Public Safety – Page 16

City may decide cost recovery ordinance proposal

June 6, 2016

The Wayland City Council is examining two proposed ordinances, but it appears that only one has a chance of being adopted. What might fly is a cost recovery ordinance, but it has to be worded properly so it doesn’t falsely give local residents the notion they’ll have to pick up...

State Legislature values money more than public safety

June 3, 2016

Safety first? Not in the Michigan State Legislature. Our incompetent lawmakers in Lansing are at it again, placing a higher value on the almighty dollar than the welfare of citizens. This time it’s the effort to raise the speed limit on rural highways to 75 miles per hour. I have...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 218

June 1, 2016

25 Years Ago — June 5, 1991 The Allegan County Board of Commissioners has 30 days to appoint a temporary successor to the late Ralph Sytsma of Leighton Township to seat on the board. Elections will be held to fill the seat on Aug. 13 and Oct. 1. Meanwhile, Vernon...

Memorial Day parade in Wayland a little quieter

May 30, 2016

The annual memorial Day tradition of parades, ceremonies and decorating graves in area cemeteries was fulfilled again Monday across the United States. Many witnesses dai the noise level for the parade was considerably less this year, as public safety officers toned down sirens and other sound apparatus. Meanwhile, Wyoming Lee...

Democracy Tree: Corporate tax breaks wreak fiscal havoc

May 19, 2016

GOP leaders blind to long-term corrosive effects of corporate tax breaks: “Temporary fluctuations in statewide tax collections are normal, and the House Republicans have spent six years budgeting responsibly to prepare for situations just like this.” — Republican House Speaker Kevin Cotter Michigan lawmakers are about as myopic as Mr. Magoo when...

Bygone Days: A brief look at Wayland area’s past, Part 215

May 11, 2016

25 Years Ago — May 15, 1991 Wayland Township residents soon may be required to display house numbers that can be seen easily from the street. The impetus for the regulations is in the interest of public safety, according to the Wayland Area Emergency Services (WAEMS). Wayland Junior High School...

Officer Jason Beckwith to take Kalamazoo DPS post

May 2, 2016

Wayland police officer Jason Beckwith is leaving the force later this month to take a post with the Kalamazoo Department of Public Safety. Beckwith, who has served in Wayland for the past six year, is one of five full-time officers. The others are Jay Anderson, Tom Newberry, Mark Riemersma and...

Democracy Tree: False promise of spreadsheet public policy

April 28, 2016

“The people of Flint got stuck on the losing end of decisions driven by spreadsheets instead of water quality and public health.” — Dennis Schornack, Aide to Gov. Snyder by Amy Kerr Hardin Republicans just love standardized tests to measure “outcomes” — especially to evaluate the performance of the public...

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Wayland schools’ financial picture continues to improve

April 22, 2016

The budget picture for the Wayland Union school district at the end of this fiscal year continues to improve. Finance Director Bill Melching told school board members Thursday night that the goal of increasing the fund balance by one-half to one percent this year will be met and exceeded. Melching...

Second casino funding forum has more interest, same results

April 21, 2016

There was a better turnout from the public Thursday evening at the Wayland Board of Education’s second forum on spending funds from the Gun Lake Casino. No one showed at the first hearing last month, but this time more than a dozen citizens were in attendance, mostly to ask questions...

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