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Elberta Farmers' Market

Where There's Smoke: January Council Meeting

Download elbertavillagecouncilregularmeeting01-15-2015.m4a VILLAGE OF ELBERTA BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING —DRAFT Minutes— —FINAL Minutes— January 15, 2015 • 7 PM ||| AUDIO ||| The Village of Elberta Board of Trustees held a regular meeting on Thursday, January 15, 2015, at the Community Building, 401 First Street, Elberta, Michigan. The meeting was called

Elberta Farmers' Market

Short and Sweet: December Council Meeting

Download elbertavillagecouncilregularmeeting12-18-14.m4a VILLAGE OF ELBERTA BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING —Minutes— December 18, 2014 • 7 PM ||| AUDIO ||| The Village of Elberta Board of Trustees held a regular meeting on Thursday, December 18, 2014, at the Community Building, 401 First Street, Elberta, Michigan. The meeting was called to order by

Elberta Farmers' Market

"Do We Want to Remain a Village? I Think It's Worth It"—Diane Jenks

Download elbertavillagecouncilregularmeeting11-20-14.m4a VILLAGE OF ELBERTA BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING —DRAFT Minutes— November 20, 2014 • 7 PM ||| AUDIO ||| The newly elected Village of Elberta Board of Trustees held its first regular meeting on Thursday, November 20, 2014, at the Community Building, 401 First Street, Elberta, Michigan. The meeting was

Community Alert

Midterm Election 2014! Wolves, Drugs, Fire

UPDATE: View up-to the minute election results (as available) from the various Benzie townships here, and the final official Benzie County results page here. UPDATE: From Aubrey Parker: "BENZIE COUNTY: We're hoping to do LIVE election results again tonight like we brought you in 2013, but we

Gilmore Township

Op-ed: Re-elect Don Tanner

I sent the following letter to the Record-Patriot for publication this week. The Record-Patriot accepts political letters to the editor limited to 100 words. Below that is a longer version. These are my opinions and are not meant to be the Alert's official stance on this candidate or

Gov't Watch

Revising the DEP: Special Meeting of the Village Council October 27, 2014

Download elbertavillagecouncilspecialmeetingoctober272014.m4a VILLAGE OF ELBERTA BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING —DRAFT Minutes TO COME— October 27, 2014 • 7 PM ||| AUDIO ||| Revised DEP Cover Letter from Chris Olson Audit Analysis and Projections Revised DEP Resolution of Adoption

Gov't Watch

Regular Meeting of the Village Council October 2014

Download elbertavillagecouncilregularmeetingoctober162014.m4a VILLAGE OF ELBERTA BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING —DRAFT Minutes— October 16, 2014 • 7 PM ||| AUDIO ||| The Village of Elberta Board of Trustees held its regular meeting on Thursday, October 16, 2014, at the Community Building, 401 First Street, Elberta, Michigan. The meeting was called to order

Gov't Watch

Council Holds Workshop Meeting to Deal with Deficit Elimination Plan Shortfall

Download dep-workshop-august-28-2014.m4a August 28, 2014 • 7 PM ||| AUDIO ||| —DRAFT— VILLAGE OF ELBERTA BOARD OF TRUSTEES WORKSHOP MEETING August 28, 2014 • 7 PM The Village of Elberta Board of Trustees held a special budget workshop meeting on Thursday, August 28, 2014, at the Community Building, 401 First Street, Elberta, Michigan,

Gov't Watch

Regular (and Special) Meeting of the Village Council August 2014

Download regular-and-special-council-meeting-august-2014.m4a VILLAGE OF ELBERTA BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR AND SPECIAL MEETING —DRAFT Minutes— August 21, 2014 • 7 PM ||| AUDIO ||| The Village of Elberta Board of Trustees held its regular meeting on Thursday, August 21, 2014, at the Community Building, 401 First Street, Elberta, Michigan. The meeting was called

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Regular Meeting of the Village Council July 2014

Download regular-council-meeting-july-2014.m4a VILLAGE OF ELBERTA BOARD OF TRUSTEES REGULAR MEETING —Minutes— July 17, 2014 • 7 PM ||| AUDIO ||| The Village of Elberta Board of Trustees held its regular meeting on Thursday, July 17, 2014, at the Community Building, 401 First Street, Elberta, Michigan. The meeting was called to order by

Education

Elberta Business Owners Speak! On State Proposal 14-1

By Emily Votruba Tomorrow, August 5, voters will decide whether to adopt a proposal to eliminate the personal property tax. The strangely worded measure doesn't actually mention "personal property tax," but instead says the following: Approval or disapproval of amendatory act to reduce state use tax

Gov't Watch

Parks & Rec Cites Improper Transfer of Funds by Village President Pro Tem

By Emily Votruba At their June 12 regular meeting, the Parks and Recreation Commission voted to submit a letter to Council reprimanding president pro tempore Robin Rommell for improper transfer of funds. (Full disclosure: I am one of the signatories of that letter.) A statement obtained by P&R