Harbor Club item draws a crowd at VBT planning meeting
The Sept. 9 regular meeting of the Van Buren Township Planning Commission drew a much larger crowd than usual. Extra chairs were brought into the Board Room to accommodate those[…]
Sumpter board hires new finance director
The Sumpter Township Board of Trustees approved Lisa Stanfield for the position of Finance Director at their regular meeting on Sept. 8. Stanfield comes to the position with both administrative[…]
Petitions approved for recall of Van Buren Township board
Now that wording for a recall petition has been approved, the committee seeking recall of the entire Van Buren Township board of trustees is proceeding with collecting signatures. Anti-data-center activists[…]
Van Buren Twp board sends special land use for BESS back to planning commission
Following a closed session at the start of the Sept. 1 meeting of the Van Buren Township Board of Trustees, board members and attendees shared a moment of silence to[…]
Van Buren Twp. trustees request lowering speed limit on gravel roads
Van Buren Township residents may soon see speed limits decrease on gravel roads following a resolution passed by the Board of Trustees at their Aug. 18 regular meeting. This resolution[…]
Belleville to gain new grocery store after DDA sale finalized
Belleville will soon have a full-service grocery store after the city’s Downtown Development Authority (DDA) finalized the sale of the property at 458 Main St. to Sunset Holding for $725,000[…]
Belleville City Council reviews Lakefront Ordinance
The newly drafted Lakefront Ordinance was brought before the Belleville City Council at its regular meeting on Aug. 17. This ordinance will require property owners along the lake to display[…]
Belleville residents will see water/sewer rate hikes soon
The Belleville City Council approved a water and sewer rate increase for the city at their Aug. 5 regular meeting. This is the first time water rates have needed to[…]
From the editor: Thanks to our hundreds of free proofreaders
One of the parts of my job I enjoy least is having to make corrections, but it’s absolutely necessary for transparency and for keeping the public’s trust. Last week, we[…]
Nepotism is Hot Topic at Sumpter Township Trustees meeting
Nepotism was a hot topic at the July 28 meeting of the Sumpter Township Board of Trustees as the matter of Supervisor Timothy Bowman appointing his son T.J. Bowman as[…]
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