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Wayland City Plan Commission numbers to decrease from 9 to 7

November 2, 2015

The Wayland City Planning Commission membership will be trimmed from nine to seven. The City Council agreed to the change Monday night, though a provision that the mayor sit in as a voting member will not be included. City Manager Mike Selden indicated all that will be necessary for the...

Allegan County recycling service to seek fee increase on ballot

November 2, 2015

The Wayland City Council Monday night tabled a proposal to renew its annual agreement with the Allegan County Recycling program. The city has contracted with Republic Services for curbside recycling every other week at a cost of $25 per household. However, in the last couple of years, costs have exceeded...

Wayland City election Nov. 3 has 4 candidates running unopposed

October 27, 2015

Though people who live in the City of Wayland don't have a dog in the well-publicized hunt for 80th District State Representative Tuesday, Nov. 3, they do have an opportunity to show up at the polls for a City Council election. The "contest," if it can be referred to as...

Freda’s Fish Fry officially closes as Acqua In Vino opens in Wayland

October 20, 2015

As Freda's Fish Fry restaurant closes on North Main Street in Wayland, the Acqua In Vino specialty wine and cheese shop has opened on South Main. Alicia Thorpe, owner of Freda's, posted on Facebook Tuesday, "To all my friends... Today, I have made the hardest decision that I could. I...

Committee of 3 search for Wayland City Manager begins Nov. 2

October 19, 2015

A three-person Wayland City Council subcommittee will meet at 4 p.m. Monday, Nov. 2, to begin sifting through applications tor a city manager to succeed Mike Selden. Selden is leaving his post in Wayland to take a job with the Michigan Townships Association. His last day will be Friday, Nov....

Speaker podium finally arrives for Wayland City Council meetings

October 19, 2015

It’s finally here! The Wayland City Council has been talking for a long time about having a podium for people to stand behind while addressing city officials in proceedings, and Monday night Councilman Tim Rose wheeled it into the chambers for its first official appearance. City Clerk Michelle Herman said...

Monday Moanin’: A heartfelt rant from a former state representative

October 18, 2015

By JeffreyLSalisbury@gmail.com GUEST MOAN by LaMar Lemmons III, Detroit Public Schools Trustee BACKGROUND: In 1999, Republican Gov. John Engler signed PA 10 into law, abolishing Detroit Public School’s elected school board and replacing it with a board he and then-Mayor Dennis Archer, which had no operational power except to hire...

City Council must finally resolve Plan Commission numbers, 9 or 7

October 13, 2015

The Wayland City Council’s negligence has allowed an uncertain situation to continue for too long for local governance. Though I wrote an editorial more than a year ago suggesting the Planning Commission membership be reduced from nine to seven and though the matter was first brought before the Plan Commission...

Selden helped smooth rough waters after coming to Wayland

October 9, 2015

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. The news about Wayland City Manager Mike Selden’s departure was bittersweet. It was bitter in that the Wayland is losing one of its better administrators throughout its history of almost 50 years as a...

Yankee Springs seeks City of Wayland proposal for fire service

October 8, 2015

The City of Wayland has been asked by the Yankee Springs Township Board to provide cost estimates for providing fire services to the township. City Manager Mike Selden said the township has submitted a request for proposal, prompting city officials to begin the process of providing data and searching for...

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