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Ron Kobish resigns City Council seat, to move to Auburn Hills

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The on-again, off-again relationship between Ron Kobish and Wayland city government is off again. Kobish, in a statement read Monday night by Mayor Tim Bala, announced his resignation as a member of the City Council. Kobish started his local public service on the Planning Commission in 2006 and was elected...
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Wayland schools has NOT fired its snow plowing service

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Mr. Young, Contrary to false hearsay at last night’s City Council meeting, the school district has not fired its snow plowing service. Facts: The district currently has the same plowing service it has had for the past three years. As this is the final year of the contract, the district...
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City Council, DDA to share engineering costs for new traffic light

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The City of Wayland and the Downtown Development Authority likely will split the costs for engineering for a new traffic signal at the intersection of Main and Superior streets. The City Council Monday night voted to ask the DDA Board to split the costs for engineering fees. The DDA would...
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Wayland schools without contracted snow plowing services?

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Though there was no school called Sunday evening, parking lots for Wayland schools were not plowed as of Monday evening. Councilwoman Jennifer Antel Monday night at the City Council meeting noted the middle school and high parking lots were so clogged that she and her family had to park on...
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Consumers Energy repairs may delay opening of skate park

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Consumers Energy is installing a temporary facility at its site on Sycamore Street that may cause  delay in opening the Wayland Skate Park this year. Consumers Energy Monday night asked for and received a temporary easement from the City Council. The temporary facility will provide power while the main one...
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Wayland may get a new Main and Superior traffic light this year

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The City of Wayland has a good chance to have a new traffic light sometime this year at the intersection of Main and Superior streets downtown, but council members were told Monday evening that $32,000 in engineering costs will need to be absorbed first. City Engineer Mickey Bittner said paperwork...
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City Council Chambers entrance project completed

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Anyone who wants to go to a Wayland City Council meeting at the rear entrance of City Hall now has a much more user-friendly entrance into Council Chambers. A project reconstructing the entrance was completed in November. The work made the entrance compliant with the American Disabilities Act and solved...
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