local ordinance permitting the keeping of a small number of chickens at residences within the city limits. No decision was made on...

Wayland Plan Commission helps 3 proposals go 3-for-3

August 14, 2018

Kari and Tim Kennedy Three proposals that came before the City of Wayland Planning Commission went 3-for-3 Tuesday night, two of them involving businesses on Reno Drive. The winning proposals were a rezoning from Planned Enterprise and Culster Development (PECD) to light industrial for a parcel between Logistics and the...

Retro Room co-owner to challenge Bala for mayor

August 13, 2018

Brian Sweebe Brian Sweebe, co-owner of the Retro Room and a member of the Main Street Downtown Development Authority, will challenge Wayland Mayor Tim Bala in the Nov. 6 election. Sweebe opened the Retro Room at the corner of North Main and West Superior Street downtown two years ago. He...

Zoning enforcement is necessary, but it’s unpopular

August 12, 2018

ACHTUNG: The following is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. Zoning is the function of government that doesn't seem to get much respect. That means too many people, agencies and institutions lack respect for the law. This conclusion can be made easily just...

Bygone Days: A look at the history of NE Allegan County

August 8, 2018

(From the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — Aug. 11, 1993 Martin Township voters in a referendum approved, 231 to 200, a gravel pit proposed by Ray Brenner. “I’ve always said you should have some say in what you do with...

Lumberyard special use permit to be revoked by city?

August 6, 2018

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...

Antel has the smarts and ability to get things done in Lansing

July 29, 2018

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. This cartoon, "The Sheep," by Art Young, was published in 1901. It is astonishingly relevant today. I'm sick and tired of the modern Republican Party's insistence that everybody march in lockstep together on the...

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