City Council – Page 52

Steven Johnson is 4th candidate to succeed Rep. Yonker

March 22, 2016

There are now at least four candidates who intend to run for 72nd District State Representative in Lansing. Steven Johnson, a resident of Wayland Township and a South Christian High School graduate, appeared before the Wayland City Council Monday night to announce his candidacy. He joins Ryan Gallogly, Tony Noto...

Wayland City, Leighton Twp. voters to decide recycling issue

March 21, 2016

Voters in the City of Wayland will join a significant number of other municipalities in Allegan County to decide next August on a proposal to pay a $36 per year fee for recycling services. The Allegan County Board of Commissioners earlier this year gave Allegan County Resource and Recovery the...

Wayland City Council to seek bids for planning services

March 21, 2016

The Wayland City Council Monday night agreed to seek requests for proposals for planning services and post them on the city’s web site. The city had been contracting with Wade Trim for planning for a almost a year and a half, but learned consultant Janis Johnson has left the firm...

The real criminal in Flint water crisis is privatization

March 17, 2016

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” story. It is an editorial by the editor. More than a few people today have said how much they have enjoyed watching Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder squirm during the congressional hearings on the Flint water crisis. Though I share their emotions, I...

City of Wayland’s planning political intrigue persists

March 12, 2016

I apologize to readers most sincerely and plead guilty to falling asleep at the switch. I fancy myself as a truth-seeking fiercely independent community journalist with a knack for connecting dots, but I failed to catch the discharge of longtime City of Wayland Planner Mark Sisson almost a couple of...

Wayland City seeks new planner as Johnsons leave Wade Trim

March 8, 2016

The Wayland City Planning Commission and City Council are looking for a new planner. Janis Johnson, who had been planning consultant for about a year, has left the Wade Trim engineering firm to re-start Main Street Planning with her husband, Tim. This leaves the city with the task of finding...

Editorial

United we stand: This country was founded on compromise

March 2, 2016

A very interesting phenomenon is the large number of labels we place on people: conservative, liberal, racist, mean-spirited, sexist, pinhead, stupid, homophobic, communist, NAZI, pig, fascist, to name but a few. Anyone who dares disagree with any group of folks on anything is called a name. President Barack Obama called...

Bygone Days: A brief look at the Wayland area’s past, Part 203

February 17, 2016

25 Years Ago — Feb. 20, 1991 Steven Stearns was nominated for another term as president at the Hopkins Village Caucus. Lisa Rewa decided against seeking re-election and three candidates, Gerry Collier, Joyce Jones and Kimberly Bark will run to succeed her. Incumbent trustees Irwin Morris, Richard Kerber and Robert...

City agrees to United Bank loan for purchase of parking lot

February 15, 2016

The Wayland City Council Monday night approved a recommendation from the Downtown Development Authority to finance a loan from United Bank for $495,000 to purchase the parking lot surrounding the old Harding's Market. United Bank's Bank's bid of 2.4% interest for 10 years was chosen over bids from Hastings City...

City of Wayland DPW facility to be renovated in-house

February 15, 2016

The Wayland Department of Public Works facility will be getting some renovations done by city workers this winter. The City Council Monday night approved a request from DPW Director Cole Lutz to spend up to $15,000 to renovate and expand the interior. He said most of the work would involve...

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