Gov't Watch
Download special-meeting-may-5-2014-theft-of-village-property.m4a By Emily Votruba I'll post a summary of last night's Special Meeting soonish. In the meantime, here's the audio and the documents I tweeted to the Facebook feed last night. Full audio of meeting: Police Report in the Case of the
Community Alert
Via email from president pro tem Robin Rommell today, Village President Reggie Manville has come out of his leave of absence to call a special meeting for this coming Monday at 7 pm to discuss the following: 1. Theft of Village property 2. DPW Superintendent and 3. Parks and Recreation
Gov't Watch
Download council-meeting-january-16-2014.m4a By Emily Votruba BREAKING: A special meeting of the Village Council will be held this Wednesday at 7 pm in the Community Building to deal with agenda items council didn't get to at last Thursday's meeting and to finalize the budget. A great
Community Alert
The following email and pdf was received by several council members and the Village office today from former Benzie county administrator Chris Olson, in response to president Reg Manville's request for assistance with the Village's deficit elimination plan. This information was forwarded to the Alert by
Alert Reader
The Alert received the following by email from Elberta resident Teri McGregor December 20, 2013. Letters to the editor may be edited for length and minor typos/spelling issues. We welcome anyone's input. Send letters to elberta.alert@gmail.com, subject line "Alert Reader." Thanks for
Alert Reader
November 6, 2013 Hey, everyone. Well, last night was fun. With the help of social media, roving volunteer poll reporters, friendly poll workers, and our tech-savvy friend Aubrey Ann Parker, we were able to bring you election results for several districts in real time over Facebook. Next time we hope
Activism
By Robert Bruce Bushway UPDATED 11/7/13 On November 5, supporters of the activist group Anonymous rallied all around the world to protest corporate greed and government corruption. Here at home, while some citizens in Benzonia were lined up at the fire station Tuesday to cast their ballot in
Crime
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
Community Alert
(Not that they're not all important...) Attention Elbertians (and their friends)! Please attend the council meeting tomorrow night (Thursday, October 17) at 7 pm in the Community Building (401 First St.) to hear our council's plan to prevent our being taken over by an emergency manager.
Breaking
By Emily Votruba According to Reggie and Laura Manville, the state expects to see a plan that might realistically eliminate our $558K+ deficit within the next 5 years.* If the Village does not come up with an acceptable plan by October 17, it's very likely, again according to
Breaking
By Emily Votruba UPDATED 10/10/13 Look around you, in our green (and now red and orange and golden) Village. What do you see? Trees, bluffs, one of the most beautiful beaches in the world, parkland, and a few small but important business concerns. If you're a
Community Alert
Draft Minutes County Commissioners Meeting Minutes Sept 24 2013 Agenda