Plan Commission – Page 37

Two members inducted into WHS Alumni Hall of Fame

April 18, 2018

(From left) Perry Slagter, Dick Miller, Kathy Matthews, Dave Smith and Principal Tom Cutler. (Photo courtesy of Joyce Steffes) Wayland Union Schools inducted two new members into the Alumni Hall of Fame at the Scholastic Honors Night celebration April 17, Beatrice (Rairigh) Smith and Dick Miller. Bea Smith was inducted...

Wedding barns public hearing is May 15 in Dorr Twp.

April 17, 2018

The Dorr Township Planning Commission Tuesday night agreed to schedule a public hearing at 7 p.m. Tuesday, May 15, on the subject of wedding barns. The commission has been having a number of discussions on the increasingly popular entertainment venues. After Lori Castello walked members through particulars of a...

‘Air park’ referendum on busy Leighton primary ballot

April 12, 2018

Kate Scheltema speaks to the Township Board about the airpark. Leighton Township voters will be given a busy ballot in the Aug. 7 primary election, featuring the very contentious "airpark" issue. The matter is so contentious that citizens who oppose establishing the air park near the corner of 144th Avenue...

Leighton Twp. continues to experience growing pains

April 12, 2018

A sketch of the farm machinery sales and service business at Division and 142nd Avenue. Political science, economics, sociology and history has long taught that growth cannot be stopped, it can only be managed. Such was obvious at the Leighton Township Planning Commission meeting Wednesday night, where two commercial proposals...

Dr. Garnet Lewis to seek 26th District state senate seat

March 29, 2018

Dr. Garnet Lewis Former State Reps. Bob Genetski and Aric Nesbitt, both Republicans, will be joined by Democrat Dr. Garnet Lewis in the race for 26th District State Senator. The district takes in all of Allegan and Van Buren counties and the City of Kentwood and Gaines Township in Kent...

Businesses, residential complex proposals to be aired

March 27, 2018

This nearly 40-acre site south of the Wayland city limits may become a residential complex. Both the Leighton and Wayland Township Planning Commissions will have busy public hearings Wednesday evening, April 11. Leighton will have three public hearings at its meeting, which will get under way at 7 p.m. at...

Dorr Township had 2 dog and pony shows this week

March 23, 2018

ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. "Dog and pony show" is a colloquial term which has come to mean a highly promoted, often over-staged performance, presentation, or event designed to sway or convince opinion for political, or less often, commercial...

Dorr Twp. considers rules for popular events barns

March 20, 2018

Lori Castello from Professional Code Inspections. Whether they are called wedding barns or event barns, the venues are becoming terrifically popular in more rural areas, such as in Allegan County. The Dorr Township Planning Commission, prompted by two specific requests to establish such facilities, went through a thorough preliminary examination...

John Schipper appointed Martin Township trustee

March 14, 2018

John Schipper has been appointed trustee for the Martin Township Board, filling the vacancy created last month by the death of Jim Brenner. Schipper, a lifelong local resident, is former chief for the Martin Fire Department and he has served on the Planning Commission in the past. He was selected...

Wayland likely getting a Best Western Hotel this year

March 13, 2018

It looks like Wayland will get a new Best Western Hotel on property between the Big Boy Restaurant and Family Farm & Home, perhaps as early as the end of the year. The Wayland City Planning Commission Tuesday night approved a special use permit and site plan, with conditions, for...

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