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Activism
Guest Column: Electric Skateboard Debate Ramps Up
Please help stop Frankfort City Council’s ongoing effort to create an ordinance banning electric skateboards citywide. By Carolyn Thayer July 14, 2017 I’m asking for your help to spread the news about the Frankfort City Council’s ongoing effort to create an ordinance banning electric skateboards citywide based
Agriculture
Benzie Emergency Management Seeks Feedback on Its Natural Hazards Draft Plan
Get back to Frank Post, our county emergency management coordinator, by email or phone asap! (fpost@benzieco.net, 231-882-0567) Read and download the draft plan here: 2015 Hazard Mitigation Plan More information is available at the Region 7 website.
Community Alert
Crystal Lake and Cold Creek
April 15, 2014 2:30 pm Volume of water moving through outlet is reduced, shore line lowered. Sheen still present. April 14, 2014 6:25 pm Sheen oozing up from submerged shore continues to be flushed through the outlet. April 14, 2014 12:20 pm A significant amount of water
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County Commissioners Meeting Minutes, November 5, 2013
From Dawn Olney County Commissioners Meeting November 5 2013 Draft Minutes THE BENZIE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS November 5, 2013 The Benzie County Board of Commissioners met in a regular meeting on Tuesday, November 5, 2013, 448 Court Place, Government Center, Beulah, Michigan. The meeting was called to order by
Crime
Fuzz-y Math: Has the Sheriff Made the Case for the Public Safety Millage?
By Emily Votruba On November 5 (tomorrow), county residents will be asked to approve a funding increase for the Benzie County Sheriff’s Office. The 1.5 mill "public safety millage" will replace the jail millage (.9 mills) and is meant to allow the return of 24-hour road
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Sept 24 County Commissioners Meeting
Draft Minutes County Commissioners Meeting Minutes Sept 24 2013 Agenda
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County Commissioners Meeting Minutes, September 3, 2013
From Dawn Olney County Commissioners Meeting September 3 2013 Draft Minutes THE BENZIE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS September 3, 2013 The Benzie County Board of Commissioners met in a regular meeting on Tuesday, September 3, 2013, at 448 Court Place, Beulah, Michigan. The meeting was called to order by Chairman
Community Alert
County's Development Plans for Point Betsie—What's Going On?
Well, this Alert writer doesn't know. But here's a letter to the editor of the Record-Patriot that appeared this week. We obtained it from Suz McLaughlin, who received it from the letter writer. McLaughlin said Mr. Zetterberg and his family own property near Pt. Betsie and
Breaking
County Recycling Coordinator Caught Up in Driver Responsibility Act Mess
By Emily Votruba County Recycling Coordinator Mike Fiebing was pulled over in his personal vehicle on Wednesday June 5 for having a cracked windshield—a routine traffic stop, according to Sheriff Ted Schendel. Schendel told the Alert that when the officer ran Fiebing’s license record the license was found
Calendar
Tombstone Tourism: Exploring the Past Through Gravestones and Monuments
By Mary LinkAl Bryant, a local taphophile (someone who studies gravestones) gave a presentation for the Benzie Genealogical Society monthly meeting on Wednesday, May 8. Showing pictures of tombstones of the famous and infamous, including his distant cousin, Clyde Barrow (of Bonnie and Clyde fame), Mr. Bryant explained the symbolism
Breaking
New Sleeping Bear Birding Trail Is First in State
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (from Douglas Cook, president, Benzie Audubon Club) April 2013 MICHIGAN'S SLEEPING BEAR BIRDING TRAIL CONNECTS THE DOTS Michigan’s coastline and habitat diversity have long been a draw to bird watchers and nature enthusiasts. Birders and eco-tourists spend millions each year in the enjoyment of