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One mile of 12th Street to be reconstructed in Watson

May 7, 2021

Road paving projects appear to be decided for this year and next in Watson Township. The Township Board Thursday evening noted that the Allegan County Road Commission plans reconstruction of one mile of 12th Street close to M-222 at a cost of $220,000. Members also decided to prioritize paving 118th...

Dorr Twp. taking wait and see attitude on rescue plan

April 30, 2021

Dorr Township Treasurer Jim Martin points to 22nd Street, where reconstruction is nearly complete. Dorr Township is slated to get Allegan County’s heftiest amount in the American Rescue Plan approved last month by Congress. But the Township Board doesn’t know yet what to do with the money. Deputy Supervisor and...

How will Leighton spend its federal stimulus check?

April 15, 2021

Steve Shoemaker Steve Shoemaker, Leighton Township Planning Commissioner, appeared before the Township Board Thursday evening as a private citizen to ask what will be done with the $589,074 coming soon from the federal government. Shoemaker pointed out that Leighton stands to get the money as part of the $1.9 trillion...

Commissioner Cain wants stimulus to go to broadband

April 14, 2021

Rick Cain Allegan County Commissioner Rick Cain Wednesday evening told the Martin Township Board the county is receiving $23 million in the recent federal stimulus package. Cain said commissioners have had preliminary discussions about how to spend the money, but he personally is a big fan of implementing high-speed Internet...

Help may be coming soon to solve city housing issues

April 13, 2021

When Wayland area residents are polled about what the greatest need is in the community, the most common response very likely is residential housing. After Tuesday night’s City Planning Commission meeting, they have good reason to believe help is on the way. The commission handled three requests on behalf of...

Fast tracking Copart project was bad public relations

March 27, 2021

ACHTUNG: The following is not a "fair and balanced" article. It is an editorial by the editor. Perhaps the Dorr Township Board’s rush to judgment on a proposed auto salvage business was a public relations nightmare. And it’s a shame. The board March 18 adopted an ordinance amendment that paves...

Editorial

Copart decision avoids unnecessary project delays

March 19, 2021

To the editor: I am a bit puzzled by the criticism of the rezoning for the Copart project. Here is a perfect example of good local government. The board trying to truly do what most conservatives or Republicans want — cut the red tape of bureaucratic delay. Too often we...

Copart’s rezoning request wins fast track from Dorr

March 18, 2021

The Dorr Township Board Thursday night voted narrowly, 4-3, to fast track a rezoning request to make way for a combination auto salvage yard and on-line sales business just east of the U.S.-131 expressway on 142nd Avenue. The Planning Commission Tuesday night recommended on a 6-0 vote to rezone the...

Salvage yard on-line auction business coming to Dorr?

March 16, 2021

It appears that the Dorr Township water tower site near the intersection of 142nd Avenue and the U.S.-131 expressway will be getting some company. The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening recommended rezoning a 77.64-acre parcel and approved, with conditions, a special use permit and site plan for Copart, a...

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Plan Commission has 3 hearings, as well as 3 recommendations

March 9, 2021

The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday evening had three public hearings on zoning text amendments and eventually voted unanimously to recommend them to the City Council. Perhaps most satisfying was the amendment for the sign ordinance to make it compatible with the 2016 U.S. Supreme Court ruling insisting all local...

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