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The Gilmore Township Board regular meeting will be held in the Village Community Building on First Street to make way for the election, which will be held in the Elberta Library. The polls are open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. for Gilmore residents to vote for school
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At the regular Village council meeting on Thursday, the Board of Trustees will consider the following wording for a lawn maintenance ordinance (see enclosed pdf). There will be opportunity for public comment at the meeting as the wording is reviewed. The ordinance would then come up for a vote as
Green Elbertians
DIANE JENKS ASKED that audio recordings be made of all future council meetings. Linda Manville asked Village treasurer Laura Manville to find out the renewal date for the Village employees’ health care package and where we stand vis à vis the new state health care benefit bill for municipal employees,
Infrastructure and Planning
The Village Council held a special meeting on Friday, August 5, to review a bid put in by Ron Brown & Sons for various street repair projects around the Village. The bid came in at $28,092 for fill and resurfacing work on Lincoln Avenue from Bigley all the way
On and off the Apron
This report is an amended version of the Issue 6 print version. Amendments are shown in brackets. MATT STAPLETON again proposed beginning the meeting with the Pledge of Allegiance. “I’d just love to see us say the Pledge, since it’s a public meeting, a government meeting.” The matter
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At Thursday's council meeting this week, we'll have a special guest, Vickie Smith, of Wildlife and Wetland Solutions, who specializes in the eradication of invasive phragmites, which we have a lot of in the bay and inlet. The Friends of Betsie Bay and other concerned citizens
Politics
By Susan Koenig BENZONIA - On Wednesday, May 18, the Benzie County Democrats sponsored a community forum on state budget proposals and Public Act 4 (known as the Emergency Financial Manager Bill; see “Show Us the Money,” Elberta Alert, April 29) at the Mills Community House in Benzonia. Presenters were
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At Thursday's council meeting this week, we'll have a special guest, the devil himself, Hell, MI, mayor John Colone. In addition, a public hearing on a variance for the construction of Jerry Little's home will be held. As with many Village lots, Jerry'
Politics
In about fifty minutes last night at the government center, the Reapportionment Committee concluded their redistricting of the county to reflect population shifts over the past decade. The committee consists of Don Nugent, Republican Party chair; Jill Kimball, Benzie Democrats chair; Linda Wilson, county treasurer; Dawn Olney, county clerk; and
Politics
Gilmore Township Board Meeting, Tuesday, May 11, 2011 Dennis Holcombe and Karen Roberts of the township planning commission reported on a meeting they attended with AES (Alliance for Economic Success), who are offering to assist the townships (Blaine, Pleasanton, Arcadia, Gilmore, Crystal Lake, and Joyfield were mentioned) with a joint
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Thursday, May 12, 7 PM County District Reapportionment Committee Meeting. The question is whether to stick with 7 county districts—because of declining population, some districts will be combined. There can be a no more than a 12% difference in population between districts. Gilmore Township and Frankfort have lost population,
On and off the Apron
REP RAP: RAY FRANZ By Eric Pyne OUR STATE HOUSE representative, Ray Franz (R–101st District), has introduced three bills in Lansing. The first was a law to declare June 8 “Remember the USS Liberty Day,” honoring the U.S. spy ship that was torpedoed by Israeli forces during the