Plan Commission – Page 27

Dorr Plan Commission helps pave the way for asphalt plant

September 17, 2019

Commissioner Rich Osbun (left) listens to the presentation by Jody Schaendorf (center and Rahn Bentley. The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening agreed to a request for an ordinance text amendment to pave the way for construction of an asphalt plant. The commission voted 4-1, with Terri Rios dissenting, to...

City sets Oct. 7 as date for Nickels-Otto parcel meeting

September 16, 2019

Nathan Ward EDITOR'S NOTE: The Oct. 7 session will not be a public hearing, which already has taken place with the Planning Commission. Townbroadcast apologizes for the misunderstanding. A public meeting is expected Monday, Oct. 7, on a request from Keith Nickels and Josh Otto for a text amendment for...

Plan Commission OKs text amendment for Nickels-Otto site

September 10, 2019

Keith Nickels The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday evening agreed to a text amendment to the zoning ordinance to change eligibility requirements for an odd-shaped parcel in the industrial park. The 29-acre parcel, located at 1121 133rd Avenue near Reno Drive, was purchased by two Wayland High School graduates, Keith...

Watson Twp. learns of PFAS contamination at old dump

September 5, 2019

PFAS, or perfluorooctanoic acid, has been in the news in Michigan lately, and the Watson Township Board learnedThursday night it is an unwelcome guest at the old Watson-Martin Township dump site. Trustee Chuck Andrysiak, who also serves on the Planning Commission, told colleagues unacceptable levels of PFAS were found in...

Will Tuinstra violate term limits rules he invokes for others?

August 31, 2019

ACHTUNG: This is not a “fair and balanced” article. It is an editorial by the editor. John Tuinstra I hear tell from reliable sources that Dorr Township Trustee John Tuinstra is seriously considering a third four-year term on the Township Board in next year's election. If he is, I pronounce...

Dorr Township maintenance supervisor’s job may be filled

August 30, 2019

After 30 years of service, Dave Crowe has officially retired from the Dorr Township Fire Department. As a small token of appreciation, Chief Gary Fordham (left) and Deputy Chief Dan Berkenpas presented him Thursday with his helmet. “A helmet seems so small for 30 years of missed family dinners, kid’s...

Dorr Plan Commission OKs rezoning from ag to rural estates

August 20, 2019

(From left) Joseph Edsall and Al and Wanda Talsma. The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening decided to recommend a rezoning for three parcels on 14th Street from agricultural to rural estates. Joseph and Michelle Edsall were asking for the rezoning in order to get ahead of the prospects of...

204-unit apartment complex project in Dorr Twp. halted

August 20, 2019

The crowd last year was huge for the hearing on a proposed apartment complex at 14th Street and 142nd Avenue. Plans for aa 204-unit apartment complex.on 34-acre parcel at 142nd Avenue and 14th Street have been halted, according to Dorr Township Planning Commission Chairman Bob Wagner. Wagner told his colleagues...

Martin Twp. Hall extension construction work under way

August 14, 2019

Martin Township Supervisor Glen Leep stands by the construction work at the Township Hall. Construction work is under way for the expansion of the Martin Township Hall. The addition juts out to the north of the hall to accommodate more office space for Clerk Rachelle Smit and Treasurer Sue Tiemeyer...

Jeff Salisbury’s visitation, celebration of life set Thursday

August 5, 2019

Visitation and celebration of life for Jeff Salisbury apparently has been scheduled for Thursday afternoon and evening at the Wayland High School Fine Arts Center, 870 East Superior St. Salisbury, a longtime teacher, coach and community activist, died Sunday morning at his home at age 70 Shelly Salisbury Whitley, his...

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