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Time has come to to put Leighton’s air park issue to rest
ACHTUNG: This is not a "fair and balanced" story. It is an editorial by the editor. "Eighty percent of the people who show up at public meetings are there to…
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Old Smith Lumber & Coal building to become event center
The former Smith Lumber & Coal business that was started in 1898 and closed in 2005, now will become a venue for banquets, wedding receptions and and reunions, including a…
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New ordinance may be in order for hill climb, dirt bikes
Corey Smith of Otsego, who was running a twice yearly charity fund-raiser with a hill climb on his 60-acre property at 120th Avenue and 16th Street, has agreed not to…
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Watson approves crafting an ordinance for marijuana grow
Watson Township appears to be on track to be the first municipality in this area to have an ordinance to allow growing medical marijuana. After turning down or taking no…
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Reconstruction of Dorr road to cost less than $500,000
The reconstruction of 1.29 miles on 144th Avenue will be the first order of business for the Dorr Township Roads Committee and work is expected to commence in August and…
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All Dorr Twp. Planning Commision officers re-elected
The Dorr Township Planning Commission is back back to business as usual after a bit of turbulence over its membership in the last month. The commission, at its July 18…
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City studying chicken, cost recovery ordinances
The Wayland City Council is examining two potential local ordinances, one that would permit chickens in the city limits, another that would establish cost recovery for emergency services. City Manager…
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Bob Wagner back as chairman of Dorr Plan Commission
Bob Wagner was appointed to another three-year term on the Dorr Township Planning Commission Thursday night in a special meeting. Wagner, who has been chairman of the commission since 1975…
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Watson Twp. to consider minimum house size ordinance
The Watson Township Planning Commission next month may have a public hearing on a minimum size home ordinance. Watson Township Trustee and Planning Commissioner Chuck Andrysiak told colleagues Thursday the…
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Watson Twp. gets tough in 2 ordinance violation incidents
At least three people are likely to be facing fines as a result of Watson Township officials' actions over the last couple of weeks. Two were ticketed by Professional Code…