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Barry County Planning to discuss Spoor special use

March 22, 2019

by Austin Marsman Lucas Spoor There will be a special meeting at 7 p.m. Monday in Hastings of the Barry County Planning and Zoning Commission to discuss an application made by Lucas Spoor with Legacy Properties LLC and owner of The Landing on Gun Lake Marina. The application asks to...

Dorr OKs 2019-20 fiscal year budget nearly $1.3 million

March 21, 2019

The Dorr Township Board Thursday evening adopted a fiscal year 2019-20 budget of nearly $1.3 million, with anticipated revenues and expenditures just about even. The board originally believed to be spending $3,360 less than taking in revenue of $1,296.950, but members agreed to last-minute budget adjustments of $15,000 for updating...

Truck storage facility site plan approved in Dorr Twp.

March 19, 2019

Adam Plummer (left) and Project Engineer Peter Buurstra show their site plan. The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening approved a site plan submitted by Plummer's Environmental for a truck storage facility at 4776 12th St. The parcel, zoned industrial, is on the extreme northeast part of the township, just...

Barbecue takeout eatery may join Dorr strip mall

February 19, 2019

Gerald Marshall Prospects appear to be looking good for a new takeout barbecue restaurant to move into Dorr in the strip mall just east of the Dollar General Store along 142nd Avenue. Gerald Marshall approached the Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening to ask if there would be anything that would...

Leighton Treasurer Char Troost retiring next month

February 14, 2019

Char Troost Char Troost is retiring from her job as Leighton Township Treasurer at the end of next month. She made the announcement in unusual fashion near the conclusion of the Township Board meeting Thursday night, asking her colleagues if they would permit her to continue to serve on the...

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Hopkins Twp., county talks with tribe get restarted

February 11, 2019

Jason Veenstra (right) is sworn in by Clerk Eric Alberta as a new member of the Planning Commission. The Allegan County Board of Commissioners has restarted negotiations with the Gun Lake Tribe of Potowatomis to try to reach an agreement on a proposal for tribal land to be put into...

Fireworks ordinance for Watson doesn’t seem likely

February 7, 2019

A proposed ordinance to further regulate when fireworks can be launched in Watson Township doesn't appear to have a good chance of being adopted. Supervisor Kevin Travis Thursday evening presented a proposed ordinance to ban fireworks from being shot off from 1 to 8 a.m. on the days in which...

Trash vs. recycling — Penny wise and pound foolish

January 19, 2019

The "Reimagine Trash" project was outlined for members of the Dorr Township Planning Commission last Tuesday evening. ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. "Penny wise and pound foolish" is an ancient saying from Merry Olde England that describes the process...

Dorr Planning Commission urged to ‘Reimagine Trash’

January 15, 2019

The "Reimagine Trash" project was outlined for members of the Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday evening. The Kent County Department of Public Works has launched a "Reimagine Trash" project that may have a lot of impact on Dorr Township and Allegan County. Darwin Baas, director of the department, made a...

Dorr Plan Commission OKs 2 site plans, 2 rezonings

January 15, 2019

Travis Tate from Dan Vos Construction explains plans for a truck equipment business. The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday night was busy approving two site plans and two rezoning requests. Getting the green light from the commission, but still awaiting action from the Township Board were requests to rezone a...

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