Local Government

A fall brings Townbroadcast news to a crawl

July 29, 2021

by J.D. Gonzales The editor of the Townbroadcast, David T. Young, suffered a rather bad fall up north while helping out a family member. After a hospital visit, it was determined that he did some major damage to his right elbow and may require surgery. Unfortunately, it looks like...

Martin activist named to Internet broadband group

July 23, 2021

Austin Marsman of Martin has been appointed to serve on the new Broadband Action Workgroup by the Allegan County Board of Commissioners. The workgroup was formed by the Allegan County Board of Commissioners earlier this year. The group brings together various backgrounds in education, business, agriculture and local government to...

Articles

Gun Lake Casino revenue sharing rebounds slightly

July 22, 2021

The Gun Lake Tribe’s twice annual local revenue sharing payments have rebounded slightly from the lows of six months ago at the height of the Coronavirus pandemic. The tribe this week announced that casino revenue sharing for the State of Michigan increased to $4,049,995 and the local revenue sharing board received $2,024,997. GLIMI,...

Columns

Army Bob: Can zoning be used to oppose racism?

July 15, 2021

“Only Neanderthals question science”— CNN by Robert M. Traxler Would you like to have high density, low-income housing built next to you in Dorr, Wayland, Martin, Hopkins or Moline, No? Then you are a racist. Do you live in an area without mass transit, do you drive a motor vehicle...

Bygone Days: A look at the past in NE Allegan County

July 14, 2021

(Taken from the archives at the Then & Now Historical Library in downtown Dorr) 25 Years Ago — July 15, 1996 Fred and Effie Greenawalt Sidewalk improvements in the Village of Hopkins promise to provide better walking conditions for local residents and visitors. Calling efforts to stop development and water...

Here’s my 2-step cure for our unfair elections disease

June 18, 2021

ACHTUNG: The following is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. Save our republic! Because the two-party political system in the United States has deteriorated, I hereby call for all elections below the state level to be non-partisan. Furthermore, I call for all elections...

Is the state going to take over gravel pit regulations?

June 6, 2021

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. “Politics makes strange bedfellows,” — adapted from Shakespeare’s, “Misery acquaints a man with strange bedfellows.” The Michigan Legislature is seriously considering a new law that would hand over decisions on and enforcement of gravel mining...

Gravel mining issue may be brewing in Wayland Twp.

June 2, 2021

There may a large crowd in attendance at the next Wayland Township Board meeting at 6:30 p.m. Monday, June 7. A group of township residents are opposing a gravel mining operation startup on Fifth Street between 135th Avenue and Gregorville Road. A Facebook group insists developer Nate Knight does not...

Martin Twp. unhappy with FEMA flood plain decision

May 13, 2021

Martin Township Supervisor Glenn Leep is not happy at all with the recent flood plain determination by the Federal Emergency Management Agency. He told his Martin Township Board colleagues Wednesday evening that he received FEMA’s inclusion of all jurisdictions in Allegan County. “It’s not fair to everybody,” he said. “They...

Dems didn’t start the fire on federal revenue sharing

April 16, 2021

So municipalities in Allegan County soon will be getting a total of $22.9 million in the federal stimulus package, or American Rescue Plan signed into law last month by President Joe Biden. Steve Shoemaker of Leighton Township certainly offered an interesting take on the news of the windfall when he...

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