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A quick update: About 40 people showed up at City Hall for the hastily called meeting with Josh Mills, State rep Ray Franz, and the DNR's Frank Foster. They assembled discussed possible reasons for the problem we're experiencing with low water (including the dredging of the
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According to Josh Mills: "There will be a meeting at City Hall on Wednesday (tomorrow), October 17, 2012 ,at 2:30 regarding the status of the Betsie Bay river mouth. The meeting will be facilitated by State Representative Ray Franz and State Representative and MDNR Committee Chair Frank Foster.
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The public hearing on the future of the Elberta Post Office, which was supposed to take place tomorrow (Tuesday) at noon, has been postponed indefinitely. Sharyn Bower just stopped by the Alert offices to let us know the word had come down from a post office muckety-muck that the public
Green Elbertians
An anonymous source gave the Alert a copy of the map below on Thursday morning. The source said the map had been presented at the Blaine Township board meeting Wednesday night and was taken by someone present at the meeting. The Blaine Township board had invited Consumers Energy reps to
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Waiting for Somebody to Do Something By Emily Votruba BILL SOPER asked that “Parks and Rec credit card” and “village taxes” be added to the agenda. The meeting lasted two hours. Absent was Ken Holmes, who was recovering from hip-replacement surgery. INITIAL PUBLIC COMMENT Cheryl Gross spoke about illegal vehicular
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The last day to register to vote in the November 6 election is October 9. Contact township clerk Sharyn Bower at 231-352-4901 between 5 pm and 8 pm, or you can register at the Secretary of State office.
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Vickie Smith, of Wildlife and Wetlands Solutions, will be applying an herbicide to stands of phragmites on Thursday beginning at 9:30 a.m., weather permitting. She'll begin with the stands near the Luedtke Boneyard and proceed around to the Elberta M-22 and railroad/trail bridges, after noon.
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This sign went up Friday or Saturday. We're not sure who posted it, but it is official, and we thank them.
Crime
The Public Safety Committee meets monthly to provide an opportunity for the public to share their concerns and questions about county safety and other matters of interest to the community with Sheriff Rory Heckman. By Bob Kenison The Public Safety Committee met at the Sheriff's Department on September
On and off the Apron
By Emily Votruba This year's salmon run may or may not be salvageable now, says Elberta Village president Reg Manville, but dredging will be necessary to avert the next possible low-water casualty: the spring steelhead run. The Alert spoke with Manville Tuesday night by phone. Manville also made
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Have a thing for trees? Why not make a day of celebrating the whole life cycle of the earth's vital organs on Tank Hill this Saturday? If you're 18 or over and have a use for dead wood, sign a liability waiver at Frankfort City Hall
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Postmaster Tim Flynn will be taking his early retirement "option" at the end of this month. On October 16, a public hearing will be held on the future of our Elberta post office, at 12 noon in the Community Building on First Street. Come out and make your