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Prospects unknown for Dorr 4th of July celebration

April 30, 2020

The Fourth of July celebration is Dorr Township’s biggest annual blowout, but right now it’s in danger of being canceled by the Coronavirus. There has been no word yet on whether it’s a go or a no, but the Dorr Township Board Thursday night had a discussion about it. Supervisor...

Trustee Rios to challenge Dorr Supervisor Jeff Miling

April 30, 2020

Jeff Miling Terri Rios Dorr Township Trustee Terri Rios has decided to challenge Township Supervisor Jeff Miling for the four-year position in the Aug. 4 Republican primary. Rios, a nurse, is finishing her first four-year term on the Township Board. She often has been at loggerheads with Miling on local...

City may give up on leasing parking lots downtown

April 6, 2020

The Wayland City Council is grappling with the possibility of getting out of the business of leasing parking lots for public use altogether. Discussion surfaced at the council’s first-ever all-line remote meeting Monday evening after City Manager Josh Eggleston noted he has been asked about the lot between Aqua In...

New Watson trustee is retired deputy Jack Wood

April 2, 2020

Chuck Andrysiak Jack Wood The Watson Township Board Thursday evening appointed Jack Wood to fill out the remainder of the four-year term of Trustee Chuck Andrysiak. Andrysiak, 58, was killed Monday, March 16, in a traffic crash. He had served on the Township Board for almost 12 years and was...

Master plan community meeting canceled at Dorr

March 16, 2020

Dorr Township Treasurer Jim Martin points to 22nd Street, where reconstruction is nearly complete. The Dorr Township Planning Commission’s community meeting set for Tuesday night has been called off because of concerns about spreading the Coronavirus. However, the commission’s regular meeting will be held at 7 p.m. The community meeting...

Chuck Andrysiak, Watson trustee, dies in traffic crash

March 12, 2020

Watson Township Trustee Chuck Andrysiak died Monday from injuries in a car accident. He was 58. Andrysiak, who retired as a senior process development specialist at Pfizer in Kalamazoo, served on the Watson Township Board as trustee for the past 12 years. He also was the board’s liaison on the...

Medical Care Facility 0.25 millage request confirmed

March 5, 2020

Allegan County Commissioner Gale Dugan told the Watson Township Board Thursday night that an 0.25-mill request for 10 years for the Allegan County Medical Care Facility indeed will be on the August primary ballot. Dugan also informed Township Board members that a request for a Headlee Amendment rollback override to...

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Dorr Twp. public meeting on master plan is March 17

February 18, 2020

Planning consultant Nathan Mehmed. The Dorr Township Planning Commission’s survey of local residents about the master plan has a deadline of Feb. 29 and a public meeting will be held Tuesday, March 17. Commission Chairman Bob Wagner said one of the key issues is the balance between encouraging residential and...

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Accessory Dwelling Unit hearing may be in April, May

February 11, 2020

The Wayland City Planning Commission may have a public hearing in April or May on a proposal to permit accessory dwelling units for as many as 130 local residences. The impetus for the discussion was a request from local citizen Mike Salisbury, who asked about the possibility of renovating a...

‘Contras’ just might take control of Dorr Twp. Board

February 9, 2020

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. Jim Martin Josh Otto The Michigan presidential primary election is just a month away and only other issue will appear on the Dorr Township ballot, the library millage request. And Dorr, as usual, promises...

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