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Dorr Twp. has spent a half million in ARPA dollars

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The most recent addition to South Park off 142nd Avenue has been a dog park. The Dorr Township Board Thursday night finally made some headway on spending federal money granted by the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021. Dorr received about $829,000 in ARPA money over the past two years...
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Ambulance service daily call average highest ever

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Sarah Lynema Wayland Area Emergency Services is the busiest it’s ever been, the Martin Township Board was told Wednesday evening. Sarah Lynema, who represents the township on the Ambulance Board, reported WAEMS is getting an average of seven calls per day, its highest number ever. She said the ambulance service...
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WAEMS Manager Bob Hess to retire next summer

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Bob Hess, longtime general manager of Wayland Area Emergency Services (WAEMS) plans to retire next summer. The Martin Township Board Wednesday evening learned of this development from Sarah Lynema, who Martin’s representative on the WAEMS Board. WAEMS is a full-service provider of medical first-response services, paramedic transport and education, with...
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Mayor-elect Antel resigns post to open 1 council seat

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Jennifer Ante; Joe Kramer Mayor Pro Tem Jennifer Antel officially resigned her seat on the Wayland City Council Monday night in order to be eligible to become the city’s first female mayor next November as the only candidate on the general election ballot. Her successor on the council will be...
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Martin Twp. voters to be asked to renew fire millage

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The Martin Township Board Wednesday night acknowledged a renewal of three-quarters of a mill for fire and emergency services and equipment will be on the Tuesday, Aug. 2 ballot. The millage was first proposed in 1998 by the late Trustee Jim Brenner, who suggested it be for four years, the...
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Martin auto wash business is up for auction at tax sale

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Wayland Area Ambulance Service has two new vehicles. The Touch-free Auto Wash business on the southeastern side of the Martin exit off U.S-131 has been closed and later this summer the property will be up for auction at the annual Allegan County Delinquent Tax Sale. Martin Township Supervisor Glenn Leep...
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Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

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(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) A Hopkins neighborhood today, same as in photo from 1910 25 Years Ago — June 9, 1997 Three “Dorr Boyz” have been arrested in connection to damages incurred by vandalism at local township parks. Wayland city...
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Dorr Twp. approves pay raises with less haggling

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Laurie Perry is the new treasurer at Dorr Township after being appointed in February. The subject of pay raises once again prompted some wailing and gnashing of teeth on the Dorr Township Thursday night, but it wasn’t as big a fight as years gone by. Everybody was granted a pay...
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Martin Twp. to seek fire millage renewal Aug. 2

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Sarah Lynema The Martin Township Board Wednesday night agreed to ask local voters to approve a renewal of 0.75 mill for four years for fire and emergency equipment. The proposal, which first was engineered four years ago the late Jim Brenner, a former trustee, will appear on the Aug. 2...
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Roads continue to be a sore spot for Leighton Township

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The subject or roads has been a difficult one over the years in Leighton Township. Despite being one of the fasting growing townships in Michigan, the condition of the travel arteries just hasn’t kept pace. Rick Nagel, a resident of a home on 9th Street, appeared before the Township Board...
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